Shipin Dalizheng

Rong Tang could also roughly grasp Daya's way of thinking. She was only twelve years old, not yet in puberty. How could she possibly be so fond of a boy she had only met a few times? Perhaps it was because Hong Tongsheng had achieved some success at such a young age, which was quite rare in the nearby villages, that she felt he was someone who could become a powerful figure in the future.

It wasn't that Daya was snobbish. She'd been engaged since childhood, and being faithful in marriage was a rigid requirement for women in this era. Having no other choice, she couldn't be wrong to tie her heart to her fiancé. If this fiancé was praised by everyone as promising and could provide her with a good life, it was perfectly natural for her to be happy. Rong Tang had no other wish but that she not get so hung up on the idea that she'd give up her life for such a heartless man.

Chuncao was indeed the one who understood him best, and she immediately spoke out his inner thoughts, "Your biggest mistake is that when you encounter a little setback, instead of thinking about how to solve it, you only think about dying. Life is so important! A person only gets one chance to live. Haven't you seen how many people struggle to survive even though they are clearly in dire straits? Is there anything you can't tell me? If I can't solve it, don't I still have the Young Master? Didn't the Young Master say he doesn't care about you?"

Daya burst into tears, "But Master said not to trouble Prince Tang. He's already very busy. He runs around day and night to make sure his relatives have enough to eat. A nobleman is as tired as a dog..."

Daya's mouth snapped shut, and her pale face froze.

(Rong Tang: Thank you. I appreciate the compliment.)

Chuncao wanted to be both angry and amused, and she tried hard to keep a straight face. "Your whole family knows that the young master is tired, and yet you still don't let him worry about it. If you come to me with something you can't handle, I won't be annoyed and will help you solve it immediately. You just jump into the river and the problem will be gone? I'm not trying to scare you. If you die, the young master will kill your grandparents and break Hong Tongsheng's legs to vent your anger."

Daya's eyes were filled with tears, and her vision was blurred for a moment. "I, I won't do stupid things in the future. Prince Tang, please stop criticizing my grandmother. Although she is partial and doesn't love girls very much, she also has her heart for me. Although her actions are not pleasing to the prince, she is so old and has a strong temper. She has already been very wronged by lowering herself to beg for me."

It was precisely because of this that Rong Tang suppressed most of his anger and didn't blame Third Grandma too much. After living like this for most of his life, some concepts can't be changed easily.

"Chuncao, go see if Third Master's house is ready. If there's anything missing, give it to him. Hurry and leave. If you wait any longer, I'll feel like vomiting."

Chuncao smiled, pulled Daya out, called Huixiang, and went to the third master's house to see what was going on.

They came back not long after and said that people from the village had already gone there. Three old men, three old women, the four evil women from Rongjia Village, and twenty strong men rushed to Dahong Village with drums and gongs.

Rong Tang was so upset that he felt like he was going to pick up his bride. If someone didn't know, they would have thought he was going to pick up his bride.

Huixiang giggled, "They said they were afraid of a fight, so it's better to send more people. Look, Daya, aren't the village elders taking the blame for you? Don't do this anymore in the future."

For a moment, even Daya's originally ugly face couldn't hold back, and the fear and uneasiness in her heart were slowly subsiding.

I was afraid before, mostly because I was afraid of ruining my reputation and not being able to face the pressure that would follow. Now that so many people are willing to stand up for me, it seems that breaking off the engagement is not that scary.

Qiaoqiao snuggled up to her elder sister, looking so excited and comforted, as if she had been reborn from a calamity. This made Rong Tang feel a little strange again, could it be... ?

Aunt Dahu had prepared dinner and called everyone to eat. After the meal, Qiaoqiao asked Daya to accompany her to Fuxinzhuang to deliver wine yeast and to visit her parents at the same time. This made Rongtang feel that the little girl wanted to reunite with her family.

"Go ahead, let your brother Wanli drive you there."

Just to deliver the things, it would take Rong Wanli at most an hour to ride back and forth on horseback. It was obvious that Rong Wanli was asked to take the two girls out to play.

Rong Zhan said, "Master, I'll go. I just happen to have something to tell Brother Dashan."

Although it was a bit strange, Rong Tang still agreed, but when they left, Zhang Pojun would not leave.

The old man endured it for a long time before he asked anxiously, "How did you save Daya? Tell me, or I'll lie at your feet and not move."

I've never seen anyone so good at extorting money. Rong Zhan and Chuncao only knew the facts but not the reasons, so they spread their hands and left.

Rong Tang saw no solution and racked his brains to learn from the basics to the advanced.

"Drowning is not an illness or an injury. As long as rescue is timely, there is a chance of survival."

"Why can he be saved? He's already dead."

Zhang Pojun's eyes are like those of a primary school student who is eager to learn.

"Because it takes time for a person to completely die. In a short period of time, the blood hasn't coagulated and the organs haven't been damaged. The first thing to do is to help the heart beat and keep the blood circulating throughout the body. Of course, blood flow alone is not enough. The lungs must also be activated to breathe, which is the medicine that allows her to breathe independently. Let me make it clear that timely rescue has a chance of survival, but it is not guaranteed."

Just this has already made Zhang Pojun stunned, "So that's how it is... This is Mo Huaien's medical skills again! I am always far behind him."

He was so distraught that he rode away on his mule.

Not long after sending away this old man who was looking for trouble, the village chiefs who had agreed to sign the contract yesterday all came. Rong Dajiang happened to be leading people to Dahong Village. Rong Tang asked Rong An to handle the matter and issued a death order.

"Anyone is fine, but I won't sign with Dahong Village. If there are any problems, have their village chief come to me."

Rong An's mouth twitched. He didn't want to sign with Dahong Village. How could the Dahong Village chief dare to complain? He just relied on that old scholar? Besides, no one from Dahong Village came.

Among the village heads who came to sign the contract, the most excited one was from Yushuwan Village. He exchanged glances with several other village heads, and his eyes were almost popping out.

Rong An couldn't help but ask him, "Village Chief Gou, what are you doing so strangely?"

Village Chief Gou laughed and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Where's your father?"

"I went to Dahong Village for something."

After Rong An finished speaking, he saw Village Chief Gou and the others had strange expressions on their faces, but this contract was signed with Prince Rong, so it didn't matter whether Village Chief Rong was there or not.

As the contracts were signed, Village Chief Gou said, "The stone that Prince Rong requested yesterday will soon be delivered by our men. It's a hot day, so just give them some wine to soothe their cravings. Ask them to stay and help out. I heard the carpentry workshop will need a lot of land. They'll need to build a house and a wall, right?"

Rong An thought about the village's current problems and the lack of manpower, so he said, "We need to build a wall, and we definitely don't have enough manpower in our village. Once all the materials are in place, we will go to other villages to recruit people. This matter still depends on the official from the Ministry of Works in Beijing to give an accurate answer."

Village Chief Gou and his men left satisfied. What Rong An didn't know was that they did not return to their respective villages, but went straight to the town together.

In fact, Mayor Gao was also thinking over and over at home, how to catch up with Master Rong's fast horse and make his future smoother. After thinking about it, he came up with a solution, which was to give Rong Tang a small management position, tie him up, and make him a free workhorse for his town.

His wife even laughed at him, "He's already a prince, a noble in the capital. What position in your shabby town could possibly be of value to him? I'm afraid even if you gave him the position of mayor, he wouldn't even want it."

Mayor Gao said, "Women, don't you understand? Some people are destined to work hard and are willing to worry about other things. Haven't you seen that Rong Shizi is only a little bit older, but when he gets serious, he has more murderous aura than the old men in the capital."