Chapter 126 The Wisdom of the Ancients
Shen Yueyao frowned tightly when she heard these words.
"Isn't the well water in the village enough?"
Shen Yueyao knew that during this period, every household had to draw water from the well, and even the crops in the fields had to be irrigated frequently.
It is also to prevent the fields and crops from drying out.
But even though there are few people in Liuhe Village and everyone uses water sparingly, the well water is still not enough.
Also, the weather is warmer now, and the sun shines longer every day. If you water the fields, the surface will dry up again after a while.
Su Xueyi sighed softly, "It's enough for now, but if we keep using it like this, and it doesn't rain again, the villagers will be very short of water in a month. So the village chief probably wants to gather everyone together to find a solution."
Su Xueyi originally wanted to attend the meeting, but Madam Meng didn't let him go.
Now the news that Su Xueyi's leg has healed has not been made known to the villagers.
So no one knows that Su Xueyi's leg has now fully recovered and she can walk normally, just like before the leg was broken.
Shen Yueyao thought of some conversations she had heard from the villagers before and said, "I also heard the villagers say that they might dig a well."
Su Xueyi shook her head slightly and said, "Digging a well is not that easy. If you dig in the wrong place and no water comes out, then the well will be dug in vain."
Shen Yueyao nodded in concentration and said, “I know that if we dig it in vain, it will cost a lot of manpower and resources.”
"Originally, everyone could have found some water sources and carried more water for daily irrigation, but if we had to dig a well, everyone would have to focus on digging the well."
"Digging a well would be good for the village in the future, but no one knows if we can actually dig a well after wasting so much time and energy."
Su Xueyi explained softly, "I've heard people say before that the reason there are three wells in the village is because some of Liuhe Village's ancestors knew where it would be easy to dig a well and get water."
"That man is the ancestor of the village head, so the villagers of Liuhe Village respect the village head very much."
After listening to these words, Shen Yueyao probably understood.
She nodded.
In this era, being a village master required a lot of prestige.
The village head must be respected by the villagers and be able to solve any problems in the village.
That's roughly the situation.
Moreover, she had heard from her mother that the village head and his wife were very nice people and had often helped the Su family before.
Otherwise, how could the Su family be accepted by the villagers so quickly after coming to Liuhe Village?
The village head played a good role.
Generally speaking, villagers in a village tend to stick together and are more hostile to outsiders.
The people of Liuhe Village are quite good.
After living here for a long time, Shen Yueyao will also like this place.
Especially when I am away from the military camp for more than ten days, I will miss the days at home.
After being busy setting up the stall for the whole morning, I felt my body relax as soon as I returned to the village.
The place is picturesque with green mountains and clear waters, and the pace of life is slow. Living here will give you a sense of comfort.
Moreover, the food of this era is all natural. There are no pesticides here, and you can eat the vegetables grown in the fields with confidence.
During this period, she also discovered a good change, that is, Dabao and Erbao played together with many other children in the village.
Sometimes when some children are playing during the day, they will come over and call Dabao and Erbao.
Shen Yueyao would also put some homemade candies and snacks in the pockets of Dabao and Erbao so that they could eat with their friends when they were hungry after playing.
It’s just that they are not allowed to go to dangerous places.
Dabao and Erbao are very smart and obedient, which makes Shen Yueyao feel relieved.
And most of the time, Dabao and Erbao stay near the street in front of the door and don’t go to the river in front.
Besides, there is no water in the river now, so there is actually no danger in going to the river.
However, Madam Meng and Su Erya watched Dabao and Erbao very closely.
When they are not busy, Mrs. Meng and Su Erya will take Dabao and Erbao with them to ensure that they are within their sight and can be seen when they turn around.
Shen Yueyao asked, "How long have mother and the others been gone?"
Su Xueyi said, "The Si hour has passed."
Shen Yueyao thought about it and realized that it was already half the morning. It would be difficult to discuss anything in such a long meeting.
She said, "You rest at home for a while, I'll go over and take a look."
Su Xueyi thought for a moment and said, "Yao Niang!"
"Um?"
Shen Yueyao heard Su Xueyi calling her, stopped, turned around and looked at him, "What's wrong?"
After a moment of silence, Su Xueyi looked up at the sky and said with concentration, "Yao Niang, it should rain heavily in two months."
After hearing what Su Xueyi said, Shen Yueyao's expression changed. She was a little surprised and felt it was magical.
"Husband, can you read the weather?"
In the technological age, Shen Yueyao has heard many experts who specialize in historical archaeology say that some ancient people were extremely wise and could understand everything from astronomy to geography even without any technological instruments.
In the past, Shen Yueyao had only listened to it, but now when she heard Su Xueyi say this, she realized what it felt like to be able to read the weather.
And Shen Yueyao believed what Su Xueyi said.
This means that there will be heavy rain in two months. By then, there will be water in the rivers and the fields will be irrigated by the rain.
By then, the crops and vegetables in the fields can be preserved.
The key is these two months.
If the banker can survive these two months, he will be able to keep his position.
But now the only well water available is enough for the villagers to drink for two months, but if it is used for irrigation, it is really not enough.
So we still need to find a water source.
Su Xueyi nodded, "Yeah, I'll read a little bit."
Although Su Xueyi said this, Shen Yueyao believed what he said.
Shen Yueyao said seriously: "I believe it."
When Shen Yueyao was walking out to look for her mother and the others, she saw Mrs. Meng and Su Erya returning with Dabao and Erbao on the way.
Behind them, many villagers also went home one after another.
Everyone was discussing as they walked.
"Do we really need to dig a well?"
"I don't know. The village chief told everyone to come back and come up with an idea. Even if we want to dig a well, we don't know where to dig it."
"Or maybe we can go to the foot of the mountain and see if we can dig a well."
"There's no water over there, and we don't dare go deep into the mountains. Someone once saw a giant tiger and a black bear on the mountain, and they almost died."
"Not only that, there are also poisonous snakes. Otherwise, we should have gone to the mountains to take a look."
"Let's first think about how to save the crops. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Even if we carry water to irrigate the fields, they will dry up in less than two days."
Everyone understands that carrying buckets of water and watering the plants one scoop at a time can only solve the immediate problem.
Water cannot penetrate deep.
If it rains, you don't need to water the ground for a long time after the next rain, and the ground will be wet deep down.
"Will you continue to do this?"
"If it doesn't rain for another year, the ground will be dry and cracked, and there will be no water in the rivers. Some places will have to flee the famine."
"Fleeing famine is too scary. How many people will die?"
When everyone talked about fleeing famine, their faces turned pale.
Although the people in their village are all natives of Liuhe Village, there are one or two women who escaped famine and survived and married into Liuhe Village. They have told everyone in the village what it was like to escape famine, and everyone in the village knows about it.
So when they talked about it, everyone's face turned pale.
Everyone still hopes to find water and that it will rain. They really don't want to flee from the famine.
Everyone was talking in a moderately loud voice, and Shen Yueyao happened to hear it.
Seeing that Madam Meng’s face was not good, Shen Yueyao said: “Mother, don’t worry, nothing will happen, and you don’t have to flee.”
Madam Meng was originally in a very heavy mood, but after listening to Shen Yueyao's words, she didn't know why, but she felt much more at ease.
She doesn't believe what others say, but she believes her daughter-in-law.
"Yao Niang, I believe what you say. After listening to you, I don't worry about anything anymore."
Su Erya also slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she is only twelve years old, she knows everything she should know.
She has been with her Third Aunt for such a long time and always feels that her Third Aunt is very capable and can always find a way to solve any problem.
Dabao and Erbao were also very well behaved this time.
Although the two babies are small, they can understand what adults say.
I know what the adults are worried about now.
Shen Yueyao took Dabao and Erbao’s hands and said, “Don’t worry, Dabao and Erbao, it will rain. Be happy. Let’s go home and have lunch first.”
Back home, the family sat together for lunch.
As for Su Xiuye, he was a little worried about his daughter and still wanted to go to Nanlin Village, Nanliu Town to take a look.
It will probably take two days to go back and forth.
Although Su Daya said that everything was fine in the Lin family when she returned to her parents' home, Su Xiuye didn't say anything.
But after finishing all the work in the fields, I decided to go and take a look.
The lunch made by Su Xueyi was also very delicious, and the family had a great time sitting together to eat.
After eating, Dabao, Erbao and Su Erya couldn't wait to go to the yard to see the cow.
They all found it very novel and fresh.
Of course, I was more happy because I felt that I had a cow at home.
After Shen Yueyao had lunch, she took out some herbs she had bought to make medicine, and poured spiritual spring water into it to feed the cow.
Then feed the cows.
She believed that if she did this, the cow would be completely cured after a while.
Then Shen Yueyao went to find her neighbor Zhou, thinking of asking her to tell Zhou Tong to order an ox cart.
When Zhou saw Shen Yueyao coming, she was very enthusiastic and quickly took out candy and snacks to entertain her, even serving her brown sugar water.
"Sister Zhou, don't be so polite."
"I'm not being polite to you. My sister's problem is all thanks to you."
"Now, I feel really relieved. The key is that my sister is planning to move to our Liuhe Village in the next few days. She has already agreed with the village head and bought the three houses on the west side of this street."
"Those three rooms were originally empty. A family had moved away, and Tori Zheng was helping to sell them, and my sister happened to buy them."
"Houses in the village are not expensive and are spacious. If anyone in the village wants to make something, it's convenient for them to find my sister."
"Besides, we live on the same street. If you need anything, just give me a shout and I can help."
Speaking of this, Zhou was very happy.
As an older sister, she really wants the best for her younger sister.
When Shen Yueyao heard this, she thought that it would be convenient to ask Zhou Tong for help when she needed any tools in the future.
However, Shen Yueyao was still a little confused, "Why did you move out so suddenly? Didn't you say you would think about it carefully before?"
Shen Yueyao also knew that the Zhou family’s ancestors all lived in Zhoushan Village, and the ancestral homesteads were all there, so even if Zhou Tong wanted to move, he had some concerns.
Zhou snorted and said, "It's still that Shi Ding. How dare he come to my sister?"
"He regrets it now. He knows that woman is a liar who took everything from him. Even the boy is not his, idiot!"
"You may not know this, but that woman is a murderer. She killed someone and then fled to our town. It was terrifying. Fortunately, the bailiffs in our town were very capable and solved the case and arrested the murderer. Otherwise, Shi Ding would have been killed..."
"Humph, now that he knows how good my sister is, he's begging for her forgiveness like a beggar, crying and snotting. Tsk tsk, how shameless!"
Shen Yueyao asked, "What did Sister Zhou Tong say?"
"Bah, my sister was disgusting. She picked up a carrying pole and beat the guy until his face was bruised and swollen. The villagers hated him and beat him away..."
"Besides, my sister has threatened me. If he makes trouble again, I will report him to the police. That Shi Ding is afraid of the police, so he probably won't dare to look for my sister again."
"But my sister has also made up her mind to move to our village, so the ancestral home over there will remain untouched. I'll just ask the villagers to help look after it..."
Shen Yueyao listened to Zhou's rambling and probably understood what was going on.
Then they talked about business, and Shen Yueyao talked about making the ox cart frame.
Mrs. Zhou patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, your business is our business. I'll go talk to my sister about this and help her move as soon as possible."
"Do you need any help?"
"No need. We have a bullock cart at home. We can just move some tools here..."
After leaving Zhou's house, Shen Yueyao went to the village head's house.
The headman's wife was sitting in the yard at this time, with a basket in front of her, which contained duck eggs that she had saved during this period.
She carefully wiped it clean with a wet towel and put it in another basket.
She was very careful in her movements and had a smile on her face while doing it.
In the past, duck eggs were not easy to sell, but now the Su family collects the duck eggs they have saved.
The price offered was also very good. If you set up a stall in town, you would have a hard time selling three for one cent.
That's how it is. Every household has chicken and duck eggs to sell at stalls, but there are not many people buying them, so the prices are pushed down.
There is no other way around this. The villagers rely on grain harvests and chicken and duck eggs to supplement their household expenses.
Another problem is that raising ducks is much more convenient, but duck eggs do not taste as good as chicken eggs and are not as expensive as chicken eggs.
I never thought that now I don’t have to worry about not being able to sell duck eggs.
She thought that people should be down-to-earth, so she cleaned all the duck eggs thoroughly, which would be more convenient for the Su family no matter what they did with them.
"Aunt Qiu, are you home?"
In the village, if someone is at home during the day, the door is usually open.
Even if she saw someone in the yard, Shen Yueyao would still politely call out at the door.
When Mrs. Qiu heard this, she looked up at the door. When she saw that it was Shen Yueyao, she quickly stood up and said, "Oh, who was it? It's Miss Yao. Come in quickly."
Qiu's eyes were so happy that they became slits.
"Yao Niang, please sit down quickly."
While busy entertaining Shen Yueyao, Mrs. Qiu smiled and said, "I heard your mother-in-law say that you have lost weight before. Now that I see you, you are indeed much thinner. Your mother-in-law is very distressed when she says you are thin."
Qiu was a cheerful person who said whatever he thought.
"But I think she looks really good after losing weight. I haven't seen anyone as good-looking as her in this village. She and Xue Yi are a perfect match. They will definitely look good together."
"Just don't lose any more weight. It'll be painful to see you lose any more weight."
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