Zhao Feng said directly to these villagers.
"Everyone has seen it. Now we are the only one with a water tanker here."
"If you let other villages know about this, they will definitely come to grab the water. If ditches are dug randomly, no one will be able to water the fields!"
"So if you want to use this waterwheel, you must first keep it a secret for us and never let others know!"
The villagers all nodded, feeling that this was also the case.
So everyone said indignantly.
"Don't worry, if anyone tells this matter, let alone you, we won't be able to spare him!"
"Yes, even if we don't use a water tanker, we can't tell this matter!"
Zhao Feng smiled slightly and nodded slowly.
He has no power now, and he has created these things. If those who are interested know about it, he may be in danger.
This is why Zhao Feng asked them to keep it secret.
Then, Zhao Feng stretched out a second finger and said to them.
"Also, if our water truck is used to irrigate the fields, if we can really survive this drought and harvest food from the fields, we will have to get a share!"
The people around him were stunned for a moment, and then all of them showed embarrassed expressions.
Zhao Feng followed suit and said, "Think about it, if it rains in two days, wouldn't everyone be able to use this water tanker?"
"We won't even want a grain of food then!"
“But if it doesn’t rain for a long time, if you use this water tanker to save the crops at home, you will not only increase the food production in your fields, but also feed the whole family.”
"We only need a little food, that's nothing, right?"
After hearing this, the villagers nodded quickly, and after thinking about it carefully, what Zhao Feng said made sense.
After all, although the waterwheel was built, it was still unclear whether they would use it or not.
And when you use other people's things, you naturally have to give some benefits. This is called courtesy and worldliness.
If this waterwheel is used and all the farmers in the field finally produce grain, then it doesn't hurt to give them some grain. It is better than having no harvest in your own field due to severe drought!
So, all the villagers agreed. Zhao Feng nodded with a smile, signed a contract with the villagers, and said that they could just give the food to the Chen Shan family when the time came.
After doing this, the villagers quickly went back to get tools and planned to dig ditches.
After the villagers left, Chen Shan said to Zhao Feng with a dark face.
"What do you think you are doing? I originally came up with this thing without expecting it to be successful. Now that it is successful, I want these villagers to try it for free!"
"In the end, you insisted on signing some kind of contract with them and asked them to hand over some food. Aren't you asking me to trick them?"
Zhao Feng shook his head and heard from his words that Chen Shan was a little dissatisfied with this matter. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He didn't expect that Chen Shan was actually quite kind!
But the first people in this world to be tricked are kind people.
So Zhao Feng said to Chen Shan.
"Zhang Yue, if we build this waterwheel, we will be able to solve this drought, right?"
"But if these people don't keep their mouths shut and the news comes out, won't everyone be asking us to build waterwheels?"
"What if the terrain in some places is relatively high and our water tanker can't go there?"
"When the time comes, the county government will definitely punish the two of us, so we have to sign a contract with them to let them know that this water tanker is not used in vain!"
"In this way, they will definitely not tell the truth about this water tanker. After all, no one wants to have their own interests damaged."
Chen Shan understood immediately, and then looked at Zhao Feng in surprise.
"I didn't expect you to mean this, but what you said makes sense."
"I still feel that this incident has deceived these villagers a bit, and even made our Chen family feel sorry for these villagers!"
Zhao Feng waved his hand: "My father-in-law, I am the one who signed the contract with these villagers. What does it have to do with you?"
"Come to our place and you can sign this contract with our people as the person who made this waterwheel!"
Chen Shan understood immediately, then nodded with a wry smile.
"You kid, you have too many tricks in your head!"
The two of them did what they said, and built a water truck and set it up on the river not far from Zhaofeng Village. The terrain here is lower, so that the water from the water truck can flow to the fields faster. inside.
Following the same pattern, Chen Shan signed a contract with the villagers in Zhao Feng's village, asking them to give some to Zhao Feng if they survived the drought and harvested food.
When the villagers saw the waterwheel, they dug canals happily. As the waterwheel continued to rotate, the water slowly poured into the fields.
Before, they thought that this waterwheel didn't scoop up much water every time, so they all panicked and wanted to be the first to use it. However, they forgot that this waterwheel did not require human hands at all and kept spinning there day and night.
So within a few days, the water flow from the water truck had irrigated all the fields in the two villages, and the crops that had been watered in the first batch had come to life.
Not only did the villagers not blame Zhao Feng and Chen Shan for this incident, but they came over to express their gratitude.
And because of Zhao Feng's actions, these villagers did not let the news about the water tanker come to light.
More than half a month has passed in a flash. Not only has there not been a drop of rain in the sky, but it has become increasingly dry.
The crops in some surrounding villages have died due to drought. Only the crops in the fields of Zhao Feng and Chen Shan are still green.
Although there are many people who have signed contracts with Zhao Feng and the others, and even the land-owning people in the village will not tell anyone about it, there are still some who are white households like Zhao Feng.
After they saw that the waterwheel really saved those crops, they all became jealous.
Among them are the three Li brothers.
"Brother, that Zhao Feng not only killed a tiger, but now he also built this waterwheel!"
"What do you think we should do?"
"That's right. I heard that he signed some kind of contract with the landowners, asking them to give him some benefits after harvesting their crops!"
"We can't just watch this happen, right?"
After hearing what the second and third children said, the eldest son of the Li family showed a sneer on his face.
"Don't panic, you two, just let him be proud for a while."
"I have already contacted the head brother of Heifeng Village, and I will be able to enjoy his good harvest when the time comes!"
The second and third children all took a deep breath, with horrified expressions on their faces.
"Brother, this Black Wind Village is a bandit's den!"
"When the time comes..."
The boss of the Li family gave them both a cold look.
"So this matter cannot be leaked, let's let them be proud for a while first!"
"By then these things will all be ours!"
