Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

As the sun continued to scorch, the crops in the fields gradually lost moisture and turned yellow. People's hope that rain would save the crops was completely shattered.

They lost their previous rationality and patience and began to look for ways to save the crops.

At first, everyone just used ox carts loaded with buckets to fetch water from the Shanghe Reservoir to irrigate the fields, but later they found that this was just a drop in the bucket. The speed of watering could not keep up with the speed of drying up, and the method they had the greatest hope for ultimately came to nothing.

The villagers of Xiahe Village saw that they were only one step away from harvest, but because Shanghe Village insisted on not opening the sluice gates to release water, their crops were delayed, and they could no longer contain their anger.

Some were even more daring and went straight to the team leader, Li Quan: "Team leader, since you have become the team leader, you must be responsible for the people of Xiahe Village Production Brigade, right? If you can't do your job well, there are plenty of people willing to take on the role."

The person who spoke had great prestige in Xiahe Village and was also the main force supporting Li Quan to become the team leader at that time.

Li Quan saw that the main person who had supported him all along had begun to be dissatisfied with him. Even if he was unwilling in his heart, he had to bite the bullet and move on.

"Old Liu, don't be angry for now. I didn't say I don't care, right? But we also have to think of a reasonable solution, right?"

"Bah, that's a ridiculous idea! The crops in the fields are in such a mess, and you're still trying to come up with a solution? By the time you figure it out, everyone will probably be starving to death."

Old Liu's words were extremely rude, and Li Quan felt a pang in his heart.

Just as he was about to speak, several villagers came into the brigade office and said, "Captain, what Old Liu said makes sense. We've been experiencing drought for years, and everyone is counting on this year's grain. If we can't secure this year's grain, we'll all be left starving."

Amidst the clamor, Li Quan abandoned his usual silence and made a promise to the villagers present: "Don't worry, I'll go to Shanghe Village right now to discuss this with Captain Zhao. But as you all know, the final decision on whether to release the water lies with the commune, not our brigade."

As the team members expected, Li Quan came to Shanghe Village and found Zhao Baogen.

At that time, Zhao Baogen was sighing at the cornfield outside the production brigade yard, whose leaves had curled up due to the sun.

He is also very confused now, not knowing what to do, and even not knowing what kind of help he can seek in this situation.

Over the past year, he and his team almost risked their lives to obtain enough food, but they never expected that they would end up with nothing.

How unfair is God?

Zhao Baogen was lost in thought when Li Quan's voice came from behind: "Brother Zhao!"

Zhao Baogen turned around and saw Li Quan parking his bicycle.

Zhao Baogen retracted his gaze, walked over and said, "Captain Li, why are you here?"

Li Quan hadn't finished speaking when his expression became worried: "If it doesn't rain, how can we ordinary people survive?"

Zhao Baogen remained silent. Before this, he always believed that as long as he was willing to work hard, he would be able to fill his stomach.

However, when the natural environment becomes harsh to a certain extent, this sentence basically becomes empty talk.

"Yeah, it's difficult!"

Li Quan glanced at Zhao Baogen, not missing the disappointment and confusion in his eyes. He tentatively asked, "Should we apply to open the floodgates?"

Zhao Baogen shook his head. "I've applied twice, but the commune leaders refused."

Li Quan was shocked. No wonder Zhao Baogen, who always regarded food as more important than his life, did not move this time.

After thinking it over, Li Quan decided to speak out his plan: "Brother Zhao, how about this? How about the two of us go to the commune together and ask the leader for instructions?"

After hearing what Li Quan said, Zhao Baogen slapped his forehead. Why didn’t he think of asking Li Quan to go together before?

"If we leave now, we can reach the commune before work in the afternoon."

After Zhao Baogen entered the office, he pushed out the only bicycle in the team.

Just as he was about to get on the bus, he suddenly thought, since the captains of the two production teams were going this time, wouldn't it be better if there were more people?

So he said, "Should we also call the captain of the Nanhe Production Brigade?

"That's great, let's go call."

Finally, three team leaders from Shanghe Village Production Brigade, Xiahe Village Production Brigade and Nanhe Village Production Brigade went to the commune together.

When he arrived at the commune, Zhao Baogen had a good relationship with the commune director Li Fu, so he went directly to see Li Fu.

Li Fu was standing in front of the window, looking worriedly at the bright sun outside, when he saw three team leaders walking in together.

"Director Li."

"Why are the three of you here together today? What's the big deal?"

The three of them exchanged glances, and finally Zhao Baogen stepped forward. He walked up to Li Fu and said seriously, "Director, we are suffering from severe damage now. We need to open the gates of Shanghe Reservoir to release water."

As soon as Zhao Baogen said this, Li Fu frowned visibly.

"Captain Zhao, this matter still needs further consideration."

"Director, it's too late to make long-term plans now. We need to make a quick decision to open the floodgates and save the food."

"But our superiors ordered us not to open the sluice gates and release water until the critical moment."

It’s no wonder that Li Fu is troubled now. One year before, when the weather was dry, the town’s commune decided to open the floodgates and release water early.

Who would have thought that it would not rain after July that year, and in the end there was no harvest of crops in the fields. The local people also suffered greatly because they had no water to drink.

Since then, higher authorities have stipulated that whenever the weather is dry, the sluice gates cannot be opened to release water unless the drought reaches a certain level.

"But now it has reached a critical moment. The food that the people have been waiting for a year is about to be destroyed."

"Old Li, calm down."

After hearing what Li Fu said, Zhao Baogen was so anxious that he was spinning in circles: "I can't calm down. How can I calm down?"

Li Fu turned his head to look at the sky outside, and finally made a big decision: "You go back first and wait for ten days. If it doesn't rain after ten days, we will open the sluice gates and release the water immediately."

Zhao Baogen wanted to say something, but Li Fu immediately ordered him to leave: "This is already our biggest concession."

Zhao Baogen and his three companions returned in failure under the scorching sun.

It seems like ten days is enough, but the crops under the scorching sun cannot wait. If these crops take another four or five days, they will probably be completely destroyed.