Everyone fell silent.
"It shouldn't be... right? It doesn't seem like it to me..." Wang Delu said after a moment of thought.
Although he had lived to a ripe old age, he had personally witnessed several strange things caused by ghosts and foxes in this remote mountain village.
But all those who were possessed became insane and talked nonsense.
Where else could one find someone like Liu Shi who not only wasn't crazy or stupid, but was even smarter?
First, he helped the government destroy the bandit's den, and now he's leading everyone to develop water resources...
"Hey! You guys from Taoyuan Village, are you talking badly about my sister Liu again?" Zou's husband, holding an empty bowl, stood opposite the Wang family, staring at them with wide eyes.
I heard that ever since Liu Damei’s husband died on his way to the capital for the imperial examination three years ago, the people in her village have been bullying her in all sorts of ways.
Although Wang Delu was the village head, he did not fulfill his responsibility to take care of the orphans and widows.
The men in Sister Zou's family looked down on people like that, so they never gave the Wang family a kind look.
His shout silenced the Wang family instantly.
"Hehe... Brother Lu, you've misunderstood. We were just lamenting Sister Liu's unfortunate fate. Such a good woman, yet she became a widow at such a young age..." Wang Dabing was quick-witted and soon came up with an explanation.
"I'm warning you, don't let me find out you're making things difficult for Liu again!"
Lu Daikui was too lazy to waste words with the Wang family, so he left after giving them a warning.
In the kitchen, the women had finished lunch and were dividing up the tasks of cleaning up the pots and pans...
When women get together, they inevitably gossip.
"I don't know if you've heard, but of the women who were abducted and brought up the mountain this time, aside from those of us who were imprisoned in the cave the whole time, very few of the others who were taken out to serve the bandits survived after returning home..."
"Bang!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yingying, who was washing dishes, loosened her grip, and the bowl fell to the ground and shattered.
"Shh!" Sister Zou gestured for everyone to stop talking, afraid that Liu Yingying would be reminded of unpleasant things...
However, Liu Yingying raised her head and looked seriously at the young woman who had spoken.
Luo Ximei from Luojia Village.
"Who told you that?"
“My father-in-law works as an accountant at Fuchunlou Restaurant in town. He told me this when he came back. He also said that I was lucky to be of average appearance and to be locked up with everyone else, which allowed us to prove each other’s innocence. Otherwise, he probably wouldn’t have the face to go out again…” Luo Ximei swallowed and stammered as she explained.
"Yes, I've heard about it too. Several of those women have already been drowned in the pond. The village chief's daughter from Pear Blossom Village was defiled by Huang Sanba on the mountain, and her family couldn't tolerate her. Even her own parents cursed her with many nasty words, so the girl hanged herself in her room late at night!"
A young woman surnamed Zhao, who was standing nearby, looked terrified after she finished speaking.
----hiss!
Everyone took a deep breath, their faces turning pale.
Even though they acted as if nothing had happened after being rescued, and their husbands didn't blame them, they were actually quite willing to listen to their advice and help Liu Yingying.
That's because...
They were indeed not violated by the bandits, and were kept locked in the cave without being allowed to leave.
Besides the fact that they could corroborate each other's testimony, Liu Yingying was also the most convincing witness because she was recognized by the government!
Otherwise, their fate would not be much better than that of the women who have already died!
Liu Yingying didn't say anything more. She lowered her head, silently washed the dishes, and walked out quietly under everyone's gaze.
She found a place to sit down by herself, her expression extremely solemn.
How could I forget this...
In this era, people value chastity more than life itself. Just a couple of days ago, the Zhu family went to great lengths to try and drown her.
Since she transmigrated to this feudal era, she had never felt such disgust for everything here as she did at this moment!
It even felt like the air itself carried the shackles of decay.
And what was locked up was the women of this entire era.
Their dawn is still a long way off...
Liu Yingying's feelings were complicated; she felt disgusted with this ignorant era and resentful of her own powerlessness!
If only she were stronger...
In just four or five days, the first pipeline was already connected to the entrance of Taoyuan Village, the closest village to Xijiu Mountain. In the following days, several other places were also finally connected to the water source.
Although this was the result of everyone's joint efforts, it was Liu Yingying who inspired them.
Needless to say, even Wang Delu's family couldn't help but develop a sense of admiration for Liu Yingying after eating and drinking for free for several days.
Of course, while some are happy, others are sad.
The Zhu family was naturally the ones who were worried.
Because he offended Liu Yingying, Wang Delu led all the young people in the village to work on the mountain, but deliberately excluded the two Zhu brothers.
At first, the old lady from the Zhu family was being sarcastic and cryptic.
"Hmph! I think the village chief has gone senile. How could he believe that little whore Liu's words? In the end, he'll have worked for nothing and still won't be able to bring down the water source. Let's see how that little whore will clean up the mess!"
However, as the days went by, the Zhu family members also overheard some of the gossip.
Those who went up the mountain to work returned to the village every day, and although they were very tired, they all looked full of energy.
Zhu Erqiang couldn't help but pull a young man aside to ask about the situation on the mountain.
But the answer he received completely surprised him!
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