Chapter 247: Grabbing Water
"That's your business!"
Zhao Bingzhao chuckled and raised his eyebrows at Zhao Rui.
"Master, you, you, are such a thief!"
After hearing these words and looking at his master's expression, Zhao Rui instantly understood what Zhao Bingzhao was planning.
"roll--"
Zhao Bingzhao glared at him again.
"Master, aren't you afraid that old Kou'er from the clan office will cause you trouble?"
"As if he wouldn't cause me any trouble if I didn't do that!"
Zhao Bingzhao sneered, "I want the title, but I just want to change the way I play. I want to compete with the three dukes in the Xu Mansion."
"But why now?"
"Where did so many come from and why?"
"Just do whatever you're told to do, and remember to make it clear that I'm your master!"
Zhao Bingzhao smiled slightly. "Everyone calls me Zhao the God of Wealth. But for a moment, how could I, the God of Wealth, not control the wealth of the world? As for why now, it's simply because now is the perfect time!"
"hehe……"
Zhao Rui had only one feeling about his master's explanation: he was fooling a fool.
Well, he is the one being fooled now, he is the fool.
…
Zhao Rui, the steward of Master Zhao Er, suddenly disappeared from Sanhe Town without hiding it from the Xu family.
When Boss Xu got the news, he went to report it to his father.
"Leave them alone!"
"By the way, go to town and close our restaurant first!"
"Close it now? Isn't it too early?"
"It's getting late. If we wait any longer, there will be trouble."
"The price of rice in the county has increased by 30%."
"Your fourth uncle is preparing to issue an official document prohibiting the hoarding of grain."
"A restaurant like ours will only be closed for a few days."
"I understand. I'll go to town now."
Boss Xu nodded in agreement, turned around and set off.
Not long after Xu Laoda left, Xu Laoer returned from the river carrying a load of water to water the old turtles and giant clams that had made their home in his house. As the weather got hotter, Xu Laoer now had to carry water three or four times a day to ensure there was water in the puddle.
Including his own water, Xu Laoer now has to carry water seven or eight times a day.
"Dad, this isn't right!"
Xu Laoer poured water on the old turtle and the river clams, put the bucket away, and went straight to Grandpa Xu.
"What's wrong?"
"I just went diving and found that the water level of Taohua River had dropped a lot. It seemed like the water was not flowing."
"I wonder if someone upstream has blocked the river?"
After Xu Lao Er finished speaking, he looked up at Mr. Xu.
Old Master Xu said with a bitter look on his face, "It must be the people from Shangxi Village who cut off the Taohua River. These idiots are doing it again. They did it 20 years ago, and now they're doing it again!"
As soon as Mr. Xu finished speaking, Guan Laoqi's voice was heard outside the Xu family's courtyard gate.
"Gentlemen, grab your weapons and grab some water!"
"If you're a man, follow me!"
"Those idiots from Shangxi Village have blocked the Taohua River again!"
…
With Guan Laoqi's shouting, the whole Lingshui Village was in an uproar.
A group of people carrying shoulder poles and sticks gathered into a mighty stream and, led by Guan Laoqi, walked towards the Taohua River.
Old Master Xu and Old Master Xu were also in the crowd. At this time, no one from Lingshui Village would hide behind them.
In a year of severe drought, cutting off water is murderous.
However, when the people of Lingshui Village arrived at the Taohua River, they saw a large group of people on the river bank shouting loudly as they went upstream along the Taohua River.
These are the people from Yinghe Village, located below Lingshui Village.
A peach blossom river flows through many villages.
Shangxi Village is located upstream, and the reason why their village can block the Taohua River is that there is a narrow channel with fast-flowing water in the section of the Taohua River that flows through their village.
When the river is full, it is difficult to block this narrow channel.
But once the water level of Taohua River drops, it will not be so difficult to cut off the river.
As long as you tie everything together with a few tree trunks, and let them go downstream, and can get the trunks stuck in a narrow path, you can use the trunks to block the river, and only a small amount of river water will flow out through the gaps in the trunks.
Of course, if Shangxi Village had acted more ruthlessly and brought some sandbags, it could have completely blocked the Taohua River.
Twenty years ago, Shangxi Village completely blocked Taohua River, which triggered a fight between Shangxi Village and Lingshui Village. People died in both villages.
At that time, Mr. Xu happened to be hunting in the mountains and missed the fight.
Guan Laoqi's father also lost his leg in this fight and passed away a few years later.
This time, when he discovered that Shangxi Village had once again blocked the Taohua River, Guan Laoqi immediately went crazy and directly summoned all the men in the village, young and old, to prepare to go to Shangxi Village for a big fight.
But no one expected that the people from Yinghe Village below would actually get ahead of them.
"Seventh Brother, you guys are too slow!"
Yinghe Village's village chief, Jia Gentian, led the young and old men of Yinghe Village and walked quickly, and soon they were on par with the villagers of Lingshui Village.
“You guys came so fast this year!”
Guan Laoqi has no good feelings towards Jia Gentian.
The two villages once fought over land due to their village boundaries.
"Seventh Brother, what's wrong? Are you still holding a grudge?"
Jia Gentian laughed and said, "I want to apologize to you for what happened that year. Now that it's over, I'll treat you to a drink later to make amends!"
"snort!"
Guan Laoqi snorted proudly.
But this shout can be regarded as a way to wipe out the past grudges.
The people from the two villages gathered together and soon arrived at the narrow passage that blocked the Taohua River in Shangxi Village. Unexpectedly, there were quite a few people guarding the Shangxi Village side. Judging from the posture, it was definitely not just the Shangxi Village people.
Guan Laoqi and his group met up with the villagers of Yinghe Village, including young and old men from the two villages, but there were more people on the other side.
"Seventh Brother!"
"Don't be impulsive!"
When Jia Gentian saw the situation on the opposite side, he immediately grabbed Guan Laoqi.
Obviously, it was not only Shangxi Village that decided to cut off Taohua Creek, but several villages upstream reached a consensus.
"You bastard, you're playing dirty tricks!"
Guan Laoqi also discovered this situation.
If a war breaks out now, they clearly don't have enough manpower.
"Brother Xu, what do you think?"
Guan Laoqi ignored Jia Gentian next to him and looked at Mr. Xu.
He knew what Mr. Xu was capable of.
If Mr. Xu came forward, he might be able to take the initiative and dampen the opponent's momentum.
"Retreat!"
Old Master Xu glanced at the people opposite him and gave this answer without thinking.
He understood what Guan Laoqi meant.
But the problem now is that if you want to suppress the opponent's momentum, you have to kill him with one blow, and use the ruthlessness and tyranny of killing to defeat the opponent's momentum in an instant.
Otherwise, just injuring or pushing someone back will only anger them and will be useless.
(End of this chapter)
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