Chapter 19 Did you understand?
The village head walked straight to Ye Buwei, and in front of everyone's gaze, he pulled Ye Buwei to the front and stood with him.
Ye Buwei, with the little girl riding on his neck, stood in front of the whole village, confused as to why. His handsome but weathered face was full of resistance. He was about to walk away when the village head grabbed his sleeve.
then.
One earns.
One pull.
Ye Buwei: "Village head???"
The village head pretended not to hear, "Did everyone understand what Yan Ping's father just said?"
"I understand!"
Those who didn't understand pretended to understand. After all, no one wanted to lose to a blind man who hadn't left home for decades.
"Since digging a canal to divert water is feasible, let's start digging tomorrow! This is a matter of life and death for everyone, and every household must participate. Anyone who is over 15 years old and can work hard must go into the mountains to dig a canal! If a family doesn't have young and strong laborers, at least one person must dig a canal at the foot of the mountain!"
Some people are hesitant.
"Village head, what if the water source is not enough and we run out of water halfway through digging?"
"That's right! If the water dries up halfway through, and everyone else's fields are irrigated, but my family has no water when it comes to their turn, wouldn't all our efforts in digging the canal be in vain?"
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"snort!"
The little girl waved her hands angrily, and ended up getting slapped directly on the head of the village head.
The village head touched his head and said, "Look, Xiao Jiuer can't stand it anymore, right?"
"Yeah!" Little Dumpling nodded.
The village head said loudly:
"Dad Yan Ping, listen to this! These are the villagers of Heihe Village! How clever and calculating they are! When they're coming up with ideas, even a stone roller can't produce a single fart! When others are coming up with a plan, they're just chattering away non-stop! Even when the fire is burning their buttocks, they're still hesitant and fussy about everything. It's truly incredible!"
I think our Heihe Village temple is too small to support so many great gods. It would be better to expel these Seven Apertures and Exquisite Hearts from Heihe Village to prevent them from suffering in our village. What do you think?
Ye Buwei: “…”
All villagers: "..."
This was the first time they had seen such a sarcastic headman.
Tsk tsk, so creepy!
The village head snorted, "Who had an objection just now? I didn't hear clearly, say it again!"
Those who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads.
Who dares to say it?
"No objection, right? Then it's settled! Tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM, the village will ring the gong. Bring your torches, tools, and dry food and gather at the threshing ground. Don't blame me for being late or absent!"
Ye Buwei was about to leave when he was stopped again, "Father Yan Ping, do you have anything else to add?"
Ye Buwei had no choice but to explain in detail the matter of going into the mountains tomorrow, and the village headman then let everyone go.
"Go back and have a good night's rest. We have a tough battle tomorrow!"
…
The rooster crowed three times, and the clang clang clang sound of gongs echoed throughout Heihe Village.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the threshing ground was filled with young and strong laborers holding torches. The village head glanced at them and asked, "Why haven't the laborers from the Huo family come?!"
Old Mrs. Huo stood on the periphery and shouted to the village head, "Village head, my family will not participate in the canal digging this time!"
The village head asked, "Old Huo, was this your idea alone or the whole family's?"
"It's the whole family's idea! My daughter is married in the neighboring village of Jingwan, and she has a well in her yard! If I need water, I can just go to my daughter's house and fetch it!"
The village head looked at the eldest son of the Huo family and said, "Huo Danian, have you thought it through? Let me be frank. If your family doesn't participate in digging the canal, you won't be able to use a single drop of the water brought in from the mountain!"
"Besides, I said yesterday that this is a major event that every household in our village must participate in. If your family chooses to withdraw, it means that you no longer consider yourself a member of Heihe Village!"
Huo Danian looked at his mother hesitantly.
Old Mrs. Huo smiled complacently. "Village head, don't worry about my family! I'll go get water from my daughter's house myself. I'll move out of Heihe Village soon. My Zhongnian's wife said that once Zhongnian passes the imperial examination, we'll move to town!"
"In that case, I have nothing to say. I hope you won't regret it!"
The head of the village gave an order and asked Ye Yanping to lead the team in the front. Then, everyone set off in a mighty procession with the stars above their heads.
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When Xiaojiu woke up, he found that the sky was dark and he was flying in the sky.
"Brain bag!"
As soon as the little mouth opened, it was blown into a trumpet shape by the night wind in the air.
Ye Buwei is blind and is not counted as a laborer, but he still came secretly.
Although the valley is not deep in the Wild Bear Ridge, there is still a possibility of wild beasts lurking there.
Although Ye Yanping was there, the team was too long and he would not be able to handle it alone if there was any danger.
…
According to yesterday's arrangement, after arriving at the foot of the valley, thirty people stayed behind and stopped climbing, and began to dig ditches towards the village along the best route.
The remaining three hundred or so people went up along the valley, each measuring a distance of ten feet for themselves and started digging on the spot.
After digging one zhang, they rested for two quarters of an hour, then measured another zhang, and continued to approach the water source from the foot of the mountain.
The village head said that this time it all depends on self-discipline. If he heard anyone slacking off, he would not force them, but would just let them leave and return to the village to live with the Huo family.
In fact, everyone had figured it out by now. If they wanted to survive, they had to fight quickly. So many children under the age of fifteen also came to help, such as Ye Yanshun.
Ye Yanping had already cleared most of the weeds and trees along the way last time, which would save a lot of time.
Hundreds of people lined up in a long line, wielding hoes and shovels and working enthusiastically. Thinking that they could divert water down the mountain tomorrow, everyone was full of energy and the scene was very spectacular.
The village head was half-carried and half-supported by Ye Yanping to the water source. Looking at the gurgling spring water, tears welled up in his eyes and he excitedly shouted to the people below the mountain: "Fellow villagers, there is plenty of water! Work hard! I'll bring you some water to drink!"
The villagers halfway up the mountain laughed when they heard this. Although they had not reached the source of the water, they had already seen the traces of water flowing down the mountain.
Ye Yanping started digging directly at a distance of two meters from the water source. He was fighting ten people at once, and the shovel in his hand left afterimages at an astonishing speed.
The village head was so shocked that he was speechless. This Ye family, everyone is a talent!
The village head took out a bamboo tube, filled it with water, and went down the mountain to deliver the water for everyone to drink.
When the sun rose to the middle of the sky, the village head struck the gong in his hand, signaling that it was lunchtime and everyone could rest for half an hour.
The dry food that everyone brought was nothing more than a small piece of bread, which tasted dry and hard. People nearby climbed up to see the water source during their break and wanted to drink enough water.
Ye Yanping was shoveling hard when he suddenly heard voices coming from below.
"Have you seen Ye Yanping?"
"Why don't we see him digging a canal?"
"He didn't have to dig. He discovered the water source, and he's the one who's responsible for protecting everyone! Who knows where he's sleeping under the shade of a tree!"
"But there are no beasts, right? Doesn't he have to do anything?"
"There's nothing we can do about it. He's so powerful! You can't be unconvinced!"
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The voice stopped abruptly the moment he saw Ye Yanping.
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