mtl008 Chapter 329 Old Man Pan was moved to tears
Chapter 329 Old Man Pan was moved to tears
"I can give you other things, but I definitely can't give you small beer.
A few days ago, I asked my grandfather to drink less. You are much older than him, so you should be more careful.
Just say it directly, so I don’t have to use my mind reading skills.”
"..."
Old Man Pan glanced at Song An Ning with a very arrogant look.
"Your county magistrate has been poisoned, but he's completely unaware of it. He still thinks he's in the prime of his life, eating and drinking to excess and pursuing women. If this continues, he'll be dead within a year."
"And now! You were detoxified?
"And have you told him? There might be heavy rain next month. As a county magistrate, if he just says a few more words, the people can prepare early."
Song Anning was a little nervous. That was the poison Zhou Nanxing had put a lot of thought into, so she didn't want to ruin other people's plans.
There are also other villages in Ping'an Town, and the people there are innocent. It would be good if Zhu Yuan could pay attention to them.
"How could that be? Everyone in the village says that the fat county magistrate is not a good person.
As a county magistrate, if you don't even care about the common people, what's the point of living?
I've just lived long enough and have some connections. If I introduce him to a few high-ranking officials, he'll be happy as hell.
But looking at his appearance, he won't need the connections I gave him. It'll only take a few months.
I told him about the flood, but he was completely dismissive. He said he'd been the magistrate of Ping'an Town for over a decade, and the weather had always been good, so nothing would happen.
"Okay, thank you very much."
"Hmph, I don't want to hear thank you, I want to drink."
"No, I'll give you a blender so you can make some rice porridge. It's much better than drinking alcohol.
There is a solar generator here, and all the appliances I gave you can be used freely in space."
"Naughty kid..."
Old Man Pan also knew that Song An Ning was thinking about her own health, so he said this and took it with a smile.
At the same time, he took out a small purse from his arms and threw it to Song An Ning.
"Aren't we going to repair the dam? The people in your village are all very nice. This is a little gift from me to you all.
Time is short, so you don't have to come over to thank me. If anyone makes chicken stewed with mushrooms in the future, you can invite me over to eat."
The purse was quite heavy. Song An Ning understood his intention and took out a longevity pill from the space and placed it in his hand.
"Eat it, it's quite rare."
"what?"
"poison."
"Oh, I'll eat it then."
"Hahaha……"
Old man Pan threw the pill into his mouth without even looking at it, chewed it twice, and swallowed it.
Seeing him swallow it, Song Anning clapped exaggeratedly:
"Wow! Celebrate! Throw flowers...
Old Man Pan took the longevity pill, and his life span increased by three years."
"What? Longevity Pill? Three years?
Silly girl, why don't you keep this good thing for yourself and give it to an old man like me? "
Although his tone was accusing, his eyes were red.
Although he is a martial arts master, possesses unique skills, has space, and has various elixirs, the human body has its limits after all.
No one knew that he only had three to five years left to live, and he longed to return to his original world, just to visit his hometown, like a fallen leaf returning to its roots.
But this girl directly added three years to his life span, which is extremely precious for an old man.
"Please don't cry, if someone sees you, they'll think I'm bullying an old man.
Your system level is not high right now, so it can only add three years to your lifespan. When you reach level five or six, you might get an advanced longevity pill, which I'll give you then."
"No need to, your grandpa, grandma, second grandpa, and second grandma are all good people, save it for them."
Old Man Pan sniffed, turned his back to Song An Ning, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and made a bold decision in his heart.
In his last days in this world, he wanted to save some good things for Ning girl and teach her everything he had learned in his life.
He thought about how he had just arrived here and had encountered many setbacks despite the help of the space. If he could help this girl a little more, his future would be smoother.
Although Song An Ning didn't know what he was thinking, she could guess how he felt at the moment.
"I just gave you so many things, put them into the space quickly.
I'll go to my second grandfather's house and bring your money over."
"Go ahead, go ahead. I'll listen to you and make some rice porridge."
Song An Ning chuckled, raised the purse in her hand, and turned to go to the village.
Old man Pan stood at the gate, looking at Song Anning's receding back, his eyes full of kindness.
"Humph, this stinky girl..."
In the village, Song Erhe took back the approval document and the villagers immediately took action.
There are many bricklayers in Banyue Village. At this time, half of the villagers gathered at Song Erhe's house to calculate how much silver each family had to pay.
When Song Erhe gave an approximate amount of money, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Our village is not that big, how can there be so many?"
"Isn't it just building a thick wall? There are plenty of stones by the river, and if we need wood, we can just go up the mountain and get it. There's no need to hire any workers..."
The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
Even if it doesn't rain in the next few days, even if the whole village works together, it may not be completed before the heavy rain comes.
"Why not? Lime and tung oil both cost money, don't they?
And although there are many people in our village, most of them are elderly, women and children. How many of them can actually dig the foundation and knock out the stones? Are they not taking care of the family? The women took the children up the mountain to find more food. The weather is good these days, so it can be dried and stored.
Those who have elderly people at home will take care of the pepper fields.
Not only that, we also have to dig drainage ditches and patrols will continue as usual.
In this case, we need to set aside some money to hire some strong laborers."
After listening to Song Erhe's analysis, the villagers all sighed.
There were over a hundred households in Banyue Village, and each had to contribute at least three taels of silver. They made some money, but the sum they earned from selling peppers only added up to a few taels.
Thus, building this dam would drain the entire village's wealth. Although they felt bad about the money, thinking of the coming heavy rain and the safety of their descendants for decades to come, they gritted their teeth and agreed to it.
"Whatever, take the money! Put in the work! This dam must be built, and it must be built well!
If we don't repair it this time, our house and the pepper fields will be flooded, and we'll lose everything."
"Yes, we have to repair it even if we have to borrow money!"
As soon as Song An Ning entered the yard, he heard the villagers encouraging each other. Even those who could not afford three taels of silver were prepared to do their best.
"Uncles and aunts, this is what Mr. Pan just gave me.
He likes our village and gave us a hundred taels to build the dike, saying that if anyone stews chicken in the future, they can go to him for it."
"One hundred taels!"
"The old man has only been living in the village for a few months, so it's inappropriate to give him so much money.
Aning, although we are short of money, we feel guilty about taking this money."
"It's okay, since he's giving it so sincerely, we should accept his kindness.
Don’t forget, everyone, when you stew meat at home in the future, call him.”
"Oh, how much meat can you buy with one hundred taels of silver? The old man is so righteous. The people in our village will always be grateful for his kindness."
"Don't worry, Aning. I'll kill a chicken and stew the meat tomorrow and invite you to come over for a meal."
"Then my family will be on the waiting list until the day after tomorrow."
"The day after tomorrow..."
After everyone finished speaking, they all burst into laughter...
Song An Ning entered the house, gave the hundred taels from Old Man Pan to Song Erhe, and took out her own purse.
"This is a share of the dividends given to me by the villagers from growing peppers. It's just right for building the dam.
Also, Aning was ignorant before and caused a lot of trouble to the elders and said a lot of unpleasant things.
Thank you all for your care and for helping my family a lot during our difficult times. I will give you another thirty taels, and the rest will be divided equally among you all."
After hearing what she said, Song Erhe also asked Qi to take out twenty taels and put them on the table.
"Aning is a good and sensible child. As the village head, I should set an example for everyone."
As a result, the amount of silver shared by the villagers became about one or two taels. Many elderly people were so moved that they wiped away tears, and the men present clenched their fists and wanted to pick up their pickaxes and go to the river to dig the foundation.
In the next few days, everyone in the village was busy.
The old man feeds the chickens and ducks at home, then goes to the pepper field, or goes to the foot of the mountain to pick up some dry firewood.
The women took their children up the mountain to pick mushrooms, chop wood, and look for medicinal herbs.
Song Dashan and Song Erhe led the men to draw blueprints, knock stones, cut trees and dig foundations.
He also went to the town to hire a lot of people to renovate the old houses in the village.
The whole village worked together, and Song Anning was not idle either. After taking the children for a run in the morning, she took a basket and went up the mountain with Wang Ying'er to pick mushrooms.
I thought I had walked through all the nearby hills and there were no new species to unlock.
But in the past two days, I not only picked up mushrooms, but also discovered dozens of new things.
The good thing about being in the mountains is that in spring there are wild vegetables, and in summer there are mushrooms and wild fruits everywhere...
That day, Song Anning came back from a run, packed herself up, and took Wang Qiuyue to the town.
Time flies, and in two days, the milk tea shop will open.