In the middle of summer, the sky that should have been clear is gray at the moment, the sky squeezed by the dark clouds, covering the originally dazzling sunshine, thick and heavy clouds, as if they will fall at any time, the light summer morning breeze swept by, with a rare coolness.

Hu Xiaomei and Wei Sanniang stood on the edge of the dry land, the dry land in the past was muddy and puddles at this time, and the whole dry land was soaked in a layer of water. It is believed that after this heavy rainstorm, this land will not be as dry as in previous years.

"That's fine, and you don't have to worry about the soil being too dry when you plant things in the future." Watching an acre of dry land turn into a paddy field, Wei Sanniang finally found the benefits of this rain.

Hu Xiaomei smiled reluctantly: "Maybe." She always felt that the rain, which had lasted for more than a month, was not over.

At this time, there is nothing to do, but to wait for the rain to be completely over.

And Fox Dayou and Thirteen came back from the vegetable field, both of them were depressed, and the situation in the vegetable field was even worse, not to mention the water in the field, all the vegetables that had been planted were drowned. It's not one or two that are in this situation, Fox Oyou walked around the village and found that this is the case for most people's vegetable fields. This is nothing, the vegetables are not replanted, after all, they are a minority. But the condition of the seedlings in the field is really worrying.

There is too much rain, and the water in the fields can't be drained, whether it is a big river or a small river, the river water has overflowed to the shore, and the bridge from Hujia Village to Weijia Village is directly flooded by the river, and even the bridge is invisible.

Last year, the Yangtze River was hit by floods, and this year it has suffered more than a month of continuous rainfall. The news that Tang Daming brought back from Weijia Town is even more shocking, not only Hujia Village and other villages have been seriously flooded. The entire Wei County, as well as the area around Yangcheng, was flooded.

It is better to live in the town, because after all, the town was built on higher ground. The situation in other towns and countless villages is not much different from that of Hujia Village. The river overflowed, the fields were flooded, and the houses were flooded.

Everyone gathered outside the Tang family and scrambled to find Tang Daming for ideas.

"Village chief, how is this good, if this rain continues to fall, our crops will be ruined." Someone asked Tang Daming with an anxious face.

"I don't just think the crops, but even the homes have to be destroyed." Without waiting for Tang Daming to answer, there was humanity again immediately.

"Phew, bah, bah. What nonsense! The old women spat at once. Then he put his hands together, facing the west, very reverently, and muttered, "Buddha bless!" It's bad. Good Spirit! Bad doesn't work. Good Spirit! ”

"What's the use of asking the Buddha at this time. I see, it's useless to beg God. Let's figure out how to avoid this flood. "The old men are not as mother-in-law and mother-in-law as women, and they point out the point directly.

……

Everyone was gossiping, and Tang Daming looked at the soaked fields with a headache. If you don't drain the water out of this field. This year's harvest is not certain, and half of the families will definitely go hungry in the second half of the year.

But the water in the big rivers and the small rivers will overflow ashore, where can the water in this field go?

Tang Daming gathered everyone together.

“…… At this time, we should unite, three stinkers and one Zhuge Liang, and everyone think about what else can be done to drain the water in this field, and if the seedlings are planted for more than a month, it will rain for more than a month, and if this continues, all the crops will be destroyed. ”

This question was obvious, and everyone who was still talking about it just now suddenly fell silent, and they all frowned and meditated hard.

"I think we still have to drain the water into the river, although the river is high, but there is no other way, if the rainwater is not drained, this year's crops will be ruined, as the village chief said." A moment later, there was humanity.

The big guy couldn't think of any other way for a while, and when he heard someone say this, the others agreed: "Yes, we can only drain the water in the field first." Although the river is full, the water is flowing, and as long as the water from the fields is diverted into the river, the water will no longer threaten the crops. ”

"yes, yes." Everyone nodded.

"However, this is also a way to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause." Tang Daming frowned and said.

"The village chief, do you think there is any way to cure the root cause?" Someone asked.

Tang Daming shook his head slowly: "I'm also in a mess in my head now, so I asked the big guys to come up with ways and ideas." Then he looked at the group, "Everyone thinks about whether there is any other way to keep this farmland from flooding." Say whatever comes to mind, and it's okay to say something wrong, just say what you want. ”

"Yes, what idea does the big guy have, no matter if it works or not, let's say it for everyone's reference first." Wei Qifeng on the side also helped encourage everyone.

With the words of Tang Daming and Wei Qifeng, the scene became lively, and many people raised questions, or said what they thought was feasible for everyone to discuss.

Fox Xiaomei squatted under a tree, Wei Sanniang and Fox Dayou stood on the other side and talked to the people in the village, Thirteen stood not far from her, and Fox Lixiang stayed for a while, feeling that there was nothing wrong with herself, so she went home to practice embroidery.

Half an hour later, before everyone could discuss a charter, Hu Xiaomei quietly beckoned to the thirteen next to her.

Thirteen looked at her stunned and walked over according to her words. Stand three steps away from Fox Xiaomei.

Fox Xiaomei beckoned to him again, motioning for him to approach, Thirteen pursed his lips slightly, moved his steps, and then looked at Fox Xiaomei and motioned him to squat, Thirteen looked at the distance between himself and Fox Xiaomei. Fox Xiaomei squatted, he stood like this, there was still some distance between the two, if he just squatted down like this, the distance between the two would immediately become shorter, and it was only a step away, and the distance was so close that thirteen could see the fine hairs on Fox Xiaomei's face, the crystal skin, and the thick curly eyelashes on her big fluttering eyes.

Thirteen suddenly felt that the roots of his ears were a little hot, and he quietly moved the distance to the side, and looked up just in time to see the fox Xiaomei looking at him unhappily.

"Did you listen to me?" Fox Xiaomei glared at him.

Thirteen paused uncomfortably and said, "What? ”

The fox Xiaomei was so angry that her chest fell together, and she dared to say so much. This man didn't listen to a word, so what was he doing just now?

"You say, I'll listen." Seeing that Hu Xiaomei was unhappy, Thirteen hurriedly swept away the mess in her mind and said seriously.

Hu Xiaomei took a deep breath and told him her thoughts again.

Thirteen looked at her in surprise and said, "Why don't you say it yourself?" ”

"If you want to say it, you can say it." Fox Xiaomei looked unhappy. She is too lazy to be in this kind of limelight, lest the three aunts and six mothers-in-law in the village use her as a seasoning after tea and dinner when they have nothing to do.

Thirteen nodded.

The assembly in the crowd continued, discussing how to prevent the seedlings from dying in the fields and how to prevent flooding. There were a lot of ideas. There are ways to do it, but there's never a perfect way to have it both ways.

"This is a natural disaster, and it's not easy to find a way to have the best of both worlds."

Tang Daming, Fox Dayou and others are talking about when the rain will really stop. Suddenly, I heard someone outside the crowd say something in a loud voice.

All of them turned their heads to look out.

Outside the crowd. Under the tree stood a tall figure. Thirteen looked at Tang Daming and the others seriously, let everyone look at him, and continued: "Actually, the most important thing for us now is to think of a way to ensure that there is no more water in this field. As for when the rain will stop, it depends on God's will. ”

"And what do you have in mind?" Seeing that it was thirteen, Tang Daming said with a smile.

In the past few months, Thirteen has been eating and living in Fox Dayou's house, helping Fox Dayou and Wei Sanniang to do a lot of work, and occasionally helping Fox Xiaomei's jacket business a little bit, so everyone has subconsciously regarded Thirteen as a member of Fox Dayou's family.

"It's not a good idea, it's a stupid idea." Thirteen said unhurriedly, and after speaking, his eyes flashed to the fox Xiaomei on the side.

Fox Xiaomei scratched him fiercely, and actually said that her method was a stupid method.

"Oh, then you can hear it." Tang Daming became interested.

"Now that the rain has stopped, we should immediately drain the water from the fields into the river, leaving no water at all; The river has its own downstream, so you don't have to worry about whether the water can be drained out. What we should be worried about is what happens if it rains again? If there is water in the field, you can continue to drain it, but what if the river overflows the shore and floods the field? Or is there a way for us to dig a canal and divert the water to the other side? ”

A word woke up the dreamer, some people only thought about the crops, and didn't think about anything else, and then listened to the thirteen mention, only then did they realize what was the most important, and immediately panicked and asked, "Then what should I do?" ”

Tang Daming looked at Thirteen with appreciation, which was also what he had been worried about. It seems that it is useless to dig a ditch now, because if you want to drain the water, you still have to divert the water to the river, and the river water will rise and overflow to the shore, flooding the crops, where is there still a place to drain?

It's really an unsolvable problem.

"Looks like I'm going to have to make a trip to the mayor's mansion." Tang Daming groaned.

What's the use of going to the mayor, this is not the only village in Hujia Village, and the mayor doesn't have three heads and six arms, so he can't dig a ditch for them, and it's useless to find it.

There are not a few people who think this way.

Hu Xiaomei looked at Thirteen, Thirteen's eyes flashed, looked at Tang Daming and the others, and said, "Now I just hope that God, this rain will stop completely." ”

"yes, yes!" The women followed.

“…… But we also need to prepare for the worst. ”

Tang Daming and the others were stunned: "What is the worst plan." ”

Thirteen glanced at the old and weak women and children, his tone was not slow or urgent, and his voice was neither high nor low: "Think about what we should eat if we really don't have a harvest in the second half of the year?" What to take for the New Year? Think about what we would do if the rain kept falling. Think if anything worse will happen......"

"Thirteen!" Before Thirteen finished speaking, Fox Dayou immediately stopped him, seeing that some people showed horror in their eyes, he was afraid that if Thirteen continued, someone would really be unable to stay at night.

Thirteen shut up at the right time, he was still a euphemism, and according to the original words that Hu Xiaomei told him, it was even more difficult for people to accept love.

Thirteen's words really reminded everyone, and the people who were smiling just now all had stiff faces at this time, all of them looked serious, some with hesitation, and some with worry. (To be continued......)

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