After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 13 Xiong Kai Asks for a Visit

"Alright, alright, Xiong Kai, if you can really resolve this matter properly, I'll agree to your marriage with Chunxiang," Mo Laotian said through gritted teeth.

Previously, he was afraid of gossip, so even though he knew his daughter's feelings, he didn't dare to agree easily. Now, he felt that he should marry his daughter off as soon as possible to avoid all the gossip. The Xiong family's conditions were indeed not as good as the Mo family's, but they were much better than the Shen family's.

Suppressing his excitement, Xiong Kai solemnly assured him, "Uncle, don't worry, I'll go to Shenjiazhuang right away."

It was farther from Ximen Village to Shenjiazhuang than from Dongmen Village. By the time Xiong arrived at Shenjiazhuang, it was past noon. He asked the villagers for directions to Shen Yi's residence, but when he got there, he found that Shen Yi was not at home, and the nearby villagers did not know where Shen Yi had gone.

He was so anxious that he could only squat outside Shen Yi's house and wait until evening before someone came to talk to him.

"Who are you?" Xu asked, looking at Xiong Kai with suspicion as she carried her basket.

Xiong Kai immediately stood up, looking alert. "I've come to find Shen Yi. Does Auntie know where he went?"

"You're looking for Shen Yi! Which village is he from? Is he also digging a well?" Xu Shi immediately revealed Xiong Kai's purpose.

Xiong Kai was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, but dared not directly mention Ximen Village.

Madam Xu didn't mind, and said, "You're too late. Ever since Shen Yi helped Dongmen Village and Zhongmen Village dig a well, even the township heads of other villages have been alarmed. Everyone is vying to have Shen Yi dig a well. I don't even know which village he's in now. Where am I supposed to find him?"

Xiong Kai's face darkened. "Are you his family?"

Mrs. Xu nodded smugly, "I'm his second aunt, so what?"

Xiong Kai seemed to be deep in thought, and stuffed a small bag of wild vegetables into Xu Shi's hand. "Could you please ask my second aunt for help? I really have something urgent to discuss with Shen Yi."

Xu looked troubled, but for the sake of the wild vegetables, she gave him a suggestion: "I can't find Shen Yi, but the mayor of Qingsha Township should know him. After all, Shen Yi took the job with the Su family from Dongmen Village this time, and the mayor is also from Dongmen Village."

Upon hearing this, Xiong Kai showed no joy whatsoever; instead, his expression grew even more unpleasant. "The Su family of Dongmen Village?"

Madam Xu nodded repeatedly, "That's right, his name is Su Chunlin. You can find out by asking around. I have to go back and cook now."

Xiong Kai was stunned by the news and couldn't recover for a while. By the time he realized what was happening, Xu Shi had already disappeared.

Helpless, he could only return in anger.

Upon receiving the news, Gao Zhi immediately went to inquire.

Xiong Kai had already prepared his words, and said helplessly, "Village chief, uncles, I went to his house in person, but I couldn't find him. Aunt Shen Yi said that he is now famous, and even the township heads of other villages are vying to have him help them dig wells. Aunt Shen Yi doesn't know where he is, so I really can't help him!"

"How could this happen!" an old man sighed, collapsing to the ground in despair. "Does God really not want the people of Ximen Village to live?"

Gao Zhi's expression changed, and he scolded in an annoyed tone, "What nonsense are you spouting! If we can't find Shen Yi, we'll fight it ourselves. I heard that Zhongmen Village also started by fighting it themselves, and the whole village was riddled with holes. You guys are all talk and no action!"

A slightly younger man chuckled twice, "We're just afraid of wasting our energy! What if we don't dig anything out? Everyone's working and drinking water like crazy, and we won't have enough water saved up at home to waste." "Then we might as well just wait to die of thirst!" Gao Zhi said angrily without thinking.

The village of Ximen is experiencing a lot of unpleasantness due to the well-digging issue.

In Dongmen Village, another well that produces water has been dug thanks to the efforts of the villagers.

Looking at the well, Su Changxi felt a huge weight lifted from his chest, and he laughed wildly at Su Changfu, "Brother, with two wells like this in our village, we're all set!"

The previous well had a low water volume; after accumulating water overnight, it was only enough for the villagers to distribute the next day, and there was no more. Fortunately, water always came out and never stopped flowing, but he was still worried, fearing that the well would run out of water and the villagers would fall into a water shortage crisis again. Now that there is another well, he can finally rest easy, and maybe he can even save the crops in the fields.

Seeing his younger brother so happy, Su Changfu couldn't bear to dampen his spirits. He waited until Su Changxi calmed down before saying in a deep voice, "It's good that we have two wells here. Zhongmen Village also has a well, so there won't be any problems for now. Only Ximen Village..."

Upon hearing the name Ximen Village, Su Changxi's face immediately darkened. "What are they trying to do now?"

Su Changfu sighed and shook his head. "It's not that they're causing trouble, but their village hasn't dug a water well yet. The water they managed to collect through trickery is probably almost used up. If this continues, I'll have to step in to solve the problem. Meanwhile, our village has dug two wells at this time. Do you think they'll cause trouble?"

He also disliked the people of Ximen Village, but what could he do? He was the township head! He couldn't just stand by and watch the villagers in his township die from lack of water.

Su Changxi pouted unhappily, "The fact that our village was able to dig a well is the result of the villagers' hard work. Brother, even if you were the township head, you couldn't just give up this well. The villagers definitely wouldn't agree to it."

"I know that too!" Su Changfu said with a worried look on his face.

Just then, he saw Su Tai watching the commotion from the sidelines, so he quickly went over and asked gently, "Little Tai, where are your father and Shen Yi now? Your uncle wants to ask them for help."

Su Tai smiled sweetly at Su Changfu and replied crisply, "My dad and Brother Shen went to Panlong Township. It's not far, but the township head said they can only come back after my dad and Brother Shen help them dig a well. My dad took two taels of silver from them, and if he can't dig water, he can't come back!"

Su Changfu immediately became anxious, "How could they do this? This is outrageous!"

Su Tai shook her head. "Uncle, to be honest, it was my father's fault. He made all the promises to them and even took money from them. It's only right that they wouldn't let him leave before he got the job done."

Su Tai was speechless when she heard about this. Ever since the water was dug out in Zhongmen Village, Su Chunlin had been enthusiastic and blindly confident. He insisted on working with Shen Yi, claiming that he would be Shen Yi's assistant. However, he couldn't help at all and always liked to show off and speak on Shen Yi's behalf.

At first, she helped purchase the right to use a spring, partly because the village was truly desperate.

Unexpectedly, after the second success, Su Chunlin went even further. In order to teach him a lesson, Su Tai decided to stop interfering and just watch them make trouble.

Unexpectedly, without her help the third time, the two actually dug a well with a considerable amount of water, making the duo famous.

Panlong Township was suffering from a severe drought, and the township head had no other choice but to place all his hopes on Shen Yi and Su Chunlin. As before, Su Chunlin took on all the responsibilities, while she watched coldly from the sidelines, not planning to intervene early, but to let them suffer a setback first.

"But what about Ximen Village? Oh! What are we going to do?" Su Changfu's brows were furrowed so deeply they could practically crush a fly.

(End of this chapter)