Chapter 129
The moonlight hanging high in the sky is clear and can illuminate people.
Su Qingci seemed to be possessed by seven wolves, looking at the other party with glowing eyes.
The broad and powerful shoulders, tall stature, majestic chest and slender waist fully demonstrate his masculinity.
Just as Su Qingci was about to continue her gaze downwards, Song Jingzhou had already disappeared with a look of horror on his face, as if he had seen a ghost.
Bang!!
The loud sound of the door closing made one imagine the turmoil in his heart.
"Hey hey hey~"
"Why are you running?"
"I didn't do anything to you, but you act so petty."
Thinking of the scene just now, Su Qingci felt a little unsatisfied. The most crucial part had not yet been seen.
Bang, bang, bang, hands knocked on the door opposite.
"Guang Zongyaozu, are you okay?"
"Do you need to use the bathroom? Go ahead, I don't need it!"
"I got up to put the bowl away!"
"Why are you so shy, really?"
"As a person, you should be open and honest. I am not shy as a girl."
After knocking for a while, I saw that the person inside looked dead, so I knew there was no hope today.
He curled his lips speechlessly, "Aren't you going to apologize to me?"
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Early the next morning, Su Qingci got up and found that Song Jingzhou was missing.
There was a bowl of white rice porridge and a fried egg on the dining table outside.
"You ran away so early in the morning because you were too embarrassed to see me?"
He shook his head and sat down to eat breakfast without hesitation, then staggered towards the security point.
The security point was bustling with activity, and everyone was talking about it.
When Su Qingci walked in, she saw Xiao Lian was there too, standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking outside with a worried look on his face.
"Mayor Xiao? Why are you here?"
Su Qingci subconsciously looked at Song Jingzhou.
She shouldn't be late, right?
Xiao Lian turned around and nodded at her as a greeting.
"Now that everyone is here, let's have a meeting."
Xiao Lian'an looked serious.
"Now is the critical period for rice to head in the fields, and it hasn't rained for more than two months."
"The production teams upstream are worried that continuing this operation will affect the harvest, so they have already started blocking the water."
"There have been several disturbances in the brigades over the past two days, and the situation has even spread to the commune."
"If this continues, something bad will happen sooner or later."
"You've all been working hard lately. Go down there and take a look around. If you encounter any problems, mediate them if you can. Don't let anyone get killed."
After Xiao Lian left, everyone fell silent.
Liu Siqing hesitated for a moment and then spoke.
“Not only the production teams downstream, but even our Gaotang brigade is starting to run out of water.”
"The water level in the reservoir is decreasing day by day due to water blockage upstream."
"Some time ago, even within my own team, production groups were fighting over water."
“It’s all chaos now.”
"There was no access to the water upstream, so my father had to arrange for the team members to fetch water from the reservoir one bucket at a time, or use ox carts to haul water to the fields."
"But this is just a drop in the bucket. We're all exhausted and can't even supply it."
"The rice roots were soaked the day before, and the next day they were already above the mud surface."
"My dad and Uncle Luo have been so anxious these past few days that their mouths are burning with worry."
Xiao Yuehua also had a dull expression, "That's right, my Jianjun's shoulders have been rubbed raw these past few days."
"In previous years, the rush to harvest didn't involve such a large amount of labor."
"It's not enough to just block the water upstream, we also have to guard against water theft downstream."
"For the past two days, we have arranged for strong men to take turns to keep watch."
"The day before yesterday, the reservoir gate was secretly opened in the middle of the night by the Wunitang Brigade downstream, who stole a lot of water."
"Several old guys in the village were so angry that they jumped up and down."
"The water is blocked from above, and water is stolen from below from time to time. If the little water stored in the reservoir is stolen, our production team's harvest this season will be ruined."
Song Jingzhou frowned, "Didn't Uncle go to the brigade above to negotiate for peace?"
"The drought has just begun, how can it be considered a water blockage?"
"Besides, it's the heading stage now. Once the ears turn yellow, they won't need water anymore."
"Even if it doesn't rain, there's absolutely no need for them to block the water!"
Liu Siqing looked grim.
"Brother, have you forgotten what village we are upstream of?"
"The Xie family is upstream from us. Just imagine how many times bigger their village is than ours."
"They usually bully other villages by relying on their own village's size, not to mention that now it involves the grain harvest."
"For farmers, food is life!"
The Wang brothers did not say anything. Although their team was small, they were at the uppermost part of the river and had no shortage of water.
In addition, their team has the title of the mayor's wife, so everyone will be more cautious.
Su Qingci waved her hand and said, "Okay, stop arguing and go downstairs for a walk first."
Wang Dachui was left behind to guard the post, while the others rode their bicycles towards the countryside.
At this time, there was a strong smell of gunpowder next to the reservoir below the Gaotang Brigade.
Two teams of people were facing each other, carrying shoulder poles and hoes.
Liu Dazhu and Luo Weiping looked at the people from Wunitang opposite with a grim look on their faces.
"Jiang Dapao, don't go too far. This small reservoir was built by our team over several generations to store water."
"If it was built by the government, I wouldn't stop you, but this is privately owned by our brigade."
"Last time you came to steal our water, we didn't cause any trouble for the sake of our neighbors. Now you dare to come again?"
Captain Jiang Dapao of Wunitang also had an unpleasant look on his face when he looked at the two young men who were pinned to the ground.
"Release our people first!"
"Captain Liu, you're also a farmer. I thought we felt the same way."
"I admit that this reservoir was indeed built by your Gaotang Brigade."
"But you can't just watch all the rice in Wunitang wither and die, right?"
"Without this season's harvest, how are we, the entire brigade, going to survive?"
"You're not giving us any chance to survive!"
The man behind Jiang Dapao was holding his weapon and shouting excitedly.
"Let the water flow, let the water flow, give us water."
"Our rice fields need water."
Luo Weiping waved his hand and said, "Don't try to blackmail us morally."
"The reservoir's water storage is given to you, so what should we do?"
"We don't even know where our own survival is, how can we care about you?"
"If you're really pushed to that point, go up to the Xie family and drive the water down!"
"That's right, you don't dare to confront the Xie family. You can only steal our water. You are cowards and useless trash."
"Thieves who steal chickens and dogs, beat them to death, beat these two who stole water."
The members of Gaotang Brigade also looked indignant.
His hands and feet, driven by the rage in his heart, attacked the two young men who were pinned to the ground and were stealing water from Wuni Pond.
The atmosphere at the scene was tense.
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