The drought came so quietly that even drinking water became a problem!
Su Cheng put his arms around Shen Youwei's waist, and the two of them rode a horse together and rushed towards the cloth village in the city.
Although he has a beautiful woman in his arms, Su Cheng has no other things to think about at this moment.
In the face of drought, it is more important to save your life first!
But Shen Youwei was in front, feeling Su Cheng's body temperature while feeling full of doubts.
What's the matter with this guy Su Cheng? He's right in front of him, but he doesn't seem to be moved at all?
Is it because I am not charming enough?
Huh, men, if you can't give them a good look, you won't cherish it if you get it.
This time, it was the last time that I rode with him!
Shen Youwei pouted, secretly making up her mind.
While pondering, the two of them had already rode their horses to the gate of Buzhuang.
However, at this moment, there was a team of county government agents standing at the door, and there was a sedan next to them.
As soon as the two of them got off their horses, a man who looked like a headhunter came forward and saluted: "Miss Shen, Mr. Su, my master has been waiting inside for a long time."
"Oh? Mr. Wang is here?" Su Cheng raised his eyebrows: "What happened?"
Magistrate Wang is a parent official. Unless there are special circumstances, he will generally not come to the house in person.
"Master Su, don't ask. You'll know when you get in." The catcher smiled bitterly, looking a little anxious.
Su Cheng and Shen Youwei looked at each other before walking towards the cloth shop.
After passing through the front yard of Buzhuang, the two came to the main hall. As soon as they entered, Su Cheng saw many people inside.
Magistrate Wang and Shen Zhennan were sitting on the main seats. Below them were the third member of the Shen family and Magistrate Wang's son Wang Mingyu.
"Su Cheng, you are finally here!"
When Magistrate Wang saw Su Cheng, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly stood up from his seat before Su Cheng could speak.
"I've met the county magistrate, my father and all my uncles!"
Su Cheng saluted everyone, and then looked at Magistrate Wang: "I wonder if Mr. Wang personally came here just because of the drying up of the Liuhe River?"
He had let go of such a big matter, and it was impossible for Magistrate Wang not to know about it.
But as soon as these words came out, the expressions of Shen Zhennan and other uninformed people suddenly changed.
"What, the Liuhe River has dried up?"
"It's impossible. I just passed by the Liuhe River a few days ago, and it's still half full of water!"
"Yes, there is so much water in the Liuhe River, how can it be said that it has dried up?"
"Su Cheng, in front of Magistrate Wang, please don't talk nonsense!"
Liuhe is an important water source in Liuhe County. Once it dries up, it will definitely cause panic.
No one at the scene was a fool. How could they not know the importance of Liuhe to Liuhe County?
"Okay, everyone, shut up!"
When County Magistrate Wang saw the noisy scene, he couldn't help roaring: "Su Cheng is right, the Liuhe River has indeed dried up!"
"And this official has personally confirmed that it was done by the counties upstream. They cut off the water flow and used it to irrigate the fields."
"I have sent people to negotiate with them, but it's probably useless!"
"Because the prefect has ordered the counties to actively respond to the drought, those county magistrates will definitely use this as an excuse not to let the water flow down."
A few days ago, Su Cheng suggested that Magistrate Wang write a letter to the prefect, asking the prefect to order the counties to prepare for drought.
Now, the drought really happened, and those county magistrates used this as an excuse to directly cut off the water source.
The advantage of this is that the counties upstream have water, but the counties downstream do not.
In the face of drought, everyone is selfish!
"This...what can we do!" Shen Zhennan looked anxious: "They cut off the water in the Liuhe River, and now we have no water to drink!"
"My cloth shop supports so many people, and it needs a lot of water every day for dyeing cloth. If there is no water, how can my cloth shop survive?"
In such a big cloth shop, everyone needs water for drinking and for everything used in the cloth shop!
Some time ago, Xia Customer Service was selling very well, and Cloth Shop made a lot of money, and they were already expanding production.
It's better now. The drought is coming. Not only can't sell clothes, but even drinking water is a problem.
Now the question arises, what should they do if there is no water from the Liuhe River?
And this is actually the purpose of Magistrate Wang coming here.
"Mr. Shen, let alone the water supply in your village, many people now have problems even drinking water!"
Magistrate Wang said solemnly: "I came here specifically to ask Su Cheng for advice."
If he hadn't been desperate, even a county magistrate wouldn't have come to Su Cheng for help.
I don't have to worry about the crops in the field. There is a water reservoir that Su Cheng arranged long ago, which can last for a while.
What needs to be solved now is the drinking water problem!
If there is no drinking water, people will die of thirst!
Su Cheng pondered for a moment, and then sighed: "I don't have a particularly good way at the moment!"
"We can only try to dig the well deeper first and see if water comes out!"
"In addition, send people to the mountains to find springs deep in the mountains and dig wells there."
"Also, from now on, we must save water!"
The drought has just begun, and perhaps the underground water has not dropped too fast. If we dig now, some wells should be able to produce water.
As for finding mountain spring water, of course it is because the water hidden deep in the mountains is not easily evaporated, and there is more groundwater in the mountains.
Of course, Magistrate Wang and others do not know this knowledge.
After hearing Su Cheng's words, Magistrate Wang showed joy and hurriedly saluted Su Cheng: "I knew you had a solution, Su Cheng!"
"On behalf of the people of Liuhe County, I would like to thank you!"
Regardless of whether Magistrate Wang was doing it for his promotion and wealth, or to save his own life, at this moment, he was sincerely grateful to Su Cheng.
"Without further delay, Mr. Wang, please go down and make arrangements immediately!"
"Yes, yes, I won't stay any longer!" Magistrate Wang saluted Su Cheng, and then left quickly with his son.
After they left, Shen Zhennan quickly asked: "Xian son-in-law, what should our Buzhuang do now?"
"Buzhuang..."
Su Cheng glanced at the people in the hall and said, "Uncles, we can close Buzhuang for the time being and let the workers take care of the fields first."
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the next few days will be the peak season of rice. Once there is a lack of water, the crops will be doomed."
"Without food, even if the cloth village is there, we will starve to death."
"In addition, we have a large Shen family, so we need to dig more wells, and we also need to go to the mountains to find a spring water!"
Shen's family is large, but there are also many places to use water.
If you want to ensure that you don’t die of thirst, you must be prepared.
Although Shen Zhennan was reluctant to close Buzhuang, the drought had already occurred. Even if he was reluctant, he had to face the reality.
"Forget it, even County Magistrate Wang came here to ask for advice from your wise son-in-law. I have no reason not to listen to you!"
"Everything, just do as you say!"
Shen Zhennan pondered for a moment and finally agreed.
How dare the other three-room people say anything at this time!
This is a drought, maybe they will all die!
There was someone who came up with an idea, but it was too late for them to be happy!
However, what happened next caused the situation to spiral out of control!