Chapter 315: Well Drilling Machine Development Succeeded

In the Zhengyuan, after Qin Huairu sat down, the people around began to ask her about the affairs of Qinjiacun.

Speaking of the changes in Qinjiacun, Qin Huairu immediately revealed an air of pride; she was completely different, incredibly impressive.

She briefly told them about the recent changes in Qinjiacun.

Most of the people in the Siheyuan knew what the countryside was like.

Especially those with impressions of the old society, they even more so regarded the countryside as a synonym for backwardness and decay.

Who would have thought the countryside could also undergo industrial development?

If a countryside has a large amount of industry, is it still a countryside?

Then what difference is there between it and the city?

Their sense of superiority vanished instantly, replaced instead by a feeling of loss.

After all, eating in the countryside costs nothing; they receive grain according to work points.

"Huairu, then your life from now on will be easier."

Envious, they envied having a rural natal family.

Jia Zhangshi received Qin Huairu's affirmation; at mealtime she caused no trouble, instead she served dishes to the two maids.

"Come, Huaihua, Xiao Dang, eat your vegetables."

As for the name change, Qin Huairu did not publicize it widely in the great courtyard.

Whether everyone called Xiao Dang or Xiao Fei, both children would respond.

Jia Zhangshi merely thought Qin Huairu had given the two children nicknames, so she didn't pay much attention; she still didn't know that her granddaughter's name had already been changed on the household register.

Facing Jia Zhangshi's enthusiasm, Xiao Fei felt a bit overwhelmed by the favor.

Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Zhangshi, said nothing more, and gestured for Xiao Fei to eat.

Not eating would be wasting food; it's still better than Jia Zhangshi causing harm.

A wedding banquet like this counts as lavish, with food and drink, not lacking in appearance.

After the meal, Yang Qing was present; he said a sentence, "I won't disturb the couple's happy days," and then everyone dispersed.

In the following days, Yang Qing kept busy with the Well Drilling Machine.

This is a trump card; it directly drives an increase in grain output.

Qinjiacun is pursuing multi-industry development; investment in agriculture will necessarily decrease. Even with professional guidance from the Agricultural Technology Station, grain output is still likely to drop.

If agricultural targets cannot be met, the construction of the new countryside will likely face great obstruction.

And mechanical wells can greatly increase grain output, allowing agriculture to no longer depend on the weather for food.

This is clearly a powerful tool that can promote Qinjiacun's development.

Moreover, by the 1970s, mechanical wells will see major development; he is merely ahead of his time by a few years.

All he has done is still on the windfall.

With mechanical wells, he can also silence many people's mouths.

Soon the summer harvest began.

The people of Hongxing Gongshe were all watching Qinjiacun's grain output.

Qinjiacun, because it first adopted the Agricultural Machinery Factory's harvester and thresher,

Thus it completed the summer harvest a week ahead of schedule.

While other villages were still busy harvesting.

Upon hearing that Qinjiacun had finished harvesting, Yang Qing looked forward to rain and wind.

Because only then could the yield gap between Qinjiacun's intensive cultivation and that of other villages be eliminated.

Qinjiacun completed the summer harvest at an extraordinary speed, startling many; each year's summer harvest is a battle, and harvesting one day earlier is a great victory.

Because the longer the summer harvest is delayed, the greater the probability of loss.

Emergency harvesting in this era is a very important task.

Moreover, large harvesters are very expensive abroad, and our own output is limited.

This results in many places still relying on manual labor for emergency harvesting.

(The 1960s was a great era of development for our country's water conservancy and agricultural machinery; large agricultural machinery emerged one after another, and until the 1980s our agricultural machinery was still being exported for foreign exchange. Later, because of the Joint Production Contract, the development of large agricultural machinery suffered a devastating blow, as the domestic market disappeared.)

Qinjiacun's speed let various parties become aware of the existence of the Red Star Agricultural Machinery Factory; for a time, the factory's agricultural machinery sales experienced a surge.

During this period, Yang Qing's expectations also became reality; after a sudden strong wind swept through, grain losses across the regions became severe.

(The summer harvest is time-sensitive; that half-month period is likely to be sunny, but once it passes, wind and rain will arrive.)

The hidden danger hanging over Qinjiacun has dissipated.

Many who had prepared to make a big fuss in this regard had to lower their flags and stop drumming.

Just then, the development of the Well Drilling Machine was finally completed.

The test of steel-reinforced concrete well pipes succeeded, allowing the water pumps produced on contract by the Stone City Water Pump Factory to also be manufactured.

Yang Qing immediately brought the Well Drilling Machine and rushed to Qinjiacun.

At this time, Qinjiacun was not very peaceful either.

Because the grain output had been determined, it was not much different from that of other villages that had suffered wind damage.

In the period right after this disaster, when everyone was loudly discussing food security, if you were no better than others, that was a problem.

Moreover, as Qinjiacun's development grew better and better, uncontrolled, it also aroused envy in others.

(The era of the People's Commune ended, giving rise to production teams; thus the collective's rights were great at that time, while the Commune's authority was greatly weakened. Starting in 1958, the large People's Commune model was implemented; after 1962, due to the results of reflection, the People's Commune was severely reduced, and production teams were established.)

After Yang Qing arrived, what he saw was Qin Delu facing a crowd's encirclement.

The People's Commune President's words were especially fierce.

"Qin Delu, how did you guarantee to me that your grain production would not encounter problems?"

"What's going on with the current output?"

Qin De Lu knew this person wanted him to give up the brick factory.

Qin De Lu, Zhou Wei gritted his teeth and disagreed.

"President, our harvest this year is certainly not less than others."

"Moreover, you can't just look at grain; the water conservancy and roads our village built, these achievements, you can't possibly ignore them."

"If the People's Commune takes care of these constructions for us, we will immediately all devote ourselves to agricultural production."

"If the People's Commune cannot solve our development problems, then compared to the achievements we have gained, a slight reduction in grain we consider worthwhile."

The President came to manipulate them, so he also brought a bunch of lackeys.

Many people now envy Qinjiacun, with truckloads of bricks, truckloads of money, and fleets of tractors.

Qinjiacun changes every day.

This shows they are very incompetent.

Learn from Qinjiacun? They're poor; who would dare risk everything to buy machinery?

Using machinery, grain output doesn't increase.

"Qin De Lu, do you know what you're doing? You're dragging down national construction."

"For your own Qinjiacun affairs, you disregard national grain security; your thinking is problematic."

"Exactly, now the whole country is one chessboard; why should the money earned from the brick factory belong solely to your Qinjiacun?"

"The land belongs to our People's Commune, and the money must also belong to our People's Commune."

"With this money, the People's Commune's agricultural machinery department could buy more harvesters, and we wouldn't suffer such huge losses from strong winds."

Qin De Lu was furious.

"Hao Wang Ba, do you still have any conscience, you damn?"

"After Qinjiacun completed the harvest task, didn't we support you?"

The one called Hao Wang Ba continued to speak shamelessly.

"Is that what you call support?"

"Didn't we pay for fuel? We also provided food and lodging, letting you eat and drink well, and then we asked you for money?"

Zhou Wei couldn't hold back either.

"You damn, I went to support you, and now you want us to chip in for fuel?"

"When our people go to help you, do we also have to bring our own rations?"

"Hao Wang Ba, you're really a bastard."