Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 174 - 176: Reservoir Incident (2)_1

Chapter 174: Chapter 176: Reservoir Incident (2)_1

Following the construction of the reservoir, the village’s paddy fields were all connected, with water flowing from the first one to the last. So, as long as the water at the downstream end was released, everything would be fine. Now, villagers began digging open the ridge of the field, some with shovels, others using their bare hands.

At this moment, the village elder Zhou spoke again, "What’s the point of digging here? Look, the water from the upstream reservoir is still pouring down incessantly. When will it end?"

Nan Feng couldn’t help but yell, "Then we dig harder! Let’s make sure more water is flowing out than coming in; can we do that?"

She unleashed all the pressure from the night on Elder Zhou with her shout.

Everyone went quiet under her intimidation; no one dared to speak, just silently digging.

Only Zhou Dongdong, displeased with Nan Feng, said, "Why’re you yelling at my dad? He just asked you a question, and you yell at him? Isn’t you who led the construction of the reservoir? Shouldn’t you be the one to take responsibility now that something’s gone wrong?"

"We haven’t determined who the primary responsible person is. It’s not certain who should take responsibility," Nan Feng said, "Now, enough with the useless talk, what we need is to drain the water as soon as possible!"

Just as her words ended, a voice rang from ahead, "The water upstream has stopped!"

Nan Feng looked down, with the opening of the ridge, the water gradually went out, and the water level lowered a lot. The seedlings that were previously submerged began to emerge again.

Nan Feng ordered the villagers to dig harder.

In less than half an hour, all the water in the paddy field was drained, and the water upstream completely stopped as well.

The villagers couldn’t care less about their fatigue. They rushed to check their seedlings to see if they had been damaged by the flood.

"Thank god, it looks like there’s hope."

"As long as it doesn’t rain tomorrow and gets sunny, we’ll be saved."

"May the heavens bless, please bless us."

Nan Feng was also looking at their seedlings. Although they looked droopy at the moment, she believed there was still hope.

She had seen a documentary on CCTV7 before, where botanists conducted an experiment with two pots of the same plant. One was kept in a greenhouse, the other in a harsh environment exposed to wind and rain.

A few months later, while the one in the greenhouse looked verdant, the one exposed to the elements looked puny. But when the blooming season came, the flowers of the plant grown outdoors were particularly brilliant, whereas the greenhouse one produced delicate flowers that withered a few days sooner.

She touched the seedlings that had undergone this ordeal, convinced that they could be saved, and even grow better.

As Nan Feng was talking to the seedlings, another commotion arose in the crowd.

It turned out it was Ye Ge returning from the mountain.

First, the village head asked Ye Ge, "What caused the reservoir to leak?"

With a serious expression, Ye Ge responded, "The mountain’s water gate was somehow opened!"

"Opened? Who opened it?"

The villagers were shocked. Opening the water gate at such a time was equivalent to endangering the lives of the entire village.

Ye Ge responded, "The water gate is incredibly heavy; it can’t be opened unless three or four people work together. Therefore, I suspect a group of people are behind this."

"Do you know who opened it?" the village head asked.

"Not at the moment, but we can start questioning households; find out who went up the mountain tonight and who was not home an hour ago, then we might get some clues."

As Ye Ge finished speaking, Zhou Dongdong’s face suddenly turned pale.