Infinite Disaster Survival

The newly dug deep wells are equipped with pumps. Villagers who go out a little later will see that the nearest deep well is surrounded by people. They unconsciously speed up their pace, wanting to squeeze in to see what is inside.

The sound of the pump starting up is heard, and the people who can see the scene inside cheer, and all the wrinkles on their faces are wrinkled with laughter: "There is water! There is still a lot of water in this well. Fortunately, these wells were dug in advance."

The person operating the pump in the encirclement motioned everyone to disperse. The staff of the village committee came out and began to direct everyone in an orderly manner: "There is water in the well. Don't worry. Go back and get the buckets at home and line up to take water home. We will distribute water to everyone according to the number of people in each family."

The villagers who heard this immediately turned around and walked back. Those who were still rushing here didn't hear it. They were about to ask, but the returning people told them when they passed by, and hurried home to get the buckets.

When the people who went back saw someone who didn't know the news, they reminded them. When they got home, they also called the neighbors to ensure that no one was left out.

When the villagers came to the deep well again, the village cadres had already made preparations. The parameters on the pump were adjusted. With the most basic paper and pen in hand, they recorded every villager who came to collect water.

"Wen Yuanyue, there are five people in your family. Today, you can temporarily collect 300 liters of water. Is that okay?" They were all from the same village. No one had to introduce themselves. When they saw their faces, their names and the situation of their families all appeared in their minds. They just had to wait for the villagers to confirm again.

"No." Wen Yuanyue shook his head. Three hundred liters for five people to use for a day sounded very little, but everyone in the village was very frugal during this period. With the current daily water consumption, this amount of water was enough.

The long queues were quickly reduced under proper command. The villagers who carefully took the water back home and stored it were relieved. They took down the cleaning tools at home and went out to continue to complete the cleaning tasks every night.

The team was almost gone, but the village cadres standing by the well could not rest yet. They opened the notebooks in their hands to check whether all the families in this area had come to collect water.

"Why do I feel that a few families are missing?" After flipping through the notebooks, the village cadres felt something was wrong, but after thinking carefully, they should have come, including their own families, and asked other people in the family or neighbors to help them take water back.

So who is missing?

"And Brother Yang and his family, according to where they live, they are also within the scope of the deep well we are responsible for."

The figures of several Liu families suddenly appeared in my head, and I realized that I almost forgot about these families because I was so busy. This is not good.

"Has anyone notified them? Why haven't I seen them come for so long? Oh, it seems that I forgot to tell them that there seem to be a few deep wells in the village just in case."

Muttering in my mouth, the village cadres hurriedly took out their mobile phones to call those families and notify them to bring buckets to collect water. As a result, people did come, not only holding buckets in their hands, but also insisted on handing over money to the village cadres.

"Brother Liu, what are you doing? We don't charge for water." After the village chief finished the work of the well he was responsible for, he hurried over to check the situation. They were worried until one of them finished.

"Village chief, I know that this water is free, but it costs a lot to dig such a few deep wells. The money paid by the village is the money paid by the villagers. We came late and didn't have time to collect the money, but since we will benefit from these deep wells in the future, we will naturally work hard to repay them. This money is our intention."

Several Liu families would naturally discuss on weekdays. Although they were arranged by the state to come here, in fact, they used the resources of Dongxi Village. The village not only didn't care, but also treated them very well. Naturally, they couldn't ignore all this.

Don't be ungrateful.

Under the control of the state, prices have risen but not very seriously. Even if some things are no longer accepted for trading, money can still be spent to buy a lot of things, especially various daily necessities shipped to the market by the state.

This money is the best return they can get now.

The village chief can understand the actions of several Liu families. He first asked them to take the water back, and then held a short meeting for all villagers in the early morning when the busy night was about to pass and the sun was about to break through the clouds.

This meeting was entirely centered on the use of deep wells. The village had previously formulated a plan, and later consulted many times to repair and cover it. It was these advance preparations that prevented the village cadres from being in a hurry when they suddenly faced water outages.

The rules for collecting water every night were officially notified, and the time for each family to collect water was divided and staggered. You only need to go at the corresponding time to avoid queuing for too long. Of course, if you just want to queue up and chat with the people in front and behind, the village will not stop you. If you don’t go at the corresponding time, you can just stand by and chat casually.

After talking about the most basic rules, two special groups of people in the village were mentioned by the village chief. One group was naturally the Liu family. Everyone knew that they had paid the back money for digging the well, and some villagers who had originally felt a little uncomfortable were no longer feeling well.

The other special characters are Wen Zheng and Wen Ling. When renovating the house, Wen Zheng asked someone to dig a deep well in the yard. The depth is about the same as the deep wells in the village, so there is still water so far.

So Wen Zheng is still using the water from his own well. He also contributed to the money for digging the well in the village. Now he has to tell the villagers if he doesn't need it, so that everyone won't forget it in the end.

The problem of water outage was solved by the deep wells prepared in advance, but this matter became a stone in everyone's heart. No one dared to think about what would happen if these deep wells were out of water.

They used water more and more sparingly. Each person used 60 liters of water per day. Except for the amount of water needed for drinking, they saved as much as possible in life. They drank all the water for making noodles. They wiped their bodies with water every day when taking a bath, but they didn't dare to take a good bath.

But just when they were so frugal, a village nearby came to borrow water with empty buckets used for drinking water. I don't know how they found out that there was still water in Dongxi Village.

"Borrow water, how do you want to borrow this water?" asked the village chief with a frown.

The people coming from the opposite side were also led by the village chief. They rubbed their hands a little embarrassedly and whispered: "Old Wen, if life is not really pushing people to death, I would not be embarrassed to pull down my old face to ask you this."

"We just want to borrow some water from you to deal with the emergency, and then return it when the wells in our village have water again." The young man behind the village chief next door spoke up. He looked a bit like the village chief, but what he said was really not very nice.

Under normal circumstances, after the water in the well is dried up after a lot of use, it will take a certain amount of time for the underground water source to slowly gather at the bottom of the well, and then water can be drawn up. But the situation is different now. Not to mention whether the water in the well will recover, even if it recovers, it is estimated that the water is not enough for the people in the village to use. At that time, let alone returning the water, it is possible that they will come to borrow water.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to get water in a short time. The well water in our village basically ran out several days ago, and we still can't get water. If the water in our village is not enough one day, I can't explain it to our villagers." The village chief said with a smile, but there was a bit of sarcasm in his smile.

"We are fellow villagers, you can't just watch our villagers die of thirst?" This is a serious statement.

"I'm trying to find a solution for your village. Your village has been borrowing water from several villages these days, but everyone is short of water. The borrowed water is too little and not durable. If you can't pay it back in the end, you will either have to pay with food or destroy the deep feelings of our fellow villagers, and ruin the reputation of your village. You don't want to see the latter result, do you? In my opinion, every household in the village should pool some money and food, go to the town to find a well digger to dig two more wells, and this will solve the urgent problem."

"Lao Wen, if you don't want to borrow, forget it. There's no need to squeeze me openly or secretly. Just pretend that we didn't come this time. By then, even if the people in our village die of thirst, they will not come to ask for help. I hope you can sleep peacefully then." After saying that, the visitor from the next village went out angrily and drove away.

"Village chief?" After hearing what the other party said, several village cadres present were a little uneasy. The anger they had felt when they heard that they came to borrow water without paying anything at first dissipated, and they began to reflect on whether they were a little unkind.

"If they had contacted me before coming today, or if they had proactively stated the deadline for returning the water or written a promissory note after coming, I would not have been so excessive." The village chief sighed. In the past, he felt that the village chief Lao Li from the neighboring village was a little unreliable in his work and life, but he did not expect it to be to this extent now.

"But isn't it a bit bad for us to refuse so bluntly?" The key is that if other villages borrow water and one person in their village refuses, then the feud with the neighboring village will continue.

"What's wrong with telling the truth? With your personality, you are most likely to suffer. They dared to come here so outrageously. Have they ever considered whether this is a good thing? Decades ago, the relationship between our two villages has never been good. When I followed the neighboring village to fight, you, a little kid, were not even born yet." The village chief glared and cursed. Even if he wanted to show his love, he couldn't give away the water that belonged to the entire village, nor should he give it to those who took help for granted.

"Okay, I'll take people to the neighboring village tomorrow night to see the specific situation. If I really need help, I'll come back to seek the opinions of the whole village."

After the village chief finished speaking, he asked everyone to go about their own business first. He stared at the figures gradually walking away and becoming blurred in the night. He picked up his phone with some concern and called Wen Zheng.