While Qin Yin was trying to mobilize the masses to participate in the construction of the large aqueduct through the radio, Xin Xian focused on selecting talents and preparing supplies.

Although as the leader of the county, he could not do everything himself, but the construction of the large-scale aqueduct was carried out without financial support, equipment, equipment, and even vehicles and food, and many things had to be personally interrogated and coordinated. The director of the county water conservancy bureau said that there was a recommendation from water conservancy talents, and he issued a special talent transfer order if he received a treasure. The amount of materials and how they need to be deployed and used, he has also personally coordinated and planned.

After everything was arranged, Xin Xian felt that the whole person was like a tense spring. Relying only on the enthusiasm of solving the problem of food and clothing for the masses, and relying on the recognition and support of the masses, he was not completely sure in his heart whether he could really achieve great things.

Since the decision to build the large aqueduct was made, colleagues and acquaintances have questioned the feasibility of that decision when they met Xin Xian. The county can allocate some materials for the construction of the aqueduct, and the talents who design the aqueduct can be found in the county's water conservancy department, but what about the workers needed? Without any remuneration or even any food, who will take the initiative to find hardships on their own?

Yes, many times, don't say other people's doubts and jokes, even Xin Xian himself, he feels like an idiot's dream, asking the local villagers to voluntarily sign up, but also to solve the food by themselves, who would be so stupid?

While Xin Xian was worried about the prospect of a large aqueduct, Qin Yin interacted with the audience on the commune's radio. After explaining the history and current situation of the drought in the mountainous areas, the example of the Red Flag Canal in China, and the financial difficulties of Linjiang County, Qinyin hopes that all the people who have questions can reflect it through the letter, and the broadcast will reply in time.

It is important to know that people at this time have no other means of communication but to report the situation by writing letters. So Qinyin set up a special mailbox at the commune radio station, and opened the box on time every day to solve problems.

Xin Xian learned that Qinyin set up a special mailbox for the construction of the aqueduct to solve the problem, and also wanted to know more about the ideas of the masses, so he gave instructions to affirm Qinyin's work. At the same time, the commune was asked to cooperate with the radio station and copy the contents of the letters from the masses to the county in a timely manner.

However, how many days have passed, and not a single letter from the masses. Did the masses have no doubts? Or did they simply not intend to pay attention to the construction of the aqueduct? Xin Xian's heart was even more uncertain and uneasy. The masses of the people are the reliable supporters of all our undertakings, and if they simply ignore them, they will achieve nothing.

Still not relieved, Xin Xian wanted to go to the village again to investigate, but the time was already very tight, and it was impossible to arrange it at all. As a last resort, he personally called the commune and asked Qinyin to go to some villages as soon as possible to interview the villagers and see what they thought.

Qin Yin was instructed to hurriedly run around the small mountain village and Dakang Village, and met the old villagers in the village, as well as the old farmers. These people interviewed almost unanimously said that the aqueduct is good and needs to be supported.

Qin Yin reported the situation layer by layer through the commune, and finally reached Xin Xian's hands. Xin Xian looked at the results of the interview and said with a wry smile: Qinyin, Qinyin, aren't you usually quite able to speak well? Why did you ask you to conduct an interview at this time, and the result was the words "the aqueduct is good, we need to support"? Who doesn't know that the aqueduct is good and needs support, what I want is whether the masses are ready to participate in unpaid labor, and whether they are willing?

There is no time to study it in detail, and the mobilization order issued by the county party committee cannot be changed overnight.

The date for voluntary registration is getting closer and closer, and the meeting place is set in Dakang Village. Before the meeting date arrived, Xin Xian secretly looked in the direction of Dakang Village by himself, and he didn't know what he wanted to see, and there was only one question in his mind: "With such a big project and such a demanding construction requirement, will anyone come?"

It's finally time to sign up for the gathering.

Xin Xian came to Dakang Village early in the morning, the meeting place agreed in the mobilization order. The reason why I chose to gather here is because it is spacious and can accommodate many people, and it is said that thousands of people are not a problem.

But, for an hour, for two hours, not a single one, not a single one......

Xin Xian stared blankly at the sky, feeling lonely as he had never been, and wrapped around him like a mountain vine, entangled him to the point of being breathless.

At this time, a young man walked in the distance, carrying a big hat on his back, walking with his head held high, and he looked energetic. Xin Xian hurriedly walked over and asked, "Are you here to sign up?"

The young man replied, "No." I'm here to find someone. ”

Xin Xian was a little disappointed.

The young man looked at the staff in charge of registration in the distance and asked, "Do you know which one is Secretary Xin Xianxin?"

It turned out that the young man was a college student recommended by the director of the county water conservancy bureau.

Xin Xian said, I am. The young man looked at Xin Xian suspiciously: "You, the county official, will be directly at the construction site?"

Xin Xian hurriedly beckoned the young man to sit on the grass on the side of the road and began to talk. What made Xin Xian happy and unexpected was that the young man in front of him was the grandson of the old farmer who died of drought back then, named Yu An.

Yu An grew up in Dakang Village, accustomed to the hardships of rural life, and also witnessed the tragic past of water shortage for agricultural irrigation. When my grandfather died of a drought, he was already in middle school. Yu An's family is poor, but he loves to read, and he thinks that his grandfather is worried that the drought will lose his harvest and affect his studies and die in a hurry. Later, he studied harder, and in the year of the resumption of the college entrance examination, Yu An was successfully admitted to the University of Water Conservancy. After graduation, he was assigned to the county water conservancy bureau as a technician.

Yu An told Xin Xian that he had long wanted to solve the problem of irrigation of farmland that the people in the mountainous areas had not been able to solve for generations, and often waded through mountains and rivers alone to investigate the terrain in his spare time. From the day he received the notice from the Water Conservancy Bureau, he traveled all over the mountains and rivers in this area, and also carried out the necessary survey and design.

Xin Xian listened, and was moved by the young man's deeds.

Yu An told Xin Xian: "The design of the aqueduct should fully consider the reality of the current shortage of financial resources and materials in the county, and try to save materials. ”

Hearing this, Xin Xian was like a treasure, and he stepped forward eagerly, grabbed Yu An's shoulders with both hands and said, "This is exactly what I am meditating on, what can you do?"

Yu An smiled: "I have thought about it, you can abandon the traditional shape structure, take the oblique arch type and the strength of the center of gravity pier, except for a few large spans, the rest are with no rib arch or less rib arch." In this way, the aqueduct can not only be beautiful, light and spectacular in appearance, but also save materials and reduce the financial burden. ”

Yu An also preliminarily designed a picture of the river water pumping upwards into the elevated aqueduct and flowing into the high-pitched mountainous area for a long distance through advection.

Xin Xian was overjoyed, and talked with Yu An about the future construction of the project, completely forgetting the passage of time.

When it was almost noon, Xin Xian got up and suddenly found that at some point, many villagers had gathered at the scene who had volunteered to sign up. Several of the staff members in charge of registration were sweating profusely.

Xin Xian couldn't believe his eyes, he was stunned, looking around at these migrant workers who volunteered to sign up, there were probably thousands of people, dense crowds, they had straw hats and cloth shoes, shovels on their shoulders, pickaxes in their hands, luggage on their backs, and bucket carts......

Some people are nibbling on their own cassava, with their own pots, bowls, scoops, and pots around them......

A few familiar figures, Qin Yin, Qin Father, Old Farmer, etc., they obviously also saw Xin Xian and walked towards this side......

Xin Xian's eyes instantly moistened.

Qin Yin was reading the on-site interview script that she had just written: to change the current situation of drought and realize the dream of food and clothing, it is not enough to have a dream, but it is more necessary to have the courage to realize the dream......