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Chapter 224 He Really Can’t Bear To Give Up (Subscription Request)

Xu Ye stood at the blasting site, looking at the blown-up mountain, his heart filled with a sense of accomplishment.

He knew that this was just the first step and there would be more challenges waiting for them.

But today's success undoubtedly gave everyone confidence and made everyone see hope.

"Xu Ye, you are so awesome!" Lu Ming from Shangxi Brigade patted Xu Ye's shoulder excitedly, his eyes full of admiration.

Also helping to blast the mountains and dig the river were people from the Shangxi Brigade.

"Yes, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't even dare to think about blowing up this mountain." Other villagers echoed this, their faces filled with gratitude and admiration.

Xu Ye smiled, waved his hand and said: "This is everyone's credit. Without your cooperation, I couldn't have done it alone. Next we have to continue working hard to connect the river as soon as possible."

The villagers nodded one after another, their eyes full of enthusiasm.

They know that the work ahead will still be arduous, but with today's success, everyone is more confident.

"Xu Ye, what should we do next?" Lu Ming asked.

Xu Ye looked at the exploded mountain, thought for a moment and said, "Next we have to clean up the rubble, then continue drilling and prepare for the next blast."

"The effect of this blasting is very good, and the next work should be much smoother."

These gravels buried the previously marked drilling points, and they needed to be cleared out before drilling could continue.

"Okay! Everyone will follow your arrangements!" Fan Dajun said without hesitation.

Fan Dajun did not let Xu Ye participate in the work of clearing the rubble, but instead called in more villagers.

Xu Ye is a skilled worker. What if he gets injured while cleaning the rubble?
In the future, Xu Ye will still be needed to guide the villagers in drilling and blasting.

The villagers also strongly support Fan Dajun's arrangement.

They only need to do the physical work, but Xu Ye is the team leader, educated youth, and technical consultant.

Xu Ye was also very happy about this. He had been staying in the mountains during this period, which resulted in slow progress in the construction of the wind turbine.

At the same time, there is no time to hand-rub the engine during the day.

After coming down the mountain, Xu Ye immediately went into his studio, started forging iron, and began to make the engine casing and parts.

At night, we go directly to the mechanical workshop to make parts for wind turbines.

Time flies, and five days have passed in the blink of an eye.

During these five days, Xu Ye hand-wrought generator parts in the studio during the day and made wind turbines in the mechanical workshop at night.

During the five days, he also took time to go to the mountains to give some instructions on drilling and completed the second blasting.

Nowadays, the people in the village are full of energy and are working hard to live a good life and build beautiful houses.

Speaking of the house, tomorrow Xu Ye will take the young construction team to paint the second floor of the Jiang family with white lime.

The next morning, Xu Ye got up early.

After breakfast, eight people from the youth construction team came.

Together with Xu Ye, they were able to finish painting the white lime within one day.

Nowadays, these young people’s skills are getting better and better, and their efficiency has also improved significantly.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, they and Xu Ye finished painting the wall with white lime.

As a result, only the exterior wall of the Jiang family's house was left unpainted.

However, cement is difficult to buy at the moment, and a large amount will be needed for painting exterior walls.

Otherwise, Xu Ye would definitely paint the exterior walls with cement mortar and then white lime.

"Brother Ye, is this the end of the house?" Zhang Sanbao knew that Xu Ye was going to paint the house white today, so he came over to help.

After all, he was also building his own house. He had already started laying the brick walls of the first floor and would soon start putting up the formwork.

Xu Ye took the cigarette handed to him by Zhang Sanbao, lit it, and then said, "That's it for now. When cement is easy to buy in the future, the exterior walls can also be painted with cement mortar and white lime."

"Can the exterior walls be painted?" Zhang Sanbao asked in surprise.

To be honest, he really didn't think about it in this way.

He thought the house built by Hong Zhuan was very beautiful and there was no need to do anything else.

Xu Ye smiled, blew out a puff of smoke, and said slowly: "Yes, painting the exterior walls with cement mortar and white lime can not only protect the brick walls, but also make the house look neater and more beautiful. Moreover, after painting with white lime, the house will be brighter in the sun and more comfortable to live in."

Zhang Sanbao listened and nodded thoughtfully: "Brother Ye, you are right! I really haven't thought about this before. However, cement is really hard to buy now. When I have the chance in the future, I also want to paint the exterior wall."

Xu Ye patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the cement supply will definitely improve in the future. Our lives in the village will get better and better, and the houses will become more and more beautiful."

Zhang Sanbao grinned, his eyes full of anticipation: "That's great! I'll have to learn from you when the time comes, how to make the house look better."

As the two were chatting, Fan Dajun walked over from a distance.

He smiled and greeted, "Xu Ye, Sanbao, are you done?"

Seeing the two nod, Fan Dajun looked at the Jiang family's house and said with envy: "Not bad, the white lime is painted evenly, the house looks much brighter."

To be honest, he wanted to build it after seeing it.

However, he didn't dare to cover it.

Once it is built, I don’t know what kind of gossip people in the village will say.

He didn't want people to think that he had embezzled the brigade's money, nor did he want to bother to explain or prove himself.

He has already made up his mind to go to the county after finishing this year.

Xu Ye smiled and said, "Everyone's skills have improved, and they work much faster."

Fan Dajun nodded and said with emotion: "Yes, our village is really getting more and more hopeful now. Xu Ye, you are a great contributor to our village!"

Xu Ye waved his hand and said modestly: "Captain Fan, please don't say that. This is all thanks to everyone. I can't do so much by myself."

There is no benefit in taking credit for yourself, so Xu Ye is still relatively humble.

"Xu Ye, you see the bamboo rats are growing well now and have reproduced a lot. Can we share some meat with everyone?" Fan Dajun asked.

"Especially those who go into the mountains to move stones. Without money, they have no motivation to work. I discussed with the people in Shangxi and planned to ensure that those who go into the mountains have a meal of meat every day."

Xu Ye nodded, and then said: "Let's kill a antelope to satisfy the villagers' cravings. I have promised everyone before."

"As for bamboo rats, just give them to the mountain-blasting team. Two a day should be enough."

Xu Ye also recently plans to expand the bamboo rat breeding house and prepare to expand the scale.

It is definitely not possible to distribute it to everyone in the village, but it is still affordable for the mountain-blasting team.

Zhang Sanbao took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Tomorrow we will go into the mountains and see if we can hunt some wild boars. We can let the villagers eat some meat to satisfy their cravings."

"We can wait until the end of the year to calculate the money."

It is difficult to kill takin, but it is relatively easier to kill wild boar.

With Xu Ye's goshawk, the probability of finding prey is still very high.

Now whenever they go into the mountains, they will never come back empty-handed.

Therefore, the hunting team makes money continuously, and Xu Ye can get a lot of money even if he doesn't go into the mountains.

Hearing Zhang Sanbao say that the money can be settled at the end of the year, Fan Dajun couldn't help but smile. Although the construction team can make money every day outside, the money can't be received immediately.

Now, all the money the brigade can get is used to buy explosives to blast the mountain.

If he were asked to spend money now to buy meat and share it with everyone, he would really be reluctant to do so.

By the end of the year, there won't be any problem.

Xu Ye told him that some bamboo rats would be slaughtered at the end of the year.

The meat is distributed to the villagers and the skin can be sold to increase income.

The money from the bamboo rat skins can be used to pay off the debt for the wild boar meat.

"By the way, Xu Ye, how is your generator going?" Fan Dajun asked expectantly.

Although there is a generator in the village now, it runs on gasoline, so people are reluctant to use it.

Xu Ye had told him before that he wanted to build a hydroelectric generator.

If it is done, the electricity supply of the brigade can be guaranteed.

"It's almost done. It should be completed in ten days at most." Xu Ye said with a smile.

The recent progress is still okay, and the ten days are mainly for safety.

If things go well, he thinks he can start debugging in five days.

If you succeed, you can use electric lights for lighting openly.

Because he built the generator himself, it was useless for the villagers to report it even if they were unhappy.

If he reports it, Xu Ye will probably be commended and even get a chance to work in the city.

Those who would report are those who do not get along with Xu Ye or those who dislike Xu Ye.

Will Xu Ye benefit from such a person?

Obviously, it won’t and it can’t happen.

Xu Ye's words made Fan Dajun and Zhang Sanbao look expectant.

Fan Dajun patted Xu Ye on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Xu Ye, you are really the treasure of our village! When the hydroelectric generator is completed, the life of our village will be completely different."

Zhang Sanbao also said excitedly: "Brother Ye, will our village be able to use electric lights by then? We won't have to light kerosene lamps at night anymore!"

"It's still quite difficult for the whole village. After all, the power of the generator I made is limited. At most, it can only provide ordinary lighting for three or four households."

"If we want to provide electricity to the whole village, we need a high-power generator, which is unrealistic to build by hand."

Zhang Sanbao felt disappointed, but soon asked again: "What if we build more? Can we make electricity for most people?"

Zhang Sanbao doesn’t really care whether others use it or not. He just wants to have electricity at home.

With electricity, we can not only use electricity and lights for lighting, but also buy an electric phonograph.

"It's not impossible, but the cost is not low. It's better to buy it directly from outside." Xu Ye's main purpose was to verify the technology and let everyone know that he had the technology and ability.

The efficiency of industrial production cannot be matched by manual labor.

After hearing what Xu Ye said, Zhang Sanbao did not continue the topic.

He also knew that having access to electricity was a luxury.

Seeing Zhang Sanbao's expression, Xu Ye couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder.

"Don't lose heart. I've asked Sister Xiao Feng to help me find someone to buy the broken generator."

"If I can buy it, I can modify it and it can also meet the daily electricity needs of several households."

Zhang Sanbao immediately smiled and said expectantly, "That's great. Thank you, Brother Ye, for thinking of me in everything."

He knew that if Xu Ye could get it, his family would definitely be able to use electricity.

After all, in this village, apart from the Jiang family, their family has the closest relationship with Xu Ye.

After hearing this, Fan Dajun's eyes flashed with longing: "That's great! Life in our village will definitely get better and better!"

"Let's go to the breeding farm and pick out a takin. I'll have to trouble you two to slaughter it." As he said that, Fan Dajun started walking.

As for the slaughtering, it really depends on Xu Ye or Zhang Sanbao.

The other members of the hunting team are not as capable as they used to be and need to learn more from Xu Ye.

The three of them had just returned to the main road of the village when they heard a noise in the distance.

Xu Ye looked up and found that the villagers from the mountain blasting team had returned.

Their faces were covered in dust, but their eyes were sparkling with excitement.

"Captain Xu, Captain Fan, we are back!" The leader Lu Ming shouted loudly with a smile on his face.

Fan Dajun came forward and asked with a smile, "Captain Lu, how was it today?"

Lu Ming is leading the team today, and it will be his turn tomorrow.

They had discussed it beforehand that he and Lu Ming would take turns leading the team.

After all, blasting the mountain and opening the river was something that their two teams had agreed on, and as the team leaders, they naturally had to do their jobs well.

Nowadays, the meals for the mountain blasting team are all provided by the Sanxi Brigade.

Because the location is close to Sanxi Village, the people sent by Shangxi Brigade eat and live with the large group in Sanxi Village.

Lu Ming nodded and said excitedly, "It went very smoothly! The blasting effect today was particularly good. A large area of the mountain was blown open, so we came back an hour early."

Fan Dajun listened and nodded with satisfaction: "That's great, it's better to come back at the right time than to come back early. Today, we are going to kill antelopes to reward everyone."

After hearing this, Lu Ming looked expectant.

"That's great. I've never eaten antelope beef before." Lu Ming rubbed his hands, wishing he could have a bite right now.

"Xu Ye, speaking of antelopes, do you think our team should also raise some?"

Xu Ye glanced at Lu Ming, and then said, "The breeding industry can indeed be developed, but I suggest that your village raise some porcupines and badgers."

As for bamboo rats, Shangxi Village has already started raising them, although the scale is still small, but that is because of the lack of experience.

Once they have enough experience and more manpower, they are ready to expand.

Today, Shangxi Village has begun to fully copy the development model of Sanxi Village.

Whether it is Lu Ming or Chen Chuanhe, they all think that Xu Ye is an expert in development.

If we work with him, everyone in the village will definitely live a good life.

If nothing else, the United Construction Team is the most successful case.

Every month, the team can increase its income by a lot, making them more and more confident to follow Xu Ye to do other things.

Xu Ye's words made Lu Ming's eyes light up. He quickly asked, "Porcupines and badgers? Are these animals easy to raise? What are the benefits?"

Xu Ye smiled and explained, "It's not difficult to breed porcupines and wild hogs, and they are delicious. There will definitely be demand for them when they are put on the market."

Lu Ming nodded and decided to follow Xu Ye's advice.

(End of this chapter)