Shu Yu neither confirmed nor denied it, but simply smiled.

It seems Ruan Hai's ancestors were quite greedy. She had heard Ruan Chengqian say that because most people in Ruanjia Village had the surname Ruan, the village chief was always someone with that surname. And for the last three terms, the position had been held by the next generation.

In other words, the village chief position in Ruanjia Village has been held by Ruan Hai's family since his grandfather.

No wonder the Ruan family is so wealthy. If they didn't have no servants, they would be no different from landlords.

Fortunately, Ruan Hai's house was big enough that the villagers from Ruanjia Village came in one after another, calling out to their friends and relatives, and could all fit in the large main room.

Ruan Hai felt extremely distressed. He watched as Shu Yu chatted with the villagers while looking around his house, and he felt uneasy, as if she was plotting something bad to cause trouble for his family.

Therefore, he not only accompanied the child throughout the entire process, but also instructed his family to be careful and keep the child in the room, even Ruan Kewei obediently stayed inside.

This actually made things easier for the Ruan brothers, who were currently searching for clues in the mountains.

They have been searching this area for two hours now, ever since Shu Yu and the others escorted Granny Ruan up the mountain, meticulously looking for even the slightest trace.

Today, two-thirds of the villagers in Ruanjia Village went to Ruan Hai's house, and some continued to help at Ruan Pozi's house. The rest were those who had to work in the fields at home, but there was no one left in this area at the foot of the mountain.

Time passed slowly, and around 11:45 AM, Ruan Chengqian hurriedly arrived at Ruan Hai's house.

He squeezed through the crowd and said to Shu Yu, "Princess, the meal at home is ready. Please go home and have lunch."

Everyone looked up suddenly and realized that it was already noon.

Shu Yu noticed that Ruan Chengqian had sweat on his forehead, but his eyes were bright and sparkling. When he saw Shu Yu, he nodded slightly, clearly indicating that he had gained something.

She laughed and said, "Okay."

Ruan Hai quickly laughed, "Princess, why don't you have dinner at home? Everything is ready."

Even if he was unwilling, he still had to put on a good show, and his wife did indeed prepare her meal.

However, Shu Yu shook her head, "No need, I think the food at Ruan Dali's house is pretty good and suits my taste, so let's go to his house."

Ruan Hai could only say helplessly, "Since that's the case, then I won't stop the county princess."

But while he didn't stop them, the others nervously asked, "Princess, shall we continue our discussion after lunch?"

Shu Yu pondered for a moment. Although she stayed at Ruan Hai’s house under the pretext of buying sunflowers to give Ruan Chengqian enough time and space to find clues, she was not just sitting there idly.

She was indeed carefully selecting villagers to plant, and she was naturally unhappy about those who were on good terms with the Ruan Hai family or Ruan Pozi's family. However, she was considering families like Ruan Libao's, who had a good relationship with the Ruan Chengchun family.

She did agree to help those families that Aunt Xiang had mentioned before, as well as some who were indeed honest and law-abiding.

Therefore, facing everyone's expectations, she slowly nodded, "Everyone, go back and have lunch first. We can continue discussing the sunflower planting after we finish eating. However, whether it will succeed or not is not up to me alone. My brother will have to come and take a look at which land is suitable."