Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

The three village heads looked at each other, and finally the head of Xinyuan Village stood up and turned the tables.

"Reporting to the military commander, it was the villagers from Heshanzui and Wujiawan who wanted to steal the water from our village's irrigation canal, and then they provoked us again and again, which led to a quarrel between the two sides."

The head of Heshanzui Village immediately retorted, "You are lying, you were the first to hurt people!"

"The people from your two villages were aggressive, and we took action out of precaution." The head of Xinyuan Village saw Xie Guangyi following behind Yun Mo and continued slowly, "Captain Xie is from our village. He can come out to testify that the villagers of Xinyuan Village never provoke trouble."

When Xie Guangyi's name was called, his heart tightened and he looked at his parents standing behind the crowd.

Under pressure from the village chief, the two men dared not speak and just shook their heads slightly at him. Xie Guangyi understood.

The people from the other two villages were terrified. It turned out that there were people from Xinyuan Village in the army. This was something they never expected.

Yun Mo turned his head to look at him, "Are you from this village?"

"Yes, General."

That day, when they finished training and were preparing to return to the city, General Yun San suddenly told them that there was an emergency. When they turned into the village road, he realized that something had happened in the village.

"I heard that the stream in the two neighboring villages has dried up, and they want to dig a canal to borrow water from your village. They need to exchange it for 100 kilograms of rice?" Yun Mo said casually.

Xie Guangyi's heart tightened, and he said respectfully, "I don't know."

As if he was afraid that Xie Guangyi would be blamed, or that he was blinded by the interests, the head of Xinyuan Village quickly jumped out and admitted, "Yes, it was my idea."

"Oh? Why is that?" Yun Mo glanced at him.

Seeing Yun Mo's indifferent expression, the head of Xinyuan Village was unsure what he meant and only said things that were beneficial to them.

"It's like this. If the water is divided between the two villages, our village's grain production will definitely decrease. In addition to asking for 100 kilograms of rice from the two villages as compensation, I would also like to ask the adults to exempt our village from grain taxes for another year."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone gasped. This guy is so shameless. I don’t know where he gets the confidence from.

Yun Mo snorted coldly, "You are so arrogant!"

"I'm only thinking about the villagers!" The village chief didn't realize that Yun Mo's words were wrong, and was still feeling complacent about his courage in making the request.

Every time Xie Guangyi came back, he learned more or less from them that the city lord and several generals were kind and honest, and treated their subordinates and the people very kindly.

At this time, some villagers came to their senses and felt that something was wrong.

As the old saying goes, the people do not fight with the officials, and the poor do not compete with the rich.

Their village chief is so bold, doesn’t he want his head off?

Yun Mo's cold eyes swept over the villagers of Xinyuan Village, "Do you think so too?"

"No, no, these are what the village chief told us. We don't have such thoughts. General, please understand!"

After hearing what the villagers said, the village chief glared at the villagers fiercely, and his heart immediately sank.

"Is the water in the canal enough to irrigate three villages?" Yun Mo asked again.

Hu Shao stepped forward and said with a smile, "Brother-in-law, I've been to see that the water in the Xinyuan Village canal flows out from the bottom of a mountain, so it's certainly enough."

He called out "brother-in-law" loudly and clearly, and everyone looked at the two of them.

I didn’t expect that Mr. Hu’s brother-in-law is actually a general.

Looking at the simple faces of the villagers, Yun Mo advised, "In the face of drought, we should unite as one in the face of natural disasters and jointly find solutions to overcome the difficulties. Watching the crops in Heshanzui and Wujiawan villages fail and hundreds of people have no food to eat, I would like to ask the villagers of Xinyuan Village, will your life be better in the future?"

The villagers of Xinyuan Village lowered their heads in shame after hearing his words.

The village chief wanted to continue to quibble, but Yun Mo gave him a cold look and then gave an order, "Since the water in the canal can irrigate three villages, then hurry up and widen the canal and dig it to the two villages."

"Xie Guangyi, you will lead the villagers from Xinyuan, Heshanzui and Wujiawan to complete the repair of the canals leading to the three villages."

Xie Guangyi: "I will obey your order!"

When the village chief heard Yun Mo's order, he knew he was finished.

Sure enough, Yun Mo looked at him and said, "The village chief of Xinyuan Village abused his power, used his power for personal gain, provoked conflicts among villagers, and destroyed the harmony and stability of one village after another. From now on, he will be dismissed from the position of village chief. The new village chief will be jointly elected by the villagers with the assistance of County Magistrate Yun."

The village chief felt disheartened after hearing this. He knew that he was finished. In the past, he relied on his position as the village chief to bully others in the village. Now that he has been stripped of his position, his family will have a hard time in the future.

Under the leadership of Zhou Guangyi, Yun Yu and Hu Shao, five or six hundred people from three villages, carrying hoes, shovels and other farm tools, marched to the source of the canal and began digging the canal.

The canal is already there, they just need to widen and deepen the outlet and the canal.

Under Yun Yu's plan, the team was divided into several groups. A group of 50 to 60 people first blocked the outlet to facilitate the construction of other groups below the canal. The remaining groups each consisted of hundreds of people, and they were responsible for excavating different sections.

Hu Shao stood by and supervised one of the groups, while Uncle Dashi and Aunt Dashi from Xinyuan Village chatted and laughed beside him.

"Master Hu, didn't you say you were an orphan? How come you have a brother-in-law?"

Hu Shao: "My sister saved me on the way to escape, so of course that person is my brother-in-law."

"Could your sister be City Lord Lin?" Aunt Dashi said belatedly.

"Yeah." Hu Shao didn't publicize it before, and he didn't deny it now.

The couple looked at each other. Fortunately, they had been polite to Mr. Yun and Mr. Hu before and did not offend them.

The woman who had been listening silently nearby raised her head and looked at Hu Shao.

"Master Hu, you are sixteen this year, right? Has your sister arranged a marriage for you? You have also seen Shanhua from our family. She just turned fifteen this year. I think you two are a good match."

The mountain flower was so dark and strong that Hu Shao shuddered suddenly.

"My sister said there's no rush and she'll show it to me slowly." He had no choice but to evade the question.

"Master Hu, if you don't like wild flowers, my Lai Di is also good, she is white and clean..."

After knowing that his sister was the city lord and his brother-in-law was a general, the villagers became particularly enthusiastic towards him, and Hu Shao was a little flattered.

I heard that he was an orphan and everyone liked to tease him wherever he went.

Xie Guangyi came over carrying a shovel and said, "Mom, go back and cook for the kids. I'll do it for you."

Aunt Dashi: "No, you have your own things to do. It would be bad if General Yun found out."

"It's okay, Mom, you go ahead."

Unable to persuade her son, Aunt Dashi was pulled aside by him.

Xie Guangyi walked to Aunt Dashi's position and started digging.

With his arrival, the villagers no longer had the heart to tease Hu Shao.

Uncle Dashi asked tentatively: "Guangyi! Will the village chief's matter have any impact on you?"

"Dad, as long as you don't get involved, it won't affect me."

Aunt Dashi hurriedly shook her head, "We definitely didn't participate. When the village chief used you as his name to do things, we were also strongly opposed, but your father and I were powerless."