If the original historical development continues, then Aihua can only become an ordinary herdsman.
He is still the lowest class among the herdsmen. Because he comes from a very low background, he is just the son of a slave girl, and he is so short.
Of course, it may be that someone died suddenly because of a severe cold winter, a sudden white disaster, or a sudden illness.
He died so humbly that no one would even notice him.
But now, because of a brave move and his own wit, this young man has gained opportunities for progress.
His future will be full of hope.
His fate, like many others, will change from now on.
"Husband, I know why this big river is called Heilongjiang. You see, the water of this river looks black from a distance. It really looks like a black dragon winding its way through the mountains." Lu Feiyan said at the side.
Yang Ximei didn't talk much and rarely took the initiative to speak. At this time, she was standing on the other side of Dong Shuheng.
At this time, they were sitting on the gunboat of the Black Dragon Navy.
The river was very calm, and the gunboats pushed the water splashing layer by layer to the shore, making a splashing sound. There was a peaceful and free atmosphere in the air.
Dong Shuheng enjoys this feeling very much.
The officers and soldiers on the gunboat were very sensible and stayed far away at this time.
"Yes, this river is as important to our nation as the Yellow River and the Yangtze River." Dong Shuheng said.
From now on, we can no longer say that we have two dragons coiled around our house. Adding the large rivers flowing into the North Sea and the Lancang River flowing into the South China Sea, there must be at least five or six large rivers in China that can be considered to be at the level of giant dragons.
The Heilongjiang water system is indeed a very important water system in the north.
Although there are Lena and Inesh rivers further north, these rivers only thaw briefly during the summer.
And most of them are frozen soil and forests. The usable value is not very big.
Heilongjiang is different. It is thawed for most of the year. Moreover, the land on both sides of the strait is fertile, especially the plains in the middle and lower reaches, which have now become an important granary for the Renaissance Army.
Moreover, Heilongjiang’s seaworthiness is also very good.
It has become an important water transportation hub for the Fuxing Army to communicate with the northwest of the Mobei Plateau.
Because of the obstacles of the Greater Khingan Mountains, it is very expensive to connect there by land.
Now with this major water artery for transportation, it is not only convenient, but also more cost-effective.
Its role is not only reflected in the economy, but also in the military. It also allows the Renaissance Army to have unprecedentedly strong control over this historically difficult-to-control region.
With this river, the Renaissance Army can support the deployment of a large army on the east bank of Moon Lake, Chita and Nerchinsk areas.
If supplies are transported by road, the cost will be huge.
Moreover, with the development of the Yuehu area, the Mobei grassland has become inland, and the Renaissance Army no longer has to worry about the grassland people here having any dissatisfaction.
Of course, the people on the grasslands themselves knew this very well.
Therefore, they are now obedient to the revival of military uniforms, and their level of composure is even greater than during the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
The sun has reached the western sky, and under the glow of the setting sun, the scenery at this time is a perfect match for the tranquility around it.
The couple stopped talking, Dong Shuheng held the beautiful woman in his arms and watched all this quietly.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines from behind.
The shadows of the three people were stretched long and cast on the ink-like river in front.
The red light of the setting sun shines on the ink-like surface of the river, and cinnabar is usually ground in the inkstone.
Dong Shuheng's original wish to roam this great river and mountains has been mostly fulfilled.
As Dong Shuheng has handed over more and more power, he has become more and more relaxed and has more and more free time.
Either on the way to patrol or in the laboratory.
Dong Shuheng likes this feeling very much.
He felt a little disgusted by being tied to tedious government affairs for a long time.
After a night of sailing, Dong Shuheng arrived at the middle reaches of Heilongjiang River. After a brief repair in Heilongjiang City, he continued to move forward.
After passing Fuyuan City, the navy arrived at the source of the Sanjiang River.
This area used to be covered with swamps of all sizes.
The soil here is a thick layer of peat humus.
As soon as Dong Shuheng set foot on the land here, he seemed to feel the rich energy emanating from this land.
The soil of the Black Land is really black. This black soil exudes a strong vitality.
Here, every inch of land is full of life.
It is farther south and east than the upstream area, and has a maritime monsoon climate that is warmer.
The Daxinganling Mountains in the west and the Waixinggan Mountains in the north temporarily block the Siberian cold current.
It's still full of autumn here. The Yuehu area where Dong Shuheng just left has already received its first snow of the year.
At North Okura Farm.
Field player Liu Shuanzhu got up before dawn. He has to finish harvesting three acres of rice today.
Now is the busy season of autumn harvest.
All people on the farm must participate in the harvesting work.
The walls of the field are all posted with slogans "War for three autumns, celebrate the harvest".
From field leaders to ordinary clerks, they all go to the fields to harvest food.
As a main farm area, some tractors have been allocated here, but the matching harvesting machines have not yet been built.
Therefore, current tractors can only haul harvested crops.
However, the thresher can already be connected to the diesel engine head of the tractor using a belt.
This makes threshing much more efficient.
Liu Shuanzhu's wife Zhao Chunhua went back to her hometown during the Spring Festival and unexpectedly became pregnant.
This made Shuan Zhu feel that he was still nourished by the soil and water of his hometown.
He attributed the reason why they had been unable to have children before to the fact that the two of them were not accustomed to the environment.
Shuanzhuo’s eldest sister also got married on the farm, so she has taken root here.
Spring flowers play a big role in this.
Chunhua was very popular on the farm, and she quickly arranged her eldest sister's marriage to a handsome young man.
Although they all come from poor families, in a place like the farm, no one is from a rich family.
Everyone relies on their own hands to make a living. Finding a partner mainly depends on their character.
There are also some lazy people in the farm. They signed up to come to the farm just for a bite to eat, thinking that they would be able to make a living.
Later, I discovered that there was a lot of work to be done on the farm every day, and some people tried their best to be lazy.
These people will be ostracized on the farm.
If you don't do something well, your wages will be deducted, and these people still don't have enough to eat.
Some people took the risk to steal food from the farm. When they were discovered, what was waiting for them was to be re-education through labor in another place.
Maybe it's a more desolate labor camp, maybe it's a mine.
Shuan Zhu got up very early and went to the fields.
He was originally a labor expert in the plowing team.
Because Chunhua is pregnant, she temporarily works in the supply and marketing department of the farm.
The Supply and Marketing Department, as its name suggests, sells various daily necessities to farm workers.
Everything is sold to farm workers at a fair price.
The things the young couple brought with them when they went back to their hometown last time were bought from here.
Most of the goods here are shipped from outside, and a small part are produced and sold on the farm.
Shuan Zhu came to the edge of the rice field that was to be harvested today.
Yes! They grow rice.
The summer here is relatively short, so rice seedlings need to be grown in the greenhouse in advance, and transplanted when the temperature is just right.
Dong Shuheng naturally knows the reputation of Northeast rice.
The first trial planting of rice here on the farm yielded a bumper harvest.
The land here is fertile, the water is abundant, and irrigation is very convenient.
Therefore, the rice grown not only has a high yield, but also tastes very good.
Shuan Zhu arrived relatively early. It was already dawn, so Shuan Zhu picked up his sickle and went to the fields.
Cutting rice is a very physically demanding task.
At home in the morning, Chunhua cooked a porcelain basin of noodles for him, and specially added an egg.
Shuan Zhu also had a huge appetite, and even the porcelain basin he had to hold with both hands would not leave any soup left.
Chunhua is from Hebei. She eats a lot of pasta and the pasta she makes is very delicious.
But now that the farm is producing rice, it may be more cost-effective for them to eat rice in the future.
Fortunately, the farm in the north of the river can only grow wheat, so Shuan Zhu doesn't have to worry about running out of food.
In Heilong Province, they are probably the only ones who can grow rice.
Corn, soybeans, wheat are still grown in more places, and rye is also grown in the Far East.
Shuan Zhu had been harvesting rice for a while, and then he saw his eldest sister coming over.
She is also a farm worker. Women are mainly responsible for binding rice.
The cut rice should be tied into handfuls with straw.
Behind every man who cuts rice is a woman who bundles the rice.
Generally, men are responsible for cutting the rice and women are responsible for binding the rice.
Shuan Zhu happened to be taking his girl behind him.
"Da Ya, don't worry, I cut the rice early, and I will still have time to help you tie it after I finish cutting the rice!" Shuan Zhu said, everyone is assigned a fixed area of responsibility every day.
Shuan Zhu came out so early because he wanted to get the cut done early so that he could be with his wife.
"You cut yours, let's do it quickly. My sister-in-law said she would make dumplings for us to eat at night." Da Ya didn't want to look down on her brother.
Most of the people at this time were very simple and if they did not do their job well, they would feel ashamed without being told by others.
"Hey, did you meet your sister-in-law?" Shuan Zhu chatted with Daya while working.
"Well, on the way here, I met my sister-in-law going to work." Da Ya said.
"Da Ya, you work hard. Next year, my brother will help you find someone to talk to and transfer you to a food factory. The work there doesn't require a lot of physical effort."
The two of them chatted and worked like this, and soon the sun rose. Although it was autumn, the sun was still very strong at noon.
Shuan Zhu took the kettle handed over by Daya, took a sip of water, and continued working.
Some people have already returned to the field to rest and wait for the food truck that delivers lunch.
When farming is busy, in order to save time, the canteen will prepare meals and deliver them to the fields in a food truck.
It had been cutting all morning, and Shuan Zhu's arms were already a little sore.
"Brother, the dining car is coming!" Da Ya shouted. Shuan Zhu looked back and saw that the dining car was indeed coming.
"Come on, let's go eat too." Shuan Zhu straightened up, moved his shoulders, and said to his sister.
"Okay, brother."
The brother and sister walked towards the end of the field. When he turned around, Shuan Zhu realized that he was already several hundred meters away from the end of the field.
The fields on the farm are all large fields, with a length of one thousand meters from the end of the field.
Looking to the back, there are bundles of rice as thick as thighs.
Da Ya's work was done very meticulously, and the bundled rice was stacked in three or four bundles, making it look very neat.
This will be very convenient for those who ship.
When they were cutting rice in the morning, there were ox carts, horse-drawn carriages and tractors constantly transporting the rice from the fields to the drying field.
Lunch is relatively simple, with enough steamed buns and a lot of pickled pickles with spicy additions, which are appetizing and can replenish salt.
The chowder stewed with meat and vegetables is eaten with steamed buns to whet your appetite.
Shuanzhu and the others are very satisfied to be able to eat this during the busy farming season.
Of course, he was looking forward to going back in the evening and having the dumplings made by his wife.