It was close to noon, and the smell of rice wafted from the small restaurant downstairs, and I heard that the old captain was now in charge of managing the restaurant, so he should be in the restaurant at this time, so I went downstairs to the restaurant.

In a large pot in the restaurant, there are a few stupid chickens squatting, I saw the old captain sitting on a small stool picking up vegetables, this old man who is nearly seventy years old, is still so passionate about life, he has been working all his life, he used to be a labor expert in the production team, he still refuses to let himself be idle at such an old age, he hopes that in his lifetime, he can see Lao Niu Village as in the past people are in full swing to grasp production and construction, and now he has got his wish, and cleans the canteen of the village committee every day. In addition to walking a few laps outside, he seemed to see people fighting for a common goal again.

"Uncle." I exclaimed softly.

The old captain's ears were still very sharp, "Oh, little bunny, why are you back?" Winter break? ”

I said yes.

"It's just right to come back, in this pot, there are a few stupid chickens raised by the village committee stewed, and I will get a bowl for you to eat in a while, but you can't just let these white-eyed wolves eat them." The old captain pointed to the big iron pot and said.

I smiled and said, "You eat all the time." ”

"Sit here." The old man pulled a stool for me.

"These people are still talking about the springs." I picked up a handful of vegetables and helped pick up the broken leaves.

"Yes, this matter has been discussed from autumn to winter, and from winter to spring, it seems that it is no longer a matter of Laoniu Village, and it has to be decided by the people of the whole country."

"You're always joking."

"Really, the discussion about the spring water is more intense than any other period, as if this spring is a golden mountain, which used to be water for cattle and sheep to drink, and now how has it become a treasure, not only the cadres discussed, but also many people have come to investigate, a few people have come to dive for investigation, and one person has died."

"Dead people? Why? ”

"Even the corpse capital can't be found, people say that this spring is deep underneath, connected to the sea, three people dived in, only two people came up, and the dead person, people said that the sea water sucked it away."

Do I need to dive to investigate the springs? I muttered, took out my mobile phone to check the information on the Internet, and the spring water was basically geological survey, where did the diving come from.

"What are these people from?"

The old captain put a handful of them on the table and said, "It is said that it is an investor who wants to develop hot springs. ”

"Do you have any information?"

"There is no information, only a few people came, drowned one and left without even finding the body."

After listening to the old captain's words, I vaguely sensed something. After eating the chicken, I went back to the small bedroom, I had to try to avoid those people, after I went upstairs, it didn't take long for those people to come to the restaurant, and after eating the chickens in the restaurant, they left the village committee, and there was no decision on whether to develop hot springs or mineral water, the leader said, this issue still needs to be discussed in depth, the meeting is scheduled for Wednesday next week, when the meeting will be attended by geologists and investors.

When I woke up, I came to the hot spring, which was in the middle of a small lake, and it was frozen all around, except for a large area in the middle that was not frozen, and it was still steaming, which was the legendary hot spring.

I remember when I was a child, the spring water here also had hot water, but it was not as obvious as now, and the surface would freeze in winter, but I don't know when it began, a series of movements occurred in the underground geology of Laoniu Village, and the geothermal heat seemed to boil the spring water even hotter.

I lingered near the spring for a long time, wondering where the drowning man had gone, and if it could be under the water. Man is such a strange animal, if you stare at a piece of water for a long time, you have the urge to jump into it, and in this way, those who commit suicide by throwing themselves into the river are partly because they look at the river too long.

After leaving the spring, I went to the village committee, where I found geological survey data about Jiulonggang and Laoniu Village, and I took pictures of them with my mobile phone.

In the evening, my father asked the kitchen to cook a few dishes, and the old captain and the two of them drank again and talked about heroes.

My father said: "The ancestor is right, our old cow village is really a treasure of feng shui, if you want me to say, the place where the three emperors and five emperors have come is not bad." ”

The old captain replied: "No, if I didn't want to leave Lao Niu Village in the first place, and I was going to be transferred to the town to work at that time, I said, I will die, and I will die in Lao Niu Village." ”

The two talked about the good of Lao Niu Village for a long time, and my father suddenly turned his head and asked me, "How are your final exam results?" ”

"First to last."

My dad sighed and said, "You're just like me, you're all pig feed." ”

The old captain interjected: "Hey, don't underestimate the pigs, in the past, in our production team, pigs were the worst errands." ”

My father poured the wine full and dried it in one gulp, "Next year, Laoniu Village will build a pig farm, no, you can come back and be the factory director." ”

"I won't do it, factory director."

"You don't want to do it, director, what do you want to do?"

"If you want to do it, you have to be the village chief."

My father and the old captain clinked glasses and toasted another glass of wine, "You want to usurp Lao Tzu's position, no way!" Let you be the village head, and don't lose all the capital that Lao Niu Village has built with great difficulty. ”

"Not necessarily."

"You can do it, your generation, it's good to eat, sit and eat."

I turned my head and watched the master stir-fry a plate of stir-fried haggis, and I said, "Put more chili peppers." ”

The master said: "It's already spicy, Village Chief Xia has been on fire recently, and he can't eat too many chili peppers." ”

"On fire? Why is it on fire? ”

The old captain said: "It's not because of the funds, this money, it seems to be a lot, but how can it be spent so quickly." ”

My father continued: "Open the mountain to dig the soil and build the road, this is a big project, it can't destroy the natural environment, how many trees are cut down, we have to plant as many trees, so that we can be sustainable, but this money, it is indeed not enough, next spring, there are still a few projects to start, the money is not much, this investor has never contacted us again, I'm afraid, he will not continue to invest in us." ”

"Yes, people have done their best, there are still people in this world who do good deeds without leaving a name, the money is invested, and no one shows up so far, what a great good person."

I stood up and said, "How much is left?" ”

My dad looked at me and said, "You don't even have a good book." ”

The master chef of the stir-fry said while stir-frying: "This money is really unpredictable." ”

"It's not like that, I estimate that if it continues to develop like this, it will cost tens of millions."

The old captain sighed and said, "Let's figure out our own way, no matter what, we can't stop the development project of Lao Niu Village." ”

I walked out of the restaurant with a steamed bun, and the old man called out to me from behind: "Come back......" I didn't look back, but went upstairs to think about how to unfreeze my account.