Chapter 35 35 United as one

Qi Qi's eyes flashed slightly, she had no objection, said hello, and left the village chief's house with a smile.

While walking home, she couldn't help but wonder, why would the village chief consider giving away some wood?

As soon as Qi Qi left, Gu Shanchong also left the house and went to the clan leader.

After explaining the purpose of his visit, the clan leader couldn't help but nodded solemnly, and slowly said, "Building the dam is for the benefit of the entire village... She really shouldn't be the only one to pay for it. That big disaster fifty years ago The flood is still fresh in my memory. There were heavy casualties..."

The patriarch didn't know what he recalled, tears welled up in his eyes, and his voice was choked with sobs. After calming down for a while, he continued, "After that time, people in the village began to move to the west of the village, but the village is so big, and there is not enough land to build a house. There are only so many of them, and they all went to the west of the village. Now the west side of the village is so crowded that there is no open space."

"Yeah, I thought so too, so when I heard that girl talk about building a dam, I thought it was a way out. If it could be built, the land at the east end of the village that had been deserted for so long could be used. More importantly, it would be able to prevent floods. Fighting disasters is a good thing for the entire village and will benefit future generations." The village chief nodded in agreement.

"That's the truth." The patriarch nodded slightly, thought for a moment and said, "In this case, you go and gather the uncles and the heads of each family, and discuss it together. This matter is not our Gu family's business. Later. Let’s use all the trees that can be used in the mountains. People in the past planted trees and people in the future can enjoy the shade. We have done this big thing!”

April 25, the 30th year of Tianfeng, is a day worthy of commemoration by all the villagers of Sanhe Village.

After several days of discussion and preparation, on this day, Sanhe Village officially started dam construction.

In addition to the stones from Shitou Mountain, Qi Qi also generously provided two thousand taels of silver notes as the expenses for this project.

A total of two thousand three hundred taels of silver.

"Master, what should I do?" Yang Daqing stared at the water level with a pale face and a sad look on his face. He also saw that the rain was too heavy, so he came over to take a look. Who knew that he would actually see a problem at this glance.

Everyone was united and worked hard to get started!

Get up early and stay late, young and old alike.

"What?"

"You go and inform the village chief and them first." Qi Qi didn't know what to do at the moment. She just thought that there were many people and many ideas. If everyone could brainstorm, they might come up with good ideas.

There are still a lot of debris floating on the river.

Of course, this is inseparable from the fact that Qi Qi offers considerable wages: 40 cents for an adult labor force for eight hours a day, and 20 cents for elderly women and children over ten years old.

Qi Qi stood in front of the window, looking at the heavy rain pouring like a waterfall on the verandah, frowning slightly and sighing, "It's raining like this. I don't know what's going on on the other side of the embankment?"

For example, in Qi Qi's husband's family, Mrs. Gu was so angry that her eyes were bloodshot when she learned that Qi Qi actually took out two thousand taels of silver notes.

The water level has risen to half a foot high, but it shows no sign of stopping.

She was so leisurely and at ease, a life like this that she had never dreamed of before.

Qi Qi was slightly startled after hearing this, frowned, put on the hat and raincoat on the side and rushed out.

Climbing up the dike that was only one foot high, my dear, I was shocked by the scene in front of me. The river was rolling and rushing...

There was thunder and lightning, the wind howled, and the rain poured down.

After severe heat, thunderstorms are particularly likely to occur.

Hearing her words, Qi Qi couldn't help but smile and said, "Yeah, I really didn't expect the progress to be so fast."

After taking a closer look, I saw wooden windows and straw mats floating past quickly, and I couldn't help but feel heavy.

"Bah, bang, bang..." Amidst the sound of thunderstorm, there was suddenly a rapid knock on the door.

Seeing her rushing out, Qingdai immediately chased her and shouted, but unfortunately, it was too late.

"Wait." He just turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Qi Qi again.

The Sanhe villagers bought trees from the back mountain, plus two hundred taels of silver notes, and raised about another hundred taels from several wealthy households in the village.

Because the wooden piles and stone strips are ready-made, the cost is saved to the maximum extent. Therefore, after calculation, more than two thousand taels of silver are more than enough.

The soldiers came to cover up the water and earth, and she waited.

Qi Qi braved the heavy rain and followed Yang Daqing, running toward the embankment in embarrassment.

She is like a poisonous tongue, hiding in the corner, staring at you coldly and viciously, ready to take action at any time.

Secretly, he scolded Qi Qi from morning till night, cursing Qi Qi every day for not having a good death.

Of course, some people are happy and some people are unhappy.

Money is motivation, no matter how hard or tired you are, you are not afraid.

Qi Qi asked Qingdai and Banxia to cook mung bean soup to relieve summer heat, and sent it to the construction site one after another, letting them open their stomachs and drink as much as they wanted.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Yang Daqing patted his forehead with some annoyance. Perhaps he was used to listening to Qi Qi's orders these days, so he immediately thought of going to her instead of someone else.

I saw Yang Daqing rushing in and shouting, "My boss, it's not good, the river suddenly surged just now, and the water level rose to half a foot high..."

"Coming, coming." Baoping heard the voice and rushed over to open the courtyard door despite the heavy rain.

The dirt roads in the countryside became even muddy after heavy rains, and the paint was thick at one foot and shallow at the other, making walking extremely difficult.

The river water laps against the dike, one wave after another. I wonder if the newly built dike can withstand this test?

"Madam, what are you doing there? If it's raining so heavily, don't go out."

But, what does it matter? She is not afraid.

At this time, Qi Qi felt for the first time the power of ancient families and the cohesion and creativity of ordinary people.

Qi Qi has no time to care about her now. She is very busy. In fact, she doesn't need to think too much. She also knows that the old lady and her whole family hate her.

Since she was sent to Houshanjiamiao for punishment last time, the fate between her and Qi Qi has become completely unresolved.

How could such a thing appear in the river? She noticed something was wrong as soon as she thought about it. Isn't this somewhere flooded?

The weather in June is getting hotter and hotter, and everyone's work must be getting harder.

Qi Qi also came out of the room, frowning and looking at the door of the courtyard.

"Don't worry, madam. The weather has been good the past few days and the embankment has been built one foot high. It will definitely be fine." Qingdai sat beside the cradle, taking care of the two children and doing needlework.

They come to build the dam every day after finishing their farm work, but they don't complain at all and are full of energy.

"Uncle, is that a person?" Qi Qi pointed to the farthest corner of the embankment. Because it is a triangular area, a lot of things are blocked now.

Yang Daqing was shocked and immediately rushed over to check.

After bypassing the embankment, Yang Daqing slowly entered the water from the high ground. Qi Qi was so frightened that she couldn't help but scream, "Uncle, be careful."

"It's okay, it's not deep here." Yang Daqing grabbed Gu's clothes floating on the water, took a closer look, and said in surprise, "He is really a human being, and he still has energy. Quick, pull him up..."
Chapter completed!