Happy Farmer's Life

The person who came was Chen Fu, who was specially sent by Prince Yuan to fight the drought in Pingfu Town. He was an official from the Ministry of Industry and specialized in water conservancy.In fact, Chen Fu was also a little puzzled by Monk Zhang Er. He stayed in the capital well, and he didn't have much friendship with Prince Yuan. This time he received the order to come to Pingfu Town for some reason.Pingfu Town, a small place that has never been heard of, has never heard of a drought, hey, I have no choice but to follow the order and come to Pingfu Town.

The county magistrate was also a little panicked. Because the situation of the drought was not very serious, he didn't report it at all.A group of people suddenly came yesterday, saying that Prince Yuan sent people to deal with the disaster.You must know that not reporting what you know is a serious crime, and the county magistrate was almost scared to death.Fortunately, they did not pursue this issue, but only said that they should cooperate with the officials of the household department to manage the drought well.The strangest thing is that this governance will start from Sanqing Village.

The county magistrate entertained Chen Fu and others with delicious food and drinks, and wanted to gather some news from Chen Fu and others.Chen Fu himself was also at a loss, and didn't know any news.He just said that he would go to Sanqing Village the next day to see the situation.

Chen Fu actually didn't know anything about the drought, but he knew it was an opportunity for him.I have been in the Ministry of Industry for almost seven years, but I have not been promoted.This has a lot to do with Chen Fu's own personality. He doesn't know how to flatter and has no background. No matter how good his skills are, he can't do much.If I can deal with the drought this time, it will definitely be of great help to my future career.That's why the county magistrate was asked to go to Sanqing Village the next day to find out the situation.

The village head was actually very surprised by the county magistrate's visit. He went to the yamen several times to inquire, but the county magistrate didn't express his opinion at all.He didn't even see the county magistrate later, and was directly blocked by the yamen.Now I came to the village suddenly, I don't know what's going on.

"Mr. Zhang, hurry up and meet Official Chen. He came from Kyoto to help us fight the drought."

The village head led the villagers to salute the county magistrate, Chen Fu and others.

"I'd better trouble the village chief to take me to see the situation in the village first." Chen Fu said politely.

"My lords, this way please."

The village head led everyone into the village, and the first thing he saw was the farmland.Chen Fu went to check the field carefully, and the crops had turned yellow and dried up.Even if there is water immediately, this year's harvest will definitely be affected.Now the corn and rice in the fields cannot be saved.

Seeing that there are still some fields that don't seem to be planted with corn, I asked.

"Village chief, what are these fields growing?"

"These are the potatoes and sweet potatoes that we replanted later."

It seems that the village head still has some brains, the growth requirements of potatoes and sweet potatoes are always so high.If water can be found in time, these fields should still be productive.

Having reached the river, Chen Fu went down to the river bed to check.

"How many days will the river be dry?"

"It's been almost ten days."

Chen Fu inspected it carefully, and found that the riverbed had been completely exposed to the sun, and the silt underneath was already hard.I learned from earlier that there has been no rain in the village since the beginning of spring, and it seems that it is impossible to rely on rain.

Going forward, we will soon arrive at Du Weiming's house.The villagers were very excited. They heard that the county magistrate brought the high officials in Kyoto to cure the drought.Du Weiming also heard the news.Although it was a little strange why the government suddenly came to the village to treat the drought, but I didn't think much about it.With the intervention of the government, the drought should ease.

Chen Fu saw the well dug by Du Weiming. Because the soil was filled in later, it was very obvious.

"What's going on with this hole?"

"My lord, two days ago, the villagers in the village wanted to dig a well to get water, but they filled the hole because they didn't succeed." "Dig a well? Whose idea?"

"Master, it's Li Er."

"Could the village chief please invite him over?"

The village chief hurriedly sent someone to find Du Weiming, because it was by the river in front of Du Weiming's house, and Du Weiming was there in no time.

"The village chief, are you looking for me?"

"Li Er, come quickly, I have met you adults."

"I have seen you, my lords." Du Weiming saluted.

"Li Er, I heard you tried digging a well?"

"Back to my lord, Xiaomin tried, but it didn't work."

Chen Fu inquired about the process of digging the well and the process of the collapse in detail, and he was concerned.It is true that a well can be dug by the river, but it is not a good place to dig a well.Because it is close to the river, there is generally water flowing underneath, but also because it is close to the river, the soil will be relatively humid.It collapses easily when dug down.

A group of people walked a long way around the village, and finally went to the village head's house to rest.Du Weiming secretly told the village chief that he would go home to take care of the two wounded at home, so he took his leave and left first.

After sitting down, Aunt Zhang served tea.This is VIP-level treatment, and the tea at home has been dug out.It's just that the tea leaves have been kept for a long time. The county magistrate felt a little dissatisfied in his stomach after drinking such tea, but he couldn't say anything.

Chen Fu didn't pay much attention to it, he could tell that this was the best hospitality from the village chief's house.For such a small village, it would be nice to be able to drink tea.

The village chief accompanied him, and Chen Fu asked about the current water consumption.

"Some time ago we mainly relied on the water stored by each family before it dried up. These days we found a water pool in the back mountain, but it was about 5 days away from our village, and there were wild animals. The village has already brought back water once. The team to fetch water for the second time has also set off."

Chen Fu nodded involuntarily. It could be seen that the village head still has a brain.Able to find a way out spontaneously instead of waiting for the water to come.

"How much water can you fetch at one time?"

"About eighty cans of water can be fetched at a time."

It seems that the far water can't quench the near thirst.For the time being, the fastest way is to dig a well.This is probably the original intention of Prince Yuan to send him here.It turns out that Chen Fu's family is very good at water conservancy, especially digging wells.The wells of the imperial palace and the wells of the rich families in Kyoto are almost all assisted by the Chen family.This is also the reason why Chen Fu didn't know how to flatter and flatter horses, but he was still able to work in the Ministry of Industry for a long time.

Chen Fu told the county magistrate that he would live in Sanqing Village temporarily until the well was successfully dug.The county magistrate tried every means to persuade him, but Chen Fu still decided to start digging the well tomorrow.Chen Fu asked the county magistrate to go back to the town first to buy a large amount of bluestone and bricks.I stayed in Sanqing Village with the other people who came with me.

The county magistrate seemed to have no choice but to go back to the town to buy bluestone and bricks.This is also not an easy job, especially bricks, which can be regarded as valuable.Fortunately, Prince Yuan has ordered that the funds for disaster relief will be allocated.

For Chen Fu's leaving behind, the village head is both happy and worried.The good news is that the drought in the village is finally resolved, but the worry is the food and lodging problem for Chen Fu and others.Chen Fu and his party consisted of four people.There is no extra room in my house, why don't they let them live in Li Er's house.Li's family is small, and the house is newly built, which is the best choice.

Asking his wife to cook well, the village chief hurried to Du Weiming's house.Du Weiming was a little surprised by the arrival of the village chief, shouldn't he accompany those high officials.

"Li Er, I'm here to discuss something with you."

"Uncle Village Chief, what's the matter?"

"Well, the high officials in Kyoto will live in our village for a while and help us dig wells, but I don't have enough houses in my house, so I would like to ask if I can borrow to live in your house?"

Du Weiming was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect this to be the reason.

"Li Er, you also know the current situation in the village. This time, there is a noble person who wants to help, and we can't ask for it. It won't be in vain to live in your house."

"Uncle Village Chief, that's not what I meant."

"I know the situation of your house, so I will deliver the food every day if I live in your house like this."

"There is no vacancy at home."

"Look, there are four people in total, can you move a little bit?"

Du Weiming thought about it and agreed. "I'll tidy up the room later. There is only one room, and there is no bed."

The village chief said, he will come to find a way.And he said, let someone come and help him tidy up later.

"Uncle Village Chief, I'll clean it up myself. I've got a room to spare, but there's only one room."

"One room is enough. I'll fix another room when I get home later. It should be almost done."

The village chief explained and left in a hurry.The official is still at home.

Du Weiming had no choice but to think for a while, let the senior officials live in Zhou Wen, Wang Wu's room.That room is newly built, and it is better for them to live in it.Zhou Wen's injury was actually nothing serious, but Du Weiming was worried, so he was not allowed to work for the past two days.

"Zhou Wen, pack up quickly, the two of us will vacate this room later, and let the high officials in Kyoto live in it." Zhou Wen knew that a high official would come to cure the drought, but he didn't expect to live at home.

"Okay, master, I'll clean it up."

"Why don't you stay in my room for the next two days?"

"No, let's live in the room next door where things are stored."

"Ah, what can I do, that room is messy."

"It doesn't matter, young master, just tidy it up."

Du Weiming had no choice but Zhou Wen refused to move into his room.That's the only way to move to that house.

It's a joke, let him move to the young master's house, if he wants to live, it would be strange if he didn't eat and skin the prince alive.

After some busy work, Du Weiming put a bunch of things in his room or the empty space in the middle, emptied the storage room, and kept the water jar in the old place without moving it.He and Zhou Wen worked together to move the two beds over.Already covered in sweat.

"Master, why do you want them to live with us?"

"From the village chief's point of view, it can be regarded as contributing to the well digging."

Zhou Wen wanted to say something, but his lips moved, but he still didn't say anything.Tossing back and forth, finally tidy up the room.Du Weiming cleaned that room well, and he didn't even have the energy to cook.It was still Zhou Wen's cooking.