Chapter 167 How is that possible?
Lin Shiqi felt the heaviness of everyone's mood.
She discussed with Zhou Lang secretly, "How about we go to the fields to release tap water at night?"
Zhou Lang disagreed, "Have you ever seen anyone use tap water to farm? With such a large drought area, relying on your tap water is just a drop in the bucket."
Lin Shiqi thought about it and realized that even if she released water in the fields 24 hours a day, it would not be of much use.
"Forget it, let's wait until it rains."
The two of them were so happy to be able to go online last night. They shopped online and contacted Assistant Li...
Organize the things transmitted by Li Zhu.
Unfortunately, I didn’t receive a reply from Li Zhu.
The net is still a shabby one.
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After praying for rain, everyone was preparing to go home, but they were stopped by the villagers.
"Everyone, the heads of each family should stay. We have something to discuss."
Most people stopped.
Lin Shiqi and Zhou Pozi also stayed here out of curiosity.
"What is it?"
People who didn't know the truth started asking.
The villager said in a sad voice, "There is a serious water shortage now. Everyone knows this. We prayed for rain today, but we don't know when it will rain. The mountain goddess is not a rain god, so we don't know if she can help us make it rain. We still need to plan carefully."
Everyone fell silent.
That's true.
"If it doesn't rain, not only will the crops in the fields die of drought, but our people will die of drought as well. There are only a few spring water ponds on our mountain, and the water in the ponds is getting less and less."
"That's right. There's only a small pond of water in a day, not enough for some people to carry to irrigate crops or do other things..."
"If we don't save water this way, I think sooner or later we will die of thirst."
Everyone started talking.
Zhou Lang and his wife didn't say anything in the crowd, but Mrs. Zhou understood something.
What do you mean, do something else?
Are they talking about the Zhou family fetching water to make tofu?
The Zhou family has been helping the villagers a lot. Last year, when there were bandits, Old Man Zhou took out all the food, tofu, and even money from his home to help those in need, and they had a good New Year.
Now, if they just fetch some water to make tofu, they will be criticized and blamed.
She wanted to speak, but was stopped by Old Man Zhou's cough.
This situation is indeed serious.
The sun is so dry that the tobacco smoke is dry.
The grass in the mountains is almost dying of drought.
This is the spring now, I don’t know how I’m going to get through the summer.
The village was suppressing everyone's voices and continued, "So, keep everyone here and have a good discussion."
"I have discussed with the head of the neighboring village that this hill with the mountain goddess temple belongs to our Taohua Village. Therefore, people in our village can only draw water from the spring on this hill. People from other villages can go to other hills and we won't compete with each other."
"There are many people in our village, but there are only a few springs. I'll set up a few rules. Do you agree?"
Everyone listened quietly.
"From today on, no one is allowed to go up the mountain to fetch water to irrigate the crops. We can't take care of the crops right now, so we have to take care of people first."
Some people disagree that watching the crops die is more painful than dying of thirst.
They are all people who make a living from the soil, and crops are their life.
"How can that be possible? The crops have dried up and we will starve to death without food."
"Yes, yes, let's hold on for a few more days. What if it rains? We can use less water and give some to the crops. Crops are in their prime at this time of year. If they dry up, the whole year will be over..."
"This mountain is dying of drought. How many crops can be saved by the few sips of water people drink? If your family wants to save the crops, then you can use the drinking water to irrigate the crops. We don't need to irrigate the crops. We just need to drink water to save our lives."
Gradually they started to quarrel.
Mrs. Zhou has not joined the camp yet.
She curled her lips. She had her opinions, but she was also a person who knew the big picture.
Finally, the village was saying loudly, "Everyone listen to me and be quiet."
Everyone quieted down.
The village official continued, "The amount of water in the mountain springs is getting less and less. From today on, each mountain spring will be allocated to several households for water use. Each household will be allocated water according to the population. Water must be taken at a fixed time and quantity every day. No one is allowed to take more water than necessary. This is in accordance with the principle of fairness and justice. Whether you want to irrigate your crops or do anything else, use the amount that is appropriate for your own household."
Now, everyone fell silent.
The situation has become so serious.
There is no point in saying anything more.
"Yes, just do as the head of the village says!"
"It saves some people from going into the mountains in the middle of the night to fetch water to irrigate crops or do other things..."
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Mrs. Zhou thought of the several large jars of water filled to the brim in her own workshop that morning.
I wanted to say something in rebuttal, but I can't find it.
After the discussion was over and the springs were allocated, everyone went down the mountain and went home.
Only when she got home did Mrs. Zhou start to complain.
"Why can't a few buckets of water be produced from a spring pit in half a day? What a waste of public water resources! When the village was in trouble in the past, our Zhou family helped them a lot..."
"They're still saying that our family went to the mountains to steal water in the middle of the night. They are such heartless people."
Old man Zhou said, "Stop talking. The situation is serious now. It is really too dry. If it continues like this, we will have trouble eating and drinking in the future. Let's stop making tofu and stop working."
Mrs. Zhou was reluctant.
But there is no way.
If this goes on, I won’t be able to make tofu anymore.
Everyone was in low spirits and returned to the old house, where Mrs. Zhou saw Ruan coming out of her room with an empty teapot in her hand.
"Is breakfast ready? Why are the corners of your mouth dark? Did you eat something secretly while I was away?"
Ruan's face turned red.
He quickly wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, "No, no."
Mrs. Zhou was just in a bad mood and wanted to curse the dog on the roadside, but she didn't want to find out what she had stolen.
"Why don't you go and cook for her..."
Ruan felt as if she had been pardoned and hurried to the kitchen to work.
Lin Shiqi glanced at her from the corner of his eye. The dust at the corner of Ruan's mouth was quite obvious. Was she extremely hungry? Was she eating dust?
This shouldn't happen!
The Zhou family’s meals nowadays can’t be said to include meat every meal, but they are enough to fill them up, so there is no problem.
There is meat and fish every now and then.
If you’re not full, you can still eat bean dregs.
It's impossible to let her starve to death, right?
Lin Shiqi didn't think much about it. It might be that he didn't pay attention when he was making the fire, and there was ash on the corner of his mouth.
To make Mrs. Zhou happy.
Lin Shiqi deliberately took a walk in the backyard with Zhou Lang.
They came to the well and asked Zhou Lang to fetch a bucket of water from the well.
Then, pretending to be happy, he shouted, "Mom, mom, we have water in the well!"
Mrs. Zhou was sulking in the house because she couldn't make tofu.
Hearing Lin Shiqi's voice, he hurried to the backyard.
"What? Why is there water? Wasn't it dry a few days ago?"
Only a thin layer was left the first few days.
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