Chapter 22: The Gentleman is Frank

However, Mr. Du is resentful and angry, and when it comes to flood control, he is still very serious and responsible, which is also his life ethics.

However, Mr. Du sneered at Yang Tianfeng's suggestion to mobilize all the people to build polders and protect fields. First, he absolutely does not believe that there will be a big flood this year, and he does not want to waste money for this; Second, the amount of work to build the dam will be unusually huge, and if Yang Tianfeng said the approximate time, even if it is acted now, it will not have any effect.

Looking at the busy working people, Mr. Du pouted. Poor toss, this weather, this water situation, the flood is simply a shadowless thing. The young master of the Yang family, who is a traitor and a fool, has to act with great fanfare, which makes the people nearby feel uncertain. Oh, or maybe the old lady meant, believe in that Zhang Tianshi's nonsense, I don't know that the sage has clouds: Zi Bu is strange and confused?

"Dad, let's have a cup of tea!" Du Meiying walked up to the polder wall and carried a small basket.

"You kid, why did you come out again, didn't you tell you to stay with your mother all the time?" When Old Man Du saw his daughter, there was a hint of softness in his eyes, and he said angrily: "Go back quickly, don't let that bad boy see it." ”

In order to let Old Man Du work "with peace of mind", although Yang Tianfeng released Du Meiying, he vacated the house in Yang's family and placed all three members of the Du family in it, which is a disguised house arrest.

Du Meiying wore a light cyan blouse today, with a green skirt tied underneath, and her hair was hung down by her ears, making the goose-egg-shaped face look just right. Underneath the neat front bangs, between the two trimmed eyebrows and a slightly raised nose, there are a pair of bright large eyes. Although she is literate and literate, she has never even been out of the town under the discipline of her father, and the gaze in her eyes is soft and simple.

"Dad, you're worried again." Du Meiying pursed her lips and smiled: "You regard your daughter as a fairy-like character and a baby, how do you know that there is a girl in the Yang family's house who is a hundred times stronger than Mei Ying?" ”

"What kind of third aunt are you talking about again?" Old Man Du shook his head with some disdain, "What can you know if you only stay together for one night?" It's not a good thing for a young girl to run around outside with some men, so you don't have to deal with her in the future. ”

Du Meiying didn't want to argue with the old man, put down the basket, took out the teapot and bowl inside, poured a full cup, and handed it over with both hands.

A few fast horses galloped from a distance, went straight to the gate, and when they came closer, Old Man Du found that the leader was actually the bad boy Yang Tianfeng.

"Mei, go back to the house and find your mother-" Old Man Du urged in a panic, and immediately realized that this was a wrong decision, "Don't go back yet, beware of bumping into this kid in the yard, it's safer to stay with your father now." ”

That's often the case, the more you are afraid of something, the more it comes. Yang Tianfeng got off the horse and went straight to the polder, and happened to meet the father and daughter of Old Man Du.

"Hello Mr. Du, oh, Miss Du is also there." Yang Tianfeng greeted with a smile, as if he didn't see Old Man Du pulling his daughter behind him like a thief.

Standing on the polder wall, Yang Tianfeng raised his eyes and nodded appreciatively, although his understanding of water conservancy was only at the level of knowledge, but he still understood the truth of using soil to form a slope outside the wall to slow down the momentum of water.

"It's a pity, time is too tight." Yang Tianfeng sighed with emotion, pointed to the northwest direction and said: "The progress of building an embankment there is not ideal, whether Qulong Town can be kept is still between the two!" ”

"It's not enough for you to toss like this!" Old Man Du rolled his eyes and reprimanded, "Is it easy to build a dam and build a dam?" It's the busy farming season now, and we can't waste people's energy for things that don't exist. ”

Yang Tianfeng turned his gaze, was silent for a moment, and said with a slight frown: "I have said it several times, this is not a non-existent thing. Besides, I have not treated these people badly when they are paid for their work. Maybe everyone thinks I'm a loser, and I'm tossing around in poverty. Of course, I don't have anything to defend now, let's walk and see, and then everyone will know how prescient I am and how good I am doing. ”

Old Man Du snorted, rolled his eyes, and said, "Good thing, I really didn't know that good things were done like this." This morning, a notice was issued asking the people of the nearby villages to harvest all the crops in the fields by June 6. People take food as the sky, do you understand? What is the difference between reaping the harvest of the crops that are about to ripen and asking for the lives of the people? ”

The notice also said that as long as the harvest is on schedule, the tenants of the Yang family will be free of rent this year; is not a tenant of the Yang family, and this year's rent is borne by the Yang family. Yang Tianfeng explained very calmly: "The world is bustling, and it is all for profit. Not only did I give orders to offend the people, but I also took the losses of the people out of my own pocket. Have you ever seen such courage, such generosity, and so much knowledge? I'm sure you've got an invitation too, right? That's right, I invite the big landowners and village chiefs in my district today to hope that everyone will do the same. In addition, I would like to urge everyone to transport grain to the highlands such as Wohugang and Feilonggang to prevent it from being washed away by floods. ”

Old Man Du looked at Yang Tianfeng suspiciously, and thought for a while before asking, "Why do you think that the flood will come?" Just rely on the nonsense of Zhang Tianshi's magic stick? In my experience, this year's flood season will definitely not pose a threat to the existing levees, as I have already told you. ”

Yang Tianfeng smiled faintly, waved his hand, and said, "Don't say much, the reason is up to you and everyone to guess!" In my life, if I make a mistake, I will definitely be slandered and slandered in the future. Although I tried my best to hold back, I was saddened by others who spoiled my kindness. But when you think about it, even saints can be slandered, let alone me, a mortal man. As the saying goes, 'the gentleman is frank and open, and the villain is a relative', I think that as long as the heart is as bright as the sun, evil words and slanders will disappear like frost and dew. ”

Mr. Du looked carefully at Yang Tianfeng's eyes, hoping to find the shadow of lies and evil in his eyes. But he was a little disappointed, and muttered to himself in his heart: If the chest is not right, the eyes are eyebrows, is there a time when the old saying is wrong.

Du Meiying was also observing Yang Tianfeng, although it was said that he had found someone to tie him up, but they had only met once in Du's house before. And tied her up and sent her to the yard where Zhao Yurou lived, but one day she returned to her parents. Although the place where he lives is still in the Yang family, this playboy doesn't seem to be interested in himself, and he really only wants to use her to coerce Mr. Du to comply.