Chapter 160 The village builds a flood control dam
Fan Qian, Fan Damu and others looked at each other.
Do you want to say that this is not nonsense?
The house is almost flooded, can they not be in a hurry!
Wait for the rain to stop, what if it doesn’t stop?
Don't be in a hurry yet, can you be in a hurry? It’s not their house that I dare to soak in!
Li Wen stood beside him, strangely calm and not anxious at all.
When I went to persuade him last night, they were not in a hurry. The old god was saying things that had nothing to do with him, and he was very anxious.
But today, while they were in a hurry, I was in a very calm mood. It was really strange.
"Old village chief, if you don't want to come forward, I will go out and speak to every door in the village myself!" Fan Qian said angrily.
The old village chief agreed without thinking: "Okay, you go ahead."
Li Wen held back his laughter.
Yesterday, when ditches were being dug in the village, Fan Qian offended everyone so much that he was afraid that the men in the village would talk about it as soon as they got home.
Before staying overnight, everyone in the village knew about it. Now Fan Qian went to invite him personally. If he could only invite one person, he would lose!
Fan Qian also knew that he didn't have the ability to ask people in the village to do things, otherwise there would be no need to ask the old village chief.
I have to admit that although the old village chief is usually strict, he is indeed very responsive when it comes to matters concerning the village and calling on villagers to work!
He did not move, put away his unwillingness and anger, lowered his head and made the most sincere request: "Old village chief, I know I was wrong. We did something wrong yesterday;
Let's see, my family has four people to build the dam, no, three people. "
Leaving three and four pillars behind so that he can be replaced in turn.
Fan Damu took the opportunity to express his attitude generously: "Although my thatched house was knocked down by the rain and it belongs to the family that needs the least help, we are all from the same village, so I can't watch you busy.
Well, count me in, I am willing to do my part for the people in the village! "
Li Wen snorted as he punched his nose.
These two people have reached this stage, and they are still so scheming!
It seems there's no rush.
He looked at his father and said that if he continued to consume it, the house would be flooded in the worst case!
The old village chief swallowed the tea in his mouth, looked at the two people with his old eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The men in the village worked hard yesterday digging ditches, and finally got a rest today. I can't let them continue working.
Let's wait until tomorrow. There are a lot of people out of you. If you can't wait, how about you build a block first? Maybe with your power, the floods won't reach the houses in the village. "
These words were full of sarcasm. Fan Qian and Fan Damu lowered their heads and said nothing.
They glanced at each other with their lowered heads, and Fan Qian gritted his teeth and said, "There are six people in my family!"
This includes him, Sun Jinhua, and their four sons, so his mother can only cook two meals for the family.
Anyway, other people's mothers-in-law have to work, and my mother only cooks two meals, which is not a tiring job.
Fan Damu also knew that he couldn't really do anything at this moment. The old village chief was not Li Wen, so he couldn't fool him at all.
He gritted his teeth and said, "There are five people in my family!"
This also includes him, his mother-in-law and his son.
Li Wen opened his mouth, but he didn't expect that after his father said those words, the two families did not turn around and leave. Instead, there were more people who could work!
Dad is amazing.
"People are coming out, sacks."
"Come out, come out! Take out as many as you have at home!"
"Me too!"
The old village chief finally put down his tea bowl and continued: "There are more than a thousand sacks in our village. If the rain continues and the floods rise and backflow, you know it will only be more dangerous."
Fan Qian and Fan Damu didn't understand, but when they heard the old village chief mention the danger, their hearts immediately lifted.
Nervously asked: "What should we do? Is there someone else's sack that hasn't been taken out?"
"The sacks containing grain must also be freed up. When the house is at stake, we can't let go of the sacks!"
"You have to think about everyone!"
Li Wen snorted coldly.
At this time, these two people thought of thinking about everyone.
"Yesterday I asked the boss to go to the boy's house and ask, but we agreed in advance that we borrowed this from his house and will pay it back later. Do you agree?" the old village chief asked slowly and unhurriedly.
Fan Qian pursed his lips and said that they were all from the same village and their family paid for free, so why should Fan Jin's be considered a loan? Still have to pay it back.
Fan Damu lowered his head and remained silent.
If he agrees, he will definitely have his share when the time comes.
If he didn't pay it back, he wouldn't be able to stay in the whole village anymore.
Li Wen became anxious and interrupted: "Fan Er's family is up there, even if our whole village is flooded, his family will be fine!
He doesn't need to build a dam at all. To be honest, if he can and is willing to borrow it, I am very grateful.
Other families in the village also think the same way. Now it’s up to you two. If you agree, we will borrow it. We will share how much we borrow and pay it back.
If we don't agree, we can continue to wait, or wait for the flood to come back. "
Fan Qian and Fan Damu just knew now that the old village chief had already made an agreement with the whole village!
And even the number of sacks and subsequent needs are taken into consideration.
They both regretted secretly in their hearts, regretting that they couldn't bear their temper and ran over.
Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Li Wen immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing!
The old village chief glanced at the eldest son, but didn't say much. He just said to the two people in front of him: "Don't think too much about it. When we start depends on when you come to express your position;
In other words, if you don’t come for one day, we will wait for one day; if you don’t come for three days, we will wait for three days. "
The eldest son couldn't keep his cool and couldn't keep the situation stable. From now on, the affairs of the village could only be handed over to the young man.
Without a good leader, the village would have no backbone, and things would be in chaos and there would be more trouble.
After hearing this, Fan Qian and Fan Damu promised repeatedly: "Build it now! We are willing to return the sacks."
The sooner the dam is built, the more at ease they will be.
If it is not built, the flood will flood the house.
Although the days have been difficult in the past two days, they don't want to be more miserable.
The men who built the dam gathered quickly.
They were the same group that dug the ditch yesterday.
It happened that the soil dug out of the ditch yesterday could be put into sacks, put on carts and wheelbarrows, and transported to the river bank.
Dozens of men, digging ditches, loading soil, and transporting sacks, did not stop in the heavy rain.
The rain mixed with sweat, and they didn't even have time to wipe it off.
This is hard work, especially in heavy rain, even strong adults are exhausted.
In the evening, a half-man-high embankment was built at the entrance of Shanshui Village, and trees as thick as an adult man's thigh were nailed behind the sacks to fix it and prevent collapse.
In addition, a small team was formed in the village.
An old man who was familiar with the direction of the water flow led more than 20 strong men who were good at swimming, strong and fast, and went down the river of Shanshui Village. When they encountered siltation and obstruction, they used long bamboo poles to break up the water plants and trees to let the flood flow downstream.