1983: From Land Sharing to Household Ownership

The tricycle galloped all the way, passed the Cross Street, passed the County Grain Bureau, and continued forward for about 200 meters before arriving at the Chajiang River.

There is neither a bridge nor a ferry, but a pontoon bridge.

Below the pontoon are empty oil drums, and the top is framed by wooden boards.

There is a huge iron chain at both ends, which is firmly tied to the reinforced concrete column on the ground by the river.

There is also a large cable at each end that ties the pontoon to the root of a large nearby tree.

This is to loosen a large iron chain of the pontoon bridge when the water is rising, and let it lean to the side of the river bank, so as not to be washed away by the pontoon bridge.

When the floodwaters receded, a special person drove a fishing boat and pulled a large cable to re-erect the pontoon.

The history of this pontoon is not long, less than ten years.

In the past, when there was no pontoon bridge, everyone used ferries to cross the river, which is why there are many people on board in Yanyan Village.

The width of the pontoon is not too small, about three meters.

But it was enough for Wang Qiang's tricycle to pass.

Wang Qiang built the assembled tricycle, and even after two upgrades of merit value, the distance between the wheels on both sides was less than two meters.

However, motor vehicles are not allowed on the bridge, it is too heavy for the pontoon bridge to bear.

Too heavy scooters are not allowed on the bridge.

If you want to cross the bridge, you have to lower the weight of the trolley, divide it into two times, and pull the cargo across the bridge.

This pontoon bridge was built by the villagers of Yanyan Village. Every day, an elderly villager is responsible for the charges at the head of the pontoon bridge near the tea city.

This fee is not cheap, it is charged for everyone outside Yanyan Village, one dime per person at a time.

Fortunately, there are not many outsiders crossing the bridge every day, and most people will detour around the Chajiang Bridge when they have something to do.

Otherwise, the people of Yanyan Village will make a lot of money just by charging bridge tolls.

According to the current prices and wages, one or two cents to cross the bridge is more appropriate, but one dime is too expensive.

"Sixty cents."

Wang Qiang rode a tricycle to the front of the pontoon head, and an old man about 60 years old who was sitting next to him was talking.

"The five of us, why do we need sixty cents?"

Wan Yu asked in confusion.

"A dime for a tricycle."

The villager of Yanyan Village, who obviously did not know Wang Qiang, said with a blank expression.

"You also need money for a tricycle?" Wan Yu was a little lost in the lake.

Well, that sounds reasonable.

"Give you."

Wang Qiang didn't want to argue with the other party, so he took out some loose money from his trouser pocket, counted sixty cents and handed it to the other party.

"Except for cyclists who can ride across the bridge on their bikes, other people on the bike, along with the two big dogs, must get off the bike and then cross the bridge."

The old man who paid the fee was talking again.

"Uh... well."

The four little girls sitting in the back compartment froze for a while, and then got off the tricycle one by one.

It was not until Da Bai and Xiao Hei, who followed, got off the tricycle, that Wang Qiang and his party were finally allowed to pass.

Fortunately, two big dogs do not need tolls.

Otherwise, even Wang Qiang would be depressed.

Wang Qiang was riding a tricycle slowly in front, the wheels pressed against the wooden planks of the bridge deck, making a "pop" sound.

The four girls and two big dogs followed behind on foot. After a few minutes, they crossed the pontoon bridge.

"Let's go to the river bank on the left and walk about 50 meters, which is our destination today."

After crossing the bridge, Wang Qiang also got off the tricycle and said to his sister and the others.

"Oh."……

A few girls followed Wang Qiang and pushed the tricycle along the river bank, bypassing a few big camphor trees on the river bank, and the eyes were bright.

In front of it is a high cliff, which is 90 degrees vertical.

Below the cliff is a dark green river that looks like it is bottomless.

The amazing thing is that under this cliff, there is a natural pier formed by a large bluestone, which is about five meters deep into the river.

In the front part of the pier, there is a large bluestone standing tall, very similar in shape to a fisherman sitting on the ground wearing a bamboo hat and a mink robe.

In the hand of this natural stone statue, there is an arched bluestone in the shape of a fishing rod, which stretches out about five meters forward, and a slender stone pillar goes down vertically and submerges into the river water.

This natural stone statue of a fisherman has lifelike features and limbs!

From a distance, it looks exactly the same as a fisherman fishing on the pier under the cliff!

Although this bluestone statue is a little taller, it is about ten meters high and six meters wide.

At first glance, it looks like a giant fisherman who was suddenly petrified by magic while fishing on the bluestone pier here, no different from a real person.

Together with the fishing rod in his hand and the fishing line on the rod, it is also vivid.

This is one of the eight scenic spots in the tea city since ancient times: fishing in Yanyan.

"This stone statue is too realistic!"

"This big stone statue is not bad compared to the bluestone statues that my brother carved!"

"What's rare is that it is naturally generated, not artificially withered."

"Nature is amazing too!"  …

This natural bluestone statue is so lifelike.

Let the four little girls who are used to seeing the bluestone statue on the Dacha Mountain exclaim in amazement, one can imagine how realistic it is!

"This is a true natural wonder!"

Wang Qiang was fascinated, and after a while, he came back to his senses and praised.

Sure enough, none of the eight major views of Tea City are simple.

If you didn't see it with your own eyes, you wouldn't believe that there are such realistic natural stone statues in the world.

"In the memory of later generations, the dog that blew up the Eight Great Views of Tea City should really be cut with a thousand cuts!"

Thinking of the fused memory, the dog officer who took over the post of Director Xiao seven or eight years later, and then took advantage of the opportunity to build the Yanyan Bridge, ordered to blow up this natural wonder, Wang Qiang gritted his teeth with hatred.

Hatred is hatred, but you have destroyed all the natural wonders of the tea city, what is this?

Is it to destroy the feng shui of the tea city?

I guess that's the only reason.

The Yanyan Bridge built in later generations is more than 100 meters away from here. This natural stone statue is not in the way at all.

It is really Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it.

"Hey……"

Wang Qiang sighed, was silent, and stood quietly for a while.

I hope that what I have done can make a huge difference to the future of Tea City.

However, as a master stonemason, he was very interested in this natural stone statue.

At this moment, he made a decision: to copy the eight major views of the tea city from his own large ecological farm, and place them in a suitable place.

In case the inertia of history is too great, these eight wonders of nature in the tea city still cannot escape the end of being completely destroyed, which is too heart-wrenching.

With a decision in his heart, Wang Qiang stepped forward and observed the natural stone statue carefully.

To replicate this natural wonder, careful observation is essential.

This is much more complicated than building a normal bluestone statue.

Without it, this kind of ingenious work in nature has a charm.