After dealing with Lin Chuntao, Lu Jianqi looked at the people gathered at the entrance of the courtyard, "You guys, too, when you see others coming here to make trouble, you start making noises, what's the matter? You pooled your money to dig the well in Yun's house? Her family spent money to dig a well, so it’s their fault that they don’t give you water?”
Lu Jianqi snorted coldly and put his hands behind his back.
"This well is owned by someone else. It's a kindness to let you fetch water, and it's a duty not to give it to you. Why are you scolding people and trying to drive them away? Do you think your rights are more upright than mine? Is it still big?"
Everyone felt wrong and lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
"Li Zheng, don't we just see Lin Chuntao making trouble here and just start making noises?"
Lu Jianqi shook his moustache and said, "Oh, if you don't join her in making trouble, how can she make it big on her own?"
Yun Cuihe listened on the sidelines and understood that Li Zheng wanted to make a big deal out of a minor general and put the main responsibility on Lin Chuntao.
But regardless of whether Lin Chuntao was the one who stirred up trouble, these people in front of her were not innocent.
"Li Zheng, I don't care how you handle this matter today. There is no way for these troublemakers to drink my water."
When everyone heard this, they felt anxious.
"Yun, why are you so stingy? We are still waiting for water to survive. You can't just die without saving, can you?"
"Bah!" Wang Xuelan pointed at the person who was speaking and cursed, "Sun, you really can't stand and talk without hurting your back. Don't you remember what the trouble was about just now? Who stipulated that my third daughter-in-law should repay evil with kindness? "
"How come you, fellow villagers, repay evil with kindness?"
Second sister-in-law Zhao Guiqin looked at the person who spoke, with a sarcastic tone in her voice, "Do you know the fellow villagers now? Why didn't you think of this when you were making trouble and wanted to drive them out? It's really an old lady. To lean against a wall and drink porridge is toothless and obscene."
The man was so stunned that he couldn't reply for a while.
Seeing this, Lu Tiesheng also stood up and said, "My old Lu family has lived in the village for decades. Neither I nor my children and grandchildren have ever done anything harmful to nature. In the past, when my third son was here, we always I say don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you, so I just want to ask, what would you think if your family was being blocked and causing trouble today? But would you repay kindness with kindness? "
He was the most senior elder in the village, and what he said still had some weight. After hearing this, the people in front of him lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
"Don't say that my third daughter-in-law doesn't agree. Even if she agrees to use the water, I won't let you use it. I'll leave it here today. If you want to get the water from my third daughter-in-law's house, you can't get it from my old man's house." If you step on her, she will lose a man, but she still has parents and brothers, and you are not someone you can bully casually."
Yun Cuihe looked moved after hearing this.
At that time, her parents asked her to marry into the Lu family because they took a fancy to the character of her parents-in-law. This was indeed the case. She had suffered a lot in the absence of the head of the family in recent years, but at critical times, these parents were still very responsible and never stopped. He didn't plot against her overtly or covertly.
Seeing that Lu Tiesheng had already spoken, Lu Jianqi hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Uncle Tiesheng, there is no need to say this. You are the most senior elder in this village. Who dares to disobey what you say? If they don't fetch water, they won't fetch water. Don't be angry. I will send them away immediately." Go back." After saying that, he turned around and looked at the people surrounding the courtyard gate, "What are you still doing? Everyone in Maliao'er has gone back to his home. Isn't it time to run out of water yet? I really think the water in the village is muddy, you can Are you going to Canghe River to fetch water?"
Everyone looked embarrassed, "Li Zheng, please stop joking. It takes half an hour to get to Canghe from here."
"How about half an hour? Is it possible that you won't drink water because it's too far away? There is no end to the road. Be diligent, at least this year you won't be able to do it."
With that said, he said hello to Lu Tiesheng and left with everyone.
Yun Cuihe breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lu Tiesheng and Wang Xuelan, "Thanks to my parents and several brothers and sisters-in-law who came to support us today. Judging from Li Zheng's attitude, he probably wanted us to provide water to the village from the beginning. "
Wang Xuelan took a sip in the direction Lu Jianqi left.
"Isn't that right? He is very clever. With so many people making trouble, Lin Chuntao was punished. We saw it clearly just now. Although Lin Chuntao's words were unpleasant, she was not the only one who caused the trouble. Then Lu Jianqi knew He Xini."
"The law does not punish everyone. From his position, of course he hopes to calm down the matter and deal with the most serious trouble, so that the rest can ignore it." Lu Xinghe's voice sounded at the right time.
Chu Yue heard the sound, looked up and found Lu Xinghe standing behind her.
She hurriedly stretched out her hand to support him, "Ms. sir, why are you out?"
Lu Xinghe looked at her with an imperceptible smile in his eyes, "My body is fine, don't worry."
Lu Tiesheng sighed on the side.
"Everyone is doing it for themselves. Fortunately, we haven't reached the end of the road yet. Otherwise, our well would have to make some contribution to the village. Our family alone cannot stop it." Then he looked at the children and grandchildren behind him. They said, "Go back, it's okay."
After everyone dispersed, Yun Cuihe invited Lu Tiesheng and Wang Xuelan into the room.
"My parents will have dinner in the house tonight, and we will go back after dinner."
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In the blink of an eye, it was mid-winter, and Mrs. Shen's acupuncture had ended two days ago. It was cold in the mountains, and every household had a kang burning.
In order to save firewood, the whole family stayed in the main room during the day. A charcoal pot was lit to keep the family warm. Today, a cold wind was blowing outside. Seeing Lu Xinghe coming back from outside, Chu Yue hurriedly went out to pick him up. The bundle of charcoal in his hand was taken to the kitchen and stacked.
"Ms. sir, your injury is okay, right?"
"It's been more than ten days, and everything is fine." Lu Xinghe said, then he took off the money bag and poured out the broken silver in it and handed it to Chu Yue's hand, "This is ten taels of official silver that was melted."
Chu Yue took the broken silver in her hands and weighed it, then lowered her voice and asked, "No one noticed, right?"
Lu Xinghe smiled and touched her head, "Are you still worried about what I'm doing?"
After saying that, he turned around and went to the main room.
Chu Yue smiled, put the broken silver into her purse, and was about to walk to the main room when she heard a knock on the door from outside.
"Yueyue, are you at home?"
It was Lu Yufang's voice.
Chu Yue hurriedly stepped forward and opened the courtyard door, "Yufang, why are you here? Come with me to the house quickly. It's cold outside."
She locked the courtyard door again and took Lu Yufang to the main room.
Lu Yufang rubbed her hands and put them on the charcoal basin to roast them while looking at Lu Xinghe aside, "Brother Xinghe, is it going to snow today?"
