The first stop of the canal construction work was so smooth that even God was jealous. Everyone was like a chicken with its blood pumped up, and rushed non-stop to the second stop - Liujiazhuang next to Xiaoyanzi Mountain.

Ling Chenyu had already talked to the village chief before, but the village chief was like a fence-sitter, leaning to both sides. When he saw that the situation was not right, he immediately changed his face. Before Ling Chenyu talked to him about repairing the canal, he was like a loach, slippery and agreed readily, but he had his own plans in mind, thinking about how to get some benefits.

In this world, the grain is in the hands of King Chen, how dare he not agree? But what if he agrees? Some people in the village just don't buy it.

Especially Aunt Wang, who had suffered a great loss at the gate of Prince Chen's mansion before and was feeling aggrieved. Now that she was in her own territory, she naturally wanted to get back at him.

Auntie Wang took the lead, and standing behind her were a group of aunties who were on good terms with her. These people believed everything they heard, and Liu Jingshu had bribed them by sending some potatoes and other things to the village.

They all agreed that Liu Yaoyao was an ungrateful person who didn't help her fellow villagers but instead distributed food to outsiders. How despicable! Now that they had the chance, they jumped out to show Liu Yaoyao their displeasure.

As soon as she saw Liu Yaoyao and the others, Auntie Wang started to yell: "Hey, you want to build a canal? Where will the water come from? I'm afraid it will be a waste of money and labor when these canals are built!"

"That's right, you don't care about the lives of us ordinary people at all, so why do you want to be the King of Chen? You might as well die early!" Chen Cui agreed. She used to have a good relationship with Liao Rong, but now she disliked Liu Yaoyao and the others, so naturally she wanted to join Aunt Wang in making trouble.

Leng Feng immediately stood up and coldly rebuked: "How dare you curse King Chen? According to the law, all nine generations of your clan should be executed!"

Chen Cui was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she hid in the crowd tremblingly, and quickly hid in the crowd, not daring to say anything. But she was still mumbling something in her mouth, and no one knew what she was mumbling.

Seeing this, Liu Yaoyao sneered and said, "There are so many laborers in the village. If you don't want to come out to repair the canal, that's fine. We can let our guards take over, but from now on, don't even think about using the water in the canal. If you can do this, sign the agreement and we won't bother you."

As she spoke, she leisurely took out a piece of paper and read the contents of the agreement in front of everyone. When the women heard this, they immediately went wild.

"You say we don't need to use it, so why can't we use it? This canal was built in front of our house, why can't we use it?" a woman said unconvinced.

When Liu Yaoyao heard this, a fierce look flashed in her eyes. Leng Feng saw this and immediately swung the dagger in his hand. The dagger seemed to have eyes and whizzed through the woman's hair, cutting off a section of her hair. The woman was so scared that her legs trembled and she almost wet her pants.

Seeing this, the other villagers were also frightened and silent, and dared not say anything more. Liu Yaoyao glanced at everyone coldly, and then continued: "Repairing the canal is for the benefit of everyone, not for a certain person or a certain village. If you don't cooperate, don't blame us for being rude."

After saying that, she flicked her sleeves and turned away, leaving behind a group of stunned women. Ling Chenyu followed closely behind, and continued to head to the construction site with the guards.

As for the women, they all looked like eggplants hit by frost, dejected and withered. They knew that they had really hit a wall this time, and they would never dare to act rashly again.

Along the way, Liu Yaoyao and Ling Chenyu chatted and laughed, as if what happened just now had never happened. And the guards were also full of energy, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

As for the women, they climbed up from the ground tremblingly, like chicks that had just escaped from a wolf's den, and gathered together to chatter.

"Auntie Wang, we all listened to you. We suffered such a great loss at the hands of that little bitch this time. Are we just going to let it go?" someone asked indignantly, with resentment written all over his face.

Aunt Wang glared at her and said unhappily, "Do you think I don't want to? But don't you see that there are soldiers guarding over there? How can we, with our little arms and legs, confront them head-on?"

"But are we just going to swallow our anger like this? This is too frustrating!" Another person muttered, looking reluctant.

Aunt Chen interrupted, "Sister-in-law Li, although that's true, we have to look at the situation. Liu Yaoyao and Ling Chenyu are not easy to mess with. The guards under them are all experienced in battle. If we force our way in, I'm afraid we will be the ones who suffer."

"What should we do? Are we just going to watch them build the canal while we can't do anything?" another person complained dissatisfiedly.

Aunt Wang sighed and said helplessly: "Well, now all we can do is wait. Once they have repaired the canal, we will find a way to get back at them. If we confront them head-on now, we will only suffer losses."

After hearing what Aunt Wang said, although everyone was still unwilling, they also knew that now was not the time to confront each other head-on, and they could only swallow their anger for the time being.

Liu Yaoyao had already ordered the work to start. How could they, the masters and their mothers, do such rough work as repairing the canal? So Ling Chenyu took Liu Yaoyao back to his farm.

As soon as she returned to Zhuangzi, Liu Yaoyao seemed to have returned to her own little world and immediately became lively.

She held Ling Chenyu's hand and asked curiously, "You are a prince, why did you choose such a remote place as your farm? Are you trying to experience life and pursue a feeling of returning to nature?"

Ling Chenyu was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He gently scratched Liu Yaoyao's nose and said lovingly, "Yaoyao, why do you always think of such weird things? Although this village is located in a remote area, it has its own unique charm. The scenery here is beautiful, and the people are simple and honest. It is a good place to cultivate one's character."

Liu Yaoyao curled her lips and said disapprovingly, "Cultivate your character? I think you are here to get some peace and quiet, right? Are you fed up with all the red tape and intrigue in the capital, so you came here to get some peace and quiet?"

Ling Chenyu felt a little helpless, but not angry. Instead, he smiled and nodded, "You are right. This place can indeed allow me to temporarily avoid the troubles. But more importantly, here I can find the tranquility and inspiration I need."

Liu Yaoyao couldn't help but roll her eyes after hearing this. "Inspiration? I think you are here to have fun, right? Otherwise, why would you bring me here?"

Ling Chenyu laughed and rubbed Liu Yaoyao's head, "Yaoyao, you are my joy. With you around, everywhere is a paradise."

As the two chatted and laughed, they had already arrived inside the manor.

【Good night, see you tomorrow】

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