Li Darong worked quickly and soon prepared two large pots of porridge, as well as a few light side dishes to relieve the heat and stimulate the appetite.
After everything was prepared, they loaded the food onto the ox cart and headed towards Zhaojia Village. The people who helped deliver the food were Su Qingyun, Qin Ying and Wu Guixiang, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren.
When we arrived at Zhaojia Village, a large part of the river channel had been dug open, and dredging of the river was imminent.
Qin Youfu saw Su Qingyun and the other two coming and quickly greeted everyone, "Come on, come on, everyone, take a break first. The meal is here. Let's continue working after eating."
Everyone wiped the sweat from their faces, rolled up their clothes without any hesitation, wiped their faces, walked to the front, washed their hands in the river, and then climbed up to prepare to eat.
Wu Guixiang waved a large spoon and filled each bowl with porridge. "Everyone, help yourself. There's plenty of porridge."
"Thank you, Aunt Wu."
"Why should you thank me? I didn't do this." Wu Guixiang laughed. "This was done by Chef Li from the school cafeteria. Everyone should just thank them. Besides, you are doing things for the village, so this is what we should do."
"Thank you, thank you, hahahaha."
In addition to those from Luoshui Village, villagers from several other villages also benefited from it and began to drink the porridge.
Su Aimin looked at Qin Ying, whose face was sunburned, and felt distressed. "Why are you here in such hot weather?"
"Come and see you." Qin Ying took out a large kettle and poured sugar water into the bowl. "Come and drink some sugar water to replenish your energy."
This sweet soup was specially cooled in well water before being brought out, and it tastes sweet and cool.
"Hmm." Su Aimin held the bowl and gulped down a few mouthfuls. The whole bowl of sugar water was quickly finished. He felt that the heat all over his body dissipated a little, and his tired body felt a little more energetic.
Qin Ying also poured two bowls for Su Aiguo and Su Aidang.
Others enviously said, "You guys are so comfortable now, and your family members are sending you food and drinks."
"That's as it should be." Qin Ying smiled. "Everyone has been tired today. Go back and have a good rest later."
The man beside him slurped down the porridge in his bowl and picked up his hoe again, "We must hurry and get to work."
Everyone wanted to dredge the river and finish the work as soon as possible. They finished their meal in no time and went downstairs with their tools. The people in the test group were no exception. They followed everyone down the river to continue directing the work and lending a hand from time to time.
Su Qingyun watched from above and could only sigh that although people nowadays had some tricks, most of them were still simple and honest. Village affairs were personal affairs, and collective interests were more important than anything else.
No one knew where Zhao Chenglong had gone. His younger brothers were still guarding here, but looking at the united villagers, they had already retreated into the corner. They must not be provoked.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the last opening in the river was opened, and the water from the South River slowly flowed in, growing from small to large, and gradually becoming turbulent, until it flowed endlessly, following the water diversion channel under the river, and soon, it would rush into the farmland.
"It's open! The river is open!" Qin Youfu shouted and cheered.
"That's great! That's great!" The villagers also cheered, their bodies drenched in sweat, but their faces were filled with joyful smiles.
That’s great, the river channel is open, the water from the Nan River will flow to the farmland, moistening the dry land, and the crops in the fields can be saved!
Su Qingyun was also infected by the mood of the crowd. He smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. That was great. Now that the river was unblocked, the urgent problem in the field was solved. The rest was up to fate.
The villagers went back to their homes. On the way back, they saw that the ditches beside the fields were overflowing with water. Maybe it was a psychological effect, but the crops in the fields seemed to stretch their branches and leaves a little and look more energetic.
"Finally, some water has been brought in." After returning home, Wu Guixiang looked relieved and said, "Second wife, make two more dishes today. Let's stir-fry some meat."
She is happy and has an extra meal today!
"Okay!" Zhang Xinlan replied excitedly.
My mother-in-law was worried that the harvest would be poor this year, so she saved the food at home. Although the food wasn’t too bad, I hadn’t tasted meat for a long time, and my mouth was almost tasteless.
After dinner, Su Qingyun stood in the yard, looking at the starry night sky, praying for the arrival of rain. Otherwise, if he continued like this, the water in the Nanhe River would not be saved, and rain would still be needed.
Although the weather is hot now, Su Qingyun still goes to the county twice a week to prepare for the mathematics competition. He still rides his bike to the town first and then takes a bus to the county.
When Su Qingyun walked into the quiet library, he felt that the temperature had dropped by several degrees and he finally felt a little cooler.
"Drink some water quickly." Chu Xianming had already prepared water for her.
"Thank you, teacher." Su Qingyun drank it all in one gulp.
She handed the completed exercise book to Chu Xianming and asked him to check the correctness. During this time, she took a look at the new books and journals that had recently arrived in the library.
Chu Xianming took the exercise book she had done and started to look through it. He took a red pen and corrected each of them. One red mark after another appeared under his pen, and there were almost no mistakes to be seen.
Even with such a high accuracy rate, Chu Xianming's expression did not change. He had long been accustomed to it. Whenever he marveled at the talent of his student, she would always refresh his opinion of her again.
This child is like a sponge soaked with water. As long as you are willing to squeeze and push it, you can always squeeze out some more water.
"Teacher, how is it?" Su Qingyun came back after choosing the book.
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