60s: I have a store

Chapter 327 Reservoir Completed
After the electric wires were installed, the villagers of Zhoujiazhuang were very excited and looking forward to having electricity in their village. They didn't know how envious the surrounding villages would be when the electricity was available.

You know, most of the rural areas still don’t have access to electricity. If a village has access to electricity, it will definitely be something to brag about.

Thanks to the full-scale efforts of the Zhoujiazhuang villagers, the reservoir, which was originally scheduled to be completed in about a week, was completed two days ahead of schedule.

Today, the reservoir has stored a lot of water due to the existence of the underground river. The wide water surface is still quite spectacular in the small Zhoujiazhuang.

Surprisingly, the water in the underground river is a little warm.

It seems that even if the temperature drops below zero, the underground river will not freeze, but water will continue to gush out.

All I can say is that when some people are happy, others are sad.

The villagers of Shuangtian Village felt very unhappy when they saw that the reservoir had been completed.

This means that the villagers of Shuangtian Village have become "unemployed" and can only return to the village to do farm work. It is even a question whether the food in the village can last until the next year's harvest.

Xu Xiangbei also came here today. After the reservoir is built, the generator will be installed and the water flow will be used to drive the generator to work, so that a steady supply of electricity can be generated.

But if there are professionals around, it is not that difficult.

You should know that there must be sufficient water source when installing a generator. The flow and drop of the water source are important factors affecting the power generation of the generator.

Generally speaking, the water flow rate is required to be above 0.1 cubic meters per second, and the drop is required to be above 2 meters, so as to ensure the normal operation of the generator.

Therefore, the reservoir was built on a large scale. The first thing to do was to install the turbine, and then adjust and position it according to the center, elevation and level of the turbine main shaft.

Xu Xiangbei then began to measure the air gap between the rotor and the stator, and corrected the stator center based on the rotor to make the surrounding air gap uniform.

After completing the previous steps, it is time to connect the generator and turbine main shafts, and measure and adjust the swing of the main axis of the unit.

Finally, adjust the thrust bearing force, and adjust the center and verticality of the unit axis according to the gap of the turbine stop ring. According to the main shaft position and the direction and size of the shaft neck swing, install the scraped guide bearings of each part, assemble the unit air cooler, oil, gas, water pipelines and other accessories.

Under Xu Xiangbei's orderly command, the generator was installed in five novels, and the water flow drove the turbine, which began to generate electricity.

"Engineer Xu, does this mean the work is finished?" asked the old branch secretary.

Xu Xiangbei replied: "That's right, old Party Secretary. The construction of the reservoir has been completed and is now generating electricity."

When the villagers of Zhoujiazhuang heard Xu Xiangbei's words, they couldn't help but cheer. After such a long period of hard work, the reservoir was finally completed and the village could use electricity.

When Xu Xiangbei saw this scene, he couldn't help but smile. All his efforts during this period were not in vain.

Liang Liu couldn't help but envy and said: "When will our village also have access to electricity? I wonder if this can be accomplished in my lifetime?"

"Yes! We must first solve the problem of food and clothing, so that we can hope to hold on until that time." Liang Zan gave an affirmative answer.

After so many days of storing water, half of the reservoir has been filled with water. If used for irrigation, it is enough for Zhoujiazhuang to use, and the water from the underground river is still flowing out continuously.

As long as the water in the underground river does not dry up, Zhoujiazhuang will never lack water in the future.

Moreover, those who observe carefully will find that ripples appear in the reservoir from time to time, which means there must be fish in the underground river, and now the fish are flowing out with the water. After Zhou Yimin noticed this scene, he thought about whether he should go fishing when he has time.

The thought of enjoying retirement life in the future in advance is quite attractive.

The old branch secretary has arranged people to prepare 50 bags of grain, each bag weighing 10 kilograms. These are to be given to the villagers of Shuangtian Village as a thank you for their help during this period.

I don’t know if I will need help from others in the future, so building good relationships is also a good choice. Besides, Zhoujiazhuang can still afford 500 kilograms of food.

Although some people in the village certainly expressed their opposition, believing that there was no need to waste so much food, 500 kilograms of food would be enough for the village to eat for a while.

The old branch secretary held a vote in the village, and in the end the majority agreed with his opinion. Those who voted against it, even if they were unhappy, had no choice because this was the opinion of the majority of the villagers.

The old Party Secretary said at this time: "Comrades of Shuangtian Village, you have worked hard during this period. Our village has prepared some gifts for you. Everyone will receive 10 kilograms of food later."

“I hope you don’t mind!”

When the villagers of Shuangtian Village heard the news, their worries turned into joy in an instant. They never expected that there would be such a sudden turn of events.

10 kilograms of food is enough for a family to eat for a period of time. If we save a little, it can last longer.

Soon, the villagers of Shuangtian Village received 10 kilograms of food. Although they were still a little reluctant, after all, everyone could distinguish between a full meal and two full meals. However, there was nothing they could do about it because others no longer needed them.

If there is a choice, they would rather not have the 10 kilograms of grain and want the reservoir to continue to be built, preferably indefinitely. If there must be a time limit, the villagers of Shuangtian Village hope it will be 100 years so that they can leave and their children can inherit it.

It’s just like a work station in the city, but these are just thoughts.

The villagers of Shuangtian Village who received the food are leaving Zhoujiazhuang reluctantly. They know that after this departure, they don’t know when they will come back next time.

After seeing that all the villagers of Shuangtian Village had left, the old branch secretary ordered the canteen to add more dishes today, and to prepare a separate table of delicious food to entertain Zhou Yimin, Xu Xiangbei and others.

If it weren't for the two of them, the reservoir would not have been built, so the two of them made the greatest contribution.

Even if other people in the village saw it, they wouldn't have any objection.

"Everyone, I have asked the canteen to add more dishes for everyone tonight." said the old branch secretary.

When everyone heard the old branch secretary's words, they were very happy. They added extra dishes for several days in a row and felt that the food was even better than before during the Chinese New Year.

After all, the New Year’s Eve dinner is the most abundant during the Chinese New Year. At other times, the food is just a little richer than usual. Now there is a shortage of supplies, which is something that cannot be changed, so everyone can only accept it.

When Xu Xiangbei and Zhou Yimin received the invitation from the old branch secretary, they originally wanted to refuse, saying that there was no need to waste food and it would be fine to eat the same food as everyone else. There was no need to be special. However, the old branch secretary and the team leader sang the same tune and suddenly they agreed.

The two could only smile at each other helplessly.

However, there was still some time before dinner, so Zhou Yimin invited Xu Xiangbei to come to his house and sit for a while.

Xu Xiangbei did not refuse, and light bulbs were installed in every household in the village, and the electrical wires were also taken care of.

(End of this chapter)