Chapter 40: Coming to the Door

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  Gao Daoming learned that the water ditch for daily use in the scene department was dug by someone, and he didn't take it seriously. He let Old Yang go to Lingdong Village to find the village cadre to understand the situation and solve this matter. However, after Old Yang searched around the village, he couldn't find Lin Dawu and the village director. The other village cadres all said that only the branch secretary and the village director could solve this matter. Old Yang had no choice but to return and report the situation to Gao Daoming.

  Gao Daoming was furious when he heard that the irrigation canal had been dug up and no village leader could be found to solve the problem.

  "That's our orchard's irrigation ditch, it's state property, how dare they dig it up?"

  Lao Yang saw Gao Daoming getting angry and hastily explained:

  "The irrigation canal was built by the orchard, but the land it passes through has been allocated to villagers. I've asked about the situation and found out that the person who dug the canal is a villager whose land it passes through. He said that due to this year's drought, he decided to take advantage of the slack season to work on water conservancy construction, dig an irrigation canal, and divert water to his own land. It's their own land, so they have a good reason, and we can only negotiate with them. The situation is not easy to handle..."

  Gao Daoming saw Old Yang say this and was still a bit puzzled:

  "They want to repair the canal, we can't interfere, but the water source can be shared by everyone, and our canal, they repair their canal, and also restore our canal, why can't this be done?"

  Old Yang saw Gao Daoming still a bit confused and said:

  "I think this is just an excuse, probably related to road repair. After inquiring carefully, not only was the water channel cut off, but also the mountain road was tampered with by them. People can go up, but it's hard to bring water down, a bit like the 'scorched earth' policy of the little devils, the purpose is to prevent us from using water."

  Gao Dao Ming was even more furious:

  "These people from Lingdong Village are really making trouble, wanting to occupy our land and cut off our water supply. Do they even want to repair the road?"

  Old Yang thought for a moment and said:

  "They must be thinking of fixing it, but they just don't want to take out that piece of land. I've introduced you to Director Gao before, and the land in Lingdong Village is originally scarce. Taking out such a large piece of fertile land at once would be more painful than digging up their ancestors' graves. They're thinking of using water sources as an exchange with us..."

  "How can this be reasonable? They're so unreasonable, cheating people too much. If they don't let us use water, we won't agree to give them land to build roads either, see what they'll do."

  Old Yang saw Gao Daoming's panting appearance and advised:

  "Director Gao, the key is that we can't hold on anymore. There's still some time before the road repair starts, but if Shalin Village cuts off our water supply, people can think of temporary solutions. However, there are so many livestock in the field that need a lot of water every day, and they won't last for a few days. To solve the problem of drinking water for the livestock, we have to fetch water from the river below. But the small river at the foot of the mountain is not only far away from our field but also very steep. Even if we exhaust all the staff, it's still not enough for those livestock. Moreover... can't let the staff go to the river every day to fetch water, can we? We can't outlast them..."

  Lao Yang also smiled wryly in his heart. Gao Daoming had just arrived at the orchard and was not familiar with many things, but as an old man of the orchard, he knew all about it. He deeply understood that if they didn't clarify these sensitive relationships, it would be a headache for the orchard in the future. Since they would have to work together with Director Gao for a long time, if they didn't explain these complicated relationships clearly, it would also easily lead to misunderstandings later on.

  Gao Daoming heard the situation and immediately lost his temper. He thought to himself that he had just taken office, if he let all the workers go to the river to fetch water, they would definitely have a big opinion. His prestige would be greatly affected, and it would be difficult to carry out work in the future.

  Gao Daoming thought for a moment and asked:

  "Old Yang, you're familiar with the situation, what do you think we should do about this?"

  Old Yang thought for a moment and said:

  "It's no use looking for the cadres of Dongcun Village, they just want to use water to exchange for the land of our orchard that was occupied by their road construction, if we don't give in, they will definitely not let go."

  Lao Yang's meaning is that the fruit garden side should give in on the land issue, Gao Daoming thought about it and felt that Lao Yang's words were reasonable, but this matter was not something that the fruit garden side could drag out, however, giving up that piece of land like this was still not willing to accept, after thinking for a moment he said:

  "These people in the village are unreasonable, so we'll find their superiors and ask the county and township governments to solve it! I don't believe the township government won't take care of it!"

  Lao Yang saw that Gao Daoming had no intention of giving in on the land issue, and he sighed inwardly. As a veteran of the troops, some things were handled quickly and decisively, with clear orders and prohibitions. He didn't know about the twists and turns of local affairs, but now he could imagine that the leaders of the mountain and countryside would say nice things on the surface, but in reality, they would definitely not take any action.

  However, Old Yang saw that Gao Daoming had a stubborn look on his face, and he had advised him several times before, but Gao didn't listen. So he decided not to say anything, thinking that it would be better for Gao to learn from his own mistakes, and only then would he understand many things.

  Old Yang thought for a moment before saying:

  "This thing must be done as soon as possible. The cattle will be thirsty for a day and a half, if it takes too long, it's hard to say."

  Gao Daoming nodded slightly:

  "Then we'll call Shan and Xiang right away..."

  Old Yang nodded silently and listened on the side:

  "Is this really happening? What's going on with those villagers in Lingdong Village, do they still want to repair the highway?... Uh-huh, I'm not clear about the situation, I'll verify it immediately,... uh-huh... If it's true, I will definitely deal with it seriously. Sorry, Director Gao, we've been really busy at the township recently and can't get away from work. Okay, okay, I'll have them all come to the township..."

  Two people were talking on the phone, Old Yang listened clearly and thought to himself that the young Mayor Lu had already made it clear that taking over the orchard was basically not feasible. The suggestions he put forward were reasonable, but Gao Daoming thought the other person was too young and didn't take him seriously, ignoring what he said.

  Now it's become like this, we have to rely on others, and run to their territory to solve the problem, which makes us weaker in terms of momentum. In the end, it will be even harder to get a good deal. Gao Daming doing things this way is really not worth it...

  On the other end of the phone, Wu Zhonghe hung up and found Lu Zhengdong, saying with a smile:

  "The orchard can't be irrigated, and Gaodao Ming is also anxious. He just called me to coordinate the water issue with the township. I've already made an appointment with him to handle this matter tomorrow afternoon at the township. You should meet with Lingdong and Shalin's cadres before meeting them tomorrow and make sure to unify your words..."

  Lu Zhengdong also smiled when he heard it...

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