"The rice problem is easy to solve. My son works outside and asks someone to send us two bags of rice every month, which is almost enough to eat. But the biggest headache for us is water."
The old man had a look of helplessness on his face and pointed to the moss-covered well outside the door: "This well was dug during the production team era. It is about sixty meters deep. Now the water in it has turned yellow and smelly. Can’t drink anymore.”
This well was right in front of the old man's house. Nie Cai walked over and took a look. Sure enough, the water in this well had turned yellow, with a layer of disgusting yellow foam stains floating on it, which looked very scary.
"Rice can be bought, but water is too troublesome, so dozens of families in the village raised funds to drill a 300-meter-deep well, and finally had good water to drink. But the good times did not last long. Last year, the chemical plant exploded. A storage tank, and the water from this deep well is starting to smell.”
The explosion of the storage tank that the old man was talking about was exactly what Qian Xiaohao experienced last year. After the explosion of the storage tank, a large amount of highly toxic chemical raw materials were discharged directly into the mountains without treatment, which made the pollution situation in several nearby villages even worse. Adding insult to injury.
All the young people in the village who can still leave have left the village and gone to work outside. The only ones who can't leave are these old people.
"Lao Li, are there guests?"
Next door to the old man, an old man opened the door and walked over curiously.
Mapo Village is now almost deserted. There are very few outsiders coming to the village. Nie Cai's arrival immediately attracted the attention of the villagers.
In the nearby houses, several people looked over.
"That's right, it's a young man who bought Erythrospora."
The old man said with a smile. He took down a basket from under the eaves, which contained seven or eight fresh Erythromycin.
"Erythromycetes is a rare thing in our Mapo Village now. I weighed about 9 taels in total this morning. This thing cannot grow in contaminated areas. Young man, feel free to eat it."
Old Man Li thought for a while and said hesitantly: "How about... you give me two hundred yuan a pound?"
The price of dried Erythromycetes outside is about 2,000 yuan per catty. Fresh Erythromycin contains moisture and is relatively heavy, so it is sold for about 300 yuan per catty.
But that's the retail price. The purchase price fluctuates from time to time, but it's generally around 200 yuan per catty.
"Okay, it weighs about a kilogram, so let's take this price."
Nie Cai's purchase of Trichoderma sp. was just a pretense. He didn't bother to care about the price. He just bought it and ate it himself.
He directly gave this old man Li two hundred yuan, and did not need to change the change. Instead, he pulled him to continue chatting.
Nie Cai, a businessman who purchased Erythroblastoma suddenly appeared in the small village, and he heard that the purchase price was fair, so he immediately asked them to come over.
Those who have dry goods of Erythromycetes at home quickly go home to get them, and those who don’t also come over to watch the fun.
"Old man, your place is so polluted. Have you ever approached the Lanxiang Chemical Plant or the relevant departments to take care of it? This is not an option if it continues like this."
Nie Cai's pupil camera has been filming. This kind of interview blends into the crowd, and the footage obtained is the most realistic.
"Why not? We have made a fuss in front of the county government before, reflecting the pollution problems in our Mapo Village and several neighboring villages.
Old Man Li had a heavy look on his face and said: "But he was sent back directly the next day. Later, someone told the outside world that the Lanxiang Chemical Plant was a pillar enterprise in the county, and the county government did not dare to take care of it. "
"Then have you approached the superior department?" Nie Cai asked.
"Yes. Later, everyone became cruel and pooled their money to go to the Provincial Complaints and Calls Office. But the next night, people from the police station came to our door and asked us to go to the Complaints and Complaints Office the next day to withdraw the response."
At this point, Mr. Li said with a bitter look on his face: "We were afraid of retaliation, so we didn't dare to continue to report the situation, so we had to continue to swallow our anger."
"Isn't it? The people from the chemical plant are so cruel. Our village once organized more than a dozen people to go to the chemical plant to argue, but their security guards beat them back. Lao Li's legs and my forehead were all beaten. The scars are all left from that time."
An old man next to him pointed to a long scar on his forehead and said angrily.
"Yes, we dare to curse behind our backs. After last year, they went even further. Someone in the village was watching us. As soon as we went out to report the situation to the relevant departments, they stopped us halfway."
An eldest sister knocked a few melon seeds on her hands and followed suit.
Someone started, and the villagers who were joining in the fun started talking to each other, and everyone was very angry.
The water they eat is not good, the food they grow is not of high quality, and some children even get strange diseases. These are all caused by the pollution discharged from Lanxiang Chemical Plant.
The villagers gathered around Nie Cai, talking about their misfortunes in a variety of ways, as if they wanted to talk about it. They didn't seem to realize that they were talking to a businessman who was buying Erythromycin.
However, even if they are a businessman who purchases Erythromyces, as long as someone listens to their complaints, it will make them feel better.
Looking at the simple yet troubled faces of the villagers, and thinking about all the sufferings of living here, Nie Cai suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
"We cannot let this chemical plant continue to discharge pollutants. These villagers are too innocent. In order to develop the economy, their lives have been completely ruined by this chemical plant. Who will make the decision for them?"
Nie Cai sighed deeply, looking at the chimney standing in the distance, he couldn't help but think.
Just as the villagers were talking about their journey, a speeding pickup truck suddenly appeared at the entrance of the village.
The noisy voices of the villagers immediately fell silent. They didn't even want to sell the Erythromycin, so they grabbed their things and ran back.
"It's from the chemical plant!"
Nie Cai has good eyesight and can clearly see the logo spray-painted on the pickup truck.
Three or four people got out of the pickup truck and walked toward Nie Cai with unkind expressions.
"Who are you and what are you doing in Mapo Village!"
The leader, a big man, was very aggressive and asked Nie Cai as soon as he came over.
"I'm here to buy Erythroblastoma. What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
Nie Cai's expression remained unchanged as he replied.
"Buying Erythroblastoma? I've been paying attention to you for a long time... If you don't focus on buying things, why are you asking about this and that?"
The big man snorted coldly, with a suspicious look on his face.
The few people who were with him surrounded Nie Cai one after another, and they all stared at Nie Cai with evil intentions.
A businessman who buys Erythromycetes does not go from house to house to buy things. Instead, he chats here for so long, talking about pollution. It is strange that this does not arouse suspicion!
Unless... this person is a reporter or a member of the investigation team, why is he so concerned about pollution
Nie Cai's heart moved slightly. It seemed that there was indeed an informant from the chemical plant in this village. Otherwise, within half an hour after he came here, people from the chemical plant would have come over and knew everything about what he was doing. This It doesn't make sense at all.
"The supply of goods has been getting less and less recently, and there is nothing we can do about it. It took us a long time to receive the goods, but we still haven't received them."
Nie Cai spread his hands and said helplessly.
"real?"
The big man raised his eyebrows and his eyes fell on the backpack Nie Cai was carrying behind him.
People who buy red spondylosis usually use woven bags to pack it. Nie Cai’s backpack looks expensive, and it is too wasteful to use it to store red spondylosis because it is stained red.
From the looks of it, this backpack is a bit questionable.
"Open your backpack and let me take a look to see if you have a camera or something like that!"
The big man sneered and pointed at the backpack behind Nie Cai.
"The people in this chemical factory must have dealt with this kind of situation a lot, right? With so much experience, you can tell at a glance that my backpack is a camera bag?"
Nie Cai was slightly surprised. When he was picking out a bag, he specifically picked the most inconspicuous bag to hold the camera.
But this backpack was too good for a dealer who bought Erythroblastoma, so it was suspected by people from the chemical factory.
Before Nie Cai could say anything, Old Man Li came over and said angrily: "Are the people in your chemical plant just local bullies? They're here to buy Erythromyces, and you still want to search me!"
The people at the chemical plant were so overbearing. They just asked him questions, but this time they actually had to search him. This immediately made Old Man Li unable to stand it.
"Old man, it's none of your business, get away, be careful to break your other leg!"
But the big man didn't care about Old Man Li at all. Instead, he pushed Old Man Li unceremoniously and sneered.
Maopu County's finances all depend on the Lanxiang Chemical Plant, so the people in the county government have to treat the chemical plant as their boss. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are local bullies.
Old Man Li did not expect that this big man would actually take action. In addition, his legs were already lame. Unexpectedly, he was pushed by the opponent and staggered, and he was about to fall at the mouth of the well.
Nie Cai had quick eyesight and quick hands, and quickly supported Old Uncle Li, thus avoiding his fate of being injured.
"The people in this chemical plant are too cruel. Is this their usual attitude towards the villagers?"
Seeing this situation, Nie Cai couldn't help but secretly thought.
Old Man Li just said a few words for him, and they almost hurt Old Man Li. This attitude was almost like that of a local bully.
"Why, your attitude seems very unhappy?"
The big man looked at Nie Cai, sneered, and said, "If you are sensible, you can open the bag yourself, otherwise, don't blame me for beating someone!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several men who got off the bus with the big man gathered around him, waiting for Nie Cai fiercely before they took action directly.
"If you have something to say, please say it... don't do anything. It will be bad if you do."
Nie Cai took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said.
Not to mention these few people, even if the opponent was seven or eight times more numerous, with Nie Cai's skill, he was not afraid.
However, the boss of this chemical plant has very good hands and eyes. If his identity is exposed and he knows that CCTV is eyeing the chemical plant, it may not be good.
"Don't you just want to see my bag? I'll show it to you... feel free to look at it."
With that said, Nie Cai took off the backpack he was carrying on his back and handed it to the big man.