Because they know the urine habits of their own villagers.
What the noble man in front of them said is very likely to happen.
Moreover, they had all heard before that an ordinary fight between two villages in the east turned into a never-ending vendetta.
Even if the Mingfu of the county government came to persuade him in person, it would be of no use.
After more than half of the young men in the two villages were killed or injured, the elders in the two villages finally woke up.
However, a big mistake has been made, and it cannot be made up for or resolved even if you want to make up for it!
In the end, it was several respected old men in the two villages who committed suicide at the entrance of the village with faces full of shame, and then suppressed the hatred between the two villages.
"Everyone, just for the sake of such a river, is it worth it to end up causing a serious loss of vitality between the two villages?"
Li Xuan asked.
"But this noble man, our Qinghe Village needs water after all!"
"Exactly, this noble man, I, the hundreds of people in Dashi Village, also need to drink water!"
The village chiefs of the two villages looked at Li Xuan with helpless expressions.
"It's been raining all winter, why do we have to intercept the river water in spring?"
Li Xuan sneered. From the eyes of these villagers, he could already see what kind of attention these villagers were paying.
"Besides, spring plowing is coming soon. When the spring rains come, there will naturally be more water in the river."
"At that time, whether you are using it to draw water, irrigate fields, or fish in the river, it will not all be up to you.
As for this river, it seems that it flows down from the upper reaches, and it is not dug by your ancestors, and your ancestors lived there when they saw the river.
All villages that live on this river can use this river instead of being directly occupied by a certain village like a bully!"
Hearing this, the village chiefs of the two villages couldn't help but laugh in embarrassment.
"Yes, thank you for your advice!"
"Don't fight over a river when you have nothing to do. When you have time, go to the mountains to dig some medicinal materials, hunt some wild animals, and reclaim an acre of wasteland. Isn't the money you can make more than fighting for a river?"
"Yes, yes, the noble man taught you a lesson!"
All the villagers nodded again and again.
"Okay, you can quickly take the villagers from each village and go home to treat their injuries!"
After arranging the situation, he prepared to leave with Li Chengqian and others.
"My noble man, it's noon, would you like to go to the village to sit, drink a bowl of hot water and rest for a while? It's not too late to leave!"
The village chief of Qinghe Village quickly tentatively invited.
"Aren't you afraid that there are more than 200 people like me and I will have to eat in your village?"
Li Xuan chuckled.
"The noble man is joking, this...?"
The two villages, Dashi Village and Qinghe Village, which originally wanted to fight to invite Li Xuan, were suddenly shocked.
Looking at the more than 200 men behind Li Xuan, he opened his mouth and smiled with embarrassment.
How much food can such strong men eat in one meal?
If you go to their village, don't you eat up all their villages?
"Okay, I just heard that there was a group of poor people, and they had a fight in two villages when they had nothing to do, so they came over with their guards to have a look.
Now that you guys are done fighting, it's time for me to leave.
However, I still give you a piece of advice, now that the border troubles of the Tang Dynasty have been eliminated, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and your families have fertile land. In such good days, cultivate more fields and make more money, then marry an aunt and have more children.
That's the business.
Don't beat and kill people every day for trivial matters. What if you break a leg or lose an eye?
Although you are poor and illiterate, you are probably not stupid.
Such a big person must not engage in loss-making business every day!
Now, there are many ways to make money in the Tang Dynasty, and maybe in a few days, the imperial court will bring the people of the world to make money together!"
Li Xuan said with a chuckle, and then began to greet Xue Rengui, Cheng Chusi and others beside him to leave.
Behind him, the village chiefs of Qinghe Village and Dashi Village were startled, and then shouted with hope in their eyes: "I dare to ask, sir, is what you said true? Can the imperial court care about poor people like me? them?"
"Why did I lie to you when I had nothing to do?"
Li Xuan sneered, "Although you are poor, you are full of energy. If the imperial court builds more cement roads or builds tens of thousands of cement houses, you will still be worried about having no work to do?"
"Thank you for informing me!"
All the villagers in Qinghe Village and Dashi Village could not help but feel overjoyed.
Previously, when the cement road a few miles away from their village was being built, all the young people in their village went to carry sand and gravel to smooth the road, and everyone made three or four guan of money.
"Uncle Third, the villagers in those two villages shouldn't be fighting just over water, right?"
After walking a certain distance, Li Chengqianka turned his head and glanced at the villagers from the two villages who had begun to disperse, and then asked Li Xuan.
"Then what do you think is the real reason for their fight?"
Li Xuan did not stop, but asked directly.
"Third uncle, I don't even think about it! I don't know what is going on that deserves the young men of the two villages to gather together and fight like this!"
Li Chengqian smiled sheepishly, a little embarrassed.
"Which of you knows?"
Li Xuan did not look back, but continued to ask.
"Master, I don't even know!"
Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and others all shook their heads.
"Ren Gui should know!" Li Xuandao.
Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others quickly looked at Xue Rengui.
"Master, the villagers of Qinghe Village and Dashi Village are probably fighting over watering the fields next year!" Xue Rengui said.
"Water the fields?"
Li Chengqian and Cheng Chusi couldn't help but look surprised.
"Ren Gui, it's still more than half a month before spring plowing. Moreover, even if you want to water the fields, it has to be during the summer, and that's three or four months. It's a little early to start watering now, isn't it?"
"Da Lang, Chu Si, you have never been in a village, so you cannot appreciate the importance of a river to a village's fields."
Xue Rengui sighed slightly and explained: "The villagers in those villages rely entirely on the food in the fields for their annual rations. And droughts often occur every year, so these villagers pay great attention to storing rainwater.
As for the river next to the village, these villagers guarded the river tightly and did not allow anyone to touch it.
If there is a drought next year, their entire village will have to rely on that river to survive.
Dashi Village built a dam upstream to store water.
But Qinghe Village downstream has been keeping a close eye on the river for a long time, and naturally it does not allow Dashi Village upstream to interfere with the river!"
"As for why we are fighting now, it is because everyone is wearing thick clothes and all the villagers are very leisurely. It just so happens that the fighting will not delay the farming season.
Even if we cripple a few and rest for a while, when the spring plowing time comes, everyone can still farm..."