60s: I have a store

Chapter 324 Carbonization
When Zhou Xuqiang and his team transported the first batch of wood back to the village, the old branch secretary and his team had already finished felling 50 fir trees and were in the process of pruning them.

The captain and the security team were on guard at the outermost perimeter. I don't know if it was because of the wild boar raid some time ago, but the huge noise made by cutting down trees today did not attract any large wild animals.

It was almost over when a stupid roe deer rushed over and fell into the trap. It probably wanted to watch the fun, but it ended up getting itself killed.

The silly roe deer was shot and taken away by the captain cleanly and neatly.

The old branch secretary was very happy to hear the news. Now he had the ingredients for tonight’s snack.
With everyone working together, all the wood was quickly processed. When Zhou Xuqiang and others arrived, they could transport all the remaining wood back to the village at once.

Around five o'clock in the afternoon, the villagers finally transported all 50 fir trees back to the village.

"Everyone has worked hard today. Your team leader has hunted a silly roe deer, which is just enough to give everyone a snack." The old branch secretary clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.

After hearing the old Party Secretary's words, the villagers of Zhoujiazhuang were very excited as they had meat to eat again.

Food is the most important thing for people. After a hard day's work, it is a good experience to have delicious food to make up for the hard work.

The silly roe deer was sent to the village canteen very early. The people in the canteen were dissecting the roe deer and would not let go of anything edible.

Soon the canteen was filled with the rich aroma of meat, and the villagers couldn't help swallowing when they smelled it.

"It's a good day today as we can eat meat again!" said a villager happily.

Another villager couldn't help but say: "That's right, as long as there is meat to eat, it doesn't matter if you are a little tired."

"Our village is considered good. You don't know how miserable my wife's family is."

Let alone meat, it is already a blessing to have coarse grains to eat. I heard that there is not much grain left from the autumn harvest. You know, it is still a while before the Chinese New Year!

They will have to wait until at least next summer's harvest.

Such a long time is really torture.

"Yes! Our village can eat enough, and even eat well, all thanks to Yimin." Soon, everyone started talking about Zhou Yimin again.

Eating enough and eating well are actually two different concepts.

The food in Zhoujiazhuang is now considered quite good compared to other rural areas across the country. People can eat meat every now and then. Even among city dwellers, not many can compare with them.

When the team leader and the old branch secretary saw this scene, they exchanged happy glances with each other. They were very pleased with the thriving Zhoujiazhuang.

The two of them walked slowly to the canteen, forming a sharp contrast with the other villagers.

After a night's rest, the villagers were fully revived.

Today's task is to make electric poles with the fir wood delivered yesterday. From the reservoir to the village, a pole will be built every 50 meters to support the stress brought by the wires.

这可是一个大工程，要知道每一根电线杆的埋设深度一般为其杆长的1/6或1/10但最浅不得小于1.5米，如果是作为变压器变台的电杆，最浅不得小于2米。

The buried depth of the pole needs to be determined according to the material, height, load-bearing capacity and local soil conditions of the pole. For poles below 15 meters, the buried depth can be calculated as 1/6 of the pole length, but it must not be less than 1.5 meters.

If the pole is equipped with a stabilizing wire, the burial depth across the pole and the load-bearing rod can be appropriately reduced. However, in areas with soft soil, if there are no fixing measures, the burial depth should be increased as appropriate.

Zhou Yimin also got up early today. The electric poles he saw in the future were basically made of cement. When he arrived at the reservoir, he saw villagers digging a pit. A group of people were holding hoes and shovels, digging around the pit. After a while, they dug a deep pit about one meter deep.

Seeing that the hole had been dug, the others wanted to erect the electric pole, then backfill the soil to complete the first electric pole.

Suddenly, Zhou Yimin stopped them by saying, "Everyone, stop for a moment."

When everyone heard this, they were a little unhappy. After all, they were working and someone suddenly showed up to make suggestions. However, when they found out it was Yimin, they suppressed their emotions immediately.

There are only a few people in the whole village, such as Zhou Yimin and the old party secretary, who can make the villagers act like this.

The old branch secretary was also puzzled and asked, "Yimin, do you have any ideas?"

He knew that Zhou Yimin was knowledgeable and experienced. Since Zhou Yimin spoke up, he must have different ideas.

"This pit is not dug deep enough. It should be at least 1 meters deep, which is a qualified depth." Zhou Yimin said.

After hearing this, everyone could only silently move the electric pole away and prepare to continue deepening the pit. After all, Zhou Yimin had already spoken.

Originally, the old branch secretary wanted to say something, but he didn't expect that the villagers would react even faster than him this time. They took action before he even said anything. The old branch secretary was very satisfied with this.

"Yimin, is there anything else we should pay attention to?" asked the old branch secretary.

They have never done this kind of work and are not familiar with it, so it is better to ask clearly.

If there is anything that is done wrong, it is best to correct it now. Otherwise, if you wait until the project is completed and then redo it, the workload will be huge.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Yimin said, "First, the part buried underground needs to be carbonized, so that the use time of the wood can be extended."

The villagers were like students, listening carefully to Zhou Yimin's lecture, afraid of missing anything.

"Yimin, anything else?"

Zhou Yimin added: "Also, during installation, the inclination of the poles must be the same and the direction must be correct."

The old Party secretary said loudly to the surrounding villagers: "Did you all hear what Yimin said?"

"I heard it." The villager answered loudly.

Everyone followed Zhou Yimin's instructions, divided into several groups, and speeded up.

The old branch secretary whispered to Zhou Yimin: "Yimin, the electric pole has been solved, but what about the wires? That thing is not easy to deal with!"

Nowadays, not everyone can get electric wires. Zhoujiazhuang simply does not have the ability to get them, so they can only place their hopes on Zhou Yimin.

"Old Party Secretary, don't worry, leave the issue of the electric wires to me. I will bring the wires back before you put up all the poles.

Wait a minute, I need to measure and see how much wire is needed." Zhou Yimin had expected this and was ready to buy some in the store in his mind, and then ask the village to give some money as a token of his appreciation.

After getting Zhou Yimin's guarantee, the old branch secretary finally put his mind at ease. He was afraid that all the efforts of the villagers over the past few days would be in vain, and he would have a hard time explaining to the villagers.

(End of this chapter)