After several days of survey, the water channel from Yunding Mountain to the village was finalized.
On the first day of the second lunar month, construction officially started.
Ditches were dug and water pipes were erected, and there was a lively scene on the mountain. In order to ensure water quality, the village king proposed to divert water from Jinniutan to the village, basically closing the water channels.
Although the cost of closing the canal was high, Director Li still agreed.
On March 13, the project was completed.
On this day, water will be officially released from Jinniu Pond into the village and households.
Director Li and the village king held a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
When the people in the village saw the white water flowing out when the faucet was turned on, they took a sip, which was sweet to their hearts, and they all smiled with joy.
Everyone happily held water, you sprinkled it on my face, I sprinkled it on your body, and the followers were playing around.
Director Li and Zheng Shuang looked at it with sincere smiles on their faces.
"King of the village, you are right. The people in the village are indeed simple and lovely! No wonder, that year, I asked you to help you do some activities and transferred you to work as a clerk in the town, but you refused."
"I said, if you do practical things and good things for them, they will remember you. How about that? Be happy!" the village king said with a smile.
"Happy! I've never been happier! By the way, after lunch, I want to go to Jinniu Pond in Yunding Mountain. In fact, Jinniu Pond is just one of the ponds. If you walk along the waterway, there will be ponds along the way!
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"You are right. Along the way, there are eighteen pools in Yunding Mountain! We only diverted one-third of the water and it will not affect the original waterway, Director Li." said the village king.
"What a wonderful place with mountains, water and water! After dinner, it will be the same as when I first entered Yunding Mountain. You can ask Niu Zai, Dong Mao and Shui Hua to accompany me!"
"OK!"
After lunch, firecrackers were set off in the village to see off the technicians and staff who came to the village. Director Li and her driver stayed behind.
Director Li asked the driver to rest at the village committee first, and she and Zheng Shuang set off on the road.
Along the way, everyone was talking and laughing when they arrived at Jinniu Pond.
Director Li took another sip of water, then stood up and looked at the flowing water in the distance: "I want to go along the waterway to see other pools. Are you tired?"
"Director Li, you can't do this. You'll have to walk through a lot of dangerous areas along the way to the second pond!" Niu Zai said.
"Infinite scenery is on the dangerous peak. Now that you tell me, I have to go! Niu Zai, you lead the way! Shuihua, you follow Niu Zai, and I'll walk behind you."
Niu Zai looks at the village king.
"Lead the way! Director Li is in a mood to go with her," the village king said.
The calf moved forward, and everyone followed behind and started laughing again.
However, after walking for a while, Niu Zai said: "Everyone, please pay attention and concentrate on walking. The road is too narrow and there are cliffs on both sides!"
"I'm fine..." Shui Hua hadn't said a word when her feet suddenly slipped and her body began to fall toward the cliff on the left!
Director Li, who was walking behind Shui Hua, shouted: "Be careful!" As he said this, he stepped forward, reached out and grabbed Shui Hua's arm and pulled hard, causing Shui Hua to fall onto the narrow road.
Because Director Li exerted too much force, his steps were crooked, and his whole body fell towards the cliff on the right. The village king wanted to reach out to catch him, but it was too late.
I only heard an "ah" sound coming from the bottom of the cliff, and then there was no more movement.
Everyone looked for the way down the cliff, and when they found Director Li, they saw that her head was covered with blood. The village king shouted "Director Li" and ran over to hug her and probe her nose with his hands. Then he burst into tears.
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Shuihua rushed over, threw herself on her, slapped her chest and cried loudly.
The village king carried Director Li down the mountain and into the village.
The people in the village ran out of their homes and burst into tears, which moved the heaven and the earth.
People came from the county. There were people from the county committee, the government, the Water Conservancy Bureau, the TV station, friends of Director Li, and relatives of Director Li...
The crying in the village is like a torrential flood that cannot be stopped...
The TV station staff shed tears during the interview...
Director Li was being pulled away by a car. The women in the village were beating their chests and crying, while the men were wiping their tears.
The car started moving slowly, followed by a stream of people, including old people and children...
The cry drowned out the sound of the car...
The TV station staff stretched out the video recorder from the car window to watch the men, women, and children seeing off...
The next day, people in the village rushed to the county seat to see Director Li off.
The village king chartered a minibus and asked Shui Hua, Dong Mao, Niu Zai and Accountant Wang to get on the bus.
Then, he said to everyone: "I understand everyone's feelings. Everyone wants to send off the great benefactor in our village. However, too many people will cause trouble to the benefactor's family and the government. So be it! I will choose a few more
An old man, as a representative of the village, should send off Director Li!"
After saying that, the village king invited four more old people to get on the bus.
When we arrived at the county seat, we were just in time for the county party committee and government to hold a meeting to chase Director Li.
Shuihua listened, listened, and couldn't help crying. As Shuihua cried, several old people also started crying. Then, the venue was full of crying.
As early as that night, the TV station had broadcast Director Li's deeds of serving the people, and had a long video of him in the village. Many people in the county shed tears after watching the TV.
During the funeral, more and more people were seeing him off, and the cries became louder and louder. Finally, the cries overwhelmed the sound of gongs, drums, and trumpets!
Afterwards, many elderly people said that Director Li's funeral was the most solemn funeral in history. They had never seen a funeral with so many people bidding farewell, and they had never heard such earth-shattering cries!
The day after Director Li was buried, the city newspaper reported on the headlines her deeds of doing practical things and doing good things for the people, and called on all party members and cadres in the city to learn from her.
Then, the provincial newspaper's headlines also reported her touching story. The newspaper also distributed a photo of the copycat people chasing after the car and crying to send Director Li away.
The village king returned to the village after paying homage to Director Li and stayed at home.
When Xueer saw that the king of the village was not going out for a walk, she was worried that he would get sick from suppressing the illness.
"Director Li is dead, so don't overthink it. People will die, and she died in a majestic way. So many people regard her as a relative, respect her, and mourn her. I think she feels at ease now."
"Xue'er, let's talk about a person. What kind of person is a good person? What kind of person is a bad person?"
"How do you ask what a child is asking? How can people simply distinguish between good and bad people? Are the little Japanese devils good and bad?" Xueer said with a smile.
"Of course they are bad people!" said the village king.
"You say they are bad people. Where are their families? Where are their relatives? Where are the people who were in power at the time? Not only did these people not say they were bad people, they also said they were heroes loyal to the emperor!" Xueer said with a smile.
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"Do you think I am a good person or a bad person?" the village king asked again.
"You! You are neither a good person nor a bad person at the moment. Say you are a bad person. You have done three great things for the village, including road construction, electricity supply, and water supply. You have all contributed to it. Say you are a good person.
Of these three big things, you got a lot of kickbacks from the first two. For the last thing, you also ate and drank for dozens of days, don't you think so?" Xueer said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, I won't tell you anymore. You only talk about my shortcomings."
"Zheng Shuang, if I hadn't always looked at you in the mirror, what would you have become?" Xueer's crisp voice sounded unpleasant to the village king this time.
"I've been reflecting on myself, and it's not all because of your mirror!"
"Zheng Shuang, what's wrong with you? I'm joking with you, but you don't want to hear it anymore. Okay, I won't talk." Xueer just watched TV after saying that.