My Italian: Chapter 386 drought

In the early spring morning, with a hint of chill, Diane and his wife went out with their donkeys and farm tools. Today is the day to irrigate the grapes, so the two of them rushed to the field after eating something early.

Diane's vineyards are not far from his home, only 10 minutes away. Located on a sunny hillside, there is a small river ditch at the foot of the hill. On weekdays, Ridiane and his wife rely on the management of this 10-acre vineyard to maintain the family's livelihood.

His father Diane the Old relied on this vineyard to raise him, and now he has inherited this vineyard, relying on it to support his wife and children. So for him, this vineyard is his lifeblood.

However, Diane, who rushed to the vineyard, carefully inspected the growth of the grapes, and the wrinkles on his face deepened.

"It must be watered. If it is not watered, the vines will wither."

With no rain this winter, Diane began to worry about the vineyard. But what's the use of talking about it now, the most important thing is to keep the growth of grapes, otherwise what will I eat this year.

After squeezing the dry soil with his hands, Diane left his wife to weed and fertilize the vineyard, and drove his donkey to fetch water.

There is no need to think about the small river at the foot of the mountain. The water here has long since disappeared, and there are only some trickles left, which are not enough to fetch water for half a day.

Diane is going to the lower reaches of the river, where there is a small dam, and currently the vineyards can only get water from there.

Looking all the way, the grass on both sides of the road is sparse, looking listless. The fields are even more dry and cracked, and the crops inside also seem to be malnourished, which is due to lack of water.

"If you don't water it, how can you grow crops on the land?"

Diane glanced at the miserable appearance of other people's land, shook his head and muttered this sentence and continued to walk forward. Fortunately, he has a donkey, otherwise he would be exhausted and unable to irrigate his vineyard just by carrying water.

Along the way, Diane met several acquainted villagers. They all carried burdens and also planned to water their own crops. But when they came all the way to the water fetching place, they were immediately shocked. Here, the two groups of people each held poles, hoes and other utensils, confronting each other aggressively.

Diane's heart skipped a beat, feeling that something was wrong, because he saw these two groups of people, one was from the same village as them, and the other was from the next-door village. Obviously, the two sides gathered here, definitely not to chat, but for the water source.

Then Diane asked acquaintances to inquire, and it was indeed the case. When we were fetching water today, a group of people from the neighboring village started a commotion, saying that this place belonged to them and that people outside their village were not allowed to fetch water.

And the people in my own village will definitely quit. Everyone in this place is fetching water. Now you say that only you can fetch water, which is totally unacceptable. So people from their village gathered together to discuss an explanation.

Obviously, both parties knew that what they said was directly proportional to the number of people, so when they called for friends, more and more people gathered. Gradually, they had increased from more than one hundred to four. The scale of five hundred people.

However, the number of people is increasing, and the mood of the crowd is becoming more and more excited.

At this moment, only two gunshots were heard, and Sheriff Belomo from the town rushed over with his men. Seeing that the situation was wrong, he fired two shots at the sky, announcing his arrival.

Sure enough, the police still had a deterrent effect among the people. Although Sheriff Bellomo and his subordinates were less than ten people, no one dared to act rashly. They could only wait for the arrival of the sheriff honestly.

"Which one of you is the leader, tell me what's going on here?"

Under the stern watch of Sergeant Bellomo, one person from each side was sent to negotiate with him.

"Mandy, lol, come with me."

Sheriff Bellomo took the two of them to talk together.

"Pork, before I come back, if someone makes trouble and shoots directly, you're welcome."

"Good Sheriff."

Sergeant Bellomo's words immediately suppressed the atmosphere at the scene. Looking at the stern eyes of the policemen and the guns in their hands, no one dared to move anymore and could only wait.

The two representatives and Sheriff Bellomo didn't talk for long before seeing the sheriff bring them out.

"I've learned about the situation. The water source you're arguing about belongs to the town, and now both of them can use water."

Sheriff Bellomo's distribution plan did not satisfy everyone, only some people complained.

"But this water is useless. If everyone uses it, it will be used up in ten days at most."

"Who, who is speaking, stand up for me!"

Seeing someone who dared to complain about his decision in private, Sergeant Bellomo was furious. He patrolled the crowd with fierce eyes. More importantly, his hand had already opened the holster and touched the handle of the gun.

Facing the angry Sergeant Bellomo, no one dared to speak now, and everyone bowed their heads like big quails.

Sheriff Bellomo watched for a long time, but didn't find who was talking just now, so he almost turned around. "Mandy, Lore, if there is another fight for water, I will arrest you two directly."

Facing Sergeant Bellomo's warning, the two could only nod in acquiescence with bitter faces.

"let's go!"

After Sergeant Bellomo saw that the matter was basically resolved, he took the people and left. Of course, he also knows that this kind of thing can only be suppressed for a while. In the final analysis, it still needs to rain every day. But looking at the clear sky and the weather, only God knows when it will rain.

After this farce, the desire to fight for water on both sides faded, so everyone started to fetch water.

The same is true for Diane, who drove his donkey to water his own vineyard with a leather bag filled with water.

Working is very hard. Although Diane has a donkey, he also knows that this precious donkey cannot be exhausted, so after a dozen consecutive trips, the donkey needs to rest. At this time, in order to irrigate, I can only go into battle by myself and carry water.

This went on and on, until the sun went down, and the two rushed home. But as soon as he got home, Diane felt nervous because there was a man waiting at his door.

"Ha! Brother Diane, how are you thinking, our Ferro family will definitely give a good price for this."

The name of the man clamoring to buy his land was Thiago Ferro, a member of the Ferro family.

Someone may have thought of it, yes, he is a member of the famous Sicilian Mafia. As a mafia, it is natural to do some illegal activities, such as assassination, illegal trading, pornography, gambling and drugs, and so on. And Thiago Ferro just received someone's funds and wanted to buy Diane's vineyards to facilitate the expansion of production.

Although at the government level, the suppression of the mafia has never stopped, but the illegal organization born in the middle ages and wandering in the black area still has its own way of survival. Combine with local powers and help them do things that are inconvenient to come forward. Besides, the mafia in Sicily has gone through so many years, it is impossible to destroy it.

"I'm sorry~www.mtlnovel.com~ I won't sell my vineyard, nor will I die!"

However, although the mafia is famous in Sicily, for Diane, the vineyard is everything to him. In order to survive, he is unwilling to sell the vineyard.

"Brother Diane, I think you'd better think about it. I'll come back in half a month. I hope you can recognize the facts."

Thiago Ferro didn't give Diane any nonsense, and left after leaving this sentence. As a ruthless mafia, he has too many means to make the stubborn Diane agree to sell the vineyard, such as his 12-year-old precious son.

Of course, he can wait a little longer. This year's weather is too abnormal. If it hasn't rained for too long, many people have to abandon the farmland at a low price in order to survive. At that time, the boss may promote himself to the position of executive officer (Capo) so that he can stand out in the family.

Some people are looking forward to rain, and some are looking forward to no rain. Sicily is experiencing a tragedy and comedy. Of course, as the Italian government, Rome knows more than these people. The drought is far more than Sicily.

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