The person in charge replied cryptically: "Why do you need to say it so clearly? We all know it well. You were responsible for building this dam. It has only been completed for three days, and it collapsed due to the wind and rain..." He suddenly grinned, hiding a knife in his smile.
He continued: "Of course, this is definitely not because the young lady is not supervising well, it must be because the craftsmen are cutting corners." His meaningful eyes wandered over Jin Yunlan's wet face.
Jin Yunlan dismissed his lame suggestion. She pointed out the unusual crack in front of him and said solemnly: "This was obviously caused by someone deliberately pushing it down with brute force, and it was not caused by shoddy workmanship. If you don't believe it, you can
Ask the elders of the clan to come and check for themselves to see if they can clear my name." She pretended to ask for justice.
The person in charge panicked, thinking that she was just a little girl who was inexperienced in the world. He was so frightened when this happened that he thought that if he just frightened her, he would be able to ignore the matter. He would also be guilty of drinking and causing trouble.
She could be covered up like this. Who would have thought that she was so calm and calm that she didn't take any trouble with him at all, but instead started to accuse him righteously.
"It's rainy in the summer. Although the weather has been sunny and not raining in the past few days, this summer is not over yet, and it is inevitable that strong winds and rainstorms will suddenly strike. Since you are responsible for following up on this flood control work, the temporary dam has only been built. The key point is
The dyke section has people taking turns to stay on guard to prevent danger. What's more, when the storm comes, it is your duty to be at the scene as soon as possible, observe the peak situation at any time and make corresponding countermeasures. It is not your duty to get drunk.
Like mud, it will be too late until the next morning!"
The person in charge was not convinced and was scolded by a hairy girl in front of all his subordinates. However, due to her status, he had to give her a bit of a thumbs-down, so he replied with a neither soft nor hard expression: "I don't have any."
Without knowing the power of a prophet, how could I predict in advance that someone has ulterior motives and would do such a heinous and unethical thing."
Jin Yunlan was furious for a moment, and her tone couldn't help but become stern. She raised her voice: "Since you are in charge of this errand, you should fulfill your duties. I believe that if you are caring and send people to pay attention at all times, thieves will not take advantage of the loopholes."
.The thief would not dare to push down the dam in the dark under strict supervision. Don't you know that the north-south canal is close to thousands of hectares of fertile land. If something goes wrong, will the entire Luo City still have food to harvest this year? By then
Who will be responsible, you who was on duty? Or me who has completed the task?"
The person in charge lowered his head angrily, without saying a word, while his eyes, which were red from the smell of alcohol, were still moving around maliciously.
Jin Yunlan took a deep breath, temporarily suppressed the anger in her heart, and tried her best to tell him calmly: "I will report this matter truthfully and will never cover it up." After saying this, she quickly passed him by.
When the person in charge saw her walking away, he got angry. He ripped off his bamboo hat and threw it on the puddle of water. He showed his fierce look and kept cursing: "A yellow-haired girl dares to show off her authority in front of me.
If it weren’t for the fact that the clan leader is her father, who would care about her? Bah, damn, I won’t even look at you as my concubine..."
Before he could finish spewing the curse words, he heard two "swish" sounds in the air, and two stones hit his back knees one after another, causing him to bend his knees involuntarily, falling forward, and finally fell into the water with a dance.
In the pit.
Apparently the sediment in the water cleaned his dirty mouth very well, otherwise he would not keep spitting out earth-colored blisters.
Seeing this, a group of subordinates rushed to help him with all their chatter.
A relieved chuckle came from behind the willow tree not far away, and a black figure, like smoke, flashed past under the morning light that broke through the clouds.
Li Zhi successfully returned home before it was completely bright.
As soon as he changed out of his soaked clothes, Li Tang broke in through the door. At that time, his upper body was naked, and water drops kept rolling down his shoulders and back.
Li Tang narrowed his eyes, looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Where did you go last night?"
Li Zhi shifted his gaze and looked at the dazzling morning light outside the window, "You didn't go anywhere, what happened?"
Li Tang turned to look at the wet shoes he took off outside the door, which were stained with mud and sand. The sky was clear last night. If he hadn't gone out, how could the wet soil have come on his shoes? He shook his head helplessly. This younger brother could never learn from this.
Will lie, "Did you go down the mountain? Go to help the eldest lady? Xiao Zhi, when did you become so merciful and take care of Luo City's business?"
Seeing that he was exposed, Li Zhi no longer covered it up, but replied noncommittally: "It's just a private matter and has nothing to do with the two clans." After changing clothes, he came to the door blocked by Li Tang, with a calm face, "Get out of the way, I want to go out.
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Li Tang was in a stalemate with him for a while, then turned around to make way for him. When he passed by, he held his forearm again, stopped him and asked, "Xiao Zhi, when did this happen?"
Li Zhi glanced at the locked arms, moved his gaze upwards, saw the other person's face was stern, couldn't help frowning, and asked slowly: "What do you mean?"
Li Tang asked insightfully: "When did you fall in love with her?"
"Nonsense." Li Zhi broke away from his restraint, "I sincerely hope you can spend some energy on cultivation instead of worrying about the love between your children all day long."
Li Tang solemnly replied: "Xiao Zhi, although my talent is not as good as yours, I am your brother after all. An elder brother is like a father, and I am just fulfilling my responsibility. You are the head of the Li family. Regardless of Li family's situation
No matter how it is, no matter what the current situation is, we all take you as the leader, and you should set an example." After he said this, he didn't give Li Zhi a chance to reply, and walked away with Shao Kei in his arms.
Li Zhi's clear eyes showed a little doubt.
"baffling."
At the same time, Jin Yunlan went back without stopping to report the matter to his father.
After hearing this, the patriarch's face turned pale. However, from a father's perspective, he still praised his daughter's adventurous spirit. But he couldn't help but wonder how she managed to establish a relationship with Yuanyuan overnight without any publicity.
A simple embankment was built.
Jin Yunlan evaded this and said only that God was merciful and the rain was not so strong that it was difficult to walk. In addition, he had been practicing diligently these days and his strength had also improved greatly, so he had such good results. From beginning to end, only
There is no mention of Li Zhi taking the risk to come to help.
The clan leader told her not to be too tight, but to relax appropriately. He also said that the clan had received a lot of praise for her recently, and even Zhao Ziyang, who was picky and high-minded, came to him and praised her for her great progress in studies.
Jin Yunlan scratched his head guiltily, changed the topic, and asked his father if he had any clues about the gangster who pushed down the dam.
The patriarch said nothing, and his usually clear eyes were now dim and unclear, filled with both anger and worry, and more importantly, pain.
At first, Jin Yunlan just guessed that this person was coming for her, in order to destroy her reputation and hinder her path. But now she thought about it, I am afraid that this person's intentions were not that simple.
Once the north-south water channel is broken, it will directly threaten the lifeblood of Luo City. If there is a fight between each other, the price paid will be too high. If one move is not careful, the people of Luo City will also suffer.
Who is it that wants to do such a heinous thing even if both parties are harmed? Is it possible that the Great Elder is secretly manipulating it?
She asked the patriarch Xiang uncertainly: "Father, did the great elder invite him to go out this time?"
The clan leader nodded and frowned slightly: "You suspect it's him? But he's not in the city at the moment."
Jin Yunlan said worriedly: "I heard that the great elder prides himself on being powerful and has always been dissatisfied with my father for ascending to the position of patriarch first. Is it because he is trying to use this matter to destroy my father's achievements over the years and cause my father to lose the support of the people?"
The patriarch resolutely denied: "It's impossible. My brother will never do anything to harm Luo City. Someone else must be behind it. I will try my best to trace it, but there is little hope."
Jin Yunlan refused to give up, "The Great Elder's outing may be just a cover, and it is possible that he deliberately made you and I take it lightly."
The patriarch's tone suddenly became stern: "Lan'er! He is my elder brother, and no one knows him better than me. He is also your uncle, and you should not speculate on your elders behind their backs like this."
Seeing his resolute attitude, Jin Yunlan couldn't help but sigh and had nothing to say. She casually found an excuse and left her father's study.
Before going back to the house, when she passed by her mother's Jialan Courtyard, she met Jinyun Chong, who was wearing a riding costume and walking towards her with great dignity. He passed her by without even saying a word of greeting.
Jin Yunlan's heart trembled, she pursed her lips, tried her best to form an arc, turned around, forced out an awkward smile, and stopped his forward pace, "Little insect, where are you going?"
Jin Yunchong didn't turn around, didn't even look back, he just turned his head slightly, squinted at her from the corner of his eye, and said coldly: "There is a riding and shooting competition in the autumn trial, I am just going to practice. I am not as talented as the eldest sister. If
If you want to achieve something, you can only study hard and practice hard." He did not forget to sarcastically say.
"There are still riding and shooting tests in the autumn exam?" Jin Yunlan was shocked.
"Yes, this is the new teacher competition project of the college. The eldest sister has been busy accumulating reputation in the past few days, and she has inevitably neglected the college's courses." He attributed all the hardships that Jin Yunlan had experienced in the past few days to her.
Just for fame and reputation. Before I left, I scoffed at this.
Jin Yunlan did not deeply speculate on the underlying meaning of her brother's unkind words. At present, she was confused by the newly added mounted archery event. Among all martial arts, Mounted Archery was the one that Jinyun Lan was least good at. She didn't use any of it.
She doesn't have superior eyesight when it comes to the art of riding a horse. If she were to mount a horse with her back arched, she would undoubtedly be a living target in human form, ready to be slaughtered.
God, this is simply bad news!
So when Yuan Manman got up in the morning, he reminded her to avoid going to Kongshan Mountain. But at night, she couldn't help but run up to Kongshan Mountain. And this time she went up crying.
The moment she saw Li Zhi, she rushed to him, grabbed his hand, and begged him for help with tears in her eyes, "A Zhi, help me."
After Li Zhi heard her tragic words as if a disaster was imminent, he helplessly led her to a remote place in the back mountain. This chapter has been completed!