Chapter 163: Building a [Hidden Base]
When Liu Zhiye mentioned paddy field farming, the uncle immediately showed great interest. His words were full of enthusiasm, and he said: "Your farming method is really great! Not only does it achieve multiple goals at one stroke, but it is also a perfect solution. The rice seedlings in the paddy fields get sufficient nutrients, and pests and diseases are greatly reduced. At the same time, fish, shrimps and crabs also get sufficient food, their growth environment is improved, and the yield will be greatly increased."

He took a sip of the cool tea to moisten his throat, then continued, "Professor Wei from the College of Agriculture, whom you invited, is also very interested in our method. He plans to return to school to apply for a project team to conduct in-depth research on the subject!"

The uncle also enthusiastically responded, "These projects in the village really have unlimited prospects. As for raising livestock, they can be slaughtered by the end of the year, and laying hens will start laying eggs in the second half of the year. Our lives will be much better by then, and I really look forward to that day coming soon."

Liu Zhiye smiled and nodded. He silently estimated that with the newly established collective breeding farm in the village and more than a thousand acres of rice fields for breeding, plus the extra income from the villagers earning work points, weaving frames in their spare time, hunting in the mountains, and collecting wild products, the income level of each of their households will be no less than that of the working class families in the city.

A warm current surged in his heart, and he was genuinely happy about the changes in the village. This was exactly what he expected, and he spared no effort to help his fellow villagers, but he also had selfish motives.

Liu Zhiye was a man of foresight. In order to prepare for any eventuality, if a disturbance arose and things became unavoidable, he would move all his family members to Liujiazhuang to avoid the limelight.

Liujiazhuang is located in a remote mountainous area of ​​Beijing, 5 kilometers away from the nearest natural village, and is relatively hidden.

In this united village, there are more than 300 households and nearly 2,000 people. Almost all of them have the surname Liu, forming a huge family.

Moreover, under the leadership of my brother-in-law Liu Fusheng, the village militia are actively trained and have strong combat effectiveness, and are the pride of the village.

Once an emergency occurs, they can quickly organize a strong militia and form a force close to a reinforced battalion.

In addition, the training camp at the north end of the village was very safe. Unless there was an invasion by foreign enemies, no one would dare to provoke them.

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After dinner, Liu Zhiye did not leave in a hurry. Instead, they went to the yard again and sat on the stone benches to continue chatting.

Liu Zhiye said to the third uncle: "Life in the village is better now, and we can't delay the children's studies any longer. I think our village's primary school should be renovated, and water conservancy facilities should also be put on the agenda." He made this suggestion, hoping to draw everyone's attention to this issue.

The old man agreed and said, "Education is indeed a long-term plan. There are many children in our village, about 300 to 400 of them are in primary school. Those few dilapidated classrooms can no longer meet the needs."

"I think it's time to renovate a few classrooms and open a kindergarten so that the children can receive education earlier."

Uncle Liu Yuanhai hesitated for a moment and said, "The village committee has money to build a few tiled houses, but it doesn't have cement bricks and tiles and other building materials!"

Liu Zhiye smiled and said: "I'll find a way to do this. What I mean is to build a few more tiled houses and make a few dormitories for the teachers. The extra ones can be kept as backup..." In fact, he was also considering the future. By then, there would definitely be a group of people who would need him to settle here.

"Okay then. If the funds are insufficient, you can help solve part of it, and we can settle the payment for materials together later." Liu Yuanhai thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Liu Zhiye nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Brother-in-law, how many soldiers did our village recruit in the spring?"

"Haha! You really helped a lot in finding people this time. The district armed forces department took away nine young men from our village, and it is estimated that many more can be sent away in the second half of the year." Liu Fusheng's brother-in-law responded.

A dozen soldiers every year is really not too few for a village. Some villages only have three or four soldiers a year. With so many soldiers a year, if one or two of them become talented, it will be a considerable force accumulated over the years.

"Brother-in-law, we have to tighten the strings of grassroots militia construction. Basic training must be grasped firmly, and cultural studies cannot be neglected. These are the basis for them to enter the military camp." Liu Zhiye said frankly.

Liu Fusheng nodded and said seriously: "The quality of our village's soldiers is indeed extraordinary. Several young people wrote to say that they performed very well in the recruit camp and have made their mark in the camp and are doing very well."

Then he said, "There are several soldiers from our village who have been promoted to officers, including Liu Shujia, the second son of the third uncle."

"Wow! The troublemaker in your Third Uncle's family has also been promoted?" Liu Zhiye said in surprise. He knew this little brother from the Third Uncle's family. He often followed him around to play when they were little.

Liu Yuanhai laughed so hard that his mouth couldn't close. He said, "Haha! It's all because of the good education given by the Party and the army! Otherwise, he would just be a street urchin."

Uncle Liu Yuansheng said, "It's better for this boy to be a little naughty, so that he can have a promising future when he grows up! Look at Zhiye, when he was a child, he climbed up the roof and took off the tiles, which was a common occurrence... Now he has become a celebrity in our village, and his deeds have become legends in the surrounding area." Liu Zhiye laughed and asked, "Where is he serving?"

The third uncle Liu Yuansheng thought for a moment and replied, "I only know that they are in the southwestern border area and are the border guards, but I don't know the specific location of the troops."

"Southwest Border Defense", now is the 60th year. When Liu Zhiye thought of the word "Southwest", he was shocked. He wondered if his brother would encounter the "self-defense counterattack against Ah San" in the future. But he thought again, with the fighting power of "Ah San", this worry was unnecessary.

"Including Tielin, Shujia, Shuming and seven or eight others who have become public security guards, nearly twenty young men have left our village this year." Liu Zhiye calculated in his mind, his words full of pride and expectation.

Upon hearing this, the third uncle Liu Yuanhai said proudly, "You have forgotten a few high school and technical secondary school students. With their outstanding performance, they have also been assigned to work in the capital. This is no small matter."

Grandpa sighed and said, "That's great! There are now 20 to 30 people who eat the public grain every year. Life in our village is really getting better and better."

"Grandpa, you don't know, our village is now well-known far and wide. Everyone knows that our village can have enough food, the living conditions are good, and the young people are promising, so they all want to marry their daughters to our village.

The matchmakers have been trampling the door of the village committee so many times lately, and there are even people from the city who come to visit... The village is really bustling now." Brother-in-law Liu Fusheng said happily.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhiye said, "Is it really that exaggerated?"

The uncle looked as if he was used to it, and said lightly: "What's this? There are many more outrageous things. In some villages, families with many boys proposed to marry into our village..."

Liu Zhiye's eyes widened in shock: "Is there such a thing?"

Don't say he is making a fuss. The practice of "marrying into the wife's family" is indeed difficult to accept in today's society.

Don't be surprised, listen to me carefully. This practice of "marrying into the family" is indeed quite unusual in the current social environment and is difficult to be accepted by the public.

If it weren't for the deepest love and no other options, who would voluntarily condescend to become a "son-in-law"? Even in the eyes of later generations, this act of marrying into the wife's family is difficult to be easily accepted.

In the old society, feudal ideas prevailed, and men were superior to women. Women usually married into the man's family and took the man's surname.

Marrying into the wife's family means that the man becomes a member of the woman's family and may even change his surname to the woman's.

In the social context of the time, this was considered an act of filial impiety, as it was seen as a man's failure to fulfill the important task of passing on the family line.

In the eyes of the ancients, "There are three unfilial acts, and the worst is to have no descendants." Marrying into a wife's family is considered an act of unfilial behavior. In this era, it has always been looked down upon.

"In our village, has anyone found a live-in son-in-law?" Liu Zhiye asked doubtfully.

The uncle smiled and said, “In our village, there are girls who have reached the age of marriage, but their families are reluctant to let them go out to suffer, so they choose to stay with them.

In addition to having an extra labor force, it also makes things more convenient for the family, so many families will welcome a live-in son-in-law.

Nowadays, young people in our village are almost all recruited to marry, and no one chooses to marry outside. "

Liu Zhiye was completely stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that he had brought such a huge change to the village.

If this trend continues, Liujiazhuang may become the later "Huaxi Village" and a wealthy village known far and wide.

It will also create a suction effect on young people in the surrounding area, leading to an explosive growth in population.

(End of this chapter)