A strange Taoist led the horse and stood under a big locust tree. He bowed his hand and said,
"I am ignorant and follow the wolves, but I don't know that there is an expert Quanzhen here. I am ashamed."
Hou Ting smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, fellow Taoist, for protecting my people in Yinling. It's just a coincidence that I met you at the right time. I'm going back to Xiaoqianbao now. Can you, fellow Taoist, come with me?"
Taoist Wei Ming shook his head, "It has been a troubled time in Yinling recently, and your sect's manpower seems to be relatively tight? I'll continue to look around. There are more than just this wolf pack here."
After waiting for him, he bowed again and said, "In this way, my Taoist friends are tired of running around."
Weiming got on his horse and said, "Now that I'm here, I have to do something. You don't have to mention serving the people or my family. I just do it for my own practice."
Walk away.
In the Yinling Wasteland, there are many monks like Wei Mingdao. They are aimless, or it seems aimless. They each carry out their own practice here. Sometimes they hunt the monsters here, and sometimes they reach out to help someone.
The border residents here sometimes choose to turn a blind eye, including the original monk holding the lantern, who was one of them.
The Quanzhen Sect's attitude toward these people is to let them go as long as they do not do anything that would endanger the Quanzhen Sect's rule in Yinling and do not harm the interests of the people living in the border areas of Yinling.
Hou Zi returned the same way, and the team was on the road again. Everyone had survived the disaster safely, and they were all very excited and working extremely hard. The three sisters-in-law of the Jiang family were a little at a loss because there were men on the saddle of their ox cart.
Taking the initiative to help does not require them to put in any effort, they know exactly what it is for.
After traveling like this with a heavy load, we finally returned to Xiaoqianbao at the end of Shenshi. It was considered a smooth trip to collect water.
The oxcart was pulled into the courtyard, and the tired yaks were unloaded to eat grass. A large wooden barrel of water was filled with half a foot in diameter and a capacity of about ten feet long. If you use it sparingly, it can last for half a month.
After Hou Zi returned to his room, Jiang Lin came in with a lot of letters.
"Sir, here is the old picture of Yin Ling left by my father..."
Hou Zi laughed and said, "There is no use for these many. Just help me find the old river channel of Bailian River."
Jiang Lin quickly found out the two volumes of picture slips for him, handed them over, and said again:
"Sir, it's been a tiring day, shall we boil some bath water for you?"
Hou Zi shook his head, "I didn't know before, but now I know how hard it is to get water. How can I be so extravagant?"
Jiang Lin insisted, "Sir, I don't know, but every time we come back from fetching water, we have to boil water for bathing. It is also a kind of enjoyment after a lot of hard work, so after all, we have to boil water..."
Hou Zi was startled, knowing that even these clean-loving women in the small front fort basically wiped their bodies with cloths and did not dare to waste the stored water. They could only indulge once in a while after fetching water. He could not deprive her of her enjoyment.
No? It’s still the most basic need.
"Well, it's not easy to wash it alone. Let's wash it together."
Jiang Lin blushed and lowered his head, "I, I'll go talk to the sisters and see them..."
The woman exited the room, and Hou Zi opened the picture album. It was a bit old, but it was still clearly visible. Putting it together with other albums, and comparing the two, he quickly understood what the condition of the old river was.
Flicking his fingers, he fell into deep thought. He had some ideas, but they were not yet mature and needed time, so he couldn't force them.
Meditation, evening classes, sword practice, when he was sweating profusely, his sister-in-law had already finished handling the chores at home, and together they came in carrying a steaming large wooden barrel.
Well, I have to practice another group battle tonight, which is not easy...
...Three days later, Wang Mian and Fang Yazi came to the door. The three of them left the small front fort and disappeared. The women of the Jiang family were terrified, fearing that the guest would never come back once he left, but
Fortunately, the next day, the guest returned alone, but his two friends disappeared. It was mysterious, and he didn't know what he was doing.
Hou Zi went to the patriarch of Xiaoqianbao, an old man who looked like a dried orange.
"Are you the elder of the Jiang clan? I am Hou Ting. Senior Brother Yao is not here, so I will take care of this place temporarily. Does Mr. Jiang have any objections?
Mr. Jiang grinned and said: (This chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 132 The Way is the Way
"As long as it's a tour of the Yin Tombs, we will all obey! Your Majesty saved the Yin Yue and saved the people of my little front fort. I'm so grateful. If you have any requests, just give me your orders."
Hou Zi nodded, "I'm here to see that Xiaoqianbao is having a hard time getting water. If this situation continues, population loss and damage will be inevitable. I can protect you once, but I can't protect you forever. You need to find someone who can protect you once and for all."
The solution is."
Jiang Lao's eyes flashed with strange light, "You are truly the Bodhisattva who saves the world! We have lived here and struggled to get water for a long time. In the hundred years since the Bailian River changed its course, I have seen with my own eyes that the population in the fort has declined, and every family has taken care of themselves.
Mourning, if it continues like this for a few decades, the small front fort will inevitably turn into a dead fort, and no one will want to stay there anymore.
But in the past few decades, we have also thought of countless ways, but in the end, we can't defeat the power of heaven and earth. Unless the Bailian River is changed again, or the Xiaoqian Fort is moved to a fort, there seems to be no real way to solve it once and for all?"
Hou Zi waved his hand, "Why not? As long as you are willing to do it, there will definitely be one. I have a method. I wonder if Mr. Jiang would be willing to listen to it?"
Mr. Jiang bowed his head and said, "Young man, I would like to hear the details!"
Hou Zi drew a few lines on the diagram in front of him, "Dig ditches and store water!"
When Mr. Jiang heard this, he was a little disappointed. This was not a very new and surprising method. Someone had mentioned it before, but it could not be started due to various reasons.
"Your Majesty, I don't know. It's true that no one has mentioned the matter of digging ditches. However, it is easier said than done. There are countless obstacles involved and it is difficult to solve them.
The most important one is that there is a shortage of labor. Furthermore, it is difficult to take careful precautions if they are scattered over a distance of dozens of miles. If there are too many people coming out, what will happen in the castle? If there are too few people coming out, it will take a long time, and there are monsters here and there.
It’s really difficult to be a monster!”
Hou Zi disagreed, "No matter how difficult it is, which one is more important than the future of Xiaoqianbao?
If there is insufficient labor, we can mobilize it from other docks; for defense, our Quanzhen Patrol can take care of it. In this case, does the old man have anything to worry about?"
Mr. Jiang was very embarrassed, probably because the actual implementation of this matter is not as simple as just talking, and involves too many aspects.
"Do you have any specific strategies?"
Hou Zi smiled and said, "Of course! It's cold and freezing right now, so it's not suitable to dig ditches, so we can leave the long ditches until spring comes and the flowers bloom. There's no need to think about it now."
What we have to do now is to divide a group of people to find a low land near Xiaoqianbao and dig a large pond. Although the ground is frozen at first and it is difficult to start, it will be much easier as long as the ground is dug three feet away and it is not frozen soil.
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In addition, we will prepare for the breach at the Bailian River. We will do these two things this winter. Two or three months will be enough!
My people will be there to take care of Xiaoqianbao, and the same will be true for the breach of Bailian River. There is no need to stretch the team too long, and it is easier to protect them nearby. What do you think, old man?"
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