Fortunately, the downpour stopped on the evening of the seventh day.

"The rain has stopped! That's great! We're saved!" Everyone was so excited they almost cried tears of joy.

Jiang Qinyu breathed a huge sigh of relief; she finally didn't have to pretend to be a ghost anymore.

Village Chief Jiang rushed over to Jiang Qinyu, "Madam, the weather has cleared up now. What should we do next?"

He didn't actually want to bring this up so soon, but there were just too many people in Qiaojia Village and Hongya Village. If these people continued to stay in their villages, the amount of food consumed alone would be enormous, and they really couldn't afford it!

Just as Jiang Qinyu was about to reply, Village Chief Qiao and Village Chief Hong, who had arrived together, took over the conversation.

"Village Chief Jiang, thank you so much for your help these past few days. Now that the rain has stopped, we've decided to go back to our own village," Village Chief Qiao said, bowing with gratitude.

Village Chief Hong also said, "Although our village has suffered a disaster, it is still our home. Our world is there. No matter how great the disaster is, we must go back and visit."

"We believe that Lord Wei will not leave us to fend for ourselves. The government will definitely find a way to help us!" Village Chief Qiao said firmly, but he still looked at Jiang Qinyu expectantly.

Jiang Qinyu dared not make decisions for Wei Chengzhong, but given Wei Chengzhong's character, he would definitely find a way to help these disaster victims. So she nodded and said, "The government will definitely do its best to handle this matter, and I also respect the two village chiefs' ideas on the rest."

With her words, both village chiefs felt reassured and quickly organized their villagers to head home.

Liu Shuli was finally able to put his mind at ease and urged Jiang Qinyu to hurry back to the county town.

"Madam, you are someone even Laozi acknowledges. Please come to Banpo Village more often in the future!" Village Chief Jiang said with a hint of reluctance.

Those refined rice and white flour not only looked better than what they ate, but their taste and texture were also different from what they harvested from their fields. He wondered if the rice and wheat grown in Dingshui Village now were like this.

If Jiang Qinyu can be reminded of them, maybe their village can plant new seeds too?

"I will come again if needed. Thank you for your care these past few days, Village Chief Jiang. I will tell Lord Wei everything you have done for us." Jiang Qinyu could not guarantee anything else, but she could tell Wei Chengzhong the whole story of this incident.

Village Chief Jiang's eyes lit up. "Thank you, Madam!"

He was feeling quite anxious, wondering if Jiang Qinyu would try to help them, but then Jiang Qinyu brought it up herself.

At this moment, Liu Shuli and the others had finished their preparations and came to invite Jiang Qinyu to get into the car.

Jiang Qinyu bid farewell to Village Chief Jiang and the others, and soon boarded the carriage back to the city.

Meng Tianze didn't take the carriage today; he sat in the carriage with Jiang Qinyu and Liu Shuli.

"Sister-in-law, if it weren't for you this time, Qiaojia Village and Hongya Village would have suffered even greater losses," Meng Tianze suddenly said with emotion.

Liu, the clerk, felt a chill when he thought about it. Luckily, he and Jiang Qinyu had come out. If they had stayed in the county office, he didn't even want to think about what the consequences would have been if the county magistrate had blamed them.

If Jiang Qinyu hadn't arranged for someone to avoid the situation beforehand, there would definitely have been far more than just financial losses; there would certainly have been many casualties as well.

As a clerk in the workshop, he had already failed in his duty by not arranging the repairs in advance; if he had not also prevented the people from getting out of the way beforehand, his crime would have been unforgivable.

Liu, the clerk, changed his previous attitude of trying to brush off Jiang Qinyu and spoke to her with extreme respect and humility about the various engineering projects in Yongshan County.

Old Wang and Old Yuan were secretly terrified, a tacit understanding between them.

Leaving aside Old Yuan, who was only good at following orders, Old Wang, who previously looked down on Jiang Qinyu for being a woman, is now completely won over by her.

Just as the carriage reached the main road, the yamen runner suddenly shouted, "Madam, Clerk Liu, it seems like a group of soldiers is approaching..."

Jiang Qinyu and the others lifted the carriage curtain to look out. When they saw the man riding a tall horse at the front, Jiang Qinyu's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on her lips.

Meng Tianze had already called out, "A-Zheng! A-Zheng, we're here!"

Lu Yanzheng reined in the horse and looked at Meng Tianze, who had jumped off the carriage, and asked curiously, "Brother Meng? What are you doing here?"

"I came out with my sister-in-law on some business... well, it's a long story, I'll tell you in detail when I have time. My sister-in-law is here too!" Meng Tianze unconsciously straightened his back and glanced at Liu Shuli and the others, intentionally or unintentionally.

These people were quite troublesome when they didn't know their sister-in-law's identity at first. Even after they found out in Banpo Village, they didn't show much respect. Now that his son, Azheng, is back, he wants to see if they will still look down on people like before!

Lu Yanzheng had just looked up and seen Jiang Qinyu smiling at him. He didn't care about Meng Tianze at the moment. He rode up to Jiang Qinyu's carriage and asked with some concern, "The heavy rain just stopped. Why aren't you in the village?"

"Didn't Brother Meng just say we're going to the county government office? What are you doing here..." Jiang Qinyu didn't elaborate, but instead asked where he was going.

According to Lu Yanzheng's previous statement, he should have been preparing to resist Prince Yong in Chengguan Town.

Lu Yanzheng said, "I was just about to go back to the village. Since you're going to the county government, that's perfect. I also have something to discuss with Lord Wei. Let's go together."

After he finished speaking, he made a few hand gestures to the men he had brought, and the soldiers on horseback parted to make way for them.

"Please go first, Madam," Lu Yanzheng said with a smile to Jiang Qinyu.

Jiang Qinyu rolled her eyes at him, then turned to Liu Shuli and the others who were still stunned and said, "Since the General has taken the initiative to make way, let's go first!"

After saying that, she turned back and gestured with her chin at Lu Yanzheng.

Let him make fun of people as he pleases, acting like anyone can do that.

"The Great General?" Clerk Liu exclaimed in surprise, "Is that the Great General who protects the nation from our Yongshan County?"

Isn't that Jiang Qinyu's man? So Meng Tianze was telling the truth!

Indeed, Liu Shuli had some doubts before, always feeling that a general like him couldn't possibly have a wife from the countryside. Therefore, at first he thought that Jiang Qinyu was Lu Yanzheng's concubine, and that he only called her "Madam" because he didn't want to offend Wei Chengzhong.

Lu Yanzheng glanced at him but didn't say anything.

Old Yuan, quick-witted as ever, said to the yamen runner driving the carriage, "Aren't you going to thank the General? Madam is in a hurry to get back."

"Thank you, General!" the yamen runner said immediately, then drove the carriage through the crowd of soldiers.

Lu Yanzheng stayed by Jiang Qinyu's side the whole time, and the two didn't speak a word the entire way. However, Liu Shuli and Meng Tianze both felt superfluous. They wished they could switch places with Lao Wang and Lao Yuan, who were sitting outside.

Finally back at the county government office, Clerk Liu immediately and eagerly led the way for the two.

Upon receiving the news, Wei Chengzong rushed out to greet her, ignoring even Lu Yanzheng who was standing next to Jiang Qinyu. He looked at Jiang Qinyu and cried with joy, saying, "Madam, you're finally back!"