1970s Gangster Couple

37

Beside Wang Desheng, Accountant Xu said, "The county's intention is probably that when important figures come, everyone should have better food and clothing. Although I'm just an accountant, having interacted with people from the county, I somewhat understand their thoughts. They just want to show off a bit in front of important figures and prove that they manage things well."

"Let's go. They said they were leaving at noon, and were probably near our village entrance by now. Let's go and welcome them."

Wang Desheng, accompanied by several village cadres and some seemingly energetic young people from the village, walked towards the village entrance, prepared to welcome the important figures.

They had just taken a few steps when they ran into Wang Wei and Xiao Xiao.

"Wang Wei, is there something?" Wang Desheng was surprised.

Wang Wei nodded, concisely saying, "We might have a way to solve the drought issue."

"What!?"

"Really!?"

As soon as he spoke, everyone's reactions were extremely excited.

Wang Desheng's hand holding the tobacco pipe was trembling. "Kid, do you really have a solution?"

Wang Wei glanced at his trembling hand. "I said it's only a possibility."

"What's the solution?" Wang Desheng couldn't listen to anything else at this point. He was so excited that he even grabbed Wang Wei's hand haphazardly.

Wang Wei quickly pulled his hand back. His hands were reserved for his wife, and this old man laying hands on him was unacceptable.

"Uncle Wang, don't get too excited. Let Wang Wei explain slowly," Xiao Xiao said, glancing at Wang Desheng holding onto Wang Wei's hand. She leaned in a bit closer to Wang Wei and spoke with a smile.

Her voice was calm and measured, which actually helped calm everyone down a bit.

All eyes were fixed on Wang Wei.

Wang Wei calmly began, "My wife and I often go up the mountain..."

"Don't talk about these useless things!" Wang Desheng couldn't wait and wanted Wang Wei to get to the point.

Ignoring Wang Desheng's impatience, Wang Wei continued, "When we go up the mountain, we often visit a cave. In front of the cave, there is a large open space. When I go hunting, my wife stays in the cave. About ten days ago, she found a type of grass by the stream. Just for fun, she cut it into segments and planted it in front of the cave. Originally, the ground in front of the cave was very dry, but these days we discovered that the area is now covered with this grass, and the ground has become quite moist. Some of the uneven places even have water."

"And then?" Wang Desheng and the others, mainly concerned about the solution to the drought, were dumbfounded. They patiently listened to Wang Wei, expecting to get to the point, but it seemed like a lot of unnecessary details.

Wang Desheng asked, "What's the solution? We don't need to hear all this!"

Looking at them as if they were fools, Wang Wei said, "Can't you figure it out? I said the ground used to be dry, but with this grass, it became wet. If we plant this grass in the fields, won't the crops thrive?" He clicked his tongue. A bunch of fools. Just as Xiao Xiao said, he was a clever person. Indeed, clever people should be together. He and his wife were truly a perfect match.

Everyone suddenly realized, but soon, disappointment filled the air.

Wang Desheng shook his head, "I've lived for most of my life and never seen this kind of grass you're talking about. Maybe the ground becoming wet has another reason." Although he couldn't understand why the dry ground would become moist during such a drought, he instinctively found Wang Wei's explanation unbelievable. Xiao Xiao randomly planted a few grass stems in the soil, and in a few days, they grew all over the place. This was just nonsense. Did they think those grasses had drunk some kind of magical dew?