The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

The cook said, "The tea that the Marquis drinks is made from the dew that we all collect when the sun rises in the early morning. The Marquis is not used to drinking the water that is drawn from the lake."

Shang Xi finally understood why Wan Lian could sit there and drink tea so casually. It turned out that the water he drank was different from the other people's. Others prepared a fine tea for him. Who would be willing to drink the dirty water from the lake when they had such precious dew?

Cheng Fengdao: "Where is the dew you collected?"

The cook carefully took out a jar from under the bamboo roots at the foot of the wall. The lid was tightly sealed. "A lot of people went out to collect dew in the morning, but we only got half a jar of dew, which is only enough for the Marquis to drink for one day."

Shang Xi gritted her teeth and said, "Great, my uncle actually ate alone without telling us. No wonder he can live here peacefully. It turns out that he drinks dew."

Cheng Feng simply picked up the jar and said, "I'll take this half of the dew."

"Where are you going to take it, young master? The Marquis will need this dew to make tea when he comes back."

"Use other water to make tea for him first."

"No, young master, the marquis is not used to drinking this dew."

The cook followed Cheng Feng and wanted to get back the half jar of dew. Shang Xi pulled the cook and said, "I'll teach you how to filter it. The filtered water is almost the same as well water."

The cook had to give up when she couldn't call Cheng Feng back. After all, Cheng Feng was the eldest son of the Wan family, and they, the servants, didn't dare to interfere with what he wanted to do.

"Young Madam, what should we prepare for filtering water?"

"Sand and a little alum."

At this time, Wan Lianxing didn't know that his dew had been robbed. He was walking outside with Chen Gongxiang. "My Lord, let me show you the lake that our Mochun County depends on for survival. Although the lake water doesn't taste very good, the lake is still very beautiful."

"Okay."

Wan Lianxingzhen followed Chen Gongxiang.

"My Lord, that is our lake. Look how beautiful it is."

What attracted Wan Lianxing first was not the green water in the pot, but the people by the lake.

"Oh, it turns out that the most lively place in this Mochun County is not the market but here."

Chen Gongxiang smiled and said: "It's like this every day here. Everyone has to push their carts to get water."

"What about the people living in the village? How do they get water?"

"My Lord, don't underestimate this lake. It has many tributaries. For nearly a hundred years, people here have settled around this lake. By guarding this lake, everyone has water to drink."

“What will this lake do?”

"Yes, our lake is an inland lake. The water comes from the inland river in the two neighboring counties. If the water level of the river is low, we will be short of water here. Therefore, this lake is extremely precious to our Mochun County. We can use water or take water, but we cannot damage it."

Wan Lianxing looked at the lake. It was an irregular lake. What was interesting was that people came here for all kinds of purposes.

"Are those women doing the washing?"

"Yes, everyone comes here to wash clothes. The water here is running water, so the clothes washed are clean."

"They fetch water here to drink, and wash clothes there. It's interesting. Hey, are the buffaloes defecating in the lake?"

"My Lord, it's not dirty. Look, the cows, horses and sheep are drinking water over there, the people washing clothes are over there, and the people carrying wooden buckets to fetch water are over here. Everything is in good order and they don't affect each other."

“How can this not have an impact?”

"My Lord, as the saying goes, water does not wash water, and dust does not stain dust. It is clean."

People who have lived here for decades think this is a normal thing, so Wan Lianxing naturally cannot act surprised.

"My Lord, let's take a closer look."

"Forget it, there are too many people."

"Don't worry, my Lord. There are few robbers here. You won't be in any danger. Besides, I brought runners with me."

"I'm not afraid of danger." He just didn't like dealing with this situation.

At this time, a man pushed a few wooden barrels on a cart and walked past them. "Morning, County Magistrate Chen."

"Morning, come get some water."

"Pick up a few buckets and take them home to settle. Why did Master Chen have time to come to the lake today?"

Chen Gongxiang smiled and said, "My Lord is here, I will accompany you to see our lake."

The man stopped dead in his tracks when he heard this. "My Lord? Is this the Lord who prayed for rain for us?"

"It is none other than our Fengying County Governor, Wan Xinhou."

Wan Lianxing thought that the man would say hello to him and exchange a few polite words, but to his surprise, the man put down the cart in his hand and ran more than ten meters towards the lake, "Hey! Everyone, come and see, the Marquis who prayed for rain for us is here, come and see, the Marquis has come to our Mochun County..."

The man shouted loudly a few times, the woman dropped the hammer and stick in her hand, the shepherd dropped the whip in his hand, the man fetching water dropped the bucket, and a wild buffalo that had broken free from its reins swam happily into the water.

The people who were surrounding the lake just now quickly surrounded Wan Lianxing.

Just now these people were circling around the lake, and now they were circling around Wan Lianxing, just like they were watching a rare animal. They surrounded him tightly in the middle, and he could not move forward, backward, left or right. Wan Lianxing stood stiffly in the crowd, constantly responding to everyone's greetings, and everyone was talking to him about all kinds of things.

Chen Gongxiang beside him said, "Lord, look at how popular you are. Everyone is looking forward to your coming."

The people didn't know that Wan Lianxing was here to help them control the water, and thought he was here to help them build a factory. "My Lord, is it your turn to build a factory for us?"

According to Wan Lianxing, there is not much sugar cane here, and the sweet potatoes on the mountain are only enough for them to be self-sufficient. What kind of factory can they build? He was surrounded by so many people, hundreds of pairs of eyes were staring at Wan Lianxing, waiting for him to tell them some good news that would benefit them. Looking at these eager eyes, Wan Lianxing thought about it and decided to give everyone a less disappointing answer, "How about building a textile factory?"

The women were dancing with joy, but the men were not happy. One of them said, "My Lord, the textile factory is good, but the work in the textile factory is done by women. What are we, the grown men, doing?"

Wan Lianxing said: "Don't be anxious. The city will recruit workers in a few days. These are jobs that men can do. Just come."

"Recruiting? When?"

"What day exactly?"

"Where are we guarding?"

"..."

Wan Lianxing was at a loss for words with all the questions. Chen Gongxiang stepped in to help him out. "Go back and wait for notification. I'll send someone to post notices when the time comes. No one who wants to work will be left out."

"What kind of work?"

Chen Gongxiang said, "It's not convenient to tell you now. Let's go, let's go. The Marquis and I still have things to discuss. You should hurry up and do your work."