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From the direction of the capital, a group of richly dressed playboys were galloping towards them on horseback.

Ren Jingxing squinted and looked over; it was Chu Huaiyu and his group of underlings.

"Boss!"

"Boss, what brings you to the estate?"

"Boss, how about we go to a brothel and play Russian roulette together, waah!"

One of the henchmen's mouths was forcefully covered.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Can't you see Lord Ren is here?"

The younger brothers looked into the crowd and then spotted Ren Jingxing's father.

In front of their father, they invited the Ren family's son to play Russian roulette.

Even these regulars at the brothel felt a little embarrassed.

"Ahem, boss, what are you doing here?"

Ren Jingxing pointed to the waterwheel:

"You're here to help my dad with some little gadgets."

The group of playboys looked toward the waterwheel.

A little gadget?

This is way too big!

"As expected of the boss..."

The spoiled brats over here kept calling Ren Jingxing "boss".

The heads of the various manors below were somewhat bewildered.

They had already heard that this Marquis's heir was quite formidable.

But surely it's not right for so many spoiled brats to call him boss?

Marquis Xuanwei was just a down-on-his-luck marquis.

Does the heir of the Marquis of Xuanwei have such influence?

At this moment, the person in charge of the estate of Marquis Changxin came over.

"Young Master Huaiyu, the Marquis's son has installed a waterwheel, which is not good for irrigating our farmland."

Why don't you discuss it with the heir apparent of Marquis Ren and see if we can dismantle this waterwheel?

The head of the Changxin Marquis's residence was somewhat skeptical that Ren Jingxing could have such great abilities.

He now hopes to indirectly force the Ministry of Agriculture to dismantle the waterwheel through Chu Huaiyu.

Without even asking any questions, Chu Huaiyu immediately scolded:

"Bullshit!"

Do you think I don't understand what kind of person my older brother is?

I think the real reason they're bothering to water the fields is that they're deliberately trying to cause trouble!

The people in charge of Changxin Hou's estate were dumbfounded.

No, young master, which side are you on?

Being born out of wedlock, he never intended to protect the profits from the estate!

Zhuang Tian cursed inwardly.

Seeing that even the head of the Changxin Marquis's residence couldn't handle the matter, the other estate managers also gave up trying to speak up.

With Chu Huaiyu exerting pressure, the farm managers no longer dared to obstruct the installation of the waterwheel.

The waterway, made of two bamboo poles joined together, extends outwards from the waterwheel to both sides.

The gurgling river water was pushed to a high place by the waterwheel, and then poured into bamboo tubes, flowing to both banks.

The waterwheel is finally installed!

At this moment, Ren Jingxing patted Chu Huaiyu on the shoulder and said:

"Thank you. This thing is a waterwheel, specially used to irrigate the water for people on both sides of the river."

"Once the waterwheel report is submitted, I'll have my father give you a commendation!"

Chu Huaiyu blinked:

"A single merit? How much of a merit could that be?"

Ren Youjing smiled mysteriously:

"At least it's no less than what happened with the salt coupons!"

Upon hearing that the credit would be so great, Chu Huaiyu and the others all showed anticipation on their faces.

The salt ration coupons really made these guys look good at home.

For Chu Huaiyu, it wasn't just about receiving money and horses.

He was even eligible to attend some family meetings.

The trickling river water, after passing through waterwheels and bamboo pipes, eventually flows into the farmland of ordinary people on both sides.

Because these farmlands never have water flowing through them, there aren't even irrigation ditches.

However, the people were all eager to water their fields. Even without irrigation ditches, they came to collect water bucket by bucket and then poured it into their fields.

Just like a water pipe.

Ren Jingxing and a group of people from the Ministry of Agriculture arrived at the end of the bamboo tube.

The sound of rushing water was clearly audible.

The smiles on the faces of the people were hard to suppress.

The waterwheel was finally completed.

When the people who were collecting water saw the officials from the Ministry of Agriculture arrive, they were all moved to tears and rushed over to kowtow to them.

"Thank you so much, Your Honor!"

"Thank you so much, sir! If it weren't for you, our fields would have died of drought!"

"You're a good person!"

The people kowtowed frantically to Zheng and his entourage.

The officials of the Ministry of Agriculture had never seen such a scene before.

They kept pulling the people up, but the people kept kneeling down.

Finally, Zheng, having no other choice, quickly pointed to Ren Jingxing and explained:

"Fellow elders, the credit for the waterwheel does not belong to our Ministry of Agriculture."

The invention of this waterwheel, its installation on the Lian River, and the ability for everyone to fetch water for irrigation, are all thanks to the efforts of this young master, Ren Jingxing!

The people were stunned at first, then they all turned around and knelt down in front of Ren Jingxing.

Some of the people were still in a daze.

"Ren Jingxing, what a familiar name."

"I remember there was a playboy in the capital named Ren Jingxing!"

"The纨绔 (spoiled brats) of the capital are all good-for-nothings; we can't use them to smear this young master!"

"Ahem, don't talk nonsense. I heard from the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture that this Ren Jingxing is also a prince."

The people were immediately embarrassed and dared not look at Ren Jingxing.

Ren Jingxing was both amused and exasperated.

The actions of its predecessor in the capital have deeply penetrated the hearts of the people.

But Ren Jingxing also knew that these people had simple and honest ideas.

If you do good deeds, they praise you; if you do bad deeds, they scold you. That's all.

"Actually, the credit for this waterwheel doesn't go entirely to me and the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture."

These young masters also provided a great deal of help.

They were all sons of the owners of the surrounding estates.

Originally, these officials wouldn't let us install the waterwheel, but they reprimanded the person in charge of the farmland, and only then were the waterwheels installed.

After Ren Jingxing finished speaking, the crowd of people kowtowed to the several纨绔 (sons of wealthy and powerful families) to express their gratitude.

These纨绔 (sons of wealthy and powerful families) had never experienced the feeling of being thanked by the common people.

Several regulars at the brothel couldn't help but blush with embarrassment.

"My lords, you must take good care of the people in charge of these estates."

They abused their power and influence under the guise of the noble lords, bringing them much infamy!

Chu Huaiyu's face revealed a righteous expression, and he said with a dignified air:

"Don't worry! I'll tell my father about this when I get home and he'll punish those in charge properly!"

Unwittingly, Ren Jingxing once again salvaged the reputations of Marquis Anren, Marquis Changxin, and other marquises.

The waterwheel is indeed powerful; as long as the river flows, the waterwheel can continuously transport water to the surrounding farmland.

Moreover, since the waterwheels run day and night, the Ministry of Agriculture had to immediately dig irrigation canals to ensure that the farmland would not be flooded at night.

This is another major function of waterwheels!

Unmanned operation, running day and night!

Although the people were all crowded together drawing water, it seemed as if there weren't enough waterwheels at all.

But after the canal was dug and water was pumped in overnight...

There won't be such crowds tomorrow.

Farmland around Lianhe River in Yongnian County has been saved.

Ren Jingxing, Ren Hou, and Ren Bing spent most of the day working on both banks of the Lianhe River.

Amidst the people's deep gratitude, the two finally returned home to rest.

During the meal, Ren Hou brought up the matter again.

Madam Li was overjoyed and kept serving Ren Jingxing food.

Shen Shumin, who was accompanying Ren Jingxing, looked at him with adoration, her eyes seemingly brimming with admiration.

Seeing is believing.

Shen Shumin practically grew up listening to rumors about Ren Jingxing.

But it wasn't until she saw it with her own eyes and came into contact with it that she understood.

What does it mean that rumors can easily ruin a person?

Such an outstanding person as the Crown Prince was actually slandered as a good-for-nothing wastrel.

It must be someone else's jealousy!

After finishing his meal, Ren Jingxing instructed Ren Bing:

"Father, don't forget to share some of the credit with Marquis Changxin and the others when you go to court."

Ren Bing nodded:

"Don't worry, I know what's important!"