Zhou Ziwen's expression also became solemn. He did not expect that the impact of this heavy rain would be so great.
Fortunately, his house is on a relatively high ground and is backed by a mountain, so he doesn't have to worry about rainwater pouring in.
But other families in the village are not so lucky, especially those on lower ground. If the dam really collapses, it will be dangerous.
Chen Shiying on the side also looked frightened. She clutched Zhou Ziwen's arm so tightly that her fingers turned white.
Fortunately, at this time, everyone was attracted by Wu Dagang's news and had no time to pay attention to them.
Otherwise, it would be inevitable to be teased.
Zhou Ziwen's expression also became solemn, and he immediately asked: "Uncle Wu, what exactly do we need to do? How many manpower are needed?"
"The commune has organized an engineering team, and they will provide technical support and some necessary materials. What we need to do is to provide manpower and carry out repair work according to the guidance of the engineering team."
Wu Dagang opened his mouth to answer.
"Time is very tight, we need to act immediately." Wu Dagang continued, "The commune requires us to provide at least 300 laborers."
"I have calculated that we have six teams in Dabazi Village. On average, each team only needs fifty people."
Hearing this, several team captains present frowned.
Although there are more than 1,000 people in Dabazi Village, only four to five hundred people can be considered a labor force. If so many people are needed at once, the work in the fields will be delayed.
At this time, the captain stood up and said, "As the captain of the Dabazi production team, I am here to express my position."
“Our Dabazi production team resolutely implements the tasks assigned by the county leaders and commune leaders.”
The captain continued: "Although this will bring us some difficulties, the Tongxin Dam is related to the life and death of our Daba sub-village, and we must go all out."
Wu Dagang also nodded in agreement and said: "The captain is right, we should solve the immediate difficulties first, and other things can be adjusted later."
After hearing this, several team leaders expressed their understanding. Although they were still a little worried about the farm work in the fields, they all knew that the dam construction was urgent.
"Secretary Wu, Captain, do you need some manpower from our mushroom team?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
Their mushroom group has always had some surplus manpower.
After all, Wu Dagang and the others want to cultivate more technical talents.
Wu Dagang looked at Zhou Ziwen, thought for a moment and said:
"Ziwen, the situation of the mushroom team is somewhat special. You can allocate some manpower according to the actual situation, but you must ensure the normal operation of the mushroom planting base."
Zhou Ziwen nodded, "Uncle Wu, I understand. I will discuss it with Shiying and see how many people can be transferred."
"Okay, people from other groups can also recruit people according to the situation, especially the masonry group. I hope all of them can participate."
The captain spoke.
The masons' group is different from other groups, and their skills are important in the dam construction project.
The repair of the dam requires a lot of stones, and the more talented masons, the better.
"No problem." Master Chen of the masonry group nodded.
The leaders of other groups are also mentally calculating to see how many manpower they can allocate.
After the meeting, Zhou Ziwen and Chen Shiying immediately returned to the mushroom planting base for personnel deployment.
They need to allocate as many manpower as possible to participate in the dam repair work while ensuring the normal operation of the base.
"Shiying, how many people do you think we can mobilize?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
Chen Shiying thought for a while and said: "Our base is running relatively stable now. Except for the necessary maintenance personnel, I think there should be no problem in sending half of the staff there." The entire mushroom team has almost a hundred people, and half of it will be about fifty.
Zhou Ziwen nodded, "Okay, then allocate fifty of them. Let's allocate the tasks and ensure that the remaining personnel can handle the daily affairs of the base."
They quickly formulated a personnel deployment plan, and through verbal notification, the mobilized personnel gathered at the entrance of the village early the next morning to prepare for the Tongxin Dam.
At the same time, the news that the Tongxin Dam was about to collapse also spread in the village.
For their own safety, everyone is very supportive of this collective labor.
Early the next morning, before dawn, many people gathered at the entrance of the village.
The villagers who were transferred all brought tools.
The masonry team is also here, and Master Chen is emphasizing some precautions to everyone.
Zhou Ziwen and Chen Shiying also arrived at the entrance of the village early. They wanted to ensure that the fifty mushroom team members they selected were aware of their tasks and safety matters.
Zhou Ziwen said to everyone: "Our job is to assist the engineering team in repairing the dam. Everyone must obey the instructions and pay attention to safety."
"Team leader, don't worry, we will pay attention."
The team members said one after another.
In fact, it is very beneficial to participate in collective labor.
At least you can get full work points every day.
In addition, if you work in a collective, you can still have enough to eat, according to regulations.
When participating in collective labor, the production team will be responsible for everyone's food.
Generally speaking, the grains prepared by the production team at this time are all fine grains, and they are still full. Such good conditions do not always exist.
Especially those with large families who often don't have enough to eat. For them, collective labor is very attractive.
Although collective labor is relatively hard, for those of them who work all year round, this hardship is nothing.
As long as they have enough to eat, they will definitely work hard without complaint.
People in this era are really simple.
Although there are sometimes trivial things and conflicts between neighbors, there are still many people who are willing to stand up when things really happen.
Of course, not everyone is willing to do this collective work.
For example, some people who were transferred out of the Educated Youth Institute were not so happy.
Some of the educated youths in the Educated Youth Institute originally lived in cities. After coming to the countryside, their lives changed dramatically.
Facing the difficult rural life and labor, some of them feel uncomfortable and even resisted.
When they heard that they were going to participate in the repair work of Tongxin Dam, their first reaction was to complain and be dissatisfied.
Of course, in the face of the expectations and enthusiasm of the villagers, their opinions seemed insignificant.
After gathering at the entrance of the village, the team headed towards Tongxin Dam under the leadership of the team leader.
Seeing everyone's high-spirited eyes, Zhou Ziwen felt a little emotional.
After watching them leave, Zhou Ziwen, Li Lei and Chen Guowei came to the pig farm together.
These piglets had just been delivered, and Zhou Ziwen was still very concerned about their growth status. (End of chapter)