"What are you talking about, Zou? Don't talk nonsense. What does it have to do with me?

"Village Chief He Qiang! Don't listen to her nonsense, it's not true." Aunt Ge saw that she had been exposed and started to attack Zou.

"Village chief, please believe me. She really asked me to say it. She said that Yu Qingqing offended her daughter last time, so she asked people to spread rumors about Yu Qingqing everywhere.

She wanted to ruin her reputation so that her daughter could vent her anger.” Zou was afraid that the village chief would not believe her, so she started to say a few more words.

"Auntie Ge, what else do you have to say? Now someone has accused you, should I send you there? Or should you find the Yu family and solve the problem yourself?"

After hearing this, He Qiang had nothing to understand. This matter was not suitable to be made into a big deal, and it would be best to resolve it as soon as possible.

“Village Chief, why don’t we solve this ourselves? After all, this concerns my daughter’s reputation.

Just let her apologize to Qing'er in front of the whole village, saying that she was Hu Zuo's, and promise not to do it again. Finally, she can compensate us with five taels of silver.

Yu Qingshu spoke from the side, thinking it would be best not to make a big deal out of it. Although he knew that the person was Yu Ling'er, since it was a matter of reputation, it was better not to get involved.

"Five taels of silver? Why don't you go and rob it? I don't have it, I won't give it to you."

When Aunt Ge heard that she had to pay five taels of silver, she felt her heart aching. Wasn't it just a few idle words?

As for asking for five taels of silver, do you really think the money came from the wind?

"You don't have to pay the money, but I'll have to go to the authorities. Come on..." Village chief He Qiang was really overwhelmed when he saw this unreasonable woman.

"No, Village Chief, I'll compensate you! I will. As for Miss Qingqing, I'm sorry. I just heard it from others. Don't take it to heart."

You didn't go into the woods with that wild man, I was just talking nonsense, please forgive me."

Aunt Ge's expression changed quickly, and she lost her composure when she heard that she was going to see the official.

"I'll let you go this time, but if I hear any rumors in the future, I'll come straight to you and settle the score.

And you have to take care of your daughter, otherwise..." Yu Qingqing didn't want to dwell on it any further. She wasn't afraid of it anyway.

"Oh, no. It's just that I don't have the five taels of silver right now. Do you think I can owe you the money first?" Aunt Ge could only bear it with frustration.

"No, either you gather the silver now, or you can offset it based on the amount of grain you had before the price increase."

Yu Qingshu was not going to be merciful. They were going to go their separate ways soon. Who would remember him then? There was nothing he could do if he denied it.

"That's right. Aunt Ge, your family is not very poor. Five taels of silver is not a difficult thing for you. Just collect the silver and give it to the Yu family."

Village chief He Qiang didn't want to argue about this anymore.

"Village chief! Five taels of silver is too much. If my husband finds out, he will beat me to death."

Aunt Ge didn't want to give the money so easily. Although she had her own private treasury, it would still hurt her to spend so much money.

"Don't keep making trouble. If you don't give it to me, I will have to hand you over to the authorities."

Yu Qingshu also had a headache when he saw this. This woman was really troublesome, so he pretended to arrest her and take her to see the authorities.

"Boy from the Yu family, don't catch me! Don't catch me! Isn't it enough for me to give it to you?"

Seeing that he was serious about it, Aunt Ge could only bear the pain and take out some change from her pocket. After counting it, she found that there was only about one or two taels left, so she gave him more than ten kilograms of brown rice according to the previous price of grain.

“Village Chief, thank you for upholding justice for our family, and thank you Aunt Mei as well.

Our family gave us ten kilograms of brown rice, and the village chief and Aunt Mei's family gave us five kilograms. Don't refuse. It's thanks to your daughter's reputation that we were able to save her."

Yu Qingshu was still very good at dealing with people. He had to curry favor with the village chief, but he couldn't owe anyone a favor for helping his family. So he just took out ten kilograms of brown rice and let them divide it among themselves.

"How can this be so embarrassing? You should keep the Yu family's money yourself." Village Chief He Qiang naturally refused to accept it.

"Village chief, please don't be so modest. We will need your help later and will rely on you when the time comes.

Aunt Mei, you are welcome. Thank you for helping our family. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to us."

In the end, Aunt Mei and the village chief could not refuse the invitation and did not decline.

"Since everyone is here, I'll say a few more words.

There is only shallow water in the well recently. Go back tonight and collect all the water you can. We will set off tomorrow and gather at the village entrance at Yinshi on time.

I will send someone to notify each family one last time later. If you don’t come by the hour of Yin tomorrow, we will not wait for you anymore.

Those who don’t go can stay in the village. Recently, many people in the village have gone to live with their relatives. If you need to live with your relatives, just get ready to go.

Everyone packed their things, picked out the important things and left the unimportant things behind to avoid affecting the itinerary.

We discussed it before and decided to go to Dongyu, which is the fiefdom of His Highness Chenchen.

I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Chen manages Dongyu very well, and the place is big, so there will definitely be a place for us to stay.

I have already prepared the pass early in the morning, so there will be no problem as long as we all go together.

Yesterday I counted that there were 25 households willing to go, with a total of 320 people, including men, women, young and old.

If you have any relatives, please remember to tell me and add the number of people.

Just do what you need to do tonight and don't waste time. From now on, no one is allowed to talk about Yu Qingqing's matter. If I hear it, you will suffer the consequences.

Do you have any questions to ask now? If you do, please ask now.

After the village chief He Qiang finished speaking, he turned a corner with the help of something like a crutch.

"Village Chief! I want to ask you something. We are going to Dongyu together this time. I heard that it is quite far.

"How long will it take to get there?" A woman in her fifties asked the crucial question.

"We estimate that it will take three months. This is a relatively close place nearby. If there are no unexpected events, this time will be enough."

"Oh! I'm so old, I don't know if I can reach there." The old woman was full of worries.

"Don't worry, Chongzi's mother. The village chief won't abandon any of us. It's okay for us to suffer a little, but we can't let our descendants suffer.

The water is almost gone here. It seems God is trying to kill us.” An older woman nearby was trying to persuade the woman who had just spoken.

"It's nothing, everyone can go home and go back to make preparations so we can set off on time tomorrow."

The village chief saw that everything was almost done, so he didn't stay any longer and went back into the house.

The others also began to disperse. Everyone's topic now was about tomorrow's events. Some were looking forward to it, while others were worried about it.

"Qing'er, let's go back and see if there's anything we need to bring." Hua Qinglu took Yu Qingqing's hand and walked towards home.