“How is it?”
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Xinghua Village, they were stopped by Xiahou Xing and Chu Ji.
Chu Yan said impatiently:
“Confirmed, it’s the water from the Hutuo River that the Zhao family has cut off.”
“We all saw them setting up more than a dozen water wheels, constantly diverting the river water into their fields, but they only left us a little trickle.”
After finishing, Xiahou Xing and Chu Ji looked at the others.
Others also came forward to say that Chu Yan was right.
Even Xiahou Lan sighed lightly and nodded.
Xiahou Xing knew the temperament of his child.
He always sticks to the facts.
Since Xiahou Lan had agreed.
It seemed that the Zhao family had indeed cut off the Hutuo River.
Good, good, good!
Since you cut off our livelihood, don’t blame us for finding trouble with you.
“I’m going back to tell my clan about this now.”
“Me too, we’ll gather here in an hour, and we’ll go together to question the Zhao family.”
“Good.”
Xiahou Xing and Chu Ji looked at each other.
Then they quickly returned to the village with their respective people.
“Father, are we going to trouble the Zhao family now?” Chu Yan asked.
Chu Ji glanced at Chu Yan:
“What do you mean by ‘trouble them’? They cut off our water, we are taking back what belongs to us.”
“Alright, everyone praises you for being as light as a swallow, now it's your time to shine.”
“Go and inform our clan members, tell them that there will be a clan meeting at the ancestral temple.”
Chu Yan nodded:
“Yes, father.”
After finishing, he flashed and darted out.
He was extremely fast.
He disappeared in a blink of an eye.
The news spread quickly, one told ten, ten told a hundred.
Soon, all the households of the Chu family in Xinghua Village knew about the clan meeting at the ancestral temple.
Although they didn’t understand why there was suddenly a clan meeting.
But they knew.
The whole clan never convened unless necessary, and when they did, it was always a matter of great importance to the whole clan.
Therefore, everyone dared not be negligent.
They all put down their work and rushed towards the ancestral temple.
“What do you think this clan meeting is about?”
“How would I know?”
“Sigh, the weather is getting hotter day by day, the crops are all dying from drought, and there's barely any water left in the Hutuo River. I guess the patriarch is looking for ways to solve the problem together.”
“Hopefully there's a solution, but I actually hope that the heavens will send us a heavy rain.”
“Shh, everyone be quiet, the patriarch is here.”
With Chu Ji's appearance, the noisy ancestral temple instantly fell silent.
Obviously, Chu Ji had great prestige in the clan.
Chu Ji walked to the front of everyone, followed by Chu Yan and the group who had just gone to Zhaojiazhuang to investigate.
“You must be all curious why I called for a clan meeting.”
Everyone below nodded.
Chu Ji cleared his throat and said loudly:
“It’s simple, because the suffering we’re experiencing now is brought upon us by others.”
As soon as the words fell.
Everyone in the hall was in an uproar.
“Patriarch, what do you mean?”
“Yes, are we supposed to rebel…?”
He didn’t dare say the word “rebellion.”
But everyone understood what he meant.
It’s just that if this is really the case, everyone is still unwilling.
Because they haven’t reached the point of truly having nowhere to turn.
Rebellion is always the last resort chosen when there is no other choice.
However, Chu Ji shook his head:
“Of course not rebellion. Have you all noticed that the water flow of the Hutuo River has been getting smaller and smaller?”
Everyone nodded.
“Yes, smaller and smaller each day.”
“Now the water in the Hutuo River is not even enough for irrigation.”
“Patriarch, why are you asking about the water in the Hutuo River?”
Finally, Chu Ji stopped beating around the bush and said:
“The reason you feel the water flow of the Hutuo River is getting smaller is not actually because of drought, but because someone has cut off our water flow.”
“The weather is dry, and the flow of the Hutuo River will indeed decrease, but in previous years, there was at least a small amount of water for irrigation.”
“But this year, the flow is not even enough for irrigation.”
“Why? Because Zhaojiazhuang upstream is using water wheels to cut off the water that belongs to us.”
As soon as these words came out.
The whole hall was in an uproar.
If the flow of the Hutuo River decreased because of drought, it was a natural disaster.
Then they might complain, they might be resentful.
But in the end, they could only hold their noses and accept it.
Because no matter how much they complained or were resentful, it wouldn’t have any effect on heaven.
They even feared that their reckless actions would offend heaven.
And thus suffer even greater disasters.
However, if the flow of the Hutuo River decreased not because of natural disasters, but because of man-made disasters.
It’s a completely different story.
We all have two eyes, one nose, and one mouth.
Why can you occupy the water flow?
While we have to endure the drought?
The Hutuo River belongs to everyone!
It’s not an individual’s!
Therefore, after hearing that the water in the Hutuo River was actually cut off by the Zhao family.
Everyone present showed strong anger.
Of course, not everyone in the Chu family was swayed by this single sentence.
There were still a small number of people who calmly asked:
“Patriarch, is this confirmed?”
Chu Ji nodded and then pushed Chu Yan and the people around him forward.
“To ensure the authenticity of the matter, I joined forces with the Xiahou family and sent some people to investigate.”
“The result is obvious, it was the Zhao family who cut off the water flow.”
“If you don’t believe it, you can ask them.”
The Chu family disciples present all stepped forward, asking questions one after another.
Chu Yan and others were already prepared with their responses.
They answered fluently.
Of course, the matter was true, so they had no pressure answering at all.
As the questioning deepened, the anger on the faces of the Chu family disciples became more and more apparent.
It’s like a powder keg.
It just needed a spark to ignite the gunpowder.
Chu Ji was that spark.
“I’m sure everyone is clear now.”
“So, next we are going to find the Zhao family to demand an explanation, to snatch back the water that belongs to us.”
“Are you willing to go with me?”
After finishing, he raised his arm and shouted.
The Chu family disciples below were instantly infected.
“Willing, take back the water that belongs to us!”
“Willing, take back the water that belongs to us!”
“Willing, take back the water that belongs to us!”
The roar was deafening.
Chu Ji raised his hands and gently pressed down.
The Chu family disciples instantly quieted down.
“Of course, this matter is not just for our Chu family, I have also invited the Xiahou family to participate together.”
“We will gather at the village entrance later, and then we will set off together with the Xiahou family to go to Zhaojiazhuang to demand an explanation.”
“Alright, everyone go back and make some preparations.”
After finishing, all the Chu family disciples present left the ancestral temple and headed towards their own homes.
But the anger on their faces did not decrease.
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