"What are you guessing? Everyone is starving these days. If we make this delicate thing, wouldn't some people think we're just being bourgeois and capitalist? These days, a year's work points are basically enough to live on. We don't need to waste time on this thing."
Strawberries and blueberries are indeed good things, but at a time when most people couldn't get enough to eat, they were a perfect target. They were used as an excuse to assign work and record work points so that everyone could earn more money.
To be honest, it really feels like I've been ripped off.
Commander Lin and Qin Qinghuai knew exactly what was going on, but the situation in the military region was clearly improving, and the brothers' lives were getting better and better. They were happy to have spent the money, so they kept quiet and didn't say anything.
Qin Qinghuai hadn't mentioned it, but Jian Dan had already figured it out.
When did you figure it out?
"cut!"
A simple sneer.
"Am I that stupid? I was the one who brought up the strawberries and blueberries, so you all agreed to them. Do you think that's normal? Besides, these are expensive things. If it weren't for the two rich factories in the county and my uncle, who would be able to buy them?"
That one strawberry costs as much as several days' wages for an average family; it's like eating gold!
Qin Qinghuai's lips slowly turned up, and he reached out to hug the person and showered them with kisses. This was truly a precious treasure.
"Yes, yes, my wife is so smart, nothing can escape your discerning eyes."
"Go away, stop joking around with me. Are you going to talk or not? If not, I'm going to sleep."
"Go on, keep going,"
The atmosphere tonight is nice, and as we're talking about this, Qin Qinghuai has some ideas in mind. He knows his wife has a lot of ideas, and most importantly, her ideas are often unexpected, which can be more useful than their conventional approach.
He really wanted to hear it.
"Actually, the greenhouses in winter are quite practical. Even if the family compound is moved away in the future, the farmland, greenhouses, and livestock breeding here can still continue. These are all military region's assets. When they are all enclosed together, the military region's farms will be able to earn work points just like working here. With the military region's support, no one will dare to cause trouble. This job is not bad."
By this time, "farm" had become a somewhat synonymous term for a particular era, generally associated with things like "sending down to the countryside" and "reform." In simpler terms, it was quite practical, as it involved crops, so calling it a farm was appropriate.
"Actually, there's something I really want to tell you,"
Military affairs are simple matters; they won't get involved. They were briefly mentioned, then the topic was quickly veered off to something else.
Do you think this area could take the lead in building a power plant?
"Electricity, power station?"
Even Qin Qinghuai was taken aback.
At that time, there were also power stations. In the south, there were hydroelectric power stations, while in the north, there were coal resources, so there were thermal power stations that used coal as the main fuel. However, the facilities were rudimentary, the technology was generally poor, the power generation was limited, and the voltage was unstable.
Not only is there no power line here, but the military base and the county government area are also affected. When there are strong winds, heavy rain, snow, or hail, power outages are the most basic cause and effect.
Before coming here, the troops in the capital were in much better condition. Having been here for so long, Qin Qinghuai had gotten used to life without electricity. But upon hearing this, he couldn't help but feel excited. Electricity is a wonderful thing; with electricity, there are so many things that can be done.
However, this is a huge project, the kind of project that even their infrastructure plans didn't dare to imagine.
Jian Dan isn't the type to make empty promises. Since she said it, she definitely wants to do something. Although Qin Qinghuai believes his wife has the ability, reason prevails. This is a major matter, frankly speaking, related to people's livelihoods, so naturally he can't let his wife spend a lot of money.
"Wife, this,"
In official history, in the early 1960s, the State Power Corporation began to implement the "Third Front Construction" plan. The goal of this plan was to build a 25,000-kilometer-long power line in the northwest, southwest and northeast. The implementation of this plan greatly promoted the development of the national power industry and the construction of power plants.
This history is simple to know, and it is also confirmed that the development in this time and space was roughly the same.
However, this plan is still under construction and has been affected by the current chaos to an unknown extent. But one thing is certain: even if it covers 25,000 kilometers, it does not include their remote county town located in a corner of the northeastern border.
Qin Qinghuai was also aware of this: the garrison and the county government both relied on a small power station in the provincial capital.
"Wife, this is no small matter!"
"I know, but tell me, isn't this a good thing?"
Could Qin Qinghuai deny this? If the power plant could really be built, then, putting aside everything else, the Northeast garrison area would become famous, and in the future, well, more and more people would be eyeing it.
However, being a man after all, he still had that impulse and passion in his heart. Rationally, he knew it wasn't very feasible, but he couldn't help but start to think about it.
"Honey, why did you think of this? I thought you'd suggest running an electric wire,"
Simple didn't want to talk about it. At that moment, with that unstable voltage, she really didn't want to be envious. The family could sit together peacefully, eating, reading, or chatting, and then suddenly, with a gust of wind, the lights would go out with a "snap," and then they would go to light candles as if they knew exactly how. She never wanted to experience that again in her life.
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