Exile at the beginning: I rule the world by drawing cards

Chapter 19 Rice fields flooded
The rain never stopped, and it continued for three days with no sign of subsidence.

The heavy rain continued, and the newly built river embankment collapsed again, and the river flooded in, and another rice field in the village was flooded.

Qin Mengshang hadn't gone out these days. The news came to her when Mrs. Ji came to give her clothes.

"The Wang family's field is close to the river. When it rains and the river rises, his family will be the first to be flooded! I heard from Aunt Fugui that her field has already been eared. Who would have thought that it would all be washed away when it rains? Oh! Aunt Fugui was still crying at home this morning because of this matter."

Mrs. Ji sighed, luckily nothing happened to her rice, otherwise she wouldn't even be able to cry.

Thinking of her own field, she pulled Qin Mengshang and said, "It's strange to say that the ditching method you told me last time really works! In the past, every time it rained, the water in Chen's field would flow into the field. My house is flooded, and although there is still water flowing down this time, the water flows through the fields much faster and there is no accumulation of water or anything like that.”

"That's natural."

Qin Mengshang continued: "Now the rice fields are just divided into several sections. If we can divide them into several more ditches, the water will move faster."

Ji was a little excited, but looking at the gray rain outside, she calmed down and said, "Let's wait until the rain stops. I guess it should stop in the next two days."

If the rain doesn't stop, this year's food supply may be in vain.

The two chatted for a few more words, and when the rain subsided, Ji left with an umbrella.

Qin Mengshang entered the house with the clothes he had made.

Zhou Lingqi drank the medicine for a few days, and now he can move freely. Except for the temporary pain on his shoulder, he can do anything else.

Qin Mengshang took the clothes and asked him to make gestures by himself.When she first measured the size, she made an estimate. Thinking that he was tall, she asked Chunhua to make it a little longer. If it was longer, she could tie it with a belt or cut it short. If it was too short, it would be difficult to change it.

Zhou Lingqi took it over and tried comparing it, and it was just right.

Qin Mengshang was very satisfied and felt that the color matched him quite well.

The cloth shops in the town had limited fabric colors, and when it came to the coarse cloth, there were even fewer colors. I picked and picked, and finally picked a blue one for Zhou Lingqi and a green one for myself.

Zhou Lingqi looked at her happy expression and suddenly asked: "Is what you just said true?"

"Which one?"

"Dig trenches in the fields."

Qin Mengshang paused, his brain working rapidly, and said: "Of course it is true, all the old farmers in Zhuangzi do this, but the rain in Fengjing is not as much as in Lingnan, so this method of digging trenches is rare."

These words are watertight. Zhuangzi is the dowry of the Crown Princess, so of course Zhou Lingqi will not interfere.

His eyes were fixed on Qin Mengshang, as if he was thinking about the truth or falsehood of this statement.

Although Qin Mengshang's back was turned to him, he could still feel the burning gaze from behind. He couldn't stand it anymore and said to him with a smile: "Mr., how about eating pig blood powder today?"

Zhou Lingqi's eyes inevitably trembled, and his voice became unnatural: ".Any more?"

"I remember there is another piece." Qin Mengshang pretended to think as he opened the door curtain and walked out.

Zhou Lingqi was resisting all over.

Qin Mengshang laughed in his heart, how could there be pig blood after all these days?There's almost no food left, and if the rain doesn't stop, we'll have to eat porridge.

It rained continuously for three days and three nights, and finally stopped on the fourth day.

It should be a happy day when the sky clears up after the rain, but all the villagers are looking sad.

"My acre of land is full of water, and we can even raise fish! The rice is soaked in the water, and it doesn't look like it's about to ear. What should I do?" "Whose field in our village hasn't been flooded? My rice has been washed away. It poured so much that the rod was broken!"

"Don't tell me, I passed by the Zhao family's field this morning. The rice was growing well. If I looked carefully, there were still a few heading!"

As soon as these words came out, the villagers surrounding Li Zheng's house immediately looked at Ji in the crowd.

Mrs. Ji originally came here to join in the fun. She was feeling very proud when she heard that every family had been affected by the disaster. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the topic would be brought to her.

"Little sisters, why are you so lucky this time?"

The speaker was the wealthy aunt whose rice fields had just been flooded.

The Zhao family's field is low and the water flows slowly. In the past, apart from her family, the Zhao family's field was the easiest to collect water in the village. But now her family is the only one affected by the disaster, which makes her feel unhappy.

Others were also curious and asked questions one after another.

Mrs. Ji smiled and said, "I didn't do anything. I just dug a few more trenches in the field last time when Chen San's daughter-in-law poured water into my field."

The man who first mentioned the Zhao family's fields affirmed: "Yes, I thought the Zhao family's fields were a bit strange at the time. Now that I hear Sister Zhao say this, I understand!"

Everyone suddenly realized it. Some people lamented that this method was strange, while others were weird.

"If this method really works, why didn't Sister-in-law Zhao do it before? This time, the rice in every family's field has been soaked in water, but not yours. I'm afraid Sister-in-law Zhao is hiding it on purpose and refusing to tell everyone!"

The villagers who had just gathered around Ji to ask how to dig a ditch immediately became quiet after hearing this.

The whole village has been hit by the disaster, but your family is fine. It makes everyone feel uncomfortable.

When Mrs. Ji heard this, she immediately became angry: "Before, my field was flooded, but you didn't say a word to comfort me! Now I see that my rice is in good condition, and each one of them seems to have eaten sour fruit, but you can't see others being well!" "

The atmosphere became tense, and Li Zheng quickly stood up to smooth things over: "Okay, just say a few words. I know this rain has made everyone impatient, but now that the Zhao family's rice is fine, it shows that this method is feasible."

Then he looked at Mr. Ji and said, "Little Sister, you also know the situation in the village now. Since you know the method of drainage, why not tell everyone in detail?"

Ji's anger subsided at this moment. She looked at the people around her and said frankly, "Actually, Meng Niang told me this method."

Everyone was stunned, obviously not remembering who Meng Niang was.

Li Zheng was the first to react and asked uncertainly: "But the Zhou family's wife?"

There is only one family named Zhou in the village. Who else is there except Qin Mengshang?

Ji nodded: "When Mrs. Meng told me about it, I wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect it to actually work."

Hearing this, everyone had different expressions.

The Zhou family has been in the village for so long, but the man has never shown up. A few days ago, someone saw Qin Mengshang dragging a cart of things back, and they all said that her money came from something shady. Maybe she started working with Widow Zhang.

Now it is said that she came up with the idea of ​​digging trenches in the rice fields, but no one believes it.

But after listening to these words, Li Zheng remembered that the day Qin Mengshang first arrived in the village, she mentioned to him that she could dig trenches in the fields, but he didn't worry about it at the time. If he had listened to her suggestion earlier, he might have
"No, I have to go to Zhou's house to have a look!" Li Zheng slapped his thigh, stood up and walked out.

The villagers looked at each other, hesitated for a while and then followed.

Regardless of whether it's true or not, just go and join in the fun.

(End of this chapter)