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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break the Void Chapter 10: Sister-in-law, forgive me for not being able to do this

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    "Eleventh Lang, I went to see the spring water." Ye Dan looked at Ye Chang with a strange look.  No matter whether this grandnephew really met an immortal, one thing is certain, he is no longer the boy who wanted to find immortals, visit Taoists, refine elixirs, and live forever.  Therefore, Ye Dan began to officially recognize this junior of his. Now he still has two choices in his mind: one is to suppress him to prevent this junior from threatening the status of the eldest son in the future; the other is to support him with all his strength and let him rely on  The family's power soared. ?? Martial arts have had outstanding people since ancient times, and there are many aristocratic and prosperous families in the local area, but the Ye family of Wu Ze is not among them. In the final analysis, the Ye family has not produced any outstanding figures.  Ye Dan used to ignore Ye Chang's existence because of his mediocrity, but now he starts to look at him seriously because of his experience.  "The location of the spring is not quite right. The water over there cannot flow into our fields." Ye Dan added.  "What Zongzhang Ye said is that if the water cannot flow to our side, there is no use looking for spring water." Someone sighed.  Ye Dan looked at Ye Chang calmly. His expression made Ye Chang frown, feeling that something was wrong.  Then, I heard Ye Dan say again: "Don't talk nonsense about meeting immortals. If you are lucky enough to meet an immortal, that is the first step in your life. For people like us, meeting an immortal will inevitably become a way to bring disaster."  After he finished speaking, he clasped his fists towards everyone in the yard: "Dear fellow villagers, Eleventh Lang is young and immature. Don't flatter him anymore, lest he cause any trouble and implicate you all." At this time, Ye  Chang was surprised.  This uncle is quite capable. No wonder he can hold the position of clan leader and village leader. With just a few words, he can calm these people down.  Who wants to be implicated?  "Muramasa, just now Shishiro said there is a way to divert water to our slope fields." However, it was only quiet for a moment before someone spoke.  The future disasters are in the future, but if water cannot be brought in now, everyone will have to sell their land, even their sons and daughters.  This news made Ye Dan frown tightly: "Nonsense, the young man is so boastful, do you believe it?" "Eleventh Lang is not an ordinary young man, he has the enlightenment of an immortal!" "Exactly, change it.  How can an ordinary young man look for spring water in this drought-stricken scene? Boss, Muramasa, you just went to see it yourself! " "It's a coincidence that it's getting dark now. Why don't you go back?  Do you want to disturb Eleven Lang's rest? " Ye Chang felt strange in his heart. Ye Dan's attitude seemed not to want him to help the village bring the spring water.  He frowned, and couldn't help but feel a little unhappy when he saw everyone gradually dispersed due to Ye Dan's power.  If water cannot be brought in and there is no harvest from his ten acres of land on the slopes, what will he and Xiang'er eat in the second half of the year?  Moreover, Ye Chang needs to use the matter of finding springs and diversions to establish his prestige in the village. It will be convenient for him to find people and do things in the future.  After everyone dispersed, Ye Dan looked at Ye Chang. In the hazy night, his expression was a little strange.  "Eleventh Master, get some rest early and don't think too much. That's the end of the matter about the spring." "Zong Chief, I do have a way to lead the spring water up the slope." Ye Chang raised his eyebrows. His plan could not be solved.  It was stopped because of the patriarch's distrust.  Moreover, if he can get the support of the clan leader and mobilize the power of the entire Ye clan, he can succeed faster.  "Eleventh Lang, don't you understand what I mean? The matter of diverting the spring ends here!" Ye Dan said sternly.  "Why?" Ye Dan didn't give a reason, just stared at Ye Chang. From the eyes of this grandnephew, Ye Dan discovered persistence.  Although Ye Dan wanted to make the other party surrender with his stern eyes, the other party's eyes were always clear.  ¡°This kid, I don¡¯t know why, is so determined now, and he won¡¯t change easily for others.  After a while, Ye Dan nodded: "I don't care about you, but don't think that our Ye family will help you with money." After saying that, he left.  As he walked forward, another villager came in and asked Ye Chang for advice.  Ye Chang didn't elaborate, he just asked them to bring their tools and wait for news from him early the next morning.  After sending these people away, Ye Chang originally thought that he could finally be quiet for a while, but he never thought that just as Xiang'er started cooking dinner, his brother Ye Shu and his sister-in-law Fang came over again.  Seeing Liu Gui cowering in the corner, Fang raised his eyebrows slightly and whispered to Ye Shu. Ye Shu strode up to Liu Gui and said, "Liu Gui, follow me." Liu Gui was frightened.  There was a big quarrel, and Ye Chang's yard was so lively just now, so he shrank to one side as much as possible, secretly writing down everything that happened, and waiting for the opportunity to pass the news to the head of the third room.  Now, Ye Shu wants him to leave. I don¡¯t know why.? But he couldn't refuse, he was a domestic servant.  "Is the head of the clan here just now?" Fang asked softly after Liu Gui was sent away.  "Yes." Ye Chang's heart moved. Judging from his observations, Fang was still trustworthy. He couldn't understand why the clan leader didn't pay attention to the water diversion. Fang had some wisdom, and maybe he could get some from her.  Answer.  Therefore, he recounted Ye Dan's reaction, and finally asked for advice: "Sister-in-law, please tell me why the clan leader doesn't want me to divert water?" Because of asking for answers, and because of the habits of later generations,  Ye Chang stared at Fang with a burning gaze, which made Fang's face involuntarily heat up slightly.  Fang was a little strange. Before being hit by the broom star, Ye Chang was quite shy. Not to mention staring at him like this, even if he said a few words to him, he would blush. But now, he showed a kind of  It made Fang feel strangely calm.  This kind of calmness seems to have some strong coercion, making people have to follow his wishes.  "Sister-in-law?" Ye Chang asked again when he noticed that Mrs. Fang was hanging his head and said nothing.  "Actually, it's very simple. The clan leader has taken a fancy to those slopes." Fang calmed down, cursed herself secretly, and then said.  This sentence woke up Ye Chang.  Why is there such a serious drought in Wu Zepi? As the village leader, Ye Dan, is not very active in organizing drought relief.  Why was Ye Dan not only unhappy but also a little dissatisfied when he pointed out the location of the spring?  Why was Ye Dan unwilling to provide clan support even though he told him that there was a way to bring water over the mountain?  At this time, Ye Chang had a profound understanding of the era he was living in.  The land equalization system has begun to disintegrate, and land annexation has become increasingly serious.  For landowners like Ye Dan, natural disasters are an opportunity. Taking advantage of natural disasters, he can buy other people's land and houses at low prices and raise a large number of slaves.  As for the fact that this kind of drought will harm the interests of people like Ye Chang, it doesn't matter to Ye Dan. If he is a distant relative, if he is kind-hearted, he will give Ye Chang a way to live. If he is ruthless, no matter what  Ye Chang lives or dies!  Anger rolled in Ye Chang's eyes.  He cannot be like Ye Dan, who treats human life as nothing, especially those who are harmless to him or even his neighbors who bow their heads and look up!  His anger surprised Fang. She raised her eyes and glanced at him, then lowered her eyes again: "It's always been like this. Otherwise, how could our Ye family have so many fields? It would be yours. It was also yours a few years ago."  The clan bought it." Ye Chang's anger disappeared immediately.  Indeed, this is the norm in this era. If he gets angry about this kind of thing, he will lose his position - he is also a vested interest in this system.  "Howeveralthough Ye Chang is not angry, he is still unhappy in his heart.  After all, he felt very uneasy if he had to watch others selling their children and daughters and ruining their families.  "Therefore, don't stand out anymore. Even if the immortal shows you how to divert water, don't stand up. When those fields come to the clan, you and the clan leader will show you the method. At that time, the clan clan leader will not be able to use the method to divert water."  I'll leave that slope to you to take care of," Fang finally said.  "Sister-in-law I can't do it." Ye Chang struggled in his heart for a while. Fang's proposal was the most beneficial to him, but he really couldn't do it.  It has nothing to do with being noble, it just has a bottom line.  "You are dedicated to doing good, and you have been like this since you were a child. If this is the case there is nothing you can do." Fang mused for a while.  Because the light was very dark, by this time, Ye Chang could no longer see Fang's face clearly, but he could feel that she was concentrating on thinking.  Ye Chang nodded. He didn't know Fang's understanding of the clan leader Ye Dan, so he really didn't have any good way to deal with it.  "If you can draw the spring water beautifully and do things very properly, the clan leader will also be impressed by you. In that case, maybe the clan leader will not blame you for ruining his affairs." "Huh?" Ye Chang was a little confused.  .  "There are no outstanding figures in this generation of our Ye family." Fang said in a low voice: "If this continues, even the position of village leader will probably fall by the wayside." Hearing this, Ye Chang finally understood.  Ye Dan¡¯s perspective on thinking about issues is the same as that of any clan leader, landlord or gentry in this era. Whether it¡¯s a disaster or a famine, it must bring benefits to him. If it¡¯s not a direct benefit, then it¡¯s a long-term benefit.  Fang's intention is to let Ye Chang not have any scruples and use all his talents. At that time, Ye Dan will consider in the long run. The Ye family also needs someone to take over his position as the village leader.  Ye Chang has no interest in Muramasa. His current ambition is to cherish the people who care for him and enjoy himself at the same time.??This second life.  "I understand, thank you sister-in-law for your guidance." Ye Chang saluted and thanked Fang.  There was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, before Ye Chang woke up from his sweet dream, there was a lot of noise outside.  Ye Chang opened the door sleepily and saw nearly a hundred men, women, and children waiting outside with tools.  Seeing him come out, everyone started to greet him one after another. Some called him Eleventh Brother, some called Eleventh Brother, and some called Eleventh Nephew.  Ye Chang had a smile on his face and did not mind the trouble, returning the greetings one by one.  His appearance made everyone feel like a spring breeze, and because they wanted something from him, everyone was obedient and flattering.  Hearing that Ye Chang had not eaten breakfast, they all took out their own dry food - they were going out to do physical work today, so they had prepared some dry food.  Ye Chang naturally declined. While drinking corn porridge, he began to allocate people. After a while, he selected eight older people based on their age and seniority, and then divided these hundreds of people into eight groups, the old and the weak.  They were divided into two groups with women who had no strength. Their role was to provide logistical support and do chores.  The young and strong are divided into six groups on average.  He made such a big fuss here, so naturally someone quietly told the head of the third room. Hearing this, Mrs. Liu jumped up immediately: "Ha, ha, this little beast is really unreliable. He was beaten by someone."  I was so stupid that I actually went to divert water We also went to see it yesterday, and there was no water at all. "Ye Zhu also looked happy: "Even if we succeed, there will be no good results. The patriarch's thoughts are different from ours!  In general, he was just trying to take advantage of this opportunity to collect all the fields scattered among various families. If he succeeded in diverting water, he would have offended the clan leader! " Hearing this, Mrs. Liu was even more proud: "I want to go back to my parents' home.  Let my father make the decision then, I don¡¯t believe it won¡¯t work this time.¡± The two of them were thinking that the clan leader would be angry because Ye Chang ruined his land annexation plan, but Ye Dan, the clan leader of the Ye family, didn¡¯t have much anger at the moment.  , on the contrary, there was more surprise on his face: "Ye Chang really arranged it like this?" "Exactly." "I didn't expect it" Ye Dan murmured to himself, Ye Chang's distribution was so orderly, which made him very happy  It's surprising, you know Ye Chang has never taken care of people and affairs before - not counting the little girl Xiang'er.  "Follow them and see if there are any changes or progress. Come and report to me as soon as possible." Ye Dan ordered again.  The person he sent to inquire about the information was a distant brother of Ye Chang's generation named Ye Shen. After hearing this, he responded and ran to Ye Chang's house again.  But when he arrived, he found that Ye Chang's house was empty and there was no one left.  He expected that everyone had already rushed to their destination, so he chased outside the village. Sure enough, he saw a group of people walking forward in scattered directions outside the village.  He followed behind and heard everyone making loud noises or talking in low voices. At first, everyone was in disarray, but gradually they formed eight groups.  The elders who were singled out by Ye Chang may have been ordered by Ye Chang to gather their own group of people from time to time, so although they were scattered, they were not in disorder.  In Ye Shen's eyes, there is nothing unusual about this, but if Ye Dan were here, he would notice something strange.  The people in the countryside are used to being casual. It is already a remarkable thing that they can maintain this level of order when they go out to work together.  Ye Chang is constantly paying attention to the situation of each group. People who have come from the era of socialized mass production naturally understand the importance of labor discipline.  But it is absolutely impossible for these people who are accustomed to living a life of small farmers to immediately abide by labor disciplines as strictly as the workers of later generations. Ye Chang does not think that he has such an aura that can make them change qualitatively.  What he did was stare at the eight selected leaders.  According to the prior agreement, the spring water is limited, so there is a priority for irrigation. Whether the eight leaders can restrain the people in their hands is directly related to whether their own families can give priority to irrigation. This is a matter related to wealth and life.  Don't dare to be careless.  Therefore, although the eight people were older than Deshao, they did not dare to go against Ye Chang's wishes, and each of them racked their brains to think of ways to restrain their group.  In this way, Ye Chang did not spend too much energy, and the schedule that originally took the boss's time was greatly compressed.  The first thing they did was to dig trenches on the slopes. This made Ye Shen who followed them feel a little bored: the water was still several miles away, and there were several hills blocking it, so starting to dig trenches here would be too much.  Funny.  The young and strong laborers are responsible for digging trenches, while the old and weak are responsible for placing the excavated soil aside to form a loess path.  Because of the work-by-section method, everyone worked very quickly. It didn't take long for one group to finish their work first, and everyone was already chatting and laughing and sitting aside to rest.  "The fourth uncle Cui's group won first place. When the water was diverted and divided, the fourth uncle's group won the first place.One group adds five points first.  "Ye Chang announced the reward in time: "According to our agreement, the final division of water will be based on points. Whichever group has more components will get priority. Everyone, please work harder!  ¡± The other groups immediately agreed. </p>
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