A very small number of people expressed dissent.

Among them was Lu Dahua. These days, she smelled the fragrance wafting from the Shen family's kitchen and she was so angry that her teeth were itching.

There was also Sun Yushi. Because her eggs were not selected a few days ago, while the Shen family unexpectedly became rich, she was so angry that she spread rumors in the village, but was criticized by the head of the village.

And then there were Li Laitou and Wu Lengzi. Normally, they were masters at being sneaky and cunning. Their own wheat fields were nearly covered in weeds, yet they didn't even bother to hoe them. If you asked them to work now, they would absolutely refuse to do so...

"Shut up! Just go to sleep. I'll draw out the water and starve you to death, you little son of a bitch."

Zhao Lizheng was so angry that the veins on his forehead were bulging. He didn't care that the county magistrate and the heads of other villages were there, and immediately launched a crazy attack.

After saying half of it, he calmed down and stared at the villagers and said:

"If any of the able-bodied laborers refuse to contribute, we will directly open the ancestral hall and drive them out of Qianniu Village. Today, the county magistrate and the heads of other villages are here. Let's see where you can settle down when the time comes."

After Zhao Lizheng said those harsh words, no one dared to say anything anymore.

Only lazy guys like Li Laitou and Wu Langzi would dare to say such nonsense. If there is still a glimmer of hope, no decent farmer in the village would think of leaving the place where their ancestors have lived for generations!

After releasing his emotions, Zhao Lizheng looked at Chen Xinli helplessly, then picked up the little girl and carried her on his shoulders.

He had a general understanding of the specific steps, but he couldn't summarize them.

While everyone was still silent, a clear female voice was heard: "It will definitely be dug through, and there will be enough water, because this method has been used before!"

Everyone followed the gaze and heard the little girl say again:

"Hello, grandparents, uncles, aunts, everyone knows that our Shen family moved here from further north.

My grandfather told me that further northwest, there are places that are hotter and drier than here.

He had been there when he was young.

There is almost no rain there all year round, but the people there not only do not lack water, but can even grow grains, fruits and vegetables.

Do you know why? "

Chen Xinli stopped talking halfway and asked everyone.

Everyone shook their heads in confusion.

"It was because they had underground canals, and they dug them high in the mountains to divert snow water from the mountains for irrigation of farmland and daily drinking that they succeeded. My grandfather told me in a dream that we can do the same here."

Chen Xinli felt helpless.

This Karez is known as one of the three major engineering projects in ancient times, along with the Grand Canal and the Great Wall.

Although there are not as many wells to be dug here as in the frontier areas of our motherland, it is not an easy task either.

She could tell her family that it was taught to her by the gods.

But he couldn't tell the truth to the villagers in front of him.

Therefore, in order to convince the people in front of her, she could only use the method of the Shen family's ancestors appearing in spirit, and also said that Mr. Shen had also been to the northwestern frontier.

I silently kept repeating in my heart: What a sin, what a sin!

Seeing everyone's expectant expressions, he continued:

"They first dug a lot of wells on the ground towards the mountains, and then connected all the wells underground to form a culvert.

When the undercurrent in the mountains was dug, the water automatically flowed out of the culvert and finally flowed into the reservoir.

They can use this method to bring water to places where water is scarce. We have such thick snow on Qianniu Mountain and Laohu Mountain, so why can't we use it?"

Chen Xinli said this while pointing to the mountains in the distance.

Everyone looked into the distance in silence.

Immediately, several old voices in the crowd said, "Yes! If others can do it, why can't we?"

Although everyone found it hard to believe that the Shen family's ancestor had given them a dream.

But after all, it was said by Zhao Lizheng, and the county magistrate was also present, and the girl from the Shen family in front of him said it with details and evidence.

There are also masters who understand Feng Shui and say that there is indeed water in Qianniu Mountain.

Those old farmers still remember the old man Shen who brought his family up to support them.

That man was indeed a big shot back then.

At least, he knows much more than these peasants.

But I didn't expect to go so early.

When they heard Chen Xinli mention her grandfather, several old men spoke up unconsciously.

"We can too!"

The Shen family also spoke up, and immediately attracted a group of people around them to echo them.

Chen Xinli looked at the old men, and also looked at the crowd who echoed him and said:

"My grandfather also said that once this culvert is dug, it will benefit future generations for hundreds of years. Do you want your descendants to live a life of water scarcity and hardship like us?"

Everyone looked longing after hearing the first half of the little girl's words, but after hearing the second half, everyone was speechless.

It’s because the second half of the sentence really touched their nerves!

In the hot air, there were only bursts of breathing sounds and a little wind.

The people of Qianniu Village fell into deep thought.

Even Zhang Jinnian and the dozen or so people he brought with him fell silent.

Yes, will their descendants also have to live with such water shortage like them?

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