"Why are there so many people?" Wenxi asked, somewhat surprised to see a large family of more than a dozen people standing in front of her. "With so many people, what if some of them eat everyone else's food if the food is mixed together?"
In many families, when there is food, the men are given priority to eat first, then the boys, while the women and girls, who are last in line, are not sure if they will even get any soup.
Wenxi brought out the food so that everyone could have something to eat, not so that the men would be full while the women would go hungry.
At the village chief's command, "Divide the households, distribute the grain separately, and each household will be responsible for its own grain."
The elderly couple were initially reluctant to separate their household, since the grain for a family of more than ten people was all in their hands, amounting to tens of thousands of kilograms. Their children and grandchildren had to obey them completely if they wanted to eat.
Wen Xi's gaze turned cold. "If you don't want to separate the family, then get back here. Don't delay everyone from receiving their food. The food I'm distributing to everyone is based on the number of people, and it's definitely enough to eat. No one should try to get food from the children out of filial piety. Please remember, this is my food, not your filial piety food."
There are policies from above and countermeasures from below. Some people are very clever. Wenxi wants to nip their little schemes in the bud. In short, her food is meant to help everyone get through the difficult times, not for everyone to do all sorts of things.
Under the village chief's arrangement, families with large populations were divided into smaller families, consisting of a couple with their children, either as a family of three, four, or five. They no longer lived together as a large family, sharing food and resources. Some people ate a lot and became burly, while others ate little and became as thin as bamboo poles.
In Wenxi, the main principle is fairness; no one should try to take advantage of others, especially not her.
The families who received water and food went back and started a fire to cook millet porridge, because they had been hungry for too long and needed to eat something thin to soothe their stomachs before they could eat anything else.
Finally, it was the village chief's family's turn. When the village chief received the clean spring water and food, he was truly moved to tears. He repeatedly thanked Wenxi and said that he would build a temple for the Mountain Goddess to worship her in the future.
Thinking about what would happen a few years from now, Wenxi quickly stopped him and gave the village chief some seeds, telling him that she had only prepared food for one year, and after that, everyone would have to fend for themselves.
It's May now, so it's still possible to plant vegetables. Growing grains requires a lot of water, so it's not feasible to do that, but vegetables can still be grown because you don't need to fill the field with water; you just need to water them a little.
Pumpkins, which are filling, winter melons, and watermelons, which are high in water content, as well as radishes, cabbages, and water spinach, which have high yields, are all good choices for planting.
In addition, one hundred walnut trees, one hundred persimmon trees, one hundred chestnut trees, and one hundred apple trees were given to the village chief. He was instructed to apply to the county government first, and then, after obtaining the county government's approval, to plant these trees with the help of others. In this way, everyone's food supply could be guaranteed in a few years.
Moreover, there are documents approved by the county, so these trees will not be cut down in a few years. Otherwise, it would be too much of a loss if they were cut down after several years of hard work and before the harvest was even ready.
The village chief liked these things very much, but he also looked troubled because growing vegetables and fruit trees requires water, and there was no water to be found in the wild. He couldn't expect everyone to use the mountain spring water they drank to irrigate them, could he?
Two buckets of spring water per person, and who knows how long that will last? It's not even enough to water the vegetables and trees!
"Village chief, you'll find out soon enough." Wen Xi smiled faintly, then had the system take her to a dried-up pond in the middle of the village. The villagers who hadn't returned yet put down their grain and ran over to watch the excitement.
Clear, transparent water emerged from Wenxi's palm like a water dragon and flew into the pond below. The pond had been dry for a long time, and the silt at the bottom had long since dried up and cracked.
At first, all the water was swallowed up by the pond. After a long time, the water in the pond slowly accumulated and the water level gradually rose.
Those who witnessed this were overjoyed and wept with joy. They knelt down and kowtowed, thanking the Mountain Goddess for her divine intervention. Water is the source of life; with water, there is hope. They could try planting something in the future.
Some men even jumped into the water because they hadn't taken a bath in a very, very long time.
After the pond below was filled with water, Wenxi noticed that the water level in the fishpond she had signed off on hadn't dropped much, so she 'flew' to the pond at the very back of the village and continued to fill it with water.
Although summer is approaching, the sun is strong, and there is a lot of water evaporation, the two ponds should have enough water for everyone to plant vegetables and fruit trees, right?
Seeing that the pond below was also full, and noticing there was still water in the fishpond, Wenxi asked the village chief, "Village chief, are there any more ponds here?"
If we leave more water for this village, they will have to rely on themselves from now on.
"Yes, I'll take the Empress there right now," the village chief said hurriedly.
This is wonderful! Everyone can plant vegetables and fruit trees. As for planting grains, forget it. This water could fill several fields. What will happen when the water dries up? Are we just going to let the crops wither and die?
So Wenxi came down from above the pond, returned to the ground, and followed the village chief to the next pond, which was not a pond, but a man-made reservoir, not very large.
Wenxi flew into the sky and then cast a spell, causing the water in the fishpond to flow into the small reservoir below. Although the reservoir was not big, it took Wenxi two hours to fill it up!
"I hope everyone can keep this a secret and not spread the news of my descent to the mortal realm." After saying this, Wen Xi immediately flashed into the system kitchen, giving the impression that she had already left.
When Qin Mi saw Wen Xi disappear, he panicked. Could Liang Liang have just left like that?
Probably not.
The grain she donated to her workplace hasn't arrived yet!
And the things he promised her haven't arrived yet!
Qin Mi raised his foot to chase after her, but Wen Xi had already disappeared, and he didn't even know which direction to go.
"Village chief, the Mountain Goddess just said not to spread the word about her miracles, so please keep the villagers in check and don't cause her any trouble." Qin Mi said this and left with a heavy heart.
I don't know where Liangliang went, or if I'll ever see her again.
With a heavy heart, Qin Mi arrived at the parking spot and saw that the car was much higher than before. She stared wide-eyed and took a closer look, only to find that Wen Xi was sitting cross-legged on the roof of the car, with a vegetable basin in front of her.
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