Lin Yuanzhi, who was standing nearby, simply picked up the teapot and poured water for him.

"Thank you!" Hu Shao drank five or six more cups before putting down his cup.

After finishing his water, Hu Shao pulled a booklet from his chest and handed it to Lin Yinan. "Sister, take a look. We brought back more than 500 people with us this time."

Lin Yinan took the ledger and opened it. Despite Hu Shao's usual carefree attitude, he was quite meticulous. He knew to register by surname, and the ledger clearly recorded how many households were under each surname, how many people were in each household, and who their family members were.

"Hmm, well done. I'll have my second aunt cook you a nice meal later," Lin Yinan said.

Hu Shao's mouth watered at the mention of delicious food, and he hurriedly asked, "What delicious food is it?"

"While you were away, we cleared out the pond outside the county government office and caught a lot of fish. Aunt Zhang specially saved some for the brothers who were away, keeping them in water tanks. They're so fresh." Speaking of the taste of the fish, one of the young men couldn't help but drool.

Seeing that no one was following him, Lin Yinan asked, "Where are Pan Qingfeng and Lin Yisong?"

Hu Shao said, "They should be outside the county government office by now."

Lin Yinan and Yun Mo stood up. "Let's go take a look."

As soon as the group stepped out of the county government office, they saw Pan Qingfeng leading a group of elderly women and children walking from the city gate.

"Greetings, Lord City Lord!" Pan Qingfeng bowed respectfully upon seeing Lin Yinan.

Seeing this, the people behind him also bowed.

Lin Yinan had already glanced through the booklet Hu Shao had given him; Pan Qingfeng's clan was not as numerous as he had previously claimed, only a little over a hundred.

"How are your people doing?" Lin Yinan asked.

Pan Qingfeng was somewhat disheartened. "I am ashamed of the City Lord's entrustment, as I only brought back a little over a hundred clansmen. When I arrived at Shigong City, many clan leaders had sold themselves into noble families as private slaves because they could not survive."

"The remaining clansmen refused to submit and clashed with the powerful families. Fortunately, I arrived in time, otherwise..."

As he spoke, his eyes reddened. If he had arrived any later, his grandfather and the others might have met with misfortune.

A middle-aged man limped up to him from the crowd and patted him on the shoulder reassuringly, "Feng'er, don't be sad, it's not your fault."

Lin Yinan noticed that his feet seemed to be injured, and seeing that most of the people in the crowd had injuries of varying degrees, she turned to Qianxia and instructed, "Go and call Doctors Lü and Lin here."

"Yes." Qianxia accepted the order and left.

The clansmen behind Pan Qingfeng were deeply moved upon hearing this. His grandfather stepped forward and bowed to Lin Yinan.

"Lord City Lord, I heard from Feng'er that what kind of contract is needed to stay in your Longtan County?"

"There's no rush. We can discuss this in detail after you've recovered from your injuries," Lin Yinan said.

The old man glanced at his grandson, and Pan Qingfeng understood immediately. He then said to Lin Yinan, "Lord City Lord, my grandfather's idea is that since the contract has to be signed sooner or later, it's better to sign it now so that they can feel more at ease."

"In that case, let's sign it."

Lin Yiheng quickly had people bring out tables and chairs, and also had Lin Fu take out the contract he had copied and place it on the table.

At this moment, doctors Lü and Lin came out from the backyard.

Lin Yiheng instructed, "Everyone, after you sign the contract, you can go to the two doctors for a consultation. The doctors will examine your ailments free of charge."

As soon as he finished speaking, a long queue formed in front of the table where people were waiting to sign contracts.

Led by Pan Qingfeng's grandfather, they signed the agreement readily without even reading it.

"Old man, aren't you going to read it carefully before you sign?" Lin Yuanzhi reminded him from the side.

Pan Qingfeng's grandfather waved his hands repeatedly, "Qingfeng has already told us. We already know what we need to know. There's no need to look. I trust my own grandson."

What he didn't say was that from the moment he entered the city until now, his eyesight was still sharp, and everything he saw was a thriving and prosperous scene.

"We have nothing to our name; if we're going to cheat someone, it'll be out of their brute strength." The person behind him was even more nonchalant.

"Besides, I don't think you have any reason to lie to us."

There were over 500 people, but only about 20 households in total, so the contracts were signed quickly.

Those who were ill would take their prescriptions to the pharmacist for free medicine.

Not only is the medical treatment free here, but the medicine is also dispensed for free. Those who are physically strong wish they could go up to the doctor and ask for two doses of cooling and scalding medicine.

Having done the process several times, Lin Yiheng and Lin Yuanzhi were very familiar with it and quickly signed contracts for everyone.

The house had already been prepared, and someone led them down to rest.

Most of them were injured and had traveled such a long distance, so Lin Yinan let them rest for two days before going back to work.

Watching the crowd gradually disperse, Hu Shao leaned close to Lin Yinan and whispered, "Sis, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear?"

Lin Yinan rolled her eyes at him; young people are just full of energy.

"Stop rambling and get to the point."

Hu Shao chuckled and said, "Grandma Liu is dead!"

"Who?" Lin Yinan couldn't remember who she was for a moment.

"That vicious mother-in-law, Yu Niang," Lin Yiheng reminded her from the side.

Lin Yinan suddenly realized and asked curiously, "How did she die?"

Hu Shao said, "She got into a fight with someone in Yongqing City and was surrounded and beaten to death by more than a dozen beggars. When her eldest son and his wife saw that things were not going well, they didn't even collect her body. They took the money in the house and ran away with the family of four."

Lin Yisong, who was standing nearby and hated evil, spat and said, "Good riddance! People like him should have died long ago."

"However, Cui Gensheng came back with us and is now kneeling at the city gate, begging Yu Niang for forgiveness."

Yun Mo returned with his men and overheard the conversation. He frowned and asked, "Didn't they already get divorced?"

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yinan turned to Lin Fu and said, "Fu, go to the canteen and call Yu Niang over. Cui Gensheng's decision is up to her."

Everyone started moving tables and chairs into the county government office, and Lin Yiheng led Lin Yuanzhi and the others to the back office to organize the documents.

Before long, Yu Niang rushed over, carrying her five-year-old child on her back.

"Why don't you put Gou Dan down?"

Lin Yinan noticed that she carried the child on her back every day while working and rarely put the child down.

Yu Niang said, "He just fell asleep, it's alright, he's not heavy, I can carry him."

"How's Gou Dan doing lately?"

Lin Yinan walked behind her to look at the sleeping child, whose little face had turned slightly red.

Speaking of her son, Yu Niang smiled, "He's much better. He can walk a few steps by himself while holding onto the table and chairs. Doctor Lü said that he will be able to walk by himself by the end of this year, and he should be able to go to school next year."

In the past, she wouldn't have dared to imagine such a thing.

Lin Yinan pulled her to sit down on a stool next to him, poured her a cup of tea, and told her about Granny Liu and Cui Gensheng.

Yu Niang was first surprised, then calm, and then said with a firm expression, "Third Madam, I have now divorced Cui Gensheng. His affairs have nothing to do with me. He can kneel for as long as he wants. As for how to deal with him, there is no need to ask me anymore."

She brushed a stray hair behind her ear, her eyes devoid of joy or sorrow, as if she had never known Cui Gensheng.

Lin Yinan knew that Yu Niang had let go of the past.