Walking up the wooden staircase, Wu Xuewen and his entourage came to the second floor, and looked up to see that the roof of the building had already been erected, and the rainproof tiles had been laid.

Because the wall panels of the upstairs compartments were not fully laid, they seemed much more empty.

Wu Xuewen walked directly from the empty frame, there was a large square hole in the outer wall panel in front of him, and no windows had been installed, through this big hole, he could see more clearly the fire in the far distance, which was burning violently.

From east to west, the line of fire stretched endlessly, and the bushes and forests were scorched black to ashes, and the towering trees that had been burned by the fire were only charred with their trunks piercing the sky.

The towering trees in the tropics are well hydrated, and they are not completely burned after the fire, but after a few rains, new shoots will soon emerge and regain their vitality.

After such a big tree felling team, it saves a lot of work, there is no need to clean up countless dense branches, and after dragging it back, it is cut with a disc saw, and then sent to the drying cellar after making wooden planks, which is more time-saving and labor-saving than other wood, and there is no waste of anything.

Thick clouds of smoke from the large-scale burning of the land obscured half of the sky, blending with the thickening clouds in the sky and tumbling up, making it look spectacular.

Standing on a high place, Wu Xuewen looked at the busy hot construction site everywhere, and a kind of construction pride rose in his heart.

In the hands of thousands of builders, Tianshu Town is taking shape little by little, from a blueprint to a reality.

This fertile land of dreams is full of infinite hope and infinite possibilities.

Soon

Suddenly there was a muffled thunder in the sky, and a faint flash of lightning appeared in the rolling dark clouds, and the rainstorm was coming.

A gong sounded on the construction site, which was an urgent call to call it a day.

Large groups of workers left their jobs and hurried back to the camp, many of them burrowed into wooden buildings to escape the rain, and in the distance on the wharf construction site, the Dutch prisoners of war who had been reduced to coolies had to hide in droves under the trestle on the shore, where there was some shelter from the rain.

......After a few thunderous and lightning sounds, the downpour came as scheduled, and the sky and the earth instantly became white.

In the distance, the gray-white smoke filled the vast burned wasteland, which swirled and spread, enveloping the large blackened woods, and nothing could be seen in them.

Torrential rains in the tropics come and go as fast as they come.

After more than an hour, the clouds and rain subsided, the sun shone on the earth again, and the sky was as clear as a wash.

The rainwater from the street collects into the drainage ditch, which has turned into a thick yellow mud soup, and flows down the drainage ditch to the distant river bay.

There is not much water on the streets, and it dries quickly after a few hours of exposure to the sun.

Three days later

A 3,000-ton migrant ship from the Far East slowly approached the wharf, and more than 2,400 migrants on board went down the gangway to the wharf under the command of the crew.

The scene of heavily armed soldiers standing on the trestle and watching a large group of white prisoners of war in ragged buildings at work, the shouting of labor horns shook the sky, and the scene was particularly devastating to the immigrants.

"My God, aren't those all foreigners?"

"I guess so."

"What should it be, when we got on the boat in Weihaiwei, weren't those well-dressed foreigners with civilized sticks in their hands like this? White skin, yellow hair, green eyes, nostrils can rush to the sky, why have they become coolies here? ”

"They shouldn't be together, right?"

"Who knows, I always think there is something evil here......"

"yes, let's be careful."

After a long voyage of more than a month, the immigration department did some publicity on the ship, and the immigrants had some understanding of the place they were about to arrive and looked forward to their future.

Following the bustling flow of people to the shore, dozens of colorful flags planted on the side of the road were unfurled, and the unfurled banners read;

Warmly welcome the blood compatriots to come to Tianshu Town to live and work in peace and contentment and build a beautiful home!

Some of the immigrants who knew the words read aloud, and it was passed on to ten, ten, ten, hundred, and soon everyone knew about it.

This moment

Many people burst into tears in an instant, and a simple sentence touched the soft place in their hearts, and found a true sense of belonging in this fertile land full of hope.

Entering the migrant camp, there are neat rows of tents, the ground still has the charred black marks of the burnt waste, and the reception staff guides the crowd, and when you arrive at the camp, you can drink hot porridge, steamed buns and pickles.

I'm afraid it's a little difficult to eat well, but it's okay to eat full.

Many immigrants eagerly asked if they could get a share of the land, and when they received an affirmative answer, they immediately cheered, and their faces were full of eager anticipation.

On the charred black field after the burning

Lines and squares were drawn in white lime, leaving the location of roads, ditches, cottages and farmland, and the settlers divided them into village divisions of 200 people, and obtained their homestead by drawing lots, but it was a large square drawn with lime lines, and there was nothing on it.

But this did not bother the industrious immigrants, who immediately began to build their homes, erecting one simple shack after another, and solving the problem of shelter first, and the food was distributed free of charge by the town until the rice harvest was three months later.

this day

The 200 new villagers of Xingfu No. 2 Village gathered at the entrance of the village, each holding a small flag more than a foot long in their hands, and their faces were full of excited smiles, and they were all so happy that they couldn't close their mouths.

Today is the day of free field distribution, in the vast fields outside the second village of happiness, dotted with small flags, each small flag represents two acres of land, whoever can get the small flag of the field is whoever.

Pulling out the small flag on the field and planting the flag of your own family means that the field belongs to you, and no one else is allowed to compete for it, on a first-come, first-served basis.

After that, the two flags must be handed in together, verified and registered, and then the fertile land that truly belongs to them can be passed on to future generations to cultivate.

The villagers of these fields have carefully observed, which field is close to the river, which field is more fertile, and which is a bad depression, and everyone knows in their hearts, just wait for the gong to sound and run over to occupy it first, and plant their own flag in the field to count.

The village chief of Xingfu No. 2 Village is a 20-year-old disabled veteran, named Hu Acan, who was given 12 acres of land (about 72 acres) for free because of his military merits.

The 72 acres of military merit land only need to pay one percent of the tax, and the villagers have the responsibility to help cultivate and harvest for free, and this preferential treatment is until the death of the village chief.

Disabled soldiers like Hu Acan were assigned to many villages, some served as village heads, some served as security officers, and some served as militia captains.

Hu Acan stood at the entrance of the village with a red face, his leg was broken when he attacked the Erdaoliang position, and he walked with a limp, but this did not affect his good mood at all; "Folks, the rules have been repeatedly preached to everyone, I reiterate here once again that first-come, first-served, it is strictly forbidden to scramble, there are supervisors sent by the town in the field in front, once it is found that the violation will cancel the free land qualification, please don't have a fluke mentality, the good land in your mind is occupied by others, just hurry to the next piece of land, so as not to get anything when you can't get anything, everyone understands?"

"Village Chief Acan, don't be verbose, we have calluses in our ears when we hear this car talk, hurry up and divide the land!"

"Hahaha...... yes, we've all been waiting for the fire to burn our eyebrows, so let's announce the start. ”

"Who's to say it isn't, let's get started."

The villagers below burst into laughter, and one by one the cheerful urgings began quickly, which was as lively as a festival, and everyone's faces were filled with excitement.

See this scenario

Hu Acan didn't have anything to say, limped to the side of the road, picked up the gong resting on the ground and shouted; "The folks are ready, and you can run as soon as the gong sounds."

"Village Chief Acan, don't grind."

"Yes, yes, you're in a hurry, it's really terrible!"

The villagers were laughing and laughing, Hu Acan's cold "clang" sounded the gong, and the villagers who reacted quickly had already taken the lead in running out, and the slow response shouted "Oh grass......" and ran out after him, and it was too late to complain about the village chief Acan.

A large group of villagers scattered on the fertile field, laughing happily, running, running to their favorite land, pulling out the small flag on the ground, planting the small flag in their hand, and then lying down happily on the fertile field.

This land belongs to me, and it is truly my own fertile land......

Looking up at the clear blue sky and white clouds, the huge happiness hit the depths of his heart, and the tears slipped silently down the corners of his eyes, but he laughed loudly, laughed and laughed and cried, and the tears became more and more unstoppable and flowed freely, covering his cheeks.

The free distribution of land has aroused great enthusiasm among the immigrants, and it will not be long before beautiful villages will stand on top of the fields, and the rice fields will sow the seeds of hope and usher in the golden harvest moment.

All this is the beginning of a happy life for hard-working Chinese immigrants.

They will be deeply rooted in this fertile field, watering the land with hard sweat, starting a family, raising children, and this is the beautiful home of their dreams.