After visiting the farmer's house, Wu Yunlin went to Yangjiabazi again, and at this moment Wei Qi was leading people to build a reservoir. Yangjiaba is located at the bottom of the stream, and irrigation has always been insufficient in previous years, so the farmers in Yangjiaba pay more attention to the reservoir than the rest of the river, and it can be said that they are all involved in the construction.

The men of the village, who can still carry the shovel, are busy digging pits, the peasant women are picking up gravel, and even the sensible children are not idle, and these little dolls are boiling and delivering water at home to quench the thirst of the villagers.

Similarly, the people of Yangjiaba also support Wu Yunlin the most, without him, there would be no reservoir. Therefore, when Wu Yunlin arrived, the people stopped their busyness and gathered around, they were very excited.

"Lord Wu, are you here, are you thirsty? Someone bring water. ”

"Lord Wu, I'm going to my house at noon, I'll let the old woman kill the chicken that lays eggs, and then make some rice wine, let's have a good meal."

"Lord Wu can have a marriage match, and the girl of my family is smart......" Some people also took the opportunity to say matchmaking.

Wu Yunlin smiled, he knew that these simple farmers just wanted to express their gratitude. At the same time, Wu Yunlin is also pleased that after this period of hard work, he has finally gained a firm foothold in Zunyi, and the whole Zunyi is also thriving.

"Alright, alright, let's get busy. It's rare for Lord Wu to come here, let's surround others like this and think we're making trouble. This spreads, and our Yang family dam can't afford to lose this face. At this time, Yang Lichang, the head of the Yang family's dam, opened his mouth to persuade.

Hearing this, the farmers also laughed and got busy again. Yang Lichang was very respectful to Wu Yunlin, he bowed his hand, and said with a smile: "Lord Wu, don't be surprised, you are now highly respected and generous to the people, and they are also gracious."

"Yang Lichang laughed, I just did what I had to do." Wu Yunlin stood with his hands in his hands, smiled faintly, and then asked, "How is the construction of the reservoir?"

Speaking of the reservoir, Yang Lichang also showed joy, he said: "One has been built yesterday, and today the villagers can't wait to try it, and it is really feasible." Now that everyone is full of energy, Lord Wei Qi has selected three more vacant lots, and strives to complete the construction in the next few days. ”

"That's very good." Wu Yunlin nodded with satisfaction. Subsequently, accompanied by Yang Lichang, he inspected the construction situation in various places, and when he saw that there were no mistakes, he returned to the county office.

When it was almost noon when he arrived at the county office, Wu Yunlin ate some dry food he brought to satisfy his hunger, and in the morning he was indeed a little tired, so he took a nap in the house. In the afternoon, Wei Qi rushed back, his expression was in a hurry, Wu Yunlin frowned slightly, and asked, "What's wrong?" So anxious. ”

Wei Qi gasped and said, "My lord, hurry, go to Yangjiabazi." Yang Li Chang quarreled with the Mali Governor in Shangmali, and I tried to persuade him to no avail. ”

"What?" When Wu Yunlin heard this, he was shocked, he had just gathered the hearts of the people, but now there was such an emergency, if it was not handled well, the prestige he had worked hard to accumulate would disappear, and the people's hearts would also be weakened.

"What's going on?" Wu Yunlin's face turned pale and asked in a low voice.

"The reservoir under construction in Yangjiabazi encroaches on the boundaries of Upper Mali. This was also my negligence, and I didn't find out the boundaries of the site when I chose the site. Wei Qi said apologetically and blamed himself.

Wu Yunlin said again in a deep voice: "What is encroached upon is fertile land?"

Wei Qi hurriedly shook his head, he smiled bitterly: "It's not a good field, the adults told me before, how dare Fang, it's just a weedy clearing."

It's not good land, Wu Yunlin nodded, and said, "Let's go, go to Yangjiabazi first."

The people of Yangjiaba were angry that the reservoir they were building had been filled in by the people of Shangmali. Yang Lichang shouted angrily: "Ma San, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean?" Ma San, the chief of Shangmali, pointed at Yang Lichang is also angry, and said: "Yang Lao Wu, don't go too far with your Yang family dam, this reservoir has been repaired to the boundary of our upper Mali."

"What bullshit is on the territory of Mali, this is what Lord Weiqi asked us to build." Yang Lichang retorted directly.

"Wei Qi?" Ma San paused, and then said, "What does he know?" Yang Lao Wu, you don't pretend to be confused with me, this willow tree is the realm, don't say you don't know, this was planted by your father and my father. ”

Yang Lao Wu glanced at the willow tree, the reservoir they built had indeed crossed the boundary, and his face was embarrassed, but their Yang family dam had a lot of people and a wide field, and they couldn't water it at all if they didn't expand the reservoir.

He couldn't care so much, raised the shovel in his hand, and said angrily: "What if you cross the line?" Today, this reservoir has been repaired by our Yangjia dam. ”

"That's it, do you think our Yang family dam is easy to bully?" The young men behind Yang Lichang also raised their shovels, and there was a tendency to fight if they didn't agree.

"Yang Lao Wu, you can do it." Ma San snorted coldly, "Come on, you want to try?" He also lifted the shovel in his hand, and the young men in Mali behind him were also not to be outdone, and the farmers on both sides scolded each other, seeing that the conflict was about to escalate.

"Quiet!" Suddenly, a low but majestic voice came from the back of the crowd, and everyone looked at it when they heard it, only to see Wu Yunlin coming over.

"It's Lord Wu."

"Lord Wu is here, it's great."

"Lord Wu, you are here to judge." The two people got out of the way, complaining.

Wu Yunlin walked closer, he swept over Yang Lao Wu and Ma San, with a gloomy face, took a deep breath, and said, "I already know the matter. ”

"Lord Wu, I really don't blame us for going to Mali for this." Ma San actually admired Wu Yunlin very much, and he asked himself if he became a big official, he would not be as benevolent as Wu Yunlin, he immediately saluted and complained with an embarrassed face.

"Lord Wu, let's ......" Yang Lao Wu also opened his mouth to explain.

Wu Yunlin interrupted him with a wave of his hand, he looked at the refilled cistern, and said in a deep voice: "It's not your fault for this, Wei Qi, why don't you come and apologize?" Then he continued: "It was due to Wei Qi's negligence. ”

When Wei Qi heard this, he stepped forward, bowed to Yang and Ma, and apologized to himself: "I hope that the two lieutenants will not hurt the harmony, this matter is the responsibility of Fang alone." Mali Chief, please forgive me that Fang was negligent. ”

During this time, Wei Qi was in the middle of each mile to guide the construction of the reservoir, and his hard work was seen in everyone's eyes and remembered in their hearts. Similarly, he is also quite prestigious in Zunyi. Seeing Wei Qi personally salute and apologize, Ma San's expression became even more embarrassed, and he hurriedly said, "Lord Wei, what are you doing, how dare I blame you?" ”

"Don't hide it from Mali, Yangjiaba has a large number of people, and this reservoir has to be expanded." Wei Qi spread his hands and explained helplessly.

"This?" The mayor of Mali also hesitated, he naturally knew that he was the mayor, and he could not ignore the interests of Mali.

So, he saluted Wu Yunlin again, and said with some embarrassment: "Lord Wu, it's not that my Ma San doesn't cooperate, it's just that the people in my horse are watching here, and I can't let the villagers gossip in private." ”

Wu Yunlin also knew what Ma San meant, which was also what he was afraid of. Yang Jiabazi occupies the first place, if he does things unfairly, once the people talk nonsense in private, the people's hearts and prestige will be damaged, and this is the reason why the gossip confuses the public. Don't underestimate rumors, and don't underestimate any small thing about injustice, which is the source of intensifying contradictions and dividing people's hearts.

For Wu Yunlin, this is a crisis that he needs to handle carefully. Hearing Ma San's words, Wu Yunlin also folded his hands in front of his chest and pondered, and the people in the two were also waiting, especially the farmers in Shangmali, after all, they were the ones who were hurt now.

Wu Yunlin looked at the willow tree, he found an interesting place, one side of the willow tree is two miles of fertile fields, looking from a distance, the willow tree is in the middle of the fertile field. So he laughed and had an idea in his heart, "Mali Chang, Yang Lichang, you two miles are close to each other, and when you were competing for water in the past, you two were one nostril to breathe." Why should this hurt feelings today? ”

Then, he continued: "Why can't you share a cistern? ”

"Shared cistern?" The two of them and all the people were stunned when they heard this.

"Yes, now this reservoir has encroached on the boundary of Upper Mali due to expansion, and this reservoir is in the middle of your two miles of fertile land, which is suitable for you to share two miles, so naturally there is no such thing as encroaching on the land boundary. What do you think? Wu Yunlin explained.

"Naturally, I have no objections." has already encroached on the territory, of course Yang Lao Wu will not refute Wu Yunlin's proposal at this time, otherwise wouldn't he be slapped in the face?

Ma San turned around and discussed with several old men in the village, and after a while, he smiled and said: "Lord Wu has seen it thoroughly, and I am willing to share this reservoir when I go to Mali." Of course, the more the reservoir, the better, especially the pond in front of me, which is in the middle of the fertile fields, but it is an excellent location, and the people of Upper Mali are happy to accept it.

"In that case, Mayor Mali, don't let everyone dig the earth?" Wu Yunlin smiled and glanced at the landfilled cistern.

Ma San touched his head and smiled very embarrassedly: "I've caused trouble to Lord Wu today." Then he led people to start digging, and when Yang Lao Wu saw this, he also instructed the strong men of Yang's dam to help build it.

When the matter was resolved, Wu Yunlin breathed a sigh of relief, so he left Yangjiabazi. Walking on the field path, he felt guilty, so he said to Wei Qi: "I have wronged you today. ”

"What do you mean, sir?" Wei Qi's heart warmed, he knew that Wu Yunlin was talking about the apology, and then he smiled honestly: "It's Wei's fault, not only did he not share the worries of the adults, but he almost caused the dissatisfaction of the people." ”

When Wu Yunlin heard this, he patted Wei Qi on the shoulder, and everything between good partners was silent.