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Chapter 1040 - 545 The Water Has Receded, Things Don’t Go As Planned_2

Chapter 1040: Chapter 545 The Water Has Receded, Things Don’t Go As Planned_2

If you asked that question, there could only be two outcomes.

One possibility is that the villagers insist the fat pig isn’t the one they threw into the river, and the reason is simple: our fat pig has already been taken by the Dragon King!

The other outcome is that everyone starts panicking: the fat pig offered to the Dragon King wasn’t accepted? What are we to do? Does he disdain our offering as too meager, now leaving us to fend for ourselves? Should we send a cow down instead?

If it were the first outcome, it would be manageable; it would just mean that as the person in charge, I’d be criticized by the villagers again: you saw the Dragon King take our fat pig, so why ask with such intentions?

If it were the second outcome, with people’s unrest, should anything chaotic arise, could a small manager like me take that responsibility?

So, this particular fat pig absolutely couldn’t have fallen into the river section I am responsible for...

Lin Baoguo felt utterly depressed, wondering if the pig had washed down from further upstream.

However, the township upstream does not fall under the jurisdiction of Tanghe County; he only knew the phone number of the nearest station because the two townships adjoin. Beyond that point, he was powerless.

It was almost noon after dragging his feet all morning, and he started feeling hungry.

Forget it, no more thinking. Even if the pork dish was good, the origin of the pig was unknown. I’m so busy, I definitely won’t go eat it—Director Lin had been too generous with his words last night; it’d be embarrassing to impose for a meal today!

But some matters can’t be avoided just by dodging them. Just as he found an excuse for himself, the phone rang. Xiang Rui’s voice came through, "Baoguo, what are you up to? The water has receded a bit today; you should be relieved. Come have a meal! Everyone’s waiting for you—are you coming or not?"

Lin Baoguo suddenly felt as if there were nails on his chair, making it uncomfortable no matter how he sat. "That..."

"If you’re not busy, hurry over! We’re just waiting for you!" Xiang Rui urged, then hung up the phone abruptly. As husband and wife, Lin Baoguo hesitated for a moment, and she knew he was thinking of excuses, so she didn’t even give him a chance to speak one.

The cattle farm was bustling with people, not only was Mayor Chen there, but Secretary Xiao Zhao and Old Pan were there too. People had been anxious all these days; the sudden rise in water levels last night, and its slight recession at dawn, had everyone’s hearts nearly giving out from stress.

Now that Boss Yan was treating, who wouldn’t give face and show up?

By the time Lin Baoguo arrived, everyone was already seated except for him.

On his way to the cattle farm, he remembered that today had originally been set to relocate some cattle with Yan Fei, but because of the good news of the receding water, it had been delayed.

However, he tactfully decided not to bring it up again—someone must have already mentioned it. He had arranged with a few people the night before, no movement from Yan Fei today definitely meant that Boss Yan was using the receding water as an excuse not to relocate the cattle farm.

He was right in his assumption; many people were there for the meal, but no one brought up moving the cattle farm again.

The water had receded, at least for the short term, there was no issue; they’d think about it if the situation worsened.

Although everyone was relieved, as long as the water hadn’t completely receded, no one dared let their guard down, so the drinking was restrained.

Interestingly, by the afternoon, the bit of water that had risen due to Yan Fei halting the livestock relocation had receded a bit more. Although minor, it was the best news possible.

By evening, the water level steadily began to decline, allowing many to finally get a good night’s sleep.

The next day, the road to the west of the town was completely visible, the town’s crisis entirely averted, and people began dispersing to check for damages village by village.

The water had receded early enough that only very low-lying crops were damaged, but there was still time to replant, albeit the yield would definitely be impacted, yet it was better than a total loss.

Secretary Xiao Zhao also finally breathed a sigh of relief; regardless of how the process went, the two tasks delegated by the secretary had found satisfactory conclusions, and he could report back.

Everything was progressing favorably.

And the matter that Heizi had been concerned about also found resolution.

Chen Yingjun called, and once Yan Fei answered, the guy talked like greeting a family member, "Brother Fei, I heard your area also experienced flooding; everything alright? I’ll come over in the next couple of days to bring your things; why don’t you stay indoors for the next few days?"

Yan Fei laughed, "No problem, the water rose to our doorstep but didn’t come in and has receded. Everything fine on your end? If you’re busy, no rush; after all, my stuff won’t get lost at your place!"

"I must come!" Chen Yingjun sounded very determined. "You don’t know, with your stuff at my place, people keep asking about it daily. I can neither eat nor sleep well, worried something might go wrong. I’ll arrange some things and head out either tomorrow or the day after at the latest. I guarantee the pearls and money will arrive intact. Anything else you need me to do?"

Yan Fei didn’t have much else to say, straightforwardly responded, "Okay, do come over! I’m almost always here; just give me a call when you’re close."

"All right!" Chen Yingjun agreed, then couldn’t help asking again. "Brother Fei, how is Black Lion doing over there?"