That evening.
Old Man Lin told his elder brother, Lin Baojia, about the day's events.
“Dad, Xiaoyu's idea is right. Our commune is also planning to build a small reservoir for the big river in Si Dao He village.”
“Yesterday, I went to take a look with some people. The water level of the Si Dao He river is more than a meter lower than in previous years. Some places have dropped by two meters.” The elder brother said thoughtfully.
Hearing this, the old man frowned and said: “Our four villages in Miao Shan rely on the water from the Si Dao He river for farming and raising livestock. If the water from the Si Dao He river can’t keep up, the crops in our fields will be affected.”
“Eldest brother, you need to implement the reservoir project in Si Dao He village quickly. It's not a busy season for farming now, so gather all the men from our four villages and work hard. Try to finish it before the autumn harvest.”
“Tomorrow, you should talk to your cousins. We can’t continue with the communal dining system. It’s enough. We can’t just eat and do nothing. It’s best to secretly keep some grain.”
Lin Baojia nodded and said: “Alright, this is easy to do. Those old fellows are watching the daily food consumption with worry, they will definitely agree to keep some.”
“As for building the reservoir, that’s also easy to do. I will discuss it with the heads of the other three villages. We can gather 300 strong laborers from our four villages without any trouble.”
The old man nodded and said: “The day after tomorrow, let Da Jiang go with me to the county. I will see if we can get some steel bars and cement back. It would be best to also find a well-drilling team to drill two deep wells for each village.”
Lin Baojia quickly said: “I think that's a good idea. We still haven't received the money from selling wild boars this spring, that can be used for drilling wells.”
“Grandpa, Uncle, if the money isn’t enough, it’s okay. We have a lot of local produce in our villages. You can gather them up, and I will represent the steel mill to purchase them. The price will definitely be higher than what you can get by selling them yourselves.”
Lin Yu interjected. He was also born and raised in Linjia village, and it’s a good thing to be able to contribute to his hometown.
Especially the Si Dao He reservoir, Lin Yu was very supportive. It served both flood control and water storage, it’s a double-layered insurance.
Right now, the old man is only considering the drought. After all, the information from the mountains only shows signs of drought.
Even the water sources in the low-lying areas between the two mountains are reduced. If a drought occurs, surface water sources will be even less reliable.
“Grandpa, Uncle, I will go back and ask the factory to see if we can exchange some of the local produce for things like steel bars and cement.”
“Our village should also try to keep as much grain as possible. After all, having grain in the house means peace of mind. No matter what happens, people need to eat.”
Although Lin Yu has the Hunting Space, he still needs to be cautious.
If Linjia village can store some grain now, Lin Yu can help out later, and it won’t be so obvious.
The old man and Lin Baojia nodded.
“Eldest brother, my grandson is right. You should also inform the other three villages, but you need to control the scale.”
Lin Baojia nodded and said: “Dad, I understand. I will arrange this.”
Then, the elder brother turned to Lin Yu and said: “Xiaoyu, your father will leave early tomorrow morning and asked me to tell you to only bring the game you hunted this trip.”
Lin Yu was taken aback and then understood his father’s intentions.
As Li Huaide said, he could only take it as a joke if he was offered a deputy director position for handing over 3,000 catties of meat.
The situation at the steel mill is still unclear, and Li Huaide is only the logistics director.
It’s unknown how many people from the different factions are in the factory. Right now, even Yang Weimin is just a deputy director.
Thinking about this, Lin Yu suddenly remembered something.
Lou Xia’e married Xu Damao in 1960. This means that after the food shortage next year, the higher authorities will definitely investigate big capitalists like the Lou family.
Lou Bancheng, the old man, must have sensed something wrong in advance and made Lou Xia’e marry Xu Damao, a nominal third-generation poor peasant.
It seems that Xu Fugui, the old ghost, will operate this matter at the latest by the end of this year, making Xu Damao come into contact with Lou Xia’e.
As a time-traveler who likes to stir up trouble, Lin Yu must mess this up. He cannot let this tragedy happen again.
Trouble is not something everyone can stir up. With Xu Damao’s small toothpick, this time, brother will make him not even smell it.
When the time comes, it all depends on brother’s big revolver, which can fire six shots after one load.
After dinner, Lin Baojia put the mutton into the well of their house and lowered it into the water with a rope.
“Xiaoyu, take more meat back. We don't lack meat in our house. With me and your brother Da Jiang here, we won’t be short of meat for your grandpa and grandma.”
Lin Yu shook his head and said: “Uncle, no need. I have a wild boar left for myself.”
“Taking too much meat, it won't last long in this weather. Taking that wild boar back is mainly for building relationships.”
“Then let Da Jiang carry it back with you. I will help you prepare it, otherwise, it will be inconvenient to handle it in the city.” Lin Baojia said.
He knew that his nephew could hunt, but not everyone can handle the game.
That requires accumulated experience. Besides, he has been to the courtyard where Lin Weiguo lives.
There are all kinds of wild animals and beasts in that courtyard. Bringing that boar back to the courtyard is really not as easy as handling it in the countryside.
“Don’t worry, Uncle. I have already processed the boar. Even the offal has been processed.” Lin Yu had already processed the wild boar he kept using the Hunting Game Processing Factory.
This is also the first time Lin Yu went hunting, and it was from Linjia village into the mountains.
Otherwise, he could directly put the game into the space, why would he bother with all this?
But for the first action, he had to make some noise. Otherwise, how would anyone in the steel mill know what he does?
When Lin Yu turned in 8 wild boars and 5 skinned wolves to the factory, no one will dare to underestimate him.
Even the group of beasts in the courtyard will have to be quiet for a while after hearing this news.
Anyone who can hunt wolves and boars in the mountains is not easy to mess with.
“By the way, Uncle, I saw a tiger in the mountains, drinking water by the small river at the foot of the ridge. Our villagers need to be careful when going into the mountains this time.”
Lin Yu suddenly remembered the South China tiger. He had to tell his uncle about this, lest the villagers be harmed by this beast accidentally.
Most of the villagers are close relatives within five generations, this news cannot be hidden.