Chapter 115 Many people died.
"What's wrong?" Su Xu noticed that Liu Nian's tone was off, so he quickly propped himself up to look at her.
Liu Nian frowned and said, "Next year is 1978, which is going to be a year of disaster."
In Liu Nian's memory, the severe drought of 1978 caused the ground to crack and the farmers to reap no harvest. It was a truly miserable year.
Farmers toil in the fields for a living, relying on the heavens for their food. In bad years, waves of people can starve to death.
Su Xu frowned, his hands resting on either side of Liu Nian, his expression serious.
"I'll go to the village committee tomorrow to discuss this matter," Su Xu said.
Liu Nian remembers that many of her relatives starved to death in 1978, including several of her uncles... Back then, the Liu family was also struggling to survive. Although they didn't starve to death, they were often hungry.
The memory of hunger from her previous life was still very clear to Liu Nian; when she recalled it, it seemed as if the feeling of being hungry was still there.
Starving and emaciated, the body of a dying person swells up and becomes bloated. Liu Nian watched as the person collapsed in front of her.
"Go to sleep." Su Xu put his arm around Liu Nian, who was frowning, and said, "What are we afraid of now?"
With the farm in the space overflowing with grain and all sorts of delicious food available for purchase on her phone, Liu Nian felt much calmer and closed her eyes with a sense of peace.
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The next day, the village committee.
Several team leaders, the village chief, and Secretary Jin sat at the conference table.
Su Xu suggested, "I think we should dig a well, the deeper the better, so that we can be self-sufficient in the future."
There are only a few water stations in the entire county, and several villages take turns using them, so the water shortage has been a problem that has never been solved.
"I don't think it's necessary," Secretary Jin said quietly, sipping his tea. "Even if there's a water shortage, we can still use it, right?"
He looked up at Su Xu again, "The main problem is funding. Who will pay for it? We can only go to the county to get approval, but that will waste a lot of time and there's no guarantee of success."
"Since it's still usable, we'll just make do with it for now."
"You're wrong about that. What do you mean by 'make do'? If it can solve the water problem, it's a matter of benefiting the people and the country." It was Liu Dafa who spoke, leaning back in his chair and arguing with Secretary Jin.
“Before, every time it was time to water the crops, the water bill was expensive and we had to wait. Could the crops wait? Some of them just died of drought in the fields.” Su Xu spoke again, exchanging a glance with Liu Dafa.
Liu Dafa continued, "Previously, due to water issues, the villages fought each other, causing a lot of trouble."
“Problems may arise, but is drilling a well something you can just decide to do as you please?” Secretary Jin shrugged. “The village committee doesn’t have any money. If you’re so capable, go ask the higher-ups for funding.”
"And you two—" Secretary Jin pointed at Su Xu and Liu Dafa, and scoffed, "You two are the son-in-law and father-in-law, working together so well! Are you trying to put me down?"
The team leaders remained silent, their gazes sweeping back and forth between the three of them.
Su Xu was really annoyed with this Secretary Jin, and he was losing patience. He narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned back, and said coldly, "I'm just trying to put you down, so what!"
After saying that, Su Xu stood up and said, "My father-in-law and I will handle this matter. If we achieve anything, please don't worry about it."
In that instant, Su Xu's powerful aura slowly seeped out from his body, intimidating everyone present.
Only Liu Nian and Su Xu knew how severe the drought would be next year; it would mean immense suffering for the people.
That was a heavy weight on Liu Nian's heart. Watching people die in front of him was a psychological trauma he never wanted to experience again in his life.
Su Xu understood Liu Nian's feelings, which is why he was determined to get this done.
"Fine, I know you're capable, and your wife is capable too!" Secretary Jin slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and roared, "If you're so capable, then go and do it!"
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