Pig Killer

Chapter 309

"How many do you want? We can make as many water wheels as you want." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her dark and bright eyes and said, "Is this okay?"

"It works! It really works!"

“Can we make so much in such a short time?”

"Isn't this drought just affecting our area? What about other places?"

"What about the villages and towns?"

"Let's try our best to have a water truck for everyone." Huang Zhongchang looked at them with his bright black eyes and said.

"Great!"

“Can you make so many at once?”

"Yes! I promise." Shen Hui'e said with great confidence, "Before we finish it, please fetch some water for the seedlings to quench their thirst."

"That's up to us."

"Mr. Huang is truly our benefactor. If it weren't for you, our food supply for this season would have been gone."

Crash... everyone knelt down.

"Hey! Get up, get up!" Huang Zhongchang shouted for a long time but no one got up, so he had to say, "Get up and water the plants quickly. The seedlings won't wait for anyone."

Whoosh... everyone got up and left in a hurry.

"Sure enough, crops come first." The big tiger said with its black eyes as it looked at the back of the departing man.

"Madam, why do you do so much at once? This waterwheel took a lot of time." Huang Zhongchang said to her with a frown.

"That's easy." Shen Hui'e smiled and said, "Let's divide the work and cooperate with each other." She smiled and said, "Those with rough craftsmanship can make this 'milling disc'! These wooden boxes are not difficult either! Let Liu Ding and the others make the most delicate parts, and we just need to assemble them together at the end."

"I understand." Liu Ding said with understanding.

"Remember one thing, the scale must be accurate, otherwise they won't connect or be assembled properly. Then it will be difficult to use them." Shen Hui'e pointed at them with her index finger and said seriously.

"We have calipers! Don't worry, sister-in-law!" Liu Ding said with a smile on his face, "We have them. We guarantee that the measurements are correct to the last digit."

"Okay! Let's get started! Time is tight and the task is heavy. After watering the fields, let the kitchen slaughter a pig to reward everyone." Shen Hui'e said to them with her bright eyes.

"Okay!" Liu Ding responded with a smile and organized the carpenters in the barracks to start making water wheels day and night.

At night, when there was not enough light, they would light a bonfire outside and work day and night. Once one was finished, they would carry it directly to the riverside and put it into use.

Of course, he couldn't just focus on Hezhong Prefecture. Huang Zhongchang arranged for the soldiers to carry water carts to the villages and towns below to help dig canals and irrigate the fields.

The entire Hedong County was basically affected, and the thirsty farmland finally got water.

Shen Hui'e stood on the edge of the field, watching the wheat seedlings turn green and the seeds sown in spring finally sprout.

Huang Zhongchang breathed a sigh of relief, "It's finally sprouted."

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with a smile in her eyes and said, "It's soaked through now, so it can last for a few days."

"Mother, what if it doesn't rain?" Li Nu said with a frown.

"No." Shen Hui'e looked at them with gentle eyes and said.

"How do you know?" Da Chong asked her with curious eyes.

"If it really doesn't rain, what do we have to worry about since we have the water truck?" Huang Zhongchang said cheerfully.

"What if the river dries up due to drought?" Zhang Jixian looked at him with a frown and said.

"Well..." Huang Zhongchang was speechless and looked at his wife for help, "Didn't my wife say it would rain?"

"I noticed that the water level in the river hasn't dropped much since the drought." Shen Hui'e said to them with clear eyes.

"Yes! The water level of the moat connected to the river has not dropped much." Zhang Jixian recalled.

"This proves that there is no shortage of water in the upper reaches of the river and there is sufficient rainfall." Shen Hui'e said to them with her bright eyes.

"How is this possible?" Da Chong looked at her in disbelief.

"Little fool, this river is so long. Just because it's dry here doesn't mean there won't be rain and drought in other places!" Shen Hui'e said to them with eyes as gentle as jade.

"Yes!" said the big insect, scratching his head. "Who knows when the rain will fall."

"As long as the drought doesn't continue to the point where the water stops flowing, we have water trucks, so we don't have to worry." Huang Zhongchang looked at them with his distinct black and white eyes and said, "If the water does stop flowing and the drought becomes serious, then we will have to flee."

"Ah!" The tiger's black eyes almost popped out of the window.

"What? Are you going to die if you don't leave?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with amusement and said, "A tree that is moved will die, but a person who moves will live."

"It would be very hard to escape from famine," said the tiger unhappily.

"It's good to stay at home for a thousand days, but it's hard to go out for even a day! Especially when we are fleeing from famine." Shen Hui'e clasped her hands together and looked at the blue sky, "Please pray to God that it will rain soon!"

"Don't rain now, don't rain, we just watered the land." Huang Zhongchang put his hands together and said, "Wait ten days or half a month before raining, and don't rain too much! Just enough."

The tiger looked at his father with a puzzled look and said, "Why are you still negotiating with God?"

"Why not?" Huang Zhongchang muttered softly, "I just hope that God will listen to me!" Suddenly he remembered, "Madam, should we worship the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning?"

"What?" Shen Hui'e looked at him in surprise.

"It's thundering and raining! Gods, Lei Gong and Dian Mu." Huang Zhongchang said to her with his black and white eyes.

"I don't believe there are gods in this world." Shen Hui'e looked at him with amusement and said.

"This... whether you believe it or not is one thing, whether you worship it or not is our business. What if it happens?" Huang Zhongchang scratched his head and looked at her and said, "Please feel at ease!"

"Then should we hold a ceremony?" Shen Hui'e looked at him unhappily and said, "Since we are praying to the gods, we must provide offerings. If we do, we might end up with bad intentions."

"That's impossible!" Zhang Jixian raised his eyebrows and looked at her and said.

"The offerings are insufficient, so we are sending away beggars! What if we make Lei Gong and Dian Mu angry? It was supposed to rain, but it won't rain anymore." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her dark pupils and said, "Mr. Zhang should understand this very well!"

"Me?" Zhang Jixian pointed at himself and said, "What does praying to God have to do with me?"

"Your father was once the prime minister of a country. To enter your house, I have to hand over a visiting card and pay tribute. If the tribute is not enough, it will be difficult for you to get the visiting card!" Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and said to Zhang Jixian.

"Uh..." Zhang Jixian pursed his lips and looked at her without blinking.

The big tiger looked at them and said, "Aniang is right again."

"Hmm!" Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows slightly, revealing her dark pupils as she looked at them and said, "So do we still need to worship the Thunder God and the Lightning Goddess?"

"Still... let's think about it!" Huang Zhongchang hesitated and said, "The gods have seen everything. If this doesn't go as planned and they get angry, it will be a waste of time."

Upon hearing this, Shen Hui'e smiled secretly and shook her head slightly.

"Don't laugh, I'm serious. This filial gift must be something that the person really loves." Huang Zhongchang said seriously.

"You're right." Shen Hui'e looked at him with amusement.

"Didn't you say you didn't believe it? Why are you discussing it seriously?" Zhang Jixian looked at the two of them with his dark eyes and said.

"It's just talk, don't take it seriously." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with a smile.

"Why is this god that mother is talking about so much like a human being, so selfish?" The tiger looked at her with its big eyes.

"This god is originally a person who ascended to heaven after practicing cultivation. Of course, he is inevitably contaminated by human habits." Shen Hui'e said with a serious face.

Li Nu tilted his head and looked at her with his bright eyes, saying, "My mother said that gods have no emotions, no feelings, no love, so how could they have selfish thoughts!"

"This?" Shen Hui'e was speechless after hearing this.

It made everyone laugh.

Huang Zhongchang looked at her with a smile, waiting to see how you would make it up.

"You have violated the rules of heaven, so you will be punished." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with raised eyebrows.

"That's fine!" Huang Zhongchang looked at her in surprise.

"Of course it's OK. If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price." Shen Hui'e said seriously, "Be stripped of your divine status and banished to the mortal world."

"Then let's worship Lei Gong and Dian Mu and everything should be fine." Huang Zhongchang said to her with his clear black and white eyes.

"Dad?" Li Nu looked at him with her big, bright eyes.

"They have gone through so much trouble to ascend to become immortals, they will not be punished for such a small matter. Only a fool would not do this! Besides, this is what they should do!" Huang Zhongchang said, looking at them with his bright dark eyes.

"That makes sense, but the cost is too high and not worth it." Huang Bochang nodded with a smile.

This can be resolved. Shen Hui'e shook her head and laughed, "Then I'll pay my respects!"

"Kill the pig and bow to its head." Huang Zhongchang said with a smile, "We are also heading south, so I wish you a safe journey."

"Is it possible? You are so thrifty." Zhang Jixian looked at him in surprise.

"This is normal! When traveling long distances, we are afraid of wind and rain, which will delay our journey!" Huang Zhongchang said seriously.

"Yes! That's right." Zhang Jixian chuckled and shook his head when he heard that.

"You are leaving!" Huang Bochang looked at them with concern.

"We had originally agreed to set off after the spring ploughing was over, but we've been delayed for some time." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his distinct black and white eyes and said, "I'll leave the family to you."

"Don't worry! I will protect the house." Huang Bochang nodded heavily and said solemnly.

"How is your hometown?" Shen Hui'e looked at Huang Bochang and asked.

"Fourth brother personally brought people home." Huang Bochang looked at her with his dark eyes and said, "The five water trucks stayed after watering the land."

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e nodded with a smile, "This waterwheel is not difficult to make. If it's not enough, we can find someone to make it. I have already made the waterwheel structure diagram public."

Huang Zhongchang looked at her with his deep and dark eyes, without hiding anything from her. If this happened to some other people, they would be ready to make a fortune.

"Why are you looking at me?" Shen Hui'e said without blinking.