Chapter 517: Sacrifice to the Gods
It's easy to finish the work, and everyone sits down to rest. The young people of Tonghua Village sighed with emotion that thanks to the officials sent by His Royal Highness the King of Han last year, they insisted on repairing the water conservancy.
Originally, the old village chief was still making trouble behind his back, provoking the villagers to obstruct the matter, and injured Liao Xiancheng who came. In the end, it was the guard general sent by His Royal Highness's young lady who whipped him honestly, and even gave up his position as the village head. replaced Yu Shukui, who is younger and more down-to-earth.
Now look at the tall waterwheels that can bring distant water closer to the fields. Otherwise, they will have the strength to open up the wasteland, and they will not have the strength to carry water every day.
Sorghum does not have a draught and is drought tolerant.
As long as you plant it, even if you are only willing to grow half of it, you can always chop it up and feed the livestock and save some food.
It's just that there is little open space in the village, and planting this little sorghum can't solve many problems. Everyone soon talked about what else they could plant.
However, one person suddenly pointed out that "this year's crops in the fields are growing much slower than in previous years, and there is less water, it is impossible to save them all." Is that a concentration of water sources and the preservation of part of the fields first? β
The young men fell silent.
Of course, they know that it makes sense.
But in this way, it will inevitably involve the loss of the interests of some villagers. At that time, whoever protects the family, who does not protect the family, will definitely break the head again.
Even if all agree to it, how to distribute the harvested food will be a big problem.
So some villagers said that let the village chief take the idea.
But such an offending thing is difficult for Yu Shukui to do.
He is just in his early forties this year, he is usually stable and generous, and he is very popular in the village, so he chose the new village chief this time.
But in the end, there is more than kindness, but lack of experience.
Just as he was frowning and thinking of an idea, a few village children came running. Each looking for his own father, but they all said the same thing.
"A few masters in the village discussed that they wanted to sacrifice to the gods, and they wanted each family to prepare three animal sacrifices, and they also invited the great immortals to dance the gods."
When Yu Shukui heard this, his eyebrows were almost twisted into pimples.
There were already people next to him who were not happy, "Why do you want to sacrifice to the gods again?" It's all like this, who still has spare money? β
"Yes, isn't it good to eat at home? You have to throw it into the river and waste it in vain! β
"You have the ability, you go and tell the old people in the village! I'm afraid your father will have to jump up and beat you with a stick if he is the first one. β
Everyone laughed.
After the ridiculous, they were all deeply helpless.
When Liao Xiancheng lived in the village with water conservancy officials before, he had a science popularization with everyone, and there was a relationship between many people competing for water.
Most of the young people can listen to it, but the old people in the village only think it is nonsense.
It has never been a blessing to have many children and grandchildren, and I have never heard that there will be not enough water to eat if there are too many children. If the wind and rain are not smooth, it is a bad thing, and God will not take care of it.
With these old people, the reason doesn't make sense.
What can I do in the end?
Don't you have to pay the same amount of money to watch them throw the good things that each family is reluctant to eat into the water?
However, some people didn't give up, so they grinded with the new village chief, "Brother Shukui, you have to think of a way to persuade the old people in the village." It's not that we don't want to spend this money, but it's clear that it's useless to spend it, so why waste things? β
"It's better to give a bite to the old people and dolls, I have absolutely no problem with that."
"That's right! We haven't eaten meat for a long time, and we can't stand it when we throw it into the river to feed the fish. β
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Since everyone was looking forward to it, Yu Shukui had to grit his teeth and agree, "Okay!" I'll say when I get back. β
Who knew that when he returned to the village, he opened his mouth, but he was surrounded and scolded by the old people in the village.
"I know that you kid is not thinking right, you only know how to shoot those officials all day long, so why don't you care if we live or die?"
"How many benefits has the government secretly given you, and you want to harm your relatives in your hometown like this?"
"I see, it's their gang of water conservancy repairers who broke the ancestral feng shui, so that God doesn't rain!"
"That's right! The worst is the Rausch waterwheel, which turns and turns all day long, and turns all the bad luck. Let's go and tear it down, tear it down! β
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At the entrance of the village, a group of cars and horses are slowly coming.
Liao Wenzhong, the local county Cheng, was beaten at the beginning and was rescued by the beautiful lady, and he was proudly introduced to His Royal Highness the King of Han.
"If you want to say that this Tonghua Village was not civilized in the past. But since the new village chief, the situation has changed greatly. Now like Zhaojiagou, it is a typical example of this county! β
Oh, how is it different?
His Royal Highness the King of Han was still interested, waiting to hear the following, and was attracted by the hustle and bustle of the waterwheel at the entrance of the village.
"What's going on?"
A group of gray-haired old men are actually holding sticks and hoes, beating a group of young men who are guarding the waterwheel.
The women and children at the back pulled and cried, and became a mess.
Ding Qing took a closer look, and the one headed by him was actually the new village chief praised by Liao Wenzhong, Yu Shukui!
At this time, Liao Wenzhong didn't care about slapping his face, and hurriedly ran to the front to save people.
"Stop, stop! What are you doing here? What are you going to do? β
"Lord Liao, it's Lord Liao who is here!"
"The officials are here, why don't you stop soon? Do you want to go to prison? β
It was still the guards brought by His Royal Highness, and the voice was full of intimidation and loudness, which finally made the emotional old people stop for the time being.
But there are those stubborn ones, relying on their old age, and they don't give up.
"It's good to eat prison food, seeing that God doesn't give people food, it's better to go to prison food, it's better to manage until I close my eyes!"
Such angry words are tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, and suddenly make the contradictions in the field even more intense.
The old people who had just stopped responded one after another.
Liao Wenzhong didn't know what to do, when he suddenly heard a pop, and someone squeaked and laughed like a mouse that had stolen oil.
This laugh made the old people angry.
When I raised my eyes, I saw a baby-faced, very festive young man walking forward with a spring breeze on his face.
"Hey, I see that grandpa is born with a red face, and he can live to be one hundred and eleven, to say the least. Even if you only live to be a hundred years old, you have to go to prison, but you don't have to put his poor official-"
He raised his hand and pointed at Liao Wenzhong, "Are you poor to eat?" β
Such a playful and scoundrel young man is always more likable.
In particular, he also helped the old man make fun of officials, which was even more likeable.
The uncle really didn't want to get angry, so he only gambled and said, "What you say today, in short, this waterwheel, we have dismantled!" β
"Yes, the bad feng shui thing, it's dismantled!"
Wow!
Liao Wenzhong saw the baby face named Ji Yun, but his face did not change color, and he applauded in support, "The old man eats more salt than we eat, you can't say it well, it must be reasonable." β
When the old people were very satisfied with what they heard, he suddenly changed his words, "It's just that this waterwheel was not built for you by the government for nothing, but was borrowed money for you to repair." If you borrow it, you have to pay it back. β
What the?
An old man suddenly said, "That's not what we want." β
But Ji Yun spread his hands, "Then you don't object?" Otherwise, how can it be built? β
At this moment, the old people were dumbfounded.
How can the countryman be honest, how can his brain turn past the former Heavenly Master Ji Zhuzi who was abducted and deceived when he was a child?
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