Cui's words brought Tian Guizhi back to her senses.
She released Cui Shi, ran to Jiang Tangtang, and knelt down immediately, saying, "Valley Master, please think of a way to save my son!"
That's a black mine, and Tian Guizhi didn't think that the spineless man she married could be of any help.
She didn't really think Jiang Tangtang, a woman, could be of much help. But while Jiang Tangtang couldn't, Lu Shiyan could.
The only person in the village who could contact Lu Shiyan and ask him to help rescue people was Jiang Tangtang.
Everyone could tell what Tian Guizhi was thinking at a glance.
Some people sympathized with Fang Dayong, while others felt he deserved it. If he hadn't left the valley, he wouldn't have ended up like this. Now Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan are also going to risk their lives.
Their ability to live peacefully in the valley depends entirely on the two of them. What if something happens to them while rescuing Fang Dayong?
Does the entire valley have to pay the price for Fang Dayong's mistakes?
However, no one dares to voice such selfish thoughts. Moreover, human psychology is inherently contradictory.
On one hand, they didn't want Jiang Tangtang to agree to rescue the person, worried that Lu Shiyan would risk his life for Fang Dayong and disrupt their current peaceful life. On the other hand, they hoped Jiang Tangtang would agree.
If Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan can even save someone like Fang Dayong, then they probably won't abandon any of them if they encounter danger in the future.
For a moment, everyone looked at Jiang Tangtang, waiting to see how she would respond.
Jiang Tangtang read the contents of the cloth strip again and said, "As long as he is from our valley, I will not abandon him. However, I have only received a distress message and do not know the specific address or how many people are on the other side. I need to think about how to save him."
After hearing Jiang Tangtang's words, no matter how conflicted the villagers were, they all praised her.
Tian Guizhi knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to Jiang Tangtang, saying, "Thank you so much, Master Gu. From now on, you are my son's second parent and a great benefactor to our Fang family. I will erect a monument for you to live forever—"
Jiang Tangtang interrupted her, saying, "Don't say thank you yet. Fang Dayong left the valley without permission and almost caused trouble for everyone in the valley. He must be punished for his actions. I will punish him when he comes back, so don't hold a grudge."
Tian Guizhi knelt on the ground and said sincerely, "I have no complaints. This is all as it should be. When he returns, please punish him as you see fit, Valley Master."
Jiang Tangtang didn't take Tian Guizhi's words to heart. Her words were mainly for the sake of managing the valley.
If Fang Dayong is not dealt with, the villagers will likely be left with the impression that not only will she not be punished for her mistakes, but she will also go to great lengths to rescue them if something happens.
In reality, she is indeed righteous, but she also has selfish motives.
They are currently experiencing an iron deficiency.
They could certainly mine it themselves, but that would require more manpower and resources, not to mention more time.
Now that she has an opportunity to both save the suffering people and obtain a large amount of iron, she certainly won't give it up.
However, rescuing people from the black mine is not easy. This matter must be informed to Lu Shiyan first, and then we need to find out the exact location of the black mine, the strength of its guards, the rescue plan, and how to deal with the wrath of Prince Rui after the rescue.
In a short while, Jiang Tangtang had already thought of many things.
She helped Tian Guizhi up and said, "I need to discuss with my family how to save her. Don't kneel here anymore, go back and wait for news."
After saying that, he turned to the villagers and said, "Alright, you all go back to what you were doing."
The villagers in the valley have been busy lately and naturally don't have time to waste here. However, before leaving, someone asked, "Valley Chief, are you still going to hire people to sew winter clothes as you mentioned yesterday?"
Only after being reminded by the villagers did Jiang Tangtang realize that she had almost forgotten something.
She said, "We still need to hire more people, but the fabric hasn't been brought back yet. I'll find everyone again once the fabric is back."
She only received the letter from Lu Shiyan yesterday, so the fabric naturally couldn't have been sent back to the valley so quickly.
Just today, Jiang Tangtang wrote to Lu Shiyan about Fang Dayong and the black mine, and casually mentioned it.
With the black eagle, a skilled flyer, delivering the message, Jiang Tangtang quickly received Lu Shiyan's reply.
In his letter, Lu Shiyan said he would come back to pick her up that evening and then take some time to explore the black mine. He asked her to leave the crow that delivered the letter behind so it would be convenient for guiding the way.
In fact, Jiang Tangtang did the same thing even without Lu Shiyan's reminder.
Thinking about meeting up with Lu Shiyan and arranging for the hired workers to sew military uniforms, Jiang Tangtang didn't go with him to move cassava in the mountains today.
She entrusted Xiong Zhuang with the task of going into the mountains this time.
Xiong Zhuang has a strong sense of direction, and it's not his first time in the mountains. Plus, he's quite skilled, so he's perfectly capable of being the leader.
Jiang Tangtang remained in the valley, but she didn't stay idle.
Although she wanted to rescue the miners and also bring back some iron ore, the iron mine in their valley still needed to be mined.
So that day, apart from dealing with some miscellaneous matters in the valley, she spent the rest of her time reading and perfecting her mine preparation plan.
Lu Shiyan returned just as the Lu family was about to have dinner.
Upon seeing Lu Shiyan, Lu Chenyan jumped up with joy and rushed towards him, crying, "Daddy!"
Whether it was due to the spiritual energy Lu Shiyan infused into him when he was rescued from the water that day, or due to changes in his environment later on, Lu Chenyan is much more lively now, and there is no trace of autism in him at all.
Jiang Tangtang felt a surge of tenderness in her heart as she watched Lu Shiyan pick her up and wipe the rice grains from the corner of his mouth.
She walked over and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
Before Lu Shiyan could answer, Lu Chenyan spoke first. The little guy listed out what food was available tonight and invited his father to eat with him.
When Jiang Tangtang was at home, the Lu family always served better food.
Jiang Tangtang didn't have time to deal with the wild sugarcane patch yet, so she had Zhou Qiongniang make cassava cakes.
Cassava itself contains sugar, and the sweetness is even more pronounced when made into cassava cake. It is very popular with children.
Lu Chenyan, as if presenting a treasure, shared his piece of cassava cake with Lu Shiyan.
Seeing the little guy's expression, Jiang Tangtang suddenly felt a little jealous. She turned her head and took a bite out of the cassava cake he was offering as a gift.
Lu Chenyan was stunned for a moment. Just when Jiang Tangtang thought he was about to cry, the little guy actually came over and kissed her.
Jiang Tangtang suddenly felt that she was eating honey, not cassava cake.
It's sweet from the mouth to the heart.
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