Lu Shiyi's return to the village made the quiet village lively again. People from nearby villages heard that the team members were leading the team into the mountains for training, and they found ways to visit their relatives in the Fourth Brigade. Most of them brought their own girls of appropriate age with them.
When Su Jin went out to look for Lu Shan and Liu Ying for something, she met four or five neatly dressed girls who wished they could appear in front of her all the time.
Liu Ying heard the noise and pushed the door open, only to find herself surrounded by several people.
"Xiao Jin, why are you so slow? Shouldn't you have come out of the house long ago?" Liu Ying came to her rescue, reaching out to push away the crowd. "Please move aside for a while. Xiao Jin is heavy now and can't withstand your pulling and tugging."
Liu Ying's words worked instantly. The crowd made way for her, and she dragged Su Jin back to her yard and closed the door.
Su Jin looked at Liu Ying in surprise: "Second sister, you were really afraid of this pair of shoes before, but now you're helping me?"
"Those people are from the neighboring village. They're trying to show off in front of you so you can introduce them to the team members." Liu Ying explained the reason why several village women came a few days ago. "They said they were visiting relatives, but who would visit during the summer harvest?"
Su Jin patted his forehead. The villages had just finished the summer harvest, and the grain was sent to the grain station in the county town by each village. The villages would not visit each other easily before all the grain was collected to prevent relatives from coming to borrow grain.
Many villagers were watching from a distance, and their relatives promised that if any girl could get close to Su Jin, they wouldn't have to worry about their future.
Lu Shiyi's status is high enough, and the people he can introduce are team members he values. If a family has a son-in-law with good abilities, they will be grateful to him for the rest of their lives.
"When did I become a matchmaker?" Su Jin spread her hands. "How dare they think that."
Lu Shiyi only led the team members in training and never interfered in other people's family affairs. Even Lu Shiyuan's plan failed. Lu Shiyuan was arrested in front of the villagers and could not serve as a warning to them.
"Xiao Jin, have the team members been staying in the back mountain all the time?" Liu Ying was curious about the team members going into the mountains, as the village was too quiet every night.
The three sisters locked their own courtyard doors and room doors, and would not go out even if they heard knocking on the door.
"Yes, they will stay there for at least a month. Second sister, when you walk around the village, has anyone mentioned anything about the back mountain?" Su Jin was curious whether anyone in the village had discovered the secret in the cave.
Lu Shiyi had previously told Lu Shiyuan that the food was found in a cellar deep in the mountains. The team members went into the mountains to look for food, hoping to get more food.
Outside the door, the girls stared at the gate with unfriendly eyes, as if Liu Ying was blocking their bright future.
Some girls worked at home and had never been treated well. When they learned that this time they had a chance to leave home, they obediently changed into clean and tidy clothes and came over.
They looked at Su Jin pleadingly, hoping that he would give them a way out because of their pitiful situation, but Su Jin didn't want to help.
"If you don't tell me, Madam Lu is the softest-hearted person?" Several girls inquired about Su Jin's news, just hoping that they could leave the devil's den.
"I heard from my former classmates that she lives in the staff housing compound." A girl said palely. In order to get this information, she waited at the gate of the staff housing compound for three days before she found out.
A few people did not want to give up. If they returned home, they might be sold again by their families. Instead of being sold to men in the mountains, it would be better for them to follow the team members.
Su Jin was talking with Liu Ying, listening to the noise outside the yard with his left ear, and found that those people were standing in front of the door.
"Second sister, I'll go and take care of it first and then come over. We can't let these people surround here." Su Jin was angry and there would be trouble if she returned to the village.
Liu Ying stood up and tried to stop her. For the first time, a serious look appeared on Su Jin's face. She opened her mouth but didn't say a word.
"Ayi was promoted in the military camp based on his own abilities. I don't want his future to be hindered by external disturbances." Su Jin has his own persistence.
She walked out of the yard, pushed open the gate and stood on the stone steps. Several girls heard the sound and looked towards the door.
"Mrs. Lu, we're here with our family to visit relatives. We sisters admire you and want to talk to you more," the oldest girl said. "We all have to obey our family's arrangements. They treat us badly, and this is our only chance to escape the devil's den."
The girls spoke pitifully, and Su Jin looked at them indifferently.
"You're not living well in your mother's family, so why are you asking me to change your fate? You should fight for it yourselves!" Su Jin said coldly, "You've already caused trouble for my wife and me, and the team members."
"You live in a staff housing complex and are always protected by someone. You can't understand our pain." The girls criticized Su Jin one after another.
"You all go home. The team members are here for training and to carry out missions." Lu Shiyi had told her on the way here that she could mention the mission appropriately.
"You...are talking nonsense!" The girls all stepped back. Their families told them to curry favor with Su Jin. No one said that the team members were here for a mission.
"I'm not talking nonsense. If you don't believe me, you can follow the militiamen of the Fourth Battalion into the mountains and see how the team members are verifying things. You will be responsible for any consequences later." Su Jin looked at the village women in the distance.
She put her right hand on her waist and prepared to go back, when several village women came over quickly.
"I'm from the Shi Yi family. I'm your second aunt's sister. This is my daughter." A village woman in her 40s squeezed in from among the girls. Su Jin took two steps back into the courtyard. "She's very smart and clever. She's the perfect person to take care of you."
The village woman told Su Jin, "You seem to be getting worse, and you're definitely not going to be able to take care of the household. Once you've spoken to Shi Yi, just leave the house to my daughter to take care of. I'll definitely make sure everything is arranged for you."
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