Dressed as a top-notch girl, leading the whole village to become rich

September is the golden month of autumn, when rice is harvested. Now it is June. Logically, it should be the time when rice is heading and flowering, and needs water and fertilizer. However, the fields in Yejia Village are dry.

Although the ground has not cracked yet, some of the wheat has turned slightly yellow due to lack of water.

The head of Yejia Village had not slept for three consecutive days. So when he opened the ancestral hall, his face looked a little ugly.

The last time the clan held the ancestral hall, there was still laughter and joy. Ye Laoer won the third place in the imperial examination, and Ye Li and Ye Zifeng also passed the imperial examination. The village set up a buffet that day, and everyone felt that it was not enough even after three days of eating.

He carefully asked someone to calculate a date and erected Ye Guo's longevity monument.

Afterwards, they set up a stage, invited a troupe of actors, and performed a big show for five days.

With the foundation laid by Ye Guo, the villagers' lives became better and better. Everyone lived in a new house, and every household even raised pigs.

But now, it has not rained for 67 days.

There is water in the valley of Yejia Village, so the seedlings in the fields are still struggling to survive.

I heard that there are already a small number of people fleeing famine in the village where there is no river and the water source is originally scarce.

Because the village is wealthy, Yejia Village now has a thriving population and many relatives and friends. In just half a month, the village has gained dozens of new people.

They were all relatives in the village, who had fled here with their families, and there was nothing we could do but stand by and watch them die.

After the routine worship of ancestors, the three elders sat down at the head. The first and second elders found it difficult to sit down, so the third elder was the one in charge.

There were five people sitting on each side of the lower table, all of whom were the pillars of the clan today. Among them, Old Man Ye and Boss Ye occupied two seats.

After everyone was seated, the Third Master spoke with a heavy face.

"Only one-third of the water in the valley is left. If we use more for irrigation, people will die."

"We asked everyone to come here today to come up with a conclusion. There are so many people and things to do in the village now. If we can't protect the last bit of water, the next step will be to flee the famine."

As soon as the Third Master finished speaking, someone came out to object, mainly talking about the issue of fleeing famine.

"We originally came here to escape famine, and that's how we got Yejia Village. Now Siyuan is the top scorer in high school, so how could this Feng Shui treasure land be given to others?"

"That's right, Xiaoguo was personally conferred the title of county lady by His Majesty. We can't let her come back without even being able to find a home."

Of course, some people hold different opinions.

"They are all in the Imperial City now, so they don't have time to care about Yejia Village. In my opinion, we still need to make plans to escape the famine. Survival is the most important thing."

"The water in the valley is enough for the villagers to survive, but many people in the surrounding villages also know that there is water here. Can we keep this life-saving water?"

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Question after question was thrown out, and the three elders at the top did not stop them. After everyone had been talking for a quarter of an hour, the voices gradually died down.

Seeing that they were tired, the Third Master frowned and looked at Old Man Ye who had not spoken from beginning to end.

"Nowadays, your children are more promising than the others in the village. These days, they have spared no effort to help the tribesmen. You should also say a few words."

Father Ye was silent for a while before speaking, "It's too early to say we need to flee the famine. But there are two things we must do. One is how to protect the life-saving water and who to send to protect it. The other is that there are already traces of locusts in the fields, and we can't wait until the locust plague comes before making plans."

The Third Master nodded in agreement and asked Boss Ye, "Master, you know about this matter. How do you think we should deal with it?"

Boss Ye's skin has been tanned several degrees, and only his teeth, which are exposed when he speaks, are white.

"Xiaoguo told us before he left that if the drought lasted too long, there would be a locust plague. If there was a locust plague, we should gather the ducks at home and let them eat the locusts."

"I have already made a special trip to the county seat and told the county magistrate about this matter."

"But we can't wait. We still have to save ourselves first. I plan to drive the ducks to the fields tomorrow. If the effect is obvious, I will tell the surrounding villages about the method."

Father Ye nodded in agreement, "Now that we are facing this drought, it is far from enough to just think about saving Yejia Village."

"We should help the surrounding villages and towns if we can, and let them survive as much as possible, so that they won't confront our Yejia Village from the beginning."

The head of the village also said, "When I went to the county government, I heard from the lawyer that this year's autumn tax might be exempted. And if it really doesn't rain, there should be some relief food. Everyone should save some food and get through this year."

This statement undoubtedly gave everyone a shot of confidence. Everyone knew that the county magistrate had a good relationship with Ye Guo, so the master's words were probably true.

Even the few people who had previously said they were preparing to flee the famine immediately changed their words.

"Then we should discuss now how to protect water and protect ourselves."

"There are many people in the village now. If there is no rule, I am worried that the food the tribe bought before will not be enough to eat."

Everyone present knows that when food prices started to rise a month ago, the clan exchanged all the public money for food.

Now that everyone has reached a consensus, the discussion will proceed quickly.

After Old Man Ye returned home, he locked the door with Boss Ye to talk alone.

Since a month ago, Boss Ye has never been to the cave again.

I would check on the food around the back mountain from time to time.

"The matter of food in the back mountain can only be discussed if the villagers really cannot survive. Do you understand?"

Father Ye gave his instructions word for word. As for the cave, they both tacitly pretended that it didn't exist at all.

Boss Ye knew the seriousness of the matter, "Don't worry, Dad. As for Mom and the others, do you want to send them to the cave as soon as possible?"

"The two of us can't stay at home to watch over them. It's really unsafe for them to stay at home."

Father Ye thought for a moment and said, "Not now. Before the county gets into chaos, we should bring the two children back and send them over together. We should tell others that we are going to the Imperial City to look for Xiaoguo and the others."

Boss Ye thought this was feasible, but he was worried and said, "Then Dad, I will go to the county town the next day. Xiaoguo will stay at home from tomorrow and won't go anywhere."

"There are still some unripe vegetables in the backyard. I won't wait any longer and will let her make them all into pickles."

Old Man Ye thought it was a good idea, so the two of them told the rest of the family about their decision.

At this critical moment, the family is dominated by men and no one has any objections.

Old Lady Ye returned to the house and took out some silver and gave it to Boss Ye. "When you go to the county, send this money to the Wang family and find out their plans. If they want to leave, we can bring Wang back as soon as possible."