Wu Ju drove slowly along the village road in a jeep, looking at the farmland on both sides of the road from time to time.

Seeing that many farmlands were dry and cracked, his brows couldn't help frowning: "Since the beginning of spring this year, there has been a lot of heavy rain and light rain! Why is there such a situation in the farmland of Saltpeter Village?"

Zhang Xiangjun, who was sitting in the back, couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "I'm not a villager of Saltpeter Village, how can I answer your question, but looking at the overgrown weeds along the canal, I'm afraid that the waterway is impassable!"

"Yes! It seems that this village chief Wang not only has a problem with his work style, but also has a big problem with solving the actual problems of the common people!" Wu Ju sighed lightly: "It is not possible for Saltpeter Village to go on like this, and people will starve to death when the time comes." ”

"Village Chief Wang has been arrested now, it's useless for you to talk about him again, if you really want to change the situation, you must elect a new village chief to manage saltpeter village as soon as possible. Zhang Xiangjun proposed.

"You're right. Wu Ju's eyes lit up when he heard this, and after smiling, he didn't talk much, but drove his car intently.

Along the way, he met many villagers who were busy picking seedlings, and he carefully avoided them.

I wanted to call some villagers I knew to go to Donglong Reservoir to help Liu Dazhao clean up the canal, but in the end, I didn't dare to speak.

Because he found a very bad phenomenon along the way, that is, the people of Saltpeter Village are very scattered now, and I am afraid that most of the villagers will not listen to what he says at all.

Seeing that Shiniu Mountain was in front of him, he didn't think about anything else at the moment.

After the jeep got into Liu Xing's barn, he parked it in the east corner.

As soon as he got out of the car with Zhang Xiangjun, he saw Zhou Qiuxiang walking out of the kitchen with a bucket.

"Sister-in-law, busy!" As soon as they met, Wu Ju greeted with a smile.

Zhang Xiangjun also waved his hand at Zhou Qiuxiang: "Sister-in-law, I'm coming to your house to eat again." ”

"Look at what you said. Zhou Qiuxiang was a little surprised, but when she heard Zhang Xiangjun's words, she couldn't help laughing: "You can come to my house because you look at me, it's just ...... It's just what they're here for?"

Zhou Qiuxiang pointed to Li Dawei, Liu Siwen and others who came out of the car.

"Help with rice planting, this is what I told Liu Xing. Wu Ju said with a smile.

"Ah, so many people?" Zhou Qiuxiang was a little confused.

"We're here to eat. Zhang Xiangjun was afraid of scaring Zhou Qiuxiang, so he even explained teasingly, and while saying this, he also pulled Ding Lan and Niu Lianfang to his side.

The implication is that he is not the only one who rubs rice, there are several!

When Zhou Qiuxiang heard this, he didn't dare to ask more: "What about the star man, why didn't he come back?"

"Ride the black calf with melon seeds, and Lan Lan is behind!" Ding Lan replied.

"Yes, let's drive fast!" Niu Lianfang said: "According to the speed of the black calf, I am afraid that it will take an hour to get home." ”

"That's it!" Zhou Qiuxiang breathed a sigh of relief: "Then have you eaten?" If you haven't eaten, I'll make it for you." ”

"Sister-in-law, although we are rubbing rice, we are not so shameless! Wu Ju opened the door of the jeep, quickly took out two sets of old work clothes, one for Zhang Xiangjun, and put them on in front of everyone.

Ding Lan and Niu Lianfang saw that Wu Ju had taken the lead, and hurriedly went to the car to change the old clothes they brought.

Li Dawei, Liu Siwen and others also took action, and after a while, they all changed into the clothes of working in the fields.

Zhou Qiuxiang was really a little panicked when she saw this posture.

After all, this deputy director, as well as the director of Hengshui Distillery, can't afford to help him plant rice!

But she didn't dare to ask the inside story here, and under the entanglement, she had to pull Ding Lan, who she knew, to a secluded corner: "Has my star boy committed an accident in the market these days?

"Sister-in-law, you are too careful, how could Liu Xing make trouble. Ding Lan smiled and stretched out her hand to comb the hair in front of her forehead: "It's that we have something to ask him, but he said that he didn't have time to plant seedlings, so we had to help with the rice planting matter first." ”

"That's it!" Zhou Qiuxiang breathed a sigh of relief: "This guy is just messing around, there is no water in a lot of farmland in the house, so he doesn't dare to plant rice at all!"

"No, I saw my eldest brother open the gate in Donglong Reservoir to release water, or it won't be long before the shortage of water in the farmland will be solved. Ding Lan reminded.

"Really? That's great. As soon as Zhou Qiuxiang heard that the water source was solved, she was happy, and she didn't care about talking to Ding Lan, so she picked up the hoe in the corner of the kitchen and left.

It's not that she's positive, it's that water is really important to farmers.

"Wait a minute, sister-in-law, where is your rice field, I have to know the specific location before I can go to kuai rice seedlings!" Ding Lan looked at Lian and shouted.

"Right by the river. Zhou Qiuxiang stretched out her finger, and before Ding Lan could see it clearly, she trotted all the way away.

"I'm really anxious. Ding Lan shook his head.

Wu Ju, Zhang Xiangjun, Li Dawei, Liu Siwen and others were also a little dumbfounded.

But he didn't say much, but took a few stacks of straw in the threshing field and walked towards the rice fields by the river.

Along the way, many villagers who were busy in the farmland saw this scene and couldn't help but whisper in private.

"Look, this relative's relative! ”

"You know what a fart! People are wearing work clothes, and we in the countryside generally can't afford to wear them!"

"They seem to have come to help with the rice planting, the one in front...... My God, isn't that Director Wu?"

"Now that he is the deputy director, don't shout, it seems that he is here to help Liu Dazhao's family. ”

"Really, Liu Dazhao is so awesome now?"

"Yes, he actually asked the deputy director to help plant the seedlings, which is too inhumane. ”

"Shhhh

"Yes!

......

The villagers' voices were heard word by word by Wu Ju and others.

But they couldn't do anything but smile bitterly.

Of course, they can still afford this 'wind and waves'.

It's nothing compared to completing the task of leadership.

Just walking to the edge of the rice field, some of them have unnatural expressions.

In addition to Li Dawei, Wu Ju and Zhang Xiangjun, the others looked at the turbid water in the seedling field, that is, you look at me, I look at you, you don't dare to go down to the field at all.

Seeing this, Wu Ju wanted to scold a few words, but in the end he didn't put it into action.

After all, many of the people brought this time have never done farm work before, and as for rice planting, I am afraid that there is even more none.

Therefore, if he can not speak, he will try not to speak, and it is better to do more things.

Ding Lan and Niu Lianfang saw that Wu Bureau and Zhang Xiangjun had gone to the field to make seedlings, and there was no way, so the two had to roll up their trousers and carefully go down to the seedling field.

Seeing that it was not as uncomfortable as they imagined, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Dawei took several cadres of Hengshui Distillery, and when he saw this, he also went down to the seedling field, rolled up his sleeves and raised the seedlings.

Liu Siwen had no choice but to grit his teeth, take off his shoes, roll up his trousers, and jump into the seedling field with the cadres of Zhongyi Distillery.

This jump, it seems like nothing.

But the rippling splash woke up the leeches hiding in the shadows.

After they smelled the breath of humans, they were like hormones Xiaoqiang, desperately swimming towards the thighs standing in the seedling field.

A moment later, a bold leech tasted its first blood.

But it also elicited a scream.

This scream was made by Liu Siwen.

The whole person is like a frightened calf, jumping around in the rice field.

Wu Ju looked at it and frowned: "What's wrong with you?"

"Something bites my calf. Liu Siwen panicked and hurriedly climbed the ridge.

When he saw that it was a big black leech sucking his blood, he hurriedly reached out and ripped it off with a sad face, and then threw it desperately into the river.

Since the leech had already sucked blood, the wound was bleeding all of a sudden after it was torn off.

When Liu Siwen saw this scene, his face turned white in an instant: "No, no! I'm fainting, I have to go back and bandage it." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Wu Ju to agree, he spread his feet and limped towards the barn.

This scene made the surrounding villagers who planted rice see it, and they couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Some bold villagers even teased a few words.

This made Wu Ju and Zhang Xiangjun's faces ugly.

But they didn't dare to talk much.

After all, Liu Siwen's behavior is really embarrassing.

Seeing this, Li Dawei spoke: "Wu Bureau, it's not okay for Liu Siwen to be cheating and slippery like this, we have to make an appointment with him for three chapters!"

"Don't say it, I'm annoyed now!" Wu Ju got up and straightened his waist, and suddenly he was stunned, and then angrily raised his foot and kicked at a thick-eyed cadre of Zhongyi Distillery: "You don't fucking know how to say it!"

"Old Wu, don't lose your temper, okay?" Seeing this, Zhang Xiangjun hurriedly stopped Wu Ju.

"I'm losing my temper, can you see for yourself?" Wu Ju picked up the seedlings that the thick-eyebrow cadres threw in the seedling field, and there was raging anger in his eyes: "He didn't uproot the seedlings, but only the stems and leaves on them, how can you explain to Liu Xing later!"

Zhang Xiangjun looked at the 'seedling' in Wu Ju's hand, covering his forehead and not daring to speak anymore.

Because of what the thick eyebrows cadres did, they really deserve to be beaten.

Li Dawei saw that one or two of the cadres he brought with him were also like this, so he hurriedly stopped him: "You guys stop, if you don't want to work in the fields, get out of here, and you! You can't even tell the difference between wild weeds and seedlings, are you helping? You're doing a disservice!"

As soon as these words came out, several cadres of Hengshui Distillery lowered their heads in shame.

But they didn't dare to leave.

After all, when they came, they swore that they would do anything.

But what about the result......

Reality teaches them a lesson.

Only then did they realize that farm work was not easy at all.

If it weren't for the fact that they had urban hukou, they would have a great advantage over the peasants, but they would not have been able to survive in the countryside at all.

Wu Ju looked at these cadres and had a headache, and after thinking about it, he made a decision: "You all go back! Even if you are allowed to stay, it will not help." ”

"How can it be done, there are fewer people like this, let's repair the wine filling equipment as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will be postponed indefinitely. Li Dawei even reminded.

"But now that they are like this, what do you say? It's impossible to let them go to rest, and then call them out during dinner, right?" Wu Ju spread his hands angrily: "I can't do you lose this face." ”

"This ......" Li Dawei was speechless.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiangjun thought of a compromise solution: "Old Wu, why don't you let those who can't plant rice go back, and then change a batch of people who can do farm work?"

"That's a good idea. Wu Ju nodded in agreement.

Li Dawei also has no opinion.

After all, the first task now is to plant seedlings in all the farmland owned by Liu Xing's family.

As for the rest, it's better not to care about it.

After all, all of these cadres have backers.

Originally, I wanted to help win the favor of the leader.

But it turned out like this.

Truth be told, that's something that no one wants to see.

"Since Lao Wu, you agree, let those who don't know how to do farm work go!" Zhang Xiangjun said helplessly.

As soon as these words came out, several cadres of Zhongyi Distillery didn't need to explain, they all climbed up the ridge, and then washed their hands and feet and ran away.

Several cadres of Hengshui Distillery did not dare to mess around because of Li Dawei's presence.

But there were also two young people who couldn't stand still, and after glancing at each other, they also climbed up the ridge.

Li Dawei was about to scold, but in the end he held back: "After you go back, you will directly report the situation here to Director Zeng, and try to send more workers who can do farm work tomorrow morning." ”

"Good!

"Director, let's go. ”

The two young men turned around and walked away with their shoes.

Zhang Xiangjun saw Ding Lan and Niu Lianfang fighting against leeches in the seedling field, so he smiled and shook his head: "You two should also go ashore! We can't really come to Liu Xing's house to eat, so the task of buying vegetables at night is handed over to you." ”

"Thank you, sister, for taking care of you. When Ding Lan heard this, he hurriedly pulled Niu Lianfang and climbed up the ridge, and after washing his hands and feet, he put on his shoes and ran away.

Wu Ju and Li Dawei saw this scene, it was you looking at me and I looked at you, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

Only then did they realize that rice planting was not an easy task.

At least it's a lot harder than working in the city.

......

When Liu Xing rode the black calf back home.

It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon.

After closing the black calf, he walked into the hall with melon seeds and Lan Lan.

Seeing that only Kang Hu, Zhao Xiaomo and other five little daughters-in-law were making shoes, they didn't ask much at the moment, but went back to the backyard first.

After all, it was the first time Lan Lan had come to his house and needed to adapt to the new environment.

Then, before he could put down the burden on his body, he heard someone outside shouting his name.

There was no way, so he had to tell Guazi to take Lan Lan to familiarize himself with the environment, and after he put the burden in the closet, he walked out.

As soon as he saw that Liu Siwen was calling him, he was a little impatient at the moment: "You don't go to Kuaiyang, what's the matter with calling me?"

"Where do you sell cigarettes?" asked Liu Siwen with a sneer.

I came to Saltpeter Village in a hurry, and I only brought half a pack of cigarettes, and I was addicted to smoking, so I had no choice but to ask Liu Xing.

"I don't have to sell it, I have to go to the market. Liu Xing replied truthfully.

Let's be honest, in the early '80s, cigarettes were a regulated commodity.

Ordinary people have to go to the supply and marketing cooperatives with cigarette tickets to buy it.

If anyone else dares to sell, they will definitely spend the rest of their lives in a prison cell.

"Huh?" Liu Siwen was dumbfounded when he heard this.

Liu Xing didn't pay attention to Liu Siwen, turned around and went back to the backyard to busy him.

When he came out again, Liu Siwen was gone.

Liu Xing didn't think much about it, and was about to go to the edge of the seedling field to have a look, but his mother Zhou Qiuxiang appeared on the village road in a hurry, and her expression was a little wrong.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Liu Xing couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, it's good that you're back, your dad opened the sluice gate and released the water, and when he was arranging work, he didn't say a word, and he started a fight with Wang Dao in the same village, and this time he was fighting hard! You hurry over and pull them away, otherwise someone will die." Zhou Qiuxiang, who ran closer, said.

The implication is that she is coming back to call people.

"Isn't it? Isn't Dad's relationship with Wang Daoxiang usually very good?" Liu Xing was really puzzled.

"Don't ask, okay, in a word, your father was pit once by Wang Daoxiang when he opened the gate to release water, which was angry, so he fought as soon as they met. Zhou Qiuxiang pushed Liu Xing: "You hurry up and go to Laowa Mountain to have a look, don't really make trouble." ”

"Okay, okay!!" Liu Xinglian agreed, turned around and ran towards Lao Washan.

"Alas, what is this!" Zhou Qiuxiang saw that it was time to cook dinner, and after a long sigh, she had to walk quickly into the kitchen to get busy.

......

When Liu Xing rushed to Laowashan.

Wang Daoxiang has been beaten by Liu Dazhao in the farmland.

But Wang Daoxiang was still not convinced, and got up and sat paralyzed in the farmland still scolding.

Liu Dazhao still wanted to beat Wang Daoxiang, but was stopped by Liu Xing: "Dad, a little thing, please, is it worth making a big fuss and doing it with others?"

"Don't you know, Wang Daoxiang is so shameless, he actually didn't let our family release water from his farmland, how long will such a person stay if he doesn't beat him?" Liu Dazhao said angrily.

"Uncle Wang, did you really do this?"

Liu Xing looked at Wang Daoxiang in confusion.

In normal times, Wang Daoxiang is a very reasonable person, and it is impossible to be so arrogant.

"What if I did it? Your father can be unreasonable, but I can't?" Wang Daoxiang said with a gloomy face.

"Huh?" Liu Xing is getting more and more confused now.

"Don't listen to his nonsense, before I went to the Donglong Reservoir to open the gate and release water, he actually ran away when he saw the Dong brothers, leaving me there alone, if it wasn't for the timely arrival of the Wu Bureau, then I would be lying in bed now." Liu Dazhao pointed at Wang Daoxiang and gritted his teeth: "Do you say that he is not authentic in this matter? This is also too unrighteous, opening the gate and releasing water is not my family's business, and his family also has a share!"

At that time, if a dozen villagers did not run.

Then they won't be afraid of the seven brothers of the Dong family at all.

At least not lose in momentum.

As soon as these words came out, Wang Daoxiang's old face turned red.

But he still refused to admit his mistake to Liu Dazhao, but broke the jar and fell: "What's wrong with me running, my feet grow on me, can you manage it?"

"You !!" Liu Dazhao stepped forward angrily and was about to beat Wang Daoxiang, but was stopped by Liu Xing: "Dad! ”

Liu Xing pulled Liu Dazhao away from Wang Daoxiang: "We won't let go of this water, and tomorrow there will naturally be God to clean up Wang Daoxiang." ”

"How do you say that? Liu Dazhao was very puzzled.

Liu Xing whispered a few words in Liu Dazhao's ear.

"Are you sure?" Liu Dazhao's eyes widened.

"I'm pretty sure, just listen to me anyway. Liu Xing said seriously.

"Okay!" Liu Xing's ability Liu Dazhao knew, and after he pointed to Wang Daoxiang, he picked up the hoe and walked straight away.

Liu Xing shook his head and followed behind Liu Dazhao.

On the way, Liu Dazhao saw that there was no one around, so he stopped and asked: "Xing Yanzi, what you told me before that there will be heavy rain tomorrow, and it will last for about half a month, is it true? If you are afraid that I will fight and perfunctory me, be careful that I will go back and smoke you." ”

"Dad, when did I lie to you?" Liu Xing replied angrily.

Although many of the memories of rebirth are blurred, there will be heavy rain in the fifth month of the 82nd solar calendar, which is absolutely not wrong.

Because his family suffered a lot of losses because of this heavy rain.

I still remember it vividly, and I'm a little scared!

"Then tell me, how do you know that there will be heavy rain tomorrow?" Liu Dazhao pointed to the cloudless sky: "In this kind of weather, if it can rain tomorrow, it will be almost hell." ”

"Haven't you heard the saying that the morning glow doesn't go out, and the evening glow travels thousands of miles?" Liu Xing had no choice but to flicker.

"You mean, you saw the morning glow in the morning?" Liu Dazhao scratched his head suspiciously.

"Hmm. Liu Xing replied.

"Then tomorrow there will be heavy rain, it seems really possible. After hesitating for a moment, Liu Dazhao did not speak, but walked quickly towards the barnyard.

After all, there are a lot of beans drying on the barn field, and if it rains heavily tomorrow, it will be a big loss if you don't put them away.

There is also farmland with water, and the ridge mouth should also be lowered a little, otherwise the heavy rain will come and wash away the ridge, which will be a big trouble.

Liu Xing knew his father's thoughts, and hurriedly followed behind after smiling.

......

The heavy rain came earlier than I remembered.

A quarter past six in the afternoon.

It's not dark yet.

It was shrouded in endless dark clouds.

Then lightning and thunder blew a fierce wind.

This made the villagers who were working in the farmland so frightened that they hurriedly ran back.

Wu Ju, Zhang Xiangjun, Liu Dawei and others are no exception.

hurriedly climbed up the ridge and ran towards Liu Xing's house.

As soon as I ran onto the country road, heavy rain came.

With the help of the strong wind, the whole earth was poured into a 'soup chicken'.

Liu Dazhao, who was sheltering from the rain under the eaves, was glad to have listened to Liu Xing's words in his heart.

Otherwise, I am afraid that the beans on the threshing floor will be washed away by the heavy rain.

However, Wang Daoxiang, who was also sheltering from the rain at home, was a little panicked, because in order to prevent Liu Dazhao from releasing water from his farmland, he specially reinforced the ridge with stones and raised it.

This practice is actually to vent the resentment of being beaten before.

But now......

Watch the pouring rain.

Wang Daoxiang began to regret it, after all, no matter what, it was indeed wrong for him to open the gate and release the water to escape before. But it is impossible for him to apologize to Liu Dazhao, because he is also the head of the family, and he also wants to save face.

Seeing that the heavy rain had a tendency to become smaller, Wang Daoxiang breathed a sigh of relief.

After looking at the time, I went back to my room to eat.

Liu Dazhao's side also ate in the hall.

Because of the large number of people, there were two tables.

This made Wu Ju very embarrassed.

made Li Dawei a little afraid to move the chopsticks.

After all, there were not a few seedlings in this afternoon.

But there are so many people eating.

If it weren't for the fact that Ding Lan and Niu Lianfang bought a lot of vegetables, they would all want to find a hole to get into.

Liu Xing, Liu Dazhao, and Zhou Qiuxiang don't know the inside story.

I thought that the people invited by the Wu Bureau were very polite.

Immediately picked up chopsticks to help pick up the vegetables.

The heavy rain was still falling outside, but it didn't affect everyone's mood to eat.

And just when the meal was about to be finished, there was a loud noise in the direction of the Donglong Reservoir, and then a loud sound was heard.

It was loud at first, then it was gone.

Liu Dazhao got up and thought that the heavy rain had washed away the ridges of some farmland, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Soon after, however, he heard the shouts of the villagers:

"Oh no, no! The Donglong Reservoir has burst its embankment, and the flood has washed away the adobe houses of Liu Jianming's family downstream. ”

"Come out and help clear the canals! Otherwise, the seedlings in the fields will be unlucky." ”

"Hurry, hurry, hurry up and call Village Chief Wang and call on everyone to save people!"

"Village Chief Wang, he's not at home!"

"What should I do then? Go and call Team Leader Liu!"

"It's useless, people open the sluice gate at noon to release water, we also pit him once, he won't come." ”

"If he doesn't come, he has to come, I think the Donglong Reservoir burst is his ghost!"

"You fucking shameless, this is obviously the heavy rain that broke the embankment, you rely on Liu Dazhao, believe it or not to be killed tomorrow?"

"That's it, that's it! Don't wronged people!"

......

Liu Dazhao couldn't sit still anymore.

Put on the hat and run towards the old tile mountain.

After Liu Xing told Lan Lan to take care of the melon seeds, he also followed.

Wu Ju and Zhang Xiangjun were afraid that something would happen, and after discussing it, they followed in the rain.

When I saw that the trapezoidal farmland at the foot of Laowa Mountain was all flooded, I was dumbfounded and speechless.

Liu Dazhao and Liu Xing's mood was also a little heavy, and after they glanced at each other, they did not take the risk of dredging the canal, but turned around and went back silently.

It's not that they don't want to recover the economic losses in the farmland, but the heavy rain is still falling, and whoever goes to dredge the canal at this time is almost looking for death.

So for the sake of my own life, I still have to wait for the heavy rain to stop.

However, the heavy rain turned into a very heavy rain in the early hours of the morning, and it continued to fall until about 12 o'clock in the afternoon of the next day.

Liu Xing ran out with Wu Ju to take a look, and his face suddenly changed.

It turned out that most of the outside world was already in the ocean, and even the small river in saltpeter village was submerged and invisible.

As for the farmland and seedling fields, they were even more flooded and disappeared.

Such a terrifying scene is undoubtedly related to the lack of dredging of the canal.

But the main reason must be the failure of the Donglong Reservoir.

Otherwise, in the past, a flood once in 50 years would have flooded the river in Saltpeter Village.

Liu Dazhao wanted to cry when he saw this scene.

After all, if this flood is flooded, I am afraid that this year's early rice yield will be reduced again.

This is not the key, the point is that during the drought last year, many villagers had no food in their homes!

If you continue to toss like this, I am afraid that I will starve to death.

The only good thing is that now the heavy rain has stopped.

The water comes quickly, and it recedes quickly according to the law.

In other words, now only the villagers of Saltpeter Village need to repair the embankment of the Donglong Reservoir.

There are also blocked canals to dredge, and there should be a possibility of rescue.

Thinking of this, Liu Dazhao hurriedly picked up the hoe in the corner.

I was about to go to Donglong Reservoir to have a look, but in the direction of Laowa Mountain, there was a howl of the king's road.

"What's going on?" Liu Dazhao thought that Wang Daoxiang's family had drowned in the flood this time, so he was stunned and hurriedly ran in the direction of Laowa Mountain.

After Liu Xing glanced at Wu Ju, he also followed.

After all, they have personally experienced this flood, and if someone needs help, they naturally can't sit idly by.