As the sun sets, smoke from cooking fires gradually rises.
Shen Fugui and the other two returned home.
Faced with the sudden appearance of the little boy, Shen Fugui had to explain to others that this was a child he picked up from the roadside, and he took him back because he felt attracted to him.
"Hey, Boss Shen, this isn't just going out to see a doctor, he's going to take his illegitimate child home. Look at that child, he looks exactly like Shen Fugui!"
The women in the village would go home and cook dinner.
Suddenly seeing the eldest son of the Shen family coming back in a ox cart with a child, the brave ones started gossiping.
Aunt Li looked at the women who were talking excitedly and their saliva was flying everywhere, and her face suddenly darkened: "You guys are just troublemakers. You are really a dog that can't change its nature.
I just look like you, and you're slandering me like this."
The woman felt Zhao Li's words were too harsh and was about to retort, but she heard her say, "Don't you remember who told us about our secret channel? Have you forgotten the village head's instructions so quickly?"
The women didn't dare to say anything and could only leave muttering in low voices.
Zhao Li looked in the direction of the Shen family with a puzzled look on her face, but quickly turned around and went back to her home.
Shen Fugui and the other two arrived home.
Mrs. Wu only took one look at the child and tears almost fell from her eyes.
"Yuehua, it's not what you think," Shen Fugui hurriedly spoke to comfort his wife.
Zhang Fangju's eyes widened and her brows twitched.
Outside the house, Shen Fuyou came running from a distance. When he heard that such a big thing had happened at home, he put down his hoe without saying a word and ran to his eldest brother's house.
Zhang stopped him at the door.
In less than half a cup of tea, the crying gradually stopped and Shen Fugui asked them to come into the house.
Then, the four adults stared at each other and looked at the little boy.
Especially Shen Fuyou, he could tell at a glance that the little boy was the little girl he and his niece met in Qinghe Town some time ago.
At that time, Ali asked him a lot of details, and he was still puzzled.
Later, I was busy digging canals and weaving bamboo fans, and I forgot about this matter.
Now it seems that this child is related to their Shen family.
Ever since Chen Xinyu exchanged a few simple words with Shen Fugui before returning home to acknowledge her relationship, she has refused to speak again.
They have come here from thousands of miles away, and these are all his relatives.
But after all, he was far away from his biological parents, and knowing that his family members were now in prison, the child felt a little depressed and confused after completing his mission.
Shen Fugui said solemnly, "Brother, sister-in-law, Dad and Mom passed away early, so they may not have told you about our family's origins."
While talking about the past of his family, he dug out a cloth bag from a corner of the wall, and inside was the other jade ring.
The Shen family immediately understood that this child was the descendant of the great-great-grandfather's family.
Actually, he and Ali should be of the same generation.
After hearing this, Shen Fuyou slammed the table. "This great-grandfather's family is such a jerk, isn't it? Not only did they break the ancestral agreement, but now they've brought in a child."
Zhang Fangju glared at him.
The little boy lowered his head even more.
Chen Xinli knew her family still needed to discuss the matter, so she decided not to burden them. Regardless, she would respect their decision.
In fact, she also wanted the child to stay in her heart. She was soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see people who were worse off than herself.
Now, she still had to pay the child who helped her pick the fairy grass yesterday.
Not long after the three of them entered the house, several children gathered outside the door.
However, the gate and main door of the Shen family's courtyard were quickly closed, as if they had something to say.
The children thought that the two cents they earned from picking fairy grass would be lost, and they all looked nervously into the yard. It was not until they saw Chen Xinli coming out with a small package that several children gathered around her.
After giving the money to the children, Chen Xinli looked inside the house again. It seemed that the family had not finished discussing it yet.
The Shen family didn't know that no matter how they decided whether Shen Xinyu should stay or go, their family would be doomed to a disaster.
The Ministry of Revenue's office in the capital no longer exists, as Prince Rui found a reason to silence them.
Along with the destruction of the Shangshu Mansion, a seemingly insignificant decree also came from the capital to the north.
***
Five days later.
All the vertical shafts in Qianniu Village have been dug through and the water reservoir has also been dug.
When County Magistrate Zhang drilled down to the mother well and dug up the underground flow at the source, the water in the mother well immediately gushed out along the underground channel.
Soon, the water flowed through the first vertical shaft.
“Here it comes, here it comes!”
Zhao Dashan shouted.
The village head ordered that someone be left under each vertical shaft to report the water outflow situation. If the culvert was blocked by mud and sand, it would be cleaned up immediately.
But obviously, the village head's worries were unnecessary.
"Dad, there's water in the second sip too!"
Zhao Dahai also shouted loudly.
"The third bite also..."
"The fourth one also has..."
Accompanied by the men's shouting.
The water flowed out of the last vertical well of Qianniu Mountain, directly flowed out of Qianniu Mountain through the underground channel, and suddenly flowed into the open channel.
The water shone white in the sunlight, rushing like a big silver fish that swam in front of everyone in an instant.
The children cheered as they followed the water, and the women followed as well, until they saw the water gradually flow towards the reservoir.
Tears welled up in the eyes of the old people in the village, and even some farmers were no exception, their eyes began to turn red.
They really did not bring shame to their descendants, they really did bring down the water from Qianniu Mountain.
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