Zhao Cheng quickly tugged at Guan Yi's sleeve, saying with a look of trepidation, "Lord Guan, please be careful with your words! The Right Prime Minister's Office does not represent the imperial court!"

"That's not what I meant, it's just that you can't reason with these ignorant people!"

Guan Yi released the old man and said softly, "This urban village is quite backward in the county. Most of the able-bodied men in the village work in the city center, leaving only the elderly and children behind, and even women are scarce. They clearly signed the papers a few days ago, but who knew they would turn back today!"

Zhao Cheng asked, "Was the money not enough?"

Guan Yi shook his head and said, "This isn't the first time the city has done something like this. There are standards for how much they pay, and they haven't been treated unfairly."

Zhao Cheng sighed and said, "What can we do then..."

Xiao Luomu also came over, looking anxious, and said, "Lord Guan, you must help us think of a way!"

Zhang De said, "That's right! Second Brother, we have to keep our promise to the Prime Minister and Boss Xiao. If they want money, I'll just make up the difference for them personally!"

Liu Da clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xiao Luomu and said, "Don't worry, your second brother will definitely handle it well."

Zhao Cheng and Xiao Luomu exchanged a quick glance, thinking to themselves that the three brothers were cooperating quite well. If it weren't for the letter last night, they would have actually believed them!

Guan Yi nodded emphatically, his expression becoming resolute. He immediately turned around and walked into the crowd, shouting, "This matter is settled. No matter how much you shout here, it won't make a difference. Construction will proceed as scheduled today. You say your boss isn't here? Then wait until your boss returns and have them go to the county government to get a signature!"

Upon hearing this, the old man plopped down on the ground, clutching his chest and saying, "I'm having an attack! I'm so dizzy!"

Upon seeing this, several more elderly people collapsed, panting and shouting.

There was also a woman pinching a child, who immediately started crying loudly, and the scene instantly became extremely chaotic.

"There's no law!"

"This is outrageous!"

Guan Yi shouted, "This isn't going to work! Do you want more money or what? Propose a plan!"

"We don't want the money! We're not moving!"

"Don't move!!"

"Let's all lie here today. If we're going to start construction, let's bury us while we're at it!"

In the chaos, more villagers collapsed in droves, and none of them wanted to leave.

"this……"

Guan Yi sighed heavily, walked back to Zhao Cheng, and said with difficulty, "I didn't expect things to turn out like this, this..."

"They're such fools!!!" Guan Yi cursed.

Liu Da pointed at Guan Yi, his face full of anger, and said, "Second brother, you really are..."

Zhao Cheng said, "Lord of Moling, please don't blame Lord Guan. I know he did his best."

"What should we do then?" Liu Da tentatively suggested, "How about we postpone it and go back to discuss it further?"

Zhao Cheng looked at Xiao Luomu and asked, "Brother Xiao, what do you think?"

Xiao Luomu sighed and said, "Since the Marquis of Moling has said so, there must be no better way."

Liu Da said confidently, "There will definitely be a way, we just need to think about it some more!"

Zhang De also said, "Why don't we go back and have a drink first? Anyway, we've already secured this place, we can't run away! Who knows, we might come up with a plan while we're drinking?"

Did you come up with an idea from drinking?

I think it's because he drank too much that he developed high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar!

Zhao Cheng pursed his lips, inwardly cursing.

They deliberately hindered the project's progress, spending all their time eating, drinking, and having fun together. In the end, the project failed, and they were ruined by alcohol.

Then we'll have no choice but to slink back to Yanchuan!

Zhao Cheng looked at the sky and said, "Why don't we wait a little longer?"

"Wait a minute?" Liu Da asked doubtfully, "Wait for what?"

"Waiting for the wind to come."

Liu Da: "???"

Guan Yi asked, "What are we waiting for the wind for?"

“I was just using an analogy,” Zhao Cheng explained.

Seeing that neither Zhao Cheng nor Xiao Luomu intended to leave, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were somewhat bewildered, but they didn't press them any further.

The villagers lay on the ground, and seeing that no one came to pull them away or persuade them, they had no reason to cause trouble for a while.

Suddenly, the atmosphere became eerily quiet.

Two groups of people, one standing and one lying down.

You look at me, I look at you.

No one spoke.

Liu Da couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Why don't we go back first? Second brother, go and persuade them to go home and tell them that we're not going to work anymore, and that lying here like this could easily cause heatstroke."

Zhao Cheng said, "It's winter, it's not hot."

"Oh right, right... but you can't lie like that, the ground is cold."

"The sun is quite warm today."

Liu Da, with a mournful face, said, "Young Prime Minister, what exactly do you want to do??"

Zhao Cheng turned his head and looked into the distance, his face lighting up with delight. He said, "They've arrived."

Following Zhao Cheng's gaze, everyone saw Xu An, Wu Sisi, and Huang Hua walking quickly towards them, followed by a group of men and women.

The previously quiet scene was suddenly filled with footsteps, and the villagers all looked over, and murmurs immediately arose from the crowd.

"Uncle Zhang, isn't that your Quan?"

"It's a bolt!"

"Cuihua, your man is back!"

"Kid, that's your dad, that's your dad!!"

"And your mother too!!"

"mother!!!"

The children, with tears still on their faces, ran to their parents with smiles on their faces when they saw them.

The elderly were also very excited. Although they were in the same county, Hannancheng was a large county. In order to save time and money, the men who went to work in the city center would only go home once a month or even once every few months.

The elderly missed their sons, and the children missed their fathers, making the scene lively again.

It was like a large-scale family reunion.

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