A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 539 What a waste of time!

Upon hearing Jiang Dong's shout, the previously lively scene immediately fell silent.

Grandma's eyes widened, and she unconsciously opened her clothes to reveal the Mauser pistol at her waist. The red silk behind the holster seemed to sense Grandma's anger and began to slowly stretch out in the cold wind.

"Don't panic! Listen to my command. Dazhu and Erzhu, lead a group of men to disperse to the ridges on both sides and occupy the high ground!"

"Three pillars, four pillars, take the able-bodied men and lie in ambush in this newly dug trench. If anything goes wrong, don't leave the stones you dug out on the ground!"

"Wuzhu, keep an eye on the machines your grandpa made, but keep your distance. If they dare to damage the production equipment, you'd better back off immediately!"

"The rest of the elderly and weak, retreat behind the cliff and become the general reserve!"

"Jiang Qiu, take the children's group halfway up the mountain and keep an eye on your brother. Make sure he doesn't fall down the mountainside!"

"Everyone else, listen to my commands. No one is allowed to act rashly without my orders!"

“We’re building this dam for the benefit of future generations. Even if it causes a huge uproar, we’re still in the right! Today, we’ll show them just how many meanings the word ‘right’ can have!”

"Yes!"

Everyone tensed and immediately began to act according to Grandma's instructions. Wu Zhu didn't understand why he was supposed to back down when he saw the machine was damaged, but Grandma's strong will was deeply ingrained in his mind, and although Wu Zhu was puzzled, he still nodded in agreement.

After issuing her orders with an air of authority, the old lady's expression softened. She slowly straightened her clothes, composed herself, and stepped forward from the crowd.

Jiang Qiu nodded in agreement, silently recited her grandmother's instructions for a moment, and then ran up the hillside. She had only run a few steps when she saw her grandmother running alone, so she quickly stopped abruptly.

"Grandma! You're all alone now..."

Grandma waved her hand impatiently: "Execute the order!"

"It's good that there aren't many people. With more people, those cowards won't dare to make any more moves," Grandma said, glancing at the "kowtowing bug" who was still obediently pounding the ram, and nodding in satisfaction.

Well, anyway, my grandson can build it and fix it.

I'm sorry, little guy. If you get hit by something later, don't cry out in pain. Once your grandson fixes you up, you'll be the number one hero of Jiangjia Village!

Some things are better resolved when they're blown out of proportion!

Just as everyone was on high alert, Jiang Qiu and her companions, who had climbed halfway up the mountain, were dumbfounded:

"No, where's my silly older brother? He was just here a moment ago!"

One of his friends tugged at Jiang Qiu's sleeve and pointed to the figures running rapidly down the mountain: "I just realized he and Jiang Dong have already gone down the mountain. Should we go down too? If something happens, we might not be able to protect him if we're too far away..."

Jiang Qiu nodded, then shook his head at his friends: "Forget it, it's better that he went down. Anyway, if he gets hurt, Grandma won't have any more troubles!"

"what……"

……

Jiang Dong, holding Jiang Xia's hand, ran up behind his grandmother. Ignoring his older brother, who was exhausted like a puppy, he shouted to his grandmother, "Grandma! We're brothers in arms, I'll be the first one to lead the charge!"

Ignoring his grandmother and older brother's facepalms, Jiang Dong's eyes darted around, and he rushed towards a dark stone on the ground. With his little bottom sticking out, he grumbled as he carried the thing behind his grandmother. "Grandma, if anything seems wrong on the other side, you can smash your cup as a signal. Once I throw this thing out, I'll lead the charge!"

Grandma's lips twitched, as if she wanted to say something, but the figure opposite her had already appeared.

Well, it's good that the children are thoughtful. The Qin family village gang are bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. Even if they are "weak" and "small," it shouldn't deviate too much from the plan.

However, the grandmother, who was used to taking on the main responsibility on her own, suddenly smiled when she saw the addition of her grandchildren behind her.

Whether it's useful or not, the feeling of having family behind you is wonderful.

As the crowd approached, the three members of the family tensed up.

Who would have guessed.

The first person stretched out his hands from a distance: "Hey, hello old comrade! No need to welcome us, no need to welcome us, let the comrades continue, let the comrades continue."

"I apologize for the intrusion and for disturbing you! This has disrupted your work schedule!"

"I could see how lively you all were from afar, that's great! Your initiative is commendable! You just shouldn't stop..."

Seeing the newcomer speaking in a practiced official tone, the three generations of the family looked at each other, their heads full of question marks.

"Gah..."

"Who is this? Is he here for revenge?" Jiang Dong put down the dark lump of object, scratched his head, and looked at his older brother.

"Brother, you know a lot of people, right? What's his name?"

"Know what? I'm either at the factory or the research institute all day, and I don't know as many people as you do!" Jiang Xia slapped a dumpling at the unreliable Jiang Dong: "If you had gone back fifty years, your little head would have been chopped off for lying about military intelligence!"

"Grandma, didn't you work for the neighborhood committee's joint defense team for a while? Don't you know them?"

Grandma was speechless: "How could an old woman like me know someone who talks like a bureaucrat..."

As the man approached, Grandma didn't want to leave the scene awkward, so she reached out her hand and went to greet him.

"Uh, hello, big boss, I don't know you are..."

Fortunately, someone immediately emerged from the crowd and introduced the man to Grandma with an air of honor: "Grandma... no, Grandma Jiang! This is our city's top official! You've never seen such a high-ranking leader before, have you?"

"Don't be afraid! The leader is very approachable!"

Grandma recognized the man in front of her as a shrewd fellow in the county. Although he was a bit slick, he was a decent person, so she patiently listened to his rambling.

"Hey! Our leaders really have it tough. They were holding a meeting to offer their condolences in the county when they found out that our commune had a problem, so they rushed over right away!"

After his animated introduction, the quick-witted young man stepped aside, making way for the leader.

"Oh! Elderly people, I'm so sorry you had to suffer like this! I went to the scene and it was shocking, truly shocking!"

"Those are all our country's treasures, and it's heartbreaking to see them destroyed like this!"

"Those people must be severely punished, from top to bottom, not a single one should be let off!"

Grandma Jiang, seeing that the man's righteous indignation seemed genuine, nodded in agreement. Just as she was about to chat with him a little longer, a loud curse came from behind her:

"Hey Wu! Stop pretending. A few broken bronze artifacts are considered treasures? What about those memorial archways?!"

"You'll regret tearing them down! Even if they're restored later, it'll be fake! Fake!"

"Huh?" The leader was also taken aback when he saw someone rush out from behind his grandmother.

"What are you doing here!"

"I designed this dam! Why can't I be here! But you, you dare to come here? Aren't you afraid your ancestors will crawl out of the ground and strangle you!"

The three generations of the family turned around and saw, oh, isn't that Teacher Liang? They had just pulled him behind them to hide, and they didn't know when he had rushed over.

Speaking of which, I don't know what got into Teacher Liang.

Perhaps it was the formidable Grandma Jiang who gave him the confidence, for he actually stepped forward and grabbed the leader's collar: "Hey Wu, if you don't give me an explanation today, we'll be buried here!"

"Nonsense! I've explained it to you so many times. According to the plan and design, certain archways..."

"Besides, those things can't be compared to a few archways! They're things that prove the three thousand years of history of Beijing!"

"What does it mean to have an orderly inheritance? What does it mean to have been passed down since ancient times..."

Seeing that Teacher Liang was shouting so loudly, the leader was not to be outdone and started a debate on the spot, shouting and grabbing Teacher Liang's clothes.

The two of them then became entangled in each other, disregarding their image.

Explanation was useless, and rebuttal was useless. The two of them pulled each other to the side, and the leader's entourage followed, shouting and yelling.

The three members of the Jiang family looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What's going on..."

"Never mind, let them figure it out themselves. These people are just bored and have nothing better to do!"