The wind blows.
It brought the coolness of the spring water, but the hearts of the group were still hot.
As soon as Zhao Anhe denied it, Zhao Ergou didn't know whether to continue talking.
Cheng Wanwan said quietly: "In addition to digging ditches, can you come up with any other better ideas?"
Everyone was silent, they couldn't think of anything.
"Er Gouzi, keep talking." Li Zheng took a puff of dry cigarette, "What if it works?"
Zhao Ergou stayed up all night last night, naturally not because of his broken love, but because he was thinking about how to better dig canals and divert water.
This is the most important thing in the village, which has long surpassed his personal feelings.
"Ten miles sounds like a long way, and it takes more than half an hour to walk. But in fact, as long as we divide a dozen miles into countless small sections and each person is responsible for one section, it is not a difficult task."
He stood up, took three or four big steps, and continued.
"This is about one foot. One person can dig it in one hour. However, if it doesn't rain, the soil is very hard and there are stones and other things in the soil. So if one person digs one foot, it will take two hours." Zhao Ergou said Tan said, "I went down yesterday and measured it. The total is about three thousand feet. It takes one person two hours to dig one foot, and three thousand people need two hours to dig three thousand feet..."
He used the calculation method Cheng Wanwan taught him yesterday, and he calculated quickly.
When Li Zheng was dealing with the general affairs in the fields, he often had to calculate these numbers in his head, and he gave the answer instantly.
There are about four to five hundred people in Dahe Village's prime-age labor force, between the ages of sixteen and forty-five. It takes about fifteen or six hours for so many people to go into battle together.
It is impossible for people to work with high intensity all day long. If you divide the time, it will be about two and a half days.
In two and a half days, it was possible to divert water from the mountains to the rice fields. This was a ridiculous thing that Li Zheng had never dared to think about before.
"Er Gouzi, you are so smart..." Li Zheng was in disbelief, "I used to think Tie Zhu was the smartest kid in Dahe Village. From today on, you are also one."
Zhao Sidan pouted: "Then I
That's not smart anymore. "
Li Zheng burst out laughing: "If you can recognize ten characters, you will be the third smartest child in Dahe Village."
Zhao Sidan immediately grabbed Zhao Tiezhu's hand: "Brother Tiezhu, teach me how to recognize ten characters, and I'll treat you to roasted chestnuts with sugar."
Zhao Tiezhu's saliva immediately flowed out: "One word is exchanged for a chestnut."
Zhao Sidan nodded immediately.
With the calculation in his mind, Li Zheng felt relaxed.
He stood on a high rock, looked at the mountain road winding down, and said, "Da Shan Niang, which way do you think is better for digging the ditch?"
Usually when encountering this kind of thing, Li Zheng would discuss it with the village's crop experts, but today, he always wanted to listen to Cheng Wanwan's opinion.
Being able to teach Zhao Ergou to be so smart, Dashan Niang must be good too.
Moreover, Dashan Niang is from the Cheng family, and the Cheng family has a child, who is said to be the youngest child in eight villages in ten miles.
Cheng Wanwan thought for a while and then said: "The water source is at the bottom of the valley. Just dig a trench from the bottom of the valley to the east, and then go all the way down. The sun is not shining directly here, and the soil is not that hard..."
Li Zheng nodded frequently, and Cheng Wanwan roughly determined the route of the ditch and made some marks along the way.
After finishing the work, it was noon.
A group of people prepared to go down the mountain.
Halfway through, Cheng Wanwan thought of what Zhao Sidan said yesterday - it would be great if he could hatch chicks.
Those two big hens don't look like pheasants, which can easily arouse others' suspicion and cause unnecessary trouble.
But if you pick up a big rooster on the mountain in front of Li Zheng, you have crossed the clear path.
She did what she said, and Cheng Wanwan immediately bought a big rooster specially used for breeding in the mall. It had bright fur and bright combs, and it cost her eighty yuan.
She took a few steps back and let the big cock out.
"Cack!"
The big rooster took off and flew straight towards Zhao Ergou.
Zhao Ergou was thinking about digging ditches. Although this matter had been decided, there were still many details that needed to be completed. He had been thinking...
Suddenly something rushed towards him. He was startled and quickly hid to the side.
"What a big chicken!" Zhao Tiezhu's eyes were bright. Before anyone could react, he suddenly rushed over and grabbed the wings of the big rooster. "Hahaha, grandpa, dad, second uncle, I I caught a pheasant, and there will be pheasant meat to eat tonight, hahahaha!”
This kid almost lost his temper with laughter.
Zhao Ergou was very upset. He actually dodged a chicken that flew towards him.
Such a fat rooster weighs at least four pounds. It can't lay eggs anyway. Just twist off the head and go home to make soup or roast it... Thinking about this, Zhao Ergou's saliva flowed out, and he became even more annoyed. .
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
It was a miscalculation. I didn't expect Zhao Tiezhu to react so quickly. He is indeed the smartest kid in Dahe Village.
She moved a few steps to the side and spent another eighty cents to buy a big rooster... This time, the big rooster flew towards Zhao Dashan.
Zhao Dashan has sharp eyes and quick hands, Zhao Ergou is angry, Zhao Sanniu is like a mountain, and Zhao Sidan is afraid that the chicken will fly away, so the four boys pounce on it at the same time.
"Cack-clack! Cack-clack!"
The big cock was pressed at the bottom and kept screaming.
Cheng Wanwan quickly pulled the children away. If this chicken was crushed to death, she would have to buy another big rooster...
Fortunately, this big rooster is very tenacious and flaps its wings to escape.
Zhao Dashan tied up the big rooster with a piece of straw rope and threw it into the basket.
"These two chickens look exactly the same." Li Zheng was full of surprise. "These days, pheasants are stronger and more beautiful than domestic chickens. I'm afraid there are some grains that haven't been discovered in the mountains. I'll look for them when I have time." .”
Cheng Wanwan cursed, Li Zheng, you have really thought too much. These two big roosters are modern artificially fed chickens. How can they not look good?
Two families went down the mountain, and one family caught a big rooster, which attracted people in the village to watch.
"There are a lot of good things on the mountain!" Li Zheng suppressed his excitement, "Please inform each other that the whole village will come to a meeting in a quarter of an hour. I have some good news to tell everyone!"
The whole village was excited.
"There is no water today. This should be good news about water."
"Did Li Zheng agree to some conditions in Osmanthus Village? The people in Osmanthus Village agreed to let us carry water?"
"The people in Osmanthus Village are the most difficult to deal with. I'm afraid they will take away half of our village's food supply."
"There is no food in our village. All hope lies in the fields. If it doesn't rain, the fields won't be able to harvest a single grain of rice."
"Don't worry about the fields, there is no water for people to drink now..."
The villagers slowly gathered in the open space beside the big locust tree.
There are a total of 197 households in Dahe Village. There are four generations living under the same roof without separation, and there are also families of four or five after separation. People of all ages came, and more than a thousand people stood in the open space.
