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By the way, what are you doing now?

While eating, Tongdao Xu chatted with Xu Changsheng.

Xu Changsheng: Eat! Can't you see?

Xu Tongdao: ...

Laughing dumbly, Tongdao Xu was about to ask the question just now, when Xu Changsheng suddenly responded, Oh, you are asking me if I am going out to earn money now, right? Well, I am working as a small worker behind my uncle now. Haha, it can be considered to be learning a bricklayer!

Putting another chopstick of braised pork into his mouth, Xu Changsheng turned to look at Tongdao Xu, and said with a smile, What about you? You should take the high school entrance examination this year, right? I remember that you did well in school when you were young, how is it? Will I be able to pass the entrance exam?

Tongdao Xu laughed at himself, Didn't you hear about the recent situation in my family? My dad ran away, so no matter what I did in the exam this time, I couldn't continue to study.

...

The two chatted while eating, chatting and comforting each other.

Xu Changsheng's life was not easy, and Xu Tongdao's life was not easy either, the two chatted and sympathized with each other.

Tongdao Xu of the original time and space, after his father disappeared, his personality became more and more withdrawn, and he rarely took the initiative to chat with others. Fewer and fewer, and gradually became a lonely man with no friends.

It was not until a long time later that he slowly realized that a person like himself, who has no high degree of education and no support from nobles, wants to stand out, in fact, he has more friends... The road may be easier to walk.

For example, doing something on weekdays will definitely be much easier if you have a few friends to help.

Unfortunately, when he realized this, he was almost thirty years old, and his former friends had not been in touch for many years.

And a man in his thirties... It is easy to make friends with wine and meat, but it is difficult to make friends with sincerity.

Therefore, the mentality of the reborn him is very different from that of the original time and space.

Just like yesterday, when he saw Xu Tonglin, he wanted to change the fate of Xu Tonglin's drowning.

When he saw Xu Changsheng just now, he also subconsciously wanted to get closer to Xu Changsheng.

He didn't want to be a lonely person like the original time and space.

He also wanted to make some friends, the kind that really mattered.

By the time the meal was over, he and Xu Changsheng had gotten a lot closer.

After all, the two of them played together a lot since they were young, and they were originally good friends.

When the two of them finished eating and were about to find a place to wash their lunch boxes, they suddenly heard a villager who had just come down from the porch shouting in surprise, Good news, good news! Hey, the water level in the river has dropped, and it's been a while since the water level dropped. It's almost a foot, great! Hehe, captain! The water level has dropped so much, we don't have to pick a head ridge this afternoon, right? Hehe.

This news caused everyone to have mixed reactions. Most people were surprised and happy, and they were a little puzzled.

What? Is it true or false? Er Laizi, you are not lying, are you? The water level in the river can drop by more than a foot in just this meal? How is this possible?

Tsk tsk, it would be great if the water level really dropped by more than a foot!

Isn't there a broken polder somewhere? Hmm... If Er Laizi didn't lie, it must have been a broken polder somewhere, otherwise the water level wouldn't have dropped so fast...

...

Xu Tongdao and Xu Changsheng didn't say anything, but they both stopped to listen to everyone's discussion.

Powei's statement, Xu Tongdao thinks it is very possible, if the water level in the river really drops by more than one foot so quickly.

In his memories before his rebirth, during the rainy season this year, many places were indeed broken.

And breaking the polder means that a section of the river embankment bursts, which means that the turbulent river water rushes into an area and turns that place into a swamp country.

It also means that thousands of households will become disaster victims, and the crops in the fields will be flooded.

Houses were flooded, food and livestock were swept away by the flood...

At this moment, he frowned, unable to say whether he was happy or unhappy.

Because if the news of the falling water level is true, then they probably really don't have to pick up the head ridge this afternoon, which is of course good news.

But at the same time, it also means that thousands of households in a polder have been completely devastated.

Trail! Let's go to the quay to have a look?

Xu Changsheng next to him suggested in a low voice to Xu Tongdao.

Tongdao Xu nodded, turned around and sent the lunch box into the kitchen, and then went out with Xu Changsheng to a quay not far away.

Before lunch today, they both knew where the water level in the river was.

There are still traces left by the original water level on the polder!

But at this time, they were standing on the outer edge of the polder, but they really saw that the water level in the river had indeed dropped by more than a foot.

Hey, that's great! We'll be much safer now, okay! That's great!

Xu Changsheng was very happy to see that the water level in the river had indeed dropped a lot.

He probably didn't even think about what it meant when the water level suddenly dropped so much.

Xu Tongdao felt more complicated in his heart.

But that's all, he is now just a little commoner who is running around for the livelihood of the whole family. No matter what he feels in his heart, no matter what he thinks, in the face of a disaster like Poxu, he can't do anything.

With a secret sigh, he tilted his head towards Xu Changsheng, Let's go! I've seen it, our lunch box hasn't been washed yet! Let's go!

Ai! Ai.

Xu Changsheng happily followed.

...

Sure enough, because the water level in the river suddenly dropped a lot, it didn't take long for the captain to convey the notice just passed down above, and their team didn't have to pick up the ridge in the afternoon.

As soon as the notice said, except for Xu Tongdao's indifferent expression, everyone in the yard was overjoyed.

It's a chore like picking a head ridge, and there's no money to get it, so naturally everyone doesn't like it.

So, in the afternoon, Tongdao Xu and the others completely slack off, chatting and chatting, playing cards, and women knitting sweaters and wearing soles also took out sweaters and soles.

The two young people Xu Tongdao and Xu Changsheng seemed to be a little idle.

The two sat under the eaves, Xu Changsheng pursed his lips and scratched his crotch in a bored manner, then turned his face and asked, Hey, Xiaodao! Shall we just sit like this all afternoon? It's too boring!

Tongdao Xu also felt a little too idle, so he simply stood up, How about we walk around this village? It's not raining now anyway.

As far as Xu Changsheng was concerned, it was possible that no matter what he asked him to do at this time, he would be happy, as long as he didn't continue to sit here.

Okay! Go! Go!

He got up immediately, full of interest.

So, the two of them started hanging out in this village together.

While strolling around, Tongdao Xu suddenly heard a few baabaa sheep's cries, and his eyes subconsciously looked over. He saw a large yard of a family not far away, and there were dozens of white sheep, big and small. Activities in the yard.

Moreover, it seems that they are still sheep.

It's not the kind of goat raised by some people in Xujia Village.

Looking at the dozens of sheep in the large yard, Tongdao Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, thoughtfully.