Chapter 82 Can't afford the consequences
"Of course it's clean after I washed it."
"Where did you get the water to wash? Did you really dig a well?" Bai Yi didn't expect her to be so straightforward, and asked immediately.
Sang Ning was speechless: "Sir, we have only been here for a few days. All we see are women and children. Do you think we can dig a well?"
"Maybe..." Lin Qiusheng whispered, "Was it dug by the previous Song family?"
"Perhaps that is the source of the Moon Spring?"
Okay.
He would actually put into practice what Sang Ning said.
"The Song family has water, do you think they will still hang themselves as a whole family?"
"There's no food!" Lin Qiu Sheng said stupidly.
Sang Ning smiled and said, "I'll teach you how to stop being hungry with just a stone, okay?"
Lin Qiusheng's eyes widened. "Just one stone? Impossible?"
"If you stone yourself to death, you won't feel hungry anymore."
It took Lin Qiusheng a long time to realize that Sang Ning was teasing him.
"You people from the capital..."
"Okay! If you're stupid, just stop talking!" Bai Yi scolded him.
With water, you can grow things. Who would want to commit suicide?
He was in a heavy mood.
There are many more than just this family who have died in Liangzhou City recently.
The autumn harvest season is approaching, but the corn and rice in the fields are all shriveled and sparse. The people must see no hope.
He is also very tired.
But I dare not give up.
"So where does your house get its water?"
“The filtered water I use at home is from the Shatu River, not spring water at all.”
"Even if the sandy river is filtered, you can't drink it, and you can't even water the crops!" Bai Yi retorted instinctively.
Because the yellow mud inside is sticky, after watering the crops, not only will the water not penetrate much, but the yellow mud will also cover the surface, making it difficult for the crops to breathe. If it is not cleaned in time, the roots will rot.
In the past, the water flow was strong and the sediment density was low, so clean water could be obtained by sedimentation. Now... it's just a pool of yellow soup. How can I filter it!
"That's because you don't know the correct method. Simple methods like sedimentation and bamboo tube adsorption certainly won't filter it out.
Let me tell you about it..."
Sang Ning explained the method. First, use stones to filter out most of the mud and sand, then start the second and third filtration.
She also said that in order to make it easier to clean the stones and also to prevent others from finding out and snatching them away, the family filtered the stones by the river at night before taking them home.
Bai Yi and Lin Qiu Sheng were stunned.
"Don't treat us like country bumpkins. I've never heard of this method before."
"There's a lot you haven't heard of. You've never heard of fighting fire with fire before."
Sang Ning said casually without any sarcasm: "Come on, if you don't believe me, go and see if there is a well at my house."
Of course Bai Yi has to go and see it!
Who knew that when they arrived at the Huo family's house, it was already in chaos.
A group of villagers filled the yard, their excited screams drowning out the children's cries.
The yard was in a mess. The small vegetable garden that was previously surrounded by wooden sticks had been overturned, and the moist soil and the potatoes planted in it were turned into a mess.
The kitchen was also smashed open.
The water tank lay on one side, and the water in the small pit they had dug had been dug out.
Until this moment, there are still a few people desperately digging the pit.
But the more you dig, the drier the soil underneath becomes.
A few people who had grabbed the water nearby were still licking their hands greedily. They looked like vampires who had just drunk blood, their faces full of excitement but still unsatisfied.
Among them is Wu Hecai!
In the center of the courtyard, several yamen runners were pressing the Huo family members to the ground.
Especially Huo Changan, there were four people on him, pressing him down so hard that even his head and face were pressed into the ground.
Jintang and Xie Yurou were being held captive.
Jinxin and Jinxiu were locked in the room. They leaned against the window frame and cried loudly at the outside.
When Sang Ning and a few others came back and saw this scene, they were so angry that their eyes were bloodshot and they all rushed over with red eyes.
Bai Yi shouted but couldn't stop him.
They had already picked up sticks from the ground and started hitting the yamen runners.
"stop!"
"Stop it all!"
"Rong Kun! What are you doing? Let him go!" Bai Yi yelled.
Rong Kun ran over, his face still filled with shock and anger: "Sir! This Huo family has gone crazy, are they really going to rebel!?"
"We absolutely cannot let him go. Huo Changan is extremely violent and has stabbed several people in a row, including that seven-year-old Huo Jintang. He's incredible and must have stabbed them too."
Rong Kun pointed at several villagers lying on the ground groaning in the corner.
Their calves were all covered in blood, and one of them had a wooden stick with a sharp spike stuck in his calf.
It can be seen that it was poked with that thing.
But why did they only stab the calf? Is it because Huo Changan’s kung fu is not good enough?
Of course not!
That’s because they don’t want to kill anyone at all!
"You brought people here to steal water without asking clearly. Are you a bandit?"
"No, when I brought people here, the place was already in chaos. Huo Changan was committing a crime, so I could only send people..."
Rong Kun let out an "ouch" and turned around to shout "stop".
But he saw that several women of the Huo family had overturned the yamen runners, and some of them were beating them like crazy with sticks, especially hitting them on the head.
"Stop! Everyone stop!"
Sang Ning hit a yamen runner who was about to draw his knife on the head with his last blow of the stick before he stopped.
As soon as she stopped, Huo Jingya, Li Yuzhi, and the old lady all stopped as well.
The whole family gets together.
"Isn't it just death? The Huo family is not afraid of death! You dog officials and unruly people! You will get your retribution sooner or later!" Huo Jingya said fiercely.
Sang Ning looked at Huo Changan with a cold face, "Why didn't you resist just now?"
She saw that Huo Changan, who was pinned down, clenched his fists tightly, but did not use any strength in his upper body.
Otherwise, those four yamen runners wouldn't have it so easy.
The young man lowered his head and said hoarsely, "I'm afraid of getting into trouble."
He only stabbed the legs of the troublemakers because he was afraid of causing trouble.
What he wanted to stab was the heart!
But he knew that he didn't have the ability to clean up the mess now.
Killing someone may feel good for a while, but he cannot afford the consequences of bringing harm to the entire family.
Sang Ning was angry and distressed.
Of course, I also admit that he did the right thing.
Learning to endure is also a kind of progress.
She wiped the dirt off the boy's mouth and asked, "I told you to drink more water today. Did you drink more?"
"I drank too much."
"Good boy."
Sang Ning always adds water at night when no one is paying attention, so there shouldn't be much water left today.
Only a few people were able to grab the water.
She said sinisterly, "We can't afford to suffer this loss. We must make the bully pay the price! Pretend to be injured."
Huo Changan blinked rapidly a few times, and immediately ran out of energy and fainted.
Sang Ning quietly cut his finger and wiped the corner of his mouth.
Then he squeezed out more blood and smeared it on Xie Yurou's pants.
"Third sister-in-law, pretend to have a stomachache!"
Xie Yurou's stomach was already uncomfortable and she was suffering from contractions. When she heard Sang Ning's words, she immediately stopped enduring it and groaned, holding her stomach.
Jintang rolled his eyes twice, without any instructions.
Covering her head, she cried, "It hurts so much, my head hurts so much, they hit my head..."
Several yamen runners with blood on their heads:
I didn't hear clearly, who hit who?
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