Chapter 29: Shen Yixiong Confronts
Gao Zhi was helped out of the house by his wife, Liu.
Su Changfu was so frightened when he saw his appearance that he took a step back, "Village Chief Gao, have you seen a ghost? You look so bad!"
"Pah, pah, pah! I'm fine, old man!" Gao Zhi held back a mouthful of blood, unable to spit it out or swallow it, and gasped for breath.
Liu was so angry that she interrupted, "It's because of those people in the village that they are angry. One family thinks that they spend too much money but get too little profit, and the other family is worried that they can't dig out water. They are worried about the money. No one wants to spend money and still want to get benefits. They are so happy!"
Su Changfu frowned and shook his head, "That's not right! The town magistrate has spoken, and I can't force them if they don't listen, but the town magistrate will definitely not care about it anymore. Spring plowing is almost here, what will your village do then?"
These words really hit Gao Zhi's lungs, and he was so angry that he almost exploded, "What else can we do? Let's just die together!"
"Village Chief Gao, as the head of a village, you must not act on impulse!" Su Changfu said, turning sideways and pushing Shen Yi forward, "This is Shen Yi, the well digger hired by the town official for your village. He is very busy and has no time to waste with you."
Shen Yi cooperated and said, “If Ximen Village doesn’t dig a well, I will report to the town official and leave immediately.”
Gao Zhi and his wife were shocked, and hurriedly tried to keep the person in a nice way.
One person is responsible for entertaining guests, and one person is responsible for collecting money from the villagers, whether they are willing or not.
The village was in chaos, at Gao Zhi's house.
Liu secretly looked at Shen Yi several times, and finally couldn't help asking: "Child, I heard that you are engaged to the Su family of Dongmen Village?"
Shen Yi nodded expressionlessly.
Liu smiled embarrassedly, "That's good, that's good. Mo Laotian didn't handle that matter properly. That's why we didn't have the face to invite you. We're really sorry!"
Su Changfu's expression softened a bit after hearing this. "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about! If it weren't for Mo Laotian's regret for the engagement, our village wouldn't have been able to get such a good son-in-law! In the end, we got a good deal, so we should thank your village, hahaha."
Su Changfu laughed more and more unbridled, Liu's face became a little embarrassed, and she secretly looked at Shen Yi.
Chen Yi smiled, looked at Liu, and said seriously: "Uncle is right. It is my good fortune to be engaged to Xiao Tai. I have long forgotten the past. Auntie, don't worry about it."
The Mo Laotian family and the Xiong Kai couple, who had just walked to the door, happened to hear this, looked at each other, and their faces sank.
Guan entered the house first, skipping Shen Yi and saying to Liu in dissatisfaction, "The village chief just came to our house to talk about digging a well, and said that each person should pay 20 coins according to the population. Isn't this asking for our lives? What if we pay the money and don't even see a drop of water? Who will bear our losses?"
Liu looked at Su Changfu and Shen Yi who were calm and composed, and angrily glared at Guan, "If you can't talk, then shut up! This is about spring ploughing, if you keep making trouble, you'll have to figure it out on your own, and don't blame others for your life or death!"
Guan didn't expect that Liu, who was always the most tactful, would not give her face in front of outsiders.
He turned his gaze towards Shen Yi angrily, but without naming him, and repeated loudly what he had just said.
Shen Yi ignored Guan and said to Su Changfu unhurriedly, "Uncle, how about we go first?"
Su Changfu nodded, "Alright, then the matter of Ximen Village has nothing to do with us."
Liu was shocked and pushed Guan away, trying to persuade her to stay. "She is just a lunatic. Her words are not reliable. We must dig a well today. Those who are unwilling to pay will not contribute. They will have nothing to do with Ximen Village in the future."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the villagers who opposed it became upset.
"Why don't we become members of Ximen Village if we don't pay? Why do you make this decision?" Mo Chunxiang was the first to lose her patience. Relying on the protection of her parents and her husband, she was very rude to Liu.
Liu frowned subconsciously and glanced at Mo Chunxiang with disgust, her eyes cold, "Because my husband is the village chief, and you didn't contribute money, you naturally can't enjoy the benefits brought by the village. Otherwise, it would be unfair to others. I'm putting it here now. If water comes out of the well, the village will not sell water to you!"
Liu's words directly exposed the thoughts of most of the villagers who opposed the idea. Everyone looked extremely ugly. The villagers who were willing to pay responded loudly, and they were helpless.
Finally, under pressure from the situation, half of the opposing villagers reluctantly paid the money, and the rest began to panic, including the Xiong and Mo families.
These two families had just had a wedding and didn't have much money in their pockets, so naturally they were unwilling to spend.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiong Kai narrowed his eyes and said to Chen Yi: "I know there are some grudges between us, but you just said that we should not care about the past, so I am arrogant and believe you. Let me ask you, what will you do if you can't dig out the water?"
"Yes! We can't let it go to waste if we can't dig out any water!" Mo Chunxiang agreed excitedly.
Chen Yi glanced at the couple, and a mocking chuckle appeared on the corner of his mouth. "What does it have to do with me if you can't dig out water? It's not like I came to your village on my own accord. If it weren't for the invitation of the town official, I would be extremely reluctant to make this trip. Of course, it has nothing to do with personal grudges.
It is not yet March, and although the snow is not heavy this year, the ground has not thawed yet. It is still a question whether it can be dug. No one wants to do such a thankless task, right?
Now you are asking for help from others, but you act so high and mighty, talking about gaining something without giving anything, what are you thinking! "
The two of them turned pale and blue in the face after being told this by Shen Yi. Although they were not convinced, they were at a disadvantage and had no bargaining chips to argue with him.
Liu also felt that Xiong Kai and Mo Chunxiang were being unreasonable, so she immediately drove them out impatiently, looking at Shen Yi apologetically, "Don't bother with them, I've already said it, if they continue to be stubborn, the old man and I won't tolerate them!"
Liu clenched her fists fiercely.
Seeing her firm attitude, Su Changfu nodded silently to Shen Yi.
Shen Yi then agreed, and began to wander around the village with a few villagers who supported digging a well, looking for a suitable spot to dig a well.
Xiong Kai held his breath and followed silently. Every time Shen Yi mentioned a possible place where water could be found, he would jump out to refute him and even give a fancy argument. Gradually, the villagers who agreed to dig a well began to waver.
Shen Yi didn't take it seriously at all, and continued walking, pointing to several more places, and only returned to Gao Zhi's house when he saw that they were almost there.
Su Changfu asked with concern, "How is it? Is there a suitable place?"
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"There is none at all! Those places are not suitable, it is impossible for water to come out!" Xiong Kai spoke before Shen Yi.
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