Zhao Wei originally planned to take Yunxiu on a long journey. He wanted to go to the county town to buy rice seeds.
This might be a little difficult to buy. They don't grow paddy fields in this area. They have always grown wheat and corn, and eaten various kinds of pasta and cornmeal foods.
But now, taking advantage of such good weather, Zhao Wei wants to fertilize the fields and then start planting rice.
He knew how to grow this thing, but he had never practiced it in practice.
But he is a person who never wants to give up. He always thinks about increasing revenue and reducing expenditure so that everyone can live a good life.
But I didn't expect to see an acquaintance when I passed the village.
It turned out to be Yunxiu's younger brother.
At this time, he and a group of young men from Ku Shui Village were standing there somewhat uneasily.
They also held hoes, pickaxes, etc. in their hands.
But it was very embarrassing, because among the people Zhao Wei called yesterday, there was no one from Ku Shui Village.
There was no way. The two villages were quite far apart. He sent people to call, but no one came. What else could he do?
Think about it, he even helped the people of Wujiaping, it would seem a bit too cruel if he didn't help his brother-in-law.
They were covered in dust, and the corners of their mouths were covered with dry cracks, some of them even had their skin bleeding.
But when they came here and saw the water in the well flowing out as if it were free, they dared not move.
Because the people in this village don't let them drink.
I felt embarrassed and sad at that time.
The water was flowing away in vain. They hadn't seen a drop of water for many days...
Everyone stood there, not knowing whether to leave or not, feeling extremely pitiful.
After a long time, it becomes a bit annoying.
"Heh... Yunman, now you see, the people in this village are arrogant, can they still help us?"
"Our trip was in vain. You must compensate us for our losses!"
"That's right. We've been running for such a long time under the stars and the moon, and our straw sandals are all torn to pieces, and the result is just this..."
"Alas... you swore so confidently at that time that your sister and brother-in-law would definitely help us, but now you are embarrassed!"
"If you ask me, the people in this village are really vicious. So much water just flows into that pond, and they even sprinkle lime in it. They are so wasteful. It's so infuriating!"
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When Zhao Wei heard what they said, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"If you don't investigate, you have no right to speak. Haven't you heard of this truth?"
"To tell you the truth, all the wells in our village are poisonous. A few days ago, someone put rat poison in them and we are cleaning the water source. You can drink it if you are not afraid of death!"
When everyone heard this, they naturally lowered their heads in shame.
The truth of the matter caught them off guard. Fortunately, they still had some shame and didn't dare to do something like grabbing water. Otherwise...
Yun Man looked at Zhao Wei and Yun Xiu, and said with a little excitement: "Sister, brother-in-law..."
Zhao Wei asked him, "Why didn't you send anyone here yesterday? How is your village doing now?"
Yun Man said with some discomfort: "The captain of our village... accidentally had an accident and is now lying in the hospital, so he can't come."
"We also heard from other villages that you were going to dig a canal when we went to see the team leader."
"Can you please ask my sister and brother-in-law to help our Kushui Village and give our people some drinking water? Please!"
Yunman bent down towards the two of them.
His companion following behind him hesitated for only a second before also asking Zhao Wei for help.
Now, they don't know that Zhao Wei is the president of Yushudun, otherwise, their attitude would certainly be better.
However, Zhao Wei was too lazy to bother with a group of pitiful people.
He waved his hand and called Erxiao, who was leading his men on patrol, over and gave him a key.
"Go to the table in my office and take out a small red-covered notebook."
Erxiao took the key and went there quickly. His legs were very fast and it only took him a few minutes to run back and forth.
Zhao Wei asked him to continue patrolling, while he flipped through his notebook, tore off the water conservancy map he had drawn in advance, and gave it to Yun Man.
"Follow this and be careful not to dig the wrong way."
"Brother-in-law, thank you! I will definitely do my best."
Yunman held the water conservancy map with pencil revision marks on the edges, and stroked the crooked lines on the paper with his fingertips.
This is the result of Zhao Wei drawing with a half-broken pencil under a kerosene lamp for half the night. The direction of the river and the location of the water diversion outlet are all drawn in great detail.
The men from Ku Shui Village came forward, squinted their eyes and looked carefully in the faint light of the early morning, their cracked lips moving as they urged loudly.
"As long as we dig through, we'll have water to drink. What are you waiting for? Get moving!"
"This... can this be done?" A bearded man pinched the corner of the picture, his fingers trembling slightly with excitement, "The water on the slope in our Kushui Village flows to the lower part, can it be led up?"
Zhao Wei looked at the main canal being dug not far away. Several old men from Yushu Village were squatting by the canal, scooping water with gourd ladles and pouring it under the roots of the newly planted willow trees, saying that "canals are the foundation of embankments, and trees are needed."
"I said it can be done, it can be done. Just dig and leave the water supply to me."
"We'll divert water from the old river bend at the east end of our village, dig a branch canal to the depression at the west end of your village, and then build a simple pumping station. When the time comes, I'll get the pumping equipment, so you don't have to worry about this..."
He paused and looked at Yun Man, "How many people are there in your village? Just a few of us are not enough. The whole village, young and old, must work together. Hurry up!"
The situation is urgent. With only a few people coming, it will take a long time to find the result.
Yun Man said helplessly: "I also want to call a few more people, but... Alas... I'm not the captain, I don't have the appeal!"
He had coaxed these people who came with him, and just now, they complained about him. Sigh...
He was almost in a state of disgrace, tsk tsk…
"Brother-in-law, we..." Yun Man lowered his voice, his head almost buried in his chest, "We only have so many laborers, there is really no other way!"
He was embarrassed to say that even the dry food they used for work was the meat they had just gotten yesterday.
Each person only brought a small amount and were reluctant to eat it, but they had to work and eat, and the village was far away, so they would be exhausted from the trip back and forth.
They only planned to work until 11 a.m. and then go home.
In this way, I can still bear it.
Zhao Wei frowned when he heard this. Seeing that their clothes were bloated with hunger, he really couldn't do this job.
"Forget it, forget it. You guys do it first, I'll think of a solution!"
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