Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

The vast and vast Qilian welcomes its guests once again.It's just that the student who was young and energetic at the beginning turned into a gray-haired old man in a blink of an eye. Qin Jizhou was the first to stop in front of Iron Cabinet Mountain.On the opposite side of Longshou Mountain, he was too afraid to step over it easily.Every time I come, I always try to stop at the foot of Iron Cabinet Mountain first, as if repenting, and there will be many things in my heart.Sometimes he wondered if he was really wrong back then, if he should have listened to Lu Bo and gave up on Longshou Mountain and set his sights on Iron Cabinet Mountain instead?

The bombing incident that year became a problem, not only they couldn't solve it, but even the expert group appointed by the local government couldn't solve it.The canyon is narrow and small, and the Longshui River flows rapidly down. There are no desirable stones in the gorge. The soil must be taken far upstream, and the earth-rock dam needs a lot of stones.This simple problem has become a bottleneck, literally blocking the progress.Several meetings were held in a row, and a report was made to the prefectural committee. The prefectural committee was firm and demanded that the project be resolutely won at all costs, and that it would create a miracle and let the outside world know that no difficulty could stop the people of Qilian. , any miracle can be created.

Liu Zhenshan frowned, and the people he sent up retreated one after another. When they went up, each of them was very bold, and they could talk to the sky, but when they went to the mountain to see it, they were so frightened that their legs went limp, let alone firing cannons. They can't stand up straight.That mountain is so strange and dangerous, apart from being cold, it also looks a little more terrifying, walking on the mountain path, shaking legs.Liu Zhenshan had been there more than once, so he couldn't figure out why he chose to blow up mountains to get rocks here, what kind of mind is there!It is true that there are enough rocks here, but there are many places with stones, and this is by no means the best location.Only later did he know that someone called out to blow up the mountain to take rocks from the dragon's head, saying that he wanted to fight resolutely against feudal superstition, and that he wanted to let the people in the gorge see whether we dare to cut off the dragon's head, and whether we dare to cut off the dragon's head, and whether we dare to fight against feudal superstition. Break ground.

Liu Zhenshan looked very helpless.The orders of the superiors cannot be disobeyed, and the battle of the reservoir must set off a new climax.However, it is very difficult to blast the top of Longshou Mountain to extract rocks. The geological structure of the top of the mountain is extremely complex, the rocks are extremely irregular, and there are fault zones everywhere, so it is difficult to control the direction of blasting.In addition, the gunners who came to the construction site were all temporarily selected, and some of them never let off the guns at all, and went into battle after a temporary assault.This is the second thing, the most important thing is that the members of the gorge are all fearful. Longshou Mountain has a very special status in the gorge, and everyone thinks it is the dragon's veins.If the dragon vein is broken, the descendants will be cut off. The people in the mountains have said so for generations, and they all stick to it.The movement was in full swing, and although people dared not say it with their mouths, they couldn't think about it in their hearts.With this psychological barrier, no matter how skilled the technology is, people will make mistakes. It is a small thing to be in a hurry, but there are many people who light the cannon and run in the opposite direction.This was the case with the young militiaman who was killed two days ago. When the gun was fired, he went into the cave and was crushed to death in the cave.

For a while, Liu Zhenshan really pinned his hopes on Qin Jizhou, thinking that the technicians from the province would be better than Wu Tianliang no matter what, and he was a talented student from Tsinghua University.Unexpectedly, after listening to Qin Jizhou's words several times in a row, accidents happened every time, only then did he know that he met an embroidered pillow.Afterwards, I found out that Qin Jizhou didn't know how to fire cannons at all. He studied hydrology and water resources. This major is used for repairing reservoirs, let alone such things as firing cannons.So one evening, on a whim, Liu Zhenshan gathered the Youth Commando Team and the Iron Maiden Team at the foot of the mountain, held a practical training session, and asked Qin Jizhou to come out as a teacher by name.Deng Yuansen advised him not to do this, saying that it would be risky.Liu Zhenshan laughed loudly: "There is a risk, isn't it just to let Qin University fire a cannon, and I will put red on him after it is fired."

"Will it be played?" Deng Yuansen asked in a tight voice. Liu Zhenshan thought for a while and said: "If he doesn't let it go, he will not let it go?" He laughed a few times, then turned to face the dark crowd, and said with a loud voice: "If Qin University really doesn't let it go, I will Let him go back to his school!" Deng Jiaying in the crowd gave a bang, as if Liu Zhenshan had seen his idol Qin Jizhou making a fool of himself in public, and for no reason, his heart tugged together, as if a few rabbits were jumping in his arms. No one knows how Deng Jiaying fell in love with Qin Jizhou that year, including herself, I'm afraid they can't explain.Qin Jizhou was a famous man on the construction site that year, and the eyes of the whole construction site were attracted by him. Wherever he went, his passion would spread.People are arguing about this talented student from Tsinghua University. Men are talking about his family background and his relationship with Ma Yongqian, director of the Revolutionary Committee.That year he was Ma Yongqian's treasure, and Ma Yongqian would take him with him wherever he went, and let him speak at any meeting.Whatever he said, Ma Yongqian thought it was right, and whatever he advocated, Ma Yongqian would promote it at the reservoir construction site.The men said, this young man is amazing, it takes a lot of ability to charm the director of the Revolutionary Committee.The girls talked about whether he could work and pull a cart.And he has such clean hands, he should be holding a pen to write articles, how could he go to the construction site to hold a shovel?And why his collar is always so white, the water in the same river, how can his clothes be clean?

In short, there were too many topics about Qin Jizhou that year.Girls who are just in love, all look at him with misty eyes, not enthusiastic, not burning flames. Among these gazes, Deng Jiaying is the most special. Deng Jiaying has reached the age of liking men, how many nights, she secretly took him out from the bottom of her heart, thinking and thinking, suddenly, her face became red and hot, and her heart couldn't catch her breath.Several times, when she was pulling the trolley uphill, she suddenly saw him, her legs went limp, and she almost threw the trolley away.The girl who worked with her saw her in despair, and laughed and said, hurry up tomorrow, find a matchmaker to propose marriage for you, if you don't mention it, someone will snatch her away.

"Shut up!" Deng Jiaying said hypocritically to her companion, pulled up the cart, and headed towards the dam. Qin Jizhou was unaware of this, as if he came to Longfeng Gorge just to disturb the hearts of the girls.Until one day, he was stopped by Deng Jiaying in the grove by the river. Deng Jiaying held back for a long time, unable to speak, her face was so red that she almost caught up with the sunset in the west.Qin Jizhou asked without knowing it: "Do you want to be a technician? I can tell the headquarters about this. I know that you have been to high school and have excellent grades. You also performed very well on the construction site."

"What else do you know?" Deng Jiaying asked boldly. "You are Secretary Deng's daughter, and Secretary Deng told me specifically." "What did my father tell you?" She could hear her own heartbeat. Her hands were behind her back, and she was holding something in her sweaty hands. It was the most commonly used gift for girls in the mountains to express their love. She made it herself. A pair of embroidered insoles.It was embroidered stitch by thread with a kerosene lamp in the cave dwelling at the foot of the mountain, and it showed a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water.

"Hehe, I didn't explain anything. The headquarters wants to select a group of educated youths who have returned home, and let me spread the knowledge of water conservancy. Deng Jiaying, are you willing to participate?" "I am willing!" Eighteen-year-old Deng Jiaying blurted out.Excited, he brought his hands to the front. "What are you holding?" Qin Jizhou looked at her hands curiously and asked. Deng Jiaying's face turned redder, she said for a long time, and said shyly: "I'll give you the insole, don't you think so?" If it was a boy from the mountain, he would have already floated up.Deng Jiaying is one of the most handsome girls in Dengjiashan, even on the construction site, she is also one of the most handsome girls.Unexpectedly, Qin Jizhou took the insole and looked at it in his hand: "I don't like this. If you have time, you should read a book. You must be a literate person." After finishing speaking, he returned the insole to Deng Jiaying, humming "Society Doctrine is good, socialism is good", and left.

Deng Jiaying stood foolishly in the woods, the setting sun had already disappeared behind the western mountain, and the sunset glow had disappeared, the earth looked hazy and desolate, and it was getting dark. He doesn't like it, he doesn't like it!When night completely enveloped the canyon, Deng Jiaying threw the insole into the Longshui River forcefully, swore in her heart that she would never talk to him again, and walked to the cave at the foot of the mountain in a crooked manner. I can't help but ignore it.Deng Jiaying was so nervous that day.Everyone knows Liu Zhenshan's temper, he is a person who dares to make a bad face when he sees anyone.His father, Deng Yuansen, was considered the veteran of the reservoir repair, and also served as the deputy commander of the construction site headquarters, and he still lashed out at him when he scolded.Even Ma Yongqian, director of the Revolutionary Committee, was afraid of him.Deng Jiaying once reminded Qin Jizhou that after attending the popularization class, the relationship between the two seemed to be much closer.Deng Jiaying finally dared to joke with this influential man on the construction site, and told him not to be brave, saying that my dad had spent his whole life firing cannons, but now he has not been recruited, and you dare to brag without even going to the top of the mountain?Qin Jizhou didn't take her words seriously at all, and said confidently: "You don't understand this, it's technology. They don't even know how to arrange the emplacement, so it's only strange if there is no accident." I'd like to see what skills you have!Deng Jiaying puffed her mouth, her heart was full of dissatisfaction, she was waiting for Qin Jizhou to come out.Not long after, Qin Jizhou walked out majestically, surrounded by Ma Yongqian, the half-blind militia battalion commander, and others.Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he first explained a lot of blasting principles to Deng Jiaying and the others.Note that he was talking about blasting, while Liu Zhenshan and Deng Yuansen were talking about setting off cannons, which is a foreign style.Those principles sound very strange, such as orientation, cross-sectional analysis, cross-section and vertical section, single-row eyes, double-row eyes, and even three-way eyes, triangular eyes. They speak clearly and logically, but the listeners feel as if they are in a fog. .Especially Deng Jiaying, her curiosity towards him became more and more intense, her eyes were cloudy and confused, and there was something rippling in her heart.Just when Deng Jiaying was about to be intoxicated, Liu Zhenshan suddenly said: "Okay, Qin University, it's better to do well than to speak well. Let's go, everyone is waiting to see your performance." Qin Jizhou followed Liu Zhenshan and the others, striding up the mountain.Seeing Qin Jizhou's figure drifting away, Deng Jiaying suddenly became nervous and worried for him inexplicably. As a result, it was a shame that day. That was the first time Qin Jizhou made a fool of himself in front of Deng Jiaying, and it was also the first time he made a fool of himself in front of so many people.He didn't fire the cannon, and fired a total of three times, but not a single cannon was fired, it was all squibs!This is really strange, why are they all squibs? Even if they can't blow up the target, they shouldn't be squibs.When Qin Jizhou ran out of the cave dwelling profusely in sweat, Liu Zhenshan burst out laughing in the valley. "I said you were an embroidered pillow, but you really are an embroidered pillow." Qin Jizhou turned around abruptly, unexpectedly grabbed Bai Liuzhen and said, "I'm not an embroidered pillow, give me a week, and I'll go up the mountain to blow up rocks myself!" Afterwards, I found out that the squib was a small scam, Liu Zhenshan had to change the squib in advance, there was no gunpowder in it, it was full of sand.The purpose is only one, to attack Qin Jizhou and make Qin Jizhou change from "rules" to "honest", because this fanatic really affected the big battle. What Deng Jiaying knew was that Liu Zhenshan and his father Deng Yuansen found the rightist Lu Bo that night.Lu Bo was actually very young at that time, but he felt very old.Especially Deng Jiaying always felt that Lu Bo was about the same age as his father Deng Yuansen.Actually no, Lu Bo was only twenty-five years old at the time, not a few years older than Deng Jiaying, and his old appearance was the result of struggle.At the very beginning of the movement, Lu Bo was caught out. He first put forward the astonishing "water resources crisis theory", and then he made a lot of nonsense, saying that the swarm of bees building reservoirs is a serious damage to the natural ecology of the river basin, and it is a stupid action that violates science. Cutting off the river and destroying the water system of the basin is a crime, and sooner or later there will be revenge.As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted siege from all sides. As a result, he wore many hats on his head. First, he was locked up in the cowshed for half a year, and then he was sent to the labor reform farm. The reservoir needs to be repaired here, so he was pulled from the labor reform farm. Let him see how much water is in the Shiyang River while rebuilding. After building ten reservoirs, the river will still rush. Liu Zhenshan actually respected Lu Bo in his heart, he was a person who knew how to respect knowledge and science, but at that time, he could only bury these things in his heart.Although Deng Yuansen is uneducated, he is a sensible person. He is very clear about what should be done and what should not be done. Liu Zhenshan sincerely asked Lu Bo how to blow up the rock safely?Lu Bo sullenly pretended to be terrified, and said in a muffled voice, "I am a reactionary, and I accept reform." He would say the same when asked.Liu Zhenshan became angry: "Okay, you Lu Bo, you're showing off your face when you give you a nose, don't you really want to be an enemy of the people?" "Don't dare." Lu Bo replied abruptly. "Say, why are there so many accidents on the mountain?" "I don't know, I've never been to the mountains." "Then go tonight, and I will accompany you up the mountain." "I am a sinner, I am a target of struggle, and I cannot go to the mountains." "Sophistry!" Liu Zhenshan interrupted Lu Bo angrily, and turned his gaze to Deng Yuansen.Deng Yuansen seized the opportunity and said: "Road worker, don't talk about anything else, let's talk about the moment. You have also seen that people are dying on the mountain, and that is life. You are the only one who understands technology in Longfengxia. You can't just ignore it. .” "It's none of my business, I didn't let the reservoir be built." Lu Bo's voice was foul. "Lu Bo!" Liu Zhenshan suddenly called out.Lu Bo shivered, no matter what, he was still afraid of Liu Zhenshan. "Say it or not, if you pretend to be crazy, I'll put you on the mountain and use you as cannon fodder!" Lubo lowered his head. After froze for a while, Lu Bo finally said, "Let's go to another place, go to Iron Cabinet Mountain, there is no other way." "why?" "Longshou Mountain's rocks are loose and extremely irregular, and the mountain is not open, so it has no conditions for blasting. People can obey, but stones are not. It doesn't work if you treat it as a feudal capital. You can blow it up, starting from the bottom of the mountain. , Take it up little by little." "Isn't that nonsense, you want me, Yu Gong, to move mountains, didn't you see that the construction schedule is so tight?" Liu Zhenshan got angry because he wanted to find a quick way to cut through the mess.He wants to grab the progress, and he can't let other construction sites take the lead. He can't afford to lose this person.It's a pity that there is no such way, and Lu Bo can't provide it.Lu Bo has a dead idea, the reservoir can't be built here, it's just playing the piano indiscriminately.If you really want to repair it, you can only remove the people from the top of Longshou Mountain and go to Tiegui Mountain on the opposite side.No matter how the stones are blown there, there will be no danger. No matter what you do, you will be suspected of running away and retreating, Liu Zhenshan will never listen to it.He can bear the responsibility of the dead, but he can't wear the hat of retrogression.As a last resort, Liu Zhenshan pinned his hopes on Qin Jizhou, maybe this young man full of theories could really help him create miracles. But then, Qin Jizhou suddenly became dumb. Deng Jiaying found out that after making a fool of himself that time, Qin Jizhou was no longer as radical and pushy as before.For a long time, she didn't see Qin Jizhou appear on the construction site. He used to show his face every day, but then he suddenly quieted down and disappeared.Just when Deng Jiaying was worried that Liu Zhenshan would really send him back, one day in the river, Deng Jiaying accidentally saw Qin Jizhou.Oh my God, Qin Jizhou, who was so popular, went into the river to fish for stones with the five types of elements. Back then, the construction site was divided into areas, and the people on the construction site were divided into several battalions based on the brigade.Each battalion undertakes different tasks.Deng Jiaying and the others are at the top, responsible for Lasha.In the downstream, a dangerous area is separated by a red line, which is where the rightists and the four types of elements are concentrated and reformed.The rightists and the four types of elements are collectively called the reformation camp. They fish out the rocks rolled down from the mountain from the river, carry or carry them to a safe place beyond the red line, and then pull them to the dam by the poor and lower-middle peasants. Standing two hundred meters away from the red line, Deng Jiaying stared at the man in the river bewilderedly. He was muttering something to the rightist Lu Bo.Not far from the edge, the landlord Wudou watched vigilantly what was happening on the shore. He was standing guard for them, lest the half-blind man suddenly kill him.Landlord Wudou is also a poor man. He is on the same team as Deng Jiaying. His family has no property for a long time.His father, Deng Yuansen, once said that Wu Dou is really tough, no matter how hard he fights, he can't bend his waist, and he is harder than his father Liu Sansheng.But that year, Wu Dou's waist was bent, and he bowed very hard.The movement was fierce. During the day they were fishing for stones, and at night they were criticized. In the middle of the night, half-blind men were called up and dragged to the camps to confess their crimes.But that year, Wu Dou's wisdom helped Lu Bo and the others. This descendant of a landlord who always had ghost thoughts in his mind was actually the one who was the most capable of shooting cannons.It's just that he kept the thought in his stomach until... A week is coming soon, but Liu Zhenshan has not forgotten it. He found Qin Jizhou that day and said sarcastically, "Qin University, you have not forgotten the attitude under the table?" "I haven't forgotten!" Qin Jizhou was drawing a picture, and later found out that Lu Bo and the landlord Wudou told him a way to accurately determine the direction of the rock, and told him how to drill holes in the limestone. That method is very unique. Landlord Wudou found out. "Okay, this time up the mountain, actual combat." Liu Zhenshan said half aggressively and half seriously. "Go up the mountain, but I have one condition." Qin Jizhou was not afraid at all. "What conditions?" Liu Zhenshan asked, his eyes swept over Deng Yuansen who was following behind. "I want to bring someone?" "Who?" "Liu Wudou." "You're crazy, what are you taking him up for?" Liu Zhenshan was surprised. "Absolutely not, how can the landlords go up the mountain?" Deng Yuansen, who was behind him, was in a hurry. It's not that no one on the construction site mentioned letting the landlords go up the mountain, but is this possible? Wealthy people turn bad rightists, and they will never be allowed to sabotage. "Then I won't go up the mountain." Qin Jizhou suddenly relaxed the expression on his face, the strange thing is that this time he didn't argue as fiercely as before. "Do you want to sit on wax? If you're afraid, just say it straight. You don't need to use five buckets to make excuses for yourself." Liu Zhenshan looked at Qin Jizhou with a smile. "I knew for a long time that I was unreliable. I have no hair on my mouth, and I can't do things securely." Deng Yuansen complained. Qin Jizhou was unmoved, and his eyes were fixed on the blueprint in his hand again.At this time, the landlord Wu Dou and the rightist Lu Bo were still in the river, but their eyes were fixed on this side. Wu Dou looked a little anxious, and he was already stretching his neck to look. "What if I disagree?" Liu Zhenshan asked. Qin Jizhou didn't say a word, his concentration made people think that he was determined by Liu Zhenshan.Sure enough, Liu Zhenshan didn't dare to stand still anymore, coughed and said: "It's really up to you, okay, I promise you once, if you dare to make a fool of yourself, you will leave Longfeng Gorge immediately." After speaking, he strode away.Deng Yuansen turned his head to look at Qin Jizhou again, and walked behind Liu Zhenshan's butt without saying anything. On the construction site, Deng Yuansen has always been Liu Zhenshan's tail.Once the two sing and harmonize, they can perform a play.When their footsteps were far away, Qin Jizhou raised his gaze. It was not the gaze of a young man. Everyone who saw that gaze said that Qin Jizhou had the mountains in his eyes. A special struggle meeting began, the theme was determined by Liu Zhenshan, and Qin Jizhou, the most revolutionary college student on the construction site, brought Liu Wudou, the most stubborn landlord, up the mountain.In order to convince people, the night before, there was a sudden rumor on the construction site that the landlord Wudou wanted to be restored, and he frantically spread rumors, saying that he had dreamed of the mountain god Tuo Meng several times, that the dragon's veins were blown up, and that the Longfengxia Reservoir could not be repaired. Many, many people will die.The half-blind man yelled out his rooster voice in the middle of the night, shouting from the cave dwelling, asking everyone to be vigilant, and never to be tricked by the middle-class enemies.With this foreshadowing, people feel that it is a matter of course for Wudou to go up the mountain, and it is not worth making a fuss about.After the preparations were completed, the landlord Wu Dou and Qin Jizhou carried the explosives and detonators wrapped by him on their backs, tied a hemp rope around their waists, and went up the mountain with a solemn expression. All the people held their breaths. The atmosphere at the Longfengxia construction site that day was extremely solemn, as if they were facing a life-and-death test.Everyone was nervous, and Deng Jiaying felt her heart was about to jump out of her chest. She was shaking like chaff, and she had to support her companion with her hands so that she could stand still.Deng Yuansen wanted to go up the mountain together, but was pulled back by Liu Zhenshan. Liu Zhenshan said sharply: "No one needs to follow, just give them two assistants. I want to see whether the red one can beat the black one or the black one can beat the red one." Yes." When he said that, his eyes swept across Ma Yongqian's face.Ma Yongqian suspected that they had other plans, and secretly reported to the municipal party committee.Once they fail, Ma Yongqian can easily replace Liu Zhenshan and truly become the owner of the reservoir!Later, Deng Jiaying couldn't control it anymore. She felt that someone had taken her to the mountain. She went up to ask Liu Zhenshan for orders, saying that Deng Jiaying, the vice captain of the Iron Girls team, asked for orders and wanted to go to the mountain.Liu Zhenshan muttered something, pouted, and handed the conversation over to Deng Yuansen.Deng Yuansen said viciously: "What kind of trouble are you causing, go back!" Miao Yulan, who was standing on the other side, smiled slyly, with a look of disdain on the tip of her nose.At that time, Miao Yulan's mind was already on Wu Tianliang, and Deng Jiaying could clearly feel it.The concerns of the daughter's family cannot be hidden from others.Qin Jizhou poses a threat to Wu Tianliang, no one can see this, and of course Miao Yulan hopes that the cannon will not go off. The sun climbed over from the mountain in the east, passed through some clouds, swirled over Deng Jiaying and the others for a while, and headed west.A morning passed like this, and there was no movement on the mountain.Sweat dripping down my neck, the waves in my heart rose, sank, rose again, beat the flowers, and was about to run to the top of the mountain.Liu Zhenshan smoked fiercely, while Deng Yuansen spun around like a donkey trapped by a grinder.Lu Bo squatted far away by the river, motionless like a silent lion. Finally, the yellow flag was lit on the top of the mountain.