Changping Village.

The two waterwheels in front of me are working hard. The waterwheels will not get tired, but people will.

Therefore, Luo Fengtang arranged for five or six people to work in shifts next to each water tanker. He also personally taught everyone some basic water tank troubleshooting methods.

Of course, if you encounter a more complicated situation, you will have to ask Zuo Jinling, a professional technical expert, to solve it.

"Qing'er, these two waterwheels drain water quite quickly together. Look, the water level has obviously receded a bit. When we came here, it flooded to my place before. Now it's estimated to be half a finger deep."

Ms. Liu watched it with great interest. She pulled Yang Ruoqing and said excitedly, and even bent down to compare her legs.

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "The effect must be there."

However, since it is a waterwheel after all, its working efficiency is still not as good as that of modern water pumps.

It would be great if there was a water pump. With a pumping pump, day and night, the water could be drained out.

After watching the pumping for a while, Yang Ruoqing realized that her father, Yang Huazhong, Changgen Daniu and other uncles were not here.

She was a little surprised that her father was not only upright, but also the main pillar of this flood fight and rescue operation. Why didn't he come over for such a sacred thing as pumping water?

Luo Fengtang happened to come over to give her some water, and also found her a small pony.

Xiao Mazai was a little damp, so he took off his coat and gave her a cushion so that she could sit down and rest for a while.

"Tangyaozi, why haven't I seen my father and the others? Didn't they come here to pump water today?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Luo Fengtang said: "How can we do this? My father-in-law and Uncle Chang Gen came here early in the morning and took people to check the dams around the village."

Yang Ruoqing suddenly realized.

Because of the previous flood discharge from the upstream, water poured into the river at the entrance of the village, far exceeding the carrying capacity of the river.

The water level in the river surged, even exceeding the protective fence that Luo Fengtang and the others had worked so hard to build. Following the law of water flowing to lower areas, the river water would overflow the fence and dam and pour into the fields and villages until the water level outside matched

Only when the river surface is flat will it not continue to flow back.

Now that the weather is fine, the water is receding little by little, and the water level in the river has begun to drop. When it drops below the water level in the village and fields, drainage can be done at this time.

However, due to flooding earlier, fields, villages, and nearby fields and ditches were all covered with water.

When draining water, you must first plan a target area, and then build a fence with soil and sandbags around the target area to cut off the water from the outside, so that the water in the target area can be drained first.

The village must be the first choice target, so a few days before the drainage, Yang Huazhong and others led people to build sandbags around the village. The sandbags were almost built, and two more openings were left to serve as water trucks, so that the water could be discharged through the reserved openings.

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After the dam is built, you still have to patrol and inspect it to prevent leaks. By then, drainage will become a never-ending chore.

So Yang Huazhong is going on patrol right now.

"Come, drink some water, and I'll take you back after you finish."

After Luo Fengtang explained clearly, he unscrewed the water bag in his hand and handed it to Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing obediently agreed, he was doing serious business, and her staying here would inevitably distract him.

After drinking the water, Luo Fengtang took the lead in carrying her to the boat. Wang Liang and the others dragged the pig-killing pot over.

"Fourth Aunt, I have to wrong you again!" Wang Liang said with a smile.

Mrs. Liu smiled and waved her hands: "No matter whether you feel wronged or wronged, come on!"

Mrs. Liu climbed into the pig-killing basin by herself, half-crouched inside and held the sides of the basin with both hands, while Wang Liang and the others dragged the basin into the water.

When they arrived at the boat, Luo Fengtang also came over and helped Mrs. Liu onto the boat.

"Wait a moment, I have something for you to take back."

Luo Fengtang said something and walked back to the river. After a while, he came back with two large grass carp tied together in his hand.

Each grass carp weighs nearly five or six kilograms, is jumping around vigorously, and is still covered with water plants.

"This fish?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

There have been floods recently and we often see fish in the village, but many of them are dead and people don’t dare to eat them.

Luo Fengtang said: "I got this in the river. It's a clean fish. You can take it back and eat it."

Hearing this, Yang Ruoqing and Mrs. Liu looked at each other, one happy and the other excited.

Luo Fengtang added: "Our family can't finish eating so much, Qing'er, take the fish and arrange it yourself."

After saying these words, he patted the shoulder of Zuo Jingling, who was also rushing back from the water wheel, and said, "Go ahead and row slowly."

Zuo Jingling nodded and jumped on the boat. With a strong push of the pole in his hand, the boat slowly sailed away from Luo Fengtang and headed steadily towards the village.

Mrs. Liu was so focused on the two big grass carps under her feet that she almost drooled.

"It's been almost 20 days since I've had any fresh fish. Last night I dreamed about eating fish. I didn't expect it to come true today. This is really weird!" Mrs. Liu knelt down and picked at the fish with her hands.

of scales.

The fish was big and its scales were not small. When Liu picked out a piece, it was bigger than her fingernail.

Yang Ruoqing smiled and patted Ms. Liu's arm, "Fourth Aunt, just look at it and don't pick it. If you pick it to death, it won't taste that good when you eat it later."

"Oh, I'm so happy that I can't control my itchy hands."

Mr. Liu chuckled and quickly retracted his hand.

"Qing'er, how do you eat this fish at noon?" Mrs. Liu asked again.

This is Liu's brilliance and intelligence. She did not ask Yang Ruoqing for the fish, because she knew in her heart that Yang Ruoqing would definitely share one of the fish to honor Sun and Yang Huazhong.

And now that I live in a third-bedroom apartment and eat from the same pot, I must have a bite of this fish.

Asking for help or inquiring is too pretentious and appears to be intrusive. Liu prefers to be direct.

Sure enough, Yang Ruoqing didn't have any strange thoughts about Liu's question. She even thought about it and said, "If I remember correctly, my mother seems to have some Sichuan peppercorns, right?"

Mrs. Liu said: "Of course there is. I saw it two days ago. It was dried very well. Your mother collected each piece in a jar and preserved it very well. I sniffed it secretly. It was numb and fragrant."

Yang Ruoqing smiled and said: "Then let's make a bowl of boiled fish for lunch. Use Sichuan peppercorns and dried chili peppers. It would be better if there are some side dishes..."

"Can baby greens and bean sprouts be okay?" Liu asked eagerly.

"There are some bean sprouts in the vegetable garden in the backyard. The bean sprouts are sprouting in the sand next to Sister-in-law's water tank. They sprouted up a few days ago and have been growing for two days. Today they can be dug out and eaten!"

Yang Ruoqing was happy, "Fourth aunt, fourth aunt, you are hiding from my mother's house this time, and you have found out all about my parents' family background!"

Mrs. Liu twisted her body, blushed, and said embarrassedly: "Hey, I'm just interested in food, but you also know who your mother is. She is generous and open-minded, and doesn't carry anything behind me. I don't need to check it out.
Chapter completed!