Chapter 375: Countryside Inspection
Listen to them asking me about the inspection focus from above,
But He Yuzhu himself didn't know about this matter, so how could he tell them? He just said casually,
"I guess it's mostly about cleaning and sanitation.

These are the places where filth and dirt are hidden and mosquitoes are easily bred. We have been eradicating the four pests for half a month. If we don’t check these, all our efforts will be in vain!
You said so, didn’t you?

The neighbors immediately heard some speculation from He Yuzhu.
Since it was uncertain news, they didn't take He Yuzhu's talk about cleanliness and sanitation too seriously, and they all said perfunctorily,

"Okay, we'll tell the factory leaders about this when we get to work tomorrow."

The next day, Qin Huairu, whose condition was relatively mild, was discharged from the hospital before she was fully recovered. However, she did not go home, but continued to stay in the hospital to take care of the Jia family.

The leaders in Peiping also began their inspection work.

At the militia station, Ma Yongqiu called everyone together for a meeting.
"Comrades, the campaign to eradicate the four pests has now come to an end. All departments are required to inspect and accept the results of the campaign.
The mission we militiamen received was to go to the rural areas on the outskirts of the city to inspect the work.”

At this point, Ma Yongqiu looked at He Yuzhu and asked,
"The higher-ups asked us to go to the countryside. Zhuzi, there won't be any problems with your work at Fengze Garden, right?"

Seeing Ma Yongqiu asking him, He Yuzhu nodded and asked curiously,

"I have no problem with the horse team,
There are no receptions that can be arranged recently.
But our suburbs of Peking are quite large, where exactly are our militia deployed?"

"It's not far, just in Changping, specifically Changping Red Star Commune, Cuicun Commune, Shahe Commune... It might take a day or two to travel around that area."

When He Yuzhu heard Ma Yongqiu mention Red Star Commune, he immediately remembered that this was Qin Huairu's hometown.
Then I heard Ma Yongqiu assigning tasks.
"Zhu Zi, take Zhou Yiming and a few other comrades to Cuicun Commune tomorrow.

Lao Ma, you guys go to Shahe Commune,

……

Go in the morning and come back in the afternoon. Don't stay overnight. Everyone should try to understand the details tomorrow. There will be other arrangements later."

"Yes, cavalry!"

Since he would no longer stay out overnight, He Yuzhu did not mention his business trip to Changping after returning home.

Yi Zhonghai, Chen Zhijie and others talked about the fact that the steel mill would welcome the main leaders of Peking to inspect it tomorrow.

Yi Zhonghai's excitement was so overwhelming that it seemed as if the honor was for him alone.
"Old Chen, you don't know,

The leaders will come to inspect the factory tomorrow. We have been cleaning the factory all day.

Tomorrow I will definitely get praise and affirmation from the leaders above.
Maybe we can even have some meat or something as a snack."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the White Widow and asked,
"Sister Bai, did your canteen director tell us what the canteen plans are for tomorrow? Will we eat meat?"

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's beaming face, White Widow said unhappily,

"What kind of meat should we eat? The leaders above won't come down until tomorrow, and we don't know the outcome yet. How can they decide to give us extra food now?

The kitchen has good food and wine for you to enjoy, but you can’t eat any of them!”

After Widow Bai finished speaking, He Daqing, who was standing next to her, looked at Yi Zhonghai and said with a smile,
"I think Lao Yi must be quite confident to say that.

I guess the cleaning and sanitation should be very good.”

Hearing He Daqing's words, Yi Zhonghai nodded confidently.

"Of course. To be honest, Lao He, we do a good job of cleaning our workshop.

All kinds of raw materials, finished products, semi-finished products and waste materials are neatly stacked, all kinds of drainage trenches are cleaned, and the safety protection measures on the machinery and equipment have been re-inspected to ensure that the leaders who come to inspect cannot find any faults. "

"That's great, no wonder you are so confident that the factory leaders will give you extra meals tomorrow."

Hearing He Daqing's compliment, Yi Zhonghai nodded with a smile.

"That's not the case!"

Early the next morning, He Yuzhu did not go to Fengze Garden, but went straight to the militia base. After Zhou Yiming and others arrived, he drove the team's truck and took everyone to Changping.

Far away from the city, except for the roar of trucks, the whole journey was completely silent.
The chirping of birds and insects that I could always hear when I went out on weekdays were no longer visible.

After arriving in Changping, He Yuzhu and his team first sent the others to Hongxing Commune, Shahe Commune and other destinations, and then drove to Cuicun Commune.

"Captain He, I think the enthusiasm of the people in the suburbs to eliminate the four pests is quite high.

Just now in Shahe, I heard from the director that all the young and strong laborers of the commune went to the Ming Tombs to build the reservoir.

The four pests were almost eradicated by the elderly, weak, women and children of the commune.
That’s really amazing!”

After Zhou Yiming praised the cadres of Shahe Commune, he looked at He Yuzhu and said,
"By the way, Captain He, I remember when the Ming Tombs Reservoir was first being built, someone announced that the dam would be completed before the flood season this year.

I don’t know how the project is progressing after this campaign to eradicate the four pests.”

When He Yuzhu heard Zhou Yiming, who was sitting in the driver's seat, ask this question, he smiled and shook his head.
“There is such a saying,

In fact, the Ming Tombs Reservoir has been planned for several years. Due to various reasons, the project was not officially started until January 1 this year.

Seeing that the project they had been waiting for for so many years was approved, the leaders above were inevitably a little excited.
So they made the bold statement that the project will be completed before the flood season this year.

But you also know that July is the flood season, so the construction time is only half a year, so the time is tight and the task is heavy.

To this end, the leaders in Changping drew labor from various communes to participate in the construction.

However, the planned Thirteen Tombs Reservoir Dam requires a total of nearly 230 million cubic meters of earth and stone.

There were not enough machines and equipment, so they had to dig by hand, and then carry the materials up to the dam which was dozens of meters high using baskets and poles.

You can imagine how difficult it is.

Look, it’s almost May Day, and not even a quarter of the project has been completed.”

Zhou Yiming was immediately shocked when he heard that the flood season was still two months away, but the Ming Tombs Reservoir had only completed less than a quarter of the work.

"It's not Captain He.
There are still two months until the flood season, so the project will not be completed anyway.
When the flood comes, won’t the completed parts be directly washed away? Wouldn’t all the previous efforts be wasted?

What's wrong with these comrades in Changping? Can't they overcome such a small difficulty? "

Seeing Zhou Yiming getting excited after hearing the news, He Yuzhu didn't say anything.
In this era where man conquers nature,

It is very normal for Zhou Yiming to have such thoughts.

(End of this chapter)