Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

As the temperature rose, the ice and snow on the mountains upstream of the Santun River began to melt, causing more water in the Santun River next to the farm. After the wheat was planted, there was not much chance for the farm to survive. He Yuzhu led two cadres and four security guards up the Santun River to investigate the situation upstream of the Santun River. In order to ensure that 2 mu of farmland had sufficient water resources, a reservoir must be built upstream of the Santun River to stop the floods caused by the melting of ice and snow in the summer.

After the off-road vehicle could not go any further, the group had to park the off-road vehicle and choose to walk. After walking along the Santun River for another hour, He Yuzhu felt that he had found a suitable location for building a reservoir. He pointed to the valley in front of him and said, "Chief Zhang, please contact the Water Resources Department of Xiyu Province and ask them to arrange for technicians to come here to investigate and see if a reservoir can be built here. They don't have to pay for the cost, our farm will pay for it ourselves."

Zhang Zili nodded and took note of He Yuzhu's words. Then He Yuzhu and his party walked upstream along the Santun River for a distance. After confirming that there was nothing worth investigating, they returned to the Dadi Fengshou Farm.

On the way back, He Yuzhu said to Zhang Zili, "Chief Zhang, after the wheat grows, I will probably go back to Sijiucheng. The farm will be temporarily handed over to you for management. When I return, I will appoint you as the acting deputy director of the farm. Your next task is to build a brick factory and solve the housing problem for the employees. You should also work with the leaders in Jichang area to have them solve the power and communication problems for the farm."

"In addition, we can take a look around the mountains surrounding the farm to see if we can find a coal mine. If we can find one, we will immediately build a small cement plant after the wheat is harvested. The cement plant does not need to be too large, just enough to meet the amount of cement we need to build the reservoir." He Yuzhu enthusiastically described the blueprint of the future farm to Zhang Zilii.

Zhang Zili carefully remembered every word He Yuzhu said. After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he asked, "Deputy Director He, don't worry. I will strictly follow your instructions and build the farm beautifully."

He Yuzhu patted Zhang Zili on the shoulder and reminded him: "You don't have to follow all my instructions. You have to flexibly judge what to do and what not to do based on the actual situation. If you encounter something you are unsure of, feel free to call me and we will discuss it together. I will come again when the wheat is ripe, and I hope we can have a good harvest by then."

"I definitely will." Zhang Zilii said confidently.

In the following days, He Yuzhu led the farm workers to build a brick kiln. Although no coal mine was found near the farm, they reached an agreement with the Changji regional government. The Changji regional government provided coal to the Dadi Fengshou Farm, and the Dadi Fengshou Farm provided baked bricks and tiles to the Changji regional government. One brick could be exchanged for 5 kilograms of coal.

With the help of the abundant human resources of Dadi Fengshou Farm, He Yuzhu led the workers to build 10 brick kilns in one go. Then Dadi Fengshou Farm started a vigorous brick-making campaign. A group of energetic young men mixed mud and made bricks on the wasteland. In order to prevent the workers from being too tired, He Yuzhu stipulated that each worker only needed to make 400 bricks a day.

Two days before He Yuzhu was about to embark on the journey back to Sijiu City, the moment full of expectation and tension quietly arrived. The first batch of successfully fired blue bricks, like treasures born after countless hardships, finally slowly emerged from the ancient brick kiln.

Since this was the first attempt to fire blue bricks, only one kiln was fired for the first batch, with exactly 10 bricks. When the group of people who were full of expectations carefully dug up the thick covering soil on the top of the brick kiln, the blue bricks that had completely cooled down, like shy girls, gradually exposed themselves to everyone.

He Yuzhu felt an indescribable joy in his heart. He picked up two blue bricks and knocked them against each other gently, as if they were the most precious treasures in the world. In an instant, a clear and loud sound resounded in the air like the sound of nature. The sound was like the sound of metal colliding, crisp and pleasant. Just by relying on this unique sound, he could keenly perceive that this batch of blue bricks was undoubtedly fired successfully.

Then, He Yuzhu proudly held up the two blue bricks and announced in a loud voice like a bell: "Comrades, our blue bricks have finally been fired successfully! This is the result of our hard work! Next, we can start to build those spacious and sturdy tile houses. When those tile houses are all erected, everyone will no longer have to endure the simple tent life, and we will have our own warm home."

At this time, the crowd around seemed to be injected with a powerful force, and they burst into warm cheers, which rose and fell, as if they were about to break through the sky. As time passed, the cheers of the crowd gradually subsided, and He Yuzhu spoke again: "Now, let's act together! Light up all the remaining 9 brick kilns and let the blazing flames burn. After the blue bricks in these 9 brick kilns are fired and taken out of the kilns, we can officially start building our house!"

Everyone was ready to go and began to transport coal to the remaining nine brick kilns. After the coal filled the gaps between the blue bricks, a thick layer of soil was laid on top. After all the preparations were done, the workers filled the burning coal into the interior of the brick kiln through the air inlet holes on the top of the brick kiln. When the chimney of the brick kiln began to smoke, it meant that the coal in the brick kiln began to burn and the brick kiln was ignited successfully.