Chapter 24 Xiaojiu waved her hand
Two months later is too far away, and now every day is just a struggle. Every day that passes is a day. This is the current thinking of most villagers in Heihe Village.
They have suffered too many blows. After three years of severe drought, they have long given up hope in the court. In this world, people are like duckweed, life is worthless, and death is the most common thing.
But living is a struggle against heaven and fate. If you give in even a little, your life will no longer be your own.
In the early morning of the next day, before the village gong sounded, the threshing ground was already full of people. In addition to young and middle-aged laborers, teenagers, the elderly, and women all came with tools.
"I won't leave the mountain until the canal is dug today!"
Following the order from the village head, everyone set off under the leadership of Ye Yanping.
From the rising of the sun to the setting of the sunset, everyone was working hard.
"Work hard and try to dig the canal before dark!"
"I think it's okay. I can take a nice shower when I get home tonight!"
"Why are you just taking a shower like a woman? As for me, tonight I'm going to sleep on the edge of my own field, watching the rice seedlings gurgle and drink their fill of water!"
Everyone laughed.
Just when everyone thought that victory was just around the corner, an accident suddenly occurred.
Zhang Tiechui swung the shovel hard, and with a "click", sparks flew and the shovel was almost broken.
He spat into his palm, changed his position and continued digging, but every shovelful of dirt hit something hard.
At this moment, Li Erzhu, who was about ten feet away from him, encountered the same situation. Then, Zhao Daquan, who was standing next to him, threw down his shovel and said, "I can't dig at all!"
A group of people gathered around. They had encountered the same situation in the morning. At that time, everyone worked together to pry the stone up, but this time they couldn't find the boundary of the stone.
Everyone's face looked a little solemn. They couldn't change the road in the valley, and the only way to deal with the obstacles was to clear them.
"Let's see if we can smash it!"
Everyone was hitting us with hammers and shovels, and sparks were flying.
"Damn it, no, my hands are numb!"
People nearby gathered around, and Ye Yanping also came over after hearing the news. Everyone worked together to clean up the area within a radius of three or four feet, and the true appearance of the huge rock was finally revealed.
Looking at the mountain-like rock and everyone's expectant eyes, Ye Yanping smiled helplessly, "I can't do it either."
Everyone's heart instantly turned cold. If the problem couldn't be solved, wouldn't that mean that all their work these days was in vain?
Everyone collapsed to the ground, as if all the strength had been drained from their bodies.
Damn, life is like a joke!
"My God, you are deliberately teasing us!"
A full sense of powerlessness accumulated in everyone's heart, and they didn't know how to vent the resentment and anger in their hearts.
"Village head, please give us some advice!" Everyone looked at the village head who came up panting, eagerly.
The village head hunched over and took one step at a time as he stepped onto the boulder. "Right now, there's no other way except to change the route."
Everyone looked silently at the rocky mountain walls and the trees that were thicker than bowls.
How easy is it to change the route? I'm afraid that after all the hustle and bustle, it will still be in vain.
The crowd fell silent for a moment. No one wanted to speak. Apart from despair and numbness, nothing else could be seen.
"If it really doesn't work, I will bring everyone up here to fetch water every day." Ye Yanping said.
Still no one spoke.
Taking a bath, watching the seedlings and drinking water were all just a dream, and now I am awake.
You shouldn't think about fighting against heaven. You are just a bunch of ants and can't change anything.
Accept your fate!
Everyone picked up their tools exhausted and walked down the mountain in silence.
"Ding ding!"
A crisp and sweet little voice rang out, and Ye Yanping forced a smile and said, "Dad, Xiao Jiuer, why are you here?"
The villagers also greeted him weakly, "Dad Yanping, why don't you rest at home? Be careful of your injuries."
Ye Buwei coughed twice and said, "I'm still worried, so I came to take a look."
"Thank you for your help. You are still thinking about us even though you are injured."
"But the work these past few days has been in vain, the canal still cannot be dug."
Several older men couldn't help but choke up and sob, "Father Yan Ping, you have such great abilities, is there any way?"
Xiaojiu pulled his short legs out from Ye Buwei, staggered to the boulder, and stuck out his little butt to take a closer look.
Hmm, no wonder it can’t be smashed, it turns out it’s granite.
In the past, when we conducted special surveys, we used drilling rigs, but there are no machines here, so we can only rely on manpower.
Obviously, this is something that cannot be done by human power.
The head of the village looked at the little dumpling like a little adult, sometimes patting the stones, sometimes frowning in thought, and his little appearance was so cute.
In the past he would have certainly been unable to resist teasing her, but today he was in no mood.
After a while, Xiaojiu opened his little hands and said, "Brain bag!"
Ye Buwei picked her up. Xiaojiu clapped her hands and pointed at the big rock excitedly, "Come here!"
Ye Buwei, Ye Yanping: Are you coming?
"Dujiu!" Xiaojiu blinked his big eyes and waved his hands at everyone.
"Xiaojiu, are you asking everyone to leave?" Ye Yanping asked.
"Yes! Dujiu!" Xiaojiu pouts his cheeks, his face serious.
Ye Yanping said, "Everyone, go back and rest early! My father and I will see if there is any other way. Let's light torches and walk together when we go down the mountain. Wild animals are afraid of fire and won't dare to come near."
Upon hearing this, everyone dispersed silently. Ye Yanping asked the village head to go back as well, but the village head disagreed and insisted on staying to discuss the matter.
Xiaojiu rolled his dark eyes and pointed at the valley in the distance, "Naobao, spicy!"
"Xiaojiu, do you want to go there?" Ye Buwei asked.
"First, go! Everyone!" Xiaojiu stretched out his little hand and pointed at the four people including himself.
The village head was very surprised. "How come Xiaojiu is so smart? Such a young kid can count! But it's dark now. There are big tigers over there that eat little kids. You can't go there!"
Ye Buwei acted as if he didn’t hear it, “Okay, let’s go together!” and put Xiaojiu on his neck.
Village head: “…”
The Ye family dotes on this child to no end.
"Then you go ahead, I won't..."
Before the headman could finish his words, Ye Buwei pulled his arm and he left the ground and flew up.
“Ahhhhhhh——” It was the village head’s voice, trembling with fear.
"Aoaoaoaoao——" It was Ye Yanping's excited ape-like voice.
After standing still, the village head sat down on the ground and gasped for breath.
Is following the Ye family so exciting? He almost scared himself to death!
"Didn't your father suffer internal injuries? How can he still fly?"
Ye Yanping: "I'm afraid my father will vomit blood when he goes back..."
He made it up.
"Vomiting blood? That's serious! Then why is he still flying? What is he doing? Catching birds for Xiaojiu to play with?"
Ye Buwei and Xiaojiu flew to a big tree in front.
"Oh my! It's already this late, and you're still in this mood!" The village head stamped his feet anxiously. "If you ask me, you can't indulge the child too much. If he gets spoiled, it will be difficult to find a husband in the future."
At this moment, Xiaojiu waved her hand...
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