Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

"We have water and food today, and you should thank someone. That person is not me, nor my wife Qin Hui, but the person who first proposed digging a deep well."

"The person who proposed digging the well is the little girl next to me whom you all look down upon, An Yue."

After hearing this, everyone was stunned.

The village chief continued, "Also, she was the one who suggested harvesting wheat early before the locusts attacked, and reminded everyone to bring all the fruits and vegetables from the fields home."

After hearing what the village chief said, everyone gasped in shock.

"Then tell me, everyone, is she the lucky star of Baili Village?"

Everyone in the audience nodded and responded loudly: "Yes, yes, yes..."

The village chief put everything in order and no one had any objections.

After everything calmed down, the village chief raised his hand and signaled to An Yue beside him: "Yueyue, continue!"

With the village chief in charge, An Yue continued, "If we want to survive the natural disaster, we must unite and support each other to get through it."

Everyone in the audience applauded and responded loudly: "Good, good, good..."

Seeing that everyone agreed, An Yue raised her hand and signaled everyone to be quiet.

Soon, the villagers quieted down again.

An Yue said loudly: "Early tomorrow morning, each family will select one person and bring their own hoe to gather here."

"Why bring your own hoe?" asked a man in the crowd.

"Everyone goes to dig taro together. After digging, the village chief will personally supervise and divide the taro equally among the people."

"Don't be too anxious to know what taro is. Tomorrow morning, when you all come here, I and the village chief and his wife will lead you to dig it up."

Although the villagers had objections, they did not dare to stand up and protest.

"Next, I want to talk about the second thing."

"If you can trust me on this matter, we will do it immediately after we get home."

Everyone began to listen attentively.

"It has been a drought for so long now. There is a saying that goes: after a drought there will be a flood."

"We have already suffered a locust plague, and I am afraid that another flood may come at any time. If our houses collapse, we will be homeless."

Talking about this, the villagers began to panic.

"Everyone, don't panic. Look up at the sky. The clouds are moving very abnormally. I'm afraid that the weather will suddenly change and it will rain heavily."

"I called everyone here today to remind everyone to make flood prevention preparations in advance."

A young woman in the crowd asked, "Does the girl have any solution?"

An Yue continued, "In order to prevent houses from collapsing and fields from being washed away, I suggest that everyone go home and dig a drainage ditch around the outside of their house."

"Also, when you dig drainage ditches, try to dig them deeper. Once a flood occurs, good drainage is the top priority."

"After digging the drainage ditch for the house, it is best for everyone to dig a drainage outlet on the edge of their own field to avoid being washed away by floods."

Several people in the crowd asked, "How exactly do we dig this drainage ditch?"

An Yue thought about how to dig her own drainage ditch and said to everyone, "My drainage ditch is dug five feet below the base of the house wall."

"However, the specific reasons depend on the specific situation. How to dig the trench depends on the situation at home. Anyway, our goal is to ensure that all rainwater can be smoothly drained from the flood ditch to the stream."

"If everyone listens, start working when you get back and dig it out as soon as possible."

The villagers began to chat with each other.

The middle-aged man standing at the front nodded and said affirmatively: "Okay, whether there will be a flood or not, I am willing to dig!"

The woman next to the middle-aged man said, "Yes, my family is willing to dig too. As long as our house doesn't collapse and our family is together in peace, that's better than anything else!"

Seeing that the villagers were discussing very lively, the village chief shouted, "Did everyone understand what An Yue said just now?"

"I understand, I understand..." Everyone nodded in response.

The village chief gestured to silence everyone and said, "Now that everyone understands, let's go back and start digging! Also, don't forget that tomorrow morning, every household must send one person to gather here."

"It's getting late, let's go home!"

After the village chief finished speaking, he walked down the hill.

The villagers began to scatter, rushing back to dig flood ditches.

At this time, it was the end of the You hour.

Although the sun appears and disappears from time to time, it eventually sets in the west.

An Yue walked towards her home, and the heavy stone in her heart was finally put down by half.

After all, if she didn't say a word, no one could blame her.

But An Yue thought about the matter of her aunt and realized that it was the poor living environment that catalyzed the transformation of people who were not originally bad people.

Furthermore, when the brick and tile house was built, most people in the village came to help.

Whether good or bad, in the face of natural disasters, humans are helpless and insignificant.

Although she cannot save everyone from danger, she hopes to use her limited abilities to help as many villagers as possible escape danger.

Soon, An Yue returned home.

My sister-in-law Meng Xiu'er and An Nian had already prepared dinner, while Daniu and the other two were still digging flood ditches in front of and behind the house.

When Ba Shi saw An Yue walk into the yard, it ran to An Yue, chirping.

An Yue squatted down and was about to reach out to rub the dog's head, but she smelled a smell of feces.

An Yue stopped it from getting closer and asked, "Stinky Eighty, where have you been?"

Meng Xiuer placed a basin of water on the bluestone slab and said with a smile, "It fell into the toilet!"

After hearing this, An Yue laughed and said, "What...? It fell...into the manure pit?"

An Nian came out of the kitchen and said, "Luckily it was Sister Chunzhi who found it."

When Ba Shi saw that everyone was laughing at him for falling into the pit, he lay on the ground in a depressed mood, with his two front paws gently resting on his nose.

An Yue looked at it and couldn't help but sneer at it, "Oh my, you still don't have the face to see people?"

Ba Shi, covering his dog's face, began to hum again.

An Yue said to it, "Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you anymore. Just lie down here and don't run around! I'll give you a bath right away."

An Yue thought about it and realized that the hotter the surface, the cooler the well water.

So, An Yue said to her sister-in-law Meng Xiuer: "Sister-in-law, please help me boil some hot water in the kitchen."

Afterwards, An Yue went to her room and quickly changed into tattered clothes.

Then he went to the kitchen, scooped the hot water from the pot into a wooden barrel, and carried the barrel out to the yard.

She thought it would be very inconvenient to clean it by herself, so she called An Nian again: "Niannian, come and help me."