After the separation, the little widow Xianggong returned from the capital

Chapter 35 Chapter 35
Qi Qi's eyes flickered slightly, without any objection, he said hello and left the village chief's house with a smile.

On the way home, she couldn't help thinking, why did the village chief consider buying some wood?

Just as Qi Qi left on the front foot, Gu Shanchong also went out to the patriarch's place on the back foot.

After explaining the purpose, the patriarch nodded solemnly, and slowly said, "The dam is built for the benefit of the whole village... It is true that she should not be the only one to pay for it. The great flood 50 years ago , I still remember it fresh, the casualties were heavy..."

The patriarch didn't know what he recalled, tears welled up in his eyes, his voice was a little choked, he calmed down, and then said, "After that time, people in the village began to move to the west of the village, but the village is so big, there is no place to build a house. There are only so many, and they all went to the west of the village, and now the west of the village is so crowded that there is no room left."

"Yeah, I thought so too, so when I heard that girl talk about building a dam, I thought it was a way out. If it can be built, the land in the east of the village that has been deserted for so long can be used. More importantly, it can prevent floods Resisting disasters is a good thing for the whole village and will benefit future generations." The village chief nodded in agreement.

"That's the reason." The patriarch nodded slightly, thought for a while and said, "In this way, you go and gather a few uncles and the heads of each family, and everyone discusses it together. This matter is not a matter of our Gu family. Later Let’s use all the trees that can be used in the mountains, the predecessors planted trees and the descendants enjoy the shade, let’s do this big thing!”

April 30th, 25th year of Tianfeng, is a day worthy of commemoration by all the villagers of Sanhe Village.

After several days of discussions and preparations, Sanhe Village officially started construction of the dam on this day.

In addition to the stones from Stone Mountain, Qi Qi also generously took out 2000 taels of silver bills as the cost of this project.

The tribe in Sanhe Village raised trees from the back mountain, plus 200 taels of silver notes, and raised about [-] taels from several big families in the village.

A total of 300 taels of silver.

Everyone is united as one, worked hard and done it!
From dawn to dusk, young and old alike.

At this time, for the first time, Qi Qi felt the power of the ancient family, the cohesion and creativity of ordinary people.

They all come to build the dam every day after finishing their own farm work, but they don't have the slightest complaint, but they are full of enthusiasm.

Of course, this is also inseparable from Qi Qi's considerable wages, forty Wen per person for eight hours a day for adult laborers, and twenty Wen for the elderly, women and children over ten years old.

Money is the motivation, no matter how hard or tired you are, you are not afraid.

Because the wooden stakes and stone strips are ready-made, the cost is saved to the greatest extent, therefore, more than 2000 taels of silver are more than enough.

Of course, some people are happy, and some people are not happy.

For example, Qi Qi's in-law's family, Mrs. Gu was so angry that her eyes were bloodshot when she learned that Qi Qi had actually taken out 2000 taels of silver notes.

Since she was sent to the Houshan family temple for punishment last time, the settlement between her and Qi Qi was completely incomprehensible.

Secretly cursing Qi Qi from morning to night, cursing Qi Qi every day for a bad death.

She is like a poisonous tongue, hiding in the corner, staring at you coldly and viciously, waiting for an opportunity to move at any time.

Qi Qi doesn't care about her now, she is very busy, in fact, she doesn't need to think about it, she also knows that the old woman's family hates her.

But what does it matter?She is not afraid.

The soldiers came to cover the water and earth, she waited.

The weather in June is gradually getting hotter, and everyone must work harder.

Qi Qi asked Qingdai and Ban Xiatian to make mung bean heat-relieving soup, and sent them to the construction site one after another, letting them open their stomachs and drink as much as they wanted.

After the heat, it is particularly prone to thunderstorms.

Thunder and lightning, strong wind howling, and heavy rain pouring down.

Qi Qi stood in front of the window, watching the heavy rain pouring down like a waterfall on the porch, slightly frowned and sighed, "It's raining, I don't know what's going on over the embankment?"

"Don't worry, ma'am, the weather was fine a few days ago, and the embankment has been built to a height of one foot, so there must be no problem." Qing Dai sat beside the cradle, taking care of the two children while doing needlework.

It was a leisurely and carefree day, something she had never dreamed of before.

Hearing her words, Qi Qi couldn't help laughing, "Yeah, I really didn't expect the progress to be so fast."

"Papa..." Amidst the sound of thunder and rain, there was a sudden knock on the door in a hurry.

"Here we come, here we come." Baoping heard the voice of his body and rushed to open the courtyard door in the heavy rain.

Qi Qi also came out of the room, frowning and looking at the gate of the courtyard.

Yang Daqing rushed in and shouted, "Boss, it's bad, the river suddenly surged just now, and the water level soared to a height of half a foot..."

"what?"

Qi Qi was startled when he heard this, his brows were furrowed, he put on the bamboo hat and coir raincoat and rushed out.

"Ma'am, what are you doing? It's raining so hard, so don't go out."

Seeing her rushing back, Qing Dai chased after her and shouted, but unfortunately, it was too late.

Braving the heavy rain, Qi Qi followed Yang Daqing and ran towards the embankment in embarrassment.

The dirt road in the countryside became even more muddy when it encountered heavy rain. Qi Qi had one foot deep and the other shallow, making it extremely difficult to walk.

Climb up the embankment that is only one foot high, good guy, I was shocked by the scene in front of me, the river is rolling, rushing and turbulent...

There are still many sundries floating on the surface of the river.

Taking a closer look, there are wooden windows, straw mats and the like drifting past quickly, and I can't help but feel heavy.

How could such a thing appear in the river?When she thought about it for a moment, she realized that something was wrong. Could it be that she was flooded somewhere?

The water level has risen to half a foot high, but there is no intention of stopping.

The river beat against the dam, wave after wave. I wonder if the newly built dam can withstand this test?

"Boss, what should we do?" Yang Daqing stared at the water level with a pale face, his eyes full of sorrow.He also saw that the rain was too heavy, so he came to take a look, who knew that he really saw the problem.

"You go and inform the village chief first." Qi Qi didn't know what to do for a moment, but only thought that there were too many people and so many ideas, and everyone might come up with a good idea by brainstorming.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Yang Daqing patted his forehead with some annoyance, perhaps these days he was used to listening to Qi Qi's orders, and at the first moment, he thought of going to her instead of others.

"Wait." He just turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Qi Qi again.

"Uncle, is that a person?" Qi Qi pointed to the farthest corner of the embankment. Since it is a triangular area, a lot of things are blocked now.

Yang Daqing was startled, and immediately rushed over to check.

Bypassing the dam, Yang Daqing slowly entered the water from the high ground, and Qi Qi couldn't help screaming in fright, "Uncle, be careful."

"It's okay, it's not deep here." Yang Daqing grabbed the clothes floating on the water, took a closer look, and said in surprise, "He's really a man, and he's still angry. Quick, pull him up..."

(End of this chapter)