"The sun is at the end of the mountain, and the Yellow River is ...... and the stream was cut off. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

At the mouth of the Yellow River in Ludong, a dry and cracked riverbed. Lu Zheng frowned, and smiled wryly as he touched the iron sheet of a big boat stranded on the river beach, the sampan of this big ship was dry, and the cabin was covered with withered yellow artemisia grass, which looked like it had been around for some years.

The Yellow River, known as the Mother River, is now as desolate and lonely as tears.

Eight estuaries, except for only two estuaries with water, the remaining six riverbeds are bare, and the reddish-brown soil does not even see plants.

"Brother Zheng......"

Ji Xiang muttered, his tone full of disappointment that could not be concealed. She gently came to Lu Zheng's side, held his hand, and said with a wry smile: "The water of the Yellow River comes from the sky, rushes to the sea and never returns." Alas......"

As far as the eye can see, the river that stretches for hundreds of kilometers is basically covered with yellow sand, and occasionally strong winds are swept wildly, and the sky is dark, just like a scene in the desert.

Seeing this drought, Lu Zheng's mood was even more lost, and he sighed and said: "I have often heard that the Yellow River is cut off before, but when I see it with my own eyes, I can feel how heavy it is." ”

He can travel through the clouds and rain and rain heartily for three days and three nights, but for the vast Yellow River, it is just a drop in the bucket, and it is impossible to make the Yellow River run again.

The mother river needs too much water, and it has to be solved at the source.

"Let's go, let's go to the mouth of the sea and have a look. ”

Qing Estuary is a new estuary in recent years. Lu Zheng and Jixiang walked along the reddish-brown embankment, and under their feet were saline-alkali land, and there was no grass. Crossing the last pontoon bridge of the Yellow River, they saw a high sediment embankment, which was piled up by the collision of the Yellow River's water with the seawater, and now formed a dam that separated the sea from the riverbed.

Standing on the mud and sand embankment, the contrast between the vast sea on one side and the dry and cracked riverbed on the other.

"Brother Zheng. Ji Xiang suddenly said: "Let's rain from the source of the Yellow River, is it okay? In this way, the water can flow through the entire valley of Ludong." ”

Lu Zheng shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Things are not as simple as imagined. I can indeed travel through the clouds and rain, and I am sure that the Yellow River will be surging for at least a month. But if you look at the river, the sediment is piled up, the sediment is swept by the wind, and the siltation is too serious. If the water is too large for a short time, it will turn into a flood. But if you inject it slowly, I'm afraid you won't be able to drink it quickly. ”

"What then?"

The Yellow River, which was dominated by sediment, is now significantly raised, many dikes are cracked, and excessive water loss control is even worse than drought.

"It's better to be blocked than to be sparse, this is the principle of water control. "The Yellow River is the largest river in eastern Ludong, nourishing all living beings in a radius of thousands of miles. It is a breakthrough in the fight against drought and the most effective method.

"It's better to be blocked?"

Ji Xiang repeated a few words in a low voice, she was smart by nature, and she reacted quickly, her eyebrows raised slightly, and she said with a smile: "Brother Zheng, you already have an idea, right?"

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "You say it first." ”

"Hmm. The two glanced at each other with a good heart, Ji Xiang reflexively looked at the sea, and said confidently: "To control the Yellow River, first control the river." With the help of seawater, we can first comb the sediment from the river and go all the way west to the source. After the road is smooth, it rains at the source, so that it can run into the sea. ”

"Clever. Lu Zheng smiled and added: "I have a rough idea in my heart, it seems that I want to pull Miaoyue over to sell coolies first." ”

"Digging Battalion. ”

Ji Xiang's brows stretched, just now when he came from the river, Lu Zheng always frowned, and his mood was sad. But now, she regained the confidence of Zhizhu on Lu Zheng's face. Looking at his heroic side face, with a smile on the corner of his mouth and far-reaching eyes, it was a charming mature temperament that made her happy from the bottom of her heart.

"It's not just the digging battalion. Lu Zheng waved his hand and said, "There is also the Giant God Guard." ”

After this period of practice, the size of the leader Whale Thunder has reached sixty meters long, just like a warship, and he has comprehended a miraculous water method, whale swallowing technique.

Yes, the art is exactly what it sounds like. This water method of Whale Thunder is similar to the weakened version of Lu Zheng's Nahai technique, which is similar to the mustard seed Sumeru technique. Today's whale thunder, with one suck from the whale's mouth, can include all the three thousand shrimps and crabs in the Dragon Palace, and it is more than enough.

On the way to the sea, Lu Zheng once asked Whale Lei to perform the whale swallowing technique with all his might, which surprised him. A hill about 100 meters high at the bottom of the sea was leveled by it in an instant, and it felt like swallowing heaven and earth.

The wisdom of the whale is very high, and the magic that the whale thunder comprehended was all taught to the giant god guard, except for the youngest whale Boer who has not yet learned it, the rest of them have entered the house, and there is a little atmosphere.

"That's right. ”

Ji Xiang clapped his hands and said, "Brother Zheng, you are too powerful." I was at a loss just now, but in just a few moments, I suddenly had a way. ”

"What's awesome. Lu Zheng smiled and hugged her little waist, put her on his chest, scraped her nose and said, "You, you have learned badly with the scarlet carp." Obviously, I already had an idea, and I deliberately pretended to be confused to foil me. ”

Jixiang's face blushed, stuck out his tongue and said, "People really don't have it." ”

Lu Zheng blinked and said, "There really isn't." ”

"Hmm......" Ji Xiang twisted and whispered, "I just remembered to dredge the river, digging camp and giant god guard, it was really you who thought of it." ”

"That is also the crime of deceiving the king, punishing one kiss. ”

"The concubine is guilty, please have mercy on Your Majesty. ”

When there is no one else, the auspicious and charming nature is exposed, at this moment, the cheeks are flushed, the eyes are slightly closed, the eyelashes are fluttering, the red lips are slightly raised, and the charming appearance of the gentleman is picked.

As a king who counts, Lu Zheng certainly enjoyed it unceremoniously.

She only kissed her sideburns messy, and she booed and booed, Lu Zheng couldn't finish smashing her mouth, and said with a smile: "See if you dare to ...... next time"

Jixiang, who was weak, leaned on his arms, his fingers pulled his chest, and said with a smile: "I can't ask for it." ”

Lu Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "Little fox spirit." ”

"People are meant to be. ”

"Good, good, good. After the dessert was served, it was time to get down to business. ”

……

The Huaiyuan gate of the Yellow River Hydrological Station is bustling and full of people. Due to the serious shortage of water, the wheat fields of the local people are about to die, and it is very likely that the harvest will be lost this year, so the villagers spontaneously organized themselves and went to the gate management office of Huaiyuan to demand that the gate be opened immediately to release water.

Peng Huaishan, the person in charge of the management office, was sweating profusely, stretching out his arms to hold the people who were trying to storm the gate, and said loudly: "Folks, calm down, calm down." This will not solve the problem. ”

A dark-faced commoner grabbed a handful of dry wheat seedlings in his hand and put them under Peng Huaishan's shoulder, and asked loudly: "Did you grow up eating grain, did you?

Peng Huaishan has been working in Huaiyuan for many years and has experienced the most serious interruption in 97 years. But this time, he clearly knew that it was more serious than any other year. Of the 200,000 acres of fertile land in Huaiyuan Township, only 70,000 acres were planted.

When the riverbed dries up, the greeting party passes directly through the riverbed, and the jeep does not have to detour to the bridge, but drives directly across the riverbed to the opposite bank......

Seeing that the crops were not harvested, Huaiyuan received an order from the superior to open the sluice gate and release water, but when the sluice gate opened, the little dry water that flowed out was sucked dry by the ground before it flowed out of two miles. The management office also organized manpower to block the dam with sacks, hoping to intercept a little more water from the Yellow River, but so far, with little success.

"Folks, I know that everyone is difficult, and I am also heartbroken. Peng Huaishan has guarded the Yellow River for more than 20 years, and he has also guarded his feelings, the Yellow River has broken off, and his heart is extremely sad.

"Is heartache useful? Can heartache fill your stomach? Do you officials, know how many crops have died in the field? Do you know how many people have no water to drink?"

Looking at the faces full of pain and despair, Peng Huaishan's eyes were sour, the people are kind, and they will not come to this point unless they have to.

But what can he do?

"Let's go, we can't go on anyway, let's open the floodgates ourselves!"

The red-eyed people squeezed in like a tide. Peng Huaishan really had no choice, so he stopped a few times, and suddenly knelt on the ground with a puff, and said loudly: "Folks, folks." Listen to me, it's not just that we don't have water for farming, do you know? In the upper reaches of Baixiang Township, Wuzhen, Qianyou Township, and Houyou Township, no one can eat water! Adults and children, there is a lot of water to drink in a day, and my daughter has not washed her face for three days since she got married there, so I can't bear it! Folks, ...... it."

The crowd gradually quieted down, and Peng Huaishan said bitterly: "Everyone is suffering, everyone is difficult." I know, I know it. But we Ludong are not the only ones in Huaiyuan. You know, a lot of places are worse than we are. But there is no way, it doesn't rain, and this little water in the river is not enough at all. Even if the floodgates are opened today, what can we do? The little water that has been stored will not even flow out of a mile. ”

The crowd fell silent, unaware of the severity of the drought. But because he knew the severity of the drought, he panicked and panicked.

"Oh my God!"

A rickety old woman in the crowd fell to the ground and cried: "Why are you so ruthless, how can we live as a family of seven?" My grandson, who has just entered college, can't even make up for his living expenses, so he is counting on this little crop. God, you're driving our family to their deaths. ”

The cry was sad, and many people listened to it with sadness in their hearts and wept in a daze.

And it was not only Huaiyuan that also staged this scene, but also dozens of gates in Bincheng, Juncheng, Yancheng, Lucheng and other places, a large number of people gathered, the scene got out of control several times, and the atmosphere was tense to the extreme.

The few remaining reservoirs with water in the eastern part of Ludong have long been surrounded by the army, which are on guard day and night to prevent the occurrence of a bad incident of water grabbing.

For a time, the entire Ludong region, the Yellow River Basin, thousands of miles of red land, mourning all over the wilderness. At the same time, the people in many regions were really desperate, and finally remembered the oldest and most illusory and ridiculous-sounding drought fighting methods.

Pray for rain.

On the barren mountain 30 miles away from the mouth of the Yellow River, people gathered together to build a nine-level stone platform about ten meters high, and the stone platform was surrounded by white ropes. There are bamboo branches standing on the stone platform, hanging a white pickaxe that is ten feet long and seven or eight feet wide, and the top is painted with a black fish on the left, surrounded by ten stars of the heavenly turtle; in the middle is painted a winding golden dragon, swallowing clouds and spitting mist, and the bottom is painted with blue waves, and the two old turtles stand opposite each other, exhaling like mist.

This is an ancient method taught by an old Taoist in the mountains - painting a dragon and praying for rain. (To be continued.) )