On Sunday, the two brothers Defu Debao got up before dawn. When they walked out of the room and saw the excitement in each other's eyes, they couldn't help but smile at each other.
"Brother, are you up too?"
"Yes, I have to go to the town to pick up someone later, but I don't want to be late."
Today is the day when the second batch of Diaozhuang households arrive. As a member of the working group, Ma Defu has the obligation to go to the town to receive the newly arrived Diaozhuang households, not to mention that there are also his mother, his aunt, and Shuihua among the immigrants this time.
The combination of these factors makes it difficult for Ma Defu not to go. He has been in a state of excitement since last night. His mood was so agitated that he couldn't sleep all night long.
However, Ma Defu is still young, full of energy, and full of energy. It is not a big deal to stay up all night.
As for why Ma Debao is so excited, there is a reason.
In addition to his mother and his aunt, there is another family in this group of diaozhuang households. This family is Teacher Bai Chongli and his family.
Of course, although Ma Debao respected Teacher Bai very much, this was not enough to make him so excited that he could not sleep. The real reason was that Teacher Bai's daughter Mai Miao also came with her this time.
Ma Debao and Mai Miao are just like Ma Defu and Shui Hua in the past. They were childhood sweethearts and liked each other the same way.
Therefore, Ma Debao was no less excited than his brother Ma Defu.
In the blink of an eye, when Ma Debao saw his brother's meaningful smile, he felt as if his thoughts were being exposed, and he looked a little reserved.
After a while, Ma Debao scratched his head and changed the topic.
"Brother, what do you eat for breakfast? Are noodles ready?"
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"Okay, let's do it."
After leaving these words, Ma Debao left the house as if he was running away and ran straight towards the kitchen.
Looking at his younger brother's rather embarrassed back, Ma Defu smiled knowingly. As an older brother, how could he not know what his younger brother was thinking.
On the other side, Ma Debao came to the kitchen and started a fire in the earthen stove very skillfully. They had just settled in the resettlement site. At present, even water and electricity were different, let alone high-end gadgets such as gas.
Children of poor people have long been in charge of the family. Although Ma Debao is not yet an adult, cooking is not difficult for him.
Not long after, three bowls of hot noodle soup were ready. Ma Debao shouted towards the east room while holding the bowls.
"Dad, let's eat!"
Inside the house, Li Jie opened his eyes and took a look at the sky outside. He immediately understood why Ma Debao got up so early today.
I just want to go to the town early to pick up people and see the wheat seedlings earlier.
Speaking of which, the two sons from this family are both good at making plans. They have already booked their future wives at a young age, unlike some people who are about to turn thirty and have not yet gotten married.
Without comparison, there is no harm.
Thinking of this, Li Jie couldn't help but secretly despise a certain guy who was hard at work coding and had no nightlife.
After breakfast, Ma Debao took the initiative to take over the task of clearing the dishes. After a lot of work, Ma Debao secretly found his elder brother and said in a low voice.
Ma Defu lowered his head and glanced at the watch in his hand. Seeing that it was already past six o'clock, he silently calculated the distance in his mind and then replied.
"Wash these pieces of clothing equally."
Although the resettlement site has not yet been officially connected to water, it is backed by the Yellow River, and water is no longer a scarce commodity. There is a water station near the farm next to it. The villagers' domestic water and irrigation water all come from there, but it is not the same as Yongquan Village.
What is different from the free water source is that the water here requires money.
The villagers are full of complaints about the water fee. In their eyes, water comes from the sky, so how can they ask for money?
In the end, Li Jie came forward and suppressed the villagers' discussions. At the same time, he also told the villagers why the water fee was charged.
As we all know, the water of the Yellow River cannot be directly used. Ning Province was born and developed because of the Yellow River, but it is the only place along the Yellow River that does not drink the water of the Yellow River. For a long time, Ning Province has only used the water of the Yellow River for irrigation.
Most of the domestic water used by residents comes from groundwater.
However, Ning Province does not drink the Yellow River water not because the Yellow River water is not drinkable, but because this part of the Yellow River water has a more important role.
According to the ‘87 Water Diversion Plan’, the Yellow River water supply allocated to Ning Province is only 4 billion cubic meters.
4 billion cubic meters seems to be a lot, but when it is actually allocated to various regions, it is somewhat stretched. The reason why it is not enough is not because of insufficient quotas, but because of insufficient investment in water conservancy infrastructure, and leakage and evaporation often occur during the water transportation process.
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In short, water resources utilization efficiency is insufficient, and agricultural water accounts for 90% of total water consumption.
Therefore, in order to ensure agricultural production, Ning Province uses most of the Yellow River water in the quota for irrigation. Most of the residents' domestic water comes from underground, and this situation will continue for a long time.
Of course, water shortages are real, but the specific distribution of water resources varies from person to person. For example, people like Li Jie who are not short of money will naturally not be short of water.
After arriving at the resettlement site and being able to buy water with money, Li Jie resumed the habit of bathing once a day.
Not only that, he also forced Debao and Defu's two brothers to wash together.
Taking a bath every day is really too luxurious for the villagers of Yongquan Village. If it were anyone else who did this, they would probably be drowned by the spitting stars of the villagers.
However, the person who is doing this now is Li Jie. Due to his power, the villagers do not dare to do it in front of their faces, or even behind their backs. At most, they do it in their hearts.
Ma Debao also lowered his head and glanced at the watch in his hand. Seeing that there was still a while left, he nodded helplessly.
"Uh, okay."
The watch in his hand is the same model as that of his brother Ma Defu. Both watches were bought by Li Jie. They are not big foreign brands, but just affordable Modu watches.
A quarter of an hour later, after hanging the clothes, the sun slowly rose. Seeing that the time was almost up, Ma Defu clapped his hands and said.
"Debao, go le, go to town."
"Hello!"
When Ma Debao heard this, without saying a word, he rushed out and came to the courtyard. He looked at the two 28-inch trucks leaning against the wall and asked.
"Brother, should we ride one car or two?"
"I don't even ride."
Ma Debao was surprised and said: "What? You don't even ride? Let's just walk on these two legs?"
Ma Defu smiled mysteriously and did not answer his brother's question directly. Instead, he walked to the utility room on the west side and opened the door. He saw something being covered in the room. When he got closer, Ma Defu opened the rainproof cloth with a crash.
At this point, the lineup of things in the house appeared. It was a motorcycle. Ma Defu patted the handle of the motorcycle and grinned at his brother.