Accompanied by a burst of continuous firecrackers, the construction of the Jintan Village Brick Factory officially began.
"Defu, come on!"
Standing in front of the crowd, County Magistrate Yang smiled and patted Ma Defu on the shoulder. In fact, when she first learned that a brick factory was going to be built in Jintan Village, she was very surprised.
After all, building a brick factory and farming are completely different from breeding, and the difficulty is also different.
However, after she read the report submitted by Ma Defu, most of her worries were relieved.
The construction of this brick factory in Jintan Village did not occupy any financial expenditure. Secondly, it did not put any excessive demands on the government. All the county government had to do was to grant them a piece of land.
Thirdly, the Yuquanying area will indeed need a lot of building materials in the future. Building a brick factory at this time is not a fanciful idea.
Therefore, County Magistrate Yang approved the proposal without any hesitation.
Today is the day when the brick factory officially laid the foundation stone. County Magistrate Yang was invited to Jintan Village to participate in the brick factory’s foundation laying ceremony.
"Uh-huh!"
Ma Defu nodded excitedly. Although the proposal to build a brick factory was proposed by his father, since his father started his career, he has basically completed all the subsequent work.
Looking at the slowly rising smoke and smelling the smell of gunpowder in the air, at this moment, his mood was extremely agitated.
This is the first project launched in Jintan Village after he took office. I am afraid no one knows better than him how much effort he has put into it.
"correct……"
Before County Magistrate Yang could finish speaking, a burst of rapid shouting suddenly came from the side.
"Brother Defu! Brother Defu! Sister Shuihua is about to give birth!"
When he heard the news that Shui Hua was giving birth, Ma Defu felt a thump in his head and was completely stunned. He didn't even hear what County Magistrate Yang said next.
County Magistrate Yang on the side naturally heard this cry. On this occasion, she could not continue to force Ma Defu to stay. If she forced him to stay, even if she could keep him, she probably wouldn't be able to keep him.
"Congratulations! Congratulations!"
Seeing that Ma Defu was still stunned, County Magistrate Yang gave him a gentle push.
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go back quickly!"
"ah?"
Ma Defu, who was pushed, finally came to his senses and quickly smiled apologetically at County Magistrate Yang.
"County Magistrate, thank you, but I'll excuse you for now."
County Magistrate Yang waved his hand: "Go quickly."
After receiving the county magistrate's approval, Ma Defu immediately ran towards his yard. At this time, he was both excited and anxious.
He was excited because he was going to be a father soon, but he was worried because having children was risky after all.
In today's era, unlike later generations, all pregnant women give birth in hospitals. In vast rural areas, especially backward and remote areas with poor economic conditions, children are still delivered at home by midwives as in the past.
The conditions at home are simple and cannot be compared to the hospital. Every delivery is a thrilling battle. Moreover, most rural women do not have the custom of prenatal check-ups. Whether the fetus is in the correct position or not depends entirely on the experience of the midwife.
In the event of dystocia, if the doctor is not sent to the hospital in time, it is very likely to result in one death and two lives.
Of course, that was before. The production conditions of Shuihua this time were completely different from those in the past. With Li Jie on the side to protect them, the risk of production was almost infinitely close to zero.
Therefore, Ma Defu's excitement far outweighed his anxiety.
After a while, Ma Defu arrived at the door of his house and saw his father and younger brother waiting patiently in the yard. From time to time, the roar of water splashing with all its strength could be heard in the room.
The moment he stepped into the yard, a baby's cry suddenly came from inside the house.
The baby is born!
Hearing this loud cry, Ma Defu's nerves, which had been tense along the way, suddenly relaxed. At this moment, he felt that this cry was the most beautiful note in the world.
From now on, in addition to being a son and a husband, he has another identity.
Ma Debao turned his eyes, glanced at his panting brother, and teased with a slight smile.
"Brother, why are you here? My eldest nephew has been born!"
"..."
Ma Defu froze on the spot, looking straight into the room. All his attention was attracted by the baby's cry, and he didn't care at all about his brother's teasing.
Seeing this, Ma Debao curled his lips secretly and lost interest in teasing.
However, one thing I have to admit is that his nephew was born too fast.
How long has it been?
It only takes about ten minutes, right?
Although he has never given birth to a child, he has never eaten pork. How can he still see a pig running?
Squeak!
At this moment, the wooden door of the room opened with a creak, and Fu's mother walked out with a smile on her face. After seeing the three people outside the room, she said happily.
"I gave birth to a big fat boy!"
After Ma Defu was overjoyed, he took a step forward and asked quickly.
"Mom, is Shuihua okay?"
Defu's mother replied with a smile: "It's okay, it's great, the water splash is great."
"That's good, that's good."
Knowing that his wife was fine, Ma Defu breathed a sigh of relief.
Among everyone present, Li Jie had the calmest reaction. He knew that Shui Hua was carrying a boy long before the child was born, and he also made sufficient preparations before the birth to ensure the safety of the birth.
"Defu, weren't you at the brick factory? Why did you come back so quickly?"
Ma Defu asked doubtfully: "Dad, weren't you the one who called me back?"
Hearing this, Li Jie glanced at Ma Debao on the side and probably understood what was going on.
It is estimated that Ma Debao asked someone to call Ma Defu back. If it is according to Li Jie's wishes, it doesn't matter whether Ma Defu comes back or not. After all, this production is foolproof.
Whether Ma Defu comes back or not will not affect the outcome.
However, now that he is back, Li Jie will not blame Ma Debao for taking matters into his own hands.
"Go in and see the kids. I'll leave this place to you. Let's go to the brick factory for a walk."
After saying that, Li Jie slowly left the scene with his hands behind his back.
When Ma Defu saw this, he immediately shouted at his father's back.
"Dad, there's nothing wrong with the brick factory. It was County Magistrate Yang who took the initiative to call me back."
Li Jie paused slightly when he heard this, turned around and said, "I know, I'll just go over and take a look and come back."
The rapid development of Jintan Village is inseparable from the support from above, and County Magistrate Yang is the person in charge of Diaozhuang Immigration in Haiji County. As a matter of fact, when people come to your territory, you always want to say hello.
Before, Li Jie only went there because he found that Shui Hua was about to give birth and there might be some accident during the delivery, so he stayed here. Now that the baby was born, there was nothing wrong with him staying.
Rather than staying here, I might as well take this time to take a walk around the brick factory.