It was noon and the sun was scorching. The farmers had poured all the little water in their buckets into the fields, but the soil was not moist at all; it was all dried up by the sun.
"Oh, it's useless. This water is not enough!" A farmer simply sat down on the ground. "I don't know how deep the ground is dry. No amount of water can feed us!"
"That's right!" Another farmer's face was also filled with indignation. "Today, there is no rain! If this continues, the crops will not grow. Even if we can barely survive this year with the food given by the goddess, what about next year? There will be no harvest next year, next year..."
As he spoke, the farmer covered his face and choked with sobs.
“When will this drought end?”
The farmers noticed Xiao Yunze's appearance and knelt down before him one by one. "Your Highness! If this continues, even if the goddess keeps giving us water, we will eventually run out of food!"
"Please, Your Highness, save us!"
"This land can't be dry any longer!"
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yunze felt mixed emotions.
Drought is a natural disaster.
The nearby rivers have dried up, there is no water to be drawn, and no wells to be dug.
Not only Fengxian County, the entire Suicheng City was suffering from severe drought.
While transporting water last night, Miss Song told him many stories about drought resistance, which inspired him greatly. After returning, he wrote down his ideas in a memorial and sent it to Beijing.
South-to-North Water Diversion Project...maybe Daqing can do it too.
Looking at the farmers kneeling and crying, Xiao Yunze's eyes were firm. "Everyone, please stand up. I promise that I will not let this situation continue for too long."
At night, as soon as Xiao Yunze entered the pharmacy, he saw Song Tingwan who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
Song Tingwan looked delighted. "Go back and get some big water tanks. The more the better."
"Miss Song, what do you need the jar for?" Xiao Yunze was a little puzzled, but thinking about what Miss Song had said before, could it be...
"Miss Song, could this large water tank also be exchanged for millions of coins?"
“Hahahahaha——”
Song Tingwan couldn't help laughing. "Maybe? But it's not for exchanging money. Now that we have the drinking water problem solved, the next step is of course to solve the problem of domestic water."
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Miss Song." Whether he was a prince or a crown prince, Xiao Yunze had never made such a joke in front of others. At this moment, he was so embarrassed that his face turned red from his neck.
"It's okay, it's pretty cute."
This one sentence made our honorable Prince Daqing blush completely.
Song Tingwan didn't notice the change in the other person's expression. She just counted on her fingers, "Washing vegetables, washing clothes, taking a bath, washing hair, etc., all require a lot of water."
"Yes!" Song Tingwan nodded heavily, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes filled with confidence and expectation. "Go and get the big vat!"
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Fengxian County, abandoned medical clinic.
"I'm afraid I can't hide the fact that I saw the young lady who was a miracle doctor here." Xiao Yunze stood with his hands behind his back and began to explain: "From today on, send yamen runners to guard this place day and night. No one is allowed to enter."
The Vermillion Bird and the Azure Dragon all bowed, "Understood!"
Xiao Yunze put his hands behind his back, his eyes darkening, and he had the demeanor of a superior. "Also, immediately notify everyone who has large water tanks at home to move them here and line up to get water."
The pupils of Suzaku and Azure Dragon were both shocked. They suddenly raised their eyes to look at their master with excited expressions, "I obey your orders!"
Soon, a group of yamen runners came and stood in a row outside the abandoned clinic.
The villagers nearby have been pulling the jars over here one after another on carts. They all look excited and walk briskly.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!" A tall, dark-skinned man arrived the fastest, dragging a cart and running breathlessly. "Water! Water! I'm here to fetch water!"
The man's name was Wang Shuiping. He had a mother, a wife, and a daughter. Li Sheng recognized him and stopped him. "Stop! Brother Wang, stop here."
"Oh! Okay! I'm really tired from running all the way." Wang Shuiping parked the cart on the side and wiped the sweat off his face.
Inside the house, after the yamen runners placed the water tank on the forklift, Xiao Yunze pushed the forklift and disappeared, and appeared in the pharmacy the next second.
"Miss Song, the water tank is here."
"Okay." Song Tingwan held the connected water pipe in his hand, put the water outlet into the tank, and looked at Xiao Yunze with a bright gaze, "Then, let's get started!"
Xiao Yunze met Song Tingwan's gaze and nodded heavily, feeling extremely excited inside.
One second, two seconds...
"Miss Song, why is there no movement?" Xiao Yunze stared at the water outlet of the water pipe in the tank, very confused.
Song Tingwan looked at Xiao Yunze, then at the gate. "No, I suddenly had an idea. It might be more convenient, but I don't know if it's feasible."
"I'd like to hear more about it."
Song Tingwan pressed the water pipe into his hand and said tentatively, "Why don't you try to pull the water pipe to your world? Otherwise, you'll have to carry countless vats of water back and forth like this. It's really tiring."
Xiao Yunze laughed dumbly, "Miss Song is really thoughtful."
"Okay." Song Tingwan handed him the water pipe. "When you get over there, put the water pipe into the tank and pull it hard a few times. I'll release the water when I know you've successfully brought the water pipe through."
"Okay." Xiao Yunze nodded heavily and returned to the abandoned clinic holding a water pipe.
Many people came to the abandoned clinic one after another.
Li Shengzheng instructed them to line up beside the house and wait for water.
There are more and more people queuing up, and more and more voices of discussion.
"I remember this house used to be a clinic. It's been abandoned for many years, right?"
"Indeed, I remember that there was no one here when I was a child."
"Why do we have to come here to get water? Could it be that the goddess is inside?"
"Hush! Don't talk nonsense about the goddess!"
"Did you drink all the buckets of water we distributed during the day? Why do I never taste water this fresh and sweet? Or is it because I haven't touched water in so long that my sense of taste has changed?"
The person behind him was afraid and patted his shoulder, "You should be fine, because I feel the same way!"
“Squeak—”
The door of the clinic opened.
When they saw Xiao Yunze appear, everyone immediately fell silent.
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