Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

On weekends, Jiang Chen and his family came to the factory early, even earlier than usual.

Zhao Qi was the only outsider and did not have a pass. Jiang Chen was able to enter after registering with the Security Department.

Those who came earlier than them were Lei Jie, Uncle Lei and Mother Lei.

When they arrived, Lei Jie was already waiting for them in the field with three rounds of farm tools.

This dozens of acres of seemingly fertile open space has many weeds and debris, and it is still raw land.

Crops need to be cultivated before they can be planted.

Jiang Chen threw the cigarette to Lei Jie: "Uncle Lei, Auntie, Xiaojie, are you so early?"

Lei Jie said: "I don't know when you will arrive, so you might as well come early so that you don't have to stare at me when you arrive without farm tools."

What he does is always reassuring.

Uncle Lei smiled and said: "Zhao Qi's house has been decorated and will be ready for move-in in a few days. My old lady and I will come over to take a look, hold hands and smell the earthy smell."

After a while, Luo Xue also came.

Jiang Chen said: "Xiaoxue, you have rested well. Can you hold the hoe?"

Luo Xue snorted: "I slept until my mother got off work yesterday, so of course I had a good rest. As for farming, I can learn if I don't know how."

Jiang Chen waved his hand: "Okay, don't learn this anymore. You and Xiaoyue will be responsible for command and coordination later."

If everyone has done farm work, there is no need for instructions.

However, most of the children in the orphanage have never even seen them. Without anyone to guide them, they can easily become headless flies.

Of course, Liu Yue is the most suitable commander for this.

As for Luo Xue, her hands were too delicate and precious, and they would easily get blisters from the hoe, which would affect the development of precision machine tools later, and the gain would not be worth the loss.

Luo Xue nodded: "Okay!"

Jiang Chen called the two women together: "In a while, we will arrange for the comrades who are weak in physical strength to work carefully to pile the debris in a corner. Then the comrades who are strong in physical strength will work with us to reclaim the land and dig it deeper. Throw away the stone.”

"The weeds above must be dug up by their roots, shake off the soil and pile them together at certain intervals. After drying in the sun, they are burned to increase the fertilizer effect in the soil."

"After the preliminary sorting is done, I will find an excavator to dig over the land again, and then we can plant crops."

It is not an easy task to quickly turn a piece of raw land into mature land.

So today's nearly 40 labor force is responsible for preliminary reclamation and sorting.

The grass was cleared and left to dry for a few days. Once the grass was dry and burned, the ashes flew away. Then an excavator was used to dig deep and bury the warm water pipes in the greenhouse.

After drying for a while, it is basically ready for planting.

Of course, Zhang Cui and Zhang Huajun will take the lead in handling the rest.

Zhao Dongsheng and Wan Li, who heard about this from somewhere, also came.

Cao Jun also rushed over with Bai Jing.

Dai Fang also rushed over alone.

Xiao Yang, who arrived later, waved to Jiang Chen and started looking for a handy tool.

What Jiang Chen didn't expect the most was that Li Guangfu also brought You Fengxia.

He was wearing an undershirt and a pair of old rubber shoes, and he looked like he was working hard.

You Fengxia is wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket and a pair of loose trousers, which does not affect her work.

Jiang Chen said: "Director Li, what are you doing?"

This scene made him a little stunned.

There was no mobilization order issued, so why did so many people come?

Li Guangfu smiled and said: "I heard from Factory Director Yang that you are going to start work today. I will also try to do some work on the vegetable basket project in the factory."

"If you can't do the heavy work, you can still do the low-level work."

You Fengxia smiled and said, "You are my big client. If you don't take advantage of this moment to get closer, what will you do if you don't take care of my business in the future?"

"I grew up in a rural area and can do anything."

Dai Fang whispered: "I heard about it when I asked Sister Bai Jing for advice. You helped me so much, so I just tried to do something."

"If there is anything I can do in the future, you must tell me."

Jiang Chen felt a little uncomfortable when he didn't come to her when he needed help.

Jiang Chen smiled and said: "Okay, thank you everyone. Since you are here, let's work together. Liu Yue and Luo Xue are the commanders in chief today. Let them arrange tasks for you."

"By the way, Director Li, can you find the excavator? There will be another deep digging in about a week, and machine assistance will be needed at that time."

Since others showed goodwill, Jiang Chen also had to show his kindness.

Taking the initiative to ask Li Guangfu for help means that the relationship between the two is getting closer.

Li Guangfu didn't even think about it: "Yes, when you need to use it, just tell me one day in advance."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Okay, I'll tell you in advance when the time comes."

Jiang Chen called Zhao Dongsheng and Wan Li again: "You two should take care of the logistics. You have to take care of enough tea and not enough tableware for lunch. You can handle it."

Although Zhao Dongsheng's body has lost a lot of weight now, it is definitely not suitable for physical work.

Although Wan Li's hand is not as valuable as Luo Xue's, it is still very important. Try not to get hurt.

These two are our own people. If they are too polite and the tasks assigned are too simple, they will be unhappy.

In fact, just go to the canteen to pick up the tableware, but Jiang Chen didn't bring it up and handed it over to them all.

No matter what method they use, as long as you find enough for me.

Zhao Dongsheng nodded: "Director Jiang, don't worry, if the water is cut off at any time, I will bleed them for drinking."

Wan Li said naively: "I want to be like them and use a hoe."

Jiang Chen said: "What a fool, why don't you hurry up and find some tea now that you have the time? Otherwise, everyone will be thirsty later, and I'll see what you do."

Wan Li nodded: "Oh, I'll buy it. But don't give me money, I won't ask for it."

After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head.

Soon, the helpers called by Liu Yue arrived at the battlefield one after another, and began to receive tools and start working under the command of the two women.

Jiang Chen picked up a hoe and took the lead in the charge.

Children who grow up in rural areas have a physique that is easy for ordinary people and can do farm work quickly and well.

Zhang Huajun followed closely behind.

Shizhu said nothing and waved the hoe in his hand vigorously.

Tuesday Egg, who has a deformed hand, is concentrating on cleaning up debris.

With one hand, he twisted the sundries he could hold, ran all the way to put the sundries in the designated place, and then ran back to continue.

Li Guangfu picked up a big stone with some difficulty and put it at the designated place.

You Fengxia and Dai Fang squatted on the ground, shook off the soil from the roots of the weeds, and then piled them together.

The whole open space was filled with dust and everyone was working enthusiastically.

Jiang Chen saw that it was almost time and called Lei Jie: "Take your mother to my house and help He Yuyu. There are more people now, and I'm afraid she won't be able to handle it alone."

"When you're done, use your tricycle to pull it over."

Lei Jie dropped the hoe in his hand: "Okay!"

Jiang Chen grabbed him and said, "I haven't told him about your matters yet. You should behave yourself and be proactive in everything."

Lei Jie scratched his head: "How should I take the initiative?"

Jiang Chen said: "How do I know? I want to go."

Lei Jie said: "Oh, okay, I will try not to quarrel with her."