Rebirth 1983: The counterattack started from hunting in the mountains

Yu Dewang's disappointment was visible to the naked eye. He staggered back and almost lost his balance.

In order to find this old ginseng, he gave up his business and went to this remote countryside. He didn't eat or sleep well and spent a month there, but he didn't expect this result.

It seemed as if Zhang Yaoyang was not eating ginseng, but his life.

"Mr. Yu, I'm sorry. We country folk don't understand that. We just pick it up and eat it like a carrot."

It was at this time that the butcher Zhao Dazhu came with two large bundles of radishes to reward Zhang Yaoyang.

Zhao Tiezhu is a really generous man. Ever since Zhang Yaoyang agreed to take him into the mountains, he has been bringing some radishes to the Zhang family from time to time.

Many people in the village also benefited from this and had nothing to do these days, just eating radishes.

In an age like this, radishes can taste like fruit, making it especially easy to satisfy.

Zhang Yaoyang also advised Zhao Dazhui to eat sparingly and cherish the harvest from his one-third acre of land.

That is, his land occupies a favorable terrain. The temperature is lower near the river and the soil is relatively moist, so it grows lush and green.

If you go to inspect other farmlands at this time, it is not difficult to see that there are already signs of drought.

This is a major issue of people's livelihood. If it is not handled properly, the entire Zhaojia Village, including people in the surrounding areas, will be in chaos.

Seizing water sources and various survival resources will result in loss of life.

There will even be many petty thieves, and social order will deteriorate.

In the previous life, because there were too many troublemakers this year, a vigorous crackdown was launched and many people were sentenced or executed.

With people in panic, life is naturally difficult. Zhang Yaoyang doesn't want to live in such an environment.

He was very busy, busy eating radishes and looking for water. He ignored the distraught Yu Dewang and instead called the people present and asked them to follow him for a walk on the mountain path outside.

No hunting, just helping to cut bamboo and make a drainage pipe.

In those days, running water was not widely available in rural areas, and Zhang Yaoyang also thought about buying some pipes and installing one himself.

But that smell of iron filings will really ruin this good water.

Let's wait until the technology is improved and stainless steel pipes are available before considering it.

It is also good to use bamboo tubes now. They only need to be repaired once every one or two years. The advantage is that it is free and it only takes some time at most.

The bamboo forest halfway up the mountain is for public use. It is still growing well at this time and most of it has not been cut down. Bamboos as thick as a bowl can be seen everywhere.

Zhang Yaoyang's eyes were like sharp rulers. He used a piece of yellow mud to mark twenty or so bamboos and asked the villagers to cut them down.

Then, he even controlled the length precisely. Basically, every section of bamboo had a characteristic and could be embedded in another bamboo to achieve the standard of a perfect fit.

This way, water will not leak and the water source will not be polluted.

If someone else were to do this, it would definitely not be possible without a day or two of hard work. However, Zhang Yaoyang led a dozen strong laborers and in just half a day, they had brought a pool of clear spring water from the mountain wall to their home.

Country people are so down-to-earth when it comes to doing things. They help so much and work themselves to the point of sweating profusely, but they never complain about being tired, and they do a great job.

Zhang Yaoyang's original intention was to pay each person one dollar as wage and provide them with a full meal.

These men felt that they had only contributed a little bit of effort and were just doing a small favor for their fellow villagers, so they were embarrassed to accept the money. Finally, after repeated persuasion, they accepted the money.

The night was lively until ten o'clock in the evening. The twelve people had eaten and drunk their fill. Maybe it was because they saw that Zhang Yaoyang's family lived a good life, or maybe the meat was so delicious, but they all took advantage of the alcohol and clamored to follow him up the mountain next time.

However, after sobering up, most of these people became cowardly again, and in the end only three of them made the trip.

Of course, this is a later story and I won’t mention it here.

However, the family was so happy about the new water pipe in the yard that they couldn't sleep. They no longer had to fetch water from the public well in the village, which saved a lot of labor.

Zhang Yongqiang and Zhang Yongshou were full of energy. They built a pool overnight to collect water.

However, without a faucet to control the water, it keeps flowing day and night, which is not a big deal. We need to dig a drainage ditch to drain the water.

Seeing this, the family surnamed Wu next door also came over with a shameless face, ready to take the water leaking from the pool to their home.

This is purely a freebie.

You know, before Zhang Yaoyang took action, he had already informed the Wu family and asked them to send someone to work with him, and would give them some water when the time came.

The two families were separated by a wall, and their relationship was usually not very good. They basically did not interact with each other. The main reason was that this family was very twisted and loved to take advantage of others. There were not many people in the village who could get close to them.

When it came to fixing the water pipes, Zhang Yaoyang didn't want to leave this family behind and planned to get them to work together.

This family member felt too hot to work and was too lazy to help no matter what you said.

Now, the Zhang family has already enjoyed it, and they actually plan to have a piece of the pie.

They took away all the good things. The disgusting feeling I felt was indescribable.

If it were in the past, Liu Huifang would have already cursed them out like a cannon. Who gave them the face?

But now Zhang Yaoyang is in charge, and it depends on how he solves the problem. She stands beside him, ready to support him at any time.

Zhang Yaoyang found an abacus from somewhere, and after fiddling with it for a while, he said to the Wu family, "I spent 12 yuan per person for labor, which is one yuan. In addition to the table of good wine and food, the total cost was 17.5 yuan."

"You can take the remaining 7.5 yuan and take the water away. What do you think?"

When the second son of the Wu family heard this, he immediately became unhappy.

"This water first passes through your house before it reaches ours. The water quality is already bad. How dare you ask for so much?"

"In my opinion, three dollars is a lot. We are neighbors, so it's not a big deal to give way to others. Besides, if you don't let us use the water, it will just flow away. What a waste!"

"Oh, don't waste time. Let's finish the work while it's dark and cool, so that everyone can have a rest."

After the head of the Wu family went up the mountain and died, the Wu family actually had some hatred towards the Zhang family.

Why do people die every time they go up the mountain, while Zhang Yaoyang makes a lot of money time and time again?

Now they have to pay so much money just for a drink of water, it is simply unreasonable.

To be honest, the Wu family was not willing to pay even the three dollars. If it wasn't for saving the labor of carrying water, they would not be willing to step into this door at all.

This made people very unhappy. Zhang Yaoyang shook his abacus loudly and ordered them to leave.

"Since you think it's too expensive, then go up the mountain and get it yourself. You have so many family members, and if everyone contributes, you can save even three dollars."

Liu Huifang smiled coldly and gestured to him to come in.

"As you said, everyone is tired, and we need to rest, please!"

"Humph! You think you're so great just because you have a few lousy bucks? Just wait and see!"

Wu Laoer had a gloomy face and left angrily.

Liu Huifang secretly spat behind him, then sighed to Zhang Yaoyang, "I'm afraid I've offended this person. Sigh, what kind of people are they? It's unlucky to be neighbors with such people."

In the past, before the Zhang family became rich, they were bullied a lot, especially when the production team was earning work points. Whenever the two families were assigned to the same group, the heavy and dirty work would be thrown to the Zhang family, and they would pick up the easy work.

When it comes to competing for credit and earning work points, he is the most active and wishes he could kick the Zhang family away.

At that time, we had a fight because of this matter, and I still remember it vividly.

Zhang Yaoyang also knew that this family had become a cancer, and if he continued to stay next door to them, there would be big trouble.

"Mom, don't worry, I'll take care of this matter. I promise that this family will no longer be an eyesore to you soon."