A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 545 It's Chinese New Year, so setting off a big firecracker to scare away the Nian mons

"Blast the mountain?"

Unable to appease Uncle Jiang and his group, Jiang Xia dared not keep them in suspense any longer and revealed his plan directly.

"Young Master wants to blow up the mountain!"

"That mountain?"

"Hey, that dam behind the one we're digging! Didn't Xiaodong almost die there?"

"This... Hey! Didn't you tell the young master? It's a rocky mountain, how much explosives will we need!"

"No matter how much, it's not enough! Don't forget the first well we dug in the cornfield behind the mountain! It was made with TNT, and we still couldn't get it done!"

"Hey... haven't you guys figured it out yet! Young Master wants to avenge his sister!"

The villagers, who were originally indignant, were completely drawn to Jiang Xia's somewhat outrageous idea, which freed Leader Wu and Teacher Liang from the embarrassing situation of being poked like honeycomb briquettes.

Jiang Xia drew a sketch, wrote down some of his own thoughts on it, and handed it to Uncle Jiang and the others who came in, asking these old men to solicit the opinions of the villagers. It took a lot of persuasion to convince these men of martial virtue to leave.

Watching the villagers walk away, Teacher Liang finally plopped down in a chair, his hands trembling as he picked up the tea mug. Ignoring all decorum, he loosened his tie and gulped down the entire mug of water.

After a long while, he looked at Jiang Xia with an expression of relief, as if he had just escaped a disaster:

"As expected of the Jiang family's prodigy, such quick wit is truly rare. This old man thanks you!"

"Hey, what are you thanking me for?"

Jiang Xia gave a strange smile, shoving another sketch in front of the two elderly people while secretly picking up the phone.

"Hello, this is Jiang Xia from the Comprehensive Machinery Factory. Can you help me find Pu Fang in Wudaokou?"

"Jiang, Happy New Year. Are you the old folks who love playing with air fryers?"

"OK!"

The female operator glanced at the plug that had just been inserted into the switchboard, then looked hesitantly at the supervisor on duty.

With a slight nod from the manager, the call center operator beamed. She dialed...

Just as Jiang Xia was waiting to be transferred, Teacher Liang continued, "Of course, it's to thank you for coming up with an excuse to persuade the villagers to leave!"

"Otherwise, this matter really wouldn't be able to be resolved today, sigh..."

"Who told you that this is just an excuse?"

"Are you serious?! Hey! It's not that it can't be done, it's just... difficult! difficult! difficult!"

Teacher Liang shook his head and uttered three difficult words in a row, "It's not that I don't support it, but when we were first surveying the route, I realized that if we could level this small hill and build a dam around it, that would be excellent."

"But the construction difficulty is comparable to the legendary Yu Gong moving mountains! So, whether this dam is built or not really makes no difference..."

Teacher Liang shrugged and wisely stated his conclusion.

"Liang Lao Er, don't you know about the 'Diverting Zhang River Water into Lin County Project'? That county only has 150 mu of arable land, 300 million yuan in reserves, and 28 water conservancy technicians. According to you, does that mean they don't need to continue working on it?!"

The grandmother, who had been silent all along, frowned upon hearing what Teacher Liang said, pointed at Teacher Liang's nose, and launched into a series of questions.

"Hey, big sister! Their project has been approved by the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power! It has government support!"

"Unlike us poor, insignificant little thing, we have nothing. Forget the country, even the commune didn't approve this. Oh, big sister, I feel so bad for you. You've been paying for your own food rations these days, haven't you?"

"Even if your son earns a high salary, he probably won't be able to fill this hole!"

As Teacher Liang spoke, she kept glaring at Leader Wu with a murderous look.

Seeing that the old man still didn't react, Teacher Liang simply picked up the rice bowl she always carried with her: "Oh my, big sister, look at you, you've even made double-steamed rice!"

"This thing looks good but is useless!"

When Leader Wu still didn't react, Teacher Liang got a little impatient and put the rice bowl right under Leader Wu's nose.

“It’s good to look at but useless!”

“It’s good to look at but useless!”

“It’s good to look at but useless!”

Yes, I'll say it three times because it's important. It seems that Teacher Liang has grasped the essence of it.

However, it would be unfair to say that this leader Wu was being pretentious.

The main reason is that this leader is an intellectual, and intellectuals are known for their meticulousness. So meticulous that, observing Jiang Xia's actions, he couldn't help but start speculating about the Jiang family's background.

……

Actually, when Jiang Xia first called for people, Leader Wu was already curious.

These telephones were only provided to communes, right? Apart from those with some connections, who could get a telephone directly installed in their home?

Could it be that this old lady...

Before he could think about it further, he heard Jiang Xia's unique way of introducing himself on the phone.

Who calls and introduces themselves? Don't they all say they want to be transferred to such-and-such place?

He's still young, he probably doesn't make many phone calls!

The kind-hearted leader, Mr. Wu, was just about to give the clueless kid a pointer when the call was blatantly transferred to him.

The operator on the other end of the line was unusually friendly.

Before he could think it through, the distinctive accent on the other end of the phone almost made him stand up.

Fortunately, after receiving the greetings from the kid, the person on the other end handed the phone to a young man.

"Hey, Pufang! How's that quartz oscillator you're working on coming along?"

After hearing that Pu Fang was the one answering the phone, Jiang Xia became a little more casual. While asking her question, she began to take the time to observe the two people in front of her.

Unexpectedly, this Teacher Liang is still on Grandma's side, and even started to cheer her on. Not bad, not bad, I'll try to avoid messing with you later.

As for that Leader Wu, he seems to have figured something out. Well, it all depends on your next decision.

If you perform well, it might still be possible to save your life. You must seize this "lifeline".

"Hey! Comrade Jiang Xia, the quartz oscillator has been developed! Its overall performance is good. However, the button battery you mentioned earlier still needs optimization of the electrolyte composition, so the overall size of the oscillator is still a bit large!"

"I wanted to tell you about this yesterday, but when I got to your house I found the door locked. Did you go back to the countryside?"

"Yes, what a beautiful place with such beautiful mountains and rivers! I even dug up some treasures here! How about it, interested in bringing your 'little maid' for a tour?"

"Oh! You brought a 'maid' with you? But the maid's jewelry isn't ready yet; the jewelry box is still with her family. Besides, is it appropriate for her to come to your place?"

"What's wrong with that? We're country folk, festivals are all about having a good time. Let's make a huge noise and drive the 'Nian' monster far away. Wishing everyone a prosperous year!"

"Okay... alright! Do I need to report anything?"

"What's so special about setting off a firecracker!"

Jiang Xia smiled and looked at the two elderly people, reporting that these two people would not be able to observe up close!

That wouldn't be fun!