After the reservoir is dug to the specified depth, the south side of the wellhead is built for water intake, and steps are built to clean up the sludge. The northeast digs a sand pit along the mountain, and the mountain water flows into the pool after precipitation. Two battlement walls were built in the pond, dividing the pool into three interconnected sections. The bottom of the pool and the wall of the pool are wiped back and forth with cement slurry to prevent leakage.

A few days after the second uncle and others were on vacation, Hong Yan only spent a few minutes to build a frame with I-beams above the pool, and then spread a layer of 12MM thick steel plates, so that the small gaps did not need to be filled, and then paved with a layer of thin soil. The final soil backfill work was completed by the second uncle and Hong Maoming.

The second uncle asked the stonemason to build a simple but spacious and well-ventilated chicken shed next to the original three rooms. The gravel is paved with a main road to facilitate walking and fruit picking.

After doing this, the time is the end of the first month, the beginning of March in the solar calendar. Several osmanthus flowers and a few clumps of Xiangfei bamboos are planted around the new house, which is full of vitality. The beginning of spring is more than a month, and the sun is warm. The branches of the trees began to sprout, a few clumps of sparse grass appeared on the ground, the winter wheat dried up, and the members knew very well that the summer harvest was hopeless, and the drought had endangered their lives. Many families are getting thinner and thinner, and they are going to eat two meals instead of three meals to cope with the greater famine that is coming.

After all, the brigade is still a detachment. The five teams were divided into ten groups, and the first team where Hong Yan belonged was divided into the first and second production cooperation groups, and each of the two public houses occupied one for each group. The team that was ready to shake off their hands was slapped by God. It turns out that the three teams are now six groups of ancient wells, which cannot meet the needs of watering. The temperature is high, the weather is dry, and the watering dries out in three days. The fifth and sixth groups simply occupied the ancient well, and the draft was okay, but the ground was not.

The fruit trees in Jianshan began to wilt, and Hong Yan pumped a pool of water into the pool, and the water in the Xianyuan pond was not less. Because of the drought, the members rarely go to work. Hong Chunli also went to Jianshan Mountain to help her second brother Hong Jianjun water and protect moisture.

More and more neighbors came to borrow money and food. Hong Jianguo is responsive. However, the requirements of the other party are generally not fully met. The families that borrow grain are mainly large in population, with few laborers, and there is not enough food to eat at the end of the year. The reason for borrowing money is that some people say to buy rice, and some say that they see a doctor. Fellow villagers, Hong Jianguo is also inconvenient to refuse.

Hong Yan is listless and doesn't know what to do? The food that was prepared, but they did not dare to take it out. If tens of thousands of tons of grain suddenly appear, who can guarantee that it will be used equitably to those who need it? And if it is handed over to a trustworthy person, how can the source be explained?

"Hong Yan, what are you in a daze?" Hong Jianguo suddenly appeared behind his son. He found that Hong Yan had been in a state of distress for a while, and he was preoccupied. Take advantage of the free time today and ask him what is going on.

"Dad, what do you think a person should do if he has some kind of ability beyond ordinary people to save the coming disaster, but he is afraid of exposing his superpowers and causing unnecessary trouble?"

Hong Jianguo looked at his young eldest son with a painful heart, how could he not understand the meaning of his words? In other words, he has the ability to deal with the drought that he is currently suffering.

"Son, dad understands your concerns. But I don't know how big that power is? Can it call the wind and rain or provide enough food? ”

"Alas, if I could call the wind and rain, I would have done it a long time ago. Practice, God unknowingly windy and rainy to solve the problem, how can there be trouble! Hong Yan shook his head. If he wants to have this ability, where can he hesitate and make up his mind.

"That's enough food, right?"

"Well, about 200,000 tons!"

"So much?"

"It's just too much to deal with. It's not as good as three or five thousand tons, and you can dispose of it at any time. ”

"It's easy to say. This year's drought is severe, and the food deficit can be higher than it was 20 years ago. Families with food dare not borrow money, and families without food are miserable, and they have to ask the brigade to issue a letter of introduction. ”

"Legendary licensed begging!" Hong Yan smiled bitterly in his heart. Just two days ago, a tired woman in her thirties held a letter of introduction from the brigade, saying that she was sick and that her family property had been wiped out. Li Yun filled a big bowl of rice, and gave thirty catties of rice at once, and no matter how much the other party couldn't carry it. In fact, Hong Yan's family had to receive one or two beggars they didn't know every day.

"What if you don't have a solid measure? At present, it is a great merit to solve the famine in the county, and it is the capital of governance. Of course, this credit cannot be given to others. I want to give it to your goddaughter and her father. Hong Yan said with a smile.

"It's about finding a safe way." Of course, Hong Jianguo knows this matter, and the key amount is too large. According to Song Guoqiang's calculations, even if it only takes 20,000 tons, it is not a small amount. "Since you don't want to trouble, why should you consider Uncle Song? If a great famine was avoided, and there were no refugees and dead people, wouldn't it also help you Uncle Song? ”

Two days later, in the evening, Song Guoqiang dragged his tired body back home. Meetings were held for several days to arrange for drought fighting, to adjust grain, and to rush to the front line of drought fighting. He had to go home to change his clothes and rest to regain his strength.

To his surprise, Hong Yan, the "little master" who had kindly reminded him of the drought, was still sitting on the sofa telling stories to Nannan. “…… The queen commands the poker army and chases Alice closely. The soldier brandished a broadsword, walked neatly, and let out an earth-shattering roar, which was thrilling and terrifying......"

"Guoqiang is back, are you tired?" Xu Peiqiu looked at her tired husband and felt heartache.

"Dad, my little brother told me about Alice in Wonderland, which is very good." Nan Nan stood up and went to pull her father to listen.

"Hello Uncle Song!" Hong Yan also stood up and said hello politely!

The first thing Song Guoqiang did when he returned home was to take a shower and change clothes, and then eat a delicious meal that his wife quickly stir-fried. When he returned to the small living room, the story of Hong Yan and Nan Nan had been told, and he didn't know what to smear on the coffee table. He glanced at it, as if he had drawn a small figure with a beautiful long skirt.

He began to wonder why Hong Yan came down today and hadn't left at night. It's not etiquette! Even if he pretends to worship his mother as a protector, even if he is a child, it is not allowed. Of course, when he was eating just now, Xu Peiqiu told him that Hong Yan had something to do with him.

She held up a stick figure called Alice in both hands and showed it to her mother. Hong Yan put down his pencil and looked at Song Guoqiang.

"Sit!" Song Guoqiang patted the sofa: "What's the matter with finding uncle?" ”

"Uncle Song, I'm going to play by the Qijiang River with Nannan today. Do you know what I found? After Hong Yan sat down, there seemed to be some surprise in his eyes, as if he wanted to share the secret with others.

"My little brother and I found a cave by the river. We went on an adventure. Nan Nan hurriedly said.

"Adventure? What good things did you find? Is there a pirate treasure? Xu Peiqiu said with a smile.

Song Guoqiang leaned on the sofa, rubbing his temples with his eyes closed, not interested in his daughter's adventure. When the child's family saw a cave, they went into it to see, and he didn't do it before.

"Mom, it's not an island, where is the treasure of pirates. But it's so dark inside. The little brother flashed the flashlight and saw a lot of rooms, and there were sacks of things in them......"

"What?" Song Guoqiang suddenly sat up straight and asked loudly.

Unexpectedly, Nan Nan was taken aback. Xu Peiqiu glanced at her husband, hugged her and said, "It's okay." Let the little brother say that he saw something. ”

Hong Yan also comforted Nannan: "Don't be afraid, you won't be fine with your little brother." ”

Song Guoqiang was very depressed, and said in his heart: "Don't grab the lines, should my father say this?" ”

"Here's the thing. When I took my nannan to play by the Qijiang River, I saw a small stone slab and kicked it. When the slate falls, it reveals the cave of Hessesen. Curious, we found a flashlight and went in, and found that many houses seemed to have some household utensils, but many of them were rotten and unusable. I suspect it's an underground fortification. Later, a lot of sacks were found, piled up in hundreds of rooms and halls. I took a look at what it should be grain ......"

"Grain? Grain, you say? Song Guoqiang couldn't sit still, stood up suddenly, smashed his right fist into his left palm, and walked around the small living room. The caves, the dark rooms, and the sacks look like bandits' dens in the novel. The bad thoughts that started out were suddenly replaced by a huge surprise, and I shouted excitedly: "God help me!" ”

"Daddy's going crazy!" She giggled in her mother's arms.

"Why are you so loud, isn't the grain rotten?" Xu Peiqiu asked suspiciously.

"It seems to be immortal, relatively fresh, very strange!" Hong Yandao had a puzzled look on his face.

"No one else knows, does it?" Song Guoqiang stopped and stared at Hong Yandao.

"We didn't dare to say anything! I didn't even dare to say anything about my aunt just now! Hong Yan looked embarrassed and looked at Xu Peiqiu apologetically.

"Auntie doesn't blame you! It's right to be cautious, but don't go to too dangerous places with you in the future! Although Xu Peiqiu didn't mind, she still took the opportunity to remind Hong Yan.

In the next two days, the Anhua County Party Committee and the county ZF were like festivals, and the faces of the people entering and leaving were full of happy smiles, sweeping away the haze of the past. Rumors: According to an unnamed member of the society, the public security team led by county magistrate Song Guoqiang found an underground hidden fortification on the cliff of the big bend of the Qijiang River, which contained a huge amount of well-preserved grain. After laboratory testing, the grain is mildew-free, non-toxic, fresh and edible.

Later investigation found that the underground fortifications were connected to an old house in Anhua City. The old mansion was formerly known as Yang Mansion, which was the old house of the famous warlord Yang Lin during the Republic of China. Yang Lin's ancestral home is Anhua, Shuchuan, and he has married twelve wives in his life. After escaping to Taiwan Island, at the age of 90, under the guise of recruiting a secretary, he recruited a 17-year-old girl in the house.

The underground fortifications were very large, with more than 100 large and small stone chambers and a spacious hall filled with bags of grain. There are English letters on the sack, which is suspected to be the relief grain of the rice country that year. According to the preliminary inventory, a total of 30,000 tons of rice, wheat and corn have been counted, and there is still a surplus of the current famine needs in Anhua County.

In this era, there is a lack of everything, that is, there is no shortage of manpower. The efficiency of the county party committee and the county ZF is very high. Soon, skateboards were erected on the banks of the river, bags of grain were brought out of the underground fortifications, transferred from small boats to the shore, and then transported by cars, tractors, and ant-like crowds to every corner of the county, and even to support some of the neighboring counties.

No one asked the members who reported it, and no one asked about the source of the food. There is no official report, and there are many legends among the people, the most popular of which is that the old man came to power, and God gave him life-saving food.

Under the sunset, Hong Yan watched his little sister Rongrong happily shuttling between the crowd, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but moisten.

(End of Volume 1)