After repeated tests, Tao Nanfeng's digging skills became more and more proficient.

Select the shortest excavation path according to the white lines emerging on the tunnel wall, stop immediately when a red light spot appears, and install supporting hardwood where the green lines appear. The road construction team successfully carried out tunnel excavation under the command of Tao Nanfeng

Work.

After only one week of digging, we have advanced more than fifty meters. At this speed, the tunnel of more than three hundred meters can be completed in one and a half months.

There was a break at noon on this day, and the canteen sent people to deliver meals. Everyone sat at the entrance of the cave to eat, with the old pine trees above their heads casting a large amount of shade.

November in the mountains has officially entered autumn, and the yellow leaves all over the mountains and plains are dyed in layers as far as the eye can see, glowing golden in the sun.

A burst of children's chirping laughter came from the other side of the mountain road. Tao Nanfeng raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound.

After turning around a steep slope, you will find the mountain road to the North Slope Brigade. It is narrow and difficult to navigate.

Four girls aged twelve or three came over with bamboo tubes in their hands. The thin girl in the lead had a bright red silk knot in her braid, which looked like a walking pomegranate flower from a distance.

Xiao Aiyun, who was sitting next to her, brightened her eyes and raised her hand to say hello: "Sister--"

When the girl wearing a red silk knot heard someone calling her name, she responded happily: "Hey~~Sister Xiao, Sister Tao!"

The little sister started running along the mountain road and almost tripped over a branch sticking out of a thorn. Xiao Aiyun stood up and shouted at the top of her voice: "Little sister, don't be anxious, walk slowly."

The younger sister ran closer, handed the two bamboo tubes in her hands to Xiao Aiyun and Tao Nanfeng, and said intimately: "You guys drink water, this is the mountain spring water I brought specially from Luohan Spring, it is sweet.

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The younger sister tilted her head, her slightly yellow and sparse hair was tied into a braid, with a large red silk flower tied at the end of the braid.

"Sister Tao, look, this is the red silk ribbon you gave me. It's so beautiful." The younger sister's big eyes were full of joy, and she took care of the silk flowers with her hands, cherishing them very much.

Xi Mei's family is in Beipo, and her father is Fan Wufu, a farmer who passed by the educated youth spot to beg for water last time.

On her twelfth birthday, she received a ribbon from Ye Qin and Tao Nanfeng. The little girl, who had never had such a beautiful headdress before, was so happy that her whole body seemed to explode. She didn’t know how to express her gratitude, so she went up the mountain to pick a basket early in the morning.

The wild fruits were delivered to the educated youth after walking three hours along the mountain road.

After going back and forth, Ximei became acquainted with the educated youths. This time, she heard that the road construction team was going to dig a tunnel to connect the north and south slopes, so she came with her friends from the village to deliver water.

The other three little girls were a little timid and did not dare to approach, shyly hiding behind the younger sister.

Ximei smiled, turned around and pushed them forward: "Sister Xiao, Sister Tao, this is Sister Lan, Hehua, and Fifth Sister."

The little girl's face was red, she put the bamboo tube filled with water into Xiao Aiyun's hand, then hid behind the younger sister, stretched out her head and looked quietly.

Xiao Aiyun smiled and took the bamboo tube and distributed it to the team members.

The educated youths greeted the four little girls with smiles. Seeing how cute they looked with curiosity as they evaded, they teased them and talked.

"How old are you this year and what grade are you in?"

"Why don't you go to school today? Why do you come here to deliver water at noon?"

The younger sister was more courageous and answered the educated youth's questions seriously: "We have all graduated from Nanbeipo Primary School. It is too far to go to the town to attend junior high school, and our family will not allow us to continue studying."

The child in front of me is only eleven or two years old. He is thin and slender, with no color on his face, and is somewhat malnourished. The cloth shoes he is wearing are frayed at the front, revealing white toes. The homespun clothes he is wearing are obviously too small, which shows that they have not been updated for a long time.

The clothes are worn.

Don’t you stop studying after just graduating from elementary school?

Xiao Aiyun knelt down and looked at her younger sister at eye level: "Why don't you stop reading? Don't you want a new schoolbag for your twelfth birthday?"

The younger girl bit her lip and said nothing for a long time after being poked at the center of things. Her eyes were red and tears welled up in her eyes.

Xiao Aiyun hurriedly hugged her, patted her back gently, and comforted her: "Don't cry, don't cry. My sister is wrong. You shouldn't ask this."

Hehua quietly approached Xiao Aiyun and said softly: "My younger sister's academic performance is very good. She ranks first every year. But it costs a lot of money to live in a junior high school in the town."

The fifth sister saw that the younger sister was sad and felt bad: "The family doesn't allow girls to study."

The younger sister raised her hand to wipe away her tears and smiled sheepishly: "Sister Xiao, I want a schoolbag for my birthday because I want to leave it as a memory for myself. I want to go to the town to go to junior high school, and in the future, like you, I will be a productive person.

A good and knowledgeable young man.”

Being a role model for others is originally a pleasant thing, but looking at the little girl with tears in her eyes, the educated youths feel heavy. It is really difficult for rural children, especially girls, to study.

Wei Min came over and rubbed her little head: "When the road is built, we will work together to let all the children who want to study go to school."

The younger sister raised her head in surprise, her eyes bursting with extreme longing: "Really? You must keep your word."

The phosphate rock in the bamboo forest flashed before Wei Min's eyes. He looked at each other and Qiao Yadong, and they both nodded: "It counts." After the mine is opened, there will be money. With money, even middle schools can be built, but they are afraid that the children will not be able to go to school.

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The younger sister took the little sister's hand and jumped up: "Yeah - great, we can study now!"

Seeing how happy the four little girls were, all the team members laughed and praised while drinking water: "It is indeed water from Luohan Spring, it's so sweet!"

The little girl who received the praise smiled with crooked eyebrows and said crisply: "You built roads and dug tunnels so that we can go to school. From now on, I will come here to deliver water every day."

Three little girls behind her tugged at her clothes and said weakly: "Sister, it will take five hours to bring water to Luohan Spring..."

Luohan Spring is located at the top of Luohan Peak, with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. It is the highest peak among the many hills in Xiufeng Mountain.

The younger sister tugged at the silk flowers on her braid, with a hint of stubbornness on her face: "It's okay, I'm not afraid of walking on mountain roads."

Everyone advised her not to bring water every day, holding up their own military kettles and saying that they would bring water every day, but the younger sister was determined to eat the weights and refused to listen to anyone. She pursed her lips and said, "I only send two bamboo tubes, Arhat."

The water from the spring is sweeter."

After saying that, the younger sister raised her eyes and looked at everyone with a pure and innocent smile. She bowed deeply, grabbed the younger sister and ran away.

Seeing the children running, Tao Nanfeng was deeply shocked.

How many bamboo tubes of mountain spring water have been delivered after a five-hour mountain road trip? It is now twelve o'clock, and the children have to start from home at least seven in the morning. Although the villagers of Xiufeng Mountain are poor, they have a heart as pure as gold and a grateful heart.

Tao Nanfeng placed the bamboo tube in his hand beside the hole, stood up and picked up the iron drill, his eyes calm: "Let's start work!"

Build roads, mine, make money, send children to school.

All the team members responded in unison: "Let's go to work!" The sound was loud and echoed in the valley.

"Ding-ding! Ding-dang!" This is the sound of iron drill and hammer striking.

"Plop! Plop!" This is the sound of a hoe digging into the soil.

While the atmosphere was in full swing, there was a burst of noise at the entrance of the cave, mixed with loud shouts.

Tao Nanfeng listened carefully and raised his hand to ask everyone to stop.

Wei Min asked: "What's wrong?"

The noisy people outside the cave shouted at the entrance of the tunnel, and the echoes were buzzing and hard to hear clearly. Qiao Yadong frowned: "The voice sounded like Section Chief Liu Bin of the Security Department. Strange, what is he doing here?"

Qiao Yadong knew that Tao Nanfeng didn't like to deal with such things, so he said to Tao Nanfeng: "You continue to work, Wei Min, Chen Zhilu, I and I will go out and take a look."

He put down the shovel in his hand and motioned for Wei Min and Chen Zhilu to follow. The three of them walked out of the cave together.

There was a group of people standing at the entrance of the cave, and the leader was Liu Bin, the head of the farm security department. He was a tall and thick man with a beard and eyes like bells. He seemed to be always glaring at people. Behind him were seven or eight people wearing red sleeves.

The young man in Zhang had a cigarette in his mouth and an iron rod in his hand, with a fierce look on his face.

"Come out! Come out!"

"A serious safety accident like a cave collapse occurred, and you deliberately concealed it? Stop work immediately and make rectifications. No more digging is allowed!"

After shouting for a long time, when he saw someone finally coming out of the dark cave, Liu Bin suddenly became energetic and shouted: "Bring them all back to the field!" Without saying a word, the commanding officer restrained Qiao Yadong and the others with their hands behind their backs.

Qiao Yadong was caught off guard and couldn't react at all. He struggled and shouted: "Chief Liu, what are you doing? We are members of the road construction team and we are digging tunnels. Why should we arrest people?"

Several employees from the security department took out thick hemp ropes and tied up the hands and feet of the three people. They sneered: "You violated the rules and almost caused a safety accident. You have to be taken back to the field department for investigation."

Wei Min struggled hard, but his fists were no match for his four hands, and he was held down by two big men, unable to move.

Chen Zhilu shouted at the top of his voice: "Liu Bin is beating someone, please come and help..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a "pop!" sound, and Liu Bin slapped him hard: "Damn it! What are you shouting for? When did I hit someone? We were ordered by the field director to inform you to stop work for rectification. This

It is to protect the members of the road construction team."

The road construction team had gone a hundred meters deep into the cave. If they didn't yell into the cave, they would hardly hear anything going on outside. However, Tao Nanfeng noticed something strange and said to Xiao Aiyun: "Why have Qiao Yadong and the others been there for so long?"

Xiao Aiyun waved her hand casually: "Squad leader Qiao is the best at communicating with others. It must be fine."

Mao Peng added from the side: "People from the security department are wandering around all day long, what the hell could happen! I'm afraid you are bored and come here to ask for a cigarette. I'll go take a look."

He took out a crumpled pack of cigarettes from his pocket, sniffed them with an intoxicated expression, took out one and clamped it to his ear, and said with a smile: "Tao Zhiqing, I'll smoke a cigarette outside the cave."

Tao Nanfeng nodded and watched him walk towards the entrance of the cave.

In less than two minutes, Mao Peng stumbled back and said loudly: "The security department arrested people, and the copycats did it with them!"

As soon as they heard that people from the security department came to the road construction team to arrest people, all the team members in the cave were furious, picked up hoes, iron drills, and shovels and ran out.

"What a devil! How dare you go to the road construction team to cause trouble."

"Did Liu Bin not be defeated by Field Director Xiang last time?"

"Damn! You are so brave. You dare to come to the road construction team to arrest people and fight with them!"

Tao Nanfeng walked slowly and in a hurry, staying at the end of the team.

The slender wrist looks as soft as boneless, but it is carrying an octagonal hammer weighing fifteen kilograms. The wooden handle of the hammer is slightly thick, filling the palm perfectly, and the fingers are naturally curved for a good grip. The octagonal hammer is tilted downwards

, looking heavy.

Seeing the men in the road construction team shouting and killing each and every one of them like chicken blood, Xiao Aiyun was a little nervous. She approached Tao Nanfeng and whispered: "Are we going to fight? I'm a little scared."

Tao Nanfeng pursed his lips and said comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

As soon as the two girls walked out of the cave, they saw a tense situation in front of them, which was about to break out.

Mao Peng said loudly: "Liu Bin, what do you mean? To show off your power, you have to see whose territory this is!"

Liu Bin sneered and said: "The security work of the farm is under my control. You had a safety accident as big as a landslide a week ago. I came here to investigate the reasonableness and compliance. Don't label me as showing off my power!"

Mao Peng's heart skipped a beat, landslide? Tao Nanfeng handled the matter promptly at the time and had no adverse effects. In order to avoid unnecessary complications, Xiangbei had told everyone not to spread the word. Why did the Security Department know about it now?
To be continued...