Zhu Shijun took some time to take Xiao Xian to the Dongnan Miao Village, bringing a few pounds of pears as a gift to try, for the Great Wizard and the Li Family.
The old man didn't give away pears for nothing; when surveying the mountain terrain and dealing with the rice fields, Zhu Shijun became even more convinced of one principle: if Ge Village wanted to overcome poverty, it still had to start with agriculture.
The village's natural environment was poor; during years with plenty of rain, they couldn't hold the water, and during dry spells, it was easy for fields to become parched. The villagers' past crop failures and the low survival rate of plants were all related to uneven precipitation.
Unfortunately, no matter how softly or vehemently the old man pleaded, the Red Locust Great Wizard, who truly made the decisions in Miao Village, firmly refused to allow the villagers of Ge Village to build a nearby dam.
