Chapter 305 Are we doing useless work?
Yun Zhao stared at him, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he obediently dug in the mud beside him.
After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yiyan was just about to move.
My foot was stuck to something, and with a sudden effort, I fell face-first into the dirt!
"puff!"
He fell into the paddy field with a splash, getting a mouthful of muddy water.
"Hahaha! Third Young Master, if you don't move for a long time, the mud will suck your legs in, and you'll fall if you move!"
The crowd laughed good-naturedly.
Several younger boys stepped forward and helped him dig the mud from the bottom of his feet.
"Thank you, thank you..."
Xu Yiyan said with a shy smile.
"You're welcome! What were you looking at just now, Third Young Master?"
The children from Linjia Village looked in the direction he was looking and saw several adults with their buttocks sticking out.
"Looking at your butt?"
"What nonsense are you spouting! Hahaha!"
The teenagers were playing around and getting scolded by the adults.
"You guys, if you keep playing like this, go home! You're just making things worse!"
"Okay!"
The boys shrank their necks, saying they knew, but their faces still wore the same playful expressions.
Xu Yiyan looked at the boys playing around and felt a pang of envy.
As a boy, he never dared to go out except to stay in the backyard.
He and his fourth brother were about the same age, and every time they went out, his fourth brother would lead the way in making fun of him.
When he got home, he wanted to tell his older siblings.
But the older sister was busy managing the business left by her mother and dealing with the affairs of her two older brothers.
He thought to himself that his little problem was no need to bother his sister.
Over time, he stopped liking to go out.
At that time, his mother was still very good to him.
He didn't want to go out, so his mother asked his younger sister to keep him company.
But he only realized it when he grew up.
It turns out she wasn't really keeping him company; she was just keeping him confined to the inner quarters.
The children of Linjia Village are enthusiastic and innocent.
They didn't mock him because of his timid expression.
They curiously looked in the direction he was looking, chattering and asking questions.
In the end, Xu Yiyan couldn't take it anymore and looked to his niece, wanting to ask Yun Zhao for help.
Little did anyone know, Yun Zhao had run off somewhere and was now sticking her little bottom out, struggling with the weeds by the field.
Xu Yiyan: ...
"Third Young Master, why don't you come with us?"
"Yeah, yeah, standing here and staring isn't a solution!"
Without saying a word, the boys grabbed him and ran.
Xu Yiyan had no choice but to be taken to the spot where the village chief had just been standing.
This is precisely where the stream meets the paddy fields.
Seeing him suddenly approach, Lin Jiadong smiled happily.
"Third Young Master, are you here to help this old man dredge some silt? It's been raining every day for the past few days, and this area is so muddy that if we clear it today, it'll just pile up again tomorrow!"
Lin Jiadong shook his head helplessly.
His old bones are really not going to hold up!
"I...I've come to take a look."
Xu Yiyan said a sentence with difficulty.
Lin Jiadong was somewhat surprised; the third young master had finally spoken!
"Okay, okay!"
He quickly stepped aside.
Xu Yiyan stood on the edge of the field, holding a wooden tool that looked like a shovel, and placed it at the boundary.
Just as Lam Ka-tung was wondering what he would do next, he saw him suddenly stop moving.
Ah, this...
The villagers treated him like a spoiled young master, ignoring his lack of farming knowledge, and let him be.
About fifteen minutes later, Xu Yiyan reached out and took out the wooden tool.
There was a lot of mud and gravel accumulated on it.
But he kept staring at that intersection.
They stared at it for half an hour.
The boys lost patience and scattered in all directions.
Aunt Niu, however, couldn't resist her curiosity and went over.
Yun Zhao was their family's savior, and Xu Yiyan was, after all, the little divine doctor's uncle.
Don't get heatstroke there!
She washed her hands and handed him a bowl of refreshing soup.
"Third Young Master, have some cooling soup!"
Xu Yiyan was stunned for a moment, his handsome face flushed red from being in the sun for too long.
Seeing his dazed expression, Aunt Niu's smile softened with affection.
"Drink up, you can't let yourself get sick from staying up all night, can you?"
Xu Yiyan scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, his forehead covered in mud.
"Pfft! What are you looking at, Third Young Master? I've been watching you for quite a while."
"This inlet, while letting water in, also flushes in sand, gravel, and silt from the riverbed."
In this way, during dry seasons, river water cannot flow in, but during floods, the silt blocks the inlet.
Without this, water cannot be drained into the paddy fields, and the paddy fields will lose their drainage function.
When it came to these things, Xu Yiyan began to talk at length.
Auntie Niu had no idea about these things.
For a moment, both of them looked somewhat embarrassed.
"Third Uncle, are you saying we're wasting our time?"
Yun Zhao hit the nail on the head.
Everyone paused, staring at them in surprise.
Xu Yiyan looked at the villagers' eyes, which were filled with shock, disappointment, and anticipation.
The words were on the tip of my tongue, but I didn't know how to say them.
There are too many people!
He looked at his niece pleadingly.
Yun Zhao huffed and puffed as he walked to his third uncle's side, looking at him with admiration.
"Third Uncle, you're so amazing. You've been sitting here for so long, you must have come up with a solution, right?"
Given Xu Yiyan's personality, he wouldn't speak unless he could come up with a solution.
Xu Yiyan nodded repeatedly.
That's what he meant.
"What method is that?"
Lin Jiadong, disregarding the basket in his hand, casually tossed it aside and excitedly walked up to Xu Yiyan.
Looking at his expression, Xu Yiyan mustered her courage.
"We need to dig another watershed here, using the terrain's elevation to separate the silt from the river water."
This allows water to enter during dry periods and be diverted during floods, without accumulating silt at the inlet.
Lin Wenfei suddenly realized: "Then where should we dig?"
"The summer flood season is just around the corner, we need to act quickly!"
"Yes, Third Young Master, just tell us what to do, and we'll take care of it!"
The villagers were immediately filled with energy.
Seeing how much they trusted him, Xu Yiyan felt increasingly pressured.
But his expression grew increasingly agitated.
Xu Yiyan simply lacks self-confidence.
The warmth and simplicity of the villagers in Linjia Village could provide him with a good space for development.
Yun Zhao had done a good deed for the villagers, so they extended goodwill to Yun Zhao's relatives.
Xu Yiyan should associate more with these people.
He divided the area into several sections, and then cautiously added a sentence as he finished speaking.
"I need to go back and discuss this with Miss Lu; she's particularly experienced in this area!"
"That's wonderful! Then we'll wait for the Third Young Master's good news!"
Lin Jiadong said excitedly.
Seeing everyone's joyful expressions, Yun Zhao quickly led the applause.
"Third Young Master is amazing!"
Everyone quickly joined in the applause.
"Third Young Master is amazing!"
These words made Xu Yiyan blush with embarrassment.
At this moment, Mrs. Xu, who was taking a walk by, scoffed.
"Tsk, what's so great about it? It's just digging in the mud."
The villagers heard this, turned around in unison, and glared at her fiercely.
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