"Jin Yue!"

Meng Qidi said softly, apologetically, "I'm sorry, Zhao Zhiqing, if you want to report it, just do it. We won't stop you."

If the other party insisted on enforcing the law impartially, she would not try to stop him.

As for whether it will succeed, it is hard to say.

The village cadres and brigade cadres are not stupid. The brigade already has a reservoir, so they would not go to the trouble of building a reservoir that is not very practical.

What's more, the water from this reservoir flows directly from the Ling family's stream into the Changhe River, and has nothing to do with the village...

Who would do such a thankless task?

"That's right, if you want to report it, just report it. We won't stop you."

Ling Jinjinyue yawned, turned her head and asked, "Sister-in-law, we've seen enough, let's go back. It's a bit cold and I'm very hungry."

Meng Qidi nodded gently. She had originally planned to roast a rabbit, but after Zhao Youwei's disturbance, she lost interest...

The three of them really came to see the reservoir, but Zhao Youwei dampened their interest, so they just took a look and prepared to go back.

Zhao Youwei pursed his lips, glanced at the broken dam of the reservoir, then lowered his head and followed.

Although it takes time to go up the mountain, it is not fast to go down the mountain either. The ground is wet and slippery, and you can easily fall if you are not careful.

Ignoring Zhao Youwei who was following behind her, Meng Qidi dug up a lot of plants.

What Zhao Youwei said just now meant nothing to her. He liked to take responsibility, but she didn't care. There was no conflict of interest between them anyway.

After eating some dry food halfway up the mountain, the four of them rested for a while and then went down the mountain.

"Why did you come back?"

Ling Xiao is tidying up the Ling family.

Meng Qidi separated from the three people in the bamboo forest. Her backpack was taken back by Ling Jinming, and she was holding a few saplings in her hands.

Afraid that the saplings would die, she soaked them in well water and planned to plant them next to the canal tomorrow.

"I came back after taking a look. The reservoir is not a big problem. The breach is very large. I guess even if there is a big flood, it won't have any impact. It can't hold water."

"Have you figured out what to do at home? The water level in the pond has dropped, but there is an unexpected gain, I'd like to know."

Ling Xiao looked at her mysteriously. Her hair was all wet after coming back from the mountains. Unfortunately, there was no dry towel here.

"What's the catch? No fish washed away?"

Meng Qidi took off her coat, wiped her hair, and walked towards the pond.

"Look for yourself."

Walking to the edge of the pond, we saw that although the lotus leaves and flowers in several ponds were broken and the petals had withered, they were still standing tenaciously. The lotus roots were not damaged, which was probably the biggest harvest.

Her eyes fell into the water, and she froze, her mouth wide open in surprise...

Ling Xiao came over with a cane, "I closed the sewer, what do you think? Are you surprised?"

"Where did this fish come from?" Meng Qidi asked in shock.

There are many big blue carps swimming in the pond in front of us. They are very big, each one weighs at least ten kilograms, and there are more than one or two of them. I guess there are also many in the two ponds below.

This was truly an unexpected gain, but she had guessed the reason. The silt in the pond had been soaked in Yuquan water, so of course it was different.

"It should be fish from the reservoir above. Didn't our mother say that the reservoir has been abandoned for decades? It makes sense that there are such big fish in it."

Meng Qidi retracted her gaze and asked, "Then how do we deal with this fish?"

"You have the final say. There's no rush to block the water outlet. Let's fix the house first. And the bridge...shall we build a stone bridge?"

Meng Qidi shook her head. "No, since we are planning to rebuild it, we have to start all over again, including removing the bamboo stakes."

She plans to build a wall around the entire yard, including the backyard, to prevent wild animals from the mountains from coming down and ensure safety.

Ling Xiao frowned, "This... I don't think there's enough money at home, but it's okay, I can ask the army for a loan."

Meng Qidi said, "Don't worry, I still have some extra money. I'll go back and draw the pictures, and we may start work tomorrow."

If you want to enclose a yard and have enough money, you must also enclose the area on the top of the hill that is connected to the back mountain.

If we do something in the future, we can also prevent wild animals from coming down the mountain and destroying the animals.

The two returned to the auditorium from the west of the village. Ling Jinyue and his sister left the backpack here and went back.

Let Ling Xiao take care of the rabbit while Meng Qidi prepares to cook.

Stir-fried rabbit meat, a plate of garlic vegetables, a bowl of egg soup, and a bowl of porridge per person, and dinner is solved.

While washing dishes, the captain came over, sat down, and got straight to the point, "Xiao Qi, is the reservoir in the back mountain seriously damaged?"

Meng Qidi understood what was going on and was afraid that Zhao Zhiqing had really brought it up.

"It depends on how you say it's serious. The breach is very large. If it rains heavily, the situation we saw a few days ago won't happen again. Of course, it's drought..."

The captain breathed a sigh of relief and then waved his hand, "It's okay to be drought-stricken. Our brigade has built a reservoir, so there will be no shortage of water. It's good as long as the reservoir in the back mountain is not a threat."

After hearing what the captain said, Meng Qidi knew that the team was not going to manage the reservoir in the back mountain. Just as she thought, it was a waste of time and money.

"By the way, how do you plan to build your house?"

Meng Qidi glanced at Ling Xiao and said, "Captain, if we want to expand on the existing foundation, will the village approve the foundation?"

"How do we do this? Want to get to this side of the stream? It's not impossible, but it's a bit troublesome." The captain frowned.

Meng Qidi shook her head. "No, it's just that the foundation on our side is too small, and I want to expand it."

The captain waved his hand, "That's fine. The land has already been approved for your family. You can do whatever you want with it."

With the captain's words, Meng Qidi felt relieved. That night, she started to draw manuscripts under the kerosene lamp, except for the construction of the foundation of the house.

She also drew a model of the bridge and a three-dimensional diagram of the house, all of which were adjusted based on the images on the spatial computer.

Having seen the buildings in Beijing, she was not afraid that her paintings would be too unique.

When she drew the pattern, Ling Xiao was shocked. He really didn't expect that she had such skill.

"Can it be a two-story building?" Meng Qidi asked, "We can use wood here, pour cement slabs on the roof, and cover it with tiles to prevent leaks."

She actually had a model in her mind for the construction of the house, which was in the image of a courtyard house. The main building was two stories high, and the shed at the back was converted into a kitchen, warehouse, and bathroom.

Two more rows of houses will be built on both sides, which can also be called ear rooms, which can be used as guest rooms in the future. The west ear room has two floors, and the east one has one floor.

A circle of wall is built around the bamboo forest, leaving a gate leading into the bamboo forest, and then around the stream, just like the previous bamboo stakes.

A stone archway is left at the bridge head as the main courtyard gate, but these are secondary. The most important thing is the wall behind it, which will directly extend to the next hill, completely separating the back mountain from the hill.

Ling Xiao pointed at the manuscript paper and said, "Other things are easy to deal with, but this part is very time-consuming and labor-intensive."

"It's okay, take your time."

After deciding on the specific method, Ling Xiao went to the town the next day. Of course, he also had to order a new waterwheel.

This time Meng Qidi planned to fix the base with cement, so as not to worry about the water truck being washed away again...