Patriarch Liu nodded, and suddenly said a little awkwardly: "Nephew Jiang Xian, we have something to ask, pay off Nephew Jiang Xian, we must help." ”

"Oh, I don't know what's wrong with Uncle Liu?" Jiang Wei had vaguely guessed what Patriarch Liu meant, but he built a canal for Bayuan to save himself and get rid of poverty, because only by building this canal can the thousands of acres of fields in their village be useful, but Shangwan Village is different. So Jiang Wei had to pretend to be stupid.

Patriarch Liu said a little embarrassed: "We looked at the irrigation map of Bayuan, and also asked the clansmen who know how to work in the river, they said that the situation in Bayuan is that there is no way to irrigate even if there is water, but although the canal you built has not been completed, they said that once it is completed, the whole line will definitely be opened." So we'd like to ask you to help us design an irrigation map for Upper Bay. Don't worry, you don't have to ask for anything. ”

Although Jiang Wei had this idea, he was a little embarrassed when Patriarch Liu said it first, building a canal is a matter for the benefit of the country and the people, and it is also a good thing to be famous, so Jiang Wei can't ask for too many benefits, otherwise his reputation will be ruined.

Jiang Cun and King Qi's matter is not over yet, these fellows were very powerful last time, if he plays hard this time, I am afraid that no one will help him next time he has something. Thinking of this, Jiang Wei waved his hand and said: "It's all from the villagers, it's not interesting for you to say that." ”

Hearing Jiang Wei's words, Patriarch Liu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, this is what you deserve, you say it, no matter how much money it is, we will go back and raise it." ”

Looking at the ordinary people with different expressions, Jiang Wei shook his head and said: "It's not easy for anyone these years, it's all for a bite to eat, in order not to let others say that I am pretentious and high-minded, and win over the people, let's donate a hemp oak tree according to your population." ”

"What else?" Patriarch Liu asked curiously, they had already prepared a hundred taels of silver, and a lot of other things, but Jiang Wei wanted to donate a hemp oak tree by himself. What's the use of him getting so many oak trees? When does the firewood burn?

"If you have any more, can you put a basket of hemp oak leaves on your back?"

"Of course, it's not a big deal." Patriarch Liu readily agreed to Jiang Wei's request.

"Then there is no such thing, let's go, let them follow the arrangement of my fourth uncle under the leadership of their respective patriarchs, and start building the river embankment, let's go and see your old irrigation canal in Shangwan."

"Good"

Jiang Wei agreed so easily, and the promise made Patriarch Liu a little surprised, after all, they almost shouted and killed yesterday, but today they actually cooperated together.

Patriarch Liu and several clan elders in the village led Jiang Wei around the entire Shangwan, Jiang Wei looked at it, shook his head and said: "It seems that the irrigation situation in your village is worse than I imagined, if it weren't for us to raise the water level, your paddy field would be a little bit by the river, and it was all dry land, and it was undulating, and it was even more difficult to irrigate than our land in the plain." ”

If it was easy for Patriarch Liu not to find Jiang Wei, the river workers in their village tried their best, but there was no corresponding countermeasure, and it was still a drought and a waterlogging, and they had to fight several times a year because of land problems.

"Alas, it can be said, we all think that our Shangwan Village is a treasure of feng shui, fertile for thousands of miles, in fact, we have to know that we are suffering, seeing such a big river at the door, but you don't need to do anything."

Listening to Patriarch Liu's complaints, Jiang Wei swept the Boundary Mountain next to Trinity, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said, "Have you ever thought about building a canal on the back of the Boundary Mountain?" Although your Shangwan Village is next to the Bahe River, your boundary mountain is the last branch of a section that stretches out of the mountain, and further down is a flat river. That is, the river, although you have made a lot of river flats over the years, as long as there is a big flood, all those lands are useless, they will be washed away, so you have to find a way to irrigate your mountains. ”

Patriarch Liu nodded and said, "It's not bad at all, but I don't know how to solve it?" ”

"You build the embankment first, let me go back and think about it, and give you an answer in two days."

"Okay" Hearing Jiang Wei's words, Patriarch Liu said a little lonely, they know what the situation is in their village, why they are called Shangwan Village is because their village is an inlet in the waters of the Bahe River, and later after the Bahe River was diverted to the boundary mountain next to Bayuan, they got a lot of fertile land by clamping the straight river, and it was not as good as Jiang Village a hundred years ago.

Everyone was engaged in the work of building the canal in full swing, Jiang Wei became the most leisurely, his parents went into battle, and even the young Jiang Zhen ran to help carry the soil with a small bamboo cage. Jiang Wei himself returned home as a wanderer.

Seeing Jiang Wei enter the door, the grandmother who was basking in the sun in the yard suddenly brightened her eyes and beckoned to Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei hurriedly walked over and said, "Grandma, what's the matter?" ”

"Bighead, they didn't come back, did they?"

"No, it's still early for work."

"That's good," Grandma said, and suddenly entered the kitchen mysteriously, and after a while, she walked out with a black porcelain bowl full of openings and said, "Xing'er, this is the egg cake that your mother baked for me, I didn't want to eat it, it's still hot, you should eat it quickly." ”

Hearing this, Jiang Wei hurriedly shook his head and said, "Grandma, this is made for you by your mother, you have bad teeth and can't bite the black flour cake, so I won't eat it." ”

"Why are you disobedient, child? This is specially left for you by grandma, and I will be angry if you don't eat it. Grandma's face changed as she spoke, and she walked aside with a displeased face.

Seeing that her grandmother was unhappy, Jiang Wei was busy: "Okay, I'll eat." So saying, he picked up the bread in the bowl and ate it.

Seeing Jiang Wei eat grandma, he laughed happily, although the egg cake did not have oil and water, but Jiang Wei ate it warmly, grandma is always like this, hiding the delicious food left by his parents and then giving them a few to eat, of course, Jiang Qing is naturally the one who eats the most.

In the past, the two brothers also stole their grandmother's food, but they were beaten by their father, and they have never dared to move their crooked eyes since then, but there is no grandmother in the world who does not love her grandson, and the two are not taken care of when their parents are away.

A patch of cakes made Jiang Wei understand that his task was arduous, the whole family of six, every meal was carefully calculated, without exception, although Jiang Qing ate the most at each meal, he was definitely not full, Jiang Wei personally saw what state Jiang Qing was in when he was a man.

In order to change the current predicament, Jiang Wei has already thought of how to get rich, and asked the villagers of Shangwan Village to help cut down the oak tree because he needed this thing.