Chapter 12 Ximen Village is anxious
Zeng Kuan did not become proud because of Gao Zhi's flattery. Instead, he became more alert. Other men from Zhongmen Village also gathered around one after another.
Gao Zhi's expression changed, and he quickly stated, "We are here to congratulate you, not to cause trouble."
"Congratulations? Are you so kind?" Relying on his age, Han's father spoke to Gao Zhi in a particularly rude manner.
Gao Zhi's face twitched and he smiled apologetically, "We don't have any grudges, right?"
Zeng Kuan waved his hands impatiently, "Just tell me why you're here. No need to use all this nonsense."
Gao Zhi immediately walked down the slope and pulled Zeng Kuan aside to talk in a low voice.
"You all know that it's hard to get water in our village! Now everyone wants to dig a well, but we can't find someone who knows how to do it!"
Zeng Kuan was happy, "Then keep looking! Don't you understand but I do? You can find out if you ask around that the well in our village was dug with the help of Uncle Han's son-in-law from Dongmen Village. It was you people from Ximen Village who offended the entire Dongmen Village, especially Xiong Kai, who actually canceled the marriage with the Su family without caring about anything, making the Su family a joke.
When they were making such a fuss, you didn't intervene or show any reaction, but now you come to me for help. Do I look so shameless?"
Gao Zhi's face turned red. If it wasn't for digging a well, he wouldn't have wanted to stay any longer. "Village Chief Zeng, it was indeed our people who were wrong in the previous incident. I will definitely teach them a lesson later and ask them to make amends to the Su family and apologize to Dongmen Village. Do you think it's possible?"
"Ah!" Zeng Kuan sighed, and even felt a little sympathetic towards Gao Zhi. "If it was just the Su family's business, I could still find a way to help you deal with it, but the problem is that the Su family doesn't understand either!"
"What do you mean?" Gao Zhi's face changed. He thought Zeng Kuan was playing a trick on him and his eyes widened in anger.
Zeng Kuan joked, "The one who knows this is Shen Yi, the man who crossed the Daxun River! Do you know Shen Yi? He was originally the prospective son-in-law of Mo Laotian from your village, but Mo Laotian broke off the engagement! You know more about the affairs of the Shen and Mo families than I do. If I were to say, Mo Laotian is really ruthless, and so are you! As the village chief, you don't care about it, and now you have the nerve to ask Shen Yi for help?"
Gao Zhi's face was filled with shock and doubt, and the little hope he had was finally shattered.
"There can't be no one else except Chen Yi!" This was Gao Zhi's last stubbornness.
Zeng Kuan said, "I don't understand! How about asking around, Village Chief Gao? Maybe he can find other capable people."
Gao Zhi came here, not only did he get nothing, he was also teased and ridiculed by Zeng Kuan. He was so angry that his heart, liver, spleen and lungs ached, and he went back with a sullen face.
When he passed by Mo Laotian's house, he suddenly stopped and yelled outside the fence, "You don't do any good things every day. You just cause trouble for me everywhere!"
Mo Laotian and his wife were both stunned and rushed forward, but Gao Zhi did not give them a chance to ask questions. Instead, he scolded even louder, "I didn't ask you to contribute to the village, but you can't even teach your daughter well. I don't know what you are doing at your age!"
"Chun Chunxiang?" Mo Laotian subconsciously thought that Mo Chunxiang was in trouble, and hurriedly looked at Guan.
Guan shook her head vigorously, "Your daughter has never been out!"
After a quick thought, the couple guessed the reason and their faces turned pale.
When Mo Laotian wanted to say something, Gao Zhi had already left angrily with his people. Other villagers also had some opinions about Mo Laotian and his wife.
It was originally a simple matter, but because of your ungrateful behavior, they have been caused so much trouble. How can you not blame them?
As soon as the villagers left, Guan immediately panicked, "What should we do as the head of the family? Does the village chief hate us? Will he make things difficult for us? How about you go and ask around and see if you can help?"
Gao Zhi is not a broad-minded person, and the couple knows it very well.
Mo Laotian's face was gloomy and he hurriedly caught up with Gao Zhi and his group.
Guan waited for a long time before she finally got Mo Laotian back. But she saw that he looked grim, and her heart sank inexplicably. "What did you say?"
Mo Laotian sighed and told the whole story.
Guan didn't expect that their regret of the engagement would affect the entire village's affairs, and she was at a loss for a moment.
Mo Chunxiang was the first to get anxious, "Mom and Dad, Chen Yi is not the only one who has crossed the river in the surrounding area. If we don't ask him, we can ask someone else."
"Yes, yes, yes! My daughter is right! Head of the family, you should go and look for it quickly. If you really find it, it will be atoning for your crime, and the village chief will definitely not vent his anger on us anymore." Guan urged Mo Laotian to do it as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
After Mo Laotian left, Guan couldn't help but complain to Mo Chunxiang: "Why is Chen Yi so petty? The cancellation of the engagement is our Mo family's business. How can he vent his anger on the entire village and cause everyone in the village to scold you?"
Mo Chunxiang was also extremely angry, but as a girl she really couldn't go to Chen Yi to argue, so she could only go to Xiong Kai to complain with grievance.
Maybe Mo Laotian was lucky, as he actually found a master who knew how to dig wells.
The master went to Ximen Village and looked around. He kept shaking his head and said to Gao Zhi, "Your village is too dry and the terrain is high. There is no water."
Gao Zhi panicked when he heard this, "Impossible! Water has been pumped out over there in Zhongmen Village, right next to us. They can pump out water, so why can't we?"
"Is this true?" The master was a little surprised. He personally went to Zhongmen Village to take a look and kept exclaiming, "It's really strange. Who is so smart to know that there is water here?"
After sighing, the master felt inferior and left.
Gao Zhi felt very depressed and returned to Ximen Village dejectedly.
In less than an hour, the whole village knew about this matter, and some people even went to the Mo family to find Mo Laotian in person.
"Old Tian, this concerns the future of the entire village, you can't let your daughter do what she wants!"
"That's right! You promised to marry the girl to her husband as a token of gratitude, but now you change your mind. That's really unkind! In my opinion, your family should just carry out the marriage."
"I agree! Let Chunxiang marry Shen Yi as soon as possible so that Shen Yi can help us dig a well."
“That’s right.”
The villagers were talking at once, and Mo Chunxiang was so scared that she didn't dare to go out.
At the critical moment, the bear came.
"Fellow villagers, people from Dongmen Village and Zhongmen Village are waiting to laugh at us! I know everyone is anxious, and I am anxious too, but we must not panic over such matters, but should unite as one. Chen Yi is destined to bring bad luck to his marriage, and if Chunxiang marries him and something happens, who will be responsible for the people who are making trouble today?" Xiong Kai's sharp eyes swept over the villagers one by one.
Those he saw all avoided his sight.
Xiong Kai paused and continued, "I heard that Shen Yi is not a stingy person. Uncle Mo also gave compensation when he broke off the engagement. It stands to reason that he would not take this matter out on the entire village. Why don't I take the things and go to Shenjiazhuang in person to ask for help first."
When everyone heard that Xiong Kai was willing to step forward, they stopped asking the Mo family to cancel the engagement.
As soon as the villagers left, Xiong Kai immediately turned around to comfort Mo Laotian's family, "Uncle Mo, don't worry, I will definitely invite someone over."
He had wanted to go find Chen Yi when Mo Chunxiang complained to him before, but he just wanted to warn him. But now he had to ask for help, so he could only bear it and wait until the village dug out water.
(End of this chapter)
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