Seeing that Shen Laoda hadn't reacted yet, Old Man Shen simply shoved him: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and go!"
Old Master Shen glanced at Lili, and seeing her nod with a smile, he quickly washed his hands and came out of the field: "Young Master Gu, we meet again."
Gu Ziyi nodded: "We'll talk about it here."
"I heard from Lili that Mr. Shen has already made his decision."
Gu Ziyi got straight to the point; he trusted his own judgment and also trusted Lili's.
Elder Shen nodded, his expression becoming more serious: "However, I would like to hear your method first, young master."
Gu Ziyi glanced at the little dumpling squatting by the field, pondering the rice, and said softly, "After I go back today, I will order people to wipe out the caravan disguised as Zhou Wukui's confidants. Once Zhou Wukui's confidants are dead, he will know that the news has been leaked. At that time, Zhou Wukui's advisor will advise him to find an ordinary caravan so as to alert the enemy."
"That ordinary caravan, is that us?"
Gu Ziyi nodded: "That's right."
The eight-year-old boy spoke of these power struggles without batting an eye, showing no signs of youthful naiveté or immaturity, only indifference and decisiveness.
Lili picked up a rice stalk in her hand and observed it carefully.
The rice stalks are upright and sturdy, fully prepared to bear the weight of the rice ears.
The rice ears have begun to gradually emerge from the top of the stalks, initially tightly wrapped, like unopened flowers.
As time goes by, the length of the rice spike gradually increases, and its outer surface is gradually covered by a layer of green husk.
Next, the rice flowers will bloom.
Lili looked down at the bottom, stuck her little hand into the rice paddy, and used her little finger to compare the depth of the water.
It just covers the little finger and is about one or two centimeters long.
The water was very dirty, with mud at the bottom and a layer of algae floating on the surface.
Shen Laosan wanted to stop her, but he stopped himself from speaking.
Lili looked at the inlet of the stream. The opening was neither deep nor shallow, and on a normal day, it could let in 3-4 cm of water.
However, the recent drought, despite several rain showers, has not been able to make up for the losses immediately.
As a result, the water level in the rice paddies became lower.
Physiologically, the early heading stage is a critical stage for the reproductive growth of rice.
A large amount of organic matter produced by photosynthesis is transferred and accumulated in the ear, laying the material foundation for the formation and filling of grains.
At this time, the respiration and transpiration of rice plants are also enhanced to meet the energy requirements for growth and development and to regulate water balance.
If rice plants encounter prolonged periods of high temperatures and drought during the heading stage, water shortage will weaken photosynthesis, leading to an increase in empty grains. Therefore, water supply must not be cut off during this period.
The water supply is still working, but a 2cm water layer is simply not enough.
Moreover, she asked Yang about it, and found that the weather this year was drier than in previous years.
Namlin County is located in the south, where the air humidity is high all year round, so the drop in air humidity is immediately noticeable.
Similarly, the growth of rice will also be affected to some extent.
Lili looked up at the sky; it wouldn't rain anytime soon.
What should we do?
Lili was lost in thought as she looked at the field, and Shen Laosan couldn't help but feel both amused and sorry for her.
Even though he's not as big as the village chief's gatekeeper, Big Yellow, he's already taking care of so many things.
It wasn't until a tiny water worm slowly swam towards Lili's hand, which was stuck in the bottom of the field, that Shen Laosan hurriedly took Lili's little hand out.
Lili snapped out of her daze and saw that Shen Laosan had already fetched a ladle of water to wash her hands.
Lili obediently let her father do as he pleased. Shen Laosan gently rubbed the mud off her hands and asked her, "Libao, what did you see?"
Lili shook her head: "No."
"real?"
Lili thought for a moment and said, "Hmm... the rice is growing very well. At this rate, as long as nothing goes wrong, we won't need to fertilize it a second time in half a month. We can fertilize it a third time next month."
Shen Laosan silently noted it down, then used the corner of his clothes to wipe Lili's wet hands clean: "Libao, do you think the water is too shallow?"
Lili's eyes lit up, and she blinked, "Mmm!"
Old Shen patiently explained to her, "Because of the long drought, the water level of the stream had dropped a long time ago. It has gotten a little better recently after a few rains, so the water level flowing into the rice paddies has also dropped."
Pear nodded: "I know. It's just that too little water will affect the fertilization."
"It's been raining a lot lately, maybe it'll be better if it rains again in a couple of days."
It's rained several times recently, and there's a high chance it will rain again.
Lili stubbornly shook her head: "It won't rain."
"Um?"
Lili said seriously, "The next time it rains won't be for another two months. By then, all the empty shells will have grown back."
Rain is determined by fate; even the Imperial Astronomical Bureau in the palace cannot predict with 100% certainty whether it will rain or be sunny tomorrow.
But when Lili said that, Shen Laosan didn't doubt it at all, and instead started to think about it seriously.
"It hasn't rained for two months, so we have to make sure the water level in the fields is high enough, which means the stream has to be full and steady."
"What if we made the inlet shallower?"
Gu Ziyi had no idea when he and Boss Shen had finished their conversation, and had been listening silently behind them for most of it.
Lili seemed unsurprised by Gu Ziyi's involvement, looking at him and saying, "It's feasible, but it won't last long."
Shen Laoda and Zhuifeng stood behind Gu Ziyi, and Shen Laotouzi and Shen Laoer, who were fertilizing, also came over.
Gu Ziyi frowned in confusion: "Why?"
If we lower the water inlet, wouldn't the water be able to come in?
Lili stared at him intently: "What if the drought continues? What if it doesn't rain for years, decades?"
Gu Ziyi and Shen Lili looked at each other, and for some reason, he could see great wisdom in the eyes of this three-year-old girl.
“If it doesn’t rain, the water level will keep dropping. What will we do then? Will we keep lowering the inlet?” Lili said. “If we don’t find a fundamental solution, this problem will continue.”
Gu Ziyi suddenly realized.
His Highness the Crown Prince, who had always been taught by the most learned tutor in the palace, was now learning something from a little girl in the fields.
This is something he has never learned.
He diligently studied poetry and books, but forgot that the foundation of the nation is the people, and the foundation of the people is the land.
To govern a country, one must first know how to govern the people.
Similarly, those who disagree with you must be eradicated from the root.
Lili smiled and turned her head away.
Sigh, the young prince is still too green.
Throughout history, wise rulers have been few and far between, and how many have truly been able to share joy with the people?
Lili shook her head and said to Old Man Shen, "Grandpa, we need to find an underground river to make sure we don't die of thirst during the drought."
The men of the Shen family exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock.
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