Chapter 989: Village Life

At around 5 or 6 in the afternoon, the summer sun was a bit hot, but the old beach, a little to the south of the village, was very lively. The old beach mentioned by rural people is not a beach washed out by the river, but a large pond.

Most of these places were formed by digging soil to build houses in the past. When the previous generation had no money to build houses with red bricks, they used adobes. The soil for making adobes is generally taken from a village or several places.

Then the old beach was formed by digging. Some old beaches were formed by brick kilns in the past. Now that they are not allowed to burn, there is no place to find soil to fill in, so such a place was formed.

At the same time, these places were haunted places in the past. In addition, in the past, men were favored over women, and some abandoned babies or dead livestock that could not be eaten were thrown in here. At the same time, when digging down occasionally, some coffin boards of unknown age could be dug out, which added a few scary ghost stories to it.

So although rural children wander around the village in various ways and play naughty, they rarely approach the old beach even in groups, especially in spring and summer when the reeds are lush and green.

However, in the past two years, Laotan has become lively because the village paid to clean up Laotan and built a small road to this side, prohibiting villagers from throwing messy things into it.

Then the villagers collectively exchanged money to release a wave of fish fry every spring, and concentrated on catching fish in autumn, and each family got a share of fish. As more people came, this place seemed to have become popular, and the villagers gradually became less afraid.

So in summer, this place became a paradise for children, especially on Saturdays and Sundays. Many children soaked in the water for one or two hours and refused to go ashore. For this reason, parents holding bamboo sticks would come to Laotan every day and beat their children naked.

In fact, bathing in Laotan is just for swimming, because there are fish in the water, and it is impossible for you to bring shampoo and soap to wash in it.

Therefore, when people come to take a bath, they don’t bring these at all, just swim two laps in the water in their shorts, and then play some games in the water. There is no swimming pool in the countryside, and all children who can swim have basically practiced their swimming skills in such water.

"I'll go, I'll go," Xiao Wu, who had just entered the water, shouted. The shallow water area was full of children, and a group of adults swam towards the deep water area.

Because the shallow water area was always disturbed by the children in the village, the fish in the water did not dare to approach. Several adults swam towards the deep water area to find a foothold and just stood there, several silver carps flew out of the water.

Moreover, these fish flew in a mess. Originally, the fish flew out of the water because they were frightened and wanted to stay away from danger. As a result, they jumped on the water surface, and some directly greeted people.

Xiao Wu was hit directly on the forehead by a flying silver carp. Not only did the silver carp fall into the water and float up again, Xiao Wu was also hit.

Then when he reacted and reached out to catch the floating silver carp, the confused silver carp seemed to wake up and shook its tail and ran away.

Haha

Seeing Xiao Wu's speechless face, Daliang and a few others laughed unscrupulously.

"You're lucky. Dongzi came to swim yesterday, and a carp's tail hit him in the face, and he immediately had a nosebleed." The general said with a smile.

Fish are very strong in the water, especially fish weighing more than two or three kilograms. If the tail is swung with all its strength, the force of hitting the face is no less than a loud slap.

"It's not small. I guess every family can get a big one this year." Yang Dongxu also said with a smile. Such interesting stories only exist in rural areas. The small rivers in the city have become stinking ditches. There may be some fish, but no one will go swimming.

"It's not small. There are always some fish that slip through the net every year. They grow naturally year after year. Last year, I caught several big fish weighing more than ten kilograms when I was fishing, but unfortunately I didn't draw them when I drew lots." Xiao Tao said with some annoyance.

When dividing the fish, they are basically divided into a bunch according to weight, with numbers written on the ground in front, and then the whole village draws lots one by one. It all depends on luck to get the one who draws the lot.

However, sometimes the Yang family would divide a few big fish separately. Generally, Yang's father and mother would symbolically take one, and the rest would be divided by lottery. Now the village is rich, and they don't care about eating this bite of fish.

The reason why the Yang family is given special treatment is actually a kind of respect. After all, whether it is the market in Yangjia Village, the road repaired, or the bridge renovated on the locust river in front, the Yang family has contributed both money and effort. No one in the village will be jealous of a fish.

Standing still for a while, some small fish in the water swam over, and then caught on the body. These small fish are basically floating on the water. Although it is a pity that a full-body fish therapy cannot be done, the water quality in the countryside is really good now, so it feels quite interesting.

Whoosh!

Xiaowu waved his hand and the small fish fled in all directions, and then it seemed that there was a smell on the human body, and it didn't take long for them to surround them again.

"You don't run cars now that you are back?" Yang Dongxu asked casually while probing under his feet to see if he could step on any fish.

"In the first half of this year, I contacted a job in the city to transport sand. There are sand-carrying ships coming down from the upper reaches of the Robinia River. A sand field was built near the bend of the river mouth on the east side of the city.

We have been running there for the past six months. A batch of sand that was originally transported from the upper reaches two days ago, somehow something went wrong at the Yangtze River estuary. Now there is not much sand in the sand field and we are dead. "Da Liang stretched out his foot and swung it twice towards the water plants not far away.

See if there will be any fish flying out of it. If he slaps one to death, he can have an extra meal tonight. However, the foot he stretched out was a distance away from the water plants, otherwise the spikes on the water plants would be enough to make him drink a pot.

I don't know if it was because it was a little far from the water plants that the movement was small, or the fish were all jogging just now. After a few kicks, every fish flew up, which made him a little disappointed.

"Isn't the construction team in the city going to stop working?" Yang Dongxu said with a smile.

"It's not that serious. Besides, houses have been built everywhere in the past two years, and there is more than one sand field in the city. This one was newly opened before the New Year. Otherwise, those sand fields had fixed trucks and drivers to transport goods, and we would have no chance to sneak in. "Xiao Wu rubbed his forehead, it still hurts from being hit by the fish just now.

"How is the profit from this?"

"Not bad, our car is big enough to load, and the distance is not far for major construction projects in the city, we can run several times a day. In addition, we can run long distances and pull other things at other times, which can save a lot in a year. "The speaker was Xiaoliang.

Nowadays, people in the village drive sports cars, and basically brothers or fathers and sons drive one car. Although it is very tiring, they do make a lot of money throughout the year. After all, the inspections are not as strict as in the future. Basically, there is no overloaded truck carrying goods, and the profit here can be much more lucrative than in the future.

In the future, strict management will make money by carrying goods with large trucks, but it can only be regarded as a job of exchanging labor for money. It is not like now that you can really make a fortune by working hard.

Several families of Xiaowu have cars, so they run on both sides. The parents feel sorry for their children running long distances, so the younger generations drive sand in the city. But they switch every once in a while to let the parents take a break. In this way, the business on both sides will not be delayed.

"Xuzi, is it true that the city is going to build a subway?" Xiaowu asked.

"How can I know if I am not at home often? But I guess not. Our provincial capital has not built a subway yet, so how can it be the turn of our lower cities? "Yang Dongxu thought for a while and said.

It is estimated that this is another slogan, or it works after it is shouted out. But the hope of success is not great, although because of him, the development of Chinese medicinal materials planting in Chengwang City is getting better and better year by year, and the financial income and evaluation of the entire city are very high.

But the matter of building a subway is a bit high. You know, since the big move of the Beijing-Kowloon Line. When he was reborn, Chengwang City didn't even have a subway, not to mention the high-speed rail.

You know, the convenient high-speed rail standing on the Beijing-Kowloon Line has not been opened for so many years, and an airport has been built for so many years but is still half-dead, with only an occasional passing airport where a plane lands.

There is no outstanding industrial chain in the city, and the permanent population is just like that. It is impossible for something like a subway to be built at this time.

"That's a pity. I was thinking that if I really build a subway, I would see if I can find a relationship to send sand in. "Daliang said with some disappointment.

Although Yang Dongxu was not sure, basically if Yang Dongxu said there was no hope, then there was really no hope. They were quite convinced of this point, after all, the mayor came when he got married. He must know more about things than them.

"You are hauling sand, not running a sand field, why are you still worried about this?" Yang Dongxu said with a smile.

"There is an introduction fee, and the commission is not small." Xiaowu said: "There are several sand fields in the city, and the competition is very fierce. Whoever can introduce a project that uses sand can share the money.

Why is it so easy for us to work in the sand field? In addition to inviting people to dinner and building some relationships before, when the highway to the north of us was rebuilt after the New Year, I was the one who contacted the sand for the road from our town to the county for more than 40 kilometers. "

Speaking of this, Xiaowu couldn't help but feel a little proud. In fact, if Yang Dongxu is not counted, he has a sense of being the leader of the younger generation of Yangjia Village.

Especially the younger generation, those who are almost young have established a family and can do things, and they are also the backbone of the village, so Xiaowu has a high prestige in the village.

"You made a lot of money, right?" Yang Dongxu praised.

"It's definitely not comparable to a big boss like you." Xiaowu said with a smile.

Although he made a lot of money from this business, he was obviously not arrogant in front of Yang Dongxu. With his ability, he can only get along well in the town and the county, but Yang Dongxu has face in the province, and the two are not on the same level at all.

But Xiaowu is not jealous at all, or it can be said that Yang Dongxu has been so outstanding since he was a child, and the whole village is used to it. Not only is he not jealous of such a person in the village, he is also very happy. Otherwise, even if the city builds a subway, he is not qualified to participate with his physique, but if Yang Dongxu says something at that time, it will be a sure thing.