Little girl?
A nineteen-year-old girl?
Bai Lu was truly shocked by Lin Jinfan's earth-shattering and awe-inspiring description, and looked down at it.
Normal height, normal weight, normal growth and development, and no short arms or legs!
Sure enough, when a brother looks at his sister, she'll always be a little girl who never grows up.
Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying led Bailu into the encirclement. Bailu and Xiao Cheng returned to pay respects to their ancestors during the Qingming Festival. Many people knew Bailu, and with the chestnut purchase in mind, everyone voluntarily made way for her.
The paths branched off to both sides, and the men carried shovels and hoes, while the women carried carrying poles, all looking furious and ready to fight.
The old man was protected on both sides by the strong men. He could not stop the young men shouting and fighting in front of him. He could not persuade them, nor could he plead with them.
He was extremely anxious and at his wits' end.
"Why are you pushing people!"
"We're pushing you! Trying to be a hero by blocking the way? Don't you know your own limitations? If you know what's good for you, get out of the way and hand over the sand, or you'll regret it!"
"Bah! No way out! Fight or kill me if you want, stop talking nonsense!"
"Don't hit me! Don't hit me! Let's talk this out!"
"Make way, everyone! The village chief is here!"
"The village chief has brought Bailu!"
The massive, shouting and threatening troops immediately made way.
Having witnessed Xiao Cheng's prowess, the young members of the Xiao family knew that Bai Lu, being Xiao Cheng's wife, couldn't be any less capable. They immediately put down the hoes and shovels they were wielding.
Only the elderly remain worried.
When the grandparents saw Bai Lu, their furrowed brows immediately relaxed, and they gave her the central, home-field advantage.
After Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying explained that Xiao Cheng had gone to another province, the two elders were only slightly discouraged, and then looked at Bai Lu with a face full of relief.
"Dazhuang's wife, thank you for coming all this way back. You've had a hard time."
Bai Lu was already immune to the old woman's affectionate address, and politely replied, "It's not hard work, I came back by car."
These grandpas and grandmas are old enough to have seen all sorts of storms, but this is the first time they've ever been shut down.
Even so, the two old men showed no sign of panic on their weathered faces, completely ignoring the tense situation.
The old woman ignored Li Chengbin's dark face and explained to Bailu in detail: "These people came early this morning and said that we were illegally mining, that they wanted to take back the sand from our house, and that they wanted to close the mountain and return farmland to forest. I haven't read many books and I'm not very educated, so I don't understand these things. I sent Afu and Aying to town to find you."
“I’ve seen the notice they brought about the mountain closure, but I can’t figure it out. You’re well-read and knowledgeable, could you take another look for Grandma?”
The old woman's words were exactly what Bai Lu wanted to say: "Great! I also want to see what the mountain closure order looks like!"
Along the way, Bai Lu saw the bespectacled man standing next to Li Chengbin, who was holding a folded piece of paper hidden behind his back, as if he didn't want anyone to see it.
The name tag on his chest did indeed have the Pingcheng logo, but the section for his department was tucked inside his suit jacket.
Only the name above is visible: Ding Wuliang.
Upon hearing Bai Lu's words, Ding Wuliang subconsciously glanced at Li Chengbin beside him: "Should we give it to him?"
After the last shotgun incident, Li Chengbin hated Bai Lu to the core. He had people investigate Bai Lu's background hundreds of times, but no matter how they investigated, Bai Lu had not graduated from high school and did not seem to be a person who knew the law.
But it's a fact that Bailu caused him a great loss.
It is also a fact that they know and understand the law.
Li Chengbin would not underestimate anyone who could disrupt his plans; Bai Lu was no simple person.
After learning that Xiao Cheng was from Xiao Family Village, and that Bai Lu was Xiao Cheng's wife, and that they had even returned to Xiao Family Village together to pay respects to their ancestors during the Qingming Festival, Li Chengbin anticipated that these unruly villagers in the mountains might come after Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu if anything happened.
So they were well prepared, with the mountain closure documents, official seals, and official personnel all in place.
Bai Lu came from a poor family and had never left the city since she was a child. The law she knew must have been taught by her teachers.
Knowing and understanding the law is Bai Lu's greatest ability; he simply doesn't believe that Bai Lu can understand officialdom.
Li Chengbin looked disdainful and waved his hand dismissively.
Ding Wuliang immediately gave the notification document to Bai Lu.
Bai Lu didn't even need to read the contents of the document; she only glanced at the stamped area, and a cold smile curled at the corner of her mouth.
Instead of questioning Li Chengbin or confronting Ding Wuliang, she walked over to the "police officer" standing to the side.
"Officer, take a look at this notification document. Did you pick up the wrong one?"
The police officer in charge, who was suddenly questioned, was taken aback and subconsciously looked at Li Chengbin.
He's just a bodyguard, not a real police officer, how could he possibly understand this thing?
Li Chengbin gave him a sinister look.
The "police officer" immediately understood: "What did you take wrong! It's written clearly in black and white on the paper that Xiaojia Village is illegally mining chestnuts, and planting chestnuts on the mountain does not meet Pingcheng's standards. They must be converted back to forest. The county office's big red seal is stamped on it clearly. Can't you see it!"
That shout immediately gave the bodyguard, whose demeanor seemed out of place with his police uniform, a touch of imposing presence.
Li Chengbin nodded in satisfaction.
Bai Lu suppressed the cold smile on her lips and replaced it with a professional fake smile: "Then what is the meaning of this 'returning farmland to forest' policy?"
"As far as I know, no grain crops are grown on any of the mountains in Xiaojia Village."
The bodyguard thought Bai Lu was deliberately picking a fight: "Do you think I'm blind?! There are so many chestnut trees planted on the mountain, and you say you haven't cultivated any crops!"
Bai Lu said calmly, "Who said chestnuts are a grain crop?"
Isn't chestnut a staple food crop?
The burly bodyguard looked completely bewildered and confused, then subconsciously glanced at Li Chengbin.
Li Chengbin, a city dweller, had no idea whether chestnuts were a staple crop or not, and suspected that Bailu was trying to trick him again.
He kept a cold face and remained silent, while frantically brainstorming solutions in case things changed.
Unable to get an answer and under Bai Lu's watchful eye, the bodyguard had no choice but to speak up himself: "If chestnuts aren't a food crop, what are they? What evidence do you have to prove that chestnuts aren't a food crop?"
Bai Lu calmly retorted, "Why do you need to ask me for evidence? Hasn't the state already provided it?"
"According to the standards set by the National Agricultural Administration and the Crop Variety Approval Committee, chestnuts are classified as fruit crops, and chestnut trees are classified as economic crops. Where did you find that chestnuts are classified as agricultural crops?"
"And according to which department's relevant regulations was the order issued to close the chestnut mountain in Xiaojia Village to the forest because it violated the standards for cultivating grain crops?"
The bodyguard was completely stumped by Bai Lu's questions, unable to answer any of them and speechless.
The villagers of Xiaojia have always eaten chestnuts as a staple food, and they really don't know that chestnuts are only classified as fruits in the crop classification standards, and are not considered as a staple food at all.
Bai Lu's words immediately gave them confidence.
"That's right! Chestnuts aren't a food crop, so why should we be forced to return farmland to forest!"
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