Escape from the desert

She followed Lin Bei to the door, and the two went all the way to the threshing floor in the village, where a lot of villagers had gathered, and everyone was whispering and pointing at the carriage parked on the threshing floor. Enjoyed chatting.

On weekdays, people in the village can also see ox carts, mules, and donkeys. The carriages are used by noble people. It is rare for people in the village to see them once. Moreover, this carriage is more gorgeous and spacious than the carriages of the traffickers that Jiang Yan has seen. In the village Very eye-catching.

"Mother, are we going to see the carriage, or are we going to see the county magistrate and the village chief grandpa?"

Lin Bei took Jiang Yan and pointed at the group of people with great interest: "The carriage stopped at the threshing ground, but the county magistrate went to the field and said he was going to see the bamboo rafts built by our village, mother, look, they Where."

Jiang Yan followed the flow of people and saw that many people had already gone to the bamboo rafts. The village chief and Lizheng were walking in the front, followed by a group of villagers.

"It's incredible! The county magistrates are all coming to our Linjia Village!"

"I heard that the village chief and Li Zheng also came back in an ox cart together, but it's amazing, other villages don't have this treatment!"

"That's what it is! Or our village has the ability!"

"..."

The villagers in the back said a word to me, and the compliment made the village head and Li Zheng in front of them smile, and they kept saying implicitly that it was the credit of everyone in the village.

"You don't have to be polite, you do have credit. Recently, many villages have been cut off from water, and the county magistrate is worried all day long. Since you can find a water source in Linjia Village, you have spontaneously built bamboo rafts to divert water. It is true that the two of you managed it properly." The county magistrate who walked in the front had a sincere tone, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.

The village chief and Lizheng didn't dare to trust the elders. They knew that the county magistrate came to the village not only to look at the bamboo rafts, but also wanted to know how the village found the water source.

"Sir, the source of the water was discovered by Aunt Jiang in our village, and the way to build bamboo rafts was also the way her sons came up with."

"Hey! Where is Aunt Jiang!"

As soon as the village chief finished speaking, a sharp-eyed villager glanced at Jiang Yan who was watching the excitement from afar. When he spoke, everyone stopped and looked back at Jiang Yan.

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Jiang Yan looked at all the people who turned back suddenly, and looked left and right in confusion, only to confirm that those people were looking at her, she smiled awkwardly, and regretted coming out to join in the fun.

"Mother, that high-ranking official of the county magistrate seems to be watching us!"

Lin Bei held Jiang Yan excitedly: "He is much whiter than us, and he has a long beard and strange clothes..."

Jiang Yan looked at the county magistrate in the crowd. The magistrate was just an ordinary old man. It was just that the scholars of this era held a certain attitude. In addition, the scholars studied hard all year round. Compared with the villagers who went to the ground every day, they were naturally much whiter. .

"You are Aunt Jiang? The surname is Huang, and I was ordered by the magistrate to come to Linjia Village to check the water source." Huang Xiancheng shook the folding fan in his hand and fanned it from time to time.

Scorching sun.

The few people under the sun hanging above their heads squinted their eyes instinctively. Jiang Yan approached and looked at Huang Xiancheng. At the age of 50 or [-], there was not much expression on his face, and he carried an inherent nobleness.

"Caomin is Aunt Jiang, who has seen the county chief."

Jiang Yan didn't know how people saluted when they saw the officials, but they just clasped their fists and bowed. Then she thought that Lin Bei, who was beside her, knelt down, and the whole person fell on the ground and gave a big salute!

The corners of Jiang Yan's mouth twitched a few times, but she naturally pulled Lin Bei up. As a modern person, it was really difficult for her to convince herself to kneel down to a man who was not much older, and she was still crawling on the mud floor, bowing and bowing was enough. .

Huang Xiancheng opened his mouth and said, "Aunt Jiang doesn't need to be too polite. I came here today to see the bamboo rafts in Linjia Village, and I want to ask you, how did you find the water source?"

Before Linjia Village found the source of water, the county magistrate arranged for many people to search in the mountains near the village in an attempt to find other sources of water. Although they sent some talented people who were good at mountaineering and feng shui, they still could not find a source of water.

"I discovered the water source by accident when my sons and I went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables." Jiang Yan said calmly: "The first time I went up the mountain, I found that the trees in the mountain were lush, and the deeper we went, the more moist the soil, and the If things like wild mushrooms can grow, I think there should be water sources in the mountains."

Jiang Yan carefully considered her statement. She knew why the magistrate cared so much about water sources. If other villages could also find water sources, they would not be afraid of not being able to receive food this year. The most important thing is that the villagers have been exhausted in the past few years of drought. If you can't harvest food this year, it will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back. At that time, I am afraid that many people will flee to other places.

"Yes! That's right. As soon as Xiaojiang discovered the water source, he told the village that night, so that everyone could build bamboo rafts in time, otherwise the water would have been cut off long ago."

The village chief quickly agreed. He was wearing new dark brown clothes, even his shoes were clean, and there were no patches all over his body. Like Li Zheng next to him, he was wearing his newest clothes. .

"Then what method did you use?" Huang Xiancheng quickly asked.

Jiang Yan briefly talked about the discovery of the water source, and then continued: "This matter is also luck, the county magistrate can try it in other places according to this method, but the grass people can't guarantee that they will find the water source. ."

Huang Xiancheng nodded: "There are 27 villages under Yong'an Town, twelve of which are dry and without water supply. The water supply in other villages is also gradually decreasing. Many villages are borrowing water from each other. If we can find water sources, we can solve the problem. the current drought."

Huang Xiancheng's face was serious, and a few young people in the village didn't dare to make a sound if they wanted to laugh. The fact that Linjia Village can find water sources does not mean that other villages can also, but Liujia Village next door did not!
Jiang Yan also fell into contemplation. Generally speaking, there can be no only one town under the jurisdiction of a county magistrate, at least a dozen or [-]. The magistrate can pay attention to Linjia Village so quickly, presumably other towns are not like Yong'an Town. Drought, at least the villagers are not in a hurry to drink water, and the situation of water shortage in Yongan Town should be very serious, otherwise the county magistrate would not be in a hurry to find her a village woman.

"Sir, I have to tell you the truth. Although there is water on Wolf Mountain, it doesn't mean that there are other mountains."

Langshan is the mountain where Jiang Yan discovered the water source. Because there were wolves in the past, the villagers named it Langshan.

"Yeah, the village chief of Liujiacun, who was close to me before, also tried this method. Not only did he fail to find the water source, but he was also chased by big insects in the mountains, and he almost died." The village chief said with lingering fears. Fortunately, they When building the bamboo raft, no big insects were encountered.