White Hand and Tong Guojun came to the village.

Chen Genlin, deputy party secretary, is on duty at the village department.

Tong Guojun asked Chen Genlin, "Uncle Genlin, is the old landlord's old well still there?" ”

The village department and the village primary school are the houses of the old landlord surnamed Chen and the old landlord surnamed Tong.

The property of the landlord surnamed Chen is the current village department, and it is also the location of the Chen family ancestral hall.

There are three courtyards in the village, and there is a well in the middle courtyard, which is known as the deepest well in the township, which is more than 20 meters deep, and it is said that there has never been dry water.

During the land reform, the landlord surnamed Chen committed suicide by jumping into the well, and since then the well has been sealed and never used again.

Chen Genlin said: "Monarch, that well has been sealed for more than 30 years, and I haven't even seen it, do you want to do it?" ”

"I've heard that the well is three or four hundred years old. If that well had run out of water, there would have been a major drought. ”

Chen Genlin nodded, "I've heard the old people say this. And it is said that the county records of the county are also recorded in this way. ”

Tong Guojun got up and said, "Take two flashlights, let's go and have a look." ”

With two flashlights, they walked through the hall to the courtyard.

The front yard is used for office, one-third of the backyard is the village kitchen, and the other two-thirds is now used for the elderly association.

It is this middle courtyard, which used to be a granary when the production team used to be. Nowadays, few people move around, and there are still ancestral tablets of the two families surnamed Chen and Tong, which always give people a gloomy feeling.

Not to mention, Chen Genlin's surname is Chen, and Tong Guojun's surname is Tong, and when they get here, they don't dare to say anything casually.

is only white-handed, a guy who dares to lie on someone's grave and sleep at the age of ten, he is not afraid of heaven and earth, and he doesn't believe in any cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods.

The old well was in the middle and center of the courtyard of the courtyard, and in addition to the stone slabs, there were stones on the stone slabs.

The stone weighed two hundred pounds, and the white hand and Tong Guojun worked together, and they were pushed aside in three strokes and two strokes.

The slate is very thick, at least two inches, and then look at the length and width, rough and rough, it should be more than three hundred catties.

There was mud and weeds around it, and the stone slabs were covered with moss, apparently untouched for a long time.

The slate and mud are so sticky that there is no place to put your hands on them.

Tong Guojun found two wooden sticks, picked up two bricks with his white hands, used the wooden sticks to pry the stone slabs, and then stuffed the bricks into them.

Then, the servants worked together, and in the shouting of Tong Guojun, the stone slab was lifted and the old well was exposed.

The wellhead is not large, and the diameter is certainly no more than 60 centimeters.

A swamp smell wafted out of the well, and the servants hurriedly retreated a few steps.

They each lit a cigarette, and after a while, they dared to approach the well.

After confirming that the smell was no longer there, the servants stuck their heads out and looked into the well.

It was dark, two flashlights were turned on, and two beams of light shone directly into the well, but the bottom of the well was not visible.

Tong Guojun picked up half a brick and threw it into the well.

There was a muffled bang, not the sound of water, but the sound of bricks hitting mud.

Throw half a brick again, and the sound is still the same.

They unanimously determined that the old well had dried up, but there was silt at the bottom of the well, and the water should not have been dry for a long time.

Chen Genlin said: "I heard the old people say that it doesn't rain all the time, the old well has no water, the old well is dry, and it is difficult to rain for half a year." The monarch, Xiaobai, is really going to have a big drought. ”

Bai Shou said: "It's strange, the well in my backyard is still very full." ”

Tong Guojun said: "Anyway, you have to be prepared." Hand you have a large pool made of bricks, which can hold ten tons of water. But there are many families in our village, not only do they not have wells, but they also don't even have a few water tanks. ”

Chen Genlin suggested that the village hold a meeting to study and study this matter.

The branch secretary said yes.

When he returned home with his white hands, he ran to his own well, lifted the manhole cover, and took a flashlight to shine for a long time.

The total depth of his own well is 10 and a half meters, and the water level is about 2 and a half meters from the wellhead during the rainy season. It's the dry season, and the water level is only three and a half meters from the wellhead, which is normal. 118

The white hand went out of the backyard door again and came to the river more than ten meters away.

The water level of the river has indeed receded sharply, the embankment is bare, and the waterline is clear.

Picking up a branch with his white hands, he jumped down the river bank and made a mark by the waterline.

Compared with other people's homes, white hands should worry more about water problems.

There are more than 60 people in the suitcase factory, and they use bathing for drinking, and they don't know how much water they need to use in a day.

The water from the wells is used for drinking, washing vegetables and cooking, and for daily use and bathing, all of which are taken from the river.

Bai Zhixin said, Tong Guojun is right, only if you are prepared can you be safe.

Returning to the backyard from the river, he met his second uncle head-on with his white hands.

"Hand, what are you doing?"

"There could be a big drought."

Guo Erqiao is from the mid-mountainous area and has a deeper experience of drought.

"Hand, if you don't say it, I forgot it, I also think that it doesn't rain this day, and there will be a shortage of water for the Chinese New Year this year."

"Second uncle, we have a lot of family, so we have to prepare early."

Guo Erqiao said: "Otherwise." We still have a bunch of bricks, go to the street to buy some cement, and build another pool in the front yard and another pool in the back yard for temporary use. ”

"Okay. Second uncle, I'll leave this matter to you, if you want to do it, do it early. ”

The white hand has not experienced a drought, but it is quite serious.

However, when the two village committees met in the evening, the focus of everyone's attention was not the upcoming drought.

This is to blame Tong Guojun, who is not scheming enough, and poked out the recruitment of people in Baicun in the industrial zone in advance.

“…… In short, the above gave our village two places. ”

Bai Shou raised his right hand and interrupted Tong Guojun's words, "I'll interject a few words." There are two places, one is to be recruited openly, and the other is directly designated above, which is our children's secretary. Therefore, the actual open recruitment is only one place. ”

Tong Guojun went on to talk about the conditions for recruitment, as well as the arrangement of cultural examinations.

There was silence in the room.

The white hand immediately sensed that the atmosphere was wrong, and his mind turned, and he understood what was going on.

There's a little bit of embarrassment.

took out Chinese cigarettes with his white hands, and except for the female committee member Shao Meifang, everyone was given one.

Everyone smoked cigarettes, and then they came back to their senses and congratulated Tong Guojun one after another.

Chen Yunping also smiled and said, "Monarch, you have to treat yourself to a few more tables in Uncle Jiuxia's restaurant." ”

Tong Guojun agreed with a smile.

White Hand smiled and explained, "Let's not slaughter too hard. Brother Guojun went to work in the industrial zone, and he supported the two families with one hand. As mentioned above, even if he goes to work in the industrial zone, he will also serve as the village party secretary, and everyone can't be easily offended. ”

Everyone laughed, and the embarrassment just now was swept away.

None of the people present have an opinion on Tong Guojun's progress.

What everyone cares about is another spot.

It's just that the situation is different, the mind is also different, and each has its own calculations.

However, one cannot ignore the existence of the white hand.

The party secretary has improved, and the next person to make progress should also be the turn of the village director in line.

So, everyone unanimously aimed their eyes at the white hand.

White-handed hurriedly said: "Don't even look at me." I had too little ink in my stomach for fear of delaying the revolutionary work. So hereby solemnly declare that I have no intention of pursuing this remaining spot, absolutely absolutely. ”

Suddenly, everyone's minds came alive again.