Fan Kang was fished out of the pot by someone, and even rice was hung on his hair.

It's a pity that he didn't wait to stand firm and was pushed down again, and the rice grains on his body were scavenged clean by the victims, and he was dragged out by a pair of hands in embarrassment.

"Thank you," he arched his hand and thanked the strange man in front of him, but then he realized that something was wrong: "You are not a disaster victim?" ”

The victims were all yellow and thin, and their eyes were glowing green, while the men in front of them were full of a clear and casual elegance.

"In Xia Zhe Gongzi, passing by here to see your soup kitchen, I thought I could come over to help, but I didn't expect ......" Chen Qianzhi pointed to the commotion around him.

"There's no way, there are more people and less porridge, it's like this every time, I'm used to it," Fan Kang helped his hair bun and saluted again: "Are you passing by Fancheng?" If you don't have a place to rest, you can come to my house and sit down, drink a cup of tea, and wash off the dust. ”

He ordered someone to pack up the pots and stoves and other things, and took the three of them back to the next place.

is different from what he imagined, Fan Kang, as the patriarch, lives in a simple two-entry and exit courtyard.

Ling Xi was puzzled: "Didn't you say that the people of this Fan family are all backbones?" But I think this patriarch is quite good, with the style of Confucianism. ”

Qian Xizhong smiled meaningfully: "That's because you haven't seen the other Fan family, girl!" ”

Fancheng was originally a wasteland, where the ancestors of the Fan family cultivated wasteland, multiplied and multiplied, and after generations of hard work, it developed into today's Fancheng.

Although there are also people with foreign surnames in the city, the people of the Fan nationality account for seventy or eighty percent, and they are veritable land dragons.

Later, the imperial court sent officers and soldiers to garrison, and the military power was forced, which caused the dissatisfaction of the Fan family.

Relying on the great cause of the family, there are many people in the big clan, and the Fan family and the city defense army have clashed dozens of times, and the Fan family's vitality is so injured that no one is willing to do it.

Fan Kang was born as a Jinshi, and was ordered to accept the position of patriarch in danger, and reluctantly maneuvered between the court and the clansmen.

Fan Kang invited the three of them to sit down, but before he could say hello, he heard someone shouting outside the door.

"Fan Kang, you come out for me."

"Third uncle?" Fan Kang hurriedly got up to greet him: "Third uncle, why are you here?" ”

Outside the fence wall, several middle-aged men with white beards rushed in with great vigour.

"Fan Kang, are you going to make porridge again?"

“…… Yes, third uncle, listen to me......"

"Fan Kang, you can do it enough, take the things of the public family, you admit your personal feelings," Uncle Fan San's angry beard floated: "You don't want to think about it, our Fan family can't eat enough, and you even take the rice of Baihuahua to feed idlers." ”

"No, third uncle, the rice for the porridge is my own, and I personally ......"

"What of your own? Don't you have the surname Fan? As long as you have the surname Fan for one day, then you are a member of the Fan family, and our Fan family's rice does not support outsiders...... Well? Where did the three of them come from? ”

Third Uncle Fan saw Chen Qianzhi and the others, and his old eyes glared, "There is still a woman ......"

That look swept over Ling Xi's whole body with extreme presumptuousness.

Ling Xi was very uncomfortable to look at, and was just about to turn around, when his eyes darkened, and Chen Qianzhi blocked in front of him.

He tilted his head, and under his clear aura, his eyes were gloomy as if he was about to kill, staring at Third Uncle Fan.

Third Uncle Fan retracted his gaze stupidly: "Fan Kang, who are they?" You're picking up random people on the street again? ”

"No, third uncle, they are just passers-by," Fan Kang smiled and introduced the three of them: "This is the eldest elder of our family, and also my third uncle, this is the son of Zhe, these two are ......"

He didn't know the names of Ling Xi and Qian Xizhong yet.

Chen Qianzhi said coldly: "Let's stop and leave, there is no need to know the name." ”

He turned over, wrapped one hand around Ling Xi's waist, wrapped it in the crook of his arm, and let him sit in front of him, completely blocking everyone's view.

Third Uncle Fan gritted his old teeth and smiled: "The road is not smooth now, especially for you who have brought young women, you better be careful, don't lose your life and complain about the heavens when the time comes!" ”

He glared at Fan Kang warningly, didn't say anything more, and led people away.

Qian Xizhong spat: "Patriarch Fan, your patriarch is too sloppy, that old man is riding on your head and peeing." ”

"It's not a secret, the position of the patriarch of the Fan family was originally the third uncle's, and I was just a nominal name, but I just wanted the clan to suffer less...... Come, don't talk about it, drink tea. ”

Fan Kang doesn't have any good tea, but it is a broken leaf at the end of the tea, and after brewing it with hot water, a faint tea fragrance wafts out.

Chen Qianzhi asked about the old things in Fancheng in a casual tone.

Ling Xi was idle, so he walked around the courtyard with tea and took a sip of tea.

"Hmm......"

She snorted, barely swallowing the tea in her mouth.

"What's wrong?" Tatsuchizuki immediately ran over, and the bottom of his pupils was slightly nervous.

"It's okay, it's the water...... It's so hard to drink! ”

"Unpleasant?" Chen Qianzhu glanced at her suspiciously, took her hand, and took a sip of the tea in her cup.

After tasting the product, he swallowed hard: "Indeed, bitter, astringent, and stock...... The strange smell of tea can't be changed. ”

Qian Xizhong squatted on the edge of the well and knocked on the brick wall: "Look at this muddy soup and water......

There was a severe drought in the past few months, and it has only rained heavily in recent days, and the dry well barely has some water, but it is still very muddy.

"This is saline water," Fan Kang said with a smile: "It's okay on weekdays, but it's even more difficult to drink in the season when it doesn't rain, our ancestors drank this kind of water, and we're used to it, but you're guests, so you're not used to it." ”

"Don't drink such undrinkable water, we have a water bladder in the car," Chen Qianzhi took Ling Xi's teacup, "If you are thirsty, let Qian Shizhong go back and fetch it." ”

Ling Xi didn't seem to hear his words, and said thoughtfully: "I know why the drought in this place is the worst!" ”

It also hasn't rained for several months, but the Shiliang River side is the worst.

Fan Kang's spirit was shocked: "Why? ”

"Saline water!"

Saline land is difficult to grow crops.

However, the Shiliang River is an underground river, which buffers the pH of the soil to a large extent, so that the grain can survive.

But in the dry season, the water level of the Shiliang River drops, and the salinity index soars, not to mention the crops, the grass and trees can die.

"Saline-alkali water," Chen Qianzhi also thought of it: "So, the matter here is also very easy to solve, and the south-to-north water diversion ...... As long as the ditch is opened and the water of the Li River is diverted, the saline-alkali land situation can be fundamentally solved! ”

"Do you still know about the South-to-North Water Diversion?"

[Isn't the South-to-North Water Diversion a term that only exists in modern times? 】

[How could a tyrant know such a trendy word?] 】

Chen Qianzhi's pupils shrank uncontrollably, and said quietly: "But this matter is huge, and we have to think about it in the long run, Patriarch Fan, let's talk about it first......"

He grabbed Fan Kang's wrist and walked briskly back into the house.

Ling Xi looked at his back and frowned slightly.

[Did I think too much?] 】

[Why do you feel tyrant...... It's a bit weird!! 】