Early this morning, more than 1,000 men in Han County all came to the south of the Yangtze River to gather, and the county order also came, he did not wear an official uniform, but wore a simple dress, but his bloated face showed a reluctant expression.

Xu Cheng and I decided to take advantage of the natural conditions of the dense lakes between the river and the Huai River, measure on the spot, excavate in sections, and then connect with the lake, so as to form a river channel that leads directly to the Huai River.

The two of us led the people to start digging from the south of the Yangtze River and the head of Han County.

Seeing this place, I was deeply touched - this is the place where Sui'er and I practiced before we turned into human form, the battle of the deer, the ditch formed after Chiyou's soul-breaking whip landed, gradually became magnificent, and now it actually merges with the Yangtze River, and the distance between me and Sui'er is infinitely extended and widened......

We dug the ditch for four or five hours in a row, and we were already sweating, and when we looked at the county magistrate, his overweight body was paralyzed on the ground due to physical exhaustion, panting for breath, and it was really funny.

Just as we were resting, a group of old people, women and children came over, and at the forefront were a few old people with strange makeup, the hateful bustard mother in the Chunxiang Courtyard was also among them, and there were a few luxuriously dressed men in the crowd.

"Prefectural order!" I shouted, "Come over to me!" ”

"What do you command?" I saw that the county order got up from the ground.

"Why are there any men in this crowd? Didn't I ask you to recruit all the men in Hanxian County? I pointed to the crowd and said loudly, "You don't pay attention to the orders given by King Wu?" ”

"Your Excellency! These are all the sons and daughters of very prestigious families in Hanxian County, I really can't afford to offend! ”

"Did you not afford to offend them or did you take a bribe from them?" I sneered and said, "Extremely prestigious? Dare to ask these sons, do they have the noble status of this Xu Gongzi next to me? ”

The county commander lowered his head and looked humble, "Your Excellency, stop your anger!" ”

I was just about to walk over and ask the boys to come and work, but the crowd started to get agitated.

The old men at the head said, "You are going to suffer retribution!" ”

"You are trying to kill us and harm the entire Han County!"

"Stop!"

"Stop! Stop it! Stop it! The whole crowd shouted.

"Everyone, be quiet, please tell me what you are doing here?" Xu Cheng asked loudly towards the noisy crowd.

"The first few are Zhu Wu from Hanxian County, and the ones standing next to them are their apprentices." The county magistrate whispered to me.

"What is Zhu Wu?" I asked him.

"It's a person who makes it his job to séance and summon demons."

"Isn't that the old witch?" I said disapprovingly, "I thought it was some kind of noble profession!" ”

"Your Excellency must not say this, for you will be reviled by their followers."

"I still don't believe how capable they are, and what kind of wind and waves can they set off?"

"You are provoking the river god Haibo!" Said the head of the old witch.

"Angering the river god Haibo, our entire Han County will be flooded! Stop! ”

"And you have recruited all the labor force in our family, what should we do with our own work?" The women in the crowd protested.

"You got all the men away, what can we do with the business of Chunxiangyuan?" The bustard mother also interjected.

"This is an order issued by King Wu, are you tired of fighting against King Wu?" I am saying in a rhetorical manner, and I think that no matter how unreasonable they are, they will not dare to disobey the will of the king of a country.

"King Wu also has to give the river god Haibo a face." The old witches at the head still looked fearless.

"Very good, then please go and talk to the river god Haibo, how offensive we are!" Xu Cheng sneered, "Throw down the first few of them!" ”

"My lord, I can't help it!" The county order is interceding for them.

"Throw!" Xu Cheng emphasized again, with a tone that could not be refused, "Otherwise, I will throw you down!" ”

A ripple rippled across the water......

After a while, Xu Cheng said, "Why haven't they come back yet?" We still have important things to do, apprentice, go and urge your master! Then he threw down the two apprentices of the old witch.

The remaining apprentices, whose faces were as dead as ashes, lay on the ground and kowtowed, begging to spare their lives. Their heads were broken, and blood was pouring from their foreheads.

"It seems that the river god Haibo is too enthusiastic, and he has been staying for such a long time, so you can go back first." Xu Cheng looked at the vast Yangtze River and said.

Hearing this, the apprentices immediately dispersed, and the crowd dispersed in a hurry.

"Do you guys want to be guests at the river god Haibo's house? Or do you come to work? "I stopped the rich kids who were about to leave.

",!" They were obviously shocked by the scene just now, and they didn't say anything coherently.

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In addition, Wu Wangfucha also requisitioned the whole country's labor, and at the same time also recruited a large number of laborers in the Yue country, and dug ditches in a mighty way.

In the end, it took us more than 10 months to dig more than 197 kilometers of ditches. Because the bottom of the ditch is high and the bottom of the Huai River is low, in order to prevent all the water from the ditch from flowing into the Huai River and affecting shipping, we also set up a "mound" at the junction of the ditch and the Huai River.

On the day of the completion of the project, the people of the city were very happy, and I think the main reason was that they were able to reunite as a family.

We also went back to Xufu, and when we walked to the door, there was a baby's crisp cry inside, and I thought that the child in Sui'er's belly should also be born, so I walked in, and sure enough, I saw Sui'er holding a baby in her arms. Pink little face, big bright eyes, curved eyebrows, small nose...... It's a boy, his facial features are very like spikes, and his appearance is very delicate.

Xu Cheng, a first-time father, seemed extremely happy, hurriedly picked up the child from Sui'er's arms, teased him with a smile, and approached to kiss him, as if he had forgotten the fatigue of ten months.

"Go back and rest, you've been tired for the past ten months." Sui'er said to Xu Cheng in a gentle tone, and took the baby back from his arms.

"I'm not tired, I'm so happy to see my child!" He smiled and didn't take his eyes off the child for a moment, "What's the child's name?" ”

"I haven't chosen a name yet! Dad said wait for you to come back and get it. ”

"I don't want my son to be a high-ranking official in the future, as long as he has a lofty ambition, or he will simply be called 'Xu Zhi'." Xu Cheng looked at the child in his arms, "Xiaozhi, do you like this name?" The baby grinned.

"Seeing that the children are laughing when they hear this, let's call it Xiaozhi." Sui'er suddenly looked at me, "Brother, you can go back and rest, I'll let the maids cook, and I'll call you out to eat." With that, she walked towards the cook.

Time flies so fast, I still remember when we left, it was the season of a hundred flowers, this time, how can I find half a flower? All the leaves that should have fallen have been lost.

There was always a hint of desolation.