Chapter 4 Rural Fight
"My little brother, the group of pigs in Maquan Township are really too bullying. That clear stream clearly originated from our Hualin Township, which is the source of water in our Hualin Township. But the group of pigs in Maquan Township are good, saying that we use too much water upstream and it is unreasonable.
They didn't think about this group of gangs. We were already kind-hearted without cutting off the stream."
"..." Opposite, Zhao Xu heard the villagers cursing, but he couldn't help but smile helplessly.
He knew that the armed fight between the two neighboring villages must be to compete for water again.
Jun County is located in a border county and is famous for its salt and iron, but there are tens of thousands of Han people living in the territory. Under the official system of salt and iron, except for the salt owl family who are capable of selling private salt and some people who can rely on salt and iron, the remaining majority of the people naturally can only live on agriculture and animal husbandry.
But Jun County is located in the northwest border county, and it is also famous for the lack of water here.
Then when the spring is in order to compete for one of the few agricultural water, the two families in the upstream and downstream of the country will naturally have to fight.
This matter has almost become a routine in the local area, but Zhao Xu still couldn't help but feel a headache when dealing with such a thing.
Because this era is about kissing relatives and not helping relatives.
Their Zhao family came from Hualin Township and has settled here for more than a hundred years. In this way, it can be said that any family can be brought out from the village, and they can get relatives from their family.
In this way, they naturally have to support their own families when it comes to fighting for water.
But it was in Xiliang. It was famous for the strong people among the prefectures and counties in the world. The people of the Han Dynasty were originally martial, and the people of Xiliang were called fierce under such customs. It is easy to imagine how they were doing in the past.
Although the Zhao family is a place of tycoon, if they anger the villagers in Maquan Township, it is absolutely no problem to splash blood for five steps.
Therefore, most of their families have been adjusting this matter based on the idea of turning war into jade and silk in dealing with this matter.
"Brother, I already understand this. Let's do this. My father still has some things to be busy at this time. This time I will go back to the countryside with you and you to deal with this matter. So, what do you think, brother?"
"Ah, little husband, you are going..."
Suddenly, when he heard Zhao Xu say this, his country brother suddenly felt froze.
But in the past, things like this were either Zhao Xu's father Zhao Quan, or Zhao Xu's Zhong's father Zhao Bai, who came forward to deal with it.
Both of them are prestigious in the village, and the villagers believe them.
As for Zhao Xu, although he was the chief of the Zhao family, he had never dealt with such a thing before. So suddenly, when he heard Zhao Xu say this, his clan brother couldn't help but feel a little unbelievable.
"Brother, you really can't believe me. Think about it, at the beginning of the year, I could shoot even a man-eating tiger. Do you think I can't beat those people in Maquan Township?"
"This, haha, what Xiao Langjun said. I forgot that Xiao Langjun, you are a good man who shot and killed a tiger. It's nothing in Maquan Township to take a group of pigs in front of you. In this way, I'll ask you Xiao Langjun."
"Please, everyone is my own family. Amo, you will tell my father about this later. Aqi, now you can go with me."
"promise!"
A tall and thin man and a black man agreed upon hearing this.
Then, Zhao Xu, who had always been decisive in his work, took the black noodle family named Zhao Qi to Hualin Township with his country brother.
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"Sir, I haven't seen you for a long time, is your health okay?"
"Haha, it's okay, it's okay. Although it's not as powerful as a young man, his body is still healthy."
"Haha, sir, don't make fun of me. What kind of skills are in front of you is nothing."
Soon, the group rushed to the countryside and faced the old countryside old man in front of him who was a generational and his grandfather. Zhao Xu, who was the back of his son and nephew, did not dare to be arrogant at all.
He is polite and polite, and he is really like his son and nephew.
Therefore, the old man couldn't help feeling satisfied. Therefore, after someone presented a cup of slurry made of goat milk, he couldn't help but put down his crutch in his hand and looked at Zhao Xuyan with a smile: "Little Langjun, you know that it's not a day or two for our Hualin Township and Maquan Township to compete for water. Even in order to compete for the water of the Qingxi River, the two townships have been in a state of old age and never interacting with each other over the years.
As a fellow villager, I have the responsibility to educate the villagers. When I ask myself, I naturally don’t want to see this scene now. But there is no way. Our Hualin Township has a total of more than 2,330 mu of land, and nearly 2,000 mu of them are still some low-quality fields with small output.
But even so, these fields are the source of living for more than 100 households and more than 500 families in our township. The fields will not produce much, and if they are not irrigated in time, they will have even more grains and harvests in that year.
Although this is not a good thing to compete with neighbors, no matter how it is, it cannot make the villagers hungry."
The old man sat there, talking to Zhao Xu for a long time.
Zhao Xu, who was sitting on the verge of a man, looked at the old man's face as compassionate, but he could clearly hear a sentence from his words, that is, "You can fight, but you will never let you go."
So, Zhao Xu, who volunteered to deal with this for the first time, couldn't help but subconsciously frown.
I thought that with my prestige in the countryside, I could easily get over this matter by being a peacemaker. But now it seems that I really took it for granted.
"Master, I understand what the old man means. But there is a saying that goes, "Keep the front line in doing things and meet again in the future." After all, we and Namaquan Township are also fellow villagers in the village, and it is really not easy to make sense in this matter.
By tomorrow, the boy will go to Maquan Township in person and communicate with their fellow villagers and Mr. Zafu. He will turn war into jade and strive to handle this matter peacefully. What do you think?"
"Young man, you shot and killed a tiger a few years ago. You are really a famous good man on the ground in our Zheng County. Why did you give in to the group of pigs in Maquan Township? This Qingxi River is originally from our Hualin Township, so you can discuss with the group of pigs in Maquan Township?
In my opinion, we might as well gather the men in the village and follow the little husband to attack Maquan Township. With the little husband's ability to shoot tigers, are we afraid that we can't deal with those pigs?
If they are defeated, I think they dare to compete with us!"
A big man sitting next to him stood up from his seat after Zhao Xu finished speaking. He waved his fists and spoke arrogantly. Zhao Xu looked closely and saw that it was the old man's eldest grandson, another of his clan brothers, Zhao Xu, the famous reckless man in the village.
Because this guy has been strong since childhood, he likes to solve everything by force. At this time, Zhao Xu is not surprised that he stood up and said this.
"Shut up. Such a big man, you know how to fight and kill and kill all day long. The little husband is right. We should talk to Maquan Township first. Even if we can't reach an agreement, it's not our first courtesy and then the army."
Chapter completed!