A poor hero

The next day, Chen Chen got up early and played Tai Chi in the yard.

Shen Qian was still practicing with Chen Chen as usual.

The hard-working villagers also got up early and started working on the waterwheel. When Chen Chen went to the village entrance after breakfast, the unassembled waterwheel last night had been assembled.

After Chen Chen explained some things to Patriarch Shen, he took the parts of a waterwheel and rode an ox cart back to Chenjiacun.

He originally wanted to keep Shen Qian here and take her back when the time comes to propose marriage.

But Shen Qian refused to agree and insisted on following Chen Chen home.

Chen Chen had no choice but to leave a piece of cloth to the Shen family, and then secretly stuffed the five taels of silver to Shen Qianniang, and then left with peace of mind.

They were also returning to Chenjiacun, but the two of them had a different mood than the last time.

For some reason, Shen Qian changed from her usual liveliness and became silent.

Chen Chen thought Shen Qian was so sad because she was leaving home.

So he touched Shen Qian's head and comforted her: "Shen Qian, we will come to your house in a few days. We want to secretly see how your mother is doing."

When Shen Qian heard this, she raised her head and asked happily: "Chen Chen, are you serious?"

Chen Chen's original plan was to go home and try to make white sugar. After making white sugar, he would definitely have to leave the county. It would not be difficult to pass through this sunken village.

What's more, he wanted to see if Shen Dadong and his mother would secretly bully Shen Qian's mother again.

He nodded and replied affirmatively: "Shen Qian, when did I lie to you? I will do whatever I promised you, slowly."

Shen Qian then said "Yeah" and returned to her usual liveliness.

When the oxcart passed by the field, Chen Chen discovered that the drought was really serious. The leaves of the rice seedlings were a little dry. Farmers could be seen everywhere carrying water and drenching the rice seedlings.

It rains continuously on the first day of September and severe drought occurs in April, which is a disaster year.

Chen Chen didn't know at this time that Xu County was about to face a huge natural or man-made disaster.

Seeing such a shortage of water, Chen Chen increased the fare and asked the driver to speed up and rush back to Chenjiacun.

Before they returned to the village entrance, they heard the noise by the river in front of the village.

"You damn Chen Dawen, the river water doesn't belong to you, why don't you let me carry the water?"

Chen Sheng was yelling at the village chief Chen Dawen at the top of his lungs.

When Chen Chen heard the voice of Brother Sheng, he jumped out of the oxcart and walked over to see what was going on.

When he got closer and asked, he realized that the village chief, Chen Dawen, was trying to retaliate against Chen Sheng for helping Chen Chen last time by not letting Chen Sheng walk across his field.

"The river is not mine, but the fields beside the river are mine. If I don't let you cross here, you can't cross here."

"Chen Sheng, don't you have the ability? If you have the ability, just fly over!"

Chen Dawen didn't look like a village leader at all, he said in a cowardly manner.

Chen Sheng's field is only separated from the river by Chen Dawen's field. Chen Sheng usually walks from Chen Dawen's field to the river to fetch water.

But a few days ago, the two had a conflict over Chen Chen's affairs. Chen Dawen now refused to let Chen Sheng pass through his field.

If Chen Sheng went down to the river from another place, he would have to walk several hundred meters more in vain.

A round trip of several hundred meters is not long.

But having to carry loads of water countless times to drench the rice seedlings would make a person die from exhaustion.

Although the onlookers couldn't stand the village chief's behavior, they were not Chen Chen and dared to stand up and defend Chen Sheng.

Chen Chen knew that Brother Sheng had suffered because of him, and he instantly became angry.

He gritted his teeth, stood up, and snorted coldly: "Humph, what is it? He is still the village chief, he is nothing, he is so narrow-minded, he is really a villain."

Chen Dawen looked at Chen Chen and was not angry. He still said in a cowardly manner: "Dachen, aren't you awesome? I said you won't be allowed to cross my field ridge, so you won't be allowed to cross. If you file a lawsuit with the county government, I will handle it. If you can, just fly over."

What Chen Dawen said is indeed true. The ridge is not an official road.

He would not let Chen Sheng and Chen Chen pass by, and he could only be morally condemned.

The rice seedlings now desperately need a lot of moisture. If you miss it, there will be no rice harvest this season.

"Humph, trash, do you really think we can't carry water without passing by you?"

Chen Chen gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.

Now that he has a water tanker, no matter if it is a few hundred meters further, getting water is still not a simple matter.

Chen Sheng lowered his head and tugged at the corner of Chen Chen's clothes, "Dachen, why would you have to walk a few hundred meters in vain elsewhere?"

Chen Chen turned his head and smiled at Chen Sheng, "Brother Sheng, it's okay. I have a solution."

When Chen Dawen heard this, he burst out laughing, "Dachen, you are not afraid of being laughed out of your mouth for saying such nonsense! There is still a way, there is a damn way, can you really make the water fly up?"

When other villagers heard what Chen Chen said, they also thought he was lying.

So they persuaded him and Chen Sheng to get together.

"Brother Sheng, Dachen, you'd better beg the village chief. Normally walking a few hundred meters is nothing, but carrying water back and forth will make you exhausted."

"In the early morning, people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. You better not be so tough."

"That is, we are all from the same village and the Chen family. Please beg the village chief and he will let you pass."

Chen Sheng is also a stubborn person. He saw that the villagers did not criticize Chen Dawen, but instead persuaded him and Chen Chen.

He became angry.

He clenched his fists and shouted with raised eyebrows: "If you ask me to plead with this idiot, I won't do it even if I die."

Chen Chen gave Chen Sheng a thumbs up and echoed: "Brother Sheng said it right, for an immoral and immoral guy, we won't ask for mercy from him even if he dies."

Then he stared at Chen Dawen fiercely, gritted his teeth and said: "Trash, don't you just want to see our jokes? You are wrong. Don't you know that there are things in the world that make water fly?"

Chen Dawen was stunned.

He is also a person who has seen the world, and he has also seen a waterwheel, a thing that can make water fly.

But this waterwheel costs dozens of taels of silver, and even he is reluctant to buy it.

He pondered for a moment and still didn't believe that Chen Chen owned such an object.

So Chen Dawen bared his teeth and said: "You mean the water wheel? But can you take it out? If you can take it out, I will eat it."

When the villagers heard that the waterwheel could make water fly, they became curious.

"Dachen, do you really have what the village chief said?"

"Then the water wheel can really make water fly? Then can we also use it?"

"Yes, Dachen, we have no grudges. Let me use it when the time comes. I'm exhausted from carrying water."

……

These villagers all wanted to borrow this magical object that could make water fly from Chen Chen.

Chen Dawen couldn't help but laugh, with a mean look on his face, "What are you thinking? A water tanker costs dozens of taels of silver. Do you really think a brat like Dachen can afford it?"