There have been no problems for many years after the ditch was built, but the trouble is that the canal channel has become silted up in recent years. The upper channel has been lifted up by the silt, and a large amount of sediment has been carried into the water flowing downstream and into the surrounding ditches.

Also because the water bed has become higher, during the wet season, the water flow is much faster than in previous years.

In addition, the ditch is not completely straight, so when the water flows, the sediment will be deposited on the side with lower water flow velocity.

The ditch, which was originally one foot wide or 2.83 meters wide, gradually formed a lot of mud and sand on several bends.

The beneficiary was naturally Yu Honggao's father-in-law.

But this is actually not a bargain, because there are dirt roads on both sides of the ditch, so farming cannot be done in the first place.

This matter is actually easy to solve. Digging up the muddy land created by the impact of silt will not only eliminate the dispute, but also restore the flow of irrigation water.

But the problem is that after this year's busy farming season, the two families hired someone to repair it. The experienced craftsmen were based on the width of the entire road on the neighbor's side.

I soon discovered that the road near the river bend was much narrower than other places.

The craftsman thought for a moment and understood that this was because part of the neighbor's land was washed away by the impact of the water flow.

This is the same as water dripping through stone. Over the course of 8 years, the soil was washed away little by little, and the farmers didn't care at all.

This time the neighbor stopped doing it.

Aren't you taking advantage of me?

And even if the original appearance is restored, this situation will appear again in a few years.

As time goes by, it is really possible that Yu Honggao's father-in-law's family will push the boundary river to the neighbor's side.

In this way, it is not just a matter of digging out the sediment and restoring the ditch.

Shi Zhongkui shook his head. This matter was indeed difficult to handle. After all, it was easy to repair it once or twice.

But after too many times, Yu Honggao's father-in-law's family became dissatisfied, and even thought of taking advantage of the bastard.

The neighbors were even less happy.

If you want to settle things once and for all, it's best to straighten the curve, but the two families have quarreled many times, and both sides are angry. How can it be so easy to sit down and talk.

"I haven't asked yet, what is the identity of my brother's maternal ancestors?"

"this,,."

When Yu Tongfu heard this, he understood that Shi Zhongkui had already guessed that the identities of the two families were not simple.

But this fact can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

With a sigh, Yu Tongfu said, "My mother was born in the Duke of Tui Kingdom, and my maternal grandfather Xijue was a first-class divine general."

Well, Shi Zhongkui was finally convinced that his previous guess about Yu Honggao's background was correct.

But when I thought about the future deficit in Rongguo Mansion, when my house was ransacked, I was so poor that except for several boxes of pawn tickets, the entire Rongguo Mansion was actually an empty shell.

Then think of Jia Mu's two nephews, Shi Nai, the Marquis of Baoling, and Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing. From time to time, they came to Jia Mu to borrow money when she was poor.

Even if Lin Daiyu hadn't entered the Rongguo Mansion and brought the money accumulated by Lin Ruhai herself and her ancestors, she might have been eating a lot of food.

Not to mention building a grand view garden.

Based on this calculation, the Government of the Republic of China may have already suffered a serious loss.

Thinking of this, Shi Zhongkui was shocked.

Perhaps the underlying purpose of repairing the Duke's Mansion is to implicitly express to his daughter and son-in-law that the Duke's Mansion is no longer able to hold on and needs relief.

Yu Honggao may not have seen through it, but Shi Zhongkui was more inclined to think that his cheap teacher had seen through it, and he was unwilling to use his own money to subsidize the government's government, which was like a bottomless pit.

In the end, since I had no other solution, I could only find a solution with myself, a new disciple who had performed well recently.

When the lawsuit is settled, unless the father-in-law and brother-in-law lose their face and come to fight, the matter will pass quietly.

Of course, although Shi Zhongkui didn't know who the Duke of Jian was, any person who could become the Duke was the result of the efforts of his ancestors.

In other words, even if the Imperial Palace declined like the Rongguo Palace, its influence would still be there, and it would be difficult for Yu Hong to reject it, both in public and private matters.

It would be even more troublesome if the situation of the Jianguo Mansion was better than that of the Rongguo Mansion.

Yu Honggao was so entangled and embarrassed because he was probably seeking help from his father-in-law, and as a son-in-law, he could not embarrass his father-in-law.

But he didn't dare to have the slightest bias.

Once this matter is handled unfairly, the neighbors will cause trouble in the court and the court, and it will be a trivial matter to lose one's official position, and he may have to be held accountable.

But if the family of Duke Tuiguo suffered a loss, the father-in-law would be angry and might not help him run the business.

Shi Zhongkui scratched his head with a headache.

Firstly, the ditch must be repaired, secondly, Yu Honggao's father-in-law must not lose face, and thirdly, Yu Honggao needs reputation and prestige.

After drinking several bowls of tea, Shi Zhongkui was suddenly startled and suddenly thought of a sentence: "A letter from home thousands of miles away is only for a wall, so why not let it be three feet away?"

Smiling, he cupped his hands to Hong Gao and said, "Congratulations, teacher, congratulations to the teacher."

Yu Honggao was stunned, while Yu Tongfu wondered in his mind whether Shi Zhongkui was hysterical.

To put it simply, it is crazy.

There was a minister of rites in the Whip Dynasty, and his relatives and neighbors in his hometown were building a house. The neighbor wanted to occupy three feet of the Zhang family's foundation.

Of course, the people in the minister's hometown were not willing to do so, but this neighbor dared to do this. To be honest, he was not afraid of a minister of rites.

The Master who received the letter from the family wrote a handwritten poem saying, "The letter from home is only for a wall, so why not give it three feet; the Great Wall is still there today, but the Emperor Qin Shihuang was nowhere to be seen".

If the neighbor is an ordinary person, he might pretend not to understand.

But he is really an ordinary person, and he does not dare to take advantage of the minister.

Since the neighbors are not afraid, at least there have been high-ranking officials in the family, and since there have been officials, they must have been squire who passed down the family name through reading.

This kind of person cares about face the most and is the best at adapting to the changing circumstances.

After understanding the power of this poem, not only did he not take advantage of the Zhang family, but he stepped back three feet to build a wall.

When the Zhang family saw this, they were also sensible people and knew that the safest way at this time was to retreat three feet and build a wall.

The locals called this alley "Liu Chi Alley", and it became a popular legend for a while.

But if he meets a scoundrel, let alone talk nice things about him, the minister can only admit that he is unlucky.

Otherwise, someone might take out such a trivial matter to attack him.

Although the matter of repairing the Duke of Guo was caused by conflicts over farmland, the essence was that they were unwilling to suffer losses. There was a deeper reason, perhaps because they had no money.

And even though he knew that Yu Honggao, the magistrate of Daxing County, was the son-in-law of Duke Tui, the neighbor still dared to complain to the Yamen.

I am definitely not afraid of Duke Tui and Yu Honggao. If I think about it more deeply, this may be a game against Yu Honggao and Duke Tui.

I am not afraid of you colluding, I am afraid that you will act impartially.

"Teacher, are you worried that someone is targeting you?"

Yu Tongfu was so shocked by these words that he couldn't close his mouth, while Yu Honggao's pupils expanded and contracted a few times, looking at Shi Zhongkui with deep meaning.

After thinking for a long time, he sighed and said, "Since Bo Qian has thought of it, just tell me what you can do."

Just when Shi Zhongkui was about to tell the poem, he suddenly realized that Yu Honggao could not write this poem to his father-in-law.

In the eyes of modern people, the Minister of Rites must have the least power among the six departments.
Chapter completed!