It was noon. The villagers of Wuyang Village had been digging the canal for half a day and were coming down from the mountainside, preparing to go home and make lunch.
Regarding the culvert, the county magistrate had already ordered each village to start digging.
The routes for digging canals in each village had also been surveyed in advance by Feng Shui master Master Li and others.
But before water was dug out in Qianniu Village, most villages adopted a wait-and-see attitude, and Wuyang Village was a typical example of not taking it seriously.
Because their village is on the shady side of Qianniu Mountain. Although the village is also short of water, it is not as short of water as Qianniu Village.
Today, there is still water in the three wells in the village, but not much.
As early as six days ago, Wu Lizheng was vaguely worried that the well water would dry up, and called on everyone to learn from Qianniu Village and dig canals together.
But the villagers thought the headman was overly pessimistic.
Decades ago, there was a severe drought here. At that time, the wells in other villages produced very little water, but the wells in their Wuyang Village still had water seeping out.
Therefore, the villagers did not agree with digging the underground canal.
However, as the weather has become hotter in recent days, every household has been using well water to irrigate wheat fields in addition to daily water use.
The water level dropped too quickly and took a long time to rise.
Some old masters began to get anxious.
They all urged their laborers to dig the canal with more effort, but most of them were still lax in their work.
"It's so hot, and our well isn't really out of water, so why bother?"
"The Shen family is just talking nonsense. The people in Qianniu Village are all idiots. I see they won't show up when the time comes. I'll tire those cowards to death!"
"Hahaha! That's right, the headman is just worrying about nothing! He even drags us into it. He's really bored!"
Many young men shouted.
Among them was Wu Changsong, the second son of the Wu family. He did not feel any favor towards the person who proposed digging the canal just because it was his brother-in-law's family. Instead, he cursed them inwardly.
The old masters in the village were experienced people. Seeing that the water in the well was getting less, they had to go and dig canals themselves.
With one, there is a second.
As a group of old men started digging the canal, the young and strong laborers felt embarrassed to sit still and joined the team, but many of them also went to slack off.
In order to dispel the villagers' doubts, Wu Li specially brought the three men who were shouting the loudest to Qianniu Village today.
On the one hand, he wanted to witness it, and on the other hand, he wanted to let these cowards broaden their horizons.
Wu Lizheng still trusts the county magistrate very much.
Sure enough, after several people witnessed the water coming out of the culvert with their own eyes, they all couldn't hide their joy on their faces.
The reason they didn't want to dig was not only because they were lazy, but also because they didn't believe that the tall Qianniu Mountain could be dug through.
Now that their cognition has been overturned, they are shocked to realize their own ignorance.
Several people opened their mouths blankly, trying hard to hide the shock in their hearts. It took them a long time to recover.
Just as he was about to return to Wuyang Village, he happened to run into the official who came to announce the imperial edict.
After listening for a while, I realized that it was the Shen family who suffered.
Wu Li was thinking about the culvert. Although he was a little surprised, he did not have the leisure to watch the fun. He led the men along while cursing:
"Damn it, let's see what you lazy men and women have to say this time."
The three people followed behind him and didn't dare to say anything.
Who would have thought that their Qianniu Village could really bring out water!
Sure enough, after Wu Lizheng told the villagers the news of the water, and three others excitedly shared how the silvery-white water rushed out and how cool it was, the people of Wuyang Village were shocked and immediately started working enthusiastically.
Now, they no longer dare to laugh at the people of Qianniu Village.
Other people's wheat has water to drink, but their well water is getting less and less. If the well water really dries up, will they die of thirst?
As soon as most people think of this possibility, they will no longer dare to be lazy.
Therefore, they did not rest until noon. At one quarter past three, water was dug out from the mother well, and the people of Wuyang Village cheered collectively.
They didn't expect that happiness was very close to them.
They just need to try hard to reach it.
Because the Feng Shui master had said during the survey that Wuyang Village had a good location and would be the fastest to produce water, the county magistrate's initial expectation was actually in their village.
However, the villagers' passive resistance forced the county magistrate to place his hopes on Qianniu Village.
Wu Lizheng felt a little regretful, but also admired the courage of Zhao Lizheng next door.
But at this moment, they still have a chance. If they can't be the first, they can be the second.
After the main well was dug, Wu Lizheng was very excited and told everyone to go back and have lunch and continue working in the afternoon.
On the way down the mountain, I accidentally talked to my family about the exile of the Shen family, and I was also very sad.
Wu Lizheng's daughter-in-law was close to Liu Meiyu. After hearing the news, she ran to tell her.
Liu Meiyu was immediately very happy.
It's because her mother-in-law always favors her sister-in-law. Whenever there is something good at home, she will hide a portion for her sister-in-law. If her daughter wants to eat some secretly, she will be scolded by her grandmother.
Liu Meiyu felt sorry for her daughter and couldn't help but make a fuss, but the old lady immediately stopped.
Who among the women in Wuyang Village doesn’t envy her for having a good mother-in-law?
Old Mrs. Wu doesn't talk much, is a good eater and a hard worker. She is in very good health and is busy with both farm and housework, never idle for a moment.
Whenever he had some free time, he would either clean the house spotlessly or dry wild vegetables for winter. He even cleaned the pigpen more frequently than others.
The daughters-in-law in the village do all these chores by themselves, and sometimes they have to look at their mother-in-law's mood if they don't do it well.
But Liu Meiyu felt that those were what her mother-in-law should do.
What a joke! Doesn’t the mother-in-law work for her daughter instead of her son’s family?
My daughters are already married, why should I still support them?
Therefore, every time the two elders of the Wu family wanted to send something to their daughter's family, they would work hard in the fields, for fear that the second son's wife would say behind their backs that they were biased.
But today, when Old Mrs. Wu heard that something happened in her daughter's family, she felt extremely upset and her heart ached. She grabbed her second daughter-in-law's arm a little too hard.
At this moment, Old Mrs. Wu had already rushed to the door of the headman's house.
The old lady's eyes were cloudy, and she asked in a mournful voice, "Brother Wu, my daughter, my daughter..."
After saying that, he suddenly fell down.
This action scared Wu Lizheng who was standing by.
Although Old Lady Wu's family has no clan relationship with the headman's family.
But Wu Lizheng knew that the idea of the canal was devised by the Shen family. Old Mrs. Wu's daughter was married into the Shen family, and it was natural for the old lady to care about her daughter and son-in-law.
"Big sister, what's wrong with you?"
Old Man Wu hurriedly directed his daughter-in-law and daughters-in-law to help the old lady up.
A group of people were in a panic, but Wu Lizheng came up with an idea. He asked his old woman to pinch the old lady Wu's philtrum hard, and she slowly woke up.
But when Old Lady Wu woke up, she cried out in pain, "Oh my god! My waist!"
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