As the sun set, Li Hui sat on a mule cart and followed Gu Qian and his son back to the city. It was a hot and tiring day today, and the skin on the back of his neck was burning and hurting, obviously from a sunburn. If nothing else, in a few days,
The skin on the back of my neck will fall off soon and it will hurt for a few days.
His body was also very tired, and his hands and feet were a little weak. Li Hui lamented the thinness of this skin. Although he looked ordinary in later generations, his body was very strong, not as weak as this skin. Maybe he should exercise this skin.
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But Li Hui was in a good mood. The success of today's water diversion plan was obviously of great benefit to him. He refused Gu Qian's reward, not because he was being pretentious, but because he understood that in a wealthy family like Wu Jun,
In the minds of the core people, today's incident is actually not a big achievement. Even if the East Lake Manor completely fails to harvest, it will actually have little impact on the Gu family. The aristocratic family has been operating for many years and has a rich family fortune, so it can completely withstand it.
Moreover, what he needs is an opportunity to establish himself in the long run, an opportunity for the Gu family to value his mother and son, rather than being so short-sighted as asking for some reward money. For a person like Gu Qian who respects his status, the more he refuses to default on his promises, the more he
The more you owe him, the more it is definitely a good thing.
The mule cart took Li Hui to the alley in front of his home. Li Hui pushed open the door of the small courtyard and shouted loudly: "Mom, ugly girl, I'm back!"
In the dusk, Gu Lanzhi, who was packing her things on the porch of the courtyard, raised her head in surprise, and then shouted loudly.
"Hui'er is back, Chou Gu, hurry up, Hui'er is back, is the food ready?"
The ugly aunt poked her head out from the side room and said happily: "It's great that the young man is back. The food is ready and will be served soon."
Mrs. Gu quickly came forward and grabbed Li Hui's sleeve. Looking at Li Hui's messy bun, wrinkled clothes, and shiny face, she felt extremely distressed.
"Why do you look like this? Are you exhausted? Are you too hot? Sit down and have a rest. Mom will pour you some water."
Li Hui smiled and said: "I'm not tired, I'm not tired. I'm worried about you."
Mrs. Gu pressed Li Hui on a small stool and poured some boiled jujube water into Li Hui's mouth. Li Hui was indeed thirsty, so he drank it in two gulps and sighed comfortably.
"Look, my son is thirsty. He's been so tanned this whole day. Hey, have a good sleep tonight, maybe your bones will hurt tomorrow." Mrs. Gu tidied Li Hui's hair and patted his clothes with distress.
Dry mud on top.
Li Hui said with a smile: "Mother, I don't mind. I won't be able to sleep tonight. I have to go to the village to do some work after dinner. I'm just afraid that mother will worry, so I came back to tell mother."
Gu said in astonishment: "You want to go at night? Didn't you hear that my son successfully diverted water today?"
Li Hui smiled and said: "It turns out that mother already knows."
Mrs. Gu said: "Of course I know. I heard it from someone in the master's yard. Someone in Zhuangzi sent a letter back to the master, and it spread around. Those who did it knew that it was my son's idea, and they all praised me in front of their mother.
.I didn’t expect it to actually happen.”
Li Hui chuckled and said: "Isn't it done? If you are not sure, will your son dare to brag?"
Mrs. Gu said: "My son is very capable, and my mother is very happy. But why do we have to go at night?"
Li Huidao: "Dong Weng wants me to continue to build more diversion channels at night. I must be there to take people to do it."
Mrs. Gu slowly nodded and said: "I see, then my son is going to have a hard time. Eat quickly and go to bed early. I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear it when you start working. I was sick again a while ago, and my mother is really worried.
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Li Hui smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I'm very good."
Gu said in a low voice: "So, your maternal uncle must be very happy. He has already promised you a job?"
Li Hui shook his head and said: "Not yet, but I think he will definitely agree to a job. This matter is not urgent. I think Dong Weng has his own arrangements. Do the things in front of you first."
Mrs. Gu nodded and said, "That's right. Things must be done well. The master will not treat us badly."
While she was talking, Chougu came over carefully with several plates of vegetables on wooden trays, then turned around and brought a steaming earthen pot over to place them.
Li Hui smelled a fragrant aroma in his nose and said with a smile: "It's so fragrant, what kind of good food are you cooking?"
The ugly girl smiled and said, "Your mother said you had a hard day today, so she bought a fish and made fish soup. I will drink more fish soup."
Li Hui nodded repeatedly. He had indeed spent too much energy today and was hungry. He smelled the aroma of fish soup and brown rice, and his stomach growled. He ate two large bowls of this meal and drank another one.
Bowl of fish soup.
There are not enough condiments these days and there are very few seasonings, and the fish soup is just ordinary grass carp. But Li Hui felt that it was the most delicious fish soup he had ever tasted in his life.
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Starting at midnight that day, and by early morning the next day, the other two pipelines for water diversion were all completed.
Three water diversion pipes filled the ditches, and the flow and volume of water were greatly increased. The ditch outside the lake embankment originally had only a shallow flow of water, but now, the water volume has reached half the height of the irrigation ditch, and the gurgling water flows everywhere along the ditch channels.
, like exhausted blood vessels full of vitality, bringing vitality to large acres of land.
After setting up the last pipeline and watching the water flow out of the outlet, Li Hui sat down on the lake embankment and couldn't get up. He was too tired.
I thought that with the experience of erecting the first pipeline, the subsequent work would be easier. But in fact, for four or five hours from midnight to dawn, Li Hui ran back and forth non-stop, giving instructions and shouting.
There was smoke coming out of my throat and my legs were extremely sore.
Although there are many people who help, they are all very stupid. Li Hui thinks that what he said is very clear, but they still make various mistakes. The joints of the bamboo pipes are not tight, the leather pipes are leaking, and the water inlets are leaking.
Problems such as the bamboo cage being blocked kept happening. Li Hui was exhausted due to the back and forth rework.
Li Hui couldn't say much about these people. It was obvious that they worked hard and worked very hard. But things always went wrong. When things went wrong, they were very frightened, worried about being scolded, and worried about being punished. You know, these tenant farmers are actually the same.
They are vassals who depend on the rich family for their life. Their status is not much better than that of a slave. It is difficult for them to live without the land of the rich family.
But no matter what, all the pipes were connected, and the water at the bottom of the lake gushes into the fields. This was enough. While everyone was cheering, Li Hui sat on the lake embankment, leaning against a half-dead willow tree and drank some water.
, took two bites of the cake prepared by the ugly aunt, and fell asleep while enjoying the cool morning breeze.
Young people are not intolerant of hardships, and their bodies are very thin, so Li Hui really can't bear it. He didn't expect that when he woke up, he was already lying on the bed at home, with a burning head and a stuffy nose.
, turned out to be sick.
Li Hui thought he might have a minor ailment like a fever or a cold. After all, he was running around in the middle of the night, covered in mud and water. When the wind blew at night, the sweat and muddy water on his body dried up, and he might have caught a cold.
If it was a cold, it would be over once you carry it, so it would be fine. However, what he didn't expect was that he would lie in bed for six or seven days without being able to get out of bed. He had a groggy fever every day, and his whole body was tired.
Not enthusiastic.
Mother Gu was so worried that she asked a doctor to come back for diagnosis, but nothing was wrong. She took a lot of medicine but could not get better. Gu and Chou Gu thought privately that this was the same as Li Hui's illness a few days ago.
He seemed to be in a daze, and he might have been possessed by something evil, so he decided to invite someone back to exorcise demons and catch ghosts. Fortunately, Li Hui's body recovered quickly at this time.
After being ill for eight days, Li Hui was finally able to get up and go to the ground. After eating two full meals, his body recovered quickly and returned to normal. Li Hui summed it up for a long time and felt that his skin was still too weak to withstand it.
Tossing. I worked hard that day and worked hard at night. My thin body couldn't stand the tossing, and after catching a cold, it turned into a fever.
In later generations, it would take several days to get over a cold. It was no big deal if you were in good physical condition. But his body was not strong enough, so he felt like he had a serious illness. This made Li Hui very depressed, dragging this frail little child with him.
What can your body do? This body must be exercised.
While he was in bed, Gu Qian ordered people to visit him several times, and the money for the doctor to take medicine was given by Gu Qian's people. Han Yong did not enter the room when he was ordered to visit, but Li Hui was in bed and listened in a daze.
He said some unpleasant things.
"Why do you get sick after doing something? Don't die. If word spreads about your death that you died from exhaustion working for the master's family, that would not sound good. The master's family cannot bear this reputation."
Li Hui was in a daze with fever at the time and really had no energy to argue with this guy. However, the ugly girl yelled in the yard afterwards that Han Yong was a beast and would not die well, and what she said was not human.
Fortunately, Li Hui's body recovered quickly, and he was almost fine after a few days. On this morning, when Li Hui was helping Chou Gu to tidy up the vegetable fence in the yard, a servant from the Gu family's south house came to deliver a message.
Said Gu Qian wanted to see him.
Li Hui changed his clothes, wiped his face and went out, following the servant to the south house of the Gu family. When he entered the flower hall, Gu Qian was leaning against the desk and waiting for him. Standing next to him was Han Yong.
"Li Hui has met Dong Weng." Li Hui stepped forward and bowed.
Gu Qian waved his long, wide sleeves to signal Li Hui to excuse himself. He looked up at Li Hui and said in a deep voice, "Are you cured?"
Li Huidao: "Okay, thank you Dong Weng for your concern."
Gu Qian nodded and said: "That's good. It's my fault. I was in a hurry to divert water to save seedlings that day and asked you to work all night. Maybe it was too hard."
Li Hui smiled and said: "No wonder Dong Weng, my body is too weak. I took the initiative to ask to do things overnight that night, but I overestimated myself."
Gu Qian nodded slightly, sighed and said, "Are you overestimating yourself? Maybe. Maybe I also overestimate you."
This was said without any sense, and Li Hui was a little surprised.
Gu Qian sat up straight, stared at Li Hui and said, "Li Hui, today is May 26th. It has been ten days since we diverted water to irrigate the fields."
Li Hui was stunned and said: "What does Dong Weng mean?"
Gu Qian smacked his lips and said, "You said that day that it would rain soon and the drought would be lifted. But it has been ten days, and the sky is still clear and clear, without a drop of rain."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Well...there are unpredictable weather conditions, so it stands to reason that it should rain. But who can say for sure what God is thinking?"
Han Yong on the side shouted coldly: "Li Hui, you said it lightly, but what about the seedlings in East Lake Village? They are all about to die. This is all caused by your nonsense, and it is all your fault."