The meeting ended quickly, and the village head went to the next village to discuss these matters, trying his best to persuade all the villages to start work the next morning.
The village head originally thought that the other villages would be as smooth as Taoliu Village, but he never expected to suffer a setback in the first village, Liujia Village.
"I disagree with this; my family won't be sending anyone."
"Yes, my family also disagrees. What if there isn't enough water on the mountain?"
"That's right. It's such a long distance. What if the water stops flowing halfway through? My fields are the furthest away, so the water can't reach them."
"Anyway, I'm not going to do any physical labor. People are barely surviving, why would I want to dig a ditch? Really."
The people in Liujia Village are all incredibly loud and arrogant. They all think that this is just a game to mess with everyone, and that whatever they say is right.
Especially those scoundrels from Liu Family Village, they are not afraid of the righteous power here.
The village head was furious and yelled at the village chief of Liujia Village: "If the people in your village don't work, then don't even think about using a single drop of the water that's brought down from the mountain for your rice."
The village chief of Liujia Village was already dissatisfied with this village head. He had almost become the village head himself back then, but this person, who had studied for two more years than him, beat him to it.
"I'm telling you, village head, even though I'm the village chief, I can't do anything about the people under me. What can I do if they think it's impossible?"
The village headman said no more; he had other villages to discuss and didn't want to argue with the scoundrels in this village.
Soon, the next few villages all agreed without any problems.
After returning to the town, he reported to the county magistrate, who was genuinely pleased. Before leaving, the magistrate repeatedly instructed him that if he encountered any uncooperative individuals, he should directly approach the yamen runners and have them come over.
After seeing the village head off, the county magistrate felt much relieved.
If this succeeds, I will be considered to have done something worthwhile.
Soon, the next day, all the laborers went up the mountain in a large group, carrying shovels, hoes and other tools.
Construction began five zhang away from the water source. The route was planned out yesterday, and some large trees blocking the way were to be cut down.
The laborers from each village were responsible for their own small section to be dug, while the women and old women in the villages were not idle either.
They would carry buckets up the mountain to fetch water, and when they passed by their husbands, they would give them some water to drink before carrying their buckets home.
Suddenly someone shouted, "The people from Liujia Village are coming up!"
The people of Liujia Village were hoping to sell the village's wells to these people in exchange for grain.
If they really manage to dig a trench, wouldn't their dream be ruined?
These people never think about what will happen if the water in the wells runs out.
They were all only thinking about their immediate, tiny bit of profit.
"Village chief, shall we go see what he's up to?"
The old village chief said to the villagers who had stopped working, "No need, I'll go take a look. You all need to hurry up and dig up the rice in the field, it can't wait."
"Every day earlier is a day more, every hour earlier is an hour more. Let's all work hard!"
"Village chief of Liu Family Village, you probably don't know this, do you? The village head said that if anything happens, you can go directly to the town to find the yamen runners. This was said by the county magistrate himself. Are you trying to cause trouble?"
The village chief of Liujia Village wasn't stupid either. He understood immediately upon hearing this; it seemed to be a matter personally overseen by the county magistrate.
Then I can't actually cause trouble, otherwise they'll sue me, and I'll lose my position as village chief.
“Look at what you’re saying, buddy. We just came to take a look.”
"Oh, really? We've seen it all. Your village isn't even thinking of lending a hand. We just hope you'll keep your word and not use this water again."
Upon hearing this, several villagers from Liujia Village immediately shouted at the village chief, "We have so many wells in our village, why would we care about the water you dug down from the mountain? Needless to say, the water will run out halfway there. You guys are really stupid."
The village chief of Liujia Village did not stop them, but simply turned around and walked back.
The old village chief was left standing there, fuming and glaring. "Fine, fine, then don't use it. Don't come back with your big mouth to steal other people's water later."
The group worked with great enthusiasm and moved several dozen feet in no time.
Su Muyao was at home when it was almost noon, and no one in the family had cooked a meal.
The whole family went to help. They left some flatbread in the pot and even saved two boiled eggs for themselves.
Thinking of the hardworking villagers, he took out a lot of mung beans from his spatial storage, intending to cook some mung bean soup for them and bring it over.
Looking at the tall stove, he called out to his older brother, "Brother Xibao, come help me, I'll cook you something delicious."
I remember having a lot of ice stored in my storage space, and now it's finally coming in handy.
Soon, with the help of his older brothers, the mung bean soup was ready.
Several large wooden barrels were filled to the brim; how to get them up the mountain was another troublesome matter. Suddenly, they saw a little wolf huddled in the yard.
"Hehe, why not take advantage of this free labor?"
As if sensing something, the wolf instantly raised its head.
Seeing the calculating look in his little master's eyes, he knew something was wrong and, with a howl, rushed toward the door.
"If you dare to run away, I'll never give you any more good water again."
The little wolf stopped and came back looking pitiful, howling.
They found some smooth, rough wood in the yard, placed the stick on the wolf's back, and then placed the two buckets of water on either side of it.
The little wolf was thinking, "I am a wolf, not a donkey."
But for the sake of that delicious water, they naturally dared not voice their true thoughts.
Fortunately, the little wolf's body had become incredibly strong after being transformed by the spiritual spring water over the past few months, and his thick limbs showed off his powerful physique.
Its broad, sturdy back speaks volumes about its strength; it is now even more powerful than its wolf king father.
They drove out the family mule, tied two buckets of mung bean water to it, and then happily ran up the mountain with their older brother.
They had just reached the foot of the mountain when they happened to run into the county magistrate who was on an inspection tour. Next to the magistrate was the village head.
The magistrate saw a wolf running towards him from afar, calling out, "Wolf!"
The constables drew their broadswords from their waists. "It's just one; we should be able to kill it if we work together." The one who spoke was the head constable, who had been a constable for over ten years and was considered very experienced.
Su Muyao was behind the little wolf when she saw a large group of people in front of her, each holding a gleaming broadsword. The sunlight reflected off the broadswords, making them appear particularly dazzling.
Su Muyao shouted to the little wolf from behind, "Little wolf, stop!"
The little wolf stopped in his tracks, looking quite suspicious, and waited for his little master.
The county magistrate, who was not far away, also saw that there were several children behind the wolf.
He quickly shouted to the children not far away, "Run back quickly, don't come any further!"
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