"Yeah, I don't know where the snow water on our mountain has gone. There's not a single drop to be seen. It's really weird!"
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"Hey! If we can find water, the one hundred taels of silver would be enough for our family to build a big house! We could even live like Mr. Li's family in town."
"One hundred taels, wow! How much flour can you buy with that?"
"You little bastard, you only know how to buy flour. Don't you know you should get married? With so much money, you can't find any kind of wife you want."
At first, everyone's discussion was normal, but as the ridicule continued, the topic went off track unknowingly.
Seeing that everyone was talking more and more nonsense.
Zhao Lizheng was so angry that his beard was crooked.
He frowned and glared at the source of the sound, shouting angrily:
"Wang Dachui, Li Dahu, you little brats, are you itching to be hit by my hammer?"
The boys and men beside Wang Dachui shut up in disappointment.
Only Li Dahu murmured quietly: "What a shame, the village head! He really didn't give us face in front of so many people."
The crowd who heard the voice looked towards him.
When Li Zheng Zhao glanced over, Li Dahu immediately lowered his head in fear.
A few years ago, Zhao Ergou was spanked in public by Zhao Lizheng because he muttered nonsense at a meeting.
Ergou's family and the village head's family are relatives. Village head Zhao beat people so ferociously that he beat Ergou so badly that he didn't come out for half a month.
Mainly, my butt hurt for half a month.
Li Dahu thought of the glorious deeds of his former friends and immediately lowered his head even more, fearing that he would be spanked in public today.
He is discussing marriage with Chunyan, the daughter of Lu Dahua from the same village!
It would be too embarrassing to be spanked in public.
Zhao Lizheng stared at the top of Li Dahu's head for a long time, but finally stopped looking.
After a while, he said in a heavy tone, "Our wheat is now waiting for water to be harvested. That is the food supply for our farmers for the next year."
Zhao Lizheng's words quickly brought the villagers back to reality.
yes!
The wheat harvest is in another month. I wonder what the situation will be like then.
The faces of the whole village were filled with panic.
The atmosphere suddenly became much more depressing.
Zhao Lizheng also felt a little regretful that he shouldn't have said that to those guys, but at such a critical moment, those guys actually wanted to joke around, which made him even more upset.
For now, I can only continue to encourage:
"We can still save our food supply. Don't look so sad. Cheer up.
Now, not only are people in our village working hard, but people in the entire Xiping County are thinking of ways!
Maybe it’s okay to greet ancestors at night, what if they really send you messages in dreams?
After Zhao Lizheng finished speaking, he waved his hand and signaled the crowd to disperse.
After thinking about it all night yesterday, Zhao Lizheng really couldn't think of any solution.
Thinking that there are nearly a hundred households in the village, but not many people have been to the town or county, I should notify the villagers in advance!
What if?
What if someone really comes up with a solution? Wouldn’t the wheat be saved?
Watching the crowd in front of him gradually disperse, Zhao Lizheng left with a gloomy look on his face.
Chen Xinli watched Old Man Zhao walk away with his body hunched over. His back was heartbreaking to see.
This is not only an old man who has been strong-willed and sharp-tongued all his life, but also an old man with a sense of responsibility.
Of course, the implication of Old Man Zhao's words was already very clear.
If we wait for the imperial court to send people, the people in the north will probably starve.
By then, most people would probably become refugees and head south.
Recently, in addition to the Shen family's unexpected popularity on the hot search in Qianniu Village, another public opinion also sounded in Qianniu Village:
"The south is a land of fish and rice, so there's no need to worry about food and drink. If all else fails, let's go south. There'll be no shortage of water in the future!"
But the old people in the village were unwilling to leave their hometown and scolded the young people.
As long as they can survive, they would rather die than leave.
So, the key question now is, how can they save themselves?
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