The people of Xinyuan Village scoffed at their accusations, saying that their village had never stolen anything from anyone!
If you want something from someone else, you have to exchange it for something of equal value. With water, the two villages can harvest more than just 100 kilograms of rice.
The people of Xinyuan Village felt this was perfectly reasonable!
Because Xinyuan Village produced a sergeant who served in the army, one in a hundred men was an honor.
In just two years, they established themselves in Xinyuan Village.
In the face of drought and water scarcity, their village's geographical location is even more advantageous.
The village chief said this was a blessing from heaven, and it gave them the confidence to stand up against the villages of Wujiawan and Heshanzui.
The people in the other two villages had no idea!
The act of Xinyuan Village failing to offer assistance and taking advantage of the crisis thoroughly enraged the villagers of Wujiawan and Heshanzui villages, leading to a tense standoff.
Upon hearing the villagers' report, Yunyu in Chian realized the urgency of the situation and, along with Hu Shao and five retainers, descended the mountain.
They rode at breakneck speed and arrived at Xinyuan Village in just two days.
Seeing that the two groups were about to fight, Yunyu quickly shouted, "Stop! Everyone stop!"
Both sides stopped and looked at Yun Yu.
On the way here, Yunyu had already learned the ins and outs of the matter. He said to the villagers of Wujiawan and Heshanzui, "You go back first. I will talk to the village chief of Xinyuan Village alone."
The villagers of both villages trusted Yunyu and believed that he could handle things well. They obediently picked up their farm tools and dispersed.
Yunyu thought that with him involved, the matter would be resolved quickly, but to her surprise, the village chief and villagers of Xinyuan Village were unyielding and showed him no respect whatsoever.
"Lord Yun, our village only has this one irrigation canal with water. If it is divided between the two villages, we won't have enough. Besides, we can't just let them use it for free. They have to compensate us for our losses, don't they?"
"Your losses?"
"Yes, what if our harvest is less because the water is being diverted?"
"So, you want each household to hand over 100 catties of rice to you?" Yun Yu laughed in anger.
Yunyu hadn't expected the people of Xinyuan Village to be so arrogant. They had always behaved well in all aspects before, so why had they become like this?
Considering that he didn't have many people with him, he wanted to keep the village chief in check.
Yunyu came up with a plan and prepared to use delaying tactics.
"Village chief, I need to discuss this with the two village chiefs and will give you an answer later."
"Then I'll go tidy up your room first."
"No need to trouble the village chief, I'll stay at my house in Wujiawan tonight."
The village chief still respected Yunyu and Hu Shao from the bottom of his heart, but he would not easily give in on the issue of water.
After dark, Yunyu ordered her troops to ride back to Longtan at full speed and have Yunmo bring reinforcements.
The village chief of Xinyuan Village refused to budge, insisting that the other two villages provide grain before he would dig the irrigation canal. This was not something that could be resolved with a few words, and if not handled properly, it could easily escalate into a bloody incident.
Moreover, we must not encourage this kind of unhealthy trend in Xinyuan Village.
When he returned to Wujiawan, the village chiefs of both villages were still waiting for him.
"Lord Yun, when are we going to Xinyuan Village to dig an irrigation canal?"
Yunyu did not tell them about the village chief of Xinyuan Village's refusal. "The village chief said he needed to discuss it with the villagers and would notify us of the result."
In this way, Yunyu calmed down the villagers of both villages.
The next day, nothing happened, and they continued to fetch water to irrigate the fields.
On the third day, the incident escalated because the villagers of Xinyuan Village mocked the villagers of Heshanzui for carrying water for irrigation.
"You poor bastards, you don't even want to contribute that hundred pounds of rice, you deserve to be exhausted from carrying water!"
"What? What did you say?" The villagers of Heshanzui didn't understand what he was being sarcastic about.
The villagers of Xinyuan Village shouted, "I say, why don't you two villages hurry up and hand over the grain? Even Lord Lianyun has agreed to this!"
Upon hearing this, the villagers threw down their buckets and ran back into the village.
He saw the village chief ahead, who was also carrying water to irrigate the fields, and said breathlessly, "Village chief, Xinyuan Village never agreed to let us dig irrigation ditches!"
"What?" The village chief was shocked, his hand holding the gourd ladle froze in mid-air. "That's not what Lord Yun said that day."
"Village chief, could it be that Lord Yun is lying to us?"
"Don't talk nonsense! How could Lord Yun lie to us!" the village chief said firmly.
He would rather believe that the people of Xinyuan Village were going back on their word than believe that Yunyu would lie to them.
"Village chief, what do we do now?" The village chief dropped the water ladle he was holding. "Let's go! Get all the able-bodied men in the village to grab their weapons, and we'll go to Xinyuan Village to demand an explanation."
The villager turned to leave, but the village chief called him back, "Go and call the people from Wujiawan as well."
The villagers ran off with cheerful steps; he had wanted to beat up the people of Xinyuan Village for a long time.
Upon receiving the message, Yunyu thought to herself, "Oh no!" and hurriedly ordered Hu Shao to lead his men to follow.
Upon arriving at Xinyuan Village, one sees a group of people holding various farm tools confronting the villagers of Xinyuan Village in the threshing ground.
The villagers of Wujiawan and Heshanzui were all furious and frequently exchanged insults with the people of Xinyuan Village across the street.
"Everyone, please calm down and let me explain!" Yunyu shouted as she squeezed into the middle.
Both were angry and ignored Yun Yu, who was standing in the middle, continuing to shout insults at each other without listening to his explanation.
"Lord Yun, stay to the side, lest you get hurt. Today we're going to teach those two-faced scoundrels from Xinyuan Village a lesson!"
The people of Xinyuan Village were not to be outdone and jumped up to shout.
"Speak clearly to me, who the hell is a villain!"
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