After the vicious adoptive mother gave up, the scumbag children regretted it

Chapter 345: Severe Drought

This is really a pleasant surprise. Shen Nanzhi didn't expect that things would take such a turn and actually succeed.

Last year, Prefect Yang agreed to send corn wine to the capital and use his connections to list it as a tribute so that he could sell it well under this name. Later, due to the snow disaster, there was no further news. Unexpectedly, news came suddenly that it had been successful again.

"Sister Nanzhi, are you so happy that you're silly? With the title of tribute, your wine will sell well. When you make money, remember to help me."

Yang Lingyu has completely lost his arrogance now. After going through so much, he has matured quickly. Things that he was embarrassed to do before can now be done with ease.

Even calling Shen Nanzhi "sister" came naturally, and those who didn't know would think she was her real sister.

"It's really good. I brewed some and stored it. I have about a thousand jars."

"The sooner the better. I'll load it up and send it to the capital tomorrow."

"Are you going there in person?"

"Yes, my father specifically asked me to go. I am familiar with the capital. My elder brother is in poor health and cannot stand the long journey, so I have to go."

"Don't you have anyone else in your prefecture? Do you want to go?"

Shen Nanzhi sneered in her heart. This good thing that suddenly came to her door, she didn't believe that it was not Shen Huai'en's doing. Now he took Yang Lingyu away. How worried must he be that she would cheat on him!

Yang Lingyu thought this was a good thing: "I can enter the palace to offer tribute and get close to the palace. Such a good thing must be given to my own people. My father's subordinates can only help me."

Shen Nanzhi realized that it was Shen Huai'en's doing, so he stopped worrying about it. "Will you run into enemies when you go to the capital? The Ruyi Sect has not been wiped out yet, so you have to be careful."

Yang Lingyu's face fell. That was true. The capital was the base of Ruyi Sect. Even if he learned the skills from his master, he would still not be enough to face Ruyi Sect.

Not to mention that if Master Cheng wants to deal with me, he doesn't even have to show up in person. There are plenty of people who will come to cause trouble for me. This trip to the capital will be dangerous.

"What should I do?"

Yang Lingyu had a bitter face, but suddenly his eyes lit up: "Sister Nanzhi, you are my biological sister, please accompany me for a walk.

This is related to your future big money-making business. If it is destroyed, you will suffer even greater losses."

Shen Nanzhi was stunned for a moment. Were we going to the capital now? It seemed that it was not the right time yet. She was not ready, nor did she want to go to the capital at this time.

"I have to think about it. The pharmaceutical factory is still under construction, there are so many things going on in the village, and summer is coming soon. The rice should be ripe. Oh, I can't go out."

The more Shen Nanzhi spoke, the more he felt that now was not a good time to go to Beijing, and subconsciously he didn't want to face Shen Huai'en.

Yang Lingyu was disappointed. "Sister Nanzhi, please think about it. I really don't have the confidence to go to Beijing by myself."

"Be a man and be brave. Under the emperor's feet, the Ruyi Sect should also restrain themselves. Didn't the court send people to wipe them out? Maybe it's not that dangerous."

"Hopefully."

Yang Lingyu stayed in the county town and was still at Shen Nanzhi's house, waiting for her to prepare the wine and drinks and send them to the capital.

Shen Nanzhi couldn't leave at this time, as the rice needed more water. The river water was not enough for irrigation before, and there was not much rain this year. The rice was almost filling with grain, and if it could not be irrigated properly, the harvest would be greatly reduced.

Tens of thousands of acres of land in Qinghe County are also facing this dilemma.

The old people in the village are all worried. There will be a severe drought after the heavy snow. This year is probably a drought year. If it doesn’t rain, how will they live?

In the modern society where Shen Nanzhi lives, growing crops is no longer dependent on weather. After the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the north also has abundant water resources, and the south has reduced floods. It is no longer afraid of droughts and can resist floods well.

This is not acceptable in this era. Without water, food production will decrease and people will die.

Fortunately, Shen Nanzhi had dug several wells before, so the situation could still be maintained. However, many fields in the village were waiting to be watered, and everyone was becoming increasingly anxious.

Not only is there a water shortage in the village, but the entire county is also short of water. The riverbed of the small river near the village is even visible. If this continues, getting water will become a problem.

Shen Nanzhi wanted to find Master Ge who dug the well, but was stopped by Shen Qingshan: "The cost of digging a well is high, and it is not enough to meet the water needs of all the irrigation in the village. Don't waste that money.

Besides, there is a water shortage right now, so it’s hard to say whether Master Ge will be available.”

Shen Nanzhi said: "What should we do? We can't just reduce production this year when the harvest is coming soon, right?"

Shen Qingshan also sighed. He was more anxious than Shen Nanzhi. The hope of the whole village depended on these grains.

Although we can plant sweet potatoes and corn in the second half of the year, who would be willing to give up the rice that we have worked so hard for half a year?

What if the second half of the year is even drier?

It's not even summer yet, and there's no rain. There will be no way to deal with the drought in the summer.

Unable to think of a good solution for the moment, Shen Nanzhi thought that if all else failed, he could just get water from the small river in the space and irrigate the land in his village first.

You can wait until night to water the fields secretly. Anyway, the rice is tall and you can’t tell the depth of the water.

She has now started to water her fields at night. Her eyes have turned black from staying up all night, and the beautiful girl looks a little haggard.

The county magistrate came to visit her when she was catching up on her sleep during the day. He waited for her to get up and sat in the yard. His anxious heart finally calmed down.

Shen Nanzhi woke up and was a little surprised to see County Magistrate Fang: "My Lord is here, why didn't you call me?"

Magistrate Fang is an elegant middle-aged man, who is also a Jinshi (two-listed Jinshi) graduate. However, his family has no connections, so he returned to the county town to become a county magistrate, which is at least an official position.

Now that he can become a county magistrate, he has finally made it. His son is also promising. The good days of the Fang family are yet to come.

Now that a drought has hit, County Magistrate Fang feels that God is testing him on purpose.

"I dare not disturb your rest. I heard that you will scold me if you don't rest well. It doesn't hurt to wait a while."

Shen Nanzhi smiled: "Who cares? I'm not disturbing you on purpose. I'm reasonable. You want to drink tea? What do you want from me? Is it because of the tribute wine?"

"That's one thing. The tribute wine has already been decided, so there won't be any major problems later. The current problem is the drought. The entire county has no water to irrigate the land. What will happen to the harvest this year?"

Shen Nanzhi wanted to help, but she was powerless. She had no way to solve the problem of water supply in the whole county. "My lord, are you looking for the wrong person? I am not a Taoist priest or monk. I can't pray for rain."

County Magistrate Fang said, "I just can't think of a solution, so I came to talk to you. Miss Shen has a lot of ideas, maybe she can give me some inspiration."

This is a case of trying every possible means. County Magistrate Fang is desperate and is trying every possible means.

Shen Nanzhi spread his hands and said, "I really have no idea. Our villagers have been worried these days. No one can create water out of thin air.

According to the snowstorm last year, there was so much snow and water that there shouldn’t be a water shortage.”

County Magistrate Fang nodded and said, "The snow melted and seeped into the ground. Otherwise, the drought would have appeared this spring and would not have waited until now.

In fact, the water level of Xin'an River has risen this year, but it's a pity that it cannot be used by our county."

"Xin'an River? Is it far from here? Why can't we dig a canal to bring the water over?"

“The water sources of our county are all branches of the Xin’an River, but the entrance is high and not much river water flows down.

Of course, we don’t dare to do that. If there is a flood, won’t our county be submerged? "

If there is more water in the river, there will be more benefits; if there is less water in the river, there will be fewer benefits; nothing is perfect.

Shen Nanzhi touched his chin and said, "We can go and have a look. If we can expand the water inlet and bring in more water, perhaps the drought can be alleviated."

"How easy is this?"

Shen Nanzhi thought it was feasible. She had large machinery in her space, including two excavators. It had cost a lot to build the farm, and it had cost millions to renovate it.

She was wealthy and bought the equipment directly, but there was no time to ship it away, so she wore it here.

There are also some detonators and explosives used on construction sites that can easily blow up rocks.

Seeing that she had stopped talking, County Magistrate Fang did not continue to disturb her. He went to the village to check on the rice in the fields. The leaves had already turned yellow and the villagers were squatting on the fields, sighing and groaning, none of them were in the mood to work.

In the minds of farmers, land is the foundation of their survival. Without food, what is the use of earning a lot of money?

Shen Nanzhi sent County Magistrate Fang away, called Jiayi and the others over, and said, "You guys can go find a map that covers a few prefectures in the area. I want to do something big."

"Destroy the Ruyi Sect?"

"I, Brother Xiu, will take care of this matter. I won't make any more trouble. I only care about my food. Don't ask so many questions. Just do as I'm told."

Jiayi quickly found the map, which he got from Mr. Yuan. Although Shen Huai'en was not in the capital, he was always concerned about the government affairs and looked at the map every day.

Speaking of Mr. Yuan, this old man also left without saying goodbye. I wonder if he followed Shen Huai'en.

Shen Huai'en didn't worry about it. The old man had no shortage of disciples to honor him, so he wouldn't be wronged anywhere.

After looking at the map, Shen Nanzhi had an idea in mind, and he took them away on horseback that day. The villagers didn't care, because Shen Nanzhi was doing big things, so it must be a big business.

After traveling day and night, Jiayi felt more moisture in the air and realized that they were near Xin'an River.

"Rest for a night and store the horses. We are going into the mountains."

"Ah, into the mountains, girl, what are we going to do?"