Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

“These are all honest people; you give them a little benefit, and they will sincerely help you. They are much better than those who cheat and play tricks.” Zhang Peng said, deeply moved, from the side.

“Yes!”

Liu Sisi sighed, having seen too many cunning and deceitful situations in the modern world. The simplicity of the villagers in front of her deeply touched a chord in her heart called ’emotion’.

Suddenly she thought of something and couldn’t help but look back at Zhang Peng.

“Brother Zhang, I have a little suggestion. Go call Ye Lei, and I’ll get ready.” As she spoke, she turned back to the carriage.

Zhang Peng, who had just finished eating, got up and casually wiped his mouth. Being outside, he couldn’t afford to be particular.

“Alright! Just wait a moment, I’ll be back in a while.”

Soon, Zhang Peng called Di Yelei over: “Sisi, Zhang Peng said you have something to tell me.”

“Ye Lei, come and see what this is?” Liu Sisi waved at him.

At the moment, the small gadget on the pedal in front of the carriage was occupied by Liu Sisi. It was actually just a simple little thing. Liu Sisi installed a few small pulleys according to the lifting machines she often saw in the future. What she had placed there now was just a support point made of bamboo chopsticks and a landing gear composed of several pulleys.

“Look, I’m going to add a little stone here.”

Liu Sisi tied a small stone at the end of the rope and stood on the other side, where she pulled it smoothly and manipulated the bamboo chopsticks to transport the little stone from one side to the other.

“You see, I used very little effort to transport this little stone over.”

“Mmm! Sisi, what are you trying to say? Isn’t this the same as a well? It’s just that there are more of these pulleys…” Zhang Peng pointed at the key point.

Liu Sisi smiled, happy to be understood!

“Brother Zhang is right! If everyone only uses one, it will naturally be difficult to lift too many things. What if there are more? By the way, I also brought this.”

Liu Sisi reached out and untied the cloth bag in the corner of the carriage: “Look! Yesterday I went to the blacksmith’s shop to have these pulleys made. If we assemble them according to the method I just showed, won’t our workload be significantly reduced when we transport the stone blocks?”

“Great! Sister-in-law, this is a great idea! Why didn’t we think of that?”

Zhang Peng slapped his thigh and praised repeatedly: “In this way, we can greatly reduce the manpower needed to carry the stone blocks. Great! Fantastic!”

Di Yelei cast an approving glance at Liu Sisi, then quickly glared and turned around, grabbing the things and walking straight towards the riverbank.

“Mind your own business as a woman! It’s none of your business here! You’d better go back soon!”

He quickly went up to the riverbank and shouted loudly to the crowd: “Hey! You guys, the foremen, come over here for a minute. I have something to show everyone.”

“What is it?” The foremen naturally gathered around.

Seeing the scene in front of her, Liu Sisi’s pent-up anger was stuck in her heart. Was this man really going to burn the bridge after crossing it?

“Sister-in-law, don’t be angry with Ye Lei. He’s been under a lot of pressure lately and is in a bad mood…”

Zhang Peng was somewhat embarrassed: “Moreover, if others find out that you came up with this idea, it might cause a lot of trouble in the future, so…”

Liu Sisi could understand in her heart, but there was still anger in her heart! Suddenly, she caught the key point of his words and raised her eyebrows in surprise.

“What’s wrong? Why is he under so much pressure? Is it related to this riverbank?”

“You’re pregnant now, and Ye Lei doesn’t want you to work too hard, so he didn’t tell you.”

Zhang Peng was also somewhat hesitant to speak: “As the old man said earlier, this section of the riverbank is Ye Lei’s responsibility. If anything really goes wrong, it’s Ye Lei who will bear the brunt. Sister-in-law, you’ve heard it, haven’t you?”

“Of course I heard it, but I wanted to ask you what exactly he meant by that.”

Liu Sisi hurriedly asked, “Brother Zhang, what exactly is it for? Just tell me, so I don’t have to think about it here and get confused.”

Zhang Peng glanced at Di Yelei, who was not far away checking the progress, then sighed and said.

“It’s all because Constable Zuo didn’t come to work at the governmental office in time after the New Year, and the County Magistrate was very upset. Since Ye Lei was introduced by Constable Zuo and had just been promoted to Deputy Constable, blocking some people’s way, he was framed by some people and took over the repair of this section of the riverbank.”

He pointed to the obvious erosion marks below the riverbank: “This section of the riverbank has always been accident-prone, collapsing every year after being repaired. The Lord County Magistrate actually understands this in his heart. Haven’t you noticed that he never shows up on this section of the riverbank? He is afraid of taking responsibility.”

So that’s how it is! Liu Sisi nodded and carefully examined the surrounding terrain.

At this point, the great river flowed through a bend, and the surrounding mountains clearly lost momentum. However, when it reached here, there was a pass, and the water level rose rapidly, causing the river to constantly and repeatedly impact this section of the riverbank, even overflowing the riverbank and flooding the farmland below.

“Sister-in-law, did you figure anything out?”

Zhang Peng, who was standing next to her, came over with a surprised look, inadvertently startling Liu Sisi.

“I’m just an ordinary woman. How can I figure anything out?”

Zhang Peng was a little disappointed, but then he thought that she was right. His expectations had been too high.

“Sister-in-law, don’t you usually have lots of ideas? So I just…cough!” He couldn’t help but cough lightly and smile.

Liu Sisi pouted and casually replied: “Well, what else can you do about river management? It’s just blocking, dredging, and regulation, right?”

“What do you mean?”

“First, block the gaps. Second, dredge, which means combing and widening the river channel. Third, regulate, which means fundamentally solving the problem. Apart from the original river channel, another backup river channel should be opened. When the water level exceeds the warning line, the water can be channeled away, allowing the excess floodwater to flow out through the backup river channel.”

“Sisi, how do you know so much?” Zhang Peng was full of admiration.

That knowledge she had seen in her previous life didn’t even need any thought.

“But as I said, I just know how to talk about it. I can’t actually do anything myself.” Liu Sisi smiled shyly.

“Just being able to talk is already very impressive! I will relay your words to Ye Lei! It’s getting late now, sister-in-law, hurry back! Otherwise, you’ll miss the noontime meal.”

Zhang Peng said delightedly.

“Alright! Brother Zhang, take care.”

Watching Di Yelei busy on the riverbank, Liu Sisi sneered inwardly and then got on the carriage to go home.

Did he think it was over just because he yelled at her? Wait until he comes home, and they would have a thorough accounting!