I am happy to be a mother in a famine year, I have a system to farm the land

"It's all those damn things. If it weren't for them, our little Zhangzhuang wouldn't be stared at by so many people."

"That's right, based on what they did, they still want to go back to Xiaozhangzhuang. It's really a good idea!"

"It's time to drive them back to their natal family. It's nothing more than a group of things that harm others and harm our own family. Even our entire Xiaozhangzhuang will be implicated!"

Thinking of those people who took the lotus root to their mother's house, everyone couldn't help cursing anymore.

Over the past few days, although everyone has resentment in their hearts.

But these are all people from the same village, so it's not good for everyone to yell at those people.Now hearing that their water source will no longer be available because of those people, the resentment in everyone's hearts can no longer be restrained.

"Lizheng, if you want me to say that you should open the ancestral hall and see that those people have been abandoned, so as not to harm our Xiaozhangzhuang in the future."

"That's right, that's a group of disasters. Since they are so attached to their natal family, why don't they just live in their natal family? Stay in their natal family for the rest of their lives and don't come back!"

Zhu Qiuqi heard the voices of complaints from the crowd, and hurriedly raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Everyone, don't get angry. I actually want to tell everyone that our lotus roots and undercurrents can't be protected by our little Zhangzhuang alone."

Li Zheng frowned, and the rest of the people did not say anything, but everyone knew in their hearts that Zhu Qiuqi was right.

If people from these ten miles and eight villages came to them to grab water and lotus roots, they might not be able to protect them.

Zhu Qiuqi set her gaze on Li Zheng, looking at Li Zheng with unconcealable worry.

Zhu Qiuqi then said: "In order for us to have water to drink in the future, and to keep our lotus roots. Uncle Lizheng, you must report this undercurrent to the government."

As soon as Zhu Qiuqi's words fell, everyone was in an uproar.

"This... Please, report this undercurrent to the government, then we people in Xiaozhangzhuang will have no water to drink."

An elderly man stomped on his crutches anxiously when he heard Zhu Qiuqi's words.

They knew better than anyone else that if this undercurrent was made public, there would not be much water that could fall into the hands of their Xiao Zhangzhuang people.

"That's right, Qiu Qi, if the people in the government know about this water, we won't be able to use it anymore."

Even Li Zheng looked at Zhu Qiuqi with disapproval.

"Qiu Qi, I know that you want to use the power of the government to suppress people from these ten miles and eight villages. But you forgot that the government is not a good person. If they really want to take over our undercurrent, I'm afraid we won't be able to drink a drop of water."

The rest of the people followed suit.

"Isn't it? Instead of reporting this undercurrent to the government so that we don't have a drop of water to drink, it's better to tell the people in these ten miles and eight villages about this undercurrent. Even if we fight with those people, we can still have saliva to drink." of."

Zhu Qiuqi shook her head when she heard Li Zheng's words.

"Uncle Lizheng, I only told you that ordinary people in these ten miles and eight villages will fight against us. But you forgot that there are also many landlords and gentry here. If those people are also eyeing them, what do you think? With the help of ordinary people in Xiaozhangzhuang, can we protect the undercurrent?"

What Zhu Qiuqi said made Lizheng a little dumbfounded.

Yes, why did he forget those powerful landlords?

If those people stared at the source of the undercurrent, there would really not be a single drop of water left for them.

"But...but if we report it to the government and the imperial court, can the imperial court leave us a drop of water?"

Some people couldn't help sobbing when they thought of the undercurrent that they had finally discovered, and they were about to be snatched away by others.

The rest of the people also sighed when they heard the voice.

Some grumpy women even hated those women who took lotus roots back to their natal homes.

"Those sluts are really damned. If they hadn't taken the lotus root to show off at their mother's house, our little Zhangzhuang wouldn't have fallen into this predicament."

"It's time to divorce those bitches and let them stay in their natal family for the rest of their lives!"

Zhu Qiuqi saw that everyone was angry and sad, but no one trusted the government, and she was very helpless.

"Uncle Lizheng, you have been to the government with me before. Compared with Uncle Lizheng, you know how the current county magistrate is in the government. Although the current county magistrate is not a master of Qingtian, he is definitely not that kind. Those who compete with the people for profit."

When Lizheng heard Zhu Qiuqi's words, he couldn't help opening his mouth.He wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that Zhu Qiuqi was right.

They also went to the county government before. Although the county magistrate is not the same as the rumored Lord Qingtian, the Xu Shi beside the county magistrate is also an upright person.

Everyone could also see that Master Xu was the one who really spoke for the ordinary people, and because of this, everyone's noisy voices gradually subsided.

If they reported the matter to the government as Zhu Qiuqi said, there might be a glimmer of hope.

Zhu Qiuqi saw that everyone's minds had changed a little, and she felt a little relieved.

She was really worried that these people were the kind of stubborn people who would not listen to persuasion, and then no matter how many good ideas she had, she would not be able to implement them.

"Qiu Qi, let's report this undercurrent to the government. Will the magistrate really give it to us?"

Zhu Qiuqi nodded, "The magistrate will leave here after his three-year term expires. For those who compete with us for water sources, the magistrate will probably pay more attention to his achievements."

"If more than half of the people in our area are lost due to natural disasters, it will not be a good thing for the county magistrate."

"But if we all survived without incident, then the county magistrate may be able to add a fortune to his political achievements."

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this.

"So if the county magistrate wants to be promoted, he still has to ensure that we common people live well."

Zhu Qiuqi nodded, "That's true. We reported this undercurrent to the government, and the county magistrate will also report it to the court. Although our undercurrent will be distributed to other villages in the ten miles and eight villages, it will not be a one-off. Not even a single source of water is left for us."

When everyone heard Zhu Qiuqi's words, they all heaved a sigh of relief.

"That's fine, as long as there's water left for us."

Li was looking at the blueprint in his hand, hesitant.

"Then...then why is the canal still not dug?"

"Of course we have to dig, and dig out the canal before the undercurrent is discovered. Prepare water for every household in Xiaozhangzhuang, and water our fields. If anyone yells, Uncle Li Zheng will go to the government .”