When the two young men heard that Chu Heng was going to give some things to Secretary Liu, they couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in their hearts, but they still followed the instructions and walked to the fire pit to get the things.
After all, those things were brought by Chu Heng. It is their freedom to give them to whomever they want, and they have no right to stop them.
Chu Qi didn't say anything. He was not a stingy person in the first place. Besides, it was normal behavior these days to bring something when going to someone's house for dinner, so he limped along and helped him pack.
"This...how can you be so embarrassed? Logically speaking, you and Director Lu are visiting our team, and it is your duty to entertain you. How can we let you bring your own things..." Secretary Liu rubbed his hands in embarrassment, but did not refuse.
words.
As the saying goes, people are poor and have short ambitions. They in Liujiagou have trouble even having enough food to eat. And Chu Heng also said that he would bring the educated youths with him. The amount of grain chewing is not a small amount, and it has greatly exceeded Secretary Liu's budget.
, so he really didn’t have the confidence to refuse Chu Heng’s kindness.
"You don't have to do this." Chu Heng handed him a cigarette and said with a smile: "Nowhere is rich these days. There are so many people here. It's normal to bring some food and drink. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to eat in peace.
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"Oh, they are all poor." Secretary Liu sighed, took a puff of cigarette, looked outside the door, and said longingly: "It would be great if we had endless food, so that the villagers would not come here."
When we have guests, we don’t even dare to set up a larger table.”
"Haha, what are you dreaming about? If you still have endless food, then only the gods in the sky can do it." Lu Bin said with a smile.
"Not necessarily, isn't there that saying, man can defeat nature, as long as we work together and work hard to build a new China, we will definitely see that day!" Chu Heng looked far-reaching and said leisurely: "At that time, all of us will
We can all have enough to eat and eat well, but the white steamed buns that we can’t eat now will be eaten and thrown away when the time comes!”
"Don't dare to spoil the food!" Secretary Liu laughed and waved his hand: "That food is all watered by our sweat, every drop of sweat. If you eat one and throw it away, you will be punished."
"That's what I said." Chu Heng shrugged and stood up, and said enthusiastically: "Stop sitting here, let's go to the village and walk around in the fields?"
"Let's go." Lu Bin stood up happily.
"Then you wait a minute." Secretary Liu stood up quickly and found Chu Qi and Xiao Zhang who were picking things. He whispered: "After you have picked something, go and tell Mrs. E to make dough balls."
"I understand, Secretary."
When the three brothers heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up. The dough balls were two boxes of steamed buns made from white flour plus stick noodles or sorghum noodles. They were a rarity in this poor mountain village. They couldn't eat them at all. They were only available during the busiest days of farm work.
Eat, these educated youths have not eaten for a long time.
Ever since, seeing Secretary Liu being so generous, Chu Qi didn't hesitate, turned around and stuffed another can of lunch meat inside.
Secretary Liu saw his behavior in his eyes and looked at him with even more admiration.
"A good young man."
Patting Chu Qi on the shoulder, the old secretary turned around and came out of the Educated Youth Point with Chu Heng and others.
They first looked around the village. When they passed the threshing floor in the middle of the village, Chu Heng also saw the three losers hanging under a jujube tree. There were many people surrounding them, pointing and gloating.
They didn't stay here too long. After taking a look, they went elsewhere. Not long after, they came out of the village and went to the fields to have a look.
Unknowingly, a group of people came to a mountain. Chu Heng looked at the rolling hills and crisscrossing ravines in the distance, and then looked down at the members who were working hard under the slope. Suddenly, his heart moved, and he remembered his previous life.
I saw those terraced fields when I was in northern Shaanxi. I turned around and asked, "Secretary Liu, why don't you build terraced fields here?"
"What do you mean?" Secretary Liu looked confused.
Lu Bin knew better. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "They don't build many terraces here, but some communes to the east of the county have more terraces."
"Then why not build it? The benefits of terraces are so great." Chu Heng asked doubtfully.
"I heard that it is because there are not enough technicians, so we have to promote it one by one." Lu Bin thought.
"Director Lu, Comrade Chu Heng." Secretary Liu became more curious and asked quickly: "What is going on with this terraced field?"
"The secretary asked you to be the one." Lu Bin shook his head speechlessly and said, "I remember that our county had publicized the benefits of terraced fields in various communes as early as a year ago. Didn't you participate at that time?"
Secretary Liu thought about it carefully, and then he had a vague impression: "Ah, I think about it, it happened. Someone in our team happened to hang himself that day. I was handling things in the team and did not go to the meeting. Later,
I heard it’s about terraced fields.”
"Secretary Liu, I think you should learn more about terraced fields. They have many benefits, but I don't know much about them. I just know that they can reduce soil erosion and increase food production, and they are very suitable for your landscape." Chu Heng suggested.
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"How much? Increase production? How much can it be increased?" Upon hearing this, Secretary Liu immediately became energetic. The most pressing problem in Liujiagou was that there was not enough food to eat. If the production could really be increased, then he would have to bow his head to the ground.
Build these terraced fields!
"I'm not sure about this, do you know?" Chu Heng looked at Lu Bin.
"It should be thirty to forty percent." Lu Bin also had a partial understanding of this: "I don't know the details. If you really want to know, ask someone when I go back."
"Thirty or forty!" Secretary Liu was stunned when he heard this, and then he patted his thigh with regret: "How could I have missed this? If I had known that this thing was so powerful, I would have led the members to death on the plains.
You also need to cultivate yourself."
He felt as if grass had grown in his heart. How could he still have the time to accompany Chu Heng and the others for a walk? He quickly pulled them up and down.
"Let's go. I'll call the commune and ask them clearly."
After a while, the three people arrived at the team headquarters, and Secretary Liu immediately picked up the phone and called the commune.
"Hello, I'm the secretary of Liujiagou Brigade."
"Yes, I want to ask you what is going on with that terraced field.":
"...Oh...Oh...Since it's so powerful, when will we promote it here?"
"There is no technician? Then go find one..."
After hanging up the phone for a while, Secretary Liu understood the benefits of terraced fields, but the situation was just as Lu Bin said. Due to the lack of technicians, they in Jiajiaping Town would have to wait until next year to be assigned the number.
But Secretary Liu couldn't wait any longer. Now was the slack time for farming. If they built terraces at this time, they wouldn't delay next year's spring plowing. Otherwise, they would lose several percent of their harvest by next year.
So he set his sights on Lu Bin, pestering him and begging: "Director Lu, I, Old Liu, beg you, can you help us get a technician from the county?"
"There is nothing you can do if you beg me. First of all, I don't care about this stall. In addition, there are plans from above regarding the construction of the terraces. It is not something I can decide alone." Lu Bin explained.
"For a director as big as you, this little thing can't trouble you." Secretary Liu said.
"This is no small matter, Lao Liu. I really can't do it, so don't make things difficult for me." Lu Bin had a headache.
Seeing this, Chu Heng pondered for a while and said: "Secretary Liu, I have a solution that is not a solution."