I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 98 It's so cold in my heart!
Guo Yi, King Chu, and Ye Huaiwu, plus three cavalry guards, a total of six cavalry, galloped on the north bank of the river.

Almost in the blink of an eye, they came to the confluence of the Dongjing River and the Dajiang River, turned from here to the southwest, and flew south along the bank of the Dongjing River.

After two quarters of an hour of running-in, Guo Yi's riding skills became more and more smooth, but it was unavoidable that because of riding a horse for the first time, his thighs were worn out and painful.

Hot and spicy.

Moreover, he had also heard that people who rode a lot would develop bow legs.A handsome guy with a jade tree facing the wind and bow-legged, feels a little hot-eyed!

The king of Chu ran behind him, and couldn't help but be amazed. When this kid first got on the horse, he looked like a melon egg from his expression and movements, but it's only been two quarters of an hour, and he's already very proficient.

Moreover, watching him continue to accelerate.The whole body crawled on the horse's back, rising and falling with the horse's steps, without any effort.

He looked like an old knight.

This kid is really evil.

Soon, a group of six riders came to the confluence of the Han River and the Dongjing River, and then turned west from here, heading west along the banks of the Han River.

The boats in the river come and go, so lively.

Regardless of whether it is the Dongjing River or the Han River, there are densely packed bobbins erected on both sides of the river bank.At first glance, it is magnificent.

The end of the barrel car is connected to a long bamboo tube bridge, which extends to the distant fields.

Judging from the scenery in front of me, the seedlings are growing gratifyingly, the heavy ears of rice have bent the branches, and the green is endless, without the slightest sign of wilting and yellowing.

From this point of view, if there are no accidents, the bumper harvest on both sides of the Han River should be safe.

After all, the Han River is an important tributary of the Great River. Even if the water level drops sharply during the dry season, it is still enough to irrigate the fields.

At the same time, this also means that it should be a feasible strategy to transfer some water from the Han River to the arid area through the old river.

The six horses threw off their hoofs and galloped along the banks of the Han River. In less than a quarter of an hour, they saw the unusually conspicuous old river channel from a distance.

Without it, there are green farmlands on both sides, mixed with the khaki quicksand river in the middle.

This is the veritable quicksand river, only quicksand, no water.

"Woo!" Guo Yi pulled the reins with each pause, slowing down the big bay red horse under his crotch.

When the others saw this, they all did the same operation, followed behind him, and stopped slowly.

Guo Yi got off his horse and limped down the river bank to the ditch below to let the horse drink water.

"Sigh! Hahaha...!" Ye Huaiwu couldn't help laughing when he saw him walking like a duck.

This kid looked like a novice.

Why are you still pretending to be old-fashioned!
The king of Chu kindly suppressed his smile, followed behind him, and also went down the river bank, let go of the reins, and also let the horses go to drink water.

Afterwards, he walked slowly down the ramp: "Is this the old channel of the Han River you mentioned?"

"Yeah." Ye Huaiwu also let go of the rein and followed, and responded after hearing the sound: "This river course is the river course in the Tang Dynasty. Because a heavy rain broke down the embankment, it was changed to the current river course."

This guy can do it!

Even the history of this river course is known so clearly.

The three of them walked down the river bank one by one, heading for the old river channel, and as they got closer, the three of them felt a little chilled in their hearts.

Without it, this abandoned old river channel is really too wide.

Even if it has been abandoned for more than 200 years, even if the farmland on both sides has extended infinitely to the middle.

But the rest of it is still 60 meters wide.

It is full of desolate and fine yellow sand, and even the weeds are very sparse.

The river is wide, which means it takes a lot of water to fill it.And a lot of yellow sand means a lot of water seepage.

The combination of the two will invisibly waste a lot of water.There is already a shortage of water at the moment, if we waste a lot...

The three of them, Guo Yi and the King of Chu, are all smart people. They all thought of this, and their cheerful hearts immediately became blocked.

How to do?
"Is this river really too wide?" After the King of Chu finished speaking, he subconsciously turned his head to look at Guo Yi, his eyes full of questions.

How to do?
Guo Yi is also full of melancholy, but whenever he thinks of a way, there is always a hurdle waiting for you.

What can I do?
Dig chant!

At this time, Ye Huaiwu also shook his head and sighed: "This river is indeed too wide! The simplest and clearest way is to use force to dig a ditch in the middle of the river, and set up bobbins on the ditch."

Guo Yi didn't say a word, he strode into the old river, and immediately, half of his feet sank into the yellow sand.

He squatted down indifferently, reached out and dug a few handfuls in the yellow sand, but there was nothing but yellow sand.

He continued to dig down without giving up, one foot deep, two feet deep, it was still yellow sand...dry yellow sand...

Finished!

My heart is cold and cold.

However, he still stood up resolutely and looked to the south, where several old men were digging canals in the fields.

So, he strode over, borrowed a shovel very politely, and went back to continue digging.

Just after noon, the sun was strong and the heat was strong, and I was already sweating profusely after digging a few times.

It was more than three feet deep before I saw the wet soil.

call!
Guo Yi let out a long sigh of relief, fortunately, it was still within the acceptable range.

It's just that the shovel in my hand is too difficult to use. Not to mention the effort, it also slows down the work speed.

It seems that after going back, the shovel must be improved first.

The king of Chu stretched out his hand and pulled him up from the pit.

And the two old men who borrowed his shovel also walked over curiously at this time, stretched their heads to look into the pit, then turned their heads to look at Guo Yi who was sweating profusely, and asked curiously: " Little brother, what are you doing?"

Guo Yi handed back the shovel, thanked him, and then responded: "This is not a severe drought on the Jinghu North Road. Many small rivers have stopped flowing, and the people around have nothing to do. We want to use this old River channels, to deliver some river water to dry areas."

"Ah! Great goodness!"

The old man suddenly exclaimed, and nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Yes! Yes!"

When the other old man heard about it, he looked him up and down, and then turned his head to look at His Royal Highness King Chu, who was dressed luxuriously, and asked with cupped hands, "Your brother is a public servant?"

"Haha!" Guo Yi smiled, cupped his hands in return and said, "I'm a river repair official! Dare I ask my father, where is my hometown? This old river goes all the way to the west, and where does it lead?"

"My old man is a local, from Xiliang Village. To the west of here is Nanping Town."

"Does the old man know whether there is a shortage of water in Nanping Town?"

Hearing the words, the old man nodded without even thinking about it: "Lack! Why not! My boss and his wife are selling food at Xiliangdu. I heard from a passing merchant that there is a drought in Nanping Town!

Nanping Town is far away from the Han River, so it cannot drink the water of the Han River.

God damn it is another month-long drought!
I heard that in Nanping Town, there is no water in the river, and there is no water in the pond!Even many newly dug wells have been dry! "

(End of this chapter)