The task was so heavy and there was a punishment system, Sui Xue just felt a headache.
She sighed, pulled herself together, rolled up her fur skirt above her knees, and took the lead, picking up the shovel and walking to the river.
The foxes were stunned and stared at her intently, curious about what she was going to do.
Sui Xue came to the sides of the river, and the sparse and soft mud under her feet sank down, sticking to her calves and ankles.
I tried poking the shovel into the water beside the river, and instantly felt a hard resistance from deep in the water.
I poked harder into the middle of the river and found the same thing.
This shows that the river channel here is seriously blocked.
The blockage of river channels will lead to a decrease in the river's flood discharge capacity, which can easily cause the river to overflow and aggravate flooding.
To control water, the first thing is to control the river.
Ensuring the smooth flow of the river channel is the prerequisite, and then dredging should be carried out to widen and thicken the original river channel to improve the flood discharge capacity.
Sui Xue picked up a shovel and dug into the blocked area of the river. With a little effort, he shoveled out the silt.
Mingheng glanced at her with a mocking smile.
Since ancient times, flood control has relied on sacrifices to pray for divine will. What use is the mere power of animals?
However, Mingheng was too lazy to dissuade him. She was eager to see Mingheng digging the soil for a long time with no results and wasting his efforts.
If some people are going to get themselves killed, then let them do it. Ming Heng is not that kind-hearted. When she sees someone she hates being humiliated, she will lend a hand to save them.
Of course, Mingheng is not the only one who has doubts.
Among the foxes, except for the old fox who led the team just now and Mieming who were observing Sui Xue carefully, most of the other foxes made squeaking laughter.
"In my opinion, instead of spending his time digging, the chief should prepare some cattle and sheep for the sacrifice."
"Hey! Are you stupid? Why are you reminding her? Will she listen to your advice? Don't let her lose her temper again and get you skinned alive!"
"Everyone knows that for thousands of years, flood control has only been achieved through rituals. What on earth is she doing? She doesn't really think digging in the river can control flooding, does she? Is she serious?"
"He's probably just bragging! Maybe he's too jealous of our Heng'er and wants to surpass him in these aspects! But even if he's jealous, he should at least find a better way to suppress him, right? Who are you trying to make laugh to death by doing such a stupid thing?"
Sui Xue ignored him and smiled indifferently.
There is no point in explaining the principles of the river to these primitive orcs.
They don't understand geography or geology.
The only way to make them understand this truth is to use the most primitive method.
Sui Xue took the lead and selected a section of the river to continue the in-depth cleaning.
Seeing Suixue's face covered in dirt, Mingheng couldn't help but chuckle and asked, "What are you doing, Chief? Did you call us here just to watch you dig for the whole day?"
The male beast behind her saw that the goddess was becoming sarcastic, and couldn't help but agree with her, waving his fist in dissatisfaction.
"Yeah, yeah! If you want to be stupid, just do it here alone. There's no need to make us all stupid with you!"
"Instead of spending your time digging, you might as well buy new jewelry and animal skins for my Heng'er!"
"Stop talking! If we touch her sensitive nerves again, who knows how she'll torture us!"
Sui Xue gave them a cold look without even raising her head.
For a moment, Mingheng's provocation was like being doused with cold violence, and he suddenly choked.
In silence, her teeth chattered with anger, but she didn't know what to say in rebuttal, so she could only smile stiffly and stop talking.
The foxes laughed a little at the shouting, but they kept whispering to each other and occasionally gave her a disdainful look.
Sui Xue continued to dig and clean the soil, ignoring everything.
Strangely enough, her digging posture was simple and rough, but after watching her for a long time, she exuded an inexplicable aura.
Confident and decisive, yet calm and composed.
The foxes stared at her for a long time, feeling a strange sensation in their hearts. They always felt that their leader was very different from before, as if he really had some tricks up his sleeve.
A few sharp-eyed people were the first to react and shut up. After a long while, the whispering subsided.
After half an hour, no one said anything in rebuttal, either because the talk had dried up or what.
Another hour passed, and she was so tired that her waist almost broke, but she finally finished cleaning up this section of the river.
The flood discharge capacity of the river section that has been cleared has been greatly improved, and the river water that has overflowed from the surrounding areas has returned to the river channel. The mud and water accumulated on both sides of the river channel is also less than that in other river channels.
Mieming squatted down and carefully observed and compared the differences between this river channel and the surrounding rivers.
After a moment, I heard his chuckle.
"The leader is very clever. By clearing silt and widening the channel, the river's flood discharge capacity has been greatly increased, making flood control much easier."
Sui Xue was slightly startled and raised her eyebrows.
Could a fox from primitive society understand the methods and effects of dealing with floods in later generations just by taking a single look?
So smart.
But Mieming’s cleverness didn’t stop there.
He was very efficient. Not only did he quickly understand Sui Xue's meaning, he also explained it to the foxes in just a few words.
After hearing this, the old fox who had led the team just now changed his eyes when he looked at Sui Xue. He looked at her with a smile, praised her casually, and followed Mieming to guide the fox group.
The foxes were hesitant at first, but when they saw the two high-ranking leaders in the tribe taking action, they also started to move.
For a moment, everyone gathered in front of the river and began to imitate the practice of dredging the river every year.
The people surrounding Mingheng scattered like birds and beasts at once.
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