Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 253 Proposal to the Village Chief

An Nian walked into the yard and saw An Yue, and greeted her, "Sister, I'm back!"

An Yue smiled and said to An Nian: "Well, did Nian Nian come back on foot?"

"Yes!" An Nian answered as he took off the cloth bag on his body.

"Go drink some water to quench your thirst." After saying that, An Yue went to the kitchen.

An Nian suddenly turned around and asked, "Sister, did Brother Mingchuan come back with you?"

"Tell me first, what are you two hiding from me?" An Yue asked An Nian in pretended displeasure.

Seeing that his sister was about to question him, An Nian quickly slipped back to his room.

The sun sets, it is dusk in the blink of an eye, and everyone goes home.

When Gu Mingchuan arrived home, An Nianxi came forward with a smile and the two began to chat in private.

After the others got home, they were busy doing various housework.

Trivial tasks like cooking and feeding poultry have become particularly easy because there are more people at home now.

After dinner, everyone sat at the octagonal table and listened to An Yue’s general explanation of the arrangements for the next day.

Afterwards, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

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The next day, early morning.

Everyone got up, and Chunzhi and Meng Xiuer prepared breakfast in the kitchen.

Daniu and Ale each carried two buckets of water to irrigate the fields.

Nowadays, villagers use water very carefully. Even though Anyue's family has their own independent well, when they carry water to irrigate the fields, they only dare to sprinkle a little water on the roots of each vegetable to ensure that they don't die of drought.

After finishing breakfast, the whole family started to busy themselves with their own things.

And An Nian is on a ten-day holiday today, so he doesn't have to go to school in town.

An Yue thought about the serious drought situation now, and while it was still early, she planned to carry a basket to the west end of the village and visit the village chief's house.

You can go with the basket on your back and dig herbs, cut grass for pigs or pick mulberry leaves when you come back.

At this time, An Nian walked up to An Yue, took An Yue's arm and said coquettishly: "Sister, today is the ten-day holiday for Niannian, and Niannian wants to go to the nearby village with Brother Mingchuan."

An Yue thought: [If Gu Mingchuan is willing to take An Nian with him when he goes out to investigate the drought situation, it would be a good thing for An Nian. Now that An Nian has entered school, he can understand things. It would be a rare opportunity for him to follow Gu Mingchuan to broaden his horizons.]

An Yue looked up at Gu Mingchuan and asked, "Are you willing to take him with you?"

Gu Mingchuan looked at An Nian's expectant expression, then said "hmm" to An Yue.

An Yue put down the backpack, held An Nian's soft little face in her hands, and said, "If you want to go, go!"

After hearing this, An Nian was extremely excited.

"Great! Sister agrees!"

"But you have to promise me that you must stay close to Brother Mingchuan when you go out, and be careful!"

An Nian happily ran around the yard and then jumped up.

Seeing An Nian so happy, An Yue couldn't help but laugh too.

An Yue put on her backpack and prepared to go out. She turned to An Nian and said, "Don't forget to bring your water bottle, Niannian!"

"Okay, I'll remember it." Anyian waved at Anyue and said.

Seeing An Nian's response, An Yue felt relieved and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

On the way to the west end of the village, An Yue couldn't help but recall in her heart that in the 21st century, she was lying on the bed and accidentally saw a short video.

The title is 'A locust plague suddenly broke out in a certain area of ​​a certain country after a severe drought.'

Many people in the video's comment section said, 'A severe drought will inevitably lead to a locust plague.'

Others say, 'When locusts pass through a territory, not a blade of grass will grow.'

An Yue walked westward and soon arrived at the gate of the village chief's house.

dong dong dong.

An Yue raised her hand and knocked on the village chief's courtyard door a few times, then asked loudly, "Are your uncles and aunts home?"

Qin's voice came from the yard: "Come here, come here!"

The gate to the yard was opened.

When Qin saw that it was An Yue, she said with joy, "Oh, you little busybody is willing to come and see us old couple!"

As she spoke, Qin stretched out her hand and pulled An Yue into the yard, closing the door casually.

"Mr. Yue, you've arrived just in time. Please sit down and have breakfast with us!" Qin said as she took An Yue's hand and walked towards the main room.

"Aunt, Yueyue has already had breakfast!"

Entered the main house.

"Good morning, uncle." An Yue saw the village chief Li Huairen sitting on the Eight Tables Immortal table having breakfast, so she naturally greeted him.

"Yueyue comes at the right time. Come, come, sit down and have breakfast together!" Village chief Li Huairen greeted An Yue with a smile.

An Yue smiled and waved her hands quickly: "Uncle, no, no, Yueyue has already had breakfast. I came here today to discuss something with you."

After hearing this, the village chief Li Huairen quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at An Yue: "Oh? Then Yueyue, tell me quickly."

Qin brought a bowl of water to An Yue and An Yue nodded to express her gratitude.

Then, An Yue turned to the village chief and said, "I went to the county town yesterday. When I came back from the town, I heard Uncle Li Wu say that most of the deep wells dug collectively in our village still have water sources, and only a few have no water sources."

The village chief listened carefully and nodded for An Yue to continue.

"On the way back from the county town, Yueyue found that all the crops on higher ground in the villages had dried up. The number of locusts in the fields along the road had also increased a lot."

An Yue adjusted her sitting position and continued, "Right now, our Baili Village can barely survive by drinking water, but Yueyue has an idea that she wants to tell Uncle Yu."

"Well, Yueyue, just go ahead and tell me." The village chief raised his hand and motioned for An Yue to tell in detail.

An Yue cleared her throat and said, "I don't know how long this drought will last. Uncle might as well organize the villagers to dig a dozen more deep wells."

"One reason is that we are afraid that if the drought continues for a long time, the water output of the existing wells will gradually decrease, and then the villagers' water supply will become a big problem. If we have more deep wells, we can be prepared for any eventuality."

The village chief nodded and said, "From what Yueyue said, it seems there is another one?"

"Yes, that's the second reason. The deeper the wells, the more water we can use. With the water, we can also irrigate the late-maturing crops, especially the wheat that is about to mature. We must take good care of it at this time and try to let it grow as many days as possible in the field."

The village chief and Qin both nodded repeatedly. The village chief said, "Well, Yueyue is right. Although there is no problem with water supply in our village for the time being, the wheat in the field is about to mature. We cannot do without water at this time. We really need to dig deeper wells."

An Yue continued, "There is no water in the fields now. The wheat planted early already has grains. In some fields with higher terrain, the wheat has dried up into straw. Yueyue has a suggestion on this matter."

After An Yue finished speaking, she paused.

"Tell me your proposal."