Boss Qian was very reluctant, but Wei Hao said that if he didn't go, he would go to Taohua Village in person. This forced Boss Qian to go to Taohua Village to work as a lobbyist.
There is no way, Wei Hao is so fierce, he really killed a mullet monster, his record and strength are there, if he succeeds in killing the monster again, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?
At that time, if you want to curry favor with the scholar who slays demons and demons, it will be completely out of the question.
Reluctantly, when Boss Qian arrived at Taohua Village, he explained his purpose of coming and also talked about Wei Hao's achievements in Baiyuwu. He used all his business eloquence, except that he could talk the dead alive with his eloquent words.
After blowing the whistle, Wufeng County Health Officer Wei Hao and Wei Xianggong became a super invincible demon slayer with both civil and military skills.
He didn't know whether he believed it or not, but the villagers in Taohua Village believed it.
Seeing that Boss Qian had persuaded the villagers, Wei Hao was immediately overjoyed and told the villagers that he was not asking them to fight the goblins, but to do some physical work.
Everyone was puzzled, so Wei Hao went to "Peach Blossom Lake" and after observing the terrain, he immediately had an idea.
This "Taohua Lake" is connected to the canal and has water gates and sluices. The movement of fish and shrimps is smooth, and the entry and exit of private boats is not a big problem. In the past, many fishermen from Taohua Village fished here.
Nowadays, the ghosts are out and about, and the villagers don't dare to walk around randomly. They are all more cautious. Now that there are fewer people coming to Taohua Lake, a lot of weeds have sprouted up by the lakeside, and they are densely packed, hiding turtles and snakes.
"Xianggong Wei, there are many young and strong people in this village, what are your orders?"
The village elder is an old boy. When he sees Wei Hao, he has to bow.
However, they were both scholars, so Wei Hao saluted first and called him "Old Senior", which meant he recognized that the other party was also a scholar.
This made the village elder very happy and felt quite proud.
"I also ask you fellow villagers to cut off the water flow and block the gate."
"ah?!"
"Don't worry, everyone, we will dredge it up after the demon is eliminated. It will not delay the irrigation capacity of 'Peach Blossom Lake'." Wei Hao smiled and said, "My family lives in Weijiawan and I am also a farmer. How dare I delay my farming work?
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Everyone immediately felt relieved. If they could block the blockage, they could clear it up, and it wasn't that much of a physical exertion.
However, Wei Hao also knew that "the emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers", so he took out ten taels of silver and gave it to the village elder, "I can't let the efforts of the villagers go to waste. I will use a few taels of silver to fetch soil. If there is any left,
Just buy some food and wine to satisfy your hunger."
"You can't help it, how can I not pay for it and the guests will pay for it. Mr. Wei, our 'Peach Blossom Village' is also a sensible place. It is by no means a poor place. I would like to ask Mr. Wei..."
"Hey, senior, when gentlemen meet, why should we worry about this? I have excepted the fish monster in Baiyuwu, and speaking of truth, the county magistrate still offered me a reward."
When he heard the word "old senior", the village elder couldn't help but feel happy. He always felt that he didn't read the sage's book in vain, and it was to make people look decent in front of him.
"That...that..."
"Old senior, as the saying goes, 'the soldiers and horses have to move before the food and grass are moved', you are the food and grass officer who catches the monsters."
"Ah? Then, then..."
In the end, the village elder accepted it, and then worked very hard to urge the young people in the village to work hard.
Wei Hao organized a team for the young men and divided them into several groups to dig, carry, and fill...each of them performed their own duties.
While he was busy, Wei Hao saw ripples in the "Peach Blossom Lake" from time to time, and knew that this must be the spirit inquiring about the situation.
However, the monsters in the water are not afraid of them coming ashore during the day. If you fish ashore, you are a shark and you must die.
While the young people in Taohua Village were busy working, Wei Hao was making bamboo charcoal in the village, scraping white saltpeter from the toilet walls, and the medicine man bought some yellow sand, which is sulfur.
The yellow sand is melted in a stone pot, the sulfur is filtered and purified, the bamboo charcoal is ground into carbon powder with a millstone, and then a bamboo pipe is used to make a ring.
Using the small silver scale used in the shop to accurately compare the formula, and finding a large amount of iron sand from the blacksmith shop, Wei Hao prepared to open the eyes of the monster. How many eyes could he open?
If the amount is not enough, make up the portion.
"Xiangong Wei, what are you..."
"Oh, old man, this is a thing used by gods and men in ancient times to ward off evil spirits. It is also known as 'a thunder on the ground'."
"..."
Lao Tongsheng knew that Wei Hao was talking nonsense, but it didn't matter, since he was an "old-timer" and had face.
The rest are all trivial details, don't worry about them.
In addition to doing this, Wei Hao also arranged for women to chop bamboo. The thicker and longer the bamboo, the better. The more the better.
The gate was not that big in the first place, but after working on it for an hour, Qingzhuang cut off the connection between "Peach Blossom Lake" and the canal.
Then Wei Hao asked people to connect the opened bamboo to the "Peach Blossom Lake", and the other end was burned and bent to form a water outlet.
The "siphon principle" works and the drainage operation begins.
"Xiangong Wei, this is..."
"The monster thinks that if he hides in the water, no one can do anything to him. Pump the water and don't let him get used to it!"
"..."
Somehow, the village elder, an "old-timer", suddenly felt that if there were spirits in "Peach Blossom Lake", it would be quite pitiful.
"Peach Blossom Lake" is originally a small pond-like lake, used to irrigate hundreds of acres of land around it. The water is not deep. When sailing to the center of the lake, you still don't need a boat or oar, just a pole.
The deepest point, according to local fishermen, is only about eight feet. If Wei Hao went into the water, he would not be able to reach above his head.
After finishing all this work, Wei Hao made an earthen trumpet out of a bamboo tube, and then stood by the lake and shouted to the "Peach Blossom Lake": "Monsters in the lake, listen, I am Wei Hao, the student from Wufeng County who you dreamed of before! You
I was the one who killed that bastard, Wu Dalang! Use whatever skills you have!"
There was no movement on the lake, but this made Wei Hao convinced that the monster was timid and scared.
There were ripples before, but now there are no bubbles. Isn't this just an "empty city strategy"?
"Haha, old monster, you think I don't know you are in the water because you can't pretend? Look around you. They are all water-draining things. If you don't show up today, you won't show up tomorrow, and you will have to do this the day after tomorrow.
When the lake is drained, you won’t be able to run away even if you want!”
The villagers on the shore looked at each other in confusion. Is this monster really in the lake?
The village elder was also cautious and asked Wei Hao: "Ms. Wei, if the monster is powerful, what should we do..."
"Don't panic, I have fame and fortune, and the luck of the country and the country, coupled with the ancestral sword, the god and the thunder, it would be strange not to chop it to death."
"..."
Seeing Wei Hao's excited eyes, the village elder shivered in fright. After all, this invisible spirit was more scary than a visible person.
After waiting for a while, Wei Hao was about to curse a few words, but he saw a whirlpool coming out of Pinghu, and an old man's voice came from the lake: "You killed my son and kicked me, why do you want to kill everyone!!!"
"Monsters! Monsters! There really are monsters!"
"There really is a monster in the lake!"
"The monster appears!"
"There's a monster!"
In an instant, the villagers dispersed in a hurry. Only Wei Hao stared at the lake with an excited expression. What emerged from the whirlpool turned out to be a huge mangy turtle.