Zhu Shijun managed to find some time to take Xiao Xian to Dongnan Miao Village, and brought some pears to the Great Wizard and the Li Family for them to taste.
The old man had a purpose in giving pears. This year, when he surveyed the mountains and managed the rice fields, he realized that if Ge Village wanted to overcome poverty, they had to start with agriculture. Ge Village's natural conditions were poor; during years with abundant rainfall, they couldn't store water, and in drier years, the fields easily suffered from drought. The villagers' grain harvest had been poor in the past, and the low survival rate of crops was all related to the unevenness of rainfall.
Unfortunately, the Red Locust Great Wizard, who really made the decisions in Miao Village, absolutely refused to allow the villagers of Ge Village to build a dam nearby. Zhu Shijun and the village chief personally visited a number of times, only to be turned away by Red Locust at the door.
