West of the village.

Qin Zhao leaned against the shade of a tree and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I told you that you were not in good health, but you insisted on helping us move things." Lin Lao Er came over carrying a basket of earthen bricks. He was only wearing a jacket on his upper body, revealing his strong chest.

He had nothing to do recently, so he responded to the notice and came to help Qin Zhao build a house.

In the distance, a group of old men were grunting and moving bricks, and the air was filled with the indescribable smell of sweat.

Qin Zhao felt a little dizzy from the sun and shook his head: "It's okay, I just need to rest for a while."

It was almost summer, and the weather was getting hotter day by day. Qin Zhao couldn't stand being outside at noon.

Lin Changzhong also shouted, "I told him to go back and rest. We're fine here, but he refused to listen. I don't know why you're rushing me like that. Are you in such a hurry to get married?"

"Uncle Lin, look at what you said. Qin Zhao is already in her twenties. Shouldn't you be anxious? When you were this old, your wife was already pregnant with her second child." Someone in the distance responded and everyone laughed.

Lin Changzhong: "Shut up and get to work."

This is the advantage of working in the village. Everyone is a familiar neighbor. When they are tired, they can chat and laugh, and they work more efficiently.

Qin Zhao rested for a while and when he felt his strength had recovered a little, he stood up by holding on to a tree trunk.

The small courtyard before me was already taking shape. The main house was almost complete, just missing the roof. The foundation for the small kitchen had also been laid. A deep pit had been dug in front of the main house, where a pool would be built.

Qin Zhao took a deep breath and picked up the basket of earth beside him.

Just then, shouting was heard in the distance.

"Qin Zhao, Qin Zhao, something happened in your family!"

The person who came was Li Dali. He ran over quickly and pulled Qin Zhao back.

Qin Zhao's eyebrows jumped and he asked, "What's going on?"

Li Dali's shout also attracted the attention of others. Everyone put down their work and gathered around: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Li Dali panted, "I just saw a few outsiders heading towards your house, and now they're blocking your door. Several villagers are blocking them from entering, and someone has already gone to find the village chief!"

Everyone got angry when they heard it.

"Where are they from?"

"You're so outrageous in coming to Linxi Village, you're asking for your life!"

"I don't know!" Li Dali pulled Qin Zhao, "Anyway, come with me quickly, or it will be too late!"

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“Get out of the way!”

"What are you doing here? Trespassing is forbidden in Linxi Village. Aren't you afraid we'll report you to the police?"

"What does it have to do with you? Get out of my way!"

There was a lot of noise outside the door. The little koi sank to the bottom of the wooden barrel, with even the tip of its tail curled up, trembling with fear.

These people...are here to arrest him.

The door was slammed, as if someone was trying to break in, and the little koi's body trembled.

The noise outside the door was getting louder and louder. Fortunately, Qin Zhao had replaced the lock, so the people couldn't pry it open. But the door was already very rotten and couldn't withstand several external impacts.

There was another bang, and the door was obviously loosened, and a lot of dust fell down.

The low cabinet where the wooden barrel was located was right in front of the door, and it could be seen as soon as one walked in. Jing Li was finally too scared to stay and jumped out of the water.

He didn't dare stay outside, so he jumped into the bedroom, searched around for a moment, flapped his tail vigorously, and jumped onto the bed. The small fish struggled to get under the quilt and wrapped himself tightly.