Chapter Thirty-Fifth: Slaying the Dragon, Binding the Tiger and Eliminating the Three Plagues
"Captain, there are less than two thousand left in the account. Did you spend the money too quickly?"
Su Shunmin had a bitter look on his face, which did not match the joyful atmosphere in the place. He was really frightened by the speed at which Xue Xiang took the money.
"What, why are there so many?" Well, Xue Xiang felt that the money was being spent too slowly. He really felt that the money at this time was too valuable. After building such a big school, although labor and wood were free, but
One hundred thousand pieces of tiles cannot be conjured out of thin air. It only cost more than two thousand yuan.
Xue Xiang's heartless answer almost choked Su Shunmin to death: Even if your captain comes from the capital, you don't know how much rice and meat you can buy with two thousand yuan. We are a villager.
He is still young, but even his stomach is weak
I can't make enough money, but I don't want to waste money like this. Su Shunmin had such thoughts in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out. He knew that the captain had a bad temper. Tonight, he still mustered up the courage to come and persuade the captain not to do anything.
Be extravagant.
It turned out that Xue Xiang handed over the three thousand he had and the one thousand Kang Tong brought to Su Shunmin and asked him to put it into the brigade's account. The reason why he asked Su Shunmin to put it into the account was not because he, Xue, was a selfish man.
, Damn Si Fei Gong. It’s really that this backing village is short of Mr. Qian, what?
You don't want to succeed in anything like this. Not to mention building the school this time, even if you want to kill the mountain god with an iron rod, you have no place to find it.
Only after selling the pineapple can I withdraw the advance funds, which saves time and money.
Su Shunmin came over and stirred things up, completely destroying Xue Xiang's previously drifting and intoxicated feeling, and reminded him of business. Xue Xiang said a few perfunctory words, dismissed Su Shunming, and called in Xiao Sun, who was cheering in the crowd.
Ask him to find Fourth Master Deng, Lao Yaozi, and Li Yongjun to come to his office.
He walked to the old locust tree, rang the iron bell, waited for everyone to be quiet, said a few festive words, and then told everyone to disperse.
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Xue Xiang carried the little guy and Kang Tong into the house. As soon as he lit the candles, Xiao Sun led Fourth Master Deng and three others in. At this time, it was only eight o'clock, and the little guy didn't feel sleepy at all, so he slipped out of Xue Xiang's arms.
, and ran back to the room. After a while, she got out with the cassette recorder that was babbling, and floated out of the door under the astonished eyes of Fourth Master Deng and the other three.
Not long after, an overwhelming burst of screams and cheers came from the threshing floor, cheering for the first household appliance in Kaoshantun.
Xue Xiang disliked the noise outside, so he stood up and closed the door, turned around and said to everyone: "I've called you all here to discuss how to deal with the pine lugs and snake paws.
Before Xue Xiang finished speaking, the old Yaozi took out a red wooden box from behind: "Captain, I briefly disposed of the two snake paws for sale, and I smoked the other two and ground them into powder.
It has been blended with a lot of herbs and is now a finished product. You can use it directly. The effect is guaranteed to be amazing."
As soon as Lao Yaozi finished speaking, he realized that he was speechless and hurriedly covered his mouth. When Kang Tong and the other three heard this wise words, they all laughed out loud.
"How can I be so sincere in telling me to just do my best? Isn't it like cursing me that I won't be able to do it even before I lose my virginity!" Xue Xiang cursed in his heart, but quickly changed the topic with his mouth: "Don't talk about it.
It's useless, I think so
Early tomorrow morning, the four of you will go to Hanshui together and sell the pine tree and the pair of snake palms. This is what I think. It is difficult to sell these things at a high price in the county and Jingkou, so it is better to save money.
The price over there should be better."
Everyone said the same thing and had various reactions. Kang Tong didn't care, he would do whatever his third brother told him to do;
Li Yongjun blushed and wanted to refuse, but was afraid of losing face; Lao Yaozi and Fourth Master Deng shook their hands like rattles, saying "I can't" and "I don't dare to go".
This time, it was not that Xue Xiang was not thinking carefully, but that he did not understand the difficulties faced by farmers traveling far away at this time. It turned out that farmers at this time had two difficulties to overcome when traveling far away. First, farmers were not like those in cities and towns.
Residents who have a job unit can go out on patrol without any problem if the unit issues a letter of introduction and a note. Second, the current urban-rural dual system determines that urban residents have fixed monthly food stamps, while farmers
The embarrassing situation of not having food stamps. Farmers have to eat if they want to go out. Where can you eat without food stamps? (Of course, there are also people who travel far away and have to bake a pack of pancakes by themselves.) Therefore, this has caused most farmers to live half their lives or even
They had never left the commune, and had never even been to the county, let alone asked them to go to the provincial capital. Therefore, Li Yongjun would blush, and the two old men simply numbed their claws.
Xue Xiang said that the two old men just shouldn't do it. In the eyes of Fourth Master Deng, the tall city, the noisy crowds, and the various regulations that he couldn't understand were a hundred times more terrifying than the mountain gods. But Xue Xiang said
Xiang knew that it was impossible not to go without these two people. Kang Tong and Li Yongjun were one a guide and the other a bodyguard. Only these two knew the value of pine lugs and snake palms deeply and would not be easily deceived.
The two old men pushed and blocked them, as if Xue Xiang wanted to let them enter the city because he wanted their lives.
Xue Xiang had no choice but to show the dignity of the captain, a meal of great truth, and Chairman Mao to overwhelm the two old men. Finally, he comforted the two old men with soft words, saying that just follow Kang Tong all the way, it's time to eat.
, you don’t have to say a word when it’s time to drink. With this combination of soft and hard tactics, the two old antiques were barely taken down.
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Xue Xiang stood at the bottom of the slope, looking up at the Erdaopo that had locked up Kaoshan Village for countless years. This was also the first time he took a serious look at the full view of Erdaopo. The two slopes, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiched a nine-curve
Shibawan's smile said that each of the two slopes is about 2,000 meters high. The slope is high and steep, and it is inserted straight into the middle of the sky. Therefore, countless generations of villagers in the backing village have found it extremely difficult to remove it with catalpas and pots.
Since Xue Xiang entered the Kaoshan Village, he has been thinking about the three dangers of the Kaoshan Village. Now, the two tigers of the Cai family have been forced to flee far away, and the mountain god snake has been beheaded for some time. Only these two slopes are left in his heart.
Early this morning, after seeing off Kang Tong and the others, he called An Zaijiang. After a few jokes, he got to the point. Xue Xiang said bluntly:
Although Daopo's harm did not express his intention to ask for help, An Zaijiang heard it. Without saying anything, An Zaijiang asked him to wait quietly at the back of the mountain, saying that there would be a platoon of soldiers from the Hanshui Military Division later.
Went down to Kaoshantun to conduct military exercises, and paid attention to contacts. Having said this, how could Xue Xiang not understand that military exercises are nothing more than on-site blasting.
It was noon, and Xue Xiang led all the members of the backing village to carry dysprosium and stood hundreds of meters away, waiting for the soldiers in front to detonate the explosives. However, after the last soldier withdrew from the slope on the left, a tall man
The solid officer yelled "detonate" and the soldier on the left front suddenly pressed a green detonator.
There was a loud "boom", and a thunder suddenly broke out on a sunny day. In an instant, the two hillsides were instantly destroyed by the strong airflow. For half a day, there was a rain of earth, hail and rocks, and the entire hillside suddenly collapsed.
The bottom jumped upwards and then suddenly collapsed. The loud noise caused many members to sit down on the ground. Xue Xiang, who covered his ears, still felt pain in his eardrums.
The smoke and dust in the sky had settled, but there was no trace of the two sky slopes in front of me. Suddenly, the members of the village all over the village shouted in unison. The shouts were even more enthusiastic than yesterday when the school building was completed. Some people started crying as they shouted.
Get up, slowly, one to ten, ten to one hundred, the burst of crying actually gathered into an ocean.
Xue Xiang heard it bitterly, but he guessed the whole story: these two slopes had tortured the villagers of Shantun Village for generations. At this time, these two slopes disappeared into ashes, and the bitterness accumulated for decades seemed to have lost its dam.
They turned into tears and poured down. Xue Xiang had no time to comfort these mountain people. Crying would help relieve the depression. What's more, he couldn't ignore the soldiers who came to help.
"Thank you, comrades of the People's Liberation Army. I'm really grateful. Without you, our fellow villagers in the mountain villages would not know when we would have such a wide road. I didn't say anything, but we asked the soldiers to go to our villages for lunch at noon, and the little pheasants took a nap.
The mushrooms are already burning hot." Xue Xiang stepped forward, grabbed the stocky platoon leader's big hand, and shook it violently.
The members at the back felt cold in their bones when they heard that the captain was so blinded in front of them. They were crying sadly and were also shocked by these words. A group of them gathered here, and there were only a few left in the village.
A bunch of dolls
I was in class with a few educated youths, but there was no one to light the fire and cook. The little pheasant had already cooked the mushrooms! We didn’t even have time to eat our own lunch, so we were pulled over by the captain. Where could we get food?
Yo!
Xue Xiang's lying skills are now getting better and better. He can tell lies so loudly in front of two thousand people that his face does not even turn red. Hearing his sincere tone, the eyes of the platoon leader who came from the countryside turned red.
But I saw the platoon leader clasping Xue Xiang's big hand with both hands, shaking it violently, and saying with sadness: "Okay, okay, what a good fellow countrymen, isn't this how we have cultivated the relationship between the military and civilians for decades. But
, let me first express my position. Our People's Liberation Army has discipline and does not take advantage of the people. This is an iron law. Comrade Xue, we appreciate your kindness. This meal cannot be used no matter what.
Eat." "No, I firmly don't believe this. Who doesn't know that our soldiers are the most benevolent and righteous people. But we can't let the people in our backing village have their backs stabbed. We are doing such a big favor and don't even have a bite of food. This is
It can't be justified no matter what." Xue Xiang had a look of determination, which made the members behind him curse again: Captain, it's almost done. If you shake it again, the burden will be broken.
The platoon leader was an honest man. Seeing what Xue Xiang said sincerely, he seemed to feel that he should not accept it and hurt the feelings of the people. He was hesitating whether to agree or not. Xue Xiang spoke again: "Well, since comrades of the People's Liberation Army are so
Embarrassed, we
We can't force you to violate disciplines and skip meals. Just drink water. If you don't even drink water, we won't agree to anything." After Xue Xiang finished speaking, his heart beat violently. If you are in danger, just play lu.
Okay, this platoon leader is too down-to-earth!
When the platoon leader saw what Xue Xiang said, he breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Drinking water is okay, drinking water is okay. This is not a violation of discipline."
Xue Xiang waved his hand and brought out a bucket of water. The platoon leader led about thirty soldiers.
Everyone drank a glass of water, wiped their mouths, and said "good folks" repeatedly. Finally, the soldiers all saluted before leading the team away.
Seeing that the People's Liberation Army soldiers had left, Xue Xiang breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing the leader's philistine appearance, the commune members in the rear did not dare to smile, but their eyebrows were all furrowed in strange shapes.
When Xue Xiang saw him, he didn't know what was going on. He cursed in his heart: I am a young man in vain.
The people were gone, and they started to level the land while shouting and scolding them.
Just as Xue Xiang smashed a watermelon-sized earth ball with an iron catalpa, he heard someone from behind shouting, "Captain, something's happened, Captain, something's happened."!