When Yu Mingxiang heard the knocking, she opened the door and saw Mayor Xiao Changqing standing outside.
She had assumed that Xiao Changqing's arrival at this time meant that there had been a result regarding Wang He's matter, but...
Xiao Changqing told her that he had brought people to lay telephone lines.
Upon hearing this, Yu Mingxiang was speechless.
They simply fell silent.
Telephone line?
In this day and age? In a small mountain village at the foot of Baishan Mountain?
You should know that there are hardly any telephones in the entire Baishan Town.
Almost all the phones are at important office locations.
Unexpectedly...
They're actually getting a telephone installed in her house.
To install a telephone, you first need electricity.
Xiao Changqing and his men busied themselves in the courtyard at the entrance of the village, some pulling electrical wires, some installing telephones, and they even brought several light bulbs.
There are rooms in the courtyard at the entrance of the village, one room for each person.
By the time all this was done, it was almost dark.
But Yu Mingxiang's house was as bright as day.
because……
They installed lights!
Electric lights were installed in remote mountain villages in the 1970s.
The moment the lights came on, the old village chief and many villagers rushed over to see what was happening.
Upon seeing the brightly lit room in the darkness, the old village chief and the others were immediately tempted.
These days, only the town and the villages closest to the town have electricity.
In remote mountain villages like theirs, who knows when they'll ever get electricity, but...
Since Yu Mingxiang's family has already been connected to electricity, and since electricity has been connected to the entire village, it doesn't matter if one family is connected, two families are connected, three families or four families are connected, so...
After some thought, the old village chief and several elderly villagers immediately blocked Xiao Changqing and his group's path.
"Mayor Xiao, since the electricity has already been laid to the village, whether you're grazing one sheep or a whole flock, why don't you get the electricity laid to us too?"
"Our village is willing to pay for the electricity! We'll pay with grain!"
"Yes, yes! We'll use grain to pay! If one year isn't enough, we'll do it for two years, and if two years isn't enough, we'll do it for three!"
"..."
Although you have to pay for electricity to turn on the lights, but...
There are two different things: having lights on at home that they don't use, and not having any lights at all!
The old village chief and the others weren't just standing around!
They truly saw the convenience of electricity!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Changqing exclaimed: "!!!"
He glanced helplessly at the old village chief and the others, and said, "I can make up stories for you, since we've already brought the village into this, but..."
"Could you please let us go home, have a meal, and get some sleep?"
"Even the emperor doesn't starve his soldiers! We've been working for days to get the power lines to the village!"
Even before Gu Guanhai and Yu Mingxiang got married, Xiao Changqing had received orders from his superiors to personally supervise the matter!
He's the town mayor, yet he's busy every day with the technicians, lifting utility poles and pulling wires. It's not easy for him!
Upon hearing this, the old village chief nodded repeatedly.
"Take a break!"
"You all need to get some rest. Once you're rested, don't forget to come back and fix our electricity!"
"..."
After seeing Xiao Changqing and the others off, the old village chief was still overwhelmed with excitement about the village getting electricity.
The old man ran up to Yu Mingxiang and started nagging her.
"The village has electricity thanks to you and Guanhai!"
"We are currently clearing the wasteland. Once the wasteland is cleared, we will plant potatoes."
"Guanhai said that the potato is a new variety developed by the research institute. It is cold-resistant and has a high yield. If it can be successfully planted, the village will have more surplus grain."
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