Sister Han is good at farming

Ruan Qingqing ran home immediately.

"Hey, hey, why are you running?"

Chi Jingxiao followed behind.

"Something big is going to happen!"

"What's the big deal?"

Ruan Qingqing didn't have time to explain to him, she ran home in one gulp.

"Daya, you're back just in time. Come and see, the birthday banquet has been woven. It's really exquisite! The golden dragon is vivid and majestic, as if it will take off into the sky in the next moment!"

Ruan Wantie said to Ruan Qingqing with a happy face.

"Well, it's really good!" After taking a glance, Ruan Qingqing asked them to put it away first.

"Dad, there's a locust plague in the surrounding counties and states!"

"I know! Those officials are not human beings. When Lord Zhou gave them a warning, they didn't take it to heart and even ridiculed Lord Zhou. Now they are being caught! They deserve it!"

Ruan Wantie spat with a gloating look.

"Dad, those locusts can fly. The locust plague in the surrounding counties may very likely spread to our county!" Ruan Qingqing reminded.

"What are you afraid of? We all grow sesame seeds and raise ducks, so why are we afraid that we can't prevent locusts?" Ruan Wantie didn't care.

"We have probably prevented the locusts here, but it's hard to say about the outsiders. After all, they can fly, and ducks are not very effective. And there are still people who don't grow sesame seeds! Dad, let's notify several towns adjacent to our county and the surrounding counties to make preparations for prevention..."

Ruan Qingqing said, lowering her head helplessly, "It's useless. The locust plague has already formed. What can we do?"

Unless there is modern pesticide spraying, where can we find pesticides here?

Ruan Qingqing felt like crying but had no tears.

"Daya, we have done our best!" Ruan Wantie sighed, "Let God take care of the rest!"

"Yes! Qingqing, this is already a very good result!" Old Master Ruan also comforted her.

"Little boy, just be content! When we were young, there were droughts and locust plagues. I don't know how many people starved to death! It's nothing like today. It's been drought for more than a year, but we still have food to eat and can grow some crops in the fields."

"Yes! Yes! We must be blessed by the gods, otherwise how could such a good thing happen?"

The elderly people in Quanfu expressed their feelings one after another.

"Well, thank you for your guidance, I feel much better now. The mat weaving this time is very successful. Do you want to go home first, or continue weaving here?"

"I'll go home first! I've been away from home for almost half a year. I wonder what the situation is like back home?"

"Yes, me too!"

"Me too!"

"Thank you for your hard work over the past few months. As for your rewards, we will pay you with grain! First, two stone of wheat per person, and if there is a reward later, we will share it among everyone."

Wu Zhongyou waved his hand and said, "You don't need to share any of the rewards with us. It's already a kindness for the young master to be willing to give us two stone of wheat as a reward."

"Yes! You always cook the best meals for me, and you gave me two stone of wheat before I left. We are already very satisfied, so there is no need to reward us with anything else!"

Cao Yishou also declined.

"That's right. It's not easy to have enough food to eat in a disaster year. We can still earn two stone of wheat, which is enough. We are very satisfied!"

In the end, Ruan Qingqing gave two dan of wheat to each of the old men, and one dan of wheat to Wu Wei. For this purpose, Ruan Qingqing and his team specially rented three horse-drawn carriages to send both the people and the food to their homes.

After ensuring that they all arrived home safely, Ruan Qingqing and Ruan Wantie brought the prepared birthday banquet and thank-you gifts to Zhou Zheng.

"This birthday banquet is indeed well-woven, and it is even more precious because it is a token of love from the people in the disaster area! I'm sure the emperor will be very pleased!"

After seeing the birthday banquet, Zhou Zheng praised it highly. After observing it for a while, he immediately wrapped it up carefully, fearing that he might damage anything.

"Sir, we have a thank-you gift from the Quanfu elders. Let me explain first, I didn't know about it before."

Ruan Wantie carried over another mat.

"You guys! You're just too polite!" Zhou Zheng said politely as he unfolded his speech.

I saw the six words "The Blue Sky of Qingshui County" appearing prominently in the middle of the red sorghum mat.

"Everyone says that since you took office, there have been fewer bandits. In the years of disaster, you led everyone to keep their food supplies and save their lives. You are truly the blue sky above our Qingshui County!"

Zhou Zheng's eyes turned red, and a feeling of heroism surged in his blood!

"Thank them on my behalf, and thank you all for your kindness!"

"No! You deserve it! I am grateful to you for your dedication and hard work in seeking the welfare of the people of Qingshui County!"

Ruan Qingqing bowed.

"I am really ashamed! I am so ashamed! I didn't do a good job of bringing water from outside this time!" Zhou Zheng said with a worried look on his face.

"Sir, what happened?" Ruan Wantie hurried forward and asked.

"The emperor ordered the Yingshui River to be connected to our Qianlong River. In June this year, the water level of the Yingshui River surged, and several sections suffered large-scale floods."

"This is a good thing! There is a lot of water in the Yingshui River, but our Qianlong River is almost dry. Once this river is unblocked, both places will be spared from floods and waterlogging!"

After hearing this, Ruan Wantie would have wanted to applaud loudly if it weren't for the wrong occasion.

Whoever came up with this idea, it’s damn good!

Ruan Qingqing's focus was on what Zhou Zheng had said before, that he had not done a good job for everyone.

"Is there something wrong with the connection?"

"You are such a smart girl, you can see it right away! It's a pity that all those officials are so blind!"

"Where exactly is the problem? Can we remedy it?" Ruan Qingqing asked him calmly.

"The opening they will open is located in the lower reaches of Qianlong River in Qingshui County."

Ruan Qingqing looked at him suddenly, "Just happened to miss our Qingshui County?"

Zhou Zheng nodded. "I suspect someone deliberately tampered with this in order to retaliate against me, but I have no evidence!"

Ruan Qingqing looked at him incredulously, "How can you act on impulse when it comes to matters involving human lives?"

"Little girl, you don't understand the affairs of the government. Some people will take revenge for any slight, regardless of human life or death!"

Ruan Qingqing was unwilling to accept this and asked with gritted teeth: "Aren't they afraid of being investigated by the higher-ups? You know, all the reservoirs in Qingshui County are running dry. In a while, not to mention the crops, even the drinking water for people will be gone!"

"They have a ready-made excuse. They said they encountered a mountain, so they took a detour. But they did set the opening in the Qianlong River on the Lulin Prefecture side."

"Bastard!" Ruan Qingqing really wanted to beat someone up at this moment!

"It's useless to open a channel in the downstream county of Qingshui County! Qingshui County and the counties near the upper reaches of Qianlong River still can't get water from Yingshui River for irrigation?"

Zhou Zheng frowned, "This is what I am worried about! It just so happens that you are here, little guy, quickly come up with a good solution for me!"

"How likely is it to dig a channel from other places to the upper reaches of Qianlong River?" Ruan Qingqing asked.

"Let's not talk about how likely it is. Even if it is dug through, the risk of flooding in that section will increase whether the Yingshui River or the Qianlong River rises in the future! The most important thing is that the project is huge, and those people are probably not willing to spend more time on it!"

Zhou Zheng said helplessly.

"In this case, we can only try another method!" Ruan Qingqing said, pursing her lips.

"any solution?"