Zhao Ze stopped him, and then called a soldier to help the uncle carry water for him. The uncle knew that they were officials, so he kept thanking them.

Zhao Ze approached, smelled a special smell on his body, and asked, "Master, what are you doing with this water?"

Due to the flood, there is no farmland that can be planted.

It is rare to see the people carrying water by the river. Zhao Ze followed suit.

When asked, the uncle sighed, "I raise more than ten old sows at home, and the flood directly destroyed the canal that entered our village some time ago, and now all the water in the village has to be fetched from a nearby well.

"But isn't there a dead person in the village recently? I heard that it was also found in the "437" well. Now the water in the well is not clean. We drink it ourselves, so I went to other villages to get it.

But I just come to this river to get what the pig drinks.

One day someone died, Zhao Ze asked him, "Which village are you from?"

The uncle pointed to the distance, "I am from the nearby Hongxing Village, and Hongxing Village is not far from here."

Speaking of Hongxing Village, Zhao Ze thought of more than 20 corpses found in the village a few days ago.

But he didn't remember any bodies being dug out of the well.

Zhao Ze asked the uncle again, was the body in the well just dug out in the past two days?"

The uncle nodded and sighed: "That's right, when the body was dug up, the body was already bulging, and it was beyond recognition. I don't know which wicked person did it."

"Throwing the dead into the well actually makes people not drink water."

Because of the flood, the water in the river was so cloudy that it was almost undrinkable.

Every household can only rely on the wells in the village.

If a dead person is found in this well, who would dare to drink it?

After Zhao Ze learned of the situation, he asked again: "How many corpses were found in the well?"

The uncle pointed his finger down, "Five were found, and all of them are strong men."

The soldier had already filled the water and came over to ask the uncle where he was going back.

Zhao Ze thought that there was nothing serious these days, but Wang Dayong was so busy with the corpses in Canghai Pavilion and Hongxing Village.

He happened to go to Hongxing Village to see what was going on.

So he asked the soldiers to carry water, and he followed the uncle back to Hongxing Village.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the village, Zhao Ze saw the servants guarding the gate.

The yamen servants are also very conscientious, and everyone who comes in has to be checked.

Even the villagers in the village must.

Fortunately, these yamen servants have long eyes, and when they saw Zhao Ze, they immediately recognized him.

"Prince, why are you here? Now the magistrate is inside?"

Zhao Ze recognized that this yamen servant was the one who had been most effective by Wang Dayong's side in recent days.

He waved his hand, "No, I'll just go in and have a look by myself."

Half of the uncle was stupid at the moment, just now he thought Zhao Ze was just a soldier, so he didn't think much about it.

Now hearing the yamen servant call Zhao Ze the prince, he turned his head, there are only ten princes who came from Xianyang?

After recognizing Zhao Ze, the uncle plopped down on his knees and kowtowed to Zhao Ze: "Your Highness is really small, I didn't recognize you just now.

Hearing the movement, Zhao Ze was startled, and when he turned around, he saw the old man trembling in fear.

Zhao Ze didn't think he looked too vicious, so he made the uncle tremble in fright.

He helped the uncle up and said: "Don't be so tight, I was going to come to Hongxing Village today, but I just happened to meet you."

The uncle was still very nervous when he heard his words.

In this era, being an official means being stronger than the common people, and the prince is the descendant of the current emperor, how can the common people dare to offend them......

Knowing what I said today, I am afraid that the uncle must have this trembling demeanor.

So he had no choice but to say to the soldier carrying water behind him: "Then you go back with this uncle first, I will go to Hongxing Village to see."

At this time, the uncle realized that he was about to snatch the water from the soldiers behind him, and said: "If I can't help it, I'll pick the water myself, and you should do your work, sir.

The uncle insisted on carrying water and leaving, so Zhao could only let him go.

When you enter Hongxing Village, you will be greeted with a smoky smell.

If you smell it carefully, you can smell a scent of wormwood and vanilla, which are used to drive away moisture and rancidity.

Zhao Ze has been to Gu Hongxing Village three times.

For the first time, the entire village was washed away by the flood, leaving only a mess, sand and stones everywhere and collapsed houses.

The second time I came to look for Wang Dayong. At that time, the whole village had recovered a little, but it was still dilapidated.

This is the third visit and the whole village looks more lively than before.

The houses in the village have been repaired and rectified, and 4.3 have restored the prosperity of the past.

But even so, there are still only a handful of people who can be seen in the entire village.

Zhao Ze walked several familiar roads, but he didn't meet many people.

It seems that every family has closed their doors tightly, as if they are hiding from something.

When Zhao Ze came to the back mountain, he saw a group of yamen servants and Wang Dayong from a distance.

When you get closer, you can see several workers investigating in front of several corpses.

When Zhao Ze approached, Wang Dayong happened to see it. He was startled, and hurried forward: "Prince, why did you come here? You are so hostile. Why don't you and I go to another place to talk."

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