Lin Jinyue smiled and said to him: "Thank you, Uncle Hu. If Uncle Hu needs anything in the future, he can come to Yunhe Village to find us. As long as we can help, we will definitely help."
Lin Jinyue remembered this kindness.
The villagers, however, were a little surprised when they saw the two-story boat: "This boat is not cheap, right?"
Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "It's not expensive. They mainly transport goods to Chong'an Town. Chong'an Town is still some distance away from Yunmeng County where we want to go, but we can still do it."
When the boat arrived, someone led them to the large bunk bed in the cabin, while the Lin family, the Li family and Mr. Tan and his grandson paid some money to move into the single rooms.
The boat started moving and the water was relatively stable. Since the cargo ship was quite heavy, they didn't feel that dizzy.
Just as they were preparing to take a break, the village chief Lin Youcai came over with a few young men, as well as Liu the butcher, the Chen family, the Wang family, and Li the blacksmith.
Lin Shucheng was still wondering: "Uncle, why are you here?"
Lin Youcai's expression was very serious: "Old Third, I think it's not appropriate for me to be the village chief. Erya is more suitable for this position."
Butcher Liu said, "Uncle, what are you talking about village chief? From now on, Erya will be our leader. We will do whatever she says."
Looking at Blacksmith Li and the others, they all seemed to be praising him.
Lin Jinyue couldn’t do it this time, she didn’t want to be the leader.
Lin Jinyue looked at Lin Youcai and said, "Grandpa, there is no one more suitable than you to be the village chief. I can't do it. I don't have any skills. I just like to give orders blindly. Our family is not suitable. How about you continue to be the village chief?"
Lin Youcai said, "Er Ya, don't belittle yourself. Grandpa has seen everything you've done these days. You always say you don't want to care about it, but when something goes wrong in other families, you're the first one to help. This is not just my decision, everyone thinks so."
Lin Jinyue sighed, and the little person felt that the burden on her shoulders suddenly became heavy. "Grandpa, I really can't do it. Not everyone can be the leader... and my family likes you. It's perfect for you to be the clan leader."
What Lin Jinyue said was true. Among this group of people, his favorite was Lin Youcai's family.
When they just crossed over and were completely in the dark, it was Lin Youcai who tried to persuade the villagers into giving every household in Linjia Village some coarse grains from their own pockets to help his family out in an emergency.
When Prince Jing attacked Chong'an County, it was Lin Youcai who told them that there was a hidden cave. At that time, their family only thought about protecting themselves and did not want to join the villagers.
Later on, they supported each other. Lin Youcai was a little stingy and talked a little too much, but he had a really good heart and really wanted everyone in the village to live a good life.
Even though these are just children, what was the situation at that time?
Time and food are both important. The earlier they escape from the enemy, the more hope they have of surviving. The more food they have, the longer they can survive.
Lin Jinyue then expressed her inner thoughts: "Grandpa, we are all from the same village. It's not a big deal for us to help each other. But if I really become the leader, I will have to mediate when everyone quarrels. If someone can't make ends meet, I will have to find a way to solve it, and..."
"And I'm only eight years old. How can I be the clan leader? This is not appropriate."
Seeing how tired Lin Youcai is, she doesn't want to be the village chief.
It’s because the situation has been a bit special recently that Lin Jinyue has been worried. A lot of brain cells have died in the past few months.
If it were any normal time, Lin Jinyue would have spent her whole life studying in her previous life. Now that she has returned to her childhood, she has to play again.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, Liu the Butcher and the village chief became anxious.
Lin Youcai: "That's right, Erya, who dares to say you are not suitable? In my opinion, you are the most suitable person in the entire Linjia Village. Even if the queen hangs on our necks, we will still think you are the most suitable."
Blacksmith Li, the Wang family, the Chen family, and the Liu family all echoed that.
Seeing that she couldn't win against them, Lin Jinyue could only retreat to advance: "Hey, there's really no need. We have been supporting each other all the way here, and I have to thank you all. There's really no need to do this. If I can find a way to live a good life in the future, I will definitely bring you all with me, and I will be the leader..."
Before he could finish, Butcher Liu patted her on the shoulder and said, "Uncle, let's make it like this from now on. Let's go ahead."
As they spoke, several people seemed to be certain that Lin Jinyue was their leader, and they were all ready to leave her room, not giving Lin Jinyue a chance to object.
Lin Jinyue quickly stopped Grandpa Lin: "Grandpa, wait, wait..."
In a hurry, Lin Jinyue said: "How about giving the position of leader to my father? My brother will do too... You are still our clan leader."
Lin Youcai slapped his thigh and laughed so hard that his teeth showed.
He rubbed Lin Jinyue's head and said, "Yes, yes, Erya is smart. I didn't think of this. If I had given you the position of clan leader directly, our group would be fine, but if we settled down in Yunhe Village in the future, it would be too conspicuous."
Then, Lin Youcai looked at Lin Shucheng with a serious expression: "It's settled. Although the position of leader is yours, you still have to listen to Erya in the future."
Lin Shucheng: "Hey, hey... Uncle, please stop, I, I can't do this."
This time, Lin Youcai and the others were decisive and did not give Lin Shucheng a chance to object. Anyway, they had already made the decision!
Seeing that her father was unhappy, Lin Jinyue tried to comfort him: "Dad, I think even if they don't recognize him, they can still do this. Haha, just recognize him. I think the villagers are pretty nice. When I go out, I can say that my father is the top leader in the village and that my father is so-and-so. That would be very impressive."
Anyway, she was not willing to be the leader who was in the spotlight.
When Lin Shucheng heard his daughter say this, he didn't see her little thoughts at all, and said happily, "Okay, then I have to think about it. Since I'm the boss, I must make them rich together with our family."
*
After two days, Lin Jinyue and her family were already on the boat. The boat had already passed Lishi County. In another day, they would be able to reach Guangcheng.
Lin Jinyue was a little seasick at first, but when she thought about leaving Guangzhou soon and settling down in the city, she felt so excited.
However, before reaching the city, the captain stopped at a place.
The captain said to them, "I'm afraid we can't go any further... Many people have died ahead of us. We have to turn back. Do you want to stay here or go back with us?"
Someone on the side advised: "You are from outside the area, you don't know how severe the miasma is. Why don't you turn back first and make plans later?"
Everyone on the boat was urging them to leave first.
The whole group was panicked.
They have already reached Lingnan, and now we are asking them to turn back?
Moreover, since they were going to execute someone, they didn't dare to stay in Lingnan forever.
Everyone looked at Lin Shucheng.
Lin Jinyue asked the captain: "Uncle, was the death in front caused by miasma?"
Captain: "Of course not. There are always such incidents. Shipping is not easy these days. People die every day. We dare not go there. It's unlucky for us to meet you again. We have charged you fifty taels for shipping. Let's go back first and I will refund you twenty taels."
This captain is a real man.
But after hearing that it was caused by miasma, Lin Shucheng thought about it again and again and said to him: "Uncle, if you dare not cross the river, just put us down here."
It is definitely impossible to go back to Tang.
The capital is Lingnan, how can I just go back like this?
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