In the Xinghua Village, which is in the same region as Zhaojiazhuang.
The reason for this name is that there are wild apricots growing all over the mountains and fields in and outside the village. Every year around Qingming Festival, the apricot trees bloom, and the fragrance spreads ten miles.
It is also at this time that the villagers of Xinghua Village will pick apricot flowers and use them to make wine. Therefore, Xinghua wine is quite famous in Changshan County.
But since the drought began, the apricot trees that used to be lush in and outside Xinghua Village have now become withered and decayed.
June and July are the seasons for apricot trees to bear fruit. In previous years, the apricot trees were full of sweet and sour apricots, suitable for all ages.
The apricots that cannot be eaten can also be used to make wine. Apricot wine is also a major feature of Xinghua Village. It's just that this year's apricot trees have fewer flowers and fewer apricots.
Not to mention using them to make wine.
Even for the villagers in their own village, they are almost not enough. And Xinghua Village is not like Zhaojiazhuang, where all the people have the same surname and clan.
There are two major surnames in Xinghua Village. One surname is Xiahou, who is the descendant of Xiahou Ying, a founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty.
But the main family is located in Qiao County, Pei County, Xuzhou today while the ruined branch can only go far away and come to Zhending County, Changshan County, Jizhou.
The other surname is Chu, who is not a local in Zhending County. The old ancestor of the Xiahou family and the old ancestor of the Chu family hit it off at first sight and swore an oath of blood and became brothers of different surnames.
They brought their wives and children to this place full of apricot trees to form Xinghua Village. More than a hundred years have passed and the Xiahou family and the Chu family have become more and more prosperous, and both have grown into large families of hundreds of people.
Inside the Chu Family Ancestral Hall. Chu Ji, the head of the Chu Family, held three incense sticks, bowed deeply three times, and then slowly inserted the incense into the copper incense burner.
"Ancestors, the world is suffering from a severe drought, and this year is getting worse and worse."
"The water in the Hutuo River is almost dry, and there is no water for irrigation. This year's grain harvest has been increasingly declining."
"Ancestors, if you're watching in the afterlife, please protect your children from the clan. It would be best if you send a heavy rain."
After saying that, Chu Ji sighed. Since the drought began, he would come to the ancestral hall to burn incense every day. But in the past few years. The drought is getting worse day by day.
He even suspected that someone had offended the gods in the sky and the dragons in the sea so they were punished with the drought for several years.
At this time, a nimble young man broke into the ancestral hall.
"Dad, I found something big."
Chu Ji frowned and gently scolded: "How can you be so frivolous in front of our ancestors? Also, this is not home, you have to call me the clan leader."
The young man shrank his head and nodded: "Clan leader, I found something big."
Chu Ji's face was slightly relieved, and he slowly asked: "What is it?"
The young man took a deep breath and said: "Clan leader, the Hutuo River may not be dry, but is being cut off by someone"
"What! Are you serious!?"
Chu Ji's eyes were sharp. There was a severe drought in the world, and both food and people needed water so cutting off a water source is cutting off their way of survival. This is hatred greater than killing their parents.
The young man nodded and said hurriedly:
"I traveled to Zhaojiazhuang today and saw that their fields were full of water."
"Chief, you also know that with the Hutuo River also flowing through our village, how could there be so much water for them to irrigate their crops while we barely have any?"
"So I suspect that they diverted all the water from the Hutuo River to themselves and left nothing for us."
Hearing this, Chu Ji's face flushed. Take it back! They must take it back! Only by taking it back can the crops in the village be irrigated with water, and everyone has a chance to survive.
This is how it was in ancient times, if the resources are scarce, You must fight for every acre of land, inches of housing, and every drop of water.
Especially water sources. That is something that almost every household must fight for. Even in modern times with abundant resources, people still fight for water. Not to mention the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Chu Ji took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement. This matter was only Chu Yan's one-sided statement after all. Even if Chu Yan was his own son, he still had to investigate and confirm whether the matter was true. Only then could he decide whether to attack Zhaojiazhuang.
Of course, part of the reason was that Zhaojiazhuang had a lot of martial virtues.
Although they didn't cause trouble, provoking them brought no benefits. The martial virtue of Zhaojiazhuang in Shili Baxiang is no less famous than the apricot blossom wine in their village.
Otherwise, how could Zhaojiazhuang occupy the advantageous position beside the Hutuo River? Didn't they fight for it?
'If this is true, our Chu family alone may not be able to snatch the Zhao family. We have to discuss this with the Xiahou family.'
Chu Ji thought so.
Then, he patted Chu Yan's shoulder: "Yan'er, you did a good job. wait here for a while. I'm going to the Xiahou family to discuss with Xiahou Xing."
"Afterwards, we will send a few more people to investigate."
"You can lead them when it's time."
Chu Yan nodded: "Yes, clan leader."
"Just call me dad."
Chu Ji patted Chu Yan's shoulder.
Chu Yan pouted: "Okay, dad.
The main courtyard of the Xiahou family. The reason why they call themselves the head of the family instead of the clan leader is because the main branch of the Xiahou family still exists and its influence is quite large.
They are just a branch and they have often been in contact with the main branch, and have not completely separated so they call themselves the head of the family instead of the clan leader.
Although the Chu family was once a branch of a large family. But things change, they have long been disconnected from the main branch. It is considered to be a branch of its own. Naturally, they call themselves the clan leader instead of the head of the family.
"Family head, clan leader Chu Ji wants to see you."
"Bring him in."
As soon as Chu Ji entered the door, he said to Xiahou Xing:
"Xiahou Xing, I have something important to discuss with you."
"What is it?"
Chu Ji did not hesitate and said straight to the point:
"My son traveled along the Hutuo River. When he passed by Zhaojiazhuang, he saw that the fields of the Zhao family were irrigated with water."
"Now that the Hutuo River here is almost dry. Where do you think the water went?"
He did not continue and Xiaohu Xing understood immediately.
"Are you saying that the Zhao family cut off the flow of the Hutuo River and diverted the waters into their own fields?"
Chu Ji looked at Xiahou Xing meaningfully:
"After all, this is just my son's one-sided statement. Confirm it before doing anything"
Xiahou Xing nodded:
"You are right. Okay, I will call my son Xiahou Lan over and ask them to go investigate this matter."
"I will do the same thing ." Chu Ji also nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, the Xiahou family sent several people, led by Xiahou Lan; the Chu family sent several people, led by Chu Yan. The group did not make a big fanfare, but sneaked towards Zhaojiazhuang.
Xinghua Village is not far from Zhaojiazhuang, but not too close, only about ten miles. Although both are very close to the Hutuo River. But Zhaojiazhuang is located in the higher reaches of the Hutuo River and is the old site left after the Hutuo River was diverted.
This place has become extremely fertile because of the silt brought by the scouring of the Hutuo River. The location of Xinghua Village is actually not bad but because it has been developed for more than a hundred years, the fertility of the land has been getting worse day by day.
But there is no way, land reclamation is not as simple as turning over the soil. Now that there have been years of drought, even the original land cannot be cultivated well, let alone land reclamation.
Without saying a word, everyone has already approached the fields where Zhaojiazhuang is located. They had to hide behind a small hill far away and look forward. In the flat fields, streams of water crisscrossed and moistened every inch of the fields along the ditches dug in the early years.
"Oh my god, it's true! Zhaojiazhuang actually has so much water!"
"Hutuo River belongs to everyone, why does the Zhao family have to hog it?"
"That's right! We have to take the water back."
Everyone was angry but at this time, Xiahou Lan, the young master of the Xiahou family, stood up and said:
"Everyone should not speculate, what if this water was pumped out of the well by the Zhao family?"
As soon as the voice fell. The people who were originally furious and wanted to jump out and fight with Zhaojiazhuang now gradually calmed down.
Yes! What if it was not the water from the Hutuo River but from the ground? After all, they only saw the water flowing into the ditch, and there was no scene of the villagers actively intercepting the Hutuo River.
Chu Yan snorted at the side:
"How big a well would be needed to irrigate the fields?"
"And if it was water from a well, do you think they would dare to waste it so frivolously?"
Indeed. If it was water from a well, families would not dare to waste it by leaving the water pumping into the gully. Opening the gate to release water is certainly convenient but it wastes too much water.
It is already very good if one-fifth of a portion of water can be used. But, how earthy could they be to this in a drought year? So the best way is to carry the water a little bit by a shoulder pole.
Although it is a bit tiring, it'll save more water to raise the crops.
"Is it because your friends with Zhao Yun are hesitating?" Chu Yan was suddenly accused.
Xiahou Lan opened his mouth, not knowing how to refute. Although Zhao Yun is indeed his friend, he really did not sacrifice public interests for personal interests.
He just felt that since he was here, he should investigate it thoroughly rather than just taking a Quick Look and reporting back hurriedly.
Chu Yan took a step back:
"Fine. Let's go to the Hutuo River now and see if the Zhao family has blocked the Hutuo River."
Having said that, Xiahou Lan had nothing else to say. He had to nod in agreement and the few of them immediately turned around and headed towards the Hutuo River.
After a while, they arrived at the Hutuo River.
Not far away you could see rammed earth walls surrounding the Zhaojiazhuang.
They hid behind the small slope and stretched their heads to look into the distance to find more than ten tall water wheels standing upright on the Hutuo River. Next to the water wheel was a familiar Zhaojiazhuang villager.
After all, they were from the same hometown.
Although they didn't meet every day they had met a few times. At this time, the villagers of Zhaojiazhuang were standing next to the waterwheel, struggling to step on the wheel connected to the waterwheel with their feet.
The wheel rotated rapidly, and the waterwheel also turned slowly driven by the gears. Every time the waterwheel turned, a large amount of water poured into the ditch that was one person wide on the side, and then flowed into every acre of land along the ditch. Most importantly, even though so much water went to the water wheel, only a trickle left towards the village.
"How about now? This is irrefutable evidence. Do you have anything to say?" Chu Yan asked proudly with his head raised.
Xiahou Lan sighed and had nothing to say.
"Let's go back and report it."
Then, several people turned around and left, rushing towards Xinghua Village.
…
"How is it?"
As soon as they arrived at the gate of Xinghua Village, they were stopped by Xiahou Xing and Chu Ji.
Chu Yan said impatiently:
"It's confirmed that it was the Zhao family who cut off the flow of the Hutuo River."
"We all saw they set up more than a dozen water wheels, which continuously brought river water into the fields, but only left us a trickle."
Xiahou Xing and Chu Ji looked while others also stood up to confirm.
Even Xiahou Lan sighed and nodded. Xiahou Xing knew the temperament of this child. He always seeks truth from facts. Since Xiahou Lan nodded in agreement it seems that it was really the Zhao family who cut off the flow of the Hutuo River.
Since you cut off our livelihood, don't blame us for causing trouble for you.
"Alright, let's gather everyone and meet back here in an hour."
"Okay."
Xiahou Xing and Chu Ji looked at each other.
Then they quickly returned to the village with their respective people.
"Father, are we going to cause trouble for the Zhao family now?" Chu Yan asked.
Chu Ji glanced at Chu Yan:
"What do you mean by causing trouble for them? They cut off our water supply, and we are just taking back what belongs to us."
"Go and inform our clan members that a meeting is being held in the ancestral hall now."
Chu Yan nodded:
"Yes, father."
The news spread quickly, one person told ten, ten told a hundred. It didn't take long for all the Chu family members in Xinghua Village to know that a clan meeting was going to be held in the ancestral hall.
Although they didn't understand why the clan meeting was suddenly held, they knew that it must be important enough to concern the whole clan. Therefore, everyone dared not neglect it. They put down what they were doing and rushed to the ancestral hall.
"What do you think the clan meeting is for today?"
"How should I know?"
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter, the crops are dying of drought, and there is not much water in the Hutuo River. I guess the clan leader is going to ask everyone to brainstorm and find a solution."
"I hope there will be a solution, but I hope that the Gods will give us a heavy rain."
"Hush, everyone be quiet, the clan leader is here."
With the appearance of Chu Ji, the originally noisy ancestral hall instantly became quiet. It is obvious that Chu Ji has a very high prestige in the clan. Chu Ji walked in front of everyone, followed by Chu Yan and the people who had just gone to Zhaojiazhuang to investigate.
"Everyone should be very curious about why I'm holding a clan meeting right now."
Everyone nodded.
Chu Ji cleared his throat and said loudly:
"It's very simple, because the suffering we are experiencing now is brought to us by others."
As soon as he said these words, it immediately set an uproar.
"Chief, what do you mean?"
"Yes, do you want us to rebel..."
He didn't dare to say the word "rebellion". But everyone understood what he meant. They aren't so desperate to rebel against the government, rebellion is always the last resort.
However, Chu Ji shook his head:
"Of course not. Have you seen that the flow of the Hutuo River is getting smaller and smaller recently?"
Everyone nodded.
"Yes, it's getting smaller day by day. Now the water in the Hutuo River is not even enough for irrigation."
"Chief, why are you asking us about the Hutuo River?"
Finally, Chu Ji stopped keeping them int eh dark and said:
"The reason why the flow of the Hutuo River has become smaller is not because of drought, but someone has cut off our water flow."
"Due to the drought, the flow of the Hutuo River will certainly decrease, but in previous years, at least a small amount of irrigation can be done."
"But this year, the water flow can't even be used for irrigation."
"Why? It's because Zhaojiazhuang used the water upstream and cut off our water supply ."
As soon as this was said, the whole audience was in an uproar. If the flow of the Hutuo River has decreased because of drought, it is a natural disaster.
Then they may complain and be angry.
But in the end, they can't do much about it because no matter how much they complain and resent, nothing would change.
They were even afraid that their reckless behavior would offend the heavens and bring greater disasters. However, if the decrease in the flow of the Hutuo River was not due to natural disasters, but man-made disasters, that would be completely different.
Why can they enjoy the water while they can only endure drought? The Hutuo River belongs to everyone!
So, after hearing that the water of the Hutuo River was cut off by the Zhao family. Everyone was furious. Of course, not everyone in the Chu family was convinced by such a statement. There was still a small number of people who asked calmly:
"Patriarch, is this true?"
Chu Ji nodded, and then pushed Chu Yan and the people around him forward.
"In order to ensure the authenticity of the matter, I and the Xiahou family send some people to investigate."
"The result is obvious, it was the water flow cut off by the Zhao family."
"If you don't believe it, you can ask them."
The children of the Chu family present came forward one after another to ask questions.
Chu Yan and others had already prepared their words. They answered fluently. Of course, the matter was true so they had no pressure to answer.
As the questioning deepened, the anger on the faces of the children of the Chu family became more evident. It was like a gunpowder barrel and a single spark blew it up.
"I think everyone must have understood it."
"So, next we have to go to the Zhao family to ask for an explanation and take back the water that they took."
"Are you willing to follow me?"
After saying that, he raised his arms and called. The children of the Chu family below were also instantly fired up.
"Yes, take back the water that belongs to us!"
"Yes, take back the water that belongs to us!"
"Yes, take back the water that belongs to us!"
The shouting was deafening. Chu Ji raised his hands and gently signaled to quiet down.
"Of course, our Chu family is not the only one involved in this matter. I also invited the Xiahou family to participate."
"We will gather at the entrance of the village in an hour and then set off with the Xiahou family to confront Zhaojiazhuang."
"Everyone go back and make some preparations."
After that, all the Chu family members present left the ancestral hall and walked towards their own homes but the anger on their faces did not diminish at all.
…
At the entrance of Xinghua Village.
The children of the Chu family and the Xiahou family came out with weapons in their hands.
Everyone stood on both sides clearly. However, most of them were not standard weapons, but ordinary farm tools.
Although the Han Dynasty did not ban swords and weapons, only crossbows and armor. But this does not mean that you can show off your power with swords and spears everywhere.
In fact, the purchase and forging of standard weapons need to be reported. Of course, the process is not difficult. As long as it is not purchased in large quantities, the government generally does not care.
And standard weapons are not affordable for everyone. Most people here are farmers and have not learned martial arts specifically. Even if they buy a standard sword, they will not use it. They have been farming for a lifetime.
If a fight really breaks out, the effect of temporarily changing unfamiliar swords may not be as good as holding farm tools.Finally, all the people from the Chu family and the Xiahou family who were going to Zhaojiazhuang have arrived.
At a glance, they were all young and strong.
The old, young, women and children in the disaster years took out the little food from their mouths and gave it to them first, it was for this moment.
The scale of the Chu family and the Xiahou family was not actually large and was about the same as the Zhao family. But the two families combined and gathered more than 600 young and strong people which was almost as many as all the people in Zhaojiazhuang.
However, the weapons of the Xiahou family side were obviously better. After all, it was a branch of the Xiahou family, a big family in Qiao County, Pei County, Xuzhou.
Maybe the relationship was a little distant but they would more or less accept the gifts from the host family, including but not limited to various books and martial arts.
The Chu family on the other side was obviously much worse. The young and strong held almost all farm tools in their hands. Only a very small number of them held standard weapons.
But in terms of order. The two families were completely opposite. The Chu family was actually more orderly than the Xiahou family, a branch of a large family. Especially when the heads of the two families came over.
After seeing Chu Ji, the people of the Chu family stood up straight and kept silent. There was already a shadow of discipline. When Xiahou Xing came out. Although the people of the Xiahou family also saluted, everyone went their own way again after a while
If you look closely at the eyes of the children of the two families, you will find that the children of the Xiahou family only respect Xiahou Xing.
The Chu family members not only respect Chu Ji, but also fear him.
This is also due to the personalities of the two people. Chu Ji can become the patriarch because he is the most capable person in the Chu family while Xiahou Xing can become the head of the family simply because he is the eldest son of the Xiahou family.
Of course, he is not stupid. A fool cannot be the head of a family with hundreds of people for so long. It's just that he is not as strong as Chu Ji.
Chu Ji walked to the front of the two teams before Xiahou Xing, and then said loudly:
"Everyone be quiet for a moment, let me say something."
As soon as the voice fell. Not only did the Chu family members keep silent, but even the Xiahou family members also quieted down and looked at Chu Ji.
Chu Ji nodded slightly, and then said:
"I believe everyone has already known about the matter of Zhaojiazhuang cutting off the water supply to the Hutuo River."
"Cutting off someone's water source is like cutting off their livelihood."
"So we will take it back! Everyone, follow me!"
As soon as the voice fell, Chu Ji walked in front and led the Chu family to set off first. Xiahou Xing also hurriedly stepped forward with his clan behind him.
Xiahou Lan, who was standing by, came forward and curled his lips:
"Dad, the head of the Chu family is overstepping his authority a bit."
Xiahou Xing looked at Chu Ji's back. "Don't underestimate the head of the Chu family. He is trying to build momentum."
"Build momentum? Is it for our Xiahou family?"
Xiahou Xing shook his head:
"He is building momentum just to establish a strong image among our two families."
"If chaos ever breaks out in the village, and our two families are in the same village, then he will have the opportunity to take command of the people from both families and take a foothold."
Xiahou Lan's eyes widened, he expected the head of the Chu family to have such a big plan.
"Then Dad, are you going to let him get away with it?"
Xiahou Xing shook his head:
"If he's really that capable, it may not be a bad idea to follow him."
"Our two families have been together for a hundred years. Although we're from two separate families, our bond is too intertwined with each other"
Xiahou Lan was stunned. His father was right, over the past hundred years the Chu family and the Xiahou family have lived in the same village with only their names but in fact, they had long been inseparable.
Many of his friends were Chu family members.
His grandmother and several aunts were Chu family members. His brothers also married Chu family members. Even some of his sisters married Chu family members.
The same is true for the Xiahou family. Although the two families have two surnames, they are basically related. With such a relationship. Chu Ji only needs to keep building momentum to take the reign during chaos.
Xiahou Lan understood but it didn't matter.
Because everyone can see what he was doing and it's waiting and watching to see if this wise leader was worth following.
Besides, if the world is really in chaos. Wouldn't you follow someone you know or not?
…
A team of more than 600 young and strong men marched towards Zhaojiazhuang. People from other villages along the way saw them and all gave way. They did not dare to talk to them and shrink their heads. They were afraid that they would get into trouble.
Zhaojiazhuang has thousands of acres of land so before everyone saw the ten-foot-high rammed earth wall of Zhaojiazhuang, they saw the continuous fields.
Unlike their fields that were dry, yellow and cracked. The fields in Zhaojiazhuang were extremely moist. Clear water flowed in the criss-crossing ditches and there was no sign of drought at all.
Looking at the water. Some people in the Chu and Xiahou families had not seen such clear water for a long time and couldn't help but kneel on the ground. They bent down to scoop a handful of water from the ditch and poured it on their faces.
It was cool and refreshing. Since the drought began, they have never done such a thing again. After all, it's just a waste of water. Water in drought periods is calculated drop by drop.
The actions of this small group of people instantly infected the entire team. More and more people gathered around the ditch. Some people scooped up water and drank it, some directly submerged their heads in the ditch just to feel the power of the water flow.
Chu Ji and Xiahou Xing watched this scene but did not stop it because they knew. Only by feeling the benefits of water in person can they be motivated later if they end up fighting.
Although they haven't seen the people of Zhaojiazhuang yet, they have already started to prepare. Because neither Chu Ji nor Xiahou Xing thought that the people of Zhaojiazhuang would easily give up the water.
In the end, they will probably have to resort to force. Sure enough, after they felt the water and returned to the team. The anger on their faces became more and more obvious.
They no longer doubted what their clan leader and the head of the family said and the resentment towards the Zhao family shot through the roof.
Soon, everyone came to the Hutuo River. They have seen more than ten human-powered pedal water wheels standing by the river. On the wheel next to the water wheel. There is always a person standing there pedaling hard.
When one person gets tired they immediately switch to another person. The water wheel is almost never allowed to rest. Every time you step on it you can see streams of water being brought out of the Hutuo River by the water wheel.
It rolls into the big ditch and finally, it flows slowly into every inch of the field along the smaller ditch. Chu Ji coughed lightly to interrupt everyone's thoughts, and said loudly:
"Everyone, come one, I will take you to ask the Zhao family for an explanation."
As soon as the voice fell. Everyone nodded and then followed Chu Ji towards the direction of the water wheel. However, before they reached the waterwheel, they were stopped by two members of the Zhao family nearby.
"Who are you?"
Chu Ji stepped forward and laughed: "Who are we? I am the patriarch of the Chu family in Xinghua Village, and this is Xiahou Xing, the head of the Xiahou family in Xinghua Village.
Behind us are the descendants of the Chu family and the Xiahou family in Xinghua Village."
Hearing about Xinghua Village, the two villagers of Zhaojiazhuang frowned slightly. Of course they had heard of them but the Xinghua Village and Zhaojiazhuang were more than ten miles apart.
What was worth mobilizing so many people? More than 600 young men, perhaps all the young men from the two families in Xinghua Village had come.
Moreover, they all looked very angry and were all carrying weapons. It was obvious that they were not here for any good intentions! Thinking of this, the two villagers were nervous.
One of them immediately winked at the other. The villager immediately understood and ran back to inform the clan leader. Only the clan leader could deal with such a matter
The other villager took a deep breath and stood in front of the people in Xinghua Village with a calm expression. He could only delay enough for the village to gather manpower.
As for his own safety, he had ignored it. Anyway, as long as he doesn't die, he can go back and ask Zhao Li two bowls of divine milk.
Even if he loses his arms and legs he'll recover quickly.
"So you are the famous Chu family and Xiahou family of Xinghua Village. I am honored to meet you."
"I wonder why you gathered so many people at my Zhaojiazhuang?"
Chu Ji and Xiahou Xing looked at each other, a little bit surprised. The small Zhaojiazhuang is really full of talent. Just one person has the courage to stop more than 600 people with weapons.
Chu Ji did not answer, but asked:
"Who are you?"
The Zhaojiazhuang villager bowed and saluted:
"I am Zhao Can, just a doorman in Zhaojiazhuang."
Chu Ji nodded slightly:
"Zhao Can? Okay, I will remember you. We want to go to the Hutuo River now. Will you let us through?"
Go to the Hutuo River? Is it that simple? Zhao Can searched through his memory and realized that the Hutuo River is not only in Zhaojiazhuang. They also stretch to Xinghua Village.
Could it be that they can't go to the Hutuo River in Xinghua Village, and have to come to the Hutuo River in Zhaojiazhuang? Is there another reason? Zhao Can thought a lot, however, he doesn't have the authority to decide this matter.
After all, who knows whether they are telling the truth or a lie? If he lets them in and they cause trouble, it'll be a huge loss they probably can't recover from.
Zhao Can shook his head and said firmly:
"I'm sorry, I can't let you in."
Chu Ji stared at Zhao Can:
"Aren't you afraid of so many people behind us?"
Zhao Can nodded calmly:
"Of course I am afraid, I'm just an ordinary person."
"But this is my duty, so I can't let you go."
"If you are not in a hurry, my cousin has already gone to find the clan leader.You can wait for our clan leader to come and discuss it with you."
"You won't make things difficult for a mere doorman like me, right?"
Chu Ji looked at Zhao Can with admiration.
He is not afraid of danger and can deal with matters calmly.
Although they came here to grab water, they are really not in a hurry at this moment and what Zhao Can said makes sense. The Hutuo River is not an inanimate object but a river. No matter how much they fight for it, the river water still flows without human intervention.
So even if they want to take the water of the Hutuo River from the Zhao family, In the end, the Zhao family leader and most of the Zhaojiazhuang villagers still need to agree and make the final decision.
Otherwise, the upstream Zhaojiazhuang will cut off their water flow every few days and make them suffer unless... they are all killed, do you really think that the Han government will ignore it?
Moreover, even if they can win, their Chu family and Xiahou family will suffer heavy losses. They may even never recover from this. Therefore, it is best to negotiate in a friendly way. But no matter what, they need the water.