Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 173 - 175: Reservoir Incident (1)_1

Chapter 173: Chapter 175: Reservoir Incident (1)_1

The first to know about the situation was a man from the village named Wang Erzhuang.

It’s said that he went fishing in the river that day and, after catching the fish, made a detour to the field. But he forgot to fetch the fish he left behind in the field until bedtime. He did not want to miss out on such a delicacy in case the fish escaped or died, because then he would have nothing to eat the following day.

After some hesitation, he put on his clothes, lit up a lantern, and ran into the field.

However, once he arrived, he was stunned by what he saw.

The field was submerged. Could it be a flood?

Or was he sleepwalking? Or worse, was it a haunting phenomenon?

On closer inspection, it was certain that it wasn’t any kind of haunting or sleepwalking; their field was simply flooded!

"Oh my, we are in deep trouble!" Wang Erzhuang broke into a cold sweat and hurried back to alert the village chief.

Upon hearing about the flood, the village chief got up immediately. He asked Wang Dazhuang to go into the village and fetch everyone out.

When everyone finally arrived on the scene, they all stood there, dumbstruck.

The water had filled the rice field as vast as the ocean, almost engulfing the rice seedlings.

Instantly, cries of despair filled the air, "Oh no, what are we going to do with this year’s early rice crop?

"It’s all flooded, all of it!"

"Heavens, why are we experiencing a flood out of nowhere?"

Nan Feng and Ye Ge also arrived at the site.

Nan Feng finally saw Ye Ge but under such circumstances, she had no choice but to swallow any words she had for him.

"Ye Ge, has the reservoir broken down?"

"Certainly, I’ll go uphill and check immediately. You need to lead everyone to shovel off all the ridges from the downstream field, to drain the water out as soon as possible!"

"Alright, I’ll get to it."

Ye Ge’s figure quickly disappeared into the boundless night. Nan Feng wasted no time calling out to people, "Follow me, now. We need to drain the water!"

Just then, someone from within the crowd yelled, "Don’t trust her! She created that bloody reservoir which ended up ruining everyone’s hard work for the year!"

After a moment of silence, the blame began to whirl, "Yes, it’s all her fault. We would have been better without this reservoir, at least we could have been able to pay our taxes. Now what will we do about the annual taxes? Do we have to face starvation now?"

"..."

Seeing how the water level was rising, Nan Feng tried to explain: "There must be a special situation that led to the leakage. The reservoir couldn’t have just leaked for no reason. We need to drain the water first and investigate the cause afterward!"

"Don’t listen to her!" someone complained again.

This time, Nan Feng saw that the instigator was Zhou Lao Da.

Suddenly suspicious, Nan Feng wondered if Zhou Lao Da and his men had tampered with the sluice gate.

This suspicion gave Nan Feng some clarity and she regained her calm, "Listen up everyone, we all have experience in farming and know that although rice cannot be immersed in water too long, it does need water to grow. If we are able to drain the water now, we may still have a chance to save the crop and minimize the losses. If we don’t act now, the rice will wither by morning even if it doesn’t die, let alone harvest. So we really would be left to starve!"

At this point, some people in the crowd started leaning towards Nan Feng’s side.

Seizing the opportunity, Nan Feng shouted, "What are you all waiting for? You would listen to me when it suits you, but not when things are tough, huh?"

In the darkness, Aunt Sima was the first to speak, "Alright, let’s listen to Feng for now. We’ll deal with the rest after we drain out the water!"

Gradually, more people followed Nan Feng’s lead.