Qutou's daughter has also been living here with them. The girl is very shy and always used to hide from people, but now she has become much better.

Later, Qin Qiong learned that someone had seen Qu Tou often not at home, and once someone went to smash Qu's window, scaring the girl.

From then on, Qu Tou dared not leave home again, but this put problems in the lives of both of them.

Moreover, the girl's time to get married has come, and her in-laws have not canceled the marriage because of Qutou's conviction. So, Qutou certainly wants to marry his daughter off in a grand manner. But if things go on like this, how can he afford a decent dowry?

Now that he has joined the alliance, his daughter has a safe place to live. Moreover, she has also learned some women's skills such as embroidery. He can also earn some money to prepare for his daughter's marriage.

The girl from the Naqu family came and lived with Xiu Gu.

There was no other way, as most of the courtyard was used as a school, so they could only squeeze in. But such days made everyone feel at ease.

On the New Year's Eve dinner on the 30th, Qin Qiong suggested that everyone should have it together, but Aunt Mei disagreed.

Finally, Qin Qiong, Qu Tou, Mr. Gao, Uncle Qin and the two children were together.

All the women went to the other room.

The business of Dejingyuan was closed for one day on the first day of the Chinese New Year, and then it opened again the next day because of the customers coming.

Douhua and the others immediately started working without any complaints.

The school had a longer holiday, so when Uncle Qin had some time, he would take his son to visit the prisoners' camp to wish them a happy new year, and also to inquire about the news in Kyoto.

Jiu Ge, the kid from Douhua, followed Qu Tou out to visit neighbors. He now has a new name - Li Yi Bo.

This was given by Master Qin. Douhua kowtowed to Master Qin several times for this.

Qin Qiong was taken by Mr. Gao to the town to pay New Year's greetings to wealthy families like Uncle Li.

After a round, I was allowed in to some houses, but was not allowed in to others.

For example: the door of the head of the Jia family.

Mr. Gao was a little angry, but Qin Qiong didn't think it was a big deal.

She was just a passer-by, and she would leave here sooner or later, so what did these people's faces matter to her.

This place may be a little remote, and there are not many rich activities during the New Year. No wonder everyone either gambles or visits the kilns.

But now that there is a clean place, people feel that the town has a new look.

After the fifteenth, the college would start classes in a few days, and everyone was busy with their own things.

That day, Uncle Li came strolling over again.

Seeing him look left and right with a smile after he came in, Qin Qiong suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

Several people hurriedly invited Uncle Li into the house and served him tea.

Uncle Li kindly asked Qin Qiong if the business of Dejingyuan was good.

Qin Qiong and Mr. Gao looked at each other, nodded and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

"That's good"

Mr. Li smiled and put down his teacup.

He went on to say, "I see that your Dejing Temple seems to use a lot of water. You use those pipes to circulate water, but it still seems to be not enough, right? Also, how can this well water supply such a large business, right?"

Qin Qiong's heart moved.

"I think you are really smart. This bath room is warmer than ours. I heard that there are masters in your alliance, so I want to ask you to take the job. Master Qin, is it okay?"

"I dare not, I dare not, if you have anything to say, just tell me, you are welcome!"

Qin Qiong said hurriedly.

"It's like this. Our mining area used to flow along the Mara River. The river used to flow peacefully every year, but a few years ago, the mine blasted rocks, and a lot of rocks flowed into the Mara River."

Uncle Li began to talk to them.

"Since that year, heavy rains cause severe floods, light rains cause minor floods, and floods occur every year. We are not like other merchants, we rely on the land passed down from our ancestors for our livelihood. But the harvests in recent years have been really bad, otherwise we wouldn't have sent all the men to work in the mines."

Uncle Li shook his head and said.

"But it's not a solution to keep doing this. We sent someone down to check, and found that the stones were all piled up in one place. We tried many methods, but none of them worked. I know there are capable people in your alliance, I wonder if they can help..."

"Now that we know there are rocks piled up, why not just blast them open?"

Qin Qiong said casually.

Everyone looked at her together.

She was stunned? Then she remembered, yes, there was no directional blasting at that time.

She could only smile and say, "In the water, right? Then, you mean..."

"Ah, that's right, we just don't have any other options."

Uncle Li smiled and continued.

"So, I would like to ask Sect Master Qin to think of a solution. Tell me, if it floods, everyone in the family will have to pile stones in the fields. How can this child go to class?"

Qin Qiong's nose was almost crooked with anger. No way, this could threaten her!

What is this old man thinking?

"Of course, it's not in vain for the alliance to step forward. We provide both manpower and money. Besides, you are also part of this town, right? If you can get rid of the major threat in this town, it will also be a great good deed for your alliance, right?"

So well said!

Qin Qiong was about to applaud him!

But he lowered his head and smiled secretly.

"It just so happens that I have nothing to do today. I'll take you to see the blocked section. Let's go!"

The old man ignored the two men's frustrated looks, rolled his pipe and led them out of the yard.

So Qin Qiong and Mr. Gao were taken out of the town to see the river.

The Mara River is located to the west of the town and runs east-west.

Down the river from the snow-capped mountains in the distance, the area where they lived was separated by well fields. This side was all rice fields. The river was not wide, and there were a few places with a steep slope.

Qin Qiong discovered that the section of the river that they said was blocked was actually a cliff.

Standing on the shore, you can see that there are rocks piled up under the water. Uncle Li said that at the beginning there was only one big rock underneath, and everyone couldn't move it. Unexpectedly, more and more rocks piled up and were about to come out of the water.

Qin Qiong discovered that there was a stone dam on the other side of the river. Uncle Li said that there was a mine over there and they were not allowed to let in water as it would cost lives.

So, the water can only overflow to this side.

However, the water is getting worse every year. If it continues like this, we won’t be able to survive.

They also dug two ditches to divert water nearby, but it was useless. It was fine when there was a small amount of water, but once there was a big flood, there would be flooding.

In the past two years, waterlogging has occurred almost as soon as the rainy season began.

Qin Qiong looked at the mud on the shore and asked someone to invite Qu Tou over. He asked him to find a way to measure the area and see if a waterwheel could be installed on the shore. He also drew a rough map and went back.

I didn’t expect Uncle Li to follow them back. Is he afraid that they will trick him?

And so they sat in the yard and talked for a long time.

Mr. Gao said why not wait until the weather gets hot and then ask someone to go down and take a look?

Uncle Li asked someone to find a young man and asked him to explain the situation underwater to Qin Qiong and Qu Tou in detail.

Qu Tou said that if this kind of shelf were to be installed, it would be difficult to find workers.

Uncle Li immediately said that fifty would be no problem.

Qin Qiong felt that this old man was deliberately looking for trouble with her. Why was he forcing her to think about something that so many people couldn't solve?

However, when she heard that they could mobilize fifty people, she swallowed back the curse words she was about to say.

This is really something you can't afford to offend!

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