Pang Degong took Liu Xiu out of the house, and saw a group of farmers in short shirts and shabby clothes gathered together.

These people all had anxious looks on their faces.

Seeing Pang Degong come out, a pair of eyes fell on Pang Degong. A group of people surrounded Pang Degong and talked nonsense, and the scene was noisy, just like a vegetable market.

"Quiet!"

Pang Degong's face was serious, and he shouted in a deep voice.

In an instant, dozens of peasant households were all quiet.

looked at Pang Degong's eyes one by one, with longing, but also worried.

The cheeks covered with wind and frost were tight, and the calloused hands were clenched, revealing the eagerness in their hearts.

Pang Degong's eyes swept over everyone, his eyes were sharp, his tone was serious, and he said: "Each of you speaks, gossiping, your voice is too noisy, and there are too many questions, I can't answer them alone." I'll give you half an hour, and you will call a man out and let him speak to me. ”

After hearing this, the farmers thought it was reasonable and immediately began to discuss.

Liu Xiu saw it in his eyes and admired Pang Degong's handling in his heart.

If Pang Degong came up and asked one by one, the whole scene would be out of control, and the problem would not be solved. Pang Degong took the lead and suppressed the opinions of the farmers, and then asked the farmers to nominate one person to be the representative, so that they could communicate smoothly.

It didn't take long for the farmers to nominate one person to come out.

"Pang Gong, my name is Qi Tan, I am a farmer under the mountain, let me talk about it. ”

Qi Tan is from a farmer's family, but he is chivalrous and fair, especially the villagers near Lumen Mountain have a headache and brain fever, Qi Tan is enthusiastic to help, and he has a high prestige in the farmer's household.

Pound said fairly: "Sit down and say." ”

Everyone sat down, and Pang Degong asked, "Tell me, what difficulties did you encounter?"

Qi Tan's face was worried, and he replied: "The main difficulty is still the lack of water. After the beginning of spring this year, there was less rain, and it has lasted until June, and there has not been much rain. Although Lumen Mountain is close to the Han River, it is a long distance and troublesome to divert water from the Han River to the farmland below the mountain. It's June, and the rice fields need water, but it's scarce. In the long run, this year's harvest is likely to be significantly reduced. The villagers came to find Pang Gong together, just to ask Pang Gong to think of a way to solve the current dilemma. ”

Pang Degong frowned slightly, when it came to the harvest of the farmland, he couldn't think of a solution for a while.

This is not a simple matter.

Qi Tan said: "If the problem of water shortage cannot be solved, the problem will be serious. The villagers around Lumen Mountain all rely on the sky to eat, and if the sky is not beautiful, they will all be hungry. ”

After pondering for a long time, Pang Degong said: "This matter will be handled by the old man." ”

Qi Tan asked, "What is Pang Gong going to do?"

It's not that Qi Tan doesn't believe in Pang Degong, it's because he has encountered a problem related to whether his stomach can eat enough, and he must be cautious.

Pound said fairly: "I have three plans for this matter. ”

"First, the old man promised that if the harvest envoy arrived, the rice yield in the field was greatly reduced, but not so hungry, the old man would reduce the rent of the villagers, so that the villagers could survive smoothly. ”

"Second, if the natural disaster is severe, the grain harvested in the fields is seriously not enough to eat. The old man will open a warehouse to release grain, give the villagers a certain amount of food, and let the villagers survive the disaster year. ”

"Third, the current drought is caused by a lack of water, and the old man will send people to fetch water to alleviate the current drought. ”

Pang Degong's face was calm, and he directly said three guarantees.

As soon as these words came out, the farmers led by Qi Tan cheered, and their eyes showed excitement.

They are tenants of the Pang family, and they cultivate the fields of the Pang family.

Pang Degong promised that in the event of a drought, they would reduce their rents and even open warehouses to release grain, which meant that even if there was a major drought, they would be able to survive the disaster year. The most important thing is that the Pound Guild is fully committed to solving the problem of water access, which is the most important thing.

Everyone pushed the gold mountain and poured the jade pillar, and thanked them one after another.

At this time, there were attendants from the house who came out with tea, so that the farmers could drink tea to quench their thirst, and let the farmers be grateful.

Pang Degong smiled slightly, waved his hand at Liu Xiu, and said, "Fellow villagers, this is Liu Xiu, the disciple of the old man." He is good at water conservancy, and this time, he will do his best to solve the problem of water shortage. Please rest assured that the drought will be overcome. This year's harvest in the field will not be affected. ”

The corners of Liu Xiu's mouth twitched, why did he suddenly pull on his body.

However, Qi Tan and the rest of the farmers looked at Liu Xiu, hurriedly thanked him, and recognized Liu Xiu.

This scene made Liu Xiu even more upset.

Just now, he was still admiring Pang Degong's handling of it very powerfully, but he didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, Pang Degong pushed the matter to him and pushed him into the fire pit.

In the face of the farmers' gratitude and thanks, Liu Xiu had to smile.

At this time, Pang Degong's platform cannot be dismantled.

After Qi Tan and the other peasant households left, Liu Xiucai said worriedly: "Teacher, the disciples do not know water conservancy, will it be too difficult to let the disciples solve the problem of drought? Moreover, the drought has already occurred, and it is difficult to solve the problem of water for a while. ”

The matter of fetching water came too suddenly.

Pound said fairly: "Let you do it, there are two considerations. ”

Liu Xiu asked, "Which two considerations?"

Pang Degong replied: "First, this time to get water is the first test for you to go to Lumen Mountain. Or rather, the first test after you get started. Second, you will encounter all kinds of problems in the future, which will be more difficult and hasty. But if you are not sure, you will not do it? Someone has to do it. ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, his heart was shocked.

Pang Degong's words are reasonable, if you encounter unsolvable difficulties in the future, don't you care?

No way!

Liu Xianse said: "The teacher's teachings are remembered by the disciples. ”

Pang Degong smiled slightly and said, "In my study, there are books on water conservancy. In the meantime, you should read it for yourself and find a solution as soon as possible. If you need to use personnel, you can transfer them directly from the government. The old man believes that the farmers under the mountain are also willing to help you. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Disciple understands!" After a pause, Liu Xiu said: "Without further ado, the disciple will first check the information, and then think about the solution." ”

At this time, Liu Xiu's mind was already full of solving the problem of drought.

This was his first test after he started, and it had to be done beautifully.

Pang Degong waved his hand and said, "Go!"

Liu Xiu was also anxious in his heart, and hurriedly walked to Pang Degong's study.

Pang Degong's face was solemn, he instructed Pang Fu to pack up the tea, and went down the mountain alone. He didn't think of a solution to the drought and water shortage in the farmland for a while, so he had to go to Sima Hui and Huang Chengyan to seek a strategy and let them also participate