After listening to her sister-in-law's words, Xiuhua touched her burning shoulder. She thought about it that night and went to find Zhao Genmu the next day to do what her sister-in-law had said: the two of them should work together to carry a bucket of water.
Sure enough, the two of them carried several more buckets of water in one day than they had carried separately the day before.
The scorekeeper, seeing the number of buckets they carried, gave both of them 8 points.
When people saw that this method was effective, several teenagers in the village immediately started doing it together.
For a time, the ditches and riverbanks were bustling with activity.
After several days of watering, some areas of the field have clearly shown signs of green.
Although there were only a few spots, it was good that the seedlings had sprouted. He believed that with sufficient water, all the seedlings would sprout sooner or later, which made Tan Dingguo very gratified.
After Sister Guihua came that day, as soon as Fu Hongxing returned, Ning Jing told him about the village organizing water-carrying.
Fu Hongxing frowned and said, "The coal mine is also facing a water shortage, and I'm afraid this isn't just a problem in Xishan Village."
Upon hearing this, Ning Jing felt a sudden unease.
"Will nothing happen?"
She was a little worried.
Fu Hongxing shook his head and said, "Even if the coal mine workers are working overtime, they will still be guaranteed food and water."
But there must be something wrong upstream in that river in the village.
Otherwise, even without rain for a month, the water level couldn't have dropped so quickly.
A look of disbelief flashed in Ning Jing's eyes, and she covered her mouth, saying, "You're saying someone is blocking the river upstream?"
Fu Hongxing nodded with a stern face.
The same words also came out of Xu Changjiu's mouth.
“Village chief, I went up the river and when I got to the fork in the river near Dongxi Village, I saw that the river that was originally flowing towards us was blocked.”
There was a team of people patrolling and guarding the area where the river was blocked.
I was afraid they would see me, so I didn't dare get too close and came back first.
Upon hearing this, Tan Dingguo smoked his pipe even more fiercely.
Wu Tieniu shouted it out directly.
"Village chief, Dongxi Village has gone too far."
They know perfectly well that our village depends on this river for its livelihood!
"It's already a dry day, and they're still doing this? Aren't they trying to cut off our livelihood?"
Tan Dingguo forcefully tapped the end of his pipe against the sole of his foot to extinguish the embers, then squinted and said, "If you want to cut off our village's livelihood, you'll have to see if we agree to it."
Wu Tieniu's eyes lit up when he heard him say that.
"Village chief, I'll go and get the men in the village to go up there and demand an explanation."
Unexpectedly, Tan Dingguo shook his head with a look of disapproval.
"No, I have my own way."
Wu Tieniu's eyes were full of suspicion, but he couldn't stand the village chief's words, so he could only angrily suppress his desire to seek an explanation.
The next morning, there was a knock on the door of the Fu family.
Fu Hongxing was cleaning up his bowl after finishing his meal and smothering the fire in the stove with ash.
This way, the water in the pot won't boil dry, and the sweet potato porridge on the steamer will stay warm.
Hearing the knock, he quickly came out and opened the door.
I saw the village chief standing there with his hands behind his back, holding a pipe, his dark face and brows furrowed.
When he came out, her eyes lit up.
"Hongxing, are you going to work at the coal mine later?"
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