Chapter 110: Held Back by the Villagers

ghtly, "I advise you not to play with fire.""Becoming a royal merchant is not as simple as you think."Fang Jinxiu didn't care.Some things you only know if you try."Your Majesty, as the Seventh Prince...On the way down the mountain, Zong Yu told Fang Jinxiu about the water source.

"I was going to fetch water and let you have a good bath, but now that the water source has been found, I'll have to keep you waiting for a while longer."

To say I'm not disappointed is a lie, Fang Jinshu really wants to take a bath.

In such hot weather, even though I haven't washed my hair or body for several days and wipe myself down every night, it's like drinking poison to quench thirst. It's nowhere near as comfortable and refreshing as taking a good bath in water.

"Well, since the villagers found that water source, there's nothing we can do about it."

Zongyu saw disappointment hanging faintly on his daughter-in-law's face, her brows furrowed tightly.

Fang Jinxiu herself knew that under the current circumstances, wanting to take a bath was simply a fantasy.

Unless they can find another secret water source up on the mountain.

Having reached the foot of the mountain, Zongyu organized his men as usual to prepare for their ascent. Today, there were more people than yesterday, and many families had sent their elderly and young back home, leaving more able-bodied individuals.

Zongyu's gaze swept over these people, each of them either avoiding his eyes or giving him a fawning smile and nodding.

These families were very selfish. Yesterday, they didn't know the situation in the mountains and thought there would be no return, so they pushed out their elderly and weak to take their place.

Now that I know there's really water in the mountains, I can't wait any longer and must go see it myself.

Yesterday, one by one the people who went up the mountain couldn't control themselves. When they saw the water, they rushed over and drank their fill. Zongyu didn't stop them either.

I don't know when I'll be able to drink water so refreshingly again, so why not let them have a good time drinking it.

When the irrigation ditch is dug down the mountain, this amount of water will be supplied to dozens of households in the entire village. I'm afraid that each household may only get a small amount of water per day.

"Same as always, after going up the mountain, anyone who disobeys orders will be responsible for their own consequences."

"You need to bring your own tools for digging and fetching water."

"Ready Let's go."

He walked ahead, leading the way, while Fang Jinshu followed behind him with a small basket on her back.

The mountain path was not easy to climb, but everyone’s spirits were much better than yesterday. Perhaps knowing there was water in the mountains gave them hope, so they were especially determined.

Fāng Jǐnxiù didn't fare as well.

All the way, she relied on Zongyu's care to barely make it to the water source. During the journey, some villagers grumbled and expressed discontent towards her.

"Whose family digs a water canal and brings out a woman"

"Isn't this a waste of everyone's time Let's get there and start digging as soon as possible. What's the point of bringing a woman along to hold everyone back"

Zong Hu heard this and turned his head to glare at the person.

"What did you say"

That person felt they were right and glared back defiantly.

"Well, what did I say wrong"

"It takes more than an hour to climb the mountain, and we need to be down before dark. We don't have much time left for digging the irrigation canal as it is, and bringing a woman along will only slow us down."

"What isn't dragging us down"

“Since he doesn't live in the village, he doesn't care about us living or dying because digging a water channel would be inconvenient for him.”

Zhong Huqi stopped abruptly, turning to face the person.

"You say my brother doesn't care if you live or die"

"If it weren't for him, you wouldn't even dare to enter this mountain. If you have an opinion, why don't you go up there and dig the irrigation canal yourself Don't expect anyone to protect you!"

There was an argument in the team. Some people tried to mediate, while others egged them on.

Many people felt Fang Jinxiu was indeed holding them back. She walked slowly and constantly stopped to dig here and there, not knowing what she was doing.

It took quite a while.

Zong Yu and Fang Jinxiu, who were walking in the front, also heard the sound and stopped to turn around.

"What happened"

"I don't know, I'll go take a look."

Fang Jinxiu hurried to follow.

As soon as the two appeared, the other party was displeased. The person immediately fell silent and said nothing.

"What happened" Zongyu asked.

Zong Hu angrily pointed at the man and repeated his words.

Fang Jinxiu raised an eyebrow after hearing this. She wasn't even bothered that these people were taking up Zong Yu's precious personal time. If she remembered correctly, wasn't it Village Head Wang who had begged Zong Yu to lead the team in digging the irrigation canal

What do these people have against her If not for this mess with the irrigation ditch, she could have had Zong Yu take her up the mountain alone every day.of another one, leaving two remaining.It was deep into the night, but Jinxiu Villa was shrouded in an eerie black mist. A faint smell of blood lingered within the fog.Zongyu suddenly reined in his hor...