Isn’t it good for the five of us to be together?

The further we walked, the more strange I felt, because I saw many small patches of farmland and people cultivating it.

In the middle of the month, Chi Wanshen had already sent people to evacuate the people, and there was no one living near Yuan Qujiang.

Why is this?

I was skeptical, but I walked forward.

Some common people saw us with sharp eyes and called for everyone to come over. A crowd of people gathered here for a while.

I lifted the curtain and saw angry expressions on their faces. I frowned. Things were a bit different from what I thought.

Everyone pointed at me and talked about me, as if they were scorning some heinous person.

I stood firm.

Mr. Zhou: "What's wrong, girl?"

"Why are these people still here?"

Mr. Zhou sighed and said: "Many people were sent here earlier, but they still insisted on staying here. They refused to listen no matter how much I tried to persuade them, as if they were at odds."

"Didn't I tell them that if I go to the next city, I'll get a house and some money as compensation?"

Mr. Zhou: "...I said it, but they still didn't take any action."

While we were talking, a strong man came towards us with a shovel and a group of people, shouting: "We will never leave here. We have been living here for generations. We have also experienced this in previous years. We have experienced such heavy rains without any problems, and now they are asking us to move away. What is this other than occupying the fields?"

"That's right! We won't move!"

Mr. Zhou seemed to be very cautious and took me back, for fear of harming himself.

I watched their actions and thought that the news from the lower reaches and the upper reaches were not connected for some reason. Many farmland and houses in the lower reaches were flooded due to the flood, but they were still living by the Yuanqu River.

Just when I was about to say something, Mr. Zhou spoke first: "You are disobeying the holy will!"

I don’t know how this sentence aroused everyone’s emotions, and they were even more indignant: “When there was no harvest, the government did not allocate funds for assistance, and now our fields are being taken away as soon as the seeds are sown. This is forcing us into a desperate situation!”

Everyone was chattering, getting closer and closer to us. We brought a group of soldiers, but obviously we were not superior in numbers. I was about to leave here first and discuss with Chi Wanshen before coming back, but I was pushed out and became the target of public criticism.

"This is the official sent by the imperial court. If you have anything to say, tell her."

Mr. Zhou had a triumphant expression on his face, and I realized that all the soldiers beside me were his, and the few people I brought with me had already been arranged to settle the craftsmen at the front.

I cursed silently, looking directly at the anger of everyone.

"Some official from the imperial court... locked her up for interrogation... threatened the imperial court..."

I took off my curtain hat, and everyone was a little surprised to see that I was a woman.

"Don't worry, everyone. I'm here not to seize your land, but to settle you in a safer place."

Obviously, my words were a bit weak, and no one believed them. Their emotions had already gotten worse.

In front of him were angry people, and behind him was the rushing river.

I said: "The imperial court has distributed silver coins..."

"Nonsense!" My words were interrupted by Mr. Zhou, "I have never received any silver coins, and the girl has nothing to prove her identity. I'm afraid she is a villain who doesn't know where she came from. If the court appropriates the silver coins, I will The official will definitely be used by everyone, but this girl who comes from nowhere is talking nonsense, she must be trying to shake everyone's determination!"

I looked at him coldly, it was really a good performance.

One is a person with unknown origins and the other is a local official who has been in office for many years. It is obvious who to believe.

I was tied up and kept in a thatched house.

Mr. Zhou had a disagreement with everyone.

Mr. Zhou: "Such a villain should throw her into the Yuanqu River, and no one will know."

Strong man: "No."

I listened to them talking in the room, and I didn't feel any emotions. I just felt a little distressed about the cloak I was wearing. Just now, I was accidentally cut by a sharp object, and my heart was bleeding.

People: "We are good citizens, how could we do such a thing? Just hand her over to the Yamen for disposal."

Strong man: "Yes, why not leave it to the adults."

Mr. Zhou seemed to be in trouble for a while before agreeing.

Common people: "Thanks to Mr. Zhou for protecting us, otherwise we would have been driven away by the soldiers from the imperial court."

"Yes, yes, we have just finished sowing. Half a year's hard work has been spent here."

"..."

Mr. Zhou took me away with a piece of cloth stuffed in my mouth.

Lord Zhou: "Before, I was worried that the girl would be used in an important role. Unexpectedly, the regent only sent a few people to come with the girl. But now, those few people have disappeared. The girl will use this as a chess piece to continue my game. Let’s play chess.”

I glared at him hard.

He took me to the unfinished dam and laughed crazily: "Excuse me, girl, please take a walk in the water."

Just as he was about to push me into the river, I kicked him and ran away while he was avoiding me.

Mr. Zhou cursed and immediately came to catch me.

I couldn't run far while I was tied up, and there were soldiers guarding me, so I fell into his hands again after a while.

Mr. Zhou didn't want to talk nonsense to me and just asked the soldiers to throw me directly into the river.

An arrow came from a distance and shot through the leg of the soldier who was guarding me.

I will not do useless work, so I will naturally delay the time and wait for rescue. Mr. Zhou has a good calculation, but he does not know the plan between me and Chi Wanshen.

A group of soldiers came from a distance, and Mr. Zhou and his party were in a mess. He seemed to know the current situation at once and wanted to catch me as a hostage.

Unfortunately, he didn't tie my legs, so I could still run.

I ran towards the group of soldiers who were coming. Someone picked me up and I was on a horse the next moment.

He pointed his sword at Mr. Zhou who came to catch me, with a joking smile on his face: "Mr. Zhou, I once said that you must be careful with this mouth, you will never speak again."