The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 160 - 149 What did you say (additional update for 30000 recommendation tickets at Starting Point)

Chapter 160: Chapter 149 What did you say (additional update for 30000 recommendation tickets at Starting Point)

Zhou SiLang stuffed the wedding candy into his mouth discontentedly and glared at Manbao, asking, "What are you doing here?"

"I came to see Silang." Manbao said, "I haven’t seen Silang for so long, I really missed you."

Zhou SiLang felt somewhat better and was about to speak after clearing his throat when Bai Shanbao, who had come along, ran up and grabbed Manbao, saying, "Quick, come look! I just saw a really, really big fish in the river."

Manbao immediately jumped up and asked, "How big?"

"This big, this big!" Bai Shanbao gestured and was about to rush to the riverbank to look for the fish, but the bailiff immediately scolded them, "That’s the construction site for the river dam, stay back."

The accompanying Daji quickly stepped forward to intercept Bai Shanbao and Manbao, whispering, "Young masters, let’s look from a bit further down."

The construction site where the laborers were working was off-limits to outsiders, and the management of the dam construction was evidently much stricter than last year’s water conservancy management.

Even the Zhou Family, including Zhou Dalang, kept their distance when conducting business, as it was inconvenient to be near all the mud, rocks, and wood.

At this moment, everyone was squatting not far from Zhou Dalang’s stall to eat, and even those who didn’t buy soup and food squatted nearby, finding their own meals more delicious by the scent alone, right?

In the past couple of days, some had noticed this business opportunity and set up two stalls next to the Zhou Family’s, also selling food.

At this point, the bailiff shouted loudly, and everyone looked over.

Bai Shanbao wasn’t afraid of the bailiff; he had often seen these bailiffs and soldiers when he was younger, and hadn’t they all bent over to greet him?

To Daji’s advice, he felt somewhat unhappy, "We came specifically to watch the process of building the dam, if we don’t get close, how will we know how the dam is constructed? Downstream, all we see is water."

Manbao nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes."

Zhou SiLang: ...Didn’t you say you were here to see me?

Zhou SiLang stuffed a bun in his mouth, picked up his bowl, walked over, and clapped the bailiff on the shoulder, "This is my little sister. They’re just two kids, they can’t steal stones or timber. Let them go and have a look, will you?"

The bailiff relaxed, brushed Zhou SiLang’s hand away, and said, "Off you go, this is for whom? Two kids who just weaned, what if they fall into the water? Is that your responsibility, or mine? Is she really your sister?"

"For real, we’re from the same family," Zhou SiLang said with a grin, "Rest assured, we’re watching. Besides, it’s not that cold today. Even if they fall, just lift them out, shake them dry, and they’re good. My parents always say when you’ve fallen in the water once, you’ll know it’s not to be trifled with. Let them go."

Bailiff: ...

Bai Shanbao and Manbao both looked eagerly at the bailiff.

Feeling helpless, the bailiff waved them on, "Alright, alright, go on then."

After all, he couldn’t resist the Zhou Family’s offerings. The Zhou Family had been providing them with free soup for some time now.

Manbao and Bai Shanbao cheered and ran to the riverbank to peer down.

Of course, they couldn’t make much of it, except for knowing what materials were used for building the dam, but Manbao could ask Keke.

Keke was exasperated and said, "Host, I’m a system that records living things, and as for construction, my chip doesn’t contain any knowledge on that subject."

"Ah," Manbao felt somewhat disappointed, "so you don’t know, then?"

"Not exactly," it didn’t have it in its own chip, but it could search the encyclopedia. Ensuring the host’s safety was a priority, and analyzing and evaluating the safety of the host’s environment was fundamental. Naturally, anything related could be obtained from the encyclopedia.

But...

Oh well, might as well tell her. Keke said, "Host, this is a very simple ancient dam, which can only sort of store water and release water. It doesn’t fully store water but rather slows the flow from upstream to downstream to capture water resources..."

To Keke, such a structure had little to boast in terms of technology. The encyclopedias recorded that in ancient times, the 20th century to be precise, humans already had relatively advanced dam casting technology and could even generate hydroelectric power back then.

However, children must take steps one at a time, and the host’s learning must be gradual. You can’t expect ancient people to learn modern knowledge; even if she wanted to learn, she likely wouldn’t have the practical foundation.

Manbao didn’t realize that so many thoughts had passed through Keke’s chip. Although Keke had belittled the dam, Manbao was still very interested and then conveyed it to Bai Shanbao in even simpler, more childish language.

"See that? There’s a huge hole between that log and that one. The water will flow down from there later. If there’s a lot of water above, you just pull that thing up, and the water will whoosh down. Wow, does that mean fish can also go downstream?"

"Definitely," Bai Shanbao imagined the scene and said, "The faster the water flows, the less likely the fish are to make it back upstream. They’ll surely be swept away. Then we’ll be able to catch fish again."

Manbao drooled, "All the fish at home are gone, I really want to eat fish."

"Same with my home, but you had so many fish, how did they get eaten up so quickly?"

"Sold them," Manbao declared confidently, "My older brother sold most of them, the rest we ate up. It’s a shame our vat isn’t bigger, or we could keep even more fish. My mom said as long as the fish are alive, we can keep them for me to eat."

"You’re so silly, why don’t you dig a pond at home? We have a pond at my place where we keep fish, although those fish seem inedible."

Manbao burst into laughter, clutching his stomach, "My home is too small, how could we dig a pond there?"

Bai Shanbao often went to play at Manbao’s house and, thinking about it, he also burst into laughter, "I know, dig a hole under your bed, put the fish in there, and when you wake up, you can just reach in and catch some to eat."

Manbao was not keen on the idea, "It’d be better to dig in my older and fifth brothers’ room. That space is larger; we could keep even more fish."

The bailiff and Zhou SiLang standing to the side: ...these two troublemakers.

Zhou SiLang held back and asked, "Have you two finished looking? Have you figured out how the dam is built?"

The bailiff was about to speak when he looked up, his expression suddenly changed, and he straightened up to salute but was stopped by the newcomer.

Manbao and Bai Shanbao were still squatting by the dam, their backs to the crowd, facing the dam, they said, "Almost done, almost done. Silang, make sure to build this dam well. Our home is downstream. The dam is not only for releasing water but mainly for blocking it. There’s so much rain in the summer, and if the water can’t be held back, what will I do if the deluge comes rushing down and floods me?"

Zhou SiLang was standing next to Manbao and upon hearing this, he rolled his eyes and said, "You’ll be at home, who would flood you anyway?"

"Who says? I have to go to school, the schoolhouse is right by the river. If the water rises, won’t I be the first to get flooded?"

Zhou SiLang thought about it and indeed, that was true. He couldn’t help but chuckle softly, "If you don’t behave, I’ll drill a hole in the dam just so the water can go and flood you specifically."