Xu Ling has a cousin, because the uncle has always been the village secretary and village head, so for the sake of national policy, there is no regeneration, which is inconceivable if it is put in other places, but his uncle did this, so Xu Ling has become the only seedling of their old Xu family. My cousin has a daughter who lives in the eldest mother's house, is in the third grade of primary school, lives in the school, today is not a week, and she is not at home. He and his cousin are 6 years apart, but his cousin got married early and had a child at 18. didn't stay at the uncle's house for long, and rushed to the old Yaozi's grandfather's house.

I didn't think that after walking for a while, I met Uncle Dumb and Aunt Dumb. In fact, the conditions of the dumb uncle and the dumb aunt's family are very good, and usually the rural people are frugal and save more. In addition, both of them are very skillful, especially the dumb aunt, with one hand tattooing flowers and brocade, ten miles and eight towns are very famous, and many people in the county come to buy her things.

Uncle Dumb's bamboo crafting and carving craftsmanship are also a must, but now there are fewer people using them. The dumb aunt was also very beautiful when she was young, and she begged a lot of relatives, but she took a fancy to the dumb uncle's honesty and willingness to do it. In the words of her parents, they are both mute and will not be bullied.

They have a smart daughter, a very normal child. In the past few years of going out to work, I have always heard my parents call and say that this girl has skipped 2 levels in elementary school, 1 level in junior high school, and now in high school, she has even jumped 1 level, and now she is 15 years old, and she is already in her third year of high school. Preparing for the college entrance examination, it's the same as Xu Ling's 18-year-old sister. And I heard that this little girl has broken all the reading performance records in the county, city, and province, if it is not unified across the country, it is estimated that the national records will also be rewritten.

It's too exaggerated, Xu Ling sweats on the top of his head when he thinks about it. Parents are mute, and they are not necessarily very smart, why did they give birth to such a freak, which makes those normal parents embarrassed.

"Ahhhh This Xu Ling knows what it means, what he said is Xiaoling, you are back, I haven't seen you for several years, come to my house for dinner in the evening, I will ask your aunt to cook something delicious for you, and call your father and grandfather to come together.

"Uncle, I just came back and have something to do in the evening, I will definitely come when I have time"

"Ahh

"Okay, I'll be over for dinner in two days' time. “

When he Xu Ling was in junior high school and high school, as long as he was at home, Xu Lingyi, the daughter of a dumb uncle and aunt, was in his own home, doing homework with Xu Ling's sister Xu Yue, and he tutored everything he didn't understand. Of course, more often than not, Xu Ling solved it by himself, and even helped Xu Yue, who was in the senior year at that time.

After finishing their homework, the two played together, and sometimes they would eat at his house, so the dumb uncle and aunt were very grateful to Xu Ling's family.

I greeted my uncle and uncle along the way, and when I arrived at the door of Lao Yaozi's grandfather's house, I thought about it for a while, I still had to go to the village committee first, and I had to ask my uncle about the reservoir. Others are afraid that the fish will not be able to be harvested, but he is not afraid, just relying on the spiritual liquid in the space, he has to kneel when he sees anything, not to mention the fish. I'm afraid where they'll go.

The village committee is in the middle of the village, the old granary was converted into a large warehouse, made of green bricks, green tiles, wooden beams, old-fashioned windows, some glass is still broken, glued with paper.

At this time, his uncle was discussing something with several village cadres in the office, and it was full of smoke. "Uncle, uncles, I won't bother you. Xu Ling shouted.

At this time, several people in the meeting turned their heads to look at Xu Ling who was standing at the door, and his uncle opened his mouth and asked, "Is there anything wrong with Xiaoling?" Several other people beckoned Xu Ling to go in, and Xu Ling saw that they were going to get a stool for themselves, so he hurriedly stepped forward, which was not the custom of letting the elders get a stool for themselves.

"Uncle, what are you talking about at the meeting?" "Didn't I go to the township yesterday, I just wanted to talk to the township about the reservoir and see if anyone wanted to contract, even if the price was lower, otherwise the lonely old people and the five-guarantee households in the village would have a bad year this year." "Yes, if it goes on like this, don't say that these old people see a doctor or anything, even if there are problems with food, clothing, housing and transportation. "Who told us that the traffic is not good, and the reservoir is not angry." Others said.

"Uncle, I just want to say today that I want to contract the reservoir!" As soon as Xu Ling said this, everyone looked at him in surprise.

"Xiaoling, you know the situation of the reservoir, you can't produce fish here, you can't do this just to help everyone solve difficulties. Xu Abacus, the village accountant, said.

The reason why he is called Xu Abacus is because he has been counting accounts all day long from the turbulent era to the present, and he must hold his black abacus that has been passed down for 3 generations. Even eating must be in the range of sight, but this Xu abacus is really powerful, the village account is done clearly, and he has never taken a penny from the village for decades, which is very respected by everyone.

"Uncle Abacus, I'm serious, others can't do it, it doesn't mean I can't, not to mention that there are all of you to help with the plan, I don't believe it's good. After speaking, Xu Ling also looked at everyone.

Indeed, everyone is from the same village, or from the same ancestor, and it is better for everyone to find a way to solve something together than to put the reservoir there and do nothing.

"I think so. "I think it's feasible too"

Everyone agrees, in the past, it was contracted by outsiders, so everyone turned a blind eye, and they may not be able to say anything when they see it, but now it is everyone's nephews and grandchildren who are contracting, and it is impossible to stand idly by. What's more, if it is done well, the village will also benefit.

"I think the problem with the reservoir should be the horseshoe pond, which was unfathomable before the reservoir was built, and strange things often happened. A village elder said.

"Well, I think so too, since it was built in the 50s, I haven't seen any fish until now, according to other reservoirs, no matter how big it is, there must be dozens of catties", another old man said.

"In 81 or 82, one day I passed by the reservoir with a cow to drink water, and in the water of the horseshoe pond, after a while, not only did the water become turbid, but also there were whirlpools, the waves were also large, and there was a roaring sound under the water, and I was almost scared to death at that time," Uncle Abacus also said. "It's really weird, legend has it that the horseshoe pond is a white god horse when he passed by, he saw an evil dragon in the river making waves, and stepped on it and trampled it to death. That's why a horseshoe-shaped pool was formed. ”

"Xiaoling, everyone has said so much, do you still want to contract. ”

"Uncle, I have made up my mind, you can tell me how much it costs to contract now. Xu Ling was not frightened by these things, he also wanted to contract the reservoir, and then go to the bottom of the horseshoe pond to see what was going on, because what he heard the most from childhood to adulthood was its strange things. There was space, and he was not afraid of anything.

"Okay, since Xiaoling has decided, let's talk about how much money is appropriate. "Uncle didn't persuade anymore, since he wants to contract, he can't suffer too much.

"I think 30,000 is about the same," "I think 40,000 is appropriate." ”