Zi Yi suddenly became very diligent. Before the sun even rose, she began to clean Meton's room. It was so noisy that Meton couldn't sleep at all.
Not only her, but even Uncle Fu also ordered the villagers who lived in the Mo manor to clean up early in the morning.
"Okay, you can go out! I want to get up! " Meton angrily chased Zi Yi away. She pretended to clean up and purposely made noise so that Meton couldn't sleep.
"Yay! Young master is up! "Zi Yi cheerfully shouted. Like a little magpie, she went to report the good news.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside. After that, there was the sound of tools being put down. The entire Mo manor suddenly became quiet.
"Yawn!" Meton rubbed his sleepy eyes and yawned as he walked out of the room.
"Greetings, Young Master!" A loud and clear voice rang out, giving him a fright.
Only then did he realize that the entire Mo manor was filled with people. Not only that, Meton looked around and saw that the outside of the Huo manor was also filled with villagers.
"Why is everyone so early?" Meton looked at the sky that was still white and asked.
"Young master." Uncle Fu said with a smile, "Young master, look. After the villagers heard about your method, they were all very excited. They all want to know the result."
"That's right! Young master, Li Xin, that stinking brat, won't open the door no matter how I yelled. I'm so angry. "Li Yi said angrily.
He originally thought that he was the old man and wanted to know the result in advance. Unfortunately, Li Xin had already received Meton's arrangements and couldn't leak any information. It was obvious that he was rejected. This made him feel a little embarrassed.
Meton looked at the villagers who came after hearing the news. They all had expectant gazes. Without hesitation, he directly went to the side room.
Li Yi took the lead. He came to the door and shouted loudly, "Li Xin, you stinking brat, hurry up and open the door. Young master is already here!"
After a while, Li Xin's helpless voice came from behind the door, "Father, you already used this trick. Don't lie to me!"
"Haha!"
The villagers burst into laughter. Li Yi's face immediately turned red.
"Hurry up and open the door. This time it's true. Young master is really here!" Li Yi said angrily.
"Li Xin, open the door!" Meton didn't let Li Yi lose face again.
"Yes, young master!"
The door of the side room opened, and everyone's eyes focused on the waterwheel that was slowly being pushed out.
The water wheel was pushed to the middle of the courtyard. Li Yi couldn't be bothered to scold his son and quickly gathered around. Master Yu also quickly gathered around and leaned on the water wheel to listen to the sound.
"How is it?" Li Yi asked anxiously.
"There are live fish!" Master Yu said with certainty.
"There are live fish?"
Everyone suddenly became excited. Could it be that the young master could really succeed?
However, Master Yu didn't rejoice too early. He wasn't sure how many of these fish could survive. If there were too few, then the loss would outweigh the gain.
However, Meton, who was already prepared, smiled and said confidently, "Open the water wheel."
Under everyone's gaze, the water wheel was slowly opened. Suddenly, a strong fishy smell rushed out. However, at this time, no one disliked it. Especially Master Yu, who looked like he was enjoying it. Such a strong fishy smell meant that there were a lot of live fish.
Li Yi immediately rushed forward and leaned on the water wheel to take a look. He suddenly exclaimed, "How is it possible?"
"What's wrong?" Master Yu leaned on the water wheel to take a look. He was also stunned because all the fish were swimming around in the water. There wasn't a single dead fish.
The others also rushed forward one after another, each and every one of them was stunned.
"There are no dead fish!" Li Yi shouted loudly.
"Oh!" The villagers were extremely excited.
There were no dead fish. It had been at least 12 hours since last night. 12 hours were enough for two round trips from the Mo Family Village to Chang 'an.
It meant that no matter how many fish they caught, they could all be transported to Chang 'an. At that time, their fish could be sold at a good price.
It meant that the Mo Family Village would not starve anymore. It meant that what the young master said before could come true. There would be spacious houses, and everyone would be able to marry a wife.
At this moment, everyone had no doubt about it. Everyone in the Mo Family Village was excited. Even the ugliest villager was confident that he could marry a wife because they had a magical young master.
"Young master is so wise!"
"Young master is so wise!"
Everyone was shouting enthusiastically at Modun. Even Zi Yi, who usually spoke softly, was looking at Modun with a look of worship.
Seeing all this, Meton knew that what he had done was not in vain. What a simple and honest villager they were! They didn't ask for much. It was enough for them to be able to eat well, wear warm clothes, build a house, and marry a wife.
As for becoming the richest village in the Tang dynasty, they couldn't imagine it. But it had been deeply rooted in their hearts.
Li Yi's eyes were filled with tears. The villagers of the Mo Family Village reminded him of the time when the old general was still alive. At that time, the Mo Family Village was the richest village within a radius of 10 miles.
But it was not too late now. Li Yi believed that under the leadership of the young master, the Mo Family Village would be able to regain its former glory.
No! It would be even more glorious.
Unknowingly, everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at Moton with fervent expressions.
Meton knew what he should do at this moment. He cleared his throat and said loudly, "Master Zhang, you should organize people to build water wheels now. Three days later, we will start to send fish to Chang 'an. It's up to you how many fish we can transport. "
Master Zhang stood out and said, "Don't worry, young master. I promise to build ten water wheels in three days."
At the same time, he had already understood Meton's hint. It was up to him how many fish they could transport. Didn't he still need to build the oxygen supply device? Master Zhang nodded secretly to Meton and shouted, "Those who know carpentry in the Mo Family Village, follow me!"
"I know carpentry!"
"I'll do it!"
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The villagers were so enthusiastic that more than 50 people stood out and followed Master Zhang.
Seeing the enthusiastic villagers, Meton nodded with satisfaction and said, "Uncle Yu, you should organize people to fish at once. I want every water wheel to be filled with fish and transported to Chang 'an. If there are not enough fish, go to Qu River and Wei River to catch fish."
"Yes! Young master! "Master Yu answered loudly.
"Those who know how to fish, follow me!"
The Mo Family Village was located in a low-lying area with many ponds and was adjacent to Qu River. There were many villagers who knew how to fish. As soon as Master Yu called, one or two hundred people followed him and left.
The rest of the villagers continued to build bridges, pave roads, and repair houses under the arrangement of Li Yi. But now the villagers were all in high spirits and were full of enthusiasm.
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