Yang Lei was silent for a long time: "No matter what kind of person I become in the future, my heart will always be in this village."

In the twilight, patches of thicker black sprinkled down like fog, and Zhang Guoquan was shrouded in it. He suddenly said: "Okay, I feel relieved with your words."

"Zhishu Yang..."

"Just call me Lei Zi."

"Da Jinya is in jail, how is Yaoyao doing now?"

Yang Lei frowned, and when he relaxed, he said: "As for Yaoyao, I don't know much about her current situation. I think Xia Sujuan will tell you."

Yang Lei was telling the truth. After Da Jinya went to jail, Yaoyao didn't want to see him again.

Yang Lei knew that he had now become Yaoyao's enemy.

It was getting dark, and Yang Lei had to go home, otherwise his mother-in-law would have filled the village calling Lei Zi to come home for dinner, just like the adults in the village calling out to playful children.

Although the night was shrouded, Zhang Guoquan had not left the river beach. During this period, he was very busy. He had to take care of mining river sand and reclaiming wasteland at the same time.

When there are more people, the speed of work also increases. This is a good thing, but when there are more people, the work becomes unorganized. They often focus on the beginning rather than the end. The mining here has not been completed yet. The next day, the work will be done.

He ran to the other side to mine.

The most important thing is that the land that Zhang Guoquan finally turned over was accidentally spilled by the villagers, so Zhang Guoquan could only slowly clean it up and use wooden boards to circle the reclaimed wasteland as much as possible to prevent river sand from spilling in.

After doing a lot of useless work, Zhang Guoquan still enjoyed it. He was delighted when he looked at the large area of ​​cultivated crop land.

As long as he is given another year, his life will become better next year.

After working hard for a while, the sky turned completely dark and it was difficult to see clearly. It was still cold at night, so Zhang Guoquan returned to the yard with his hoe on his back.

Bai Ge had already prepared face wash for him, and after swiping a few times on his face, he felt much refreshed.

As he was wiping his face, something hit his calf. Zhang Guoquan looked down and saw that it was the little lamb.

The little lamb pressed its little head against Zhang Guoquan's calf and bumped it several times, making the white pigeon laugh.

"Guo Quan, I didn't expect it to really come to life, and now it can even tease you."

Zhang Guoquan put the towel on the washbasin and kicked the lamb: "It was just a minor problem. I guess the shepherd had too many sheep and couldn't take care of them, so he was too lazy to take care of the sick lamb."

Bai Ge nodded in agreement: "Well, that's right. The two of us only need to take care of one sheep. If it doesn't survive, it would be a shame for both of us."

In order to take care of this sick little lamb, Bai Ge did a lot of hard work. He tied the lamb directly to the bedside and made a straw nest for it. He had to get up several times a night to check whether he was hungry or thirsty.

Is it gone?

Bai Ge's hard work for so many days was not in vain. The lamb grew up and became more lively. It was always like a naughty child, playing around, jumping and jumping into nooks and crannies. When it came out,

I'm often covered in dust.

Zhang Guoquan took out the thick branches that he climbed up the tree and broke off in the afternoon, laid them horizontally on the ground, chopped them into half a man's height with a wood chopper, chopped a dozen branches in sequence, and sharpened them.

Then he carried a pile of thick wooden stakes to the corner of the wall, took out one and pressed it down hard. If it couldn't be pressed down anymore, he used the back of the hoe to pick it up and smash it hard.

The sound of "boom, boom, boom" echoed in the yard, so scared that the little lamb huddled in the straw and stared motionlessly in the direction of the corner.

After a dozen thick wooden stakes were smashed into the ground, Zhang Guoquan leaned his hoe against the corner, used the remaining branches to weave a wooden door, and then tied the door with a rope to the position reserved in advance. Such a simple sheepfold was ready.

Done.

Zhang Guoquan dragged the lamb inside. The lamb didn't seem to like it, twisting his head and pulling away but not moving forward.

Angry Zhang Guoquan picked him up and threw him into the sheepfold.

It may be that he is not used to his new home, or it may be that he is used to being wild. He started circling around violently and called out "baa baa baa" all night long.

Wake up at dawn to the call of the lamb.

There was a mist in the morning, and the spring wild wind dispersed as soon as it blew.

The greenery in the river ditch is much richer, and when the sun comes out, the buds are vying to bloom.

Let's see who is more colorful. Anyway, the river ditch is bright.

Green has also emerged in the poplar forest, which is light and mixed with gray bark.

Zhang Guoquan was fortunate that he proposed the idea of ​​mining river sand to Yang Lei at that time, otherwise he would have suffered a big sin living near the river beach.

This was the first time he experienced the spring season when he came to Yangjiazhuang. Of course he had experienced spring before, but compared with this spring, it was really two different things.

There is a lot of wind in spring, but it is still wild. It will scurry at every crack and wander around the village, like a wild child.

Especially the terrain like the river ditch has become its playground. It keeps making "woo-woo" sounds, and passing by the gourd-shaped river beach, it feels like letting go.

Anyway, Zhang Guoquan felt that the spring wind had flown into the river ditch.

When the wild wind blows, a layer of dry floating sand on the river beach is stirred up, one layer after another, often filled with fine dust everywhere.

A thin layer also sank to the bottom of the water tank. Zhang Guoquan sometimes felt his teeth bristle when he drank the water.

On days when the wind is strong, I don’t dare to open the door of the main room, for fear that sand will blow in and make it difficult to clean.

No wonder Old Monster Yang prefers this homestead to remain uncultivated instead of repairing it. It seems that my father-in-law suffered a lot from the river sand here when he was young.

Fortunately, the village is far away from the river beach. Only the households at the east end of the village, which are close to the river beach, can feel the trouble caused by the river sand.

Bai Ge often said: "Fortunately, you came up with the idea of ​​mining river sand, otherwise we would have to eat sand every day while living here."

Zhang Guoquan also sighed and said: "Yes, after this summer, the river sand has been almost mined, and there will be no such trouble next year."

"Yes, how did you come up with the idea that river sand can be sold for money?" Bai Ge thought that the problem that had troubled the village for several generations turned out to be solved by Zhang Guoquan by selling it for money.

Zhang Guoquan explained casually: "Our village is different from Yangjiazhuang. There is too little land and there is not enough food. During the slack period, the strong laborers in the village follow several neighboring villages to form a temporary construction team and run around.

I build courtyard walls and houses for others, do some hard work, and earn some pocket money."

"Well, I have to find something to do."

"Yes, sometimes there is no work in Shiliba Village, so they will run a little further to the outskirts of the city. They often leave before dawn and come back in the dark at night."

"So, regarding the river sand, I also heard from several people who work for the construction team in the village. They said that the houses in the city are built with sand mixed with cement, unlike us who use mud mixed with straw.

It was so strong that it couldn’t be broken even if it was smashed, and the people in the village didn’t believe it at that time.”

Bai Ge agreed: "This is a village. There are few people going out, and there is no information. The most important thing is that we are poor."

"Being poor is a thing of the past. It will get better and better in the future. For example, river sand can be sold for money. It wouldn't have worked in a few years ago. Baobuqi will give you a little tail of capitalism. Now it's better."

With the reform and opening up, construction is going on all over the country, and river sand has naturally become a necessity."

When Zhang Guoquan said this, he suddenly sighed: "I got the money from the sale, but because of this, so many things happened."

Bai Ge said disapprovingly: "It's not your fault. No one can be sure that anything will go in a good direction."

Hearing what Bai Ge understood, Zhang Guoquan looked at Bai Ge with joy and said, "Yes, when all the river sand is mined and we have cropland, our lives will get better and better."

"I know, I always believe you."

"I hope the river sand mining will go smoothly and nothing will happen again."

"Well, then the village can have electricity."

Thinking of the bright electric light, Zhang Guoquan also looked yearning: "Are you looking forward to it? Baige."

Bai Ge nodded heavily: "Of course, it's bright and bright, like the moon. Put the moon in the house, think about it, it will be worth it in this life."

Zhang Guoquan showed a bright smile: "Haha, you are really easy to satisfy."

Bai Ge raised his head and asked: "Do you like things outside very much?"

"Well, I've loved inquiring since I was a child." Zhang Guoquan answered without denying.

Bai Ge suddenly became sad: "Do you think I'm dragging you down? You should go to the outside world and take a look."
Chapter completed!