Five-year-old little girl: Mom has thousands of acres of material space

Chapter 52 Digging ditches to divert water down the mountain

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at it for a few times and then looked away, feeling a little heavy for no reason.

She understood in her heart that once a drought occurs in this era, the villagers have no other choice but to place their hope in praying to gods and worshiping Buddha. Unlike the modern world she lived in before, even if there is a major drought, modern artificial rainfall technology can solve it. .

Jiang Wei walked to Li Zheng and whispered a few words.

Jiang Xiaoxiao stood on the edge and clearly saw the incredible look on Li Zheng's face. Then he walked towards her and said in surprise: "Xiaoxiao, your mother said you found a water source on the mountain?!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Why does her mother push all the benefits onto her?
  "Well, yes, Uncle Lizheng, my mother and I discovered it when we were digging wild vegetables in the mountains!"

"Then, take me there quickly!" There was a light of hope in Li Zheng's eyes, and his voice was trembling as he spoke.

He took his two sons and followed him up the mountain.

When several people heard that there was water, they were all very excited and hurried up the mountain.

They had long feet and long legs and walked very fast. Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn't keep up with the pace of several people after walking for a while. Jiang Wei just wanted to bend down to hug her, so he might as well have left Dagang to pick her up and carry her on his shoulders. He was overjoyed. Said: "Xiaoxiao, you found the water, you are really the lucky star of our village!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao was a little embarrassed by his praise. She blushed and lowered her head, but she could only see the tops of a few people.

Ever since she traveled to this five-year-old body, she hadn't experienced such a high sight for a long time, and she couldn't help but look around with some novelty.

She could even reach out and pick the leaves hanging down from the trees, grab a few leaves and put them on her head to provide shade from the sun.

Jiang didn't see her having fun, so he simply let her go.

Liu Dagang was tall and strong, standing 1.78 meters tall. He easily carried Jiang Xiaoxiao on his shoulders and went up the mountain without blushing or breathing.

When they arrived at their destination, Jiang Xiaoxiao pointed to the mark made by her mother and said, "Brother Dagang, there is water underground there. Please let me down!"

Jiang Wei stepped forward and moved the stone away, and a large spring water gushes out.

"Water! It's really mountain spring water!" Li Zheng hurriedly stepped forward and let all the spring water splash on his face. He stretched out his hands, held the water with a pious face and took a big gulp, murmuring: "We are saved. The people in the village can be saved!"

Liu Dagang put down Jiang Xiaoxiao, walked up and knelt in front of the pit, took a few big sips with his hands, and sighed with satisfaction: "These mountain spring water are really sweet. With these mountain spring water, everyone doesn't have to worry!"

After saying that, he would go down the mountain and ask someone to pick up the water.

"Wait a minute, Dagang." Jiang Wei called out to him.

She took out the straw paper she had prepared in advance from her sleeve, then took out a small piece of charcoal from her pocket and started drawing on the straw paper.

Li Zheng was also curious, so he came around to take a look.

"Uncle Liu, I have observed nearby. There are a lot of springs stored in this mountain. If our village arranges for people to dig a ditch from here to connect the fields in the village, and use the natural slope of the mountain to lead the spring water to the fields, the spring water in the fields will The crops will be saved..."

As Jiang Wei spoke, he drew the shortest path between the water source on the mountain and the fields below the mountain on the paper.

Finally, for fear that Li Zheng wouldn't understand, Jiang Wei took a map and compared the mountain roads to explain.

Li Zheng looked at the map, then looked at the fields under the mountain, his eyes gradually brightened. This water source is not far from the fields at the foot of the mountain. It does not seem impossible to dig ditches manually...

"Dad, I think Xiaoxiao's method is feasible!" Liu Dagang listened and nodded in agreement: "With so many people in our village, as long as we work together, this ditch can be dug in three or four days!"

"Okay, then I'll go down the mountain to gather people!" Li was about to get the map drawn by Jiang Wei, rolled it up and put it in his arms like a treasure, and said: "Xiaoxiao, you and mother are both great heroes! Let's go, Let’s go down the mountain together, I want to tell the whole village about this!”

So, Xiaoxiao was carried on Liu Dagang's shoulders again, and they went all the way down the mountain.

When we returned to the village, everyone was still gathering at the ancestral hall.

Li Zheng took advantage of the crowd and shouted loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet. I have something big to announce!"

The people who were kowtowing to pray for rain stopped their movements and listened to what Li Zheng was about to say.

Li Zheng cleared his throat and said: "Everyone, please stop doing this. Quickly pack up your tools and go up the mountain. Xiaoxiao and her mother discovered a water source in the mountain. The whole village worked hard to dig a ditch to bring the water down. Our fields Our crops will be saved!"

As soon as these words came out, the people in the village were excited.

"What? Found a water source on the mountain!!?"

"There is actually water in this mountain? How did you discover this? You are so lucky, right?"

"This mountain is full of rocks and trees, and we have to dig ditches. Is this feasible?"

Li Zheng took out the map drawn by Jiang Wei, explained it to everyone, and then said: "We looked all the way down the mountain. There are no rocks, grass or trees near this road. Don't worry, this method will work." !”

But some people still voiced doubts: "I don't think it will work. Digging trenches is not easy. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive. If other problems arise, wouldn't it be in vain?"

"That's right. What does Jiang, a womanly family, know? She came up with a bad idea and asked us to dig ditches. Why didn't she dig it?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao frowned on the side.

These people would rather spend their time praying for rain and worshiping gods than dig ditches to bring water down the mountain to irrigate the fields. They really don’t know what to say...

Li Zheng glanced at the people who were talking and said coldly: "If you don't dig ditches, then your fields will have no water. I wonder what you will eat this winter!"

After saying this, he loudly said to the crowd: "Every household in the village has at least one man. If we unite, we can dig the ditch in three or four days!"

He waved to Liu Dagang and asked him to go to his home to get paper and pen, and write down the families who were willing to participate in digging ditches. "I won't force anyone who doesn't want to dig ditches. When the time comes, the spring water will be led down the mountain to your family and don't use it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up and signed up: "Li Zheng, I am willing to participate in digging ditches!"

"Well done Zhao Youcai, Dagang, write down your name!" Li Zheng told his son.

Being praised by Li Zheng in front of so many people, Zhao Youcai scratched his head in embarrassment: "Anyway, the weather has been dry these days, and the crops in the fields are drying up. If you are idle, you will be idle. Why not find some work? I think digging ditches to divert water will work!”

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxiao also cast an approving look at Zhao Youcai.

This is the reason. Everyone is idle anyway. Instead of praying to God and worshiping Buddha, it is better to solve the problem by ourselves.

(End of this chapter)