New Year's Day.
The villagers came to Song Yuehua early to fetch water. Last night, they fetched dozens of buckets of water, half of which was mud and half was water. After filtering it for most of the night, only half a tank of water came out.
This half tank of water is not enough for the whole village to drink.
"What can we do? We can bear without food, but without water, won't we just wait to die?"
"Let's drain this half tank of water first."
"How should we divide it? By headcount or by household? There are so many people from other villages, should they also get a share?"
"Huang Dayong, what do you mean? We are all from the same village now, is it necessary to say such things?"
"What do you mean we are from the same village? If you people from other villages hadn't come in, would our village's water have been used up so quickly?"
Just as the crowd was about to start quarreling, Zhou Lizheng shouted and everyone quieted down.
"Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year. Is it appropriate for a group of you to gather at the gate of someone else's yard?"
Some people were dissatisfied, but they did not dare to refute the village head, so they could only ask, "Mr. Village head, I have a question. This half tank of water is for everyone in the village to drink. How should it be divided?"
Zhou Lizheng glanced at everyone and said sternly, "Each household should send one person to the big house. I will tell you then. Now, everyone, go back!"
Only after the villagers left did Song Yuehua and Liu Xue come out from the inner room.
She felt something was wrong when she was fetching water last night. Sure enough, after working all night, she only got half a tank of water. If she really had to divide it equally, she was afraid that each person would only get a sip.
"Grandpa Zhou, I have an idea." Song Yuehua said, "The well at my house is almost useless, but the deep well in the pig farm can still produce clean water. Let's send a group of people to the compound."
Liu Xue has always lived in the compound, and she is the only one using the water there, so the water is still clear and does not need to be filtered.
Zhou Lizheng also just found out about this and asked hurriedly, "Is it really so?"
Song Yuehua nodded and said, "Yes, but only 200 people can enter the compound, and the teachers and students of the school must enter."
Zhou Lizheng said, "I will go and discuss this with the elders and get this matter settled as soon as possible."
On the first day of the new year, I didn’t expect to run into big trouble.
Xiaobao ran over and asked, "Big sister, you will go too, right?"
Song Yuehua was not sure. Although her kung fu was not very good, her long-range attacks were irreplaceable.
Besides, someone has to guard the village...
Song Yuehua whispered in Xiaobao's ear, "It doesn't matter where Big Sister is. They came into the compound because they were afraid they would run out of water. We have a secret base at home. Have you forgotten?"
"Big sister..." Xiaobao looked at her hesitantly.
Song Yuehua picked up Xiaobao and put him on the kang bed, saying, "There are kang beds in the courtyard too. It will be very lively when we all live together. When it rains, everyone will go back to their own homes, and it will be rare for us to have such a lively time."
Only Dabao would happily respond to such words. Xiaobao sighed and rolled away.
Zhou Lizheng announced it to the villagers after discussing it with the elders.
During the two years of drought, the village was attacked twice, and many people died. All relatives within two generations of the deceased were forced to move into the compound.
For the rest of the villagers, those with 4 or fewer people can admit 1 person, those with 5 to 6 people can admit 2 people, those with 7 or more people can admit 3 people, and those with 10 or more people can admit 4 people.
Everyone was excited when they heard there was water in the compound, but they became dissatisfied when they heard that only 200 people could enter.
Someone raised an objection, and Zhou Lizheng asked, "Water resources are limited. Don't you have relatives who want to keep them alive?"
Wen Xiaohua and Ding Cuigu in the school were not from the village, so they didn't know how the calculation would work. They only felt relieved when they heard Liu Xue say that they could also be counted as a separate household.
Zhang Dandan counted on his fingers. He was a student, and if Madam Nie counted alone, both he and his mother could go in. That was great!
Gouwazi decided to separate his own household. He wanted to send Wang Xiaoye in and give his own place to his father.
He went back to Zhang's house and found that there was constant quarreling at home.
The eldest sister-in-law wanted to send two of her own family members in, but the second sister-in-law failed to win their family members last time, so she refused to agree this time.
The two sisters-in-law were arguing fiercely.
Gouwazi walked around them and asked Old Man Zhang if their family could be divided so that he could send both his wife and his father in.
"Which old man do you want to give it to?" asked Old Man Zhang.
Zhang Da Lao and Zhang Lao San were only concerned with taking up the quota, and no one thought that there was another old person here.
Gou Wa Zi said, "Of course it's you!"
Old Man Zhang sighed and smiled bitterly, "My son, go by yourself. I am willing to die now."
"You can't die, Dad. Don't forget, I'm a Kung Fu student. My fellow disciples and I don't plan to go in, so how can I be a coward?"
Gouwazi spoke seriously.
Seeing that the quarrel at home was getting more and more intense, Gouwazi took Old Man Zhang back home. Big Brother Zhang seemed to see it, but he supported his face with his hands and put his little finger on his eyes, but he seemed not to see it.
After returning home, Wang Xiaoye learned about Gou Wazi's plan and said, "Husband, please give my place to my father!"
Gouwazi was stunned. The two people he wanted to save the most were his father and his wife, so it was natural for him to send them in. He didn't seem to have thought that Sister Xiaoye would also worry about her father.
Wang Xiaoye thought that Gouwazi was unwilling, so she begged, "Husband, please..."
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