After being read by the tyrant, the character of the little cannon fodder completely collapsed

Chapter 25 Doubt

Fan Kang was fished out of the pot, with rice even hanging from his hair.

Unfortunately, he was pushed down again before he could stand upright. The rice grains all over his body were plundered cleanly by the victims, and he was dragged out by a pair of hands in embarrassment.

"Thank you, thank you." He cupped his hands and thanked the strange man in front of him, but then he realized something was wrong: "Are you not a disaster victim?"

Each of the victims was sallow and thin, with green eyes. The man in front of him exuded a clear and casual elegance.

"Master Xiazhe, I was passing by here to see you guys giving porridge. I thought I could come over and help, but I didn't expect..." Chen Qianzhe pointed to the commotion around him.

"There's nothing I can do. It's like this every time. I'm used to it." Fan Kang helped his bun and saluted again: "Are you guys passing through Fancheng? If you don't have a place to rest, you can come and sit at my house. , drink a cup of tea and wash away the dust."

He ordered people to pack up the pots and stoves and other items, and took the three of them back downstairs.

Contrary to imagination, Fan Kang, as the clan leader, lives in a simple courtyard with two entrances and exits.

Ling Xi wondered: "Don't you mean that all the people in the Fan family are rebellious? But I think this patriarch is quite good, with the style of a Confucian scholar."

Qian Shizhi smiled meaningfully: "That's because, girl, you haven't seen other Fan family members!"

Fancheng was originally a wasteland, where the ancestors of the Fan family cleared wasteland, cultivated land, and raised their children. After generations of hard work, it developed into what Fancheng is today.

Although there are also families with other surnames coming to the city, the Fan people account for [-] to [-]% of the total, and they are truly the leaders in the area.

Later, the imperial court sent officers and soldiers to garrison, and the military power was suppressed, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the Fan family.

Relying on the family's great business and large clan, the Fan family had dozens of conflicts with the city defense army. The Fan family's vitality was severely damaged and they couldn't swallow their cowardice, so that no one even wanted to do it.

Fan Kang was a Jinshi and was appointed to accept the position of clan leader when he was in danger. He reluctantly dealt with the relationship between the court and his clan members.

Fan Kang invited the three of them to sit down. Before he could greet them, he heard someone shouting outside the door.

"Fan Kang, come out here."

"Third uncle?" Fan Kang quickly stood up to greet him: "Third uncle, why are you here?"

Outside the fence, several strong men surrounded the old man with a white beard and rushed in menacingly.

"Fan Kang, are you leaving porridge again?"

"...Yes, Third Uncle, listen to me..."

"Fan Kang, you're quite capable. You're holding something from the public house for personal reasons." Uncle Fan's beard fluttered angrily: "Don't even think about it. Our Fan family doesn't even have enough to eat, and you're still holding it." Use the white rice to feed the idle people."

"No, third uncle, the rice used for the porridge belongs to me. I personally..."

"What is your own? Your surname is not Fan? As long as your surname is Fan, then you are a member of the Fan family. Our Fan family does not raise rice from outsiders... huh? Where did the three of them come from?"

When Sanshu Fan saw Chen Qianzhe and the others, he glared, "There is another woman..."

That look swept over Ling Xi's whole body extremely wantonly.

Ling Xi felt very uncomfortable and was about to turn around when her eyes darkened and Chen Qianzhe stood in front of her.

He tilted his head, and with his clear aura, his eyes were gloomy as if he wanted to kill someone, and he stared at Uncle Fan.

Uncle Fan looked away angrily: "Fan Kang, who are they? Are you picking up random people on the street again?"

"No, third uncle, they are just passers-by," Fan Kang introduced the three of them with a smile: "This is the eldest elder of our family and my third uncle. This is Mr. Zhe. These two are..."

He still doesn't know the names of Ling Xi and Qian Shizhong.

Chen Qianzhe said coldly: "Let's just rest and leave. There is no need to know the name."

He turned over, put one hand around Ling Xi's waist, and put him in his arms, making him sit in front of him, completely blocking everyone's sight.

Third Uncle Fan gritted his old teeth and smiled: "The road is not peaceful now, especially those of you with young women. You'd better be careful, don't blame others for losing your life!" He glared at Fan with a warning. Kang, without saying anything else, took the people away.

Qian Shizhong spat: "Clan Chief Fan, what you did as a patriarch is too cowardly. That old man even pissed on your head."

"To be honest, the position of patriarch of the Fan family originally belongs to my third uncle. I am just here in name only. I just want the clan members to suffer less... Come, don't talk anymore, let's drink tea."

Fan Kang doesn't have any good tea, it's just tea powder and broken leaves. After brewing with hot water, a faint tea aroma wafts out.

Chen Qianzhe asked about Fancheng's past events in a casual tone.

Ling Xi had nothing to do. She walked around the yard with tea and took a sip of tea.

"Well……"

She hummed and reluctantly swallowed the tea in her mouth.

"What's wrong?" Chen Qianzhe ran over immediately, his pupils slightly nervous.

"It's okay, it's just that this water... is too unpleasant to drink!"

"Doesn't it taste good?" Chen Qianzhe glanced at her doubtfully, took her hand and took a sip of the tea in her cup.

After tasting it, he swallowed it with difficulty: "It's true, it's bitter, astringent, and sticky...a strange smell that even tea can't change."

Qian Shizhong squatted on the edge of the well and knocked on the brick wall: "Look at this muddy water..."

There had been a severe drought in the past few months, and it had rained heavily in the past few days. The dry wells barely held some water, but it was still very turbid.

"This is salt-alkali water," Fan Kang said with a smile: "It's okay on weekdays, but it's even harder to drink during the season when it doesn't rain. Our ancestors drank this kind of water and are used to it. You are guests, so you're not used to it. .”

"Don't drink such unpleasant water. We have water bladders in the car," Chen Qianzhe took Ling Xi's teacup, "If you are thirsty, ask Qian Shizhong to go back and get it."

Ling Xi didn't seem to hear what he said, and said thoughtfully: "I know why the drought in this place is the worst!"

It has also not rained for several months, but the disaster is the worst on this side of the Shiliang River.

Fan Kang was shocked: "Why?"

"Saline water!"

It is difficult to grow crops on saline-alkali soil.

But the Shiliang River is an underground river, which buffers the pH of the soil to a large extent, so food can survive.

But if there is a drought season, the water level of the Shiliang River drops and the salinity index soars. Not to mention the crops, the vegetation will wither.

"Saline-alkali water," Chen Qianzhe also thought about it: "So, the problem here can also be easily solved. South-to-North Water Diversion... As long as ditches are opened and the water from the Li River is diverted, the situation of the saline-alkali land can be fundamentally solved!"

"Do you still know about the South-to-North Water Diversion Project?"

[Isn’t the South-to-North Water Diversion a term that only came into being in modern times? 】

[How could the tyrant know such a trendy word? 】

Chen Qianzhe's pupils shrank uncontrollably, and he said calmly: "However, this matter is a huge project and must be considered in the long run. Chief Fan, let's talk first..."

He grabbed Fan Kang's wrist and walked quickly back into the house.

Ling Xi looked at his back and frowned slightly.

【Am I thinking too much? 】

[Why do I feel like Tyrant...is a bit strange! ! 】

(End of this chapter)