Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 199 Snow Melts, Flood Arrives

The entire New Year's Eve dinner was kept going until late at night by Tiger and his group of young people before it finally came to an end.

The next day, everyone rushed to Chu Chen's house early in the morning.

Roy stood at the door, handing out red envelopes while greeting the visitors.

But everyone was sensible and left after offering their New Year's greetings.

Otherwise, this villa would be packed with them.

Because of the year's great disaster, no one went out to visit relatives.

So Tiger was busy from the first day of the lunar month until the fifteenth, arranging banquets in the auditorium every day.

The main idea is to be carefree. If you are a villager from Mashan Village and want to drink, just go to the auditorium.

After a busy year, it's time to take a break.

Chu Chen gave all of this year's year-end bonus to grain. In this freezing weather, grain is much better than silver.

The warehouse on the back hill contained enough grain to feed the entire village for several years.

But giving something away for free and giving it away are two completely different things.

Because of the heavy snow blocking the roads, the salt-making workshop also stopped, so Zhou Heng couldn't bring the salt back.

Therefore, Mashan Village is currently in a state of complete standstill.

Standing on the rooftop, Chu Chen watched as the stream slowly flowed into the dam at the village entrance, where a generator was installed.

Looking at the stream again, he suddenly seemed to be lost in thought.

He then hurried downstairs and arrived at Wang Defa's house.

"Uncle Wang, there's something I need to do right away."

"Oh, Chuwa, you could have just given the order, why did you have to come all the way here in person?"

Wang Defa warmly ushered Chu Chen into the house.

"Uncle Wang, our stream is too narrow. While everyone is free these days, we should widen the stream as soon as possible."

"With this weather, the snow might melt any day and cause flash floods, which is no laughing matter."

Hearing Chu Chen say this, Wang Defa also became nervous.

Then, led by Chu Chen, the two arrived at the stream.

Looking at the vast expanse of white behind him, Wang Defa instantly understood the reason.

If the sun comes out and the snow melts, flowing into the streams, that's no joke.

"Chuwazi, if you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have remembered. In previous years, this stream would have been almost full by the time the snow melted, but this year with such heavy snow..."

"Don't worry about teaching me, I'll go back and organize those people and get them moving."

The very next day, under Wang Defa's organization, the young people who had been drinking heavily for half a month picked up their tools.

They got busy working along the riverbank.

Looking at the lively scene, Chu Chen couldn't help but smile.

It was precisely because of the villagers' unity that Chu Chen felt that everything he had done was worthwhile.

It took a full two weeks for this group of people to finally stop.

That day, Chu Chen and Chen Qingxuan stood on the rooftop, looking at the sun that had suddenly appeared.

"You drunkard, do you think our dam can withstand it?"

"You idiot, you're really stupid. This sun is probably already melting. Let's open the floodgates and release the water."

"Damn, I forgot about that."

After saying that, Chu Chen picked up the walkie-talkie next to him.

"Brother Tiger, quick, call Uncle Wang, bring your gang, and open the floodgates."

"What? Release the water?"

Tiger is currently being served hot tea by Fengfang.

He was startled by this thing, but he always took Chu Wazi's instructions seriously.

So he quickly jumped out of bed and ran towards Wang Defa's house.

At this moment, Chu Chen and Chen Qingxuan also came out.

Soon, dozens of people arrived at the dam at the village entrance, and with shouts from several young men, they opened the dam.

Instantly, the floodwaters flowed outwards.

At this moment, the water level in many parts of the Great Xia suddenly rose sharply.

Lan Tianlei stood by the Qingyun River, watching the water level slowly rise, and turned to the officials behind him.

"Brother Chu was truly prescient; otherwise, this would have been another disaster."

"This is all thanks to your excellent leadership, Lord City Lord."

The officials behind him immediately began to flatter Lan Tianlei.

However, many places in Daxia suffered from disasters because of inadequate water conservancy or because the policies were issued late and not yet fully completed.

This was like adding insult to injury for the people of Great Xia.

When ordinary people suffer from disasters, all the pressure will fall on the government.

At this moment, Zhou Shixun felt his head was spinning as he listened to Eunuch Wei's report.

The ice and snow melted extremely quickly, instantly destroying much of the fertile farmland.

In other places, floods have inundated cities and destroyed homes.

Natural disasters such as mudslides and landslides caused by flash floods.

Those people who originally thought they had escaped the snow disaster and could go home after the sun came out.

They discovered that the houses that had been buried had just emerged from the snow and were now buried again in the mud.

"How is things going in Qingyun City?" Zhou Shixun asked, looking at Eunuch Wei.

"Qingyun is alright. At least Qingyun City didn't suffer any losses. Although the people are homeless, most of them have been organized by Lan Tianlei and have food to eat and work to do."

After listening, Zhou Shixun said, "Go, get in that tricycle, let's go to Qingyun."

Wei Gonggong expressed his understanding of Zhou Shixun's sudden decision.

If we don't come up with a solution after this flood, the entire Great Xia will descend into chaos.

Since Chu Chen can point out a clear path for Lan Tianlei, he can also point out a clear path for His Majesty.

Eunuch Wei loaded several oil drums onto the tricycle and led Zhou Shixun towards Qingyun City.

At this moment, Chu Chen was contemplating the receding floodwaters and the land where the snow had melted.

"Uncle Wang, the weather is unpredictable. The temperature seems suitable, so let's start clearing the land."

"Reclaiming wasteland?" Wang Defa asked Chu Chen.

"Yes, we need to clear land and plant sweet potatoes. We must ensure we have enough food reserves to cope with unforeseen disasters."

Who knows what will happen after this flood?

There's a saying that goes, "After a great flood comes a great drought," so we need to be careful.

In previous years, spring was freezing cold, but this year the sun is blazing.

Chu Chen believed that there was a high chance of drought after the flood.

After listening, Wang Defa hurriedly left to convene a meeting with the village's key members to make arrangements.

Chu Chen himself also thought of a problem: what if the entire Great Xia Dynasty suffered a severe drought?

If Sehun finds me this week, how should I respond?

He really had no experience with droughts, after all, he was a food deliveryman in his previous life.

Then two potatoes appeared in his hand: "It's said that these things are drought-resistant, I wonder if that's true."

This is also a tuber-based plant, which is beneficial for our inexhaustible resource.

It can be continuously produced from inside.

"If all else fails, let's try planting on a dry plot of land. Maybe we can grow it."

Thinking of this, Chu Chen put the potatoes away again, planning to give them to Wang Defa to try once the soil was cleared.

Chu Chen wasn't worried about Mashan Village at all; he could support it himself.

What worried him more was this Great Xia Dynasty. He guessed that after being in this world for so long, he had developed a strange connection with it.