Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

In Liujia Village, a group of people gathered in front of the village chief's son's house, chatting amongst themselves.

"You mean, people from Zhangjia Village have come here to steal things?" Liu Dexi asked, frowning in confusion.

"That's right, it's lucky that the fourth brother's kid saw it, otherwise my two fish would have been stolen by that person!" the man said angrily.

The people around them also chimed in with indignation.

"The people from Zhangjia Village are going too far! It's bad enough that they fight us for water and land, but now they're actually coming to our village to steal things!"

"Yes, these fish were a gift from the Celestial Lord. Even though we got them back, we can't let this go unpunished, Village Chief!"

"Yes, we have to make the people from Zhangjia Village hand that guy over. We're willing to fight them again; I'm still seething with anger about what happened last time!"

"Village chief, tell me, when exactly are we going to fight back?"

The people around were indignant and looked ready to start a fight.

"No need to go, they will come to us themselves." Liu Dexi thought for a moment and slowly shook his head.

Most people suddenly realized what the village chief meant, while only a few remained confused and clueless.

"Why is that, village chief? We're already being lenient by not going after them, how dare they come looking for us?" someone asked in confusion.

"Are you stupid?" The person next to him rolled their eyes. "What did those people from Zhangjia Village steal?"

"Fish! What's wrong?"

"Where did the fish come from?"

"Of course it comes from the Immortal Lord! Don't tell me you don't even know that?" He looked at me like I was an idiot.

Damn, you're the one who's an idiot.

"Water, oh water, fish can only be caught from rivers where there are fish!"

"But Liu Er said that the immortal caught this fish in a pond where there were no fish."

"...Can a celestial being be like us? I must have been out of my mind to talk to you in such a roundabout way. We know that, but that person from Zhangjia Village doesn't. Since our village has fish, it means there's a river. That's the key point."

The man paused, and somehow the anger in his heart dissipated. He sighed and added with a complicated expression.

"After all, it's not just the people of Liujia Village who are short of water and can't find food."

Those around him looked at each other in bewilderment and fell silent upon hearing this.

Yes, if it weren't for Bai Xianjun, their situation wouldn't be much better than Zhangjia Village's.

"If the people from Zhangjia Village come later, tell me immediately. Before that, whatever you do, don't get into a fight with them."

Liu Dexi said.

He had some concerns, after all, the feud between the two villages ran deep, and he worried that the villagers might not be able to resist fighting them.

However, to Liu Dexi's surprise, no one present objected; they simply nodded in silence.

He thought about it again and understood.

Isn't this Zhangjia Village just a microcosm of the former Liujia Village?

……

On the other side, Zhang He paced anxiously at the village entrance, occasionally looking up in the direction of Liu Family Village.

A group of villagers stood around him, eagerly awaiting his arrival.

After learning about the situation in Liujia Village from Zhang Yongyuan, he initially did not believe it.

Based on my understanding of Zhang Yongyuan, he absolutely wouldn't dare to go to Liujia Village's territory.

But from other people's accounts, we know that the people of Liujia Village did indeed chase him into the village.

Zhang He didn't want the villagers to know before the matter was confirmed, but not long after he left, Zhang Yongyuan spread the news throughout the village.

Everyone rushed to him to confirm the situation. Zhang He had no choice but to call on the quick-witted people in the village to go to Liujia Village to find out what was going on.

To everyone's surprise, he didn't return for a long time, which made Zhang He very worried.

"Why haven't they come back yet? How long have they been gone? Could they have been discovered by the people from Liu Family Village?"

Zhang He felt a pang of regret, and he grew increasingly displeased with the nonchalant Zhang Yongyuan standing to the side.

Originally, all they needed to do was quietly send a few people to check Liujia Village. If there was nothing there, at most it would just disappoint those few people who knew the situation.

Now it's caused quite a stir, and the whole village knows about it.

We shouldn't have believed Zhang Yongyuan's lies. The groundwater in this area is almost dried up, so where would we get water to raise fish?

"Village Chief, although I may be a bit of a scoundrel in my daily life, I would never dare to lie to you on such an important matter. Besides, if this were false, I'd still be here, wouldn't I? Whether you kill me or not, it's all up to everyone to decide, isn't it?"

Zhang Yongyuan casually kicked a stone on the ground and said.

"They're here! They're back!" came the murmurs of the crowd behind them.

Zhang He squinted and looked into the depths, and sure enough, he saw a figure stumbling and running towards them.

"How is it?" Before the man could even rest for a moment, they all crowded around him, anxiously asking.

"Cough, cough, cough, fish, so many fish!" The man, half-lying down and panting, said, "Almost every household in Liu Family Village has fish as long as half an arm. What Zhang Yongyuan said is true!"

Zhang Yongyuan said, "See, I wasn't wrong. Their village definitely diverted the water to a place we can't find."

He naturally didn't know whether the water was diverted by the people of Liujia Village, but who would care now? He was just giving the villagers an excuse.

Even if I find out the truth in the end, I won't be criticized.

Zhang Yongyuan thought to himself.

"The people from Liujia Village are going too far!" the surrounding people shouted angrily.

"Exactly, we have to go to them and demand an explanation!"

Amidst the murmurs, Zhang He remained silent, his face grave as he pondered.

"Yes, village chief, you have no idea. I almost got caught and beaten up by the people from Liu Family Village just to verify my guess! They just can't stand to see our village doing well."

Zhang Yongyuan bitterly recounted the treatment he had received, which only fueled the fire, making the person secretly overjoyed.

He made sure the whole village knew about it beforehand, precisely because he wanted this situation to happen.

Now that things are under his control, no matter how much the village chief feels something is wrong, it's useless; he can't withstand the pressure.

"Exactly! It's bad enough that they cut off our water supply, but they almost beat up everyone in our village! We have to get an explanation from them!"

Sure enough, amidst the crowd's protests, Zhang He said helplessly, "Since that's the case, let's do as everyone says, but we'll have to wait until tomorrow. It's getting late today, so we should conserve our energy."

Zhang Yongyuan and the others criticized Liujia Village together. After returning to his house, his expression changed instantly, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

He achieved his goal!