"Well, it's getting drier and drier, and I'm afraid it's going to be going on for a while when I'm hearing on the radio. The water potential of this small stream in front of us is getting smaller and smaller, and if we don't think of a way, I'm afraid that the seedlings in this field will have a big problem! ”

The old branch secretary's face became serious, he took a big sip of the cigarette in his hand, pressed it on the sole of his shoe, and said with a gloomy face: "Our mountains have always relied on the sky for food, what can we do without water?"

Chen Youwei pulled the old branch secretary and wanted to say his thoughts, how to build more canals and ponds, and make more use of the topography to store water and fight drought. Suddenly, I heard a commotion outside, and a figure broke into the courtyard of the old branch secretary, panting and shouting, "Something happened!" Something happened! The barbarians of Xiaoli Bay have come to grab water! ”

Liu Weihong stood up with a brush, his eyes were red, and he shouted: "It's against him...... Grab water again! How did Li Cripple do it, he always turned over and over, saying that the rules of Hao Lu always don't admit it, it seems that they really think that we Liujiawan are easy to bully! ”

Looking at Chen Youwei, who didn't know why, Liu Weihong put on cloth shoes, pulled Chen Youwei and walked outside, and said: "Xiaoli Bay is the village in Jiangbei Province opposite, because as soon as we arrive downstream, they will grab water from us. Let's go, let's hurry up, if there is a fight, it will be a big deal. ”

Grab water?

Chen Youwei smiled bitterly, another thing happened that countless people in the city could not imagine. Chen Youwei, who grew up in the county town, has no concept of this at all, and in his memory, the Yicheng area is located at the junction of the north and south, with sufficient rainfall, and this kind of water grabbing should not happen at all, and this is not the great northwest where there is a shortage of water.

The seriousness on the face of the old branch secretary made Chen Youwei know that he was afraid that things were really not that simple.

Hurriedly rushed to the place of the incident, the scene of hundreds of people still made Chen Youwei shocked, looking at these people with hoes and shovels in their hands, who were emotionally blushing and scolding, Chen Youwei's first reaction was that they must not fight at this time, otherwise it would be a big event that would be difficult to end with a group of deaths and injuries.

"Cripple Li, why are you making trouble again, are there any rules?" Liu Weihong's arrival made the atmosphere a lot quieter.

"The old branch secretary has become ill because of lack of water, and we are here to discuss an explanation with you Shannan Yankees." Someone in the crowd on the other side shouted.

Liu Weihong was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "Okay, you cripple Li, this time you are smart, you hide behind and blow the yin wind, you are really fucking growing!" ”

"Liu Zhishu, don't talk so badly, see for yourself, your fields are so fertile, but our fields are not dry. Is this fair? A middle-aged man's face was ugly, and he said loudly: "We don't ask much, just plug your ditch for two days and lend it to us." ”

The villagers of Liujiawan were in an uproar, and some people scolded: "Our ditch is barely enough, and your mouth is really open, and the scorching sun is enough to kill our seedlings in two days." ”

"You still have water, we can't even plant seedlings downstream, if we don't have to eat this year, you Liujiawan will raise us?" Someone shouted on the other side.

The scene was chaotic again, and the two parties scolded each other and refused to show weakness.

Liu Weihong's face was ugly, Li Cripple, who often dealt with him, did not show up, he didn't even have someone to talk to now, and the anger in his heart could be imagined.

Chen Youwei stood quietly aside, and it was already clear that the continuous drought had made Xiaoli Bay downstream finally unable to bear it and began to ask for water from Liujiawan, which was located upstream. It seems that the two villages have happened countless times in the past because of the water grabbing, and they used to solve the problem through negotiation, but this time it may be that Xiao Liwan is a little at a loss, and even the village party secretary does not dare to show up.

It seems that today's matter is a bit of a, and Chen Youwei quickly sorted things out.

"It's a joke with them, if they don't let us, we will grab water, otherwise if you are hungry this year, none of you will be able to escape." A high-pitched voice shouted, looking at the way his eyes were red, like a gambler with red eyes.

Grass, where is the second goods, Chen Youwei scolded secretly, everyone was sweating profusely under the scorching sun, and the fire rose, after this guy's agitation, this is not dry firewood and the fire will burn at a moment.

Sure enough, the two groups of people who were originally distinct were huddled together and fought non-stop with a shout, and for a while, this hot scene made Chen Youwei stunned and did not react.

Liu Weihong, the old branch secretary, secretly screamed badly, and shouted: "Don't fight, don't fight!" ”

At first, someone on Liujiawan's side heard that the movement slowed down and had the heart to stop, but Xiao Liwan's side was merciless, and Liujiawan's side was naturally willing, waving the farm tools in his hand and turning around to fight with them, and the scene became chaotic.

This is not good, Chen Youwei saw that several people on both sides fell down in an instant, and some people covered their bleeding heads. said that it was too late and that it was fast, Chen Youwei rushed into the crowd with an arrow, met the Buddha and killed the Buddha, met the demon and killed the demon, and all the people who stood in front of him were caught and thrown far away.

Unconvinced, he swung his fist and smashed it on Chen Youwei's body, but was held down by Chen Youwei, who was quick with his hands, and with a slight force, the man fell to the ground. The red-eyed leader in the crowd of Xiao Liwan saw Chen Youwei so brave and immediately aimed at him, took advantage of Chen Youwei's back to him, raised his hoe and wanted to sneak attack him secretly.

"Don't!" Several people in the crowd exclaimed at the same time.

Chen Youwei heard the wind behind him approaching, where did he not know that someone was sneaking attack, sideways to dodge the other party's fatal blow, seeing that the person who sneaked up on was the guy who fanned the flames just now, he was furious in his heart, and kicked that person away with a side kick.

Listening to the sound of oops, the man was kicked by Chen Youwei and flew several meters and fell into the crowd of Xiaoliwan, overpowering a large number of companions.

The scene where he was shouting and shouting just now suddenly quieted down, and hundreds of eyes looked at Chen Youwei who was standing proudly in the center of the venue, and they were shocked by the clever kung fu of the martial arts master who could fly the eaves and walk the wall in the movie.

"Okay, if there is something to talk about, fighting and killing can't solve the problem, if any of you have an accident today, you will be happy?" Chen Youwei raised a hoe he snatched from his hands with both hands, broke it and threw it on the ground, and shouted: "The people of Xiao Liwan will go back to me, find your village cadres, if you still fight, Lao Tzu will accompany you!" ”

The crowd in Liujiawan erupted in a burst of enthusiastic cheers, they naturally didn't expect that this white-faced scholar from the county would have such skills. Thinking that there were such masters on his side, where would he be afraid of the barbarians in Xiao Li Bay, his heart rose for a while.

Xiao Li Wan and the others looked at each other, unwilling but they were shocked by Chen Youwei's amazing force, this is a master who can be like a no-man's land from the middle of a group of hundreds of people, they have suffered for a while, and they don't know what to do.

"Hey, what about you, do you continue to fight, or obediently go back to your village cadres to talk?" Chen Youwei saw that Xiao Liwan's eyes were on the guy who was kicked by himself, and asked.

The man was still rubbing his uncomfortable and inexplicable stomach, and when he heard Chen Youwei's question, he was frightened and waved his hand again and again: "Don't fight, don't fight, let's go back." ”

As if seeing the hidden worries in the other party's heart, Chen Youwei said lightly: "Don't worry, my strength is well controlled, and it will be fine to raise it for two days." ”

The man took a long breath, and seemed to be relieved, this wounded muscles and bones are like heaven, if he is really seriously injured, the days after this will be sad.

Seeing that they couldn't take advantage of it, everyone in Xiaoliwan dispersed in a daze, and only Chen Youwei was surrounded by the villagers of Liujiawan and asked curiously. The old branch secretary next to him looked relieved, obviously relieved that such a difficult situation could be solved so easily.

Most of the fields in Liujiawan Village are on a flat hinterland at the foot of the mountains, where streams merge into a small river that meanders through it and then enters the boundary of Jiangbei Province in the south. Compared to the rest of the mountain, Liujiawan and Xiaoli Bay in Jiangbei Province are located in areas that are more suitable for farming, so this shallow river has become a common water intake point for the two nearby villages.

It is said that it is located in the main vein area of Dakun Mountain, with abundant precipitation, and the water of the two villages in the mountains is definitely not a problem. Since the construction of the river reservoir further upstream, the water that originally flowed naturally downstream along the terrain has been artificially altered to flow into the river.

If precipitation is abundant, not only will there be no shortage of water in the entire mountainous area, but you will also have to be careful of flash floods. However, in the event of a major drought like this year, the water from a small stream is fine for people and animals, but if you want to meet the needs of irrigation, it will be much more stressful.

Chen Youwei stood beside the cool stream, observing and thinking, the river that was originally a few meters wide here is now only more than two feet, the entire stream is crystal clear, and from time to time there are a few small fish fry swimming rapidly. The farmland not far from the stream is full of rice, and it is now almost the heading season, and it needs a lot of water to nourish it. The villagers, who had gradually dispersed, returned to their fields and scooped water from a simple canal to irrigate one by one.

The old branch secretary took out the old cigarette pouch he was carrying, lit the fire and smoked dryly, looked at the decreasing turbid water in the simple canal, shook his head and sighed: "No wonder the people in Xiaoliwan are in a hurry, we still have so little water in the upstream, and they must be even more lacking in the downstream." If this god continues to be so dry, this year's output will definitely not be able to run. ”

Chen Youwei squatted on the ground, gestured for a long time, and asked: "I think this section of the terrain including Xiaoli Bay is relatively flat, why don't you dig a little deeper where the stream flows, as an artificial canal?" Old branch secretary, you see, you have dug a simple ditch along the side of the stream, although it is a little smaller, but now it is working. If you make a big one connected to the boundary of Xiaoli Bay, I estimate that this water is definitely enough for you to use casually. Otherwise, the water will run away in vain! ”

"Hey, to be honest, it's not like no one has thought of this idea, but ......" the old branch secretary sighed and said quietly: "Things are not so simple, after decades of fighting for water from time to time, coupled with hundreds of years of fighting with each other, it is really difficult to make the two villages calm down and talk well." ”

Chen Youwei took out a cigarette and lit it, his eyes were full of brilliance, and he said categorically: "I don't believe that a living person can be suffocated to death by urine!" Taking advantage of today's conflict, I think this is definitely a good time to solve the problem. ”

A long column of smoke spewed out heavily, and Chen Youwei said with confidence: "Chairman Mao said, don't grab your beard and eyebrows!" Now the biggest contradiction between Liujiawan and Xiaoliwan is to solve the problem of growing grain and eating, and everything else is on the sidelines. I dare say that as long as the people of our two villages unite and take advantage of the current dry season to quickly dig a long artificial pond and solve the water problem, everyone will be happy, and it will be too late to quarrel! ”

"Yes, if the water problem can be solved, there will not be so many disputes between the two villages." The old branch secretary listened with his brows stretched and kept nodding.

Looking at the boundless rice fields in the distance, Chen Youwei said with emotion: "The paddy fields of the two villages together are almost one or two thousand acres of land, if the problem of water is really solved, it is estimated that everyone's food and clothing problems in the future will definitely not be a problem." ”