Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Director, where are we going now?"

the driver asked as they reached an intersection.

"Forehead?"

Director Song touched his sparse hair and felt a little confused.

"West, no, let me think about it."

"North is not the right direction either."

"Past…"

The driver was speechless. What a fool! Being a driver at that time was not only a technical job, but also a physical job. The steering wheel did not have electronic power steering. It was easier to drive, but most people could not stand it. The driver simply stopped by the roadside and waited for the factory manager to think of a better way.

Director Song was a little anxious and secretly resentful. He was so excited at the time that he was only thinking about the pork. He only remembered the general direction. He didn't ask how to get there specifically, and the bald man didn't say anything either.

"This……"

This would be easy to solve in the future, just one phone call would do the trick. But now it is not possible, so I have to stop here and see if there are any villagers passing by and ask for directions.

The problem is, no one is wandering around on the road during this time.

"Director, you won't be deceived, right?"

The driver was very confused. How could they deliver bricks without telling the specific location?

"You must be kidding. I would be fooled. I just have a bad memory."

He definitely couldn't tell anyone about this matter without being asked about the specific route, otherwise he would become a laughing stock in the factory. He still knew about it. Those guys in the brick factory knew about it, and although they didn't tell him to his face, who knows how they would frame him behind his back.

"Hey, why don't you leave?"

"I don't know, maybe the driver is tired?"

"Sanwa, you are exaggerating."

"Gousheng, you don't know this. The steering wheel is not light at all. Chen Yuanshan didn't stop at all this morning."

"Tsk, how heavy can a steering wheel be?"

"Gou Sheng, don't disbelieve me. You will know when you have time to try it."

"Still trying? You're overthinking it. Don't you know this car is the treasure of our brick factory? Except for the driver, no one can touch it."

"That's true, but, Gousheng, do you think it's possible that the factory manager doesn't know the way either?"

"I say, boy, hey, you know what, it's really possible. I hope Xincun has never heard of it."

"If that's the case, we won't be able to eat this meat tonight, right?"

"Ugh!"

"Ugh!"

Gousheng and Sanwa sat on the bricks and sighed.

Director Song was not at an easy time either. He was so anxious. He originally wanted to eat some meat, but now he has become a laughing stock.

If we drive back, it would be a waste of time and a thankless task.

If the driver hadn't been in the car, Director Song would have wanted to slap himself twice.

Why didn’t I ask more questions at that time?

It’s also Wang Erlang’s fault for trying to tempt me with a pig’s head.

I was so focused on how to eat the pig's head that I forgot the most important thing.

Angry!

What should we do now?

Why is there no one on the road?

Do I really have to turn back? My reputation in this life has been ruined by Wang Erleng.

This stuff is really a bit of a scam.

"Director, look."

"What are you looking at?"

Director Song replied unhappily.

"See if that bald guy is here to pick us up."

Looking in the direction the driver pointed, I saw a bald man jogging towards me from the north.

It was none other than Wang Erleng.

Director Song felt relieved, as he managed to save his reputation.

I let out a sigh of relief and felt a little relieved.

When Wang Erleng saw the truck on the side of the road, he slowed down.

No need to guess, it must be the truck carrying bricks for Hope New Village, otherwise it wouldn't be parked here. It's obvious that it doesn't know the way and is waiting here.

Fortunately, I didn't stay in the village for too long. After dinner, I jogged over there quickly and was able to catch up with them.

"Director Song, I'm sorry I'm late and kept you waiting."

When Erlang saw Director Song sitting in the passenger seat with a bad look on his face, he spoke hurriedly.

"Brother, we just arrived too, just arrived, haha."

After hearing what Wang Erleng said, Director Song knew that he had saved his face today. This young comrade is still a good person. Although he is not very thoughtful in doing things, his merits outweigh his flaws!

The driver Chen Yuanshan didn't say anything either, he still had some vision.

"Brother, get in the car, let's squeeze in so you can show me the way."

"Yes, let's go now."

Fortunately, people nowadays are all thin, so they can squeeze into the cab, not to mention that the distance is not far.

"Brother, are you sure you are pointing the right way?"

It’s no wonder that Director Song was suspicious. The mountains here are all bald and birds are unwilling to stop when they pass by. How could there be a village?

"Director Song, no, it's right here. Just walk a little further in and you'll be there."

If I wasn't familiar with it, I wouldn't believe there was a village here.

The two people on the truck bed were not calm, because they were from a nearby village. Before joining the factory, they often chopped wood and collected pig grass in this area. It was basically an unowned land and did not belong to any village.

Not only have all the trees on the mountain been cut down, but the area of ​​land at the foot of the mountain is quite large, but it is full of gullies and gravel, making it impossible to cultivate land and completely unsuitable for survival.

If there is a water source, it would be a good place. By spending a few years to clean up the place, the barren mountains and wasteland could be turned into fertile fields.

It is precisely because there is no water source that there is no value in reclaiming land. The investment is too huge. In this age when people can't even get enough food to eat, no one is willing to do these time-consuming and laborious tasks that are difficult to do.

"Turn left."

Seeing the intersection ahead, Wang Erleng said hurriedly.

"Comrade Wang, are you sure?"

The driver was a little skeptical whether the car could drive in.

"Don't worry, the road is clear once you turn around."

"My brother spent more than ten days repairing it."

Others may not know, but Wang Erleng knows. According to Brother Zheng, that road will be the central avenue of the village in the future.

"Oh my goodness, this is incredible."

“It’s really a road.”

"Awesome, I admire you."

The roadside is very wide, about ten meters wide, paved with gravel, and very flat, even better than the roads in the town.

When they saw the huge stone with the words "Hope New Village" engraved on it, Director Song and his team were even more shocked. The huge stone might weigh several thousand kilograms. How could four or five people handle it?

"Brother, are you sure there are only four or five people in your village?"

"Yes, there are only four of us now. What's wrong?"

Wang Erleng didn't know why Director Song asked this. In Wang Erleng's opinion, there was nothing strange about this. It was just a road being built and a huge stone being erected at the entrance of the village. Wasn't this normal? Which village wouldn't have a road?

"Does the brother Zheng you mentioned have a very powerful background, the kind that can reach the sky?"

Director Song asked again.

"Director Song, you are mistaken. Brother Zheng and I both fled from the Central Plains. It was Brother Zheng who saved my life."

"awesome."

"Of course, Brother Zheng is definitely amazing."

The other people in the car said nothing, their eyes full of surprise. It was unimaginable that someone would really build a new village in this remote place.