Lin Jinyue still felt that this was not enough.

From now on, all the boys and girls in the village will have to learn Kung Fu and horse riding and archery.

If bandits or other forces set their sights on their village, they will have a way to deal with it.

Although they are few in number, they are definitely not the kind of people who will be bullied.

These people all fled here with Lin Jinyue, fighting with refugees and wild beasts along the way.

None of them are afraid of trouble.

After Lin Jinyue made the arrangements, the woodworking workshop and the newly built blacksmith shop began to operate.

It's just that those with superb skills in the woodworking shop have started to make crossbows day and night, while those with lesser skills are making all kinds of furniture and houses for the farmers whose houses were blown away by the tornado.

*

Ji Zixuan arrived at Yunhe Village the next afternoon.

Lin Jinyue saw him coming back and asked, "How's the situation over there?"

Ji Zixuan sighed: "It's not good, I...I seem to be in trouble."

Ji Zixuan talked about the situation in Guangcheng.

He couldn't see anyone from the Li family, he could only see the Li family's manager.

The manager was so arrogant that he wanted to beat him to death on the spot to vent his anger. However, when he heard that he could invite the manager of Yunheji to preside over the birthday banquet, he let him go.

But before letting him go, he said something cruel:

"If you can't do it, watch out for your heads."

In addition, the Li family's steward's words and deeds seemed to indicate that he was coveting Lin Jinyue's things.

After hearing this, Lin Jinyue's eyes widened: "No, they are so rampant?"

The Ji family is a wealthy family in Shawan County and also has some influence in Guangcheng.

Ji Zixuan is the eldest son of the Ji family, but a small steward can decide his life and death at will.

Ji Zixuan just smiled bitterly.

Ji Zixuan was still blaming himself and trying to find ways to make amends, but the Li family was far more troublesome than he thought.

Lin Jinyue said, "You don't have to blame yourself. There are a lot of old things in our village, and it's easy for people to miss them."

If Li Jiatu had spoken, there would not have been any danger this time.

If they don't speak up, something like this will happen sooner or later when their village's business reaches Guangcheng.

Seeing Lin Jinyue so calm and composed, Ji Zixuan was not so panicked.

He still had the energy to ask, "Do you have any other secrets? Why do you seem to be in no hurry at all?"

Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "There must be a way to get out of this."

Then she asked, "When are we going to Guangcheng?"

Ji Zixuan: "You can go in three days, but the dishes for the birthday banquet must be delivered one day in advance."

Lin Jinyue nodded.

Three days is not a short time.

They already had quite a few crossbows and arrows, and although most of them were ineffective, they were still useful in the end.

In the past few days, Carpenter Wang and his team have been working overtime to build an optimized version of the crossbow. In three days, they were able to make five crossbows.

Blacksmith Li was also busy.

The original wooden arrows will all be replaced with iron arrows.

Lin Jinyue wanted to get some black gunpowder these days.

However, she failed to make black powder, but she did make a smoke bomb.

With the cover of the smoke bomb, it was convenient for Lin Jinyue to bring her father into the farm. No one would notice anything unusual, and they would not be warned by the system.

After she returned to Yunhe Village, even if the Li family wanted to cause trouble, they would not dare to make a big fuss.

After all, it's not something that can be brought to the table.

The Li family had no more than a hundred people, so Lin Jinyue was confident that she could defend themselves.

It's not that she was paranoid. The powerful in ancient times did not treat ordinary people as human beings.

She had to make extra preparations.

Now Ji Zixuan and Yunhe Village are like grasshoppers tied to the same rope.

Seeing that he was a little uneasy every day, Lin Jinyue showed him the power of the crossbow.

Ji Zixuan's eyes were wide open.

He also said: "Can I bring the Ji family to you?"

Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "There's no need to be so pessimistic. Maybe when the time comes, we can show off our skills and be appreciated by the Li family..."

"To put it another way, they should also be considerate of General Gu, right?"

Ji Zixuan shook his head, "Actually..."

He stopped talking halfway through.

Under Lin Jinyue's questioning, he talked about the Ji family's speculation: "In fact, my grandfather has been thinking of a way. They all guessed that the current Taixia days will not last long."

Lin Jinyue asked, "Is the situation outside bad?"

Ji Zixuan nodded: "Although General Gu led tens of thousands of troops to station in Lingnan, Lingnan is far away, and the generals under General Gu each have their own interests, so they are not very harmonious and not very obedient."

"I don't know what your majesty is thinking. General Gu is a good man and has talent, but the other generals are sworn enemies of the Gu family and they only know how to hold us back every day."

When Lin Jinyue heard this, she realized how bad the situation in Lingnan was.

Ji Zixuan continued, "We don't know what will happen in the end, but we always feel that even if Prince Jing doesn't attack, Lingnan will not have a peaceful life."

What Ji Zixuan didn’t say was.

They are also found near Shawan County and Guangcheng.

For example, Yunsong County, where General Xie Hong of Ningyuan was stationed, was in a terrible situation.

Xie Hong's army of 10,000 was all supported by local wealthy families.

None of it is voluntary.

But because of Xie Hong's power, he had to hand over the money.

If it is just to maintain the army and ensure the safety of the people in Lingnan, then it is still acceptable.

But those people are used to extravagance and they all want delicacies from land and sea.

If it weren't for General Gu in charge of Shawan County, they would probably have fallen to the point where they are now.

In times of chaos, the first to suffer are merchants like them.

Ji Zixuan reminded Lin Jinyue in a low voice: "If the situation is really bad, my grandfather found a small island that can accommodate many people."

"If we can't handle the Li family this time, we'll go there early."

Lin Jinyue didn't expect that there were people who had similar ideas as her.

They have no contact with the outside world and can only analyze the situation by guesswork.

But if the Ji family had already made preparations, the situation would not be good.

However, when something really big happens, it will probably take some time, so Lin Jinyue will have plenty of time to prepare.

There's no rush for now.

What is of particular concern right now is the dishes for Li’s birthday banquet.

The dishes this time don’t need to have a special meaning, they just need to be unique and novel.

Lin Jinyue thought about it, picked up the pen and started drawing.

Cake is indispensable for birthdays.

But ordinary cakes were not very attractive, so she decided to make a fondant cake and carve some delicate figures on it.

Lin Jinyue was interested in these things and had previously spent tens of thousands of dollars to learn them.

The characters created by those masters are all unique in terms of the texture of their clothes, their expressions, and their movements.

Lin Jinyue can't reach that level.

However, there were no fondant cakes in ancient times, so just making a rough image of something was enough.

In addition to these, Lin Jinyue prepared a few more dishes.

Lingnan is a remote place and there are not many seasonings.

Lin Jinyue was going to make a braised dish and some spicy diced rabbit, both of which are dishes not found in Lingnan.

She found that people in Lingnan didn't seem to eat seafood very much, so she could also arrange a seafood dish with sauce.

Other dishes can be optional.

As for the wine… there isn’t much left now.

Lin Jinyue decided to make sparkling wine.