Gu Shao, eager to befriend Lin Jinyue, said, "This favor is too easy. How about this, I still owe you a request. This time, have your father make that barbecue again, and I'll bring Xie Hong, also known as General Ningyuan, along so he can give him a good talking-to."

Lin Jinyue didn't expect this matter to be resolved so easily.

But then she remembered something else: it wasn't easy for her to come all this way; she had to travel by boat and carriage, it was quite a hassle.

Lin Jinyue then said, "In that case, we would like to trouble General Gu to allocate another piece of land for us, a larger one, so that we can cultivate the land ourselves."

As long as the land that has been cleared is theirs, that's fine.

Gu Shao nodded: "Alright, I'll go to your place today and see if there's any suitable land. I'll speak to the magistrate and have him allocate it to you."

This land allocation is indeed somewhat troublesome; there was no such regulation for large-scale projects.

But as long as you're willing to put in the effort, it shouldn't be a problem.

Gu Shao didn't even eat lunch, just grabbed a pancake to fill his stomach before setting off for Baihe Village with Lin Jinyue.

The military camp had its own boats. Lin Jinyue and her brother took a small boat, while Gu Shao took a few trusted confidants with him on a large boat back.

When we returned to Yunhe Village, we heard a commotion even before we reached the village.

The villagers started arguing with Chen Dawei again.

This time there was also a person wearing official robes, presumably the magistrate of Shawan County.

Chen Dawei arrived with his officials, his voice unusually loud, "Let me tell you, my son-in-law is General Ningyuan. If you offend me, you'll lose your head!"

Upon hearing this, General Ning Yuan, who was standing not far from Lin Jinyue, turned as black as the bottom of a pot.