Bai Fumei in the ’70s Chapter 52
Translated by Serena Love
Teacher Gu's old bone was suddenly thrown back and he coughed violently.
He said, "What are you doing with me! It's more important if you run faster!"
He Songbai clenched his teeth, and without turning to face the old man, his legs caught up with the clockwork, and he ran to the mountainside at a speed that he had never experienced in his life.
The largest culvert lake in Niujiao Mountain is located there.
Zhao Lanxiang followed behind and ran vigorously, running to the point that her lungs were burning and she couldn't catch her breath or catch up with the man.
At such a speed, it doesn't make much sense to catch up. She should do more important things.
Thinking like this, Zhao Lanxiang stopped and gazed around looking for people. While looking for people, she shouted, "Blasting the lake to divert water will cause the mountain to collapse, and everyone needs to go down!"
"Down the mountain! Down the mountain!"
"If you hear me, hurry up and go down the mountain!"
Her anxious gaze followed like fire, calling for the captain and secretary.
Soon, Zhao Lanxiang found the figure of the branch secretary.
She took out a piece of paper deliberately torn from Gu Huaijin's booklet and handed it to Li Dehong.
"There are caves in this mountain, and some of the rock layers are brittle and thin, they can't withstand the explosives. Hurry up and evacuate all the people who are still on the mountain!"
Li Dehong frowned when he heard the girl proclaiming things that were not good for the project.
When the last step of blasting the lake is completed, the terraced fields are also finished. In order to celebrate, and to commemorate the completion of the long project, there is a torch ceremony for the lake's explosion today. After finishing their work, the members plan to gain some knowledge and join in the fun.
This would be exactly the time when the interest was high. Where did this alarmist "saboteur" suddenly popped out?
After all, being affected by the letter of care pressed on his desk, Li Dehong can't curse even if he was upset.
"Your girl, don't talk casually!"
He angrily ripped off Teacher Gu's precious notes that Zhao Lanxiang handed over.
Zhao Lanxiang is suddenly red with irritatation. She is anxious and angry. She squatted down quickly to pick up the torn paper and stood up to slap Li Dehong's face.
"Are you awake?"
"If one person died here today, you have to take a responsibility."
Her dark eyes showed a calm irony, as cold as the snow in winter. Zhao Lanxiang didn't even want to look at him more, so she ran to Li Dali neatly.
The face of branch secretary of the village was trampled by a young girl. The members who were working and eating were all surprised, with various wonderful expression of shocked and gloating in their faces.
Li Dehong's is flushed on the spot. At any rate, he is one of the most respected people in the village. When he was so shamed, instead of waking up, he was buzzing in shock and anger.
He became angry, and trying to catch her to settle the accounts, but the girl was slipping away flexibly, Li Dehong couldn't catch up with her.
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Niujiao mountain is very large and is the largest mountain in the village. Some members of the first team and the second team are working here, but in addition to this mountain, there is another hill being reclaimed.
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The first team leader Li Dali and the second team leader He Laifu are together and are preparing to go to the "grand" ignition ceremony.
Li Dali and He Laifu each held a plate of firecrackers in their hands. This was bought out of the collective money, which is for a lively celebration.
Li Dali had just reached the middle of the mountain and was stopped by a female educated youth before he reached the lake.
She held the torn pieces of paper in her hands, her voice very solemn and serious.
"Chief Engineer Gu said that the lake in Niujiao Mountain must not be blown up because its rock layer is very brittle and there are countless holes in it. Teacher Gu ordered you to evacuate the crowd immediately."
"Don't stay any longer."
"Get down the mountain immediately!"
Zhao Lanxiang's words are hard to accept.
He Laifu's expression became ugly. He said, "The four engineers said that no problem was found, but the bad guy find it?"
"You little girl should not be instigated by him!"
Li Dali didn't speak. Looking at the girl in front of him, who doesn't like someone hot headed and impulsive. He patiently pick up the paper in her hand and looked at it roughly.
He is not highly educated, he was semi-literate, and he could not recognize several words, but the words "Niujiao Mountain is not suitable for cultivation" were recognized.
Li Dali was struggling fiercely in his heart, abandoning this ignition ceremony, when the time comes, the whole team will not be able to save face. If it's not true, the girl will also be implicated because of Teacher Gu's "sowing discord". But in case it is true, people's life is not a joke.
The bad news came so suddenly that it is hard to digest it in a short time.
Alas, people are always willing to think in a good direction! When someone jumps out and said that this project that has condensed everyone's blood and sweat for months is actually done in vain, no one will feel good.
The two captains were overwhelmed by the negative emotions.
Li Dali handed the firecrackers to He Laifu, frowned and put the shredded paper together, staring at the shredded paper over and over again.
Finally, he wiped his face and said, "This educated youth is from our brigade and is a credible progressive youth."
"Gu Huaijin also performed well in the bullpen, I believe it this time."
He Laifu carried two large firecrackers and said, "Yes, you withdraw if you want to withdraw, I will go to watch the lighting ceremony."
Li Dali said roughly, "Watch, your mother watch. You go there and blast your members down the mountain."
He Laifu, who has always been awe-inspiring, has been commended many times at the harvest conference, and treated as a role model, for the first time, he was sprayed with a strong face by the bull-like captain from the next-door brigade. He had a rough neck and could not speak.
Li Dali did not talk nonsense, he snatched the two firecrackers on He Laifu's body, turned and ran down the mountain.
Zhao Lanxiang was very grateful and went down the mountain with Li Dali. In the end, He Laifu watched the two disappear like burning buttocks. There was no firecracker in his hand, and he couldn't celebrate if he goes up. He thought about it and went down the mountain.
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On the other side.
He Songbai, carrying Teacher Gu, ran to the culvert lake of Niujiao Mountain, where many people had already gathered. The explosives were neatly stacked, and the air is smelled of faint sulfur.
Gu Huaijin's three apprentices are chatting, and they are in a good mood.
Gu Huaijin was carried back all the way, and finally gasped for breath. He saw the workers were fixing explosives one by one. While he was relieved and his face was not very good. The moment he fell to the ground, he immediately went to the foreman.
With a commanded tone, he said solemnly, "Take these explosives away immediately."
"You must not blow up the lake today."
The foreman is a simple and honest man who just asked him, "How are you here?"
Gu Huaijin bent down and pulled off the leads of the explosives one by one, and he was stopped before he pulled out a few.
Hu Xianzhi said grimly, "What are you doing here?"
He is one of Gu Huaijin's apprentices. The years have passed, and the stubble on his face has formed a circle.
Gu Huaijin said even worse, "This mountain is not suitable for reclaiming terraced fields. Didn't I say it long ago? Why open it? Do you know how many caves there are?"
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"You think it's amazing to build a few bridges!"
"A bunch of ignorant boys!"
Hu Xianzhi shook off his teacher's hand and said, "Is that why you, Gu Huaijin, came to destroy things?"
"You are no longer the chief engineer now, and you are not qualified to talk about engineering."
The other two young engineers also came and teased, "Don't make trouble, be careful that you might not leave the bullpen in this life."
"You guys, what are you still looking at? Get up and work quickly, draw good water and finish work!"
Sun Xiang is young and has the most vigor. He pulled Gu Huaijin behind and said, "What do you know, come and tell me. This mountain has the most abundant water resources and is convenient for irrigation. It is suitable for mining and can save a lot of unnecessary waste of money."
Gu Huaijin looked at this young disciple. Although he was the youngest, he made the fastest progress and learned well.
His neck was red, and he pulled out his booklet and said, "It's all my measurement process, I remember it clearly."
"Look for yourself, you will blow the explosive after reading it, when I ever lied to my apprentice!"
Sun Xiang turned a few pages indifferently, and threw the booklet to others without any interest.
Their minds have long since stopped arguing with Gu Huaijin, they just want to complete the task early and finish home.
One of them said mockingly, "You are not only confused, but also timid!"
"If you are afraid of death, you will immediately go down the mountain to ensure that you don't hurt a single hair."
Hu Xianzhi did not speak.
He took the master's booklet but looked at it silently. His mathematics foundation is not solid, and he hastily glanced at the pile of data, but it caught his attention. He began to faintly noticed something was wrong.
But he didn't want to believe that if all these were true, this project would be tantamount to a slap in the face, denying all their hard work these days, and also denying their ability as a whole.
A dignified engineer who made such a bad mistake!
Hu Xianzhi said weakly, "For conservative reasons, stop the explosive work first..."
"The teacher is a teacher after all, we still have to listen to what he says."
The words of Hu Xianzhi were met with fierce opposition from Sun Xiang and Wang Yang. They ordered the workers to continue burying explosives.
Hu Xianzhi has no right to make a decision, because Sun Xiang is the chief engineer.
He Songbai, who was panting on the side, saw these cultural people chattering and talking. He rushed to dismantle the explosive and threw it into the water. There was a splash of water.
This action angered many people. These explosives were bought for real money, all of which were shiny and glittering. Throwing dozens of yuans in this way is like throwing them into the water.
He Songbai's hands and feet were extremely fast, and he threw almost a third of the explosive while people was not paying attention. As a result, he was surrounded and beaten.
He Songbai was famous for fighting, but he inevitably suffered a few fists.
He said calmly, "Teacher Gu, you go down and tell the captain to evacuate the crowd, leave it to me here."
Sun Xiang is furious, he is preparing to let people withdraw to a safe range, let the workers tie this "saboteur" and plan to settle the bill after the event.
He glanced at the pocket watch and said with a deep voice, "Twelve o'clock, prepare."
Hu Xianzhi panted, watching with his eyes faintly red. The angry junior chief engineer quickly stopped and said, "I want to go down the mountain!"
"The workers also go down the mountain with me!"
"I think what Teacher Gu said makes sense."
Hu Xianzhi hasn't finished speaking yet and was punched by another engineer.
"Do you know what nonsense you are talking about!"
Hu Xianzhi was shrouded in a deep sense of anxiety, and two tears almost fell off. He sternly said, "You don't need so many people to start the blasting?"
"I don't care about you, I only care about my engineering team."
"Old Lin, let your people take the guy down the mountain, and stay if you don't listen to persuasion and want to die. I don't care about your life."
"I only care about the people who take their lives seriously."
The deputy engineer said this, the gang of workers who buried the explosives became restless.
Sun Xiang sarcastically nodded his pocket watch and said, "Sure, I'll give you twenty minutes. Is it enough to get you down the mountain?"
It is now twelve o'clock, and the original plan was to start blasting at this time.
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This is already the biggest concession.
Gu Huaijin felt that these two disciples were crazy, and even the many loyal workers who were brainwashed by them did not leave.
He told He Songbai, "Go down and evacuate people, I can still persuade them."
As soon as Gu Huaijin's voice fell, he was stunned by He Songbai. He put the man on Hu Xianzhi's back and told him: "You take your master, this old man wants to court death, and will not leave without fainting. "
"Organize your workers well and take the villagers down with you when you go down the mountain."
Hu Xianzhi nodded, carrying Gu Huaijin away. The workers who were willing to go down with him were only thirty people, and the remaining ten people were reluctant to leave.
He Songbai said calmly, "Anyone has made mistakes. From the day they are born, they will make mistakes. Only in the process of making mistakes and bumping nails can they gradually understand things."
"But some mistakes were made once, and at the cost of life, there will be no chance to keep hitting the nail in the future."
...
When Hu Xianzhi was about to descend to the mountainside, a large number of villagers were moving down the mountain, and he was relieved.
After Li Dali bombarded the people to evacuate, he also wiped the sweat. He saw Hu Xianzhi and asked, "Isn't it going to explode today?"
Hu Xianzhi shook his head and said, "It's still going to happen, it explodes at 12:20."
Sister Li ran and ran, and suddenly was shocked to find that Ahua, who was tied to her back with a cloth strap, was gone.
She couldn't help but crying, "Ahua, my Ahua--"
Li Dehong said angrily, "Hurry up and look for her!"
"One or two people are terrified of death, what can happen? I will be responsible if something really happens."
As he said this, he turn his head to find his granddaughter.
Li Dali heard the words and stopped the old man. He gritted his teeth and looked back along the old road. When he approached the construction site, he saw the baby doll blinking and crying with a sugar cane on her hand.
The child's bright and clear eyes washed down two lines of tears, and Li Dali extended his arms towards her.
At this moment, the sky was shaking and the rolling stones fell. Li Dali hugged the child tightly, and a huge rock hit his back...
At the foot of the mountain.
Zhao Lanxiang, who had followed the group down the mountain, saw a man carrying Teacher Gu and asked, "What about the man who went up with him?"
Hu Xianzhi wiped his sweat and stepped up to run. He said, "He should be behind, he has not came down yet."
He hesitated and said.
"It's 12:19 now."
"Sun Xiang is very punctual."
Zhao Lanxiang heard a bang, and the rumbling explosion followed. She suddenly raised her head, and a huge dust rose halfway up the Niujiao Mountain.
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