Chapter 147: Taohua Village cuts off the river, and the crops are dying
A villager came to tell her to gather at the village entrance immediately, as the village chief was going to take everyone to Taohua Village to seek justice.
It turned out that there was a problem with the small river. The villagers were already worried because of the drought, but this morning they saw that the river had dried up.
Some villagers went upstream along the river to check and found that it had been cut off by people from Taohua Village.
How could this be tolerated? The villagers immediately clamored to go to Taohua Village to demand an explanation.
Even Chen Jie did not go to collect the red slips today. He personally led a group of villagers to Taohua Village.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ying naturally went there as well, and brought Ling Yun and He Changgui with him just in case.
The people of Taohua Village are so unkind that they actually took advantage of their geographical advantage to cut off the river. What will happen to the villages downstream?
This river flows through several villages and everyone depends on it for their livelihood. Cutting off the river would mean destroying everyone's livelihood.
"You must give an explanation for this matter today, otherwise don't blame us for being rude!"
Chen Jie glared at Duan Youfu, the head of Taohua Village, filled with righteous indignation.
Duan Youfu was a man in his early thirties, very thin, but his eyes sparkled with shrewdness.
The population of Taohua Village is about the same as that of Chenjia Village. Because of its better geographical location, it is slightly richer than Chenjia Village.
But that was in the past.
Ever since Xiao Ying led the whole village to prosperity, life in Chenjia Village has gotten better.
Especially when they heard that working in her workshop could earn fifty cents a day, countless people in Taohua Village were envious.
But they only recruit people from the village, so they have no way to go even if they want to.
Cutting off the river was done out of selfish motives, originally to seek revenge and make a fool of oneself.
So what if you have a workshop? What will you do if you don't have water?
"Don't worry, Brother Chen. We have no other options. The rice fields are almost dry. We can't just sit there and do nothing."
Duan Youfu said with a smile, looking very righteous.
Chen Jie was so angry that he laughed and shouted, "Your rice fields are drying up, so why shouldn't ours do the same? You are deliberately doing this to make our Chenjia Village harvest nothing."
"Not really." Duan Youfu waved his hand. "We'll just store water for a few days. Once the rice fields are filled, the leak will naturally open up. You can store water then, too. It won't affect the harvest."
"Bah!" Chen Jie cursed. "We in Chenjia Village are not as shameless as you, doing such a thing that harms others and benefits yourself."
"There are several villages downstream. If they all store water this way, won't the villages furthest downstream be without a drop of water for at least half a month?"
That would really be fatal.
Duan Youfu said with a half-smile: "Brother Chen is really kind-hearted. He even cares about the villages downstream."
"Because I still have a conscience, unlike you, whose conscience has probably been eaten by dogs."
Chen Jie responded bluntly, saying that he had never seen such a vicious person.
"Village head, why are you saying so much to him? Let's dig the hole first. The village is still waiting for water."
Some villagers couldn't stand it any longer. Why bother with such people? It's like playing the lute to a cow.
"That's right, dig it open, and see who dares to stop us!"
"If you want to starve me of water, I'll chop you into pieces first. Come on if you're not afraid of death!"
He Jin, Chen Fu and other villagers echoed the sentiment, each carrying a hoe or shovel with fierce eyes.
The people in Taohua Village seemed a little scared. What they did was not a decent thing to begin with, and they didn't have the confidence to fight with others.
Duan Youfu's face also darkened. He had not expected that the people in Chenjia Village were all reckless and would dare to fight them to the death.
"Brother Chen, are you really going to do this? Let us stay in Taohua Village for another day or two, and we will naturally dig the hole open."
"If a conflict breaks out now, I'm afraid it will not benefit anyone."
"Stop talking nonsense." Chen Jie's face turned pale. "We've decided to dig this hole today!"
Just as the villagers on both sides were about to confront each other, a calm and indifferent voice suddenly rang out.
"I have a solution to the water problem."
Xiao Ying stepped out from the crowd, and the crowd immediately made way for her, looking at her curiously.
"Madam Xiao, do you really have a way to solve the water problem?"
Chen Jie was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned joyful. Madam Xiao was so capable, maybe she really had a solution.
Duan Youfu and other people from Taohua Village also looked at her. Many of them were amazed and curious that there was such a beautiful woman in Chenjia Village.
"Isn't that Xiao Ying's daughter? How come she's so beautiful?"
Someone recognized Xiao Ying and his tone was full of amazement.
"What? That's Xiao Ying?"
More people were shocked, their eyes filled with disbelief, and then looked at Xiao Qing and He Qiuju.
These two people look like old tree bark, but they can give birth to such a beautiful daughter. I have never seen her so beautiful before.
Xiao Qing, He Qiuju and others in the crowd had complicated expressions. Logically, they should be happy to hear their daughter being praised, but the problem was that they never considered Xiao Ying as their own daughter.
Ever since his voice became hoarse and he couldn't speak, the family became increasingly gloomy.
It’s not that they didn’t suspect Xiao Ying, but they couldn’t speak and couldn’t even question him.
Amidst the clamor, Duan Youfu spoke up, full of sarcasm: "Oh, what can a woman like you do? I think you Chenjia Village is really out of people, and you actually let a woman step up to take charge."
The villagers of Chenjia Village were all very angry. Some felt ashamed, but more people recognized Xiao Ying's ability.
Xiao Ying said indifferently: "No matter whether we are men or women, at least we in Chenjia Village are all human beings, unlike you, who are worse than pigs and dogs."
"Hahahaha..." The villagers of Chenjia Village burst into laughter, feeling extremely happy.
"Madam Xiao is right. In Chenjia Village, regardless of whether we are men or women, we are all human beings, unlike you who are worse than pigs and dogs."
Now it was the turn of the villagers of Taohua Village to be angry, and Duan Youfu's face was even darker, as if water was almost dripping from it.
"Madam Xiao, don't worry about those beasts. Do you really have a way to solve the water problem?"
Chen Jie also smiled. He should let these idiots know how powerful Madam Xiao is.
Xiao Ying asked, "Does the village head still remember the big river deep in the mountains?"
"Remember, that river was about thirty or forty meters wide." Chen Jie nodded.
Suddenly thinking of something, he asked in disbelief, "Madam Xiao wants to divert water from there."
That's a huge project. Not to mention how dangerous it is in the mountains, the distance alone is more than ten miles.
By the time the water is diverted, I'm afraid all the rice will have died.
"What? There's such a big river deep in the mountains?"
The rest of the villagers were surprised and delighted. Most of them had never been to such a deep mountain and naturally had no idea what was inside.
Xiao Ying nodded. "To be precise, it's not a diversion. I suspect this small river is a branch of that one. So as long as we follow this river upstream, we should be able to reach that river."
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, including the villagers of Taohua Village, who all looked expectant.
If this is true, maybe we can really get the water out and save the crops.
"What if it's not that river?"
Duan Youfu asked with a sneer. He now disliked Xiao Ying extremely.
"Then you can forget about occupying this river." Xiao Ying's tone turned cold.
When he met her gaze, Duan Youfu felt a chill down his spine and didn't dare to say anything.
Chen Jie thought to himself that she was such a slut that she had to be punished by Madam Xiao before she felt comfortable.
He ignored Duan Youfu and said, "In any case, it's a good idea to search upstream along this river."
Xiao Ying nodded: "There is no time to lose, let's take action today. But before we act, we have to dig up this river first."
He looked at Duan Youfu and raised his eyebrows, "Duan Lizheng won't stop it, right?"
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