"That's right. We go deep into the mountains to find a large source of water, use bamboo pipes to bring the water to the village, and then let it flow to everyone's fields."
"Girl Yue, do we need to bring other people with us when we go to the mountains?"
"Um."
The village chief has been a village cadre for decades and has seen the world, so he considers things more comprehensively.
He knew very well that Li Mengyue was capable, but she could not accomplish such a task that he dared not even think about by herself.
After getting a definite answer from Li Mengyue, the village chief decided not to stay in the Yang family anymore.
"Girl Yue, I'll go right away and arrange for someone to cut the bamboo."
Li Mengyue didn't expect that when she proposed a method, the village chief not only did not refute her at all, but also supported her with practical actions.
This touched her to some extent. After all, her reputation had become very bad due to Yun Ran's interference.
Even though she collected locusts during this period, allowing people in the surrounding villages to have something to harvest, everyone still respected her on the surface.
But she knew very well that in this era where reputation was more important than anything else, without her chastity, it would be very difficult for her to survive, let alone get married.
Since she came to Xingying Village, it seemed that the village chief had never had any ill will towards her, and even supported her work unconditionally, which further strengthened her determination to help the villagers overcome difficulties.
After estimating the distance from the mysterious wonderland to Xingxi Village, Li Mengyue confidently said to the village chief, "Grandpa Village Chief, first cut down 400 large bamboos, dry them, and keep them ready for use when I lead my men to find a water source."
"Okay, don't worry, Miss Yue, I will never be a drag on your side."
As he said this, he looked at Carpenter Yang, who seemed to be moved and made a promise.
"Me too."
Seeing that the two were full of enthusiasm, Li Mengyue didn't want to disappoint them. She thought that no matter what, she had to lead the water out from the mysterious wonderland.
However, it was forty miles from the village to the deep mountains, which was not a short distance. The key point was that she calculated it in a straight line. If there was an obstacle there, she would need to take a detour, which would extend the distance, require more bamboo, and increase the workload of water diversion.
"Grandpa Village Chief, the first thing we need to do is go to the mountains to find water. Call the hunters from the village and find a dozen strong young men. Come with me to the mountains as soon as possible."
The village chief knew that the crops in the fields could not wait, so he answered promptly.
"Okay, leave it to me. I'll be waiting for you at the foot of the mountain."
After these matters were preliminarily discussed, the village chief didn't want to stay for a moment.
"Old Yang, you're busy. I'll go first."
After the village chief left, Carpenter Yang picked up the blueprint and began to study it. Since Li Mengyue had marked the dimensions in great detail, he could see it at a glance and took action immediately.
The village chief and Li Mengyue drove off on the way home. When he thought that there would be water to irrigate the crops soon, the heavy stone in his heart finally relaxed, and he subconsciously hummed a little tune.
"Village Chief Li, Village Chief Li, please wait a moment."
Hearing someone calling him, the village chief stopped immediately and saw someone driving a bullock cart towards him in the distance.
The ox cart was still some distance away when the village chief saw Ma Wei and Village Chief Ma on the ox cart.
"Village Chief Ma, Ma Wei, how come you are free today?"
Village Chief Ma got out of the car and said carefully, "Village Chief Li, our village well hasn't been producing much water for a few days. The villagers were selling locusts and saw that your village had a new well dug, which solved our drinking water problem."
After listening to what Village Chief Ma said, Village Chief Li already understood what the other party meant. He just wanted Li Mengyue to help find a location to dig a well.
"Village Chief Ma, let's not beat around the bush. I believe you know that the location of the well was discovered by the girl from the Li family. I can't do it. If she agrees, I have no objection."
Village chief Li would indeed not stop it. Putting aside the fact that the villagers were related by marriage, the two villages were so close that people from all over the village came to sell locusts every day. The wells at the entrance of their village could not be concealed. Even in this drought, if Xingling Village was the only one that had enough water to drink, it would definitely become a target for robbery.
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