Chapter 254 - Solution

Wu Kexin’s face was a picture of astonishment; she hadn’t expected Chen Yang to be so resolute about clearing the road.

“Village Chief, what do you think about this?

If the town isn’t going to help, we can’t just sit around and wait, can we?”

Chen Yang asked for Wu Kexin’s opinion.

Wu Kexin thought briefly before replying,

“Your method is indeed good, but the problem is, how do we know if all the nearby villagers will come to help?”

Chen Yang knew Wu Kexin would ask this.

He had already figured out a solution in his mind.

“Isn’t it simple?

That road isn’t just for our Liuhu Village; it’s the passageway for everyone within miles.”

“If the town is going to take over half a month to send people to repair it, does that mean they don’t need to go out?”

“Besides, almost all the nearby rice fields are flooded.

Right now, everyone is in dire need of the town’s assistance.

If the road isn’t fixed, the aid from the town can’t come in either.

Don’t they want the help?”

Chen Yang spoke at length, and Wu Kexin was somewhat overwhelmed.

It took her a good while to digest everything Chen Yang had said.

“I see what you mean, so what should we do next?”

Wu Kexin was still a bit confused.

Normally quite decisive, she was at a loss this time.

“Next, of course, is to go talk to the villagers nearby.”

Chen Yang said with a smile, “You should have the contact information for the village chiefs of Shangshan Village and the nearby villages, right?”

Wu Kexin nodded, “I do.”

“Well then, directly arrange a time with them to come over and talk.

Inform them about the landslide that blocked the road while you’re at it, and I’m sure they’ll come.”

Chen Yang stated.

“Okay, I’ll contact them now!”

Having heard Chen Yang’s plan, Wu Kexin didn’t hesitate.

She immediately took out her phone, ready to contact the village chiefs of the nearby villages.

Wu Kexin called each one and relayed the town’s stance, as well as the situation with the landslide, to the village chiefs.

The attitude of those village chiefs was exactly as Chen Yang had anticipated.

Upon hearing it would take the town more than half a month to send people to clear the road, and that even relief supplies couldn’t get through, they immediately agreed to come and discuss the situation.

Usually, there might be minor frictions among the neighboring villages, but in the face of such an event,

they had to band together.

With the town too busy to care for them, they had to help themselves.

“It’s all set.

They will come on time at five o’clock this afternoon,”

Wu Kexin said after making the last call.

“Alright, let’s discuss it this afternoon then.

For now, let’s go and sort out the situation in the fields.”

“Mhm, let’s go together.”

Wu Kexin nodded and followed Chen Yang to the fields,

to help all the villagers dig trenches for drainage.

When Chen Yang left the fields, the villagers had only just begun working.

Returning now, he saw that many drainage trenches had already been dug throughout the fields.

“The progress is quite fast!

It looks like we’ll be able to clear all the fields by this afternoon,”

Chen Yang said with a smile.

“Right, as long as we drain all the accumulated rainwater from the fields, most of the seedlings and such should still be salvageable,”

Wu Kexin nodded at the side, watching the scene of high spirits with great joy.

“Hmph!

Where did you two go?

How come you only came back now?

Were you trying to slack off?”

Yang Ruoxi spotted Chen Yang and Wu Kexin shortly after they arrived in the fields.

Yang Ruoxi came over, puffing up with indignation, to question the two.

Both couldn’t help but smile.

“We weren’t trying to slack off.

I took the Village Chief to the town just now, but we weren’t able to get there, and came back,”

Chen Yang explained with a smile.

“I see.”

Yang Ruoxi revealed an “aha” expression, then asked with uncertainty, “Why couldn’t you go?”

“We were halfway there when we saw a mountain landslide that blocked the entire road; we couldn’t get out,”

Chen Yang said with a completely normal face.

“Oh, I see,”

Yang Ruoxi first nodded indifferently, and then suddenly realized, “What?

A mountain landslide blocked the entire road?”

“Yes, completely blocked,”

Chen Yang nodded to confirm.

“Damn it!

How are we going to get out now!”

Yang Ruoxi’s face was full of frustration, and she even swore.

This was the first time Chen Yang had ever heard Yang Ruoxi speak like that.

At that moment, Li Han noticed that Chen Yang and Wu Kexin had returned.

She also saw Yang Ruoxi’s frustrated expression.

She came over, smiling, and asked, “What’s going on?

Why does Ruoxi look like that?

What happened?”

When Li Han came over, Yang Ruoxi immediately grabbed her hand.

“Sister, the road out is blocked by a landslide, we can’t leave for the time being!”

Yang Ruoxi said upset,

“What?

Really?”

Li Han was completely astonished and taken aback.

“Yes, for real, you can ask Chen Yang and Sister Kexin if you don’t believe me,”

Yang Ruoxi pointed at Chen Yang and said.

Chen Yang simply nodded, “Correct, the road out is blocked, and we can’t get out for a while.”

Seeing that even Chen Yang confirmed it, there was no doubt it was true.

“This is troublesome, there are so many things waiting for me at Lintianxia Hotel!

If I can’t return, won’t the hotel become a mess?” Li Han started to worry.

She had planned to help the villagers of Shangshan Village with their fieldwork today and then head back.

But she hadn’t expected that something like this would happen.

“There’s nothing we can do about it, the rainfall was too heavy yesterday, it not only flooded the rice fields but also caused a landslide,”

Chen Yang said, trying to comfort her.

“Yeah Sister, these things are out of our control.

If we really can’t get out, just call Uncle!

Let him take care of it for you, wouldn’t that solve the problem?”

Yang Ruoxi also comforted her on the side, not wanting Li Han to be too anxious.

Li Han looked at the three of them and nodded somewhat helplessly, “That’s the only thing we can do.”

Straight away, Li Han took out her phone and called her father, telling him about the road blockage in Shangshan Village and that they couldn’t leave.

Her father’s first reaction was one of great concern.

But when he heard that Li Han and Yang Ruoxi were both fine, he also heaved a sigh of relief.

“Alright then, I’ll take care of the hotel matters temporarily.

Stay safe over there and try not to go out,”

Her father agreed to help with the hotel issues and, after advising Li Han and Yang Ruoxi to be careful, he hung up the phone.

“Alright!

The hotel situation is settled!

We can stay here a little longer now!”

With the hotel situation resolved, Yang Ruoxi suddenly became excited.

She seemed like a completely different person from the one who was full of worry just a moment ago.

“What’s with you?

You were all worried just a moment ago, and now suddenly you’re excited?”

Chen Yang couldn’t help but laugh as he asked.

Yang Ruoxi playfully winked at Chen Yang, “Of course I was pretending just now!

This place is too much fun; I don’t want to leave at all!”

Hearing this, all three of them involuntarily rolled their eyes at Yang Ruoxi.

However, Yang Ruoxi didn’t mind at all and excitedly grabbed everyone’s hands.

“Stop thinking about it too much!

Let’s go help with the trench digging!”