"Lao Xia, the well water has risen."

Early in the morning, Lao Liu, who was arranged by the village to guard the well, immediately found the village chief.

"Didn't it rain yesterday morning?"

Xia Dali didn't care, the rain fell on the ground, the water seeped into the ground, and it was normal for the wells that used underground water sources to rise slightly.

Lao Liu said: "It rained yesterday, and it rose a little at that time, but then it stabilized, but today, when I look at it, the water level has risen a lot." ”

Xia Dali looked over and saw it, isn't it, if it is not an occasional situation, but if it can be stabilized at this water level, it can completely extract a larger amount of water. What may have happened to groundwater sources? Perhaps there is more than one underground water source underground, and the water level has shifted and merged because of the continuous pumping here?

The more Xia Dali thought about it, the happier he became, and said: "Increase the amount of pumping water and take a look, if it can be stabilized, our orchard may be saved!" ”

At this time, Ao Tang was wandering around the orchard north of Mangrove Village. It was originally a barren mountain, but Xia Dali led the villagers to open up 500 acres of orchards and plant pears and oranges. Originally, Xia Dali was planning to further open up the wasteland, and he was also thinking about making some special fruits, but the drought that was rare in a century completely disrupted his plan.

Ao Tang has been concerned about the orchard for a long time, and he has also checked relevant information on the Internet before, and even posted on the forum of Tiannan Agricultural University to ask for advice.

After going back, he immediately found Xia Dali: "Uncle Xia, I want to donate a batch of water cellars to the village." ”

"Water cellar? Now we have no shortage of drinking water, of course, building a water cellar is also a good measure to save water, I will plan this aspect as a whole, and strive to build a water cellar for each family in the future, improve rainwater collection and purification, but there is no reason for you to pay. ”

"Uncle Xia, what I want to build is not a water cellar in front of the house and behind the house, but a water cellar in the orchard. I have checked a lot of information, and I have also consulted people from the Agricultural University, and now orchard irrigation, in addition to the most common flood irrigation, there are many water-saving measures: hole storage mulching, infiltration irrigation, drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, and cellar irrigation. ”

"It's up to you to say that." Xia Dali said with a smile, "Over in the orchard, the infiltration irrigation system has been built. ”

In fact, drip irrigation is the most suitable for mountain orchards, but drip irrigation has more investment, and it is necessary to pay attention to maintenance to prevent pipe blockage. The advantages of infiltration irrigation technology are that it is less investment, labor-saving and simple.

However, no matter what kind of technology it is, it still needs water after all, and if it were not for the well pointed out by Ao Tang, there would be no water in the village for irrigation. The cellar irrigation mentioned by Ao Tang is to establish a water cellar for water storage in the orchard, and the cellar irrigation system can be combined with the infiltration irrigation system as a water source for infiltration irrigation.

Listening to Ao Tang's words, Xia Dali shook his head and said, "Of course I know this, but the cellar irrigation can't handle too much of an area." ”

Generally, 2,000 square meters to make a water cellar, in fact, is a shallow well, the depth of the well is 5 meters, the diameter is 4 meters below, the middle is 2 meters, the wellhead is less than one meter, about 30 tons of water can be stored, and the seepage irrigation is connected by a simple water tower.

But 2,000 square meters is only 3 acres, and 500 acres of orchards need 100 or dozens of water cellars.

The price of a water cellar is not only the cost of excavation, but also the cost of disinfection, seepage prevention, cement masonry, water tower, and pipeline...... In the past two years of drought in the southwest, in addition to all kinds of donations and materials, there are donations to build water cellars, and the reference price of water cellars given by public welfare organizations needs to raise an average of 3,000 yuan per water cellar.

"I'll donate 100 of them."

"100!"

Xia Dali was taken aback, that is 300,000! Even if he heard his niece Lotus talk about it, Ao Tang earned a million from the hands of two gentlemen in an hour, and the money came easily, but he didn't spend it so desperately! And it's a donation, it's a free gift!

The village did help Ao Tang grow up, but it was just a turn to call him for a meal, give him a few cheap new clothes during the New Year's holidays, help him pay for medicine when he was sick occasionally, and give him a cushion when he was short of tuition...... But like medicine fees, tuition fees, etc., when Ao Tang earns some money from work-study, they are all returned to the villagers. If you insist on saying favor, it is only the grace of a drop of water, but I didn't expect Ao Tang to repay it with a spring.

"Don't be impulsive, Tangzi."

"No, Uncle Xia. I am a villager here, and I have received the favor of the villagers, so I should repay it. And it's not just for the sake of repayment, I want my hometown to develop. I want this mountain to become a green mountain, and I want this water to become green water. ”

On the side of the village and the barren mountain, there is a small river, and although it is now dry, Ao Tang believes that there will always be a long stream of green water.

"I hope that the road from the village to the village will be repaired, and trucks will come and carry our fruits."

"I hope that the primary schools in the township can be replaced with new desks and chairs, and new teaching buildings can be built to retain more teachers."

"I hope that the village can be connected to the Internet, there will be a village library, and adults and children can come to read books."

"I hope that there will be more and better doctors and nurses in the village infirmary and the township health center, so that it will be more convenient for us to see a doctor."

"I hope that the countryside has its own supermarkets and shopping malls, and I don't have to go to the county seat every time I buy something."

"I want more people to use electrical appliances and drive cars."

"I hope that in a few years, more than ten years, decades, when I am old, I will return to the village to live, and there will be no shortage of modern life, but also the rural scenery of idyllic landscapes."

These are indeed his dreams, the original Ao Tang may have struggled for a lifetime and can achieve a small part of it, but now that he has become the King of the Well Dragon, his dreams will be realized one day.

The donation to build a water cellar is only a preliminary part of the village's orchards. Ao Tang will definitely have the ability to solve all problems and realize all hopes in the future, but he is not ready to carry it alone, so that the village will become rich and let the villagers move forward, create and realize together, which is more meaningful.

Xia Dali listened silently, and sighed for a long time: "Tangzi, I watched you grow up, and I know your surname, I am very happy and moved that you can think like this." But there are some things that may not be good for you to simply dedicate, so let's do it, you don't donate, you invest. Invest 300,000 yuan, I will find someone to build a water cellar, and give you the corresponding shares in the orchard in the future. ”

"But, now I am not short of money, and I have easy money."

Xia Dali interrupted: "I heard Lotus say it on the phone. But whether you lack money or not, you should still invest, not donate, and that's what I've been saying for decades. In our Mangrove Village, not all villagers are simple, what we used to give you was a small favor, just like when you came back this time to give some New Year's gifts, that kind of return is enough, no matter how much, it is not good. The story of Shengmien's fight against rice, if you want to come, you also know that you donate hundreds of thousands of dollars at every turn, which is actually not good for you and everyone. But investment is different, it is a combination of common interests, based on the feelings of the villagers, with common interests as the goal, that is the most long-term and reliable. ”

Ao Tang listened, although he was very young, after all, he worked for a long time in middle school, and he had accumulated some social experience, and he faintly felt that what Uncle Xia said made some sense. In fact, his original idea was not to prepare to take on the entire village by himself.

"Then let's invest, alas, I originally wanted to donate 100,000 yuan to Wan'an Township Central Primary School, how to invest?"

Xia Dali smiled: "It's okay to donate to the school, but I still want to say that no matter how rich you are in the future, you should still focus on investment." While investment brings you personal value, the social value it can create is also greater. ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Xia vigorously sorted out a contract, and Ao Tang invested 300,000 yuan to obtain 8% of the shares of the orchard. In terms of the current state of barren mountain orchards, 8% is a bit low, but considering the revival of orchards in the future and the labor input of villagers in the early stage, this proportion is a bit high. However, Uncle Xia also said that as they continue to open up the land and expand the area of the orchard, Ao Tang's shares will be gradually diluted, unless they continue to invest.

At the same time, Ao Tang signed a power of attorney and asked Xia Dali to help him transfer a donation of 100,000 yuan to Wan'an Township Central Primary School. Now the elementary school is on winter vacation, and there is no one.

"Okay, Tangzi, I'll make a lot of money if I don't see you for half a year!" Xia Xiaodong, who had just come back, joked, "You are just a reservoir now, if you open a company in the future, I will work for you." Anyway, Xiaojun and Shishi have all gone to your side, just to get together a table. ”

"That's unwanted." Ao Tang doesn't mind gathering more folks around him, not to mention that Xia Xiaodong has only been out for two years, and he has an annual income of 100,000 yuan, which shows that he is indeed talented in sales, and if he exercises for a few more years, there is no problem in being a sales supervisor. If Ao Tang has the heart to open a company in the future, Xia Xiaodong is a more important talent than Zhang Xiaojun and Liu Shishi.

Go to the grave to sweep the grave, remember the father and ancestors, say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and celebrate the Spring Festival. This Spring Festival is not easy for him, first he was pulled by some villagers who want to make a fortune to ask for advice on Fa Caijing, Ao Tang suddenly fainted, where did his money come from? The smuggling group is 350,000, the bandit treasure chest is 1 million, the gift is 1 million, and there is also the money earned from fishing and fishing, these experiences cannot be passed on to the villagers!

Then he was pulled by a few villagers with children to be tutors, this Ao Tang is not exclusive, after all, these children usually call him Brother Tang very closely, if they can be admitted to a good junior high school and high school, Ao Tang will be happy for them from the bottom of his heart.

Then they had to deal with the three aunts and six mothers-in-law to come to the matchmaker, they already knew that Ao Tang had a target in Spring City, but when they saw that Ao Tang invested 300,000 yuan in the orchard and donated 100,000 yuan to the primary school at once, they immediately couldn't sit still. Not only this village, but also other villages in Wan'an Township, there are also a few matchmakers.

"What is it to have an object? How can a foreign woman be as good as our local girl? Natural, pollution-free, good ......"

Listening to the ridiculous introductions of the aunts and aunts, Ao Tang couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to keep refusing.

On February 6, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Ao Tang finally bid farewell to his short hometown life and went to Spring City, where the ticket for the fifth day of the Lunar New Year had already been booked, and he would fly to Shencheng, which was 5,000 miles away.

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