A heavy rain filled the rivers and creeks, and also swept away the dryness in people's hearts. A frog came out of nowhere, crawled in the puddle and sang happily.
Although one rain can't solve the drought caused by such a long drought, it at least gave people some hope, so even those affected people who couldn't benefit from Ye Xiaotian's water diversion project have become very different from the past Just like the leaves that have been watered and washed by rainwater, the water stands tall and straight.
People in the streets and alleys are talking about this heavy rain. If this is just a heavy rain after a long drought, it may bring surprises to people, but it will not bring such a big shock that people will be so impressed by it. relish.
But this year, the platform was built to pray for rain, and the general was changed halfway. As a result, just after the change, the heavy rain immediately made this heavy rain full of magical colors. Xu County Prime Minister went on a hunger strike for nine days, and Ye Dianshi went to sleep on the stage overnight before the rain fell. What does this mean? It shows that Ye Dianshi is devout to heaven and earth.
Waterwheels can lead water from low places to high places. Many people understand this. Waterwheels are not a new thing. They have been around since the Han Dynasty. There are not only different types of hydraulic waterwheels and keel waterwheels.
In fact, during the severe drought in Huxian County, some affected areas were irrigated with water trucks from low-lying places to high places to alleviate the drought. Otherwise, large areas of land would have to be watered in buckets, which would really tire people. die.
But no one would have thought of diverting water from the big river beyond the five mountains to the cliffs tens of feet high, and then digging ditches along the ridge to divert the water to the two villages of Gaoli. Ye Dianshi can think of such a way, dare to think of such a way, is it just because he has the courage and courage that ordinary people can't match
So some old people who believe in ghosts and gods began to tell stories vividly. At first, I don’t know who came up with this idea. Maybe it was just a joke, but after passing through the mouths of a few people, it became such a story:
Ye Dianshi is the reincarnation of the third prince of the Dragon King, so Floodwater has to be submissive in front of him, and Fengshen Yushi has to give him some face. Even Ye Xiaotian bulldozed an earth temple when he was building a house on the mountain in the city, which became a powerful proof of this legend.
No matter how small the land master is, he is still a god. If it is not the third prince of the Dragon King, whoever dares to push his temple for another mortal would have been punished long ago. But the status of the third prince is higher than that of the land master. If the third prince falls in love with that place, of course the land master has to move.
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Because of the heavy rain, the progress of the project on the second day was affected, and it was not until the third day that the comprehensive finishing work began, and water diversion to the Gaoli Village was officially started.
On this day, both Ye Xiaotian and Hua Qingfeng left the county seat to preside over the launching ceremony of the water conservancy project that stretches across the five mountains like a giant dragon, but they went to the dragon's head—the Grand Canyon and the Grand Canyon respectively. Longwei-Gaoli Liangzhai.
Hua Qingfeng led the gentry and wealthy merchants from Huxian County to the Grand Canyon to preside over the launch of this grand project, while Ye Xiaotian rushed to celebrate this grand happy event with the people of Gaoli Village. As for the Xuxian Cheng, Xu Xiancheng was ill .
Xu Boyi didn't pretend to be sick this time, he even held his breath and was angry, and coupled with the torment he had suffered for eight or nine days before, he was really sick. Even if he wasn't sick, he wouldn't show up on an occasion like this, because he's a big joke right now.
From the officialdom to the common people, no one does not laugh at him secretly. Because of this scandal, others have also revealed the scandals he has done before, such as clinging to the powerful, abandoning his wife, and so on. And disliking the poor and loving the rich is what the poor hate and the rich despise. What is he doing now
In fact, Hua Qingfeng would rather go to the Gaoli village to host the event. Adding icing on the cake is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow. Seeing the water flowing from the river with his own eyes, being worshiped and loved by the grateful people is more satisfying than being complimented by wealthy businessmen and gentry.
But the only cautious Hua Zhixian in his life just thought of this idea, and immediately thought of a very serious question: "If the water diversion fails, wouldn't I be torn apart by those angry mountain people?"
Therefore, Huazhi County wisely chose the Grand Canyon and handed over this possibly more glorious but also more dangerous matter to Ye Xiaotian.
People are arranged on both sides of the water dragon connected by ridges to keep an eye on problems that arise during water diversion. At the same time, a flag bearer is prepared at each mountain peak to send signals to other places through flags at any time.
Hua Zhixian stood on the cliff, the wind made his official robe fluttering, so that he had to hold his official hat with his hands to continue his impassioned speech: "Once this canal is opened, it will continue to win against manpower day and night..."
It's just that everyone didn't seem to be very interested in his speech. During the period, only the officials and gentry expressed their welcome with sparse applause from time to time.
The tycoon pouted his chubby face, and stood in the crowd and kept muttering: "Can you fart a little less, people are still waiting to see the water tap sucking water." After being glared at several times by his father Hong Baichuan, the tycoon He reluctantly closed his mouth.
Hua Zhixian's speech finally came to an end. He turned around, looked at the turbulent river under the cliff, and waved his hands proudly: "Start the waterwheel!"
He waved his hands forgetfully, forgetting to protect his official hat, when the strong wind blew, with a "hoo", his official hat was rolled up into the air.
The Wushamao was still hovering in mid-air, and the craftsmen at the bottom of the cliff pulled up the one-time sluice gate that was temporarily useful during the construction of the waterwheel. The speed changes from slow to fast, getting faster and faster.
The river water was sent by water trucks to the first water tank on the height, and then the water truck on the cliff platform on the second floor started to start. When the river water rolled into the river channel on the top of the cliff, cheers resounded up and down the cliff.
But it didn't take long before two waterwheels broke down. Fortunately, the craftsmen were prepared for this and immediately repaired the broken waterwheel. During this period, the other waterwheels continued to function without affecting Adjust the water.
Soon, a red flag was erected at the top of the first mountain and waved towards the cliff, which meant that the water had successfully reached the first mountain.
Seeing this scene, Hong Baichuan couldn't help smiling, and said to himself: "This kid, he dares to think and act, he is a character!"
The tycoon's fat face suddenly appeared in front of Hong Baizhong, and said shyly: "Father, it's for no reason, what are you praising me for?"
Hong Baichuan stared at his son for a long while, then suddenly laughed, and patted the tycoon on the shoulder and said, "You are not bad, at least a person with this kind of vision will not be so bad in his life, haha..."
The tycoon said blankly: "Father, what are you talking about?"
Hong Baichuan said with a smile: "It's nothing, Dad just told you about the housewife, she is the second daughter of Lin Luyao in the neighboring county, and Dad has already seen it, she is very beautiful and virtuous. One piece goes to one phase."
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When the tycoon heard this, his chubby face suddenly collapsed, hesitating to say something to his father, but Hong Baichuan had already greeted Hua Qingfeng with a smile, and went to congratulate Hua Qingfeng together with other gentlemen.
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Ye Xiaotian and Gao Li's village masters, young village masters, and many elders stood on the mountain peak, and countless villagers stood at the foot of the slope. Ye Xiaotian didn't know whether the Grand Canyon was going smoothly, and he was extremely anxious, but he still had to pretend to be calm, not showing any signs of anxiety.
The initial transmission of the river water was not very fast. In a newly built river channel, some water will be absorbed by the soil flowing through it, but the water is endless. The entire terrain from the Grand Canyon to the Gaoli villages is from high to low. It is constantly inclined, so the water flow is still getting bigger and bigger, and the speed is getting faster and faster.
When passing the third ridge, a hastily built embankment was flooded and collapsed, but the problem was not serious. The people who inspected the river channel quickly repaired it, and the river continued to flow forward without end.
When Ye Xiaotian and the others stood at the height of the valley where the two villages of Gao and Li were located, and saw a bright red flag waving from the mountain ahead, everyone couldn't help cheering.
The people standing down the slope were so excited that they forgot their superiority and inferiority, and ran up the hillside happily. When they saw a fresh mud river in front of them, all the people on the slope were very happy, and they immediately turned their expectant eyes like them. Extend along that river.
A stream, like a little snake covered in mud, meanders along the river channel, followed by the rolling river water swallowing up the little snake, rushing forward cheerfully. The little snake seemed to have escaped from the flood, still covered in mud, and continued to run forward, being swallowed by the flood.
The river rushed to Ye Xiaotian's feet, and when the river poured down, it flowed along a herringbone-shaped channel to the terraced fields of the two villages of Gaoli. Hugging with others, I didn't even see whether the other party was from my own village or from the enemy's village.
The herringbone-shaped watershed is the closest to Gaojiazhai, and the grand celebration banquet was held in Gaojiazhai, and Li Zhaizhu was also an invited guest. The people in the mountains are forthright, drink in big bowls, and are especially warm to the guests. Ye Xiaotian sat down for only a moment before he was top-heavy.
At this time, Zhaizhu Gao and Zhaizhu Li came to him with cups together, and Zhaizhu Gao said loudly: "Ye Dianshi, now with this high mountain and waterway, not only solved the danger of severe drought this time, but also saved many crops. And this water comes from the mountain, so many of our tribe will not have to carry the water up the mountain in the future. This kind of favor is too great. I am a rough man, and I don’t know how to thank you. This glass of water and wine, please be sure, my lord. drink it."
Ye Xiaotian stood up with a toast, and said to the two village owners: "You two village owners, I came up with the idea of this high mountain and waterway, but it was you two villages who made great efforts. If you didn't give up all the strength of the village , it is impossible for our waterway to be put into use so soon.
However, fighting a drought is like putting out a fire. In order to bring water here as soon as possible, many of our places have been built hastily. For example, some of the waterwheels are not very strong. The dam is not fixed yet, but it is temporarily supported by big logs between the rock walls, which also needs to be repaired; and the entire water embankment is only temporarily piled up with soil, which can be washed away by two heavy rains, and needs to be reinforced with stones later. , it would be better to plant more trees..."
The two village owners patted their chests and said: "Master Ye, don't worry. You have come up with a good idea for us and solved this problem. We will do the rest by ourselves. Don't worry, this river is ours." We will cherish the lifeblood as our own eyeballs, and there will be no problems."
Ye Xiaotian said: "That's good. It's just that Ye has something to say to the two village chiefs."
Zhaizhu Li said boldly: "My lord, please tell me, the river is flowing now, and my old Li has water to use, so I can listen attentively."
Ye Xiaotian smiled slightly, and said: "You two village owners, I want to ask you, if I don't come up with this method to solve the drought this time, what will happen to your two villages?"
The two village owners were startled, and fell into deep thought at the same time.
Ye Xiaotian said: "Gao's village builds dikes every day, Li's village digs dikes every day, even brother Gao Ya was seriously injured, if no one stops, how many people in your two villages will lose their lives because of this river, and the result What? In the process of building and destroying embankments, the drought is still unresolved, but then you will be sad not only for the dead crops, but also for your lost relatives... "
The two village owners looked at each other and lowered their heads in shame.
Ye Xiaotian said emphatically: "I hope that the two village owners can learn this lesson and help each other in times of disaster. Don't use some reckless and wrong methods to make you suffer more disasters. Natural disasters will be filled with man-made disasters!"
The two village owners raised their glasses to Ye Xiaotian and said, "Master Ye, you are right! We listen to you!"
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In the middle reaches of Laodao River, there is a place where the current is slightly slow. Zhaizhu Gao and Zhaizhu Li led the elders of the two villages, their children and grandchildren, and many clansmen to stand by the river. Among them stood Ye Xiaotian, and an incense table was placed in front of Ye Xiaotian and the two clan leaders.
In the river, there were seven or eight big men in crotch pants standing chest-deep in the water, nailing a tall stone tablet engraved with the names and oaths of Ye Xiaotian and the owners of the two villages into the bottom of the river inch by inch, and used it as a stone tablet. After standing, the top of the stele is still more than two feet away from the water surface.
Because of the severe drought, the river at this location is actually at the same height as this stele. It was only because of the heavy rain yesterday that some water came in, so it was submerged two feet. If it was a normal season, the river would be more than two feet deep. A stele is about to be buried under water.
Ye Xiaotian grabbed a small silver knife on the case, swiped his fingertips, and poured blood into the three wine bowls on the case. Village Master Gao and Village Master Li also drank blood one by one, and then held up the wine bowls with solemn expressions .
"I, Ye Xiaotian, the classic historian of Hu County!"
"I, Gao Yang, the leader of the Gao Family Village!"
"I, Li Jianwu, the owner of the Li Family Village!"
"The three of us, here, swear to heaven and earth: I am equal to the 'Shui Du stele' here. , the people of the two villages will help each other and tide over the difficulties together.
No one is allowed to exploit the water of this river by building dikes, waterwheels, etc., and cut off the livelihood of the people downstream! All the people and descendants of our two villages must abide by it, but those who violate this oath will be punished by heaven and destroy their villages! "
Ye Xiaotian looked at the shadow of the stele in the water with a smile: "Thousands of years later, if someone fishes out this stele from the river, you should see my name, Ye Xiaotian. Brother, although I don't write a book, I can still be famous through the ages. What a joy!"
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