In the future oval office, an oil lamp emits a faint light that can't even illuminate the ceiling. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 In the dim light, Liu Yao looked at the numbers left by Wang Daixi, trying to establish a picture of the financial situation of the small world of Meijia Village in his mind, his eyes were close to the paper, and he shook his head and sighed while reading. Yao Ying came over with a cup of tea and asked, "We really can't survive this autumn harvest?" ”

Liu Yao didn't look up, pointed to the data and said: "Look, this is the grain we need before the autumn harvest, and this is the actual stock." That's a big difference. ”

Yao Ying put the teacup on the table, picked up the paper and looked at it, and said in her mouth: "This is the first time I miss the computer." Excel sheets are a real artifact; We don't know how to calculate. ”

"Don't worry about that, learn to read the table on paper. Fortunately, the form of this form was established by us, otherwise you would not be able to read it. As he spoke, he reached out to take the teacup, but he took a step slowly, and saw his wife pick up the cup and drink it all, put down the empty cup and complained: "No, you can tell me the result directly." ”

Liu Yao blinked and said, "I thought the tea was for me." Yao Ying picked up the empty cup and poured the tea, and said as she walked: "I don't think you need to explain it to me, you can still think about drinking tea, which means that the problem is not serious." ”

"Actually, it's serious. However, we rely on the seafood from Shirokugang and Huang Fatzi's shop, and we should be able to survive until the autumn harvest. However, if the embankment of the 1,000-acre field is not done well before the beginning of spring, with the current trend of continuous population increase, we will have to worry about whether we will be able to survive until the summer harvest. Liu Yao said to his wife's back.

"Mr. Zhao didn't come today. Didn't he come to you every day to report on the progress of the project? Yao Ying put the tea in front of Liu Yao.

"He probably came back late and was too tired. This General Manager Zhao also led me five catties of grain, and he was on the construction site day and night, and I should go to see him tomorrow. Liu Yao was talking when he heard his daughter shouting at the door: "Dad, Uncle Zhao is here." ”

Liu Yao looked back, and there was a flash of firelight, and Zhao Shilu walked over with a torch. Liu Man put out the torch in the yard, trying to dodge so as not to burn his curious brother. Liu Yao walked out movingly, grabbed Zhao Shilu's hand and said, "Old Zhao, it's so late, you still haven't rested." ”

"Sir, I think this thing is probably going to be worse. I'm in a hurry every day, and I'm here to discuss this with you today. Zhao Shilu took out a piece of paper from his arms, unfolded it, and squinted at the oil lamp to find the number.

Yao Ying and her daughter hurriedly went to other rooms to get an oil lamp, so that Zhao Shilu found the number he wanted, pointed and said: "You see, there are basically one hundred and ten days until the spring flood, not counting in case the spring flood is early." And it will take us at least 150 days to complete the embankment. Now not only is there a shortage of manpower, but people are exhausted, and there are many people who are sick and injured, so I am afraid that this time will only be delayed, not advanced. ”

"Lao Zhao, which link is the most time-consuming?" Liu Yao tried to think of ways to improve efficiency by improving technology.

"It's all time-consuming. There are steel hoes for digging earth, levers for lifting soil, explosives for opening stones, and boats for transporting stones. The current speed is unimaginable before, and there is basically no possibility of speeding up again. "Zhao Shilu and Liu Yao have been together for a long time, and they also know that Liu Yao is not an immortal, and they can use tools wherever they can be used, so there is no room to improve efficiency.

Liu Yao shook his head, drove away things like steam engines, and asked, "So, how are we building this embankment now?" Let's start from scratch. ”

Zhao Shilu leaned over and took the cup handed by Yao Ying, thanked him, held the cup and said: "Excavate a two-zhang wide foundation, build a dam with the excavated soil, put stones and cement in the foundation, and then build two walls with stones on the foundation, and reach the highest tide level of fifty centimeters, which is almost two meters and a half." The base of the wall is one meter, and the top of the wall is forty centimeters. "Every day on the construction site, this data is naturally familiar to me.

"Fill in the soil between the two walls, tamp it, and lay a layer of cement on top of the embankment. This process cannot be missing, even the cement on this top cannot be missing, otherwise when it rains, the soil inside will be soaked, and the embankment will have to fall. Liu Yao was also very clear about this process, so he continued. The two of them revisited the process, and there was no sound.

Liu Yao walked to the courtyard, picked up a piece of loess and drew it on the ground in the moonlight. Yao Ying looked up at the moon, then at the two dim oil lamps in the study, and said to her daughter worriedly: "With this light, you and your brother will be short-sighted sooner or later." ”

"Don't think about myopia just yet, let's think about the embankment together. In the spring, there was a big flood, and the river embankment was soaked. Liu Man was very able to grasp the key point and persuaded his mother to find a way together.

"How can the embankment be broken by the water? Isn't it at the water's edge all day? It's also soaked in water. Yao Ying asked strangely.

"Oh, that's right. Of course, the built embankment is not afraid of water blisters, but if it is not built, the water enters through the gap to the back of the embankment, and you can't see the waves, but the undercurrent is turbulent, and if the soil of the foundation is loosened, the embankment is likely to be unstable and will collapse. ”

"Isn't it too late to build an embankment? Isn't this the case where we come from? How did they do it? Yao Ying said nonchalantly.

Liu Yao threw the clod of soil in his hand and stood up, put his arm around his wife's shoulders and said, "Oh, I really didn't expect that you also provided a good way." ”

Zhao Shilu turned his head a little embarrassed, and couldn't help asking: "I said sir, what good way did Madam think?" ”

Liu Yao put down his unknown wife and asked Zhao Shilu: "There are two problems, as long as these two problems are solved, this matter will be solved." ”

Zhao Shilu stomped his feet and said, "You hurry up, don't stop." ”

Liu Yao laughed and asked, "First, just building the foundation before the spring flood should be in a hurry, right?" Second, can we buy a lot of burlap bags here? ”

Zhao Shilu pondered for a while, understood, clapped his hands and said: "This is definitely no problem first, and second, in your words, the problem that can be solved with money is not a problem." After speaking, he lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then said: "There is still a problem, whether you can buy so many burlap bags is a problem." There was a lot of work to be done to load these sacks of burlap and carry them to the embankment. However, this matter will not be defeated. Speaking of this, Zhao Shilu returned to his original slow demeanor, walked into the study, picked up the teacup and drank it, wiped his mouth and said, "Sir, this burlap bag matter, let you and Li Jiangong worry about it." Also, I don't have to worry about the money to buy burlap bags, you always have a way to arrange it. ”

Liu Yao smiled and said, "Of course, each has its own division of labor." Let's do it. And, well, you can use the burlap bag now, and use it to keep the soil back when you dig the foundation, and keep it at the water's edge when you have it, and move it to the embankment when you have time. ”

"You don't have to worry about this, I'll arrange it. You'll have to worry about everything you just said, and you'll have to put a lot of thought into it. Zhao Shilu raised his hand as he spoke, lowered his head to find a torch, and said to Liu Man: "Girl, bring an oil lamp to light it for me." As he spoke, he hummed a tune, lit a torch, and walked away.

Huang Fatzi's shop is doing quite well, and he has to buy goods every ten days, so Sun Qiaoqiao has an opportunity to report business data to Liberty Mountain every ten days, and he can also get instructions from the headquarters. Every day of purchase, although it will be very busy, Sun Qiaoqiao is very happy. The guys were busy unloading, and Sun Qiaoqiao hurriedly opened his letter. Although Wang Daixi's letter was also serious, it was still a letter between friends, so Sun Qiaoqiao opened the letter from Li Jiangong first. Now Li Jiangong is her superior, managing Meijia Village's external acquisitions and sales.

Sun Qiaoqiao read the letter with great interest, and the fat man Huang came over: "Heh, we Qiaoqiao, who is literate and hyphenated, is really capable." What good things does this say? Did your father give you a mother-in-law? ”

Sun Qiaoqiao made a small face and said to Huang Fatzi: "Huang Yuanwai, please pay attention to your words and deeds." Huang Fatzi knew that this was a very serious matter in Meijia Village, so he walked away in a daze. didn't go far, but I heard Sun Qiaoqiao call behind me: "Huang Yuanwai, please stay, there is something to report to you here." The fat man turned around strangely, thinking to himself, is this still something to do with me? Isn't it a business relationship between me and him Liu Yao?

Sun Qiaoqiao looked down at the letter, frowned and said, "Huang Yuanwai, I don't understand this matter very well. Huang Yuanwai laughed: "What's wrong? Don't know the words? ”

"No, it's that I don't understand things." Sun Qiaoqiao put down the letter, looked up at Huang Fatzi and said, "Mr. Li Jiangong said, please weigh it, if the burlap bag and the grain are of the same weight, which one is more expensive?" ”

The fat man replied, "That's it?" I really don't know. Gotta go and weigh it. I guess it's burlap bags that are cheaper. What's the matter? He Li Jiangong can't weigh himself? ”

"It's not over. If sacks are more expensive than grain, then buy them in large quantities. If the sack is cheaper than the grain, then please use the sack to load the grain in the future, and the gross weight is the net weight, that is, the burlap bag is calculated according to the grain. Sun Qiaoqiao said everything on the letter. Although the logic and speech are clear, I still don't understand what this is all about.

"That is, you have to buy sacks, and you don't refuse to ask for as many as you want." Huang Fatzi pondered that there could only be one reason for this, but he didn't understand why he wanted so many sacks. But in business, as long as you have money to make, it doesn't matter what the reason is. The fat man ordered his men to weigh the sacks, while wondering who had the biggest business in the city.

Every time the goods were unloaded, a group of people gathered around to watch, and from time to time a few ragged people crowded in and asked if they wanted to help. Huang Fatzi always said to them, go to Meijia Village, have food to eat, work to do, always have food to eat, always have work to do. Basically, after listening to Huang Fatzi's introduction, these people will leave for Meijia Village, so every time different people come to gather work.

Wei Min helped unload the goods while looking around. Since Liu Yao asked him to take charge of Sun Qiaoqiao's safety when he came, Wei Min had a lot more eyes on the things around him. This time, seeing that the fat man was telling people about his smooth mouth again, looking at the hope that appeared on those haggard faces, he smiled in his heart, and carried a bag of dried fish to the store. As he walked, he felt that something was wrong, so he put down the dried fish and hurriedly walked out to look around carefully.

It's still the same, there's nothing wrong with it. People who are okay in the surrounding shops come out to watch the excitement, and from time to time they take a hand to help them on their shoulders and so on. Children were running around, hoping for something they had fallen to pick up. A few people looking for work were attracted by Huang Fatzi and surrounded him to listen to the introduction of Meijia Village.

There's a guy looking for a job who isn't listening! Wei Min noticed this, and when he looked closely, he found that there were more and more problems. This man was ruddy, not haggard, and somewhat familiar, as if he had been here watching the last unloading, and he was not only watching the unloading, but also chanting words in his mouth, and twisting his fingers, as if he was counting.

Wei Min didn't look too much, bent down and grabbed a bag of dried fish and walked towards the store. After carrying the bag, he walked up to the fat man and said, "Outside, there is a number in the store that I want you to see." Huang Yuanwai said to a few people who were looking for work: "Anyway, if you go there, you will definitely not suffer." You see, this guy of mine is just like you, no, he can also read and write, and he is in charge of things in the shop. ”

When he arrived at the store, as soon as he heard Wei Min's words, the fat man Huang also groaned. Looking out from the crack in the door, he also felt that there was something wrong with this person, rolled his eyes, and ordered Wei Min to watch through the crack in the door, grabbed a gaiwan teacup in his hand and walked out, his eyes didn't look at the person, and shouted at a group of people who were looking for work: "How many of you, are you willing to go to Meijia Village?" ”

These people all nodded hurriedly, and one of them cringed and said: "Outside, I want to go, but I haven't eaten for a few days, please be pitiful, give you a full meal, I will help you unload the goods, and then I will have the strength to go to Meijia Village." ”

"Done! Anyone who is willing to go to Meijia Village, I will give you a full meal, unload these goods, and you can follow the cart back, and there are people who lead the way. Moreover, I will give each of you a note, and when you go to Meijia Village and take it out, you can receive a day's food, and your family can have a stutter. ”

When the homeless people heard this, they were so grateful that they almost knelt down for the fat man. The yellow fat man shouted: "Now go unload!" Eat after your work! "Everyone went to unload the goods in a commotion, and there was chaos. The fat man turned around and walked to the store triumphantly, entered the store, and hurriedly grabbed Wei Min and asked, "How is that person?" ”

"He's gone. Taking advantage of the chaos, he squeezed into the crowd and left. Wei Min said anxiously.

"It's not peaceful. Someone is thinking about our business. The fat man frowned.

"What could it be on your mind?" Wei Min asked.

"It's hard to say. Maybe they also want to do business with Meijia Village, or there are other families who have similar goods to us and want to open a similar store. The fat man said while thinking about it, groaned for a while, and then said, "Maybe it's someone from the government." I just think it's too low a tax to keep it safe. ”