The Canal I Built, You Won't Get a Single Drop of Water
Lin Daqiang spends 30,000 yuan of his own money to build an underground, leak-proof irrigation canal for the entire village. Liu Dalai, a villager, lies down to block construction and extort 20,000 yuan in so-called passage fees. Lin Daqiang would rather spend an extra 8,000 yuan blasting through rocks to reroute the canal, leaving the Liu family's fields as the only area cut off from water. When a severe drought hits, Liu Dalai secretly drills into the pipeline at midnight to steal water, causing it to burst, and is forced to pay the emergency repair costs in front of everyone. He then tries to save money by hiring a fraudster to dig a fake well, only to burn out a large water pump. After all his schemes, he loses his entire fortune and nearly suffers a complete crop failure. Finally, his son returns to the village in a fury, forces Liu Dalai to publicly admit his wrongdoing over the village loudspeaker, and pays the outstanding 3,000 yuan water bill himself, reflecting: "Only when your heart isn't greedy does the water taste sweet."
Main characters: Lin Daqiang, Liu Dalai
Supporting characters: Master Wang, Cuihua
Also known as: 我修的渠，你一滴水也别想沾
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Lin Daqiang membelanjakan 30,000 yuan wangnya sendiri untuk membina terusan pengairan bawah tanah kalis resapan bagi seluruh kampung. Liu Dalai, seorang…
Lin Daqiang membelanjakan 30,000 yuan wangnya sendiri untuk membina terusan pengairan bawah tanah kalis resapan bagi seluruh kampung. Liu Dalai, seorang penduduk kampung, berbaring menghalang kerja pembinaan demi memeras 20,000 yuan atas alasan kononnya bayaran laluan. Lin Daqiang sanggup membelanjakan tambahan 8,000 yuan untuk meletupkan batu dan mengubah laluan terusan, menyebabkan tanah keluarga Liu menjadi satu-satunya kawasan yang terputus bekalan air. Apabila kemarau teruk melanda, Liu Dalai diam-diam menebuk paip pada tengah malam untuk mencuri air sehingga paip pecah. Dia terpaksa membayar kos pembaikan kecemasan di hadapan orang ramai. Selepas itu, dia cuba berjimat dengan mengupah penipu untuk menggali telaga palsu, tetapi akhirnya membakar pam air besar. Selepas pelbagai helah, seluruh hartanya habis dan hasil tanamannya hampir musnah. Akhirnya, anak lelakinya pulang ke kampung dengan marah, memaksa Liu Dalai mengaku salah melalui pembesar suara kampung, lalu membayar sendiri tunggakan bil air sebanyak 3,000 yuan. Dia mengeluh, "Hati yang tidak tamak, barulah air terasa manis."
我修的渠，你一滴水也别想沾 · The Canal I Built, You Won't Get a Single Drop of Water
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