The next day was another sunny day.

Heavy rain in the middle of the night washed the dirt road into mud, and when the sun came out, it was a solid dirt road after a while, but there were more footprints of people and cattle on the road.

It's a little less dusty.

After a night, the river swelled by two or three meters, and it was only about 7 meters away from the embankment.

How do you know so clearly?

It's very simple.

Just on the outer embankment, at intervals, there is a long row of "water gauges" that extend along the slope into the water.

These water level gauges are concrete pillars that go down the river embankment, the exterior is whitely lime painted, and the specific water level is marked with red paint, and then the numbers are written, even if the illiterate comes, as long as he can know the money, he can know what these numbers mean.

The farmers relied on inspecting these water level gauges every day and reporting the results of their registered measurements to the team, which in turn reported to the brigade, which in turn reported to the water conservancy office,...... By analogy, the data of countless water conservancy institutes are aggregated to the Provincial Department of Water Resources, which constitutes the hydrological change data of a province.

This information will not be in vain.

The Department of Water Resources should compile these data, extract the water level information of important river sections, and broadcast it to the whole province through radio stations at a fixed time every day.

The water transport vessels in the entire Jiangnan basin all grasp the first-hand water level information of the whole basin by listening to these water level information. Then judge which rivers are navigable; Which river is particularly turbulent and requires a "master" at the helm; If the water level of a river is too low, you have to take a detour from another river; Which river has a shallow water level and can hit the reef somewhere......

If the water level rises too fast, the water resources department and the local water conservancy bureau will also issue an early warning message, and real experts will conduct a "consultation" to give a prediction result, and hand it over to the higher authorities to make a decision, judging whether it is necessary to guard the embankment or divert the flood.

For example, in 98 years, the Yangtze River broke out of a major flood, seeing that the water level has exceeded the highest water level in history, at the most dangerous moment, that is, the Ministry of Water Resources gathered dozens of water conservancy experts from all over the country, all of whom are resident in Jingzhou Hotel, through day and night calculations, to draw the conclusion that "there is no need to divide the flood", for the deputy general manager who lives there to make decisions.

It was on this basis that the vice president withstood the pressure of demanding flood distribution, and told his soldiers to guard the embankment, the embankment is in the people, and the embankment is dead!

In the end, with the exception of a few towns and villages that were flooded due to the breach of the embankment, the entire Jingjiang region was finally preserved intact, especially the downstream Wuhan and further downstream areas.

Therefore, these inconspicuous cement pillars are related to the safety of the lives and property of countless people in the Yangtze River Basin.

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Chen Fan rode a little mare, followed Secretary Yang and them, counted the water level all the way, and inspected the rivers in the entire Lujiawan area.

For such a long distance, it is natural that everyone rides horses, and if you only rely on two legs, you may not be able to walk it in one day.

On the embankment, numerous sentry sheds were erected overnight, one every 500 meters.

Most of the sentry sheds are straw sheds, a few wooden stakes are used as supports, the walls are straw mats, the straw is the roof, and more than half of the positions are piled with sacks and shovels, which are ready to be filled with soil and water at any time, and the remaining half of the place is only placed with 3 bamboo beds, which is where the flood control personnel on duty sleep.

In addition to the straw huts, there are more than a dozen rainproof shelters made of oilcloth, but new ones are also being built next to these canopies, and in the next two or three months, this will be the residence of the flood control workers.

It is no wonder that after Chen Fan proposed to build a permanent outpost yesterday and solve the problem of height difference, several leaders unanimously agreed.

The key is that the flood control materials are easily damaged, and if there is a permanent outpost, these flood control materials can undoubtedly be used for a longer time.

In this way, they naturally prefer to build permanent outposts.

However, it takes time to burn bricks, and it takes even more time to report to the commune for cement, and in a short time, the flood control post in Lujiawan can still only use grass huts.

If all goes well, when the cement is approved, it will not be possible to start construction until after the autumn harvest.

And if the commune does not approve cement?

Hmph, let's talk about it later!

Lujiawan people are willing to contribute, but they can't just contribute. Since I have already prepared my own red bricks, and it is to guard the embankment, it is not too much to give some cement support from the water conservancy office, right?

If the commune and the water conservancy institute do not even give this kind of welfare, then we can also endure hardship.

Isn't it just living in a grass hut, haven't you lived like this for the first 20 years, who is afraid of whom?!

Although Chen Fan wanted to say that the people of Lujiawan would ultimately benefit from the construction of the Yonggu outpost, he knew in his heart that this was not the case.

Since it is a matter of water conservancy, it is necessary for the water conservancy department to share part of the cost, otherwise, everything will be borne by the grassroots themselves, and more and more tasks will be pressed down in the future.

Can Lujiawan afford the cost of one water conservancy project, and the cost of countless other projects?

So he also supported Secretary Yang's opinions. If the superior gives support, it will be built; If you don't give support, then let's mess it up together.

But having said that, in 10 years, there is a real possibility of this, but at this stage, it is not very likely.

If you know that Lujiawan is going to build a permanent outpost, the commune and the water conservancy station will basically support it, and the previous construction of a small water tower with tap water is an example.

As long as it is for the good of the public and the people, under the premise of doing what they can, the commune and the higher authorities are still very happy to support it.

After going around the embankment and making sure that everything was normal, they finally returned to the brigade headquarters, and the leaders approved the matter of going to the county seat tomorrow to "run the market".

There are still a few people in the office, but there is more security.

Secretary Yang sat in his position, filled the cigarette pot with tobacco, lowered his head and said, "You guys, the hope of the whole team is pinned on you, you must do your best." ”

Ducks and geese have grown up, and began to lay eggs, chickens have begun to lay eggs, some members are ready to hatch the next batch of chicks at home, if they don't find a market to sell, even if there are earthworms to feed, they can't support so many chickens, ducks and geese to eat.

Besides, isn't the purpose of breeding still to make money, and if you don't sell the goods, how can you make money?!

Hearing Secretary Yang's words, Security couldn't help but shudder, and said with a bitter face, "Secretary Yang, we are already under a lot of pressure, so don't put pressure on you anymore." ”

I've been worried about him these days, and the food is not fragrant.

Captain Zhang looked at him and asked, "Has the official letter from the commune come down?" ”

Security nodded immediately, "Come down, I invited our Director Hong to find Secretary Qian together, and Secretary Qian was also very supportive, and opened an official letter on the spot." ”

After a pause, he said with a wry smile, "But you also know how arrogant the people in the supply and marketing system are, not to mention the commune, even if it is a unit in the county, they may not necessarily give face, so whether it can be done depends on our two 'heroes'." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Wenliang and Zhang Juemin.

Zhang Wenliang immediately raised his head and raised his hand, "Stop, I'm not a hero, I'm just a leader, how to talk about it, you and Uncle Ye have to come forward." ”

He said and turned his head to look at Chen Fan, "If you don't invite Teacher Chen to come forward, you will be a hundred times stronger than me and my brother." Last time, those units originally wanted to invite him, but he avoided it, so our brothers made up for it. ”

Chen Fan immediately raised his hand and applauded, "Yes, yes, I know how to use idioms." ”

Zhang Wenliang's old face turned red and rolled his eyes, "Get out." ”

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Chen Fan was very calm, "Take it easy, isn't it just more than 10,000 ducks and 6,000 geese, it's not difficult to sell them." Not to mention that it is impossible for the county commercial bureau to refuse, even if they really disagree, I naturally have a way. ”

Then he coughed dryly and said casually, "Of course, if Brother An and Captain Ye can handle more than a dozen units in the county, it will naturally be the best." ”

The people who listened to Chen Fan's words just now and were still very happy, when they heard the second half of his sentence, they actually gestured together, "Huh! ”

To say it is to say nothing.

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Early the next morning, Zhang Wenliang, Zhang Juemin, Ye Shubao, An'an, and Chen Fan, who followed him to the prefectural committee to sign up, got into the car to the county seat together.

It was still Master Meng who was driving.

Chen Fan sat in the co-pilot as usual, opened the window, and looked at the rolling river in the river, feeling a little hairy in his heart, "Master Meng, it's okay to cross the river with such a big water, right?" ”

Master Meng skillfully steered the steering wheel, stepped on the clutch and drove the car onto the ferry, which was swayed by the raging river, and the car swayed with it.

You swing and I swing, and everyone is even more swinging.

Behind Zhang Wenliang and several people's faces turned pale, and they were even ready to abandon the car and jump into the river.

It's still on the shore, so it's better to swim back by jumping into the river at this time!

Master Meng was accustomed to it, calmly drove the car to the middle of the ferry, then turned off the engine and pulled the handbrake, turned his head to look at Chen Fan and said with a smile, "Teacher Chen, don't worry, I have been driving this road for 20 years, and I guarantee that there will be no problems at all." ”

Chen Fan muttered in his heart, the key is that this is not the road!

Fortunately, although it was a little shaky, under the control of Master Meng, the car successfully crossed the two big rivers, and then went straight to Gufeng County.

An hour later, the car drove into the station, and Master Meng waved goodbye to Chen Fan, "Teacher Chen is going well." ”

Chen Fan grinned, "Thank you for auspicious words, the next time you take the car, I will bring you a roast duck." ”

Master Meng laughed heartily, "That's a good feeling, I'll wait." ”

As an old driver, he is definitely not bad at eating meat, but the meaning of Mr. Chen's gift is different, and this thing must be continued.

Coming out of the station, a group of people stood on the side of the road and looked left and right.

Chen Fan, "Where to go now?" ”

Zhang Wenliang wiped his face, took out a small notebook from his pocket, opened it and said, "I'll look at the address, last time they used a car to pick up people, and now we take the initiative to find the door, I really don't know how to go." ”

Security took a folding fan and wiped the sweat on his forehead, "Last time it was an invitation, this time I took the initiative to come to the door, of course it's different." ”

Ye Shubao leaned next to Zhang Wenliang and tilted his head to look, "Did you find it?" ”

Zhang Wenliang handed the small notebook to him, "Look at this, the county water transportation company, this is a large unit, and there are thousands of employees, which is bigger than the construction company."

They just have a lot of people, and they work on the ship, so there are often some situations that require first aid, and they were very enthusiastic when they invited us over last time, why don't you go here first? ”

Ye Shubao looked left and right, "It's all right, how to go?" ”

Then everyone looked at each other.

Finally, Zhang Wenliang glanced at safety, "Brother An, it's normal that we haven't been here, let alone that we haven't been here either." ”

The security was not happy to hear it, "What's the matter, although I have been to the county, but it is all office business, I will go to the unit when I come, and I will leave when I am done." Alas, you have been in the county for more than half a month, why don't you say that you don't know the road. ”

Zhang Juemin smacked his lips, "During that time, I took the car every day when I went out, and after talking about this family, the next family would use a car to pick up, where to know the way?" ”

Security thought for a moment, "Otherwise, I'll call my friend to see if he's free and come over as a guide." ”

At this time, Chen Fan suddenly pointed to the opposite side and said, "Slow, I'll take a picture first." ”

When everyone heard the reputation, they saw that there was a "new light photo studio" across the road, the signboards seemed to be new, and the façade was quite large, with three rooms in a row, and it was a three-story building.

It seems to be a big unit again.

An'an looked at the photo studio a little dazed, and just blinked and wanted to speak, he saw Chen Fan crossing the road and walking to the opposite side, so he hurriedly followed, "No, when is this, you still want to take pictures?" ”

Chen Fan didn't look back, "Photography must be useful, I plan to go to the prefectural committee to sign up for the correspondence university, can I do it without a registration license?" Besides, the veterinary certificate issued to me by the veterinarian station has not yet been stamped with a photo, and I am embarrassed to take it out. Eh, why don't you get a photo studio in our Nanhu Commune? ”

Hearing that Chen Fan was going to sign up for a correspondence university, Security couldn't help but pursed the corners of his lips, "What is the use of you saying that you are studying at a correspondence university, you don't have a unit, you can't be evaluated, can you get a graduation certificate can you raise your salary or upgrade to a higher level?" You see that I didn't report, I studied at a correspondence university, it is better to go to our finance and taxation school for half a year, you just like to suffer by yourself. ”

Chen Fan didn't stop, "I'm willing." ”

Then he turned his head and glanced at the safety, "Eh, don't say I didn't remind you, a college diploma is a plus, you don't need it now, go back and wait for you to rise, don't let people with college diplomas squeeze you out, it's too late to regret it at that time." ”

Security was stunned for a moment, thinking that it was really possible.

I didn't go up before, so I naturally didn't have to think about this stubble, but I was a cadre immediately, and if I had the opportunity to come to the county and open the channel for promotion, this academic qualification would become a very real problem.

Just when he was thinking about whether to sign up with Chen Fan, Ye Shubao said on the other side of Chen Fan, "I heard Secretary Qian say that he had approached the county to find a way before, hoping to open a photo studio in the commune town, but the master who knows how to take pictures is very tight, and people are not willing to go to Nanhu."

Unless Nanhu sends someone to the county photo studio to be an apprentice, and then go back after completing the study. I just don't know if he arranged someone later. ”

Listening to his words, Chen Fan had already stepped into the door of the photo studio.

There are three major facades, the left and right rooms are windows, which are displayed with large and small photos, and the middle is the door, and several door panels are all folded and opened.

Walking in, there are a few props on the right-hand side, and on the left-hand side is a row of glass cabinets with two people standing inside.

Chen Fan walked over directly and said, "Hello comrade, I want to take a few ID photos." ”

One of the girls in their twenties looked at Chen Fan's eyes and said intently, "Hello comrade, a one-inch ID photo is 3 jiao and 8 cents, and you can take it in a week." ”

Zhang Wenliang stood behind and bumped Zhang Juemin with his shoulder, and the two brothers looked at each other with helplessness.

Why haven't they met such an enthusiastic salesperson?!

Chen Fan frowned slightly, "It's going to take so long for a week?" ”

The salesman girl smiled and patiently explained, "We don't have processing equipment here, the photos have to be sent to Yunhu Lake for processing, once every two days, and it is estimated that it will take two days to wait for the processing to be completed, and then brought back by the car that sent it, so it is about a week to ask." ”

Chen Fan let out an "oh" and was about to speak, when he heard the little girl say, "It's good that we can rinse it out here in a week, have you ever been to Tiananmen Square to take pictures?" ”

Hearing this, Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, what's the matter, do you want to compare? Show off that you've been to Tiananmen Square?

Seeing that Chen Fan didn't speak, the little girl continued with a smile, "In April this year, I went to the capital to study, and took a photo in Tiananmen Square.

So much film can't be developed in the store, so in order to save time and cost, they arranged for someone to take the film to Changchun by train to wash the photos, and then bring it back half a month later.

And almost all of the people who take pictures there are tourists from other places, so they have to send these photos back to tourists, and it would be good to receive them in a month. If you think about it, you have to wait a month to take pictures in Tiananmen Square, but we only have to wait a week here, isn't it very fast! ”

Chen Fan pursed his lips, a little speechless, and then held back a sentence, "There is also a Beijing Film Studio in the capital, why don't you send it to the Beijing Film Studio?" ”

The little girl was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

As soon as Chen Fan saw that she was asked, he quickly took out the money and said, "Okay, it's a week for a week, here are four dimes, you can order it." ”

The little girl didn't take the money, pointed to the aunt who had been smiling and watching next to her, and smiled, "Sister Mei is the cashier, you give her the money." ”

Chen Fan quickly changed his position again, handed over the money, and got back two points, as well as a receipt.

(1 inch registration photo, 3 corners 8 minutes)

When the little girl saw Chen Fan pay the money, she leaned over again and said, "Comrade, do you want to take a photo, as long as 9 cents and 5 cents, you can take a 6-inch photo, there are two photos and a negative, and you can develop it yourself in the future."

And we have a lot of scenery in the photo studio, including West Lake, Yellow Mountain, the Great Wall, the sea, and Tiananmen Square, you can choose what kind of background you want, so that you can travel all over the country without leaving home. ”

Chen Fan was also a little curious when he heard it, mainly because he had never taken pictures in the photo studio before he crossed, and he really didn't know what the photo studio was like now, so he immediately inquired with the little girl with great interest.

Ye Shubao and a few people stood aside, pitiful and uncaring, so they could only talk nonsense by themselves.

Ye Shubao asked softly, "Is he so popular when he buys things outside?" ”

Zhang Wenliang felt cold in his heart, and his mouth was sour, "Don't mention it in Nanhu Supply and Marketing Cooperative, that is, Sister Wang is married, otherwise she may come to Lujiawan to rob people, and their Director Qian saw Xiao Chen as if he had met his own son, and he thought about introducing him to him every day."

The last time I went to the prefectural committee, whether it was in Xinhua Bookstore or department store, thrift store or cotton mill sales department, there was no salesperson with a bad attitude.

At first, the two of us thought that the salesperson of the local government committee had a good attitude, but when I went to ask people for something, they just ignored it. You know that the crows in the world are as black as crows! ”

At this time, Chen Fan walked over, grinned and smiled, "No, people respect me for a foot and I respect people, as long as you are polite, how can there be so many troubles for no reason." ”

After a pause, he said, "I want to take a photo, can you take a picture?" ”

Ye Shubao and the four of them looked at each other, and then coughed dryly, "Shoot!" ”

(End of chapter)

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