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

Chapter 703 Viewing the Tenant Land

Seeing everyone's dejected looks, Bai Anyan couldn't bear it, and felt that it was a pity for the tenant farmers to encounter such weather.

"The current drought is a special situation. It doesn't happen every year, otherwise Wang Squire wouldn't just dig one well."

Hearing the tone of Shaodong's family, everyone couldn't help being silent.

This kind of dry season is indeed rare, but there are also periods without rain for more than half a month in a row.At that time, everyone was queuing up to fetch water, and the boss never cared about it.

Even if they have complaints, they have nothing to say.

After the new owner took over, he not only asked the master to drill the well, but also taught them how to farm. Occasionally, when they ran into difficulties, they would help them out.To be honest, this is the best owner they have encountered since they rented the land.

It is because of this that they dare to speak out because they have appeals in their hearts.

"Although what the young master said is correct, we don't know when it will rain in the current weather. If it doesn't rain, we have to water every day. If everyone fights for it, there will be conflicts. Please think about it more for us. One or two."

"Yes, everyone knows that you are a kind owner. It is also a blessing for our tenants to meet you. You can spend more money digging two more wells?"

"Young master is benevolent, let's dig two more wells to solve the current predicament. We have finished the harvest, can't the master charge more rent? After the trouble once, we will never trouble you again about the well."

As soon as the words came out, everyone nodded in agreement. There were more wells, so everyone didn't have to line up or fight for it, and they could water the land in time, which served multiple purposes.

Listening to everyone's thoughts, Bai Yunxi's heart skipped a beat, no wonder she always felt like she had forgotten something a while ago.Looking at the eager tenants in front of him, he suddenly remembered that he forgot to fill the chicken soup for the soul that he was going to tell his second son earlier.

Seeing the tenants staring at them eagerly, the second child already began to hesitate.

Before he could speak, Bai Yunxi cleared his throat.

"Everyone, don't be impatient. The weather is hot and you are anxious. I understand. Many of you are veterans of farming and have more experience than us. Weather like this is rare in the past. Maybe it will fall in a few days." It's raining."

"But having said that, if there is a drought, no matter how many wells are drilled, it will not help. When there is a severe drought, both the river water and the well water will dry up."

Bai Yunxi said, looking directly at the older tenants,
"what do y'all think?"

Catching Baiyunxi's gaze, several of them glanced at each other, thinking of the severe drought more than ten years ago, their expressions changed.It's really hard to encounter that kind of natural disaster.The crops were all drought-dead, and the fields were barren.

Not to mention the dryness of rivers and wells, even the mountain springs and waterfalls in the mountains and forests have disappeared.

In order to drink water, the villagers ventured into the mountains to find water sources. Even if they found a dripping spring, they would wait to collect the water. It took a day to collect half a jar.

In that year, not a few people died of starvation and thirst, and the situation of grabbing water and food happened frequently.

That kind of suffering, they never want to meet again in this life.

"My boss is right. If we encountered the severe drought decades ago, there is really nothing we can do."

Listening to their tone, Bai Yunxi picked up the handkerchief to wipe off his sweat, looked at the scorching sun,
"Droughts and floods are natural disasters, which cannot be counteracted by manpower, nor can they be stopped. But in a normal drought, [-] acres of land and four wells, as long as the time is arranged reasonably, it is enough."

"What's more, the more wells there are, the greater the potential safety hazard. I'm here today to tell you to take good care of your children and keep them away from the wells. If there are many children in the family, it is best to arrange for someone to take care of them alone. The adults are very busy, if something happens to the child, it will destroy the happiness of a family."

Bai Yunxi said, pointing to a few four- and five-year-old children playing in the fields,
"It's not easy to take care of a child. It's always good to worry about it. And remember, after the well is used, it must be covered with bluestone slabs, so as not to make mistakes and cause disasters."

When drilling wells, the manhole covers were delivered by the master in advance. Every well has a cover, including the original well, which is also equipped with a manhole cover.

Bai Anyan stood beside him, listening to his mother's reminder, the hesitation in his heart disappeared instantly.

Originally, he thought that if the drought continued for a few more days, it would be possible to dig two more wells. After all, they were all for the harvest of grain and the convenience of irrigation.

But now he suddenly felt enlightened.

Sure enough, everyone listened to Baiyunxi's gentle tone, looked back at the children running wildly in the field, and nodded in agreement.

Some people even immediately ordered the family to take care of the children, so as not to make mistakes while they were busy.

"My boss reminded me right, as long as we don't water the ground and don't use well water, we will immediately cover the wellhead with bluestone slabs."

Missteps and falling into wells happen every year, and every time it is a tragedy of family destruction.They could only tell the children not to go near the well, but they never thought of covering the mouth of the well.

First, everyone uses the well every day, and it is relatively frequent, so it is troublesome to cover and remove it.Secondly, the well belongs to everyone, and they have nothing to cover it up.

Except for the wells drilled by the owner with manhole covers, the wells in other places around the circle are still open without any shelter.

"Ahem... Boss, the weather is not good, and the crops will definitely be affected. If the harvest is not good, I hope Boss will be more lenient."

As soon as these words came out, not only Bai Yunxi turned his head to look over, but even the others turned their heads to look at him.
The man saw that everyone's eyes were on him, and his eyes were embarrassing,

"I'm just in case, nothing else."

Bai Yunxi looked at him with indifferent eyes, "Since there is no other meaning, don't confuse everyone. If someone takes the opportunity to be lazy, it will eventually lead to a reduction in production. I will definitely take the field back next season."

Everyone: "..."

Seeing everyone looking at him in surprise, Bai Yunxi shook the cattail fan,
"Although it is said that natural disasters are uncontrollable, people can make up for one or two if they work hard. But if you are lucky, crop yields are inevitable. As a farmer, I don't even have the intention to overcome difficulties. Why should I rent the land to you to grow? ?”

"We have also come out step by step. I hate those who waste the fields the most. If I really meet them, I will naturally not be polite."

As he spoke, Bai Yunxi looked at him inexplicably, and the meaning of the warning was self-evident.

"If you don't believe me, just try it. Once I take back the land and remove the person, I will never rent the land to him again."

Everyone looked at Dong's family as not joking at all, and their faces became serious.

"Okay, I'll take a look at the situation, so I won't delay everyone's busy work, let's go."

(End of this chapter)