UGB Chapter 571 The village finally has electricity.
Chapter 571 The village finally has electricity.
Seeing Lu Yao leave, Yang Shouye inside sighed, wanting to say something, but didn't dare.
She wanted to curse Lu Yao a few times, but looking at Liang Xiaohong, she swallowed her words.
They were afraid that the news would reach Lu Yao's ears.
Zheng Wenli, however, uttered curses:
"This is outrageous! This is the behavior of a landlord tyrant! How can such a person be allowed to lead the militia!"
Liang Xiaohong shook her head: "No, it's not that simple. I think men need to have backbone. If all men just passively accept being bullied, wouldn't this nation be doomed? Without those courageous martyrs, where would our happy life be today?"
Zheng Wenli was unconvinced:
"This isn't courage, this is brutality... hitting people at the drop of a hat, threatening to castrate them with knives—that's absolute banditry!"
Liang Xiaohong had heard about Lu Yao's deeds long ago, but she was rather reserved. Sometimes when Lu Yao teased her, she wouldn't respond, which made Lu Yao lose interest.
In fact, she deeply admired Lu Yao.
When I hugged Lu Yao just now, he seemed so strong and powerful, such a good man!
Besides, she couldn't even hold him, but he gave her face and didn't struggle hard. How gentlemanly of him!
Seeing Zheng Wenli say this, I completely disagree:
"Xiao Zheng, you can't say that. You have to consider who you're hitting. If that Director Liu really makes things difficult for people from the countryside, shouldn't he be hit? Besides, when did Company Commander Lu ever pull out a knife to castrate someone? And with whom did he do that?"
Zheng Wenli opened his mouth, but the word "I" remained stuck in his throat:
"Hmph, you've all been fooled by him. That guy is the worst! Ding Mei is incredibly unlucky to have married him! She'll be driven mad by him sooner or later! Bah!"
Just as he was cursing, Lu Yao walked in:
"Xiao Zheng, what are you spitting out? Did you get shit in your mouth?"
"You're the one who eats shit! Pah, I'll spit on you! You're always bullying people for no reason."
These words made Yang Shouye so nervous that he even started to contract his anus.
I thought to myself, "You look like a little chick, how did you manage to mess with this tyrant again?"
Aren't you afraid he'll slap you to death?
But Lu Yao laughed:
"Pah, that's all you're good for, you're like a woman."
Oh dear, he looked down on me again, which made Zheng Wenli very angry.
He was about to throw the teacup at me, but he didn't dare.
He knew in his heart that Lu Yao would be accommodating to him verbally because he had taken advantage of Xiao Meizi, but he would definitely not tolerate him physically.
Don't humiliate yourself.
Lu Yao turned around to find Yang Shouye, who was watching the commotion:
"Director, can I borrow your bike for a ride? I can't walk back to the village."
This caught Yang Shouye completely off guard.
I thought Lu Yao wouldn't be coming to work this time, so I was careless and brought my bike here again.
Why would I ride a bike to work when it's only a five or six-minute walk?
This kid is always fighting with this person or that person, and when he fights, he uses my car as a weapon... I absolutely cannot lend it to him.
"Oh no, I can't find my car keys."
Liang Xiaohong, who was standing to the side, took out the key:
"Company Commander Lu, you can ride my bike, it's brand new."
Lu Yao waved his hand: "No need, I'm more comfortable riding Director Yang's."
Yang Shouye chuckled and said, "I can't ride it anymore; I really lost the key."
"It's okay, we have a hammer, right? Just smash the lock and it'll open. If all else fails, the militia has a hacksaw blade."
"Forget it, if you break it I'll have to buy a lock. Just ride Little Red's."
"I won't ride it. What if someone rides a girl's bike and breaks it?"
Yang Shouye pointed at Zheng Wenli:
"Then you can ride Xiao Zheng's first."
Zheng Wenli shook his head: "No."
Lu Yao walked out: "It's okay, it's just that I don't have the key, I can kick it open with one foot."
Yang Shouye hurriedly chased after him to deliver the keys:
"No need, no need, I've found it, the key is here."
Watching Lu Yao ride away on his bicycle, Yang Shouye gritted his teeth in anger:
"You, surnamed Lu, keep being arrogant. I'll deal with you sooner or later!"
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Lu Yao rode Yang Shouye's bicycle, humming a song all the way back.
Everything is progressing smoothly.
Although the number of antelopes in the hot spring valley is limited and they will be gone once they are hunted, there are still prey if you go deeper into the mountains.
Now that we have weapons and equipment, we are not afraid of wild beasts, as long as we can deal with the extreme cold weather.
It will be even better when spring arrives and the weather warms up.
Then we also need to develop wineries and vegetable greenhouses.
The money now goes into the brigade's account, but how it's spent is up to the individual.
Lu Yao's current development strategy is to first develop the entire village. Once he's ready to make a big splash in a few years, he'll hand the village over to Ding Dahu and Uncle Lao Ba, and then expand his business to the city.
Once you've earned a certain amount of money, you can break free and enjoy life to the fullest.
Let's build a big villa on the back hill so that Shumei, Youxiang, and Sister Yuejuan can all live there. It would be so lively...
Although I know it will take some effort to fulfill this wish, it's still a satisfying thought.
It's much closer to get home by riding across the ice on the Sitong River.
When spring arrives, we should divert and utilize this section of the river, so that the ferry workers can not monopolize the resources.
Before even entering the village, we could see that power lines had already been strung up on the utility poles, and many sparrows and magpies had landed on them.
They kept chirping and chattering.
Looks like it can get power now?
Further ahead, there's a large transformer right at the village entrance.
Below is a wooden electricity meter box.
The two people below are operating the power meter.
One of them was Captain Lü Guanfei.
Seeing Lu Yao approaching, he waved from afar:
"Oh dear, Comrade Lu, you didn't drive a Jeep?"
Driving is nothing special to Lu Yao, but for men at this time, it is something they can only envy and aspire to.
Now, all the electricians in the rural power station admire Lu Yao.
When chatting with the villagers, the conversations revolved around Lu Yao and other people, with him being the main topic of conversation.
Lu Yao stopped to greet them, and Lü Guanfei introduced him:
"Comrade Lu, the electricity has been connected to all the houses in your village. I don't care about other villages, but I've connected all the electricity to every household in Jiapigou Village. I've even screwed in all the light bulbs in your house."
Lu Yao took out a cigarette to express his gratitude.
Although Lü Guanfei was somewhat afraid of Lu Yao, Lu Yao couldn't be arrogant. If you treat me with respect, I'll treat you with even greater respect!
After lighting a cigarette, Lü Guanfei said again:
"This meter box is usually locked, but we have the key. Here's one for you to use to check the meter. You'll be responsible for collecting the electricity bills from these households in the village; just divide it up according to the wattage of each household's light bulbs."
The electrician next to him added:
"Each kilowatt-hour costs 8 cents. Electricity is tight right now, and power outages and rationing are normal. Keep an eye on things and make sure no one uses high-wattage light bulbs; it's not allowed by the authorities. Light bulbs cannot exceed 50 watts."
"No problem, saving electricity is everyone's responsibility!"
Lu Yao knew that the current power generation level was very low, and the city was experiencing power rationing.
There's a Chinese proverb that goes like this: "Power companies avoid peak hours—they shut down completely!"
Lü Guanfei gave the key to Lu Yao and told him:
"Comrade Xiao Lu, this power-on ceremony is entrusted to you. Just tell me when you want the whole village to light up, and you'll be fine with pushing the switch. We've already tested it, and the current is normal!"
Lu Yao took the keys, feeling happy.
After being reborn, I had always lived under the kerosene lamp in complete darkness, but finally I was able to see the light!
It's also more visually stimulating when I'm doing things with girls.