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

Chapter 12 Ximen Village is in a hurry
Zeng Kuan was not made proud by Gao Zhi's flattery; on the contrary, he became more vigilant, and other men from Zhongmen Village gradually gathered around.

Gao Zhi's expression changed, and he quickly stated, "We're here to offer our congratulations, not to cause trouble."

"Congratulations? You're being so kind?" Taking advantage of his age, Han's father spoke to Gao Zhi very rudely.

Gao Zhi's face twitched, and he said with a forced smile, "We don't have any grudges against each other, do we?"

Zeng Kuan waved his hand impatiently, "Just tell me what you're here for, no need for all this pretense."

Gao Zhi immediately went down the slope and pulled Zeng Kuan aside to speak quietly.

"You know we're having trouble getting water from our village, right? Everyone wants to dig a well, but we just can't find anyone who knows the ropes!"

Zeng Kuan laughed, "Then keep looking! Do you think I understand just because you don't? You can find out by asking around. This well in our village was dug with the help of Uncle Han's son-in-law from Dongmen Village. It's all because the people from Ximen Village offended the entire Dongmen Village, especially Xiong Kai, who so recklessly broke off the engagement with the Su family, making the Su family a laughing stock."

When they were causing such a commotion, you didn't step in to do anything or offer any assistance. Now that you need their help, you come to me. Do you think I have that much face to lose?

Gao Zhi blushed deeply after being spoken to. If it weren't for the well-digging project, he wouldn't have wanted to stay any longer. "Village Chief Zeng," he said, "what happened before was indeed our village's fault. I will definitely teach them a lesson and make them make amends to the Su family and apologize to Dongmen Village. Do you think that's possible?"

"Sigh!" Zeng Kuan sighed deeply, feeling somewhat sorry for Gao Zhi. "If it were only the Su family's matter, I could still find a way to help you deal with it, but the problem is that the Su family doesn't understand either!"

"What do you mean?" Gao Zhi's expression changed, thinking that Zeng Kuan was playing a trick on him, and he glared at him angrily.

Zeng Kuan jokingly said, "The one who knows this is Shen Yi from Daxunhe Ferry! Do you know Shen Yi? He was originally Mo Laotian's prospective son-in-law from your village, but Mo Laotian broke off the engagement! You know more about the Shen and Mo families than I do. If you ask me, Mo Laotian is truly heartless, and so are you! As the village chief, you didn't do anything about it, and now you have the nerve to ask Shen Yi for help?"

Gao Zhi's face was filled with doubt and surprise; the last glimmer of hope he had held had been extinguished.

"There can't be no one else besides Shen Yi!" This was Gao Zhi's last act of defiance.

Zeng Kuan remained indifferent, saying, "You don't understand! Why don't you ask around, Village Chief Gao? Maybe you can find some other capable people?"

Gao Zhi's trip was fruitless; he was ridiculed and mocked by Zeng Kuan, which made him so angry that his heart, liver, spleen, and lungs ached. He returned home with a stern face.

He suddenly stopped as he passed Mo Laotian's house and shouted angrily from outside the fence, "You never do anything good all day long, you just cause trouble for me everywhere!"

The Mo couple were stunned and rushed forward, but Gao Zhi didn't give them a chance to ask questions. Instead, he scolded them even louder, "I didn't ask you to contribute to the village, but you can't even teach your daughter properly. I don't know what you've been doing all these years!"

"Chun Chunxiang?" Mo Laotian subconsciously thought that Mo Chunxiang had caused trouble, and hurriedly looked at Guan Shi.

Mrs. Guan shook her head vigorously, "Your daughter has never gone out!"

The couple quickly figured out the reason and both turned pale.

Mo Laotian wanted to say something, but Gao Zhi had already stormed off with his men, and the other villagers also had some complaints about Mo Laotian and his wife.

What was originally a simple matter has become such a hassle for them because of your ungrateful behavior. How can they not feel resentful?

As soon as the villagers left, Guan panicked. "What should we do, sir? Does the village chief dislike us? Will he make things difficult for us? Why don't you go and ask around, see if you can help?"

Gao Zhi wasn't a magnanimous person, and the couple knew it perfectly well.

Mo Laotian's expression was gloomy and he hurriedly caught up with Gao Zhi and his group.

Guan waited for a while before Mo Laotian returned, but seeing his pale face, her heart sank. "What's wrong?" Mo Laotian sighed and told her the whole story.

Guan hadn't expected that their broken engagement would affect such a major event for the entire village, and for a moment she was at a loss.

Mo Chunxiang was the first to panic, "Father and Mother, Shen Yi isn't the only person from the surrounding villages who crosses the river. We can ask someone else if we don't need his help."

"Yes, yes, yes! Daughter is right! Husband, you should go and look for it. If you find it, you can atone for your crime, and the village chief will definitely not hold a grudge against us anymore." Guan Shi urged Mo Laotian to do it as if he had grasped a lifeline.

After Mo Laotian left, Guan couldn't help but complain to Mo Chunxiang, "How could Shen Yi be so petty? Breaking off the engagement is a matter for our Mo family. How could he take it out on the whole village and make everyone in the village curse you?"

Mo Chunxiang was furious, but as a young woman, she really couldn't confront Shen Yi. She could only whine and complain to Xiong Kai.

Perhaps it was good luck that Mo Laotian found a master well-driller.

After inspecting Ximen Village, the master shook his head repeatedly and said to Gao Zhi, "Your village is too dry, and the terrain is too high, so there's no way to get water."

Upon hearing this, Gao Zhi panicked. "Impossible! They've already managed to get water in Zhongmen Village, right next to us. If they can get water, why can't we?"

"Is that really true?" The master was somewhat surprised. He personally went to Zhongmen Village to take a look and kept exclaiming in amazement, "It's really strange. Who is so knowledgeable as to know that water can come out here?"

After marveling at his skill, the master admitted his inferiority and left.

Gao Zhi felt utterly disheartened and returned to Ximen Village dejectedly.

Within an hour, the whole village knew about it, and some people even went to the Mo family to find Old Man Mo.

"Old Tian, ​​this concerns the future of the entire village. You can't let your daughter act recklessly!"

"That's right! You promised to repay a debt of gratitude by marrying the girl off to someone else, but you went back on your word. That's really unfair! In my opinion, your family should honor the marriage agreement."

"I agree! Hurry up and let Chunxiang marry Shen Yi so that Shen Yi can help us dig the well."

"That's right, that's right."

The villagers were all talking at once, and Mo Chunxiang was so frightened that she dared not go out.

At the crucial moment, Xiong Kai arrived.

"Fellow villagers, Dongmen Village and Zhongmen Village are all waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves! I know you're all anxious, and I am too, but we can't afford to panic in this situation. Instead, we should unite against external forces. Shen Yi is destined to bring misfortune to his family. If Chunxiang marries him and something happens to her, who will take responsibility for the people causing this commotion today?" Xiong Kai's sharp gaze swept over each villager.

Those he saw instinctively avoided his gaze.

Xiong Kai paused for a moment, then continued, "I heard that Shen Yi isn't a petty person. He even gave compensation when Uncle Mo broke off the engagement. Logically, he shouldn't take this to heart and hold a grudge against the whole village. Why don't I take the gifts and personally go to Shen Family Village to ask someone to talk to him again?"

When everyone heard that Xiong Kai was willing to step forward, they stopped insisting on the Mo family breaking off the engagement.

As soon as the villagers left, Xiong Kai immediately turned around to comfort Mo Laotian's family, "Uncle Mo, don't worry, I will definitely invite them over."

He had wanted to go to Shen Yi when Mo Chunxiang complained to him before, but only to warn him. Now that he needed Shen Yi's help, he had to hold back for the time being and wait until the water was found in the village.

(End of this chapter)