Chapter 252 - Bustling with Activity

And so, the four of them headed to the entrance of the village together.

When they arrived, the entire field was a vast expanse of water.

The rice paddies and such were all filled with yellowish rainwater, forming a continuous expanse.

The small stream in the village had become extremely rapid, like it was discharging floodwaters.

By this time, it was already late, and Chen Yang and his group were not the first to arrive here.

At the entrance of the village and in the fields, people had already gathered in large numbers.

They were all from Liuhu Village.

Seeing their own fields submerged under water, it was unspeakably heartbreaking.

“What can we do!

How could such heavy rain fall all of a sudden!

All the hard work of a year gone to waste.”

Some villagers stood at the village entrance, shaking their heads helplessly, their faces etched with worry.

The mood on the scene was very low, everyone staring silently at the flooded fields.

Chen Yang could feel that their spirits must be terribly low.

After working hard for over half a year, the deluge had set them back to square one.

“Kexin, this is just too tragic, shouldn’t we help them out?”

Yang Ruoxi couldn’t bear to see the aunts and uncles at the entrance of the village with such troubled faces.

Wanting to take the initiative to help.

Wu Kexin frowned deeply: “Of course we must help.”

Having said that, Wu Kexin quickly made her way forward and approached the villagers.

The aunts and uncles with worried faces turned to look at Wu Kexin as she came over.

Though they said nothing, their eyes were filled with pleas for help.

“Everyone, yesterday’s rainstorm has indeed caused significant damage, but complaining now is useless.

Since the storm has stopped, we must minimize the losses as soon as possible,” Wu Kexin said with vigor.

“Chief…

it’s easy for you to say, but with the rice fields flooded, is there really any chance of salvage?”

One of the aunts retorted.

Wu Kexin looked at her: “Of course there’s a chance for salvage.

The rice isn’t as fragile as you think.

Even though it’s been flooded, prompt drainage to remove excess water might allow us to save them!”

After finishing her thoughts, Wu Kexin paused, and then continued, “Also, the fact that Liuhu Village’s rice fields are flooded, I will report this to the township immediately.

The township will certainly help us, so don’t lose heart!”

Wu Kexin’s words made a lot of sense, but there wasn’t much response from the villagers.

At this moment, Chen Yang stepped out from the crowd and stood beside Wu Kexin.

“Aunts and uncles, don’t lose heart.

Our chief is an intellectual, and her words have a solid basis.

It’s just a rainstorm that has flooded the fields, right?

We just need to drain them and then we can focus on recovering our losses.

What do you think?”

Chen Yang came forward to persuade.

Perhaps due to his familiarity with the aunts and uncles, Chen Yang’s presence triggered some response from them as soon as he spoke up.

“Yang Zi, you’re not wrong, but even if we drain the fields, there will be very little of the surviving crops left, so it seems pointless to fuss over this now,” Wang Hong said from the crowd.

Chen Yang looked at her: “Aunt Wang, you’re not wrong either, but we must try to save what we can.

If nothing else, we need to show some initiative.

Otherwise, when the township sends someone to inspect, if we’ve done nothing, wouldn’t we become a laughingstock?”

The mention of the township’s view shifted the mood among the villagers of Liuhu Village.

The sudden rainstorm in the village was definitely something the township would be concerned about.

If they didn’t drain the fields promptly, and the township didn’t respond, that would be troublesome.

Seeing the villagers’ reactions, Chen Yang pointed towards Shangshan Village and continued, “Our village has suffered a rainstorm, and Shangshan Village must have had its fair share of rain too.

Maybe they’re already busily dealing with it.

Can we afford to lose to them?”

Chen Yang knew that the villagers of Liuhu had some grievances with Shangshan Village.

So, he used Shangshan Village as an incentive to spark the villagers’ competitive spirit.

And indeed, his words immediately stirred up the fighting spirit among the aunts and uncles.

“Yang Zi is right!

We need to show some initiative at the very least.

After all the hard work for half a year, we can’t just give up now!”

“Let’s go, let’s go!

Let’s listen to the chief and Yang Zi, quick, grab your hoes and start clearing.”

“Save as many as we can, damn it, we can’t let the people of Shangshan Village be the butt of a joke.”

Passion surged among the villagers as they turned back to their homes to fetch their hoes before marching into the fields barefoot, digging ditches and trenches to drain all the rainwater from the fields.

Once the villagers’ emotions were stirred, everyone worked with great vigor.

Seeing the lively villagers, Wu Kexin also breathed a sigh of relief.

“Chen Yang, I need you to keep an eye on things here for me, I must head to the village office now to report the situation here to the town,” Wu Kexin said, turning to Chen Yang.

Wu Kexin turned her head to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang nodded, “Don’t worry, I’ve got it covered here.”

“Alright!

Then I’m off.”

Wu Kexin nodded, then turned to inform Yang Ruoxi and Li Han with a word, and quickly made her way to the village office.

After Wu Kexin left, Yang Ruoxi and Li Han walked up to Chen Yang.

“Chen Yang, what do we do now?

Should we go down to the fields and help with the drainage?” Yang Ruoxi asked with a mischievous smile.

Chen Yang glanced at her, “Do you want to go down?”

Without hesitation, Yang Ruoxi nodded, “Of course, so many aunties and uncles are busy; I really want to help!”

“Me too.”

Li Han nodded too, indicating her desire to help.

Seeing such enthusiasm from the two women, Chen Yang had new regard for them.

Both came from well-off families but were so down-to-earth, a rare find indeed.

“Well, since you’re both so eager, let’s go help together!”

Chen Yang said with a smile, then immediately led the three women back to the clinic to find three hoes from the storeroom, and together they went out to the fields.

In the fields, the villagers were working energetically.

Seeing Chen Yang with two beautiful women coming to help, the villagers’ fighting spirit soared even higher.

“Hey, Yang Zi!

You’re here to help too!

You have to make sure these two beauties are careful not to hurt their feet on something in the field,” one of the villagers said excitedly.

It was Wang Hong who was the most excited.

She immediately broached the topic toward Yang Ruoxi and Li Han.

The surrounding villagers already felt that Chen Yang had a special relationship with Yang Ruoxi and Li Han.

With Wang Hong’s teasing.

Laughter broke out at the scene.

It was as if the gazes upon the trio treated Yang Ruoxi and Li Han as if they were Chen Yang’s new brides.

The villagers laughed and joked.

But not too far away, Li Xiaoe’s expression turned sour when she heard this.

She had always regarded Chen Yang as her future son-in-law, so naturally, she was concerned to see Chen Yang accompanied by two very attractive women.

Fearing Chen Yang might fly the coop.

“Looks like I need to get my girl to speed up her pursuit, otherwise Chen Yang will surely become someone else’s son-in-law,” Li Xiaoe thought to herself, making plans and then returning to her ditch-digging task.

Many people were busy working in the fields.

Under Chen Yang’s direction, everyone worked in an orderly and enthusiastic manner.

Especially sisters Yang Ruoxi and Li Han.

They carried their hoes barefoot with great passion, helping wherever they could.

The aunties were charmed by the lively sisters, each expressing their love for them.

It didn’t take long for them to become part of the group.

The aunties even taught the sisters how to dig and the most comfortable postures to swing the hoe to save energy.