Chapter 1841
Leading the Way into the Mountains
Wang An stared at Wang Li's ignorant eyes for a long time, then suddenly reached out and smacked Wang Li's head, saying in a very annoyed tone:
"Get out of here, you bastard! Just looking at you makes me angry."
Wang Li, of course, didn't give up. Instead, he continued to ask with a look of curiosity:
"Fourth Brother, let me tell you, I really haven't learned about this, and no teacher taught me. I'm not lying to you, Fourth Brother, what exactly is this chastity archway?"
It's clear that Wang Li genuinely doesn't understand what those four words mean; he's not just pretending.
Although Wang An could understand the meaning of the four characters "chastity archway", it would be quite difficult for him to explain it in words.
Of course, saying it's difficult isn't quite right; to be precise, it's simply a matter of not being able to explain or articulate an explanation.
So, Wang An scratched his head, thought hard for a long time, and then said with great effort:
"This thing, well, it's basically a form of recognition for a woman. You know what recognition means, right?"
Wang Li nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and hurriedly said:
"I know, I know that."
Wang An thought for a moment and said:
“You can treat the chastity arch as a temple, or as a certificate. And then, those widows who never walked the streets or had affairs with men in their entire lives can have a chastity arch erected after they die.”
After Wang An finished explaining, looking at Wang Li's still bewildered face, he said rather impatiently:
"Oh, right, there's also the kind where the man dies, and his wife immediately commits suicide to die with him. In that case, the woman can also have a memorial arch erected to commemorate her chastity. Now you know what that means, right?"
Wang Li nodded thoughtfully and said:
"Oh, I see. A chastity archway is for women who don't have affairs, and women who have had affairs can never have this chastity archway erected for the rest of their lives."
Seeing that Wang Li had explained things so clearly, Wang An immediately patted Wang Li on the shoulder and praised him:
"Yes, yes, that's exactly it."
As the two young men squatted in a corner, smoking and studying these useless things, they heard someone outside calling Wang An's name loudly.
At that time, the saying "communication basically relied on shouting" was not an exaggeration.
Because that's just how it is. No matter where you are, if you want to find someone quickly, there's basically no other way but to shout loudly.
Upon hearing the shouts, Wang An immediately stood up and strode towards the source of the sound.
Wang Li naturally stood up immediately and followed him out.
The person who came to fetch Wang An was Sun Xianghui, who had come along to load the truck. Upon seeing Wang An arrive, Sun Xianghui immediately said:
"Xiao An, the truck is full. Why don't we head back now? I think we'll have to make two more trips."
Wang An nodded noncommittally and said:
"Okay, let's go then. We'll come back after we unload the truck."
When Wang An and the other two returned to the warehouse, they found that the back of the Liberation truck was already overflowing with cargo.
At the bottom of the carriage were rolls upon rolls of plastic sheeting, and on top of these rolls were long cotton quilts specifically designed for greenhouses.
Although the car was fully loaded, it only contained less than a third of the quilts.
There's no way around it, blankets take up too much space.
Wang An tugged at the rope used for binding, feeling that it was very secure, before calling out to the others:
"Get on the bus, get on the bus, everyone get on the bus. Let's hurry back and unload this truckload. Let's try to get it all back by midday."
Unexpectedly, after Wang An finished speaking, Sun Dafu said:
“Xiao An, these people won’t go back. I’ll just go back with them. When we get back to our village, there will be more people to unload the trucks, so we won’t need these people anymore. It will also save us the trouble of running back and forth.”
Upon hearing this, Wang An subconsciously nodded and said:
“Okay, that works too.” Turning his head, Wang An called to Wang Li:
"Fifth brother, I won't go back then. You drive back after that. Don't delay, hurry up and drive the car back."
Upon hearing this, Wang Li readily agreed and turned to climb into the driver's seat of the Liberation truck.
With a roar from the engine, the Jiefang truck drove out of the warehouse and headed towards Kaoshantun.
After Wang Li drove away with Sun Dafu and a truckload of goods, Wang An chatted with everyone for a while. However, the most talked-about topics were this year's crop harvest, plastic greenhouses, and vegetable growing.
It has to be said that they really do say whatever comes to mind, and the topic never goes off track.
Unfortunately, Wang An had absolutely no interest in farming or growing vegetables.
Feeling rather bored, Wang An went to the office and asked Director Du for a few decks of cards. The group then started playing in the large warehouse of the agricultural supplies store.
About an hour and a half later, the Liberation truck returned empty, and the people who were playing cards stopped to continue loading the truck.
And so it wasn't until almost noon that the movers finally stopped.
After a quick meal of dry rations, everyone got back to work.
It wasn't until dusk that all the raw materials used to build the plastic greenhouse were safely delivered back to Kaoshantun.
With all the raw materials in place, the construction of the plastic greenhouses at the Kaoshantun Cooperative proceeded remarkably quickly over the next two days.
In just two days, a total of 20 greenhouses were erected on the eastern hillside.
As the new greenhouses were completed, the villagers' smiles never stopped.
These greenhouses hold the hopes of the entire village for prosperity.
Of course, even if these greenhouses cannot make everyone in the village rich, it is still very easy to improve everyone's existing living conditions.
The main point is that although the investment in vegetable greenhouses is large, it is a one-time investment for the villagers. As long as everyone manages them properly, the income can be quite considerable.
In the past two days, Mu Xueli's wife, Li Xiuhong, finally gave birth to a big, healthy baby girl.
However, Mu Xueli never took Li Xiuhong to the hospital; instead, the birth was completed on the kang (heated brick bed) in their own home.
For this reason, Mu Xueqing even drove her two children back to her parents' home.
That's right, Mu Xueqing drove back by herself, because Wang An had already taught her how to drive.
When Mu Xueqing is at home, she often drives around, but the furthest she ever goes is to drive back to her parents' home.
Before we knew it, it was the third day.
Early that morning, Wang An and Huang Zhong each rode an Oroqen horse, and each led another Oroqen horse. Wang An also brought along two dogs, Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, and together with Wu Dong and the others who had arrived earlier, they entered the mountains. (End of Chapter)