Xing Rui's words made Han Quanquan look at her in confusion.
"Brother Han, look at it,"
Xing Rui pointed to the bridge in front of her and said to Han Quanquan,
"Not to mention how stupid this bridge is, it is probably repaired every year and no one takes it seriously anymore.
Anyway, no matter how the bridge is repaired, I will still be pregnant the next year and continue to build the bridge.
So everyone came to build this bridge with a foolish mentality."
Han Quanquan nodded. It turned out that Li Zheng Wang Fengxue led everyone to do the work, and he was indeed fooling everyone.
"If we continue to build the bridge here, I think everyone will continue to fool us."
"Sister Xing Rui, what do you mean?"
Han Quanquan looked at Xing Rui anxiously, and Xing Rui smiled.
"Brother Han, look up there?"
Xing Rui reached out and touched a high slope above. Han Quanquan looked at it and wondered what Xing Rui meant by suddenly pointing there.
"That's where we built the bridge this time. Every time I walk on this bridge, I think about a question.
Why was it that when the bridge was first built, it was not built at a higher place not far away, but instead built at a relatively lower place like this?"
As soon as Xing Rui said this, Han Quanquan understood what she meant.
"Oh, I understand. Build the bridge at a higher place so that it won't be washed away during the rainy season, right?"
Xing Rui smiled and said,
"This is just one of the buffering methods. If we want to avoid flooding during the next rainy season, the river needs to be widened and deepened.
When the dog days come, the dry season comes, and when the water level reaches its lowest level, that’s when our ‘Dahe Village’ starts repairing ditches.”
If Xing Rui didn't remind him, Han Qianquan would never have thought about this.
"You mean we need to continue repairing it so that it won't flood when the Chinese New Year rainy season comes, right?"
"This is just one of the ways. If we want to protect the village from being flooded every rainy season, we need more than just regular maintenance every year.
It is also necessary to repair the dams on both sides of the river and plant trees on the dams to prevent the dams from loosening and being destroyed when floods come."
"Planting trees?"
Xing Rui's words once again surprised Han Quanquan.
"Sister Xing Rui, why are your ideas always puzzling to people? Planting trees will not destroy the dam?"
“The roots of trees penetrate into the soil and firmly hold onto the soil below, thus preventing soil erosion.
As long as both sides of the river are covered with big trees, a long-lasting green belt will be formed.
Then this dike can be compared with that copper wall and iron wall.
No matter what kind of flood it is, it will not be easy to destroy such a dam."
As he spoke, Xing Rui seemed to have seen the green belts on both sides of the river embankment, dancing in the breeze.
"Then we are repairing the ditches, which will also effectively relieve the excessive water flow during the rainy season.
And to deliver water to our paddy fields in a timely manner, isn’t this something that kills multiple birds with one stone?”
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Han Quanquan looked at Xing Rui and laughed.
"I knew it was right to come to you, but if we want to build a bridge at that high place, it will occupy other people's land.
The corn seedlings in the field are so big, I’m afraid people won’t agree?”
"If Brother Han really wants to build the bridge, this problem won't trouble you, right?"
Xing Rui knew that Han Quanquan had a way to solve such a small problem. Han Quanquan also laughed when he heard this.
"Okay, I will discuss this matter with several elders of the family in the village.
If it doesn’t work, don’t they want to plant paddy fields? If they occupy the land of whose land they occupy, I will start building the ditch in front of whose land they occupy.”
Xing Rui smiled, she knew Han Quanquan was a smart man,
Otherwise Hong Churen would not have recommended him to be the leader of Dahe Village.
"Brother Han, I'm afraid it's a bit presumptuous of me to ask this, but I'm still a little curious, how did you get in touch with Hong Churen in the first place?"
Hearing Xing Rui's words, Han Quanquan laughed.
"You are the only one who dares to ask me this,"
"To be honest, Dahe Village has Brother Han who is upright. This is the blessing of Dahe Village people.
I have met Hong Churen. He is an upright and smart man. The reason why he recommended Brother Han to be the leader of Dahe Village is because
It’s not just about revenge for yourself.”
Xing Rui paused for a moment, looking back at the village of more than a thousand people with a sense of loss.
"Xing Rui didn't mean to compliment Brother Han. Hong Churen is very discerning.
‘Dahe Village’ is bound to live a different life under the leadership of Brother Han.”
Being praised so much by Xing Rui, Han Quanquan felt a little embarrassed.
"To tell you the truth, sister, how old was I when Hong Churen was here?
But at that time I didn’t know why I just liked to follow him.
Like a little tail all day long, yes, I will go wherever he goes. This time I heard that he was back and hurried to the town to find him.
We haven’t seen each other for more than 20 years, so naturally he doesn’t recognize me.
When we met, we just held each other for a long time without saying a word."
Xing Rui knew that it was Hong Churen who helped Han Quanquan, but he didn't expect there to be such a story.
"Later, when Brother Hong asked about the 'Dahe Village', I told Brother Hong everything about how Wang Fengxue had oppressed the people and always took money out of his own pocket over the years.
He slammed the table angrily and said that he must deal with this bastard. You may have guessed what happened next. It was me who dealt with Wang Fengxue as a spy.
Brother Hong thought I was a pretty good person, so he asked me if I wanted to be the mayor of Dahe Village.
I said I couldn't do it, and he said that as long as I think about my parents and fellow villagers, I can do this right.
Just like that, after I made my promise, he asked me to recommend me to be the right person.
However, the condition is that if I do not work well for the people of "Dahe Village" and bully others like Wang Fengxue,
Hong Churen will definitely come back to deal with me, Han Quanquan."
No wonder Han Quan has changed so much, Brother Hong?
Uncle Hong? Why do you think you are a generation shorter just by saying this? Haha...
"That Hong Churen is now a high official, right?"
"I only know that he is an official in the capital. He should be a big official."
Xing Rui smiled. She asked too many questions today.
"Okay, Brother Han, let's go over there and see how we can build this bridge and what channels there are."
Han Quanquan nodded, and the two of them continued walking downstream.
As soon as Zhang Jingda drove the bullock cart to the village, he saw people on the road looking towards them.
Especially some women, secretly pointing fingers at them without knowing what they are saying.
At this time, a woman suddenly walked towards me and saw the aqua blue ox cart approaching.
Not only did they not give way, but they stood directly in the middle of the road, blocking the way of the bullock cart.
"Xu..."
Zhang Jingda hurriedly pulled the reins and looked at the extremely pale woman in front of him, wondering what she was going to do.
