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Chapter 228 Chapter 227 Lin Zhe goes to the countryside, a village on the Loess Plateau

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"Zhetong Power Group is a large-scale comprehensive power company. It currently mainly supplies power to coastal areas and mountainous areas. It has more than 8,000 employees and its subsidiaries include forest farms, research centers, energy supply stations, and other institutions..."

After reading this series of words, Li Pengyi's partner opened his eyes wide with disbelief at first, but later he became numb.

Look at the old man sitting on the sofa, he even has sweat on his forehead.

I don't know if it's because he can drink a lot and the alcohol evaporates quickly or because he was suddenly surprised, but he seemed to sober up completely.

……

He likes to preach to others, but as a middle-aged man he still understands the word reality better, especially at this point.

Wow, it turns out that the friend of his future son-in-law is a serious boss whom he will never meet in his life?
And it can be seen from the drinking party that they are not just ordinary friends, but also close friends, and they have a very good relationship.

If you get along well with them, no matter what happens to them, just having such a friend there is a very important thing. Even if something happens at home, they can help out and help the family through the crisis.

As an ordinary person, he has become accustomed to the birth, aging, sickness and death around him by his middle age. He also knows that for ordinary people like them, an accident may destroy a family.

I had a friend before, and his conditions were similar to mine.

But my son has a rare disease, and he has used up all his savings. In the end, he even had to sell his car and house. What do you think we can do?
But if you have a close friend who is super rich and not short of money, do you think he would not help his brother when faced with this situation?
It was a blessing for his son-in-law to have such a friend. Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat. His behavior at the table just now was not appropriate at all.

It would be bad if others felt unhappy about it later and it lowered the impression of Li Pengyi. His daughter was depending on him for a good life.

Thinking about what he said just now, if his family wasn't around, he would have wanted to slap himself twice.

They even said the wine was fake. At that time, I never thought that such delicious wine could be fake. They said it was a limited edition, so it must taste different from the ordinary Moutai that costs more than 2,000 yuan a bottle.

How can a gift from someone of that level be fake? And to be honest, if it comes from someone of that level, it must be real, even if it is fake.

This is a very simple truth. For someone like him who earns only over 4,000 yuan a month, even if he wears luxury goods, people he knows can see through them at a glance. It's most likely fake.

But for billionaires, even if they wear fake clothes, others will think they are real.

"Oh my, this kid didn't even inform his future father-in-law, which made me have to talk about it in his house. Now I think about it, it's really embarrassing."

Listening to her father's regret, Li Pengyi's girlfriend remained silent, but her mother stood up.

She went to the bathroom to wash up as soon as she got home just now. Now she came out and didn't know what happened, which means that Lin Zhe is a wealthy man.

This time, after hearing this, he was very tough and spoke directly.

"That kid didn't tell your father about this in advance and embarrassed him in front of others. Xiaoqing, you must be nice to him tomorrow and teach him a lesson."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Pengyi's girlfriend's father started to scold her.

"What do you know? Why are you talking nonsense here? Xiaoqing, don't listen to your mother's bad advice. Since Xiao Li has such a close friend, his future prospects are definitely good. You two should get along well."

"Besides, you know nothing, so stop giving orders blindly. Xiao Li's friend is not only a billionaire, but he has more than 8,000 people who depend on him for their livelihood. He is a billionaire, even a trillionaire! There are so many people who actively curry favor with such a person. Xiao Li is lucky."

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Lin Zhe woke up at noon the next day. He had made an appointment with Li Pengyi the night before, and the two of them had to go to the village to take a look.

Now Li Pengyi has contracted a piece of land in his hometown and sells agricultural products. He is very familiar with the village.

Anyway, Zhetong Power has invested so much in laying power lines locally that it can afford this little bit of investment. Lin Zhe plans to do his old classmate a favor and connect the power to anywhere, so he might as well connect Hexi to electricity first.

After a quick breakfast at the hotel, Lin Zhe met up with Li Pengyi and got into his car, an ordinary SUV. Li Pengyi said it was second-hand and would only cost more than 40,000 yuan, which was considered a bargain.

As they drove forward, the Mercedes-Benz G followed behind them.

Noticing this scene in the rearview mirror, Li Pengyi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Lao Lin, there's a Mercedes-Benz G behind my junky car. I don't know how to drive it anymore."

Lin Zhe was helpless when he heard this. He didn't know what was wrong with Ruyi and Zhang Chen. They had been "never leaving his side" since this morning, and now he had to follow them when he went to the countryside.

I bought that G-Class from a local dealer after I landed in Jincheng. At that time, I thought that I would come to the Northwest often in the future, so I kept it here as my own car. The road conditions in the Northwest are complicated, and this G-Class can cope with some steep and difficult road conditions.

"Hey, just pretend that nothing happened. The worst that can happen is waiting for a rear-end collision. The insurance on that G-Class is quite sufficient. If there is a rear-end collision, we will find a way to replace it with a new one for you."

Hearing Lin Zhe's joke, Li Pengyi also felt emotional.

My goodness, if an ordinary person like me had a car like this, I would probably feel bad just for the gas money. It seems that even if Lin Zhe is just joking, if someone just crashes his car and the insurance doesn't cover it, he can always replace the car for the ordinary person with a new one.

And he doesn't feel sorry for the car at all.

That's the difference ~ But fortunately, they are brothers, and no matter how powerful the G-Class is, it has to follow behind them obediently.

"Okay! I want to experience what it's like to have a G-Class following me all the way, haha."

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In Yuqianshu Township, Hexi County, Lin Zhe asked curiously after seeing the road sign on the side of the road.

"Elm Tree Township? Is this where the most elm trees are planted?"

"Not really. In fact, there are basically no elm trees in the village. It was originally planted by someone in the center of the village, and then it gradually became known by this name. The key point is that the tree at the entrance of the village was cut down for expansion. At that time, there was no question of whether to protect it or not. It was directly cut down and used as firewood."

After chuckling, Lin Zhe nodded. There is not a single elm tree in Yuqianshu Township. There are many interesting place names in China, but this kind of name that has nothing to do with the local area is quite rare. If there is a chance, it can be made into a book and included. It will definitely be interesting.

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The car drove along the way, and when it arrived at the village, Lin Zhe also saw the rows of earthen houses on the roadside.

This place can be regarded as the Loess Plateau, and you can even see some cave dwellings, which are houses dug out from the earth slopes at the foot of the mountain. This can be regarded as a feature of adapting to local conditions.

"It looks a bit shabby, but it can really keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer in the northwest, and it can save a lot of money on materials and land."

Just like in the Northeast, everyone claims to be able to show off their "green belt". That's because the land there is fertile, and the vegetables and fruits grown there seem to be delicious, so naturally people eat more of them.

In Guangdong province in the south, people there pay attention to freshness when eating anything. One reason is that there are more seafood in coastal areas, and the other is the weather. In ancient times, there were no refrigerators. If a chicken is slaughtered and left alone for half a day, it will start to smell bad, so they pay attention to quick cooking to keep the freshness.

Although we now have fresh-keeping technologies such as refrigerators, the habit remains.

These things that people from other places may not understand must have their reasons in their local areas. Don't underestimate people's wisdom.

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"See? This is the power station in Yuqianshu Township. It generates electricity for an hour every evening from 7 to 8 p.m., and people who have paid can use it. It stops on time after 8 p.m., not even a minute more."

Following Li Pengyi's gaze, Lin Zhe saw a simple small courtyard, and inside it there was a generator that looked quite powerful. Next to it was an oil tank with a flammable and explosive sign on it.

There is no doubt that it is an enlarged version of a diesel generator.

This is quite common in towns and villages in the northwest region. It is inconvenient for people to use electricity here. They can only use electricity during a day to charge the things that need to be charged. After a certain period of time, there will be no electricity.

In addition, compared with electricity prices in cities, the average electricity price here is actually a bit higher.

Lin Zhe could naturally understand this. The power station they developed here would definitely not be operated at a loss. The cost of diesel power generation is extremely high, much higher than the cost of thermal power generation.

Walking a little further, he arrived at the central street of the village, where Lin Zhe also saw a few street lamps, which was rare.

"It's solar powered. There's a solar panel on the top. It can be somewhat useful at night when the sun is shining brightly. But if it's cloudy or rainy for two consecutive days without the sun, it's no use as a fire stick."

Listening to Li Pengyi's introduction, Lin Zhe also took a closer look.

This is one of the disadvantages of solar energy. Without the sun, it is nothing. It also requires regular maintenance, otherwise the endurance and conversion capacity of the solar panels will be greatly reduced.

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Continuing to walk forward, Lin Zhe also saw a donkey cart. An old man was "driving" his donkey cart with a cart of firewood behind it.

This may not be seen in other places, but it can still be seen in relatively backward small places.

"Are we almost there?"

After hearing this, Li Pengyi pointed to the intersection ahead.

"It's just a few hundred meters past this intersection."

"Then stop the car and let's just walk over."

"Row."

After getting off the bus, Zhang Cheng and Ruyi followed, and the group continued walking forward, encountering several donkey carts along the way.

Some of the cars contained fertilizers, while others contained picked agricultural products.

Lin Zhe passed by an old man's donkey cart and saw the green cucumbers and some other vegetables in it. Coincidentally, the old man also walked up from the fields by the roadside and greeted him.

"Old man, are you picking vegetables?"

"Yes, you look strange to me, young man. Who is your family? I am old and my memory is not good. I can't remember people."

After saying this, the old man smiled embarrassedly.

This is how it is when you get older. If you meet someone in the village who says hello to you, you will generally think that the child is someone's family, not a stranger.

Besides, children nowadays change a lot when they grow up. When they return to the village from the city, they are completely different from when they were little.

"No, I just came by your village to see that your vegetables are very fresh~"

It turned out to be a passerby. No matter what, as they get older, they usually talk less, and not many young people are willing to take the initiative to talk to them.

So he was still very happy and simply took a handful of cucumbers from the vegetable basket on the car next to him.

"You guys try this. Today's first crop of cucumbers are so crisp and sweet~"

When he said this, the old man smiled and revealed his yellow teeth from years of smoking, but Lin Zhe didn't feel disgusted. Most of the elderly people of their previous generation who had the habit of smoking were like this because of limited conditions.

Since he was thirsty, Lin Zhe didn't hesitate.

After taking the cucumber and giving one to each of them, Lin Zhe took out a cigarette box from his pocket and handed a cigarette to the old man.

"Oh, thank you so much, I don't smoke this kind of cigarette very often."

The old man couldn't tell the difference between good and bad cigarettes, but he knew that the ones with sponge mouthpieces were good. He usually smoked rice crust, which is dry tobacco.

Lin Zhe took the initiative to light the fire, and the old man took a deep puff and looked very happy.

"Good cigarettes, good cigarettes~"

While the old man was smoking, Lin Zhe wiped the cucumber. This kind of cucumber has no thorns and does not need to be washed with water to be cleaned. One bite was just as the old man said, crispy, sweet and refreshing.

"Uncle, is it inconvenient to use electricity in your village?"

Hearing this, the old man naturally took over the conversation.

For him, it really doesn’t matter if there is no electricity or very little electricity on weekdays. He cooks with a stove and works from sunrise to sunset.

The most I need is to make a phone call occasionally, and I don’t even have the habit of watching TV.

To charge, he can go to the village store and charge it for one yuan during power supply hours. His elderly phone can be used for more than a week on a full charge.

It would cost 60 yuan a month to get electricity from the town's power station, and he was reluctant to spend the money. He had no use for an hour's electricity, so he didn't get the electricity.

But since his grandson grew up a little, he chose to install an electric wire costing 60 yuan a month at home every year when his son brought him home.

Then he applied for broadband wireless internet, which he had no idea what it was, but with it, his grandson was willing to stay at home a few more days during the holidays.

He didn't know whether this was a good thing or not, but he hoped that his grandson would stay a few more days. However, his grandson was still not very willing to stay at home because only one hour of electricity a day was not enough for him to use his mobile phone for half a day.

(End of this chapter)