80s Taoism

"Director Zhang, my leg is healed! It doesn't hurt at all. Some of the old problems on my body seem to be completely healed. The medicine you gave is really effective. It's been so hard for Chuangui these years. My legs and feet are not good. He brought buckets of water for my family from the mountains. Other children can play happily. My family Chuangui has to do things that adults can't bear. Many times when I went to fetch water, I rolled down the hill from the mountain..." Gu Yongyi said here, I couldn't help crying.

"Grandpa, I have grown up, and I will take care of Grandpa in the future." Gu Chuangui said.

Zhang Jiaohua smiled and said, "Chuangui, grandpa's leg is healed now, are you happy?"

Gu Chuangui nodded vigorously: "I'm happy, of course I'm happy, thank you, Uncle Zhang."

"Mr. Zhang, why did such a good person like you come to our poor mountain valley? We are in a situation where no one can get out of poverty. In the future, our Yingpan Village will drag you down." Gu Yongyi looked worried.

"Old man, don't say that. Now that I'm here, I will do everything I can to help Yingpan Village get better. I'm new to Guipan and I'm not familiar with the place, so I'll have to rely on the support of the villagers in the future." Zhang Jiaohua said.

"Don't worry about this, you have helped me so much, and I will do my best to persuade the whole village to follow you." Gu Yongyi said.

"Old man, don't worry. The biggest problem in Yingpan Village is the water problem. As long as the water problem is solved, the remaining problems will be solved." Zhang Jiaohua said.

"But the problem of water is difficult!" Gu Yongyi shook his head.

"I'll find a way to solve this." Zhang Jiaohua said.

Gu Yongyi said excitedly: "If the water problem can be solved, all problems will be solved. There are more than 2,000 mu of rice fields in our village. If rice can be planted, the annual output will be enough for the whole village to feed for many years. Where will there be no food? It's all caused by water shortage. Now some paddy fields are almost turning into saline-alkali land."

"If there is water irrigation, how many paddy fields can be planted?" Zhang Jiaohua asked.

"There are at least a thousand acres of land." Gu Yongyi thought for a while before saying.

"That is to say, there is still more than half of it that can be re-cultivated." Zhang Jiaohua silently calculated that even with 1,000 mu, the yield is very impressive.

Zhang Jiaohua knew that although the source of saline-alkali had been blocked, there was still a lot to do to thoroughly control the leftover saline-alkali. The water in the small reservoir is drained, and then the salt layer that has soaked the soil is removed. This project is not small, and with the current manpower in Yingpan Village, there is no way to complete it. Although I haven't walked around the village properly, I can tell that there are almost only old people and children left in this village. Young people haven't seen it at all.

At this time, a trumpet sounded at the entrance of the village.

"Collect medicinal materials, collect medicinal materials."

The horns repeated the same cries over and over again.

"What's this for?" Zhang Jiaohua asked strangely.

Gu Chuangui quickly said: "This is to collect medicinal materials in our village. People in the village lack water and cannot grow land, so they can only rely on digging medicinal materials in the mountains to support their families. I also dug some medicinal materials. I will go back and get them."

Gu Chuangui ran away, Gu Yongyi said with a smile: "This child, every time he comes to collect medicinal materials, he is very happy."

"Old man, ask something that shouldn't be asked. Where's Chuangui's parents?" Zhang Jiaohua asked.

"Oh, I knew you would ask me this sooner or later. I have been hiding this from Chuangui. Chuangui's father had an accident a few years ago. He was working as a construction worker outside, and the frame collapsed and fell off the frame. He was gone at that time. After Chuangui's mother went to calculate the compensation, she never came back. Later, I went to her natal home to ask, and I heard that she was married. I didn't dare to tell the child. His father died, and his mother didn't want him anymore. Tell me, why is such a good child so pitiful?" Yi sighed, his eyes filled with despair.

Zhang Jiaohua didn't make a sound, he didn't expect Gu Chuangui to be so pitiful.

"Old man, don't think too much about the past. I'll go to the entrance of the village first." Zhang Jiaohua walked towards the sound of the horn.

"Don't be in a hurry. Don't be in a hurry. Come one by one. Anyway, I will take all your medicinal materials. As long as there is no problem with the quality, I will give you a high price." The dealer who came to the village to collect medicinal materials was called Tao Chunhe.

When Zhang Jiaohua reached the entrance of the village, people from the village came over one after another, including several young people in their thirties. This surprised Zhang Jiaohua. At first, he really thought that all the young and strong laborers in the village had gone out to work, but unexpectedly, six of them came out.

This situation was beyond Zhang Jiaohua's expectation, these guys usually don't come out very often. They nestled at home at a young age, relying on digging such a little herbs to support their families, how could they have much promise?

Gu Baishui, the secretary of the village party committee, also came over with a bamboo basket, which was also filled with various medicinal herbs. Seeing Zhang Jiaohua, he quickly greeted him.

"Xiao Zhang, are you here? This guy is called Tao Chunhe, and we rely on him to buy all the medicinal materials in our village. Otherwise, how can the villagers make money? It's just that the price he charges is a bit low." Gu Baishui also had no choice but to drive Tao Chunhe away. If he dared to drive Tao Chunhe away, the herb pickers in the village who couldn't sell the medicinal materials would have to peel Gu Baishui's skin.

But Zhang Jiaohua knew that these wild medicinal materials were treasures in the city, and the price was not known to be much higher than what Tao Chunhe collected from the villagers.

Yingpan Village is densely forested and rich in wild resources, but such a frantic request from nature will inevitably lead to many problems in the end. Zhang Jiaohua had some thoughts in his mind.

"Wrong? The price of this kind of Angelica dahurica was much higher last time. Why is the price lowered this time?" Someone in the crowd burst out.

"Didn't I tell you that the price of medicinal materials fluctuates. The more you charge, the higher the price. Why is it different from what you said at the beginning? If the price is fixed, wouldn't I be at a loss? If you like to sell, sell it, and if you don't like it, you will be dragged down. I will not come here in the future. Find someone to buy your medicinal materials." Tao Chunhe has no fear at all.

"Brother Chunhe, why are you so angry? Is there anything you can explain clearly." Gu Baishui hurried over to persuade him.

"No, no, no, the people in your Yingpan Village are too powerful. I dare not come to your place." Tao Chunhe naturally didn't want to leave here. The profit of harvesting herbs here is huge, how could he be willing to give up so easily?

"If you don't come, I'll find someone else to come!" Zhang Jiaohua stepped forward and said.

When Tao Chunhe heard the accent from a foreign country, he thought that Zhang Jiaohua was someone from other places, so he immediately said defensively, "What are you going to do? Don't you understand the rules? I've already taken over here."

"Occupied?" Zhang Jiaohua was very puzzled. He still doesn't understand what's going on here.