Zheng Sheng took Liu Wei'er's hand and walked forward with one foot and one deep pit, he gasped, looked at the river embankment not far away, and then said to her with a smile: "This short road, we are actually tired like this!" It seems that I have been exercising for nothing in the past few years! ”

Liu Yan'er glanced at Zheng Sheng: "If you didn't have to get off the horse and go, how could you be so tired?" ”

"We also have to cherish horses, is it easy to raise a horse? Watch it slip in the snow, and if you break your foot, it's useless. ”

As they spoke, they soon came to the river, where there were two rows of twisted and bare willows. Yesterday's strong winds also badly damaged the newly planted trees.

However, Zheng Sheng didn't come here for them, Zheng Sheng walked to the wooden frame that had fallen to the ground and turned into ruins. He looked at the bracket remaining on the foundation in confusion, and beckoned behind him: "Brother Ji Tai, come and see, what's going on?" ”

Brother Ji Tai, who Zheng Sheng was talking about, was a tall and thin man of twenty-six or seventeen. He has been following behind Zheng Sheng and Liu Wei'er.

When he reached the river, his eyes were fixed on the wooden frame in the snow. Hearing Zheng Sheng's words, he also squatted down, touched the wooden stubble on the support with his hand, and frowned: "Wood, it's a problem with wood." Zheng Sheng, your people cut corners, this wood is too bad to withstand last night's gale. ”

Zheng Sheng blankly pulled out a small piece of wood with his hand, it was cold and sharp, he broke it, got up and turned his head and said angrily: "Zheng Yuan, you say, what's going on?" ”

The middle-aged man behind Zheng Sheng, who had been anxious, cried and explained: "Shizi, these waterwheels are indeed built by us, and the old slave must bear the burden if something goes wrong." However, the timber used in these waterwheels was raised by the villages themselves. Mr. Ma also said that it is the problem of wood, so it is not our own problem. ”

"Really?" Zheng Sheng held back his anger, "Didn't I ask for the best wood?" Why don't you use the best wood? This is your mistake. ”

"Yes. However, many villagers do not agree with this. Zheng Yu'an gritted his teeth and said something that had been hidden in his heart for a long time, "Shizi, if you regard Wanquan Town as our Zheng family's own private land, opening roads and building bridges, building river embankments, digging rivers, and repairing water trucks, these things can be regarded as the internal affairs of our family, and the old slave will naturally do his best to do his best." However, this is not the case, Shizi, you have done too much for the people of Wanquan Town. ”

"Repairing the water wheel requires each villager to prepare a small amount of nearly 1,000 yuan of timber money, just this is a small thing, don't you know how dissatisfied they are with you?"

"It's just a trivial matter to switch to inferior wood." He took a deep breath and said, "Shizi, you are an unborn person, and what you have done is admired by the people of Jingzhou. However, the peasants are short-sighted, and he does not see the long-term! ”

Zheng Sheng listened to Zheng Yuan's words, which had a deafening effect on him, his footsteps swayed, and Liu Wei'er hurriedly supported him.

"Why? I don't know these things? Why are you hiding it from me? ”

Zheng Yu'an lowered his head and did not speak.

Zheng Sheng understood, he felt like he was living in a dream, and he thought he was better than the world. As a result, it was the Zheng family that has been tolerating and supporting him. If it weren't for them, his life would never be as comfortable as it is now.

Before Zheng Sheng could calm down, several villagers hurriedly stepped on the snow and rushed over.

Zheng Yu'an shouted: "Song Tiansan, Mao Ji, come on, tell the prince what you have done!" ”

Zheng Sheng looked at the people in front of him, he was very familiar with them, they were from Songzhuang, the village closest to the school.

Song Tiansan rubbed his hands that were a little red, and smiled: "Director Zheng said that he was joking, what did we do?" ”

"Son of the world, you see, the facts are already in front of you, and these foolish people are still unrepentant!" Zheng Yu'an said.

Zheng Sheng looked at their frightened and nervous looks, his mood was inexplicably empty, he smiled at them silently, he didn't want to see them again, he turned around and left.

Zheng Yu'an took two steps and grabbed him: "Shizi, you give them a favor, and they will repay you with a baht." Why don't you dare to face them? Shame on them! ”

"Master Zheng, we small people just want the whole family to have enough to eat, and we don't dare to offend the world!" Song Tiansan couldn't help but cry out.

Zheng Yu'an turned around and continued to argue with them.

Zheng Sheng left silently. He gasped and walked along the riverbank, until he could no longer hear the quarrels of the men, and when he could not see them, he gasped and lay on his back on the soft snow bed that the heavens and the earth had laid for him.

Liu Wei'er was lying beside him, also panting.

"I was so stupid, I thought they would be very kind, I paid, they would willingly do what I asked."

"The son of the world, everyone has selfish intentions. They don't see the long term, and they only think about what you want them to pay extra. ”

"People are selfish? Yes, yes. It's that I'm so stupid that I don't even understand this truth. Zheng Sheng muttered.

Liu Wen'er looked sideways, "Shizi, you forgot that this is what you said, right?" ”

Zheng Sheng was dumbfounded.

"You're such a strange person! I know a lot of truths, and sometimes I always act like a child. She whispered.

Zheng Sheng was embarrassed, and just wanted to defend something. I only heard someone shouting not far away: "Shizi, Shizi!" ”

The two got up from the ground, only to see Zheng Yu'an stumbling along their footprints, his face that was almost distorted by anger before became extremely panicked at this time.

When he got closer, he slipped and fell to the side of the road. Then he struggled to get up and hurriedly ran over, Zheng Sheng held his hand, "Shizi, something is wrong!" Song Tiansan them, they sold the land in their hands to the Nanyang Liu family! ”

"What?" Zheng Sheng asked strangely, "Sold the field to the Nanyang Liu family?" ”

"Yes, not long ago, the people of the Liu family in Nanyang privately found the villagers of Songzhuang and promised a lot of benefits. As a result, some villagers signed a deed with Nanyang Liu. ”

"......" Zheng Sheng really didn't expect such a thing to happen under his nose.

Nanyang Liu's pried away his land......

"Shizi, we must immediately investigate the villages in Wanquan Town to see how many villagers have been deceived and sold their land."

Zheng Sheng looked at him wordlessly.

"The villain was at fault and didn't even notice it. If it weren't for the accident of this waterwheel, Song Tiansan would not hesitate to say anything. We don't know how long we will be blinded! ”

"Check, check." Zheng Sheng pulled his legs and walked back, he felt as if he had suddenly reached a point in time, and all kinds of troubles were coming. It was as if an invisible net was unfolding and rushing towards him......