The scene suddenly froze. All the villagers of the Mo Family held their fishing tools tightly and stared at Chi Zhiyong ferociously. As long as Meton gave the order, these people would immediately kill all these useless soldiers and crab generals.
Moreover, the villagers of the Mo Family had just lived a good life, and they didn't want to go back to those poor days. For the hard-won good life, they could sacrifice their lives.
For a moment, the South Gate of Chang 'an City was at daggers drawn. Everyone stared at Meton. Whether to resist or to compromise, everyone's fate depended on this young man.
Meton took a deep breath, took a deep look at Chi Zhiyong, turned back and shouted, "Open the water wheel and let the dutiful General Chi check it carefully."
Everyone was relieved instantly. It seemed that the villagers of the Mo Family finally compromised. The soldiers guarding the city couldn't help but feel lucky from the bottom of their hearts. Meton was the county earl who founded the country, while they were just soldiers without any foundation. If there was a conflict, Meton might not be hurt, but they definitely couldn't escape.
Chi Zhiyong couldn't help showing a complacent smile. As long as he opened the water wheel and let him check it, the secrets of the Mo Family would be presented to him without reservation.
But he didn't see Meton's secret gesture. Li Yi understood it and suddenly knocked the gong in his hand for a few times.
After the guards of each water wheel heard the secret signal, they immediately pulled a hidden buckle and pushed the whole water wheel five steps away.
The sound of cracking was ear-piercing. Chi Zhiyong thought of something and suddenly his face turned pale.
"What have you done?" Chi Zhiyong roared and suddenly stepped forward, pointing his long spear at Li Yi, "Get out of my way immediately."
"Hahaha!" Li Yi laughed heartily. This time, he didn't stop him. He dodged to the side, revealing the broken pieces of wood behind him.
"It's destroyed!" Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that the Mo Family had such a backup plan. Obviously, these broken wood pieces were the secret skill of the Mo Family's Living Fish, and now they were all destroyed.
However, they didn't know that the Mo's Village had suffered various tests these days. The poor Mo's Village suddenly found a way to make a fortune. After the news spread, it immediately caused a sensation within a radius of ten miles. People from the neighboring villages found various excuses to come to the Mo's Village in order to know the secret skill of living fish.
Many relatives who had not visited the Mo Family Village for many years suddenly came to visit them with gifts. The matchmakers who had never visited the Mo Family Village suddenly changed their attitude. Matchmakers came to the Mo Family Village one after another. However, these matchmakers did not look at the young men. Instead, they beat around the bush.
The village head of the neighboring village, Guo Jia Village, even used his daughter as a honey trap, but it was cleverly seen through by Li Yi's eldest son, Li Xin. Not only did he fail, but he also lost his daughter. Now the two of them were engaged, and they were waiting for the Mo Family Village to finish their work before getting married!
Under the emergency, Meton held a meeting of the whole Village of Mo Family again, telling them the necessity of keeping the secret and formulating various methods to prevent the secret from being leaked out.
Now the Mo's Village refused to receive all the relatives who visited the Mo Family Village, and the matchmakers were received separately on designated occasions, completely separated from the fleet of fish sellers.
The debris on the ground was another layer of protection for the Mo's Village. Old Zhang installed a mechanism in the oxygen supply. As long as one pressed the mechanism and walked a few steps, the pressure of the wheel would crush the oxygen supply into pieces. In this way, the possibility of the secret being leaked out was greatly avoided.
Everyone stared at Chi Zhiyong with sympathy, who looked as if he had lost his parents. One moment he was complacent, and the next moment he fell from heaven to hell.
"How dare you!" Chi Zhiyong stared at the people of the Mo's Village fiercely.
"Why do you say that?" Meton said with a smile, "The waterwheel of the Mo's Village can be sealed, but it is specially constructed. But when you open the waterwheel, you have to walk a few steps and waste some wood. General Chi, you don't think that there are criminals wanted by the Empire hidden in these small pieces of wood, do you?"
Meton said with a smile, "Hurry up and open the waterwheel and let General Chi check it carefully. It can also prove the innocence of the Mo's Village. "
"Yes, young master!" All the people of the Mo's Village said in unison, and their voices shook Chang 'an City.
Bang! Bang! Bang! All the waterwheels were opened one by one, and the strong fishy smell drifted through the city gate. From time to time, there was the sound of the live fish hitting the water surface.
"The fish are all alive!" The crowd with sharp eyes saw that the waterwheel was full of black fish heads, and there was not a single one with a white belly.
"What a pity! The secret skill of the Mo's Village of Living Fish is ruined in this way. "A voice of pity came from the crowd.
"What's a pity? Don't you see that it's just some pieces of wood? Don't you know what the Mo's Village does? They can make these things again, and they have no loss at all. But our General Chi is so pitiful. His efforts were in vain, and he even offended an Earl. "Someone in the crowd sneered.
Chi Zhiyong's face turned green and then red. After a moment of hesitation, he walked to Meton and said flatteringly, "It's a misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding. General Mo Lie is a hero in the army, and I have admired him for a long time. This time, I just did my duty. How could I suspect the Mo's Village?"
"Let them go? Let them go?" Chi Zhiyong yelled at the soldiers, "Are you all blind? Don't you see the fleet of Lord Meton passing by? And you are so blind. "
The soldiers were also full of resentment. It was you who made trouble at the beginning, but now you put the blame on us.
"Oh!" The fleet of the Mo's Village burst into cheers.
"Pick up all the things on the ground, and then set off!" Li Yi ordered loudly.
Chi Zhiyong's mouth could not help but twitch. The Mo's Village was really watertight. If these pieces of wood were left here, he would immediately collect them and ask some skilled craftsmen to restore them. Maybe they could find out the secret of the Mo's Village. This was also the reason why he decided to let them go immediately.
But now, it was impossible. For the sake of making money, the Mo Family had taken extreme measures to protect him. Thinking that he had failed to complete his mission and had offended a county official who had founded the country, Chi Zhiyong felt that his life was bleak. Now, it was up to Mo Dun to pursue him.
"County Earl, please forgive me. I was as blind as a bat and offended you. Please forgive me." Chi Zhiyong was also a smart person, so he immediately came forward to apologize.
"I know what you want to do, and everyone knows what you want to do. As the city gate officer of the empire, you are responsible for the security of the capital. Instead of being conscientious, you abuse your power for personal gain. Even if I let you go, do you think the imperial court will forgive you? Today you can abuse your power for personal gain in order to get the secret skill of the Mo's Village. If there are really bandits who give you enough benefits, who can guarantee that you will not abuse your power for personal gain and do something harmful to Chang 'an City? "Meton stared at Chi Zhiyong calmly and said.
"I know you all want to know the secret skill of living fish in the Mo's Village. I can tell you now." Meton's voice was very hoarse, but it shocked everyone.
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