The next afternoon.

Under the old elm tree in Qianniu Village.

More than a hundred families, regardless of whether they had split up or not, men, women, young and old, nearly six or seven hundred people, gathered together.

The old elm tree was surrounded with three layers inside and three layers outside.

In addition, a group of more than ten people led by County Magistrate Zhang were standing not far away.

Among them were two white-haired old men, who were said to be Feng Shui masters. The rest were village heads from other villages, bringing with them the villagers from their respective villages.

The old man was urgently found yesterday by County Magistrate Zhang who posted a notice.

Of course, there was another person whom County Magistrate Zhang secretly sent someone to invite.

The sun was scorching, and Zhang Jinnian's face was red from the sun, and he could hardly breathe.

But the old man next to him was very calm.

But if you look closely, you can see that he seems to be expecting something.

Zhao Lizheng walked through the crowd with a cane to the stone in the middle of the big elm tree. He waved his hand and the scene suddenly became quiet.

"Fellow villagers, there is water on our Qianniu Mountain!"

Seeing that the village head did not beat around the bush, he directly expressed the wishes of the entire village.

The crowd suddenly cheered excitedly and looked at Zhao Lizheng, waiting for him to continue speaking.

"The night before yesterday, the ancestor of the Shen family appeared in spirit and told his family that there was water on Qianniu Mountain. He also told him a way to divert water, which was called "digging a secret canal."

This morning, the county magistrate brought several Feng Shui masters who knew how to measure to investigate the mountain and discovered that this method was indeed feasible."

After saying this, the village head paused for a moment, then looked at the people below and said seriously:

"I know that because the Shen family is an outsider, many people in our village are not very close to them.

Some people even called him a plague god behind his back.

Recently, the Shen family has started selling bamboo fans, which has caused a lot of gossip behind their backs.

The village head glanced at those who were at odds with the Shen family, and when he saw several of them lower their heads, he continued:

"But the Shen family doesn't care. Their ancestors even told us in a dream how to divert water... The Shen family isn't a plague god; they can even be considered our gods of good fortune.

He deserves a thank you from the people of Qianniu Village."

Those who had said this behind the back looked at each other, and because the headman had spoken, they all walked up to the Shen family.

"Boss Shen, I shouldn't have coveted your basket before. I'll send you the money later."

"Big sister, I'm sorry for wrongly accusing your family of being egg thieves the other day."

"Shen brothers, I will never speak ill of your family again."

…

Ever since Chen Xinli came here, she realized that her family seemed unable to integrate into this village.

Except for Zhao Lizheng's family, which lived closer to theirs, no one in the village was willing to come to their house.

She didn't care what others thought of their family, so she didn't take the rumors to heart.

It doesn’t matter. It won’t cost you anything. Just make enough money to help your family live a good life.

But the sincerity of the people in front of her made her look sideways slightly.

No matter what their intentions are, it all comes down to small things.

The fact that they openly express their likes and dislikes also shows that these people are very simple.

The Shen family stared at the people in front of them, feeling a little excited. They didn't expect the headman to call them "Gods of Good Fortune", and they didn't expect to receive an apology from the villagers.

You know, when the family was first criticized, they were not used to it, but there was nothing they could do.

Later I just got used to it slowly.

After all, survival is the most critical issue.

Seeing Ali smiling at a few people, the Shen family also smiled at them.

Seeing that several people were on good terms with the Shen family, Zhao Lizheng continued:

“As for why they said it was digging a culvert?

Because the water was still buried underground, it leaked onto the hillside of Qianniu Mountain and did not flow into the well in our village at all.

Therefore, every household needs to contribute to bring the water out."

"Really? Do we really have water?"

"That's great, God is still protecting us..."

“…”

The villagers cheered continuously.

County Magistrate Zhang and several other village heads looked at the group of people in front of them and felt excited.

Yes, as long as Qianniu Village successfully draws out water, their village is not far from Qianniu Mountain. If they follow suit, why would they be afraid that they would not be able to draw out water themselves?

Everyone was still immersed in their own thoughts when they heard Zhao Lizheng say loudly again:

"Having access to drinking water is only the first step.

As for our wheat, whether we can have a good harvest this year depends on this water diversion."

There was another cheer from the crowd.

"Great! Our wheat is saved."

"After a while, we'll be able to eat white flour..."

"Uncle Zhao, is this true? Are we dreaming? How can we dig a canal in this mountain? Can we dig through such a huge mountain?"

Li Dahu touched his forehead in confusion and couldn't help asking.

Many villagers also woke up from the cheers just now. When they heard Li Dahu's question, they stopped and looked at Zhao Lizheng.

Qianniu Mountain is so high, how to dig it is hard for anyone to figure out.

"Yeah, I've never heard of digging a culvert. Why does this sound so weird?"

"Village head, what if we dig halfway and no water comes out? Wouldn't our efforts be wasted?"

"Tsk tsk," Li Laitou from the village smacked his lips. "Li Zheng, after all, this is just a dream of the Shen family. Maybe they are just fooling us!"

After saying that, he still didn't think it was a big deal and said with a smile, "If you ask me, it's so hot, we might as well lie down at home and take a nap."

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