Being scolded as a poor widow, I relied on supernatural powers to counterattack in ancient times

Chapter 702 Encountered Drought Weather

Hearing Mother's suggestion, Bai Anyan thought for a while, but he didn't object. He had been paying attention to the water level of Qingshui River for the past two days, and it was already showing a downward trend.

The old farmer said that he is not afraid of drought, but the water level will drop. If this phenomenon occurs, the drought will last for a long time.

He went to see it on purpose, and the place where his mother used to fish has already consumed a foot away.

"Mother, I want to go and see the tenants."

Bai Anyan was worried about the situation of the tenants. Although a well was dug, he didn't want the convenience of drinking water for irrigation, lest the tenants make trouble, so he had to go and have a look.

Baiyunxi looked up at the scorching sun, and felt hot before noon,

"I'll go with you to have a look. In the current situation, the tenants will inevitably be anxious. More enlightenment and less anger."

As he spoke, he called Wenyou to go to the car,
"Don't worry, mother, I won't conflict with the tenants. The weather is too hot, so you should stay at home. Heat stroke won't be good."

"It's okay. I'm not working, so I'll go for a walk. It'll be fine."

Bai Yunxi took the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The weather in summer is really abnormal. If this weather continues, it should cause drought.A while ago, he told Song Wang that the weather would be good this year, but he was slapped in the face in a blink of an eye.

"I don't know when it will rain. If this continues, the river will dry up."

Bai Anyan wiped his forehead and tied the cloth towel around his wrist, so as not to delay his work.

"Fortunately, we hired someone to dig a well after we bought the field. If there was a well, the crops in Xiaowangzhuang would be miserable."

Having said that, Bai Anyan slapped his leg violently,

"Mother, do you think that Wang Xiangshen sold the field because he predicted that there would be little rain this year and that there might be a drought?"

Otherwise, it would be too coincidental. As soon as they took over here, it stopped raining, and the [-] mu of dry land was supported by a single well.

If Mother hadn't kept reminding him not to forget to ask someone to dig a well, maybe the tenants would make trouble at the door of the house right now.

Hearing the second child staring at her with staring eyes, Bai Yunxi was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head again,

"It's just a coincidence... However, as a senior old landlord, after planting the land for so many years, there will always be several droughts and floods. It's normal to have more experience than us. Zhao Yalang didn't say it, Wang Squire is I sold it because I was too old to take care of it. Since I wanted to buy it, I naturally chose the most difficult field to manage."

Looking at the surprised eyes of the second child, Bai Yunxi smiled,

"Fortunately, we drilled the well in advance to avoid trouble. As for the present, it should be a natural disaster and has nothing to do with people."

"Yes, if it is easy to take care of, Wang Xiangshen will not easily agree to send a season's grain."

Bai Anyan brought a pot of water, Bai Yunxi took a cattail leaf fan, and the three of them went all the way to Xiaowangzhuang in a carriage.

As soon as I turned into the field path, I saw people everywhere in the farmland. There were people carrying poles and buckets. The buckets were carried to the fields. Women and children were watering one by one with water ladles. .

From a distance, there are human heads everywhere, like going to a market.

"Children running around in the field are not afraid of trampling on the crops?" Wen You looked at the children shuttling in the field, and frowned.

Hearing Wen You's surprised tone, Bai Yunxi chuckled lightly,
"Children from poor families have long been in charge of their families. They have been taken to the fields by their parents to play in the fields since they were young. They know from an early age that food is their ration and should not be wasted."

Especially the children of tenant families, if they step on a seedling, their buttocks will suffer, and they will develop a habit over time.

As soon as their carriage heard the edge of the field, the nearby tenants immediately surrounded them.

"Boss, you are here. The well is not enough. Everyone almost got into a fight because of fetching water in the morning."

"Yeah, I don't know when this weather will end. Will the boss drill us a few more wells?"

"The water level in the river ahead has begun to drop. If it doesn't rain any more, it's time to grab water."

Hearing everyone's chatter, Bai Yunxi, supported by his son, got out of the carriage and waved to everyone.

"The sky is dry and everything is dry, so you all take it easy, don't be too impatient."

"Boss, we have to be in a hurry. We watered it in the morning and dried it in the afternoon. We dare not stop all day. Can we not be in a hurry?"

"Yes, if this continues, the crops in the field may not be able to bear it."

Looking at the tanned men in front of her, Bai Yunxi raised her head to look at the scorching sun, God's business, she can't control it.

"Dear neighbors, you and I can't make decisions about God's affairs, but you have to take it easy. Since we don't know when God will rain, we have to continue watering the ground, but we can't tire people out."

"You are the pillars of the family, if you collapse from exhaustion, what will the whole family do?"

Listening to Bai Yunxi's comfort, the few people who were yelling just now also silenced.

Everyone also knew that if it didn't rain, it would be useless if the owner came, but seeing the crops wilting, they felt anxious.

"Boss, can you dig a few more wells? Don't worry, as long as you find a well-driller, we will also be responsible for digging wells, and we won't ignore it."

Irrigation is the most important thing right now. As long as the crops can be kept, more work is nothing.

Hearing the tenant farmer's suggestion, Bai Yunxi turned to look at the second child, "When drilling a well a while ago, the location was favored by the well digger. Tell everyone what he said at the time."

Seeing the encouragement in her mother's eyes, Bai Anyan lowered her voice and clenched her fists to encourage herself.

"Don't be impatient, everyone. When I brought the well-driller here, he went around the field before deciding on the location. That is to say, except for the few locations he pointed out, there was no water in the rest. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent and looked at Bai Anyan suspiciously.

Looking at the disbelieving eyes of everyone, Bai Anyan's face became serious,
"When the well was being drilled, several of us from Xiaowangzhuang followed and never left. Listen to what the master said at the time. I'm not the only one. If you don't believe me, just ask."

Hearing this, everyone glanced at each other, and it took a while before someone silently raised their hand,
"I was there at the time, and the master did say that those three positions are the most prone to water."

"It's true that I said that, and I didn't understand what kind of soil, rock formations, etc..."

Bai Yunxi looked at the two of them and smiled slightly, "It is said that there are specialists in art, experts in farming, and masters in drilling wells. But if I can produce water, I will be stingy with one or two wells? You don't even think about it. You have reduced production. what is the benefit?"

Everyone: "..."

This is true, and with the testimony of his own villagers, it is indeed more credible than what the boss said.

But now to use these four wells to irrigate the ground, you have to queue up.

(End of this chapter)