The whole village is starving, but I have a full warehouse of meat in the mall

Chapter 38 Promise
The only pity is that there is no pork. If there was a little pork, it would be really delicious.

Jiang Wan's desire to make money became stronger and stronger. He could buy whatever he wanted with the money he earned, and no one could say anything.

In the afternoon, the village head led a large group of people up the mountain.

In addition to the labor force, the women in the village also spontaneously went up the mountain to help. There were not so many tools for digging ditches, so they surveyed in advance where there were large rocks, and then used boiling hot water to blast the rocks away.

Even the children were enthusiastic. Some collected firewood, some carried water, and they worked much faster.

Jiang Wan saw Wang Daniu, Wang Dashan’s son, among a group of children.

Wang Dashan was the only middle-aged laborer in the village who was lazy and did not participate in digging the ditch. Unexpectedly, his son would take the initiative to help.

After a day and a night, and half a day later, the workers reached the foot of the mountain from the top.

A half-meter-wide ditch runs from the mountains to the fields, extending vertically and horizontally to the rice fields.

The head of the village led his people up the mountain. The source of the ditch was still half a meter away from the water source. The most critical hoe was naturally given to the head of the village of Lotus Village. There was a solemn and dignified sense of ceremony.

The head of the village raised his hoe and dug hard in full view of everyone.

The soil here is very soft, and the gap was opened without much effort. A torrent gushed out from underground and flowed rapidly down the mountain along the ditch.

The children cheered and followed the current down the mountain. No one could outrun the water, and in a short while, the water flowed to the foot of the mountain.

Countless farmers are looking forward to it.

The spring water emitted dazzling ripples under the scorching sun.

Roll on.

It was only a half-meter wide ditch, but it looked like a surging sea.

The old man in the village's eyes turned red and tears fell tremblingly.

“There’s really water!”

"The water is coming!"

“The rice is saved!”

“No one will starve to death!”

The water flowed into the rice fields beside the ditch, and the cracked yellow earth opened its mouth and swallowed all the water. The dry fields absorbed the water frantically. The water flowed into the rice fields and instantly sank into the dry cracks, and then a steady stream of water flowed in.

The shriveled ears of rice seemed to be injected with hope, swaying under the scorching sun and in the summer breeze.

The farmers standing on the ridges of the fields cried for joy.

While everyone was not paying attention, Wang Dashan dug a hole in the ridge of his field, and the water instantly flowed into his rice field.

Some people saw this scene, but at such an exciting moment, no one wanted to be the first to step forward and argue with Wang Dashan, the rogue. Besides, Wang Daniu from the Wang family also contributed. Although not as much as the middle-aged laborers from other families, the child also tried his best... We are from the same village, and everyone doesn't want to make things too ugly.

Just as everyone was rejoicing, a discordant voice rang out.

"Fuck! How come there is really water flowing down!" The villagers looked back and saw that several people from Huaihua Village had mixed into the crowd at some point, and one man even spat into the ditch.

This time, he really angered everyone.

Old lady Li was almost seventy years old and usually walked with a trembling gait. She jumped up and slapped the spitting man on the back of his head, angrily saying, "You dare to spit again?"

The man was furious: "You old woman, you dare to hit me, I'll beat you to death..."

Before he could finish his words, he felt countless cold gazes piercing him. The man looked up and saw countless people surrounding him.

These people were all middle-aged laborers who dug ditches. They were muscular and had strong bodies. Dozens of them piled together looked like a majestic mountain.

The man swallowed his unfinished words, turned around and ran away. The people from Huaihua Village also followed him and disappeared at the entrance of the village in a short while.

The village head walked down with his hands behind his back and said in a serious tone, "We must be on guard against those bastards in Huaihua Village. They are definitely capable of poisoning people!"

Jiang Wan said, "I think the patrols must continue to protect the water in the mountains, the rice in the fields, and the food for every household."

Previously, some people thought that setting up a patrol team was just looking for trouble, but today, people from Huaihua Village openly broke into Hehua Village and spit into the ditch. This made many people very angry, and the idea of ​​setting up a patrol team again was agreed by everyone.

At this time, almost all the villagers were there, including the able-bodied laborers, so it was not difficult to select the people for daily patrols.

The water in the rice fields gradually increased. The shallow water reflected the green and yellow rice ears, the blue sky and the blazing sun, and the people standing on the ridges. The water was like a wisp of wind that blew away the haze that had been in the hearts of thousands of people in Lotus Village for two months, and the atmosphere was very good for a while.

Old Lady Li grabbed Jiang Wan's hand and said, "Mother Dahe, it's all thanks to you. Without you, an old lady like me would have starved to death this year!"

The wife of the village head wiped her red eyes and said, "Dahe Niang, I misunderstood you before. Now I know that you are a good person... You told everyone about the food, and you didn't hide the water when you found it. You are such a good person, why do you become a widow..."

Aunt Zhao then spoke up: "Mother Dahe, my mother's family has a brother whose wife has died. He is thirty years old this year and is a good farmer. If you have time tomorrow, I..."

Old Mrs. Ye, standing in the crowd, had a complicated expression.

It has not even been three years since the eldest brother passed away, and someone is already matchmaking for the eldest brother's wife. Although the eldest brother's wife is not very good, she is still a member of their Ye family. If she really remarries, she will have nothing to do with their Ye family...

"Your mother-in-law is a reasonable person. She will definitely not stop you from remarrying. Your four sons and one daughter will definitely not dare to say anything." An enthusiastic woman patted her chest and said, "Without Sister Ye, there would be no bamboo shoots and ditches in our Lotus Village. Leave the task of finding a husband for Sister Ye to me."

Jiang Wan: "..."

Thank her ok, but please don't pimp her, okay?
She had a fake smile on her face. "I'm fine on my own... Well, there's water for irrigation now, so we can tidy up the land in front of and behind the house and plant some vegetables. Does anyone have any vegetable seeds that you can lend us?"

Aunt Zhao replied, "I have some radish seeds at home. I'll give you some later."

The village head's wife said, "Do you like cabbage? If you like, come to our house and get some."

The topic was successfully changed and Jiang Wan breathed a sigh of relief.

She also successfully borrowed cabbage seeds, celery seeds, bean seeds... Due to the drought and water shortage this year, not many people in the village grew vegetables. Now that Jiang Wan said this, everyone planned to go back and sow seeds quickly so that they could have something fresh to eat in the winter.

She smiled and thanked everyone, but she was thinking in her heart that there seemed to be no peppers at the moment... It was a pity that there were so many delicious foods missing from the table.

As she was thinking, a shadow suddenly loomed over her.

(End of this chapter)