Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 534: Find the dragon and share the gold to see the mountain.
Yang Xiaole walked around the area for a few times, trying to find groundwater nearby.

Unfortunately, I walked around but couldn’t find the place.

They were all beyond his detection range.

Since he couldn't be found, he stopped looking for him and walked towards Xizi's cave.

Instead of following the original route, I strolled around the village.

I had only seen cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi on the Internet before, but this was the first time I actually saw such a thing.

"Jingya, it's time to eat."

While I was thinking, I heard a woman shouting there.

Yang Xiaole looked down and saw a girl with short and delicate hair pushing a millstone. Another girl next to her was brushing grain with a brush made of sorghum ears.

Not really short hair.

After the trend of cutting hair short a few years ago, many people have not cut their hair anymore.

Many people have shoulder-length hair.

Of course, not everyone cuts their hair short.

"Hey, here we come."

The girl turned her head and agreed, then began to pack her things.

Yang Xiaole looked at it carefully.

She has an oval face and a high nose bridge, and her appearance is fine.

It seems that all men are the same when choosing a wife, appearance definitely takes priority.

This is undeniable.

After watching the two people enter the cave, he returned to his previous place.

At this time, several people came out of the cave, wearing cadre uniforms and carrying briefcases.

"Comrade Yang Xiaoxi, we have been told time and again that this kind of back-and-forth behavior must be stopped. I hope you have done a thorough investigation."

Xizi nodded.

Without saying anything, he quietly watched the other person leave.

Yang Xiaole came over and saw that there were people watching all around, and the Wu family had also come out.

He came over and looked at Xizi, who was frowning, and asked curiously, "What's going on?"

Perhaps he guessed it.

"People from the Commune!"

Xizi muttered something, then looked around and shouted, "Okay, everyone go away."

Hearing this, everyone dispersed.

Seeing this, Xizi said, "Okay, let's eat first. Auntie has prepared the meal."

Yang Xiaole looked at everyone and said nothing.

I followed the man into the kang hole in the master's house.

The kang here is not like the one Xizi and his family live in, but two of them, with a cave next to the main room.

The small cave should be used for sleeping in separate beds in the summer when there is no need to heat the kang.

It’s similar to the Northeast.

"This is Uncle Wu, Aunt Wu, this is their eldest daughter Wu Yanni, this is Erni, they call them girls. This is Uncle Wu's third son, Genzi."

After Xizi came over, he gave a brief introduction.

Yang Xiaole smiled and handed over a cigarette: "Uncle! Aunt, Xizi is here to bother you."

Wu Ershun took it with a smile and put it in his ears.

There was smoke on the other ear.

"Please sit down! You're welcome."

Then several people got on the kang.

The two girls and the child were not on the kang, obviously because there were guests at home.

Yang Xiaole was not pretentious.

There were several bowls of food on the kang table, and in front of Yang Xiaole was a bowl of white noodles and an egg.

In other people's bowls, there were what looked like round pieces of something.

Xizi looked at his expression and gestured, "Eat. Dumplings on the bus and noodles on the bus. They will be unhappy if you don't eat. Let's talk about it after you finish eating."

After saying that, he opened the bottle of wine that Yang Xiaole brought and poured a cup for each person.

There were other things on the table, and Yang Xiaole recognized one of them.

Rub the potatoes.

The remaining two were the canned braised pork and canned luncheon meat that Xizi brought.

"What did you offer?"

Yang Xiaole looked at the bowls of Xizi and the others and asked with a smile.

It's a bit like thick porridge.

Seeing this, Xizi said, "Money rice. Black beans are pressed into the shape of copper coins and cooked with buckwheat."

Yang Xiaole nodded.

I've heard of it, but never seen it.

He picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Uncle, let's go!"

Seeing this, the others naturally started drinking as well.

Braised pork and luncheon meat are naturally the main dishes on the table, but no one picks them up.

As for the children under the table, they would not eat it.

Yang Xiaole looked at the three people who were eating on small stools or squatting nearby, and gestured to Xizi.

Xizi naturally understood what it meant.

He got up and left, going next door.

He took out another can of braised pork, opened it and divided it among several people.

From time to time, Aunt Wu's complaining voice could be heard nearby.

"Hey, what kind of meat do women eat? You keep it for yourself."

Xizi ignored it and divided it among several people before returning to the kang.

"Aunt, even if we eat alone, we can't eat!"

After saying that, he urged: "Okay, eat, eat."

He took the lead and picked up a piece of meat for the old couple.

Song Yuchun couldn't help it any longer and took a piece as well.

Yang Xiaole didn't eat it.

No matter how good something is, if you eat too much of it, you will get tired of it. As for luncheon meat, I am even less interested in it.

As they were eating, Yang Xiaole asked, "What happened just now? If it's inconvenient to talk about it, forget it."

After all, some things cannot be discussed casually.

The wall has ears.

Xizi looked at the family and shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just the villagers raising sheep. ..."

Then he explained the general situation.

Pig farming in the south.

The people here are more accustomed to raising sheep, which is almost as important as pork over there.

And sheepskin is also an important clothing here.

But the commune doesn’t allow us to raise them.

It doesn’t matter when it’s warm. I drive the sheep out at dawn and bring them back at dark. In such a big place, it’s hard to find people from the commune, let alone those from my own village.

But now in winter, the sheep also go out to graze, but the number of times is limited after all.

It's hard to hide.

Look, people often come here to check.

If you can't find it, ask the captain.

Yang Xiaole nodded: "It's similar to ours. We didn't allow pig farming at the beginning, but it was only relaxed a little this year."

This is the general environment, and it is similar across the country.

But it also depends on who is leading it.

Anyway, he had read many memoirs of old people before, and during this period of time, there were some places in the West where he could raise as many chickens and ducks as he wanted.

The premise is that you can support it.

The ability to control diseases is very weak these days, and if we raise too many livestock, our ability to deal with risks will be very weak.

Then he asked, "Then you raise them in the form of a production team! This is collective!"

After saying that, he looked at the expressions of several people and hesitated for a moment: "Not possible?"

Xizi nodded.

Yang Xiaole shook his head when he saw this. This was a bit outrageous.

Isn't it said that Yan A is the place with the loosest supervision?
After all, this is one of the red holy places.

After hearing what he said, Xizi said, "The closer the scoring place is to the city, the better the situation will be."

Yang Xiaole nodded slightly when he heard this. Thinking of the people who left before, he thought for a moment and smiled, "Did you raise them secretly?"

Otherwise, people wouldn't come.

This made Xizi laugh.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you!"

He looked at the youngest child and whispered, "Well, on the other side of the plateau, the village secretly raised some sheep. They are looking for these sheep. Don't tell them, especially the children, they don't know anything."

Yang Xiaole looked at Wu Ershun who didn't care.

I guess only the adults in the village know about this, and the children don’t dare to let them know.

Lest you let it slip.

Nodded: "Don't worry, I'll tell anyone!"

Then a few people drank there with laughter.

Xizi drank for a while and said, "Spring is coming soon. I plan to get some lambs, raise more of them, make some money, and dig a well."

Yang Xiaole finally figured out how this guy made the money.

The risk is still a bit high.

After all, the times are different.

Nothing was said, these were all things Xizi had to go through.

I have money, but it is impossible for me to take it out. After all, if I take too much, I won’t be able to explain the money.

He still has to rely on himself.

As for the source of lamb, it is actually very easy to get. If you go a little further near Mongolia, you should be able to buy some.

Eating there quietly.

A bottle of wine was shared by four people and finished quickly.

This amount of wine will certainly not make you drunk.

After dinner, they chatted for a while and then left the cave.

It wasn't completely dark yet.

There is about another hour left.

People in rural areas generally eat very early because they are worried about wasting time and having to light the night shift when it gets dark.

Back in the room, Song Yuchun consciously lit a kang.

Got some burning charcoal from next door.

Yang Xiaole saw a map on the kang and took it to take a look.

He asked Xizi who was fetching water, "Where is this map from? Is it nearby?"

Xizi put the enamel pot on the ground and nodded: "Well, these are all old maps. I want to see the changes in the landforms here in the past and see where it is possible to get water. The village has already done some drilling, but there was no water."

He placed the enamel pot on the kang table and said, "There used to be a river underneath, which means water flowed through it, but people can't live there. One reason is that cave dwellings have to be dug along the mountain, and the other is the climate. Although there is little rainfall here, floods often occur. Once floods occur, the ground below becomes a river."

Yang Xiaole nodded.

Then he laughed and said, "I didn't realize that! You must have put a lot of effort into it!"

It is a serious attitude towards work.

Xizi smiled a little embarrassedly: "This map was found in the county by the captain through someone else."

After saying that, he happily took out a very old map from a pile of books.

After spreading it out, he said, "Brother, look, it's two kilometers away from here, right in front. I heard from the old people that this was once the source of the river, but later it was slowly covered by yellow sand and buried by loess. This is it. I wonder if there is any hope of getting water here."

Pointing to a place and speaking excitedly.

Yang Xiaole looked at the map. The map had turned yellow, so it must have been there a long time ago.

Then he said: "There is hope, but it is still too far away. If water is really pumped out, it may involve relocating the village."

Xizi nodded: "Yes! Let's not talk about this for now. If we can dig a well here, it will be at least half the distance than going ten miles away to fetch water now. In this way, the water that the villagers fetch each time will become two scoops instead of one scoop per person."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole nodded slightly. What can I say? It's better than nothing.

Then he looked at the sky outside and said, "Let's go. It's not dark yet. Take me around the area. I might leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Seeing this, Xizi agreed.

Taking him out of the room, this is a relatively low-lying area. Standing here, all you can see is the nearby plateau.

Yang Xiaole walked down the hillside and looked around.

Although it is winter, you can still clearly feel which places around here used to have more lush vegetation.

He looked around, pointed in a direction and said, "Is that the water source you mentioned?"

Pointed in a direction and said something.

Xizi looked in the direction and nodded: "Yes, that's it!"

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole hummed.

That's the direction of the old well, and the new well is closer to this side.

Based on my previous observations, it is indeed possible.

Then walked over there.

Xizi thought he wanted to see the nearby scenery, so he followed him.

Yang Xiaole walked forward along the dried-up riverbed below, which was now a road, and approached the plateau from time to time to observe the situation inside.

Didn't see the water.

I did see quite a few graves.

It looked like it was built a long time ago, and a lot of the wood had rotted and mixed with the soil.

And the position is relatively low.

It should be buried by people who were here before.

After walking a little more than a kilometer, Yang Xiaole stopped.

He looked up at the tall plateau and said, "There is water nearby."

To be precise, there is no water on the plateau.

Instead, there was water about ten meters below the ground where he was standing.

Of course, this cannot be used as a place to settle down.

"Is there water here?"

Xizi was puzzled for a moment, then instantly understood what he meant: "You mean there is water underground? How did you know?"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole held back his laughter.

He counted with his fingers and muttered, "To find the dragon and divide the gold, look at the winding mountains. Each winding is a barrier. If the barrier is eight points dangerous, it will be in the shape of Yin and Yang Bagua. This is a Feng Shui treasure land. There must be water."

Seeing his expression, Xizi rolled her eyes and said, "It's fine if you just say this to me, but if it gets out, it will be a big deal!"

Yang Xiaole laughed and said, "Then isn't the letter you wrote to me also a great act of treason? Aren't you afraid that someone will check your letter and see it?"

These words made Xizi silent for a while.

Then he said: "Second brother, I really feel that our country is sick, or we are all sick..."

Yang Xiaole raised his eyebrows and said, "So what you mean is that the old man is wrong?"

Xizi shook his head: "I don't know!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole was thinking there.

He once held the same idea, but after staying here for so many years, his thoughts have changed a little.

In fact, the original intention is good.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, the Russians would not have recovered if those oligarchs had not been dealt with.

Similarly, decades later, those oligarchs who made money in the mainland all fled abroad.

It's like a stab in the back.

Nowadays, most people just use chicken feathers as a token of authority to do what they want and achieve their own goals.

He met a man, Mr. Wen, an expert on agriculture, rural areas and farmers. He said that many things are not as simple as they seem on the surface.

So it’s hard to comment.

All I can say is that there are merits and demerits.

If we follow the old man's expectations and proceed step by step, it may really bring about decades of rapid development.

He shook his head and smiled, "Whether you are sick or not, you can slowly decide in the future, but don't say this casually."

"I know. I only tell you this because you are my brother. Who else would dare to say anything?"

Xizi is not stupid.

Education can no longer solve this kind of problem.

That would be a really big deal.

Yang Xiaole nodded and looked at the plateau next to him and said, "Okay, let's stop here. You will understand in a few years. Don't worry! There is really water here."

Xizi nodded.

Suddenly I was stunned: "Is there really water?"

This second brother looks lazy, but he is actually very reliable when doing things.

He said there was water, so that's basically it.

I quickly asked, "How did you know?"

Yang Xiaole ignored him and climbed up the plateau.

(End of this chapter)