It turned out that more than four months had passed since the snow fell in winter, and there had been no rain in the county town where Shizai Village was located.
It’s okay if there is no rain after spring plowing, after all, there is the previous snow to provide moisture.
But the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching and there is not a single spring rain.
This made the villagers of Shizai Village very anxious. Some of them were impatient and were already trying to find ways to irrigate the land.
In ancient times, irrigation was still a custom.
If you are close to a water source, you can just dig a channel.
It is difficult to dig channels in remote areas, as the only option is to dig channels and carry water for irrigation.
The difficulty of the whole thing lies in the fact that there is less water in the river this year.
Even this spring the weather has been unusually high.
When the sun is strong, some men start to go shirtless while doing farm work.
Xia Manni also learned about these things this morning when she was chatting with someone at the village entrance.
"God really can't stand seeing us ordinary people living a good life."
"Who says it's not true? Last year, every household had a bumper harvest, but this spring, there's a water shortage."
"Hey, our family is now worried about how to water the plants."
"Now the village chief is assigning numbers to each household. There's only so much water, and I don't know how to allocate it."
"Manelle, has your family gone to queue up?"
"Aunt Qiao, I'll go get a number in a minute. When did the queue start?"
"What happened to the letter I sent you last night? Didn't you hear about it?"
Xia Manni smiled and said, "You can tell from my expression that I just found out. I have to thank my sisters and aunts for this."
What she said was the truth. If she hadn't joined this "mysterious organization" in the village, she probably wouldn't know about the village's arrangements now.
The village chief must have done it on purpose, after all, the incident a few years ago made him lose face.
After the New Year, whether it was spring plowing or going up the mountain, the Xia family never met the village chief.
As for Cui Yanzi, who was released by the village chief, there has been no news of her since then.
Zhao Ziming and Daxiu seemed to have suffered a loss due to the pension, but in fact, no one knew what evil they were up to.
If she didn't know the truth, she would definitely not have thought that the village chief was targeting their family.
But after experiencing those things and understanding the village chief's character, she felt that the village chief was most likely doing it on purpose.
Oh, with such a narrow mind, what great things can you achieve!
This is how the world is. Often when you want to live a good life, there will always be people who feel uncomfortable.
"Hey, Mannie, what are you doing?"
Aunt Qiao called out to Xia Manni who was standing up. They had just been sitting together, chatting and picking wild vegetables.
"Let's go to the village chief and see why only our family doesn't know about this."
"Hey, wait for me, I'll go with you."
"Sister Mannie, we'll go with you too."
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So the village entrance, which was bustling just now, suddenly became deserted.
They all followed Xia Manni to the village chief's house. Including Xia Manni, there were eight people in total.
"Okay, okay, thank you, Village Chief."
As Xia Manni and others were walking to the door of the village chief's house, they saw someone coming out of the village chief's house.
Xia Manni didn't know this person, so she looked at Aunt Qiao.
Aunt Qiao leaned close to Xia Manni's ear and whispered, "This is from the next village."
Humph, he is domineering towards people in his own village, but quite warm to people from other villages.
Isn’t it because the money has been given enough?
"Is the village chief at home?" Xia Manni was the first to enter the yard.
The village chief just sent someone out and hasn't had time to return home.
I just happened to run into Xia Manni and others.
"What is it?"
The village chief looked at Xia Manni who came to see him with a group of people. This woman has also learned to win people's hearts.
He looked at the women who came with her, although these people were not easy to deal with in the village.
But unfortunately, they are all women.
"Big Boy, Second Boy, come and take a look." Er Gouzi ran to Xia's house panting.
Potato and Ergouzi have become familiar with each other, and when he sees him, he goes to his feet and circles around him.
"What's up, Er Gouzi? What happened?"
"Yeah, what do you want us to see?" Erwa looked at Ergouzi, who was sweating profusely, with some disgust.
"I just saw your mother leading some people to the village chief's house in a noisy manner."
When children talk, they like to exaggerate things.
Especially an extroverted boy like Ergouzi who cares about both appearance and substance.
"Hmm? Let's go and see who dares to bully my mother."
After hearing this, Erwa picked up his sword and was about to go out.
"Erwa, wait for me." Dawa picked up the stick and followed.
His best skill now is archery, but that doesn't add to his momentum in a fight.
"Brother, brother, hold me." When the third child heard this, he quickly ran to the eldest child and opened his arms.
The eldest child didn't want to take the third child with him at first, but after thinking about it, he picked up the third child.
"Village chief, I came here today for no other reason than to ask when our family can irrigate their land."
There was a faint smile in Xia Manni's voice, and no one could tell that she was dissatisfied.
However, the village chief, who was standing face to face with Xia Manni, felt that there was a threat in Xia Manni's words.
"Haha, so you came here to ask about irrigation. If someone didn't know, they would think you were bringing people here to fight."
The village chief's words were full of sarcasm, and the sisters and aunts who followed him could also hear the meaning behind his words.
"Village Chief, you're overthinking it. My sisters and aunts, seeing a widow with four children, are worried that I won't be able to explain myself to you."
When talking to someone like the village chief, being tough won't solve the problem.
The best way is to flatter to death.
Sure enough, when the village chief saw that Xia Manni's momentum had subsided, his expression became much better.
When Da Wa and his friends arrived at the gate of the yard, they just heard what Xia Manni said.
"Erwa, throw it away." Dawa whispered to Erwa.
Erwa looked at Dawa in confusion. What did his eldest brother ask him to throw away?
Da Wa took the sword from Er Wa and gave it to Er Gou who was following behind.
He was also given the stick he had brought with him.
"Don't talk after you go in. If you really want to do something, just cry." After giving instructions to the second and third children, the eldest child went into the yard first.
"Grandpa Village Chief." Da Wa saluted the village chief in a very proper manner.
During this period, the sound of them reading could always be heard from the Xia family's yard.
Everyone in the village has heard that Da Wa's knowledge is getting better and better.
Seeing the well-mannered young man saluting him, the village chief felt even more satisfied.
After the eldest son finished his greetings, he stood obediently beside Xia Manni.
Standing next to him were Erwa and Sanwa, as well as Sinier who arrived late behind him.
"Village chief, when do you think it's appropriate to dig a canal in our fields?" Xia Manni gave Da Wa a thumbs up in her heart.
In the eyes of the village chief, women don't understand things.
Even the eldest child, who is only seven years old, is considered the one who speaks in the family.
And Da Wa knew this, so he gave the village chief enough face on behalf of the Xia family.
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