"How could it be? Didn't water be diverted to irrigate the fields? It's only been ten days, so it can't dry out so quickly. With the amount of water diverted that day, half of the farmland can be irrigated within a few days, and several inches of water can be stored. I asked that day
Farmers and tenant farmers all say that an inch of water can last for five or six days. The seedlings should not wither. The water will not dry out for another five or six days."
Li Hui asked hurriedly.
Han Yong shouted: "Asshole, if you hadn't sworn that day that a hurricane was coming and rain was coming, how could we have saved all the more than 10,000 acres of rice fields in the manor? Dong Weng originally wanted to save half of the farmland.
, it is precisely because of what you said that there was only a thin layer of water in the field, and now it has all dried up. This is all your responsibility."
Li Hui stared in surprise, turned to look at Gu Qian and said, "You...you have watered all the acres in the manor?"
Gu Qian frowned and nodded slowly.
Li Hui was dumbfounded. He had indeed made some grand remarks that day, but he was not sure that those words would be realized. He just wanted to deepen the impression in Gu Qian's mind, so he made some assumptions based on some of the knowledge he knew.
At that time, I thought that a mature and prudent person like Gu Qian would not listen to what I said and do such a risky thing. At that time, I also admitted that it was a big gamble, just to let Gu Qian know the idea and take it.
Not reliable.
Gu Qian didn't say he was going to do it at that time, but he was noncommittal and didn't agree with his actions. In the end, he actually did it, which is really puzzling.
"I... just want to take a gamble. It is my responsibility to harvest more rice in Gujiazhuang's fields and run it better. When I think that half of the seedlings will wither in a few days, I feel unwilling to do so. So I ordered people to take all the rice seedlings.
All the acres of fields have been watered. The seedlings have indeed come back to life, but it hasn't rained, and now there is not a drop of water in the fields. In a day or two, the wet mud will dry up, and they will all wither." Gu.
Qian frowned and said solemnly.
Li Hui was speechless. Gu Qian actually believed his words and did this. This was really unexpected. This was terrible. It was originally a good thing, but it ended up in this situation. Wouldn't it be self-defeating? If I had known it,
In this case, maybe I shouldn't have said so many words just to show off that day.
"Li Hui, this incident happened because of you, and you must take responsibility. If it weren't for your nonsense, how could Dong Weng do this? Dong Weng respects you, but you teased and deceived Dong Weng. You really deserve to die.
." Han Yong yelled and cursed again.
Li Hui frowned and did not refute.
However, Gu Qian waved his hand and said: "Yongzhi, don't say this. You can't blame him for this matter. It's my fault in decision-making. This... Li Hui, I'm calling you here today, and it's not to ask for guilt. I just want to ask you,
Do you have any remedial measures? For example, there is still some water at the bottom of the lake. Can you find a way to divert it for irrigation and rescue the emergency? Or is there any other method?"
Li Hui frowned and said, "I wonder how much water is left in the center of the lake."
Gu Qian said truthfully: "The deepest point is less than two feet deep. The three water pipes used to divert water for two days and two nights until not a drop flowed out. During this time, the water in the center of the lake receded a lot, leaving only a mile square of water.
."
Li Hui shook his head slowly and said: "Then we can't draw out even a drop. I reported to Dong Weng before that when the lake was six feet deep, I said that we could only draw more than three feet of water. In this situation, it is
It won’t work.”
Gu Qian looked at Li Hui and said, "Is there really nothing you can do?"
Li Hui shook his head and said, "I'm sorry for my incompetence."
Gu Qian nodded, sighed and said: "Well, I also know that it won't work, but I just think you might have another way. Since you said so, I can only give up. It seems that I want to personally report to the head of the family and the young head of the family.
Go and explain all this. I was reckless. It’s really not possible. This loss... I have to make up for it. I can’t let my Gu family bear the loss because of my fault."
Han Yong whispered: "Dong Weng, maybe there is another way. Donghu Zhuangzi has 40,000 shi of grain a year, which is not a small sum. How much will it cost to make up for it? There will be a severe drought this year, and the price of grain will soar. What's more,
It’s hard to buy money. Dong Weng can make up for it by himself, so how can it be done? Besides, this matter was caused by Li Hui, no wonder Dong Weng sent Li Hui to the head of the family to deal with him."
Gu Qian frowned and shouted: "Don't talk nonsense. This matter is my decision and has nothing to do with Li Hui. How can I shirk responsibility?"
When Han Yong saw this, he rolled his eyes and closed his mouth. He thought to himself: It's really you who is so stupid that you actually believed this guy's words. I covered it up for you, but you didn't appreciate it. You were really kind and fed the dog.
Li Hui pondered beside him. He couldn't say that this matter had nothing to do with him. Gu Qian chose to take a gamble because he didn't expect it. But if he didn't say those words that day, Gu Qian would not do it. But this
There really was nothing I could do about the matter. If it didn't rain, what could I do? For a moment, I was hesitant and speechless.
"Li Hui, go back. You have nothing to do here." Gu Qian stood up and said, slowly walking to the back hall.
Li Hui bowed and said: "Dong Weng..."
Gu Qian waved his hand and walked away slowly. Li Hui sighed and turned around to walk out. Han Yong's sneer came from behind him.
"Li Hui, you have ruined a big thing. Dong Weng trusted you so much, but you deceived him with your nonsense, causing such a disaster. Although Dong Weng does not blame you, others cannot forgive you. The young master knows that he will
If you peel off your skin, the tenant farmers in the village will kill you. You will make them hungry this year. You deserve to die."
Li Hui sighed, turned around and left without replying.
…
In the afternoon, Li Hui was sitting depressed in his main room. Suddenly there was a commotion outside. Li Hui looked out the window and heard a bang. Someone kicked open the door of the small courtyard. A group of people rolled up their sleeves and held their hands.
Sticks and ropes rushed into the yard.
"Li Hui, you slave dog! Get out of here. It's not bad. You eat my Gu family's food, drink my Gu family's food, and you dare to cheat my Gu family. If you don't punish me severely, you will think that my Gu family has lost its majesty. Go and give Li Hui
I will arrest him and send him to the Mingjie Hall for interrogation." A young man in the lead shouted loudly.
The ugly aunt was sewing in the main room. When she heard the shouting, she put down her sewing and limped out in a hurry.
"What's wrong? Who are you? Why did you break in here?" Chou Aunt shouted.
"Are you blind? You damn old woman. Don't you recognize the master?" a servant shouted loudly.
Chou Gu also recognized that the young man in brocade was the eldest grandson of Gu Chun, the head of the family, and Gu Chang, the eldest son of Gu Yan, the young head of the family.
"It turned out to be the eldest young master, but what happened?" Chou Gu said with an apologetic smile.
Gu Chang's face was as dark as water, and he moved his thin lips and shouted: "Li Hui, why don't you get out? Are you being a shrinking bastard? You have done something wrong, do you think you can escape by hiding? Get out. Your death is coming."
The ugly aunt asked: "What's going on? What did my young man do?"
Gu Chang yelled: "What have you done? You deceived my Gu family, and the more than 10,000 acres of fertile land in Donghu Village will not be harvested this year. That's 40,000 shi of rice, worth tens of millions of dollars, and you can't even pay for it if you sell your whole family."
rise."
The ugly girl almost fainted and lost tens of millions of money. What kind of concept is that? It’s hard to imagine.
"Didn't I say that my young man still had some credit for helping Dong Weng divert water for irrigation? Why did it go so wrong?" Chou Gu trembled.
"What am I telling you, this slave? Get out of the way and don't block the way. Otherwise, you will be beaten to death with sticks." Gu Chang shouted loudly.
Several servants nearby shouted: "Why don't you get out of here? Are you looking for a beating?"
Chougu realized the seriousness of the situation and didn't know where she got the courage. She stretched out her hand to stop everyone, turned around and shouted: "Little man, go away, little man, go away. I will stop them for you."
Gu Chang was furious and stepped forward to kick Chou Gu on the waist. Chou Gu fell backwards with an ouch and moaned loudly in pain.
"Let me go into the house and get someone." Gu Chang shouted.
The servants rushed down the corridor with noisy sounds. At this moment, Li Hui's figure appeared at the door of the hall.
"Stop it, everyone. A group of men are beating up a crippled old woman. They are no better than animals. The Gu family is a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River and has passed down poems and books. Are their descendants so domineering and immoral?" Li Hui walked out quickly and said.
Gu Chang sneered and said: "You bitch, you dare to talk even when you are about to die. Someone, tie him up."
Li Hui shouted: "I will go with you, and you won't tie me up. There are so many of you, and you are afraid that I will run away."
Gu Chang sneered and didn't answer.
Li Hui walked up to Chou Gu, bent down to help Chou Gu up, and asked about the injury. Chou Gu couldn't care about herself, and kept saying: "Don't go with them, what's the best? What's the best?"
Li Hui comforted: "Chougu, it doesn't matter, I will just go with them. Don't worry. With everything in sight, can they still kill me? That incident is not my fault. I believe the head of the family
You will definitely be able to see clearly and distinguish between right and wrong.”
Gu Chang chuckled and said: "My grandfather asked me to come and get you. You can deceive your second uncle, but you can also deceive the head of the family. I will send you to the Mingjie Hall for trial, and then you will be thrown into the water prison to wait for death."
Li Hui was shocked, sighed, stood up and said, "Let's go, don't hurt my family, they are all innocent."