After discussing with his father, Li Jing walked towards the council hall after the road down the mountain was restored and the farmland was reclaimed.
Seeing everyone's solemn expressions, I felt an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
Song Chenghou gestured for her to come closer and told her everything he had just discovered about the anomaly, as well as their analysis of the situation.
Li Jing almost stood up, but Song Chenghou quickly reached out and pulled him back down.
Song Chenhou acted swiftly, tearing off Li Jing's sleeve; she didn't stand up...
At least outwardly, without attracting unnecessary attention from those around them, they immediately stopped.
"If they really dare to do that, my father and I will never let them get away with it!"
Li Jing said angrily.
Song Chenghou looked at her calmly, a hint of heartache in his eyes.
Given the importance of the situation, Li Jing dared not delay and had to go back to report to his father.
Minor matters such as being careful with one's words do not require Song Chenghou's reminder.
Watching Li Jing's departing figure, Song Chengjian sighed, "What a pity! A young woman, working so hard for the village..."
Other people of this age are all under their parents' care and enjoying their parents' attention, so they don't have to worry about so much!
"Sounds good, but what kind of life is this, the only daughter of the clan leader?"
Even if Li Jing didn't say anything, there might still be danger.
This seems like it's targeting them, but who knows, it might actually be a blow to the clan leader's control behind the scenes?
Apart from Li Jing, the clan chief is old, and the deputy clan chief has no obstacles in supporting his son.
"She is a woman, but she is better than many men."
Song Chenghou said this.
Jiang Xinyu extinguished the charcoal fire and left the rest to his men to clean up, making no attempt to hide his admiration for Li Jing.
"Miss Jing is resolute and responsible to her people; she is a natural leader."
Jiang Xinyu's voice wasn't loud, and Qin Shan, worried that others might hear, cautiously looked around...
Seeing that no one was approaching, he finally felt relieved.
Li Jing returned sooner than expected, and his expression was visibly dejected.
He forced a smile when he saw Song Chenghou, Song Chengjian and others.
"What's wrong?"
Song Chenghou asked softly, probably unaware of how comforting his voice was.
Li Jing let out a soft sigh, almost imperceptibly.
She probably rarely makes such gestures, so those watching were quite moved.
Ignoring his father's words, Li Jing rallied his spirits, "My father asked me to convey his thanks; he should have thanked me in person..."
But he said that no one wanted to alert the enemy, and that everyone would understand.
As for what to do next, my father told me to cooperate as much as possible.
After listening to Li Jing's report, Li Guang paced back and forth, watching his retreating figure...
Li Jing suddenly realized that her father had really grown old.
Gone is the youthful spirit and the middle-aged resolve; now, it's just a struggle to keep going...
After learning what had happened, Li Guang advised Li Jing, "Jing'er, let's not waste our time..."
Before you went, Young Master Song must have already thought of a plan.
Having observed them for the past two days, I can tell they are upright individuals. Given their manpower and capabilities, if they truly harbored malicious intentions, we might not be able to stop them...
Since that's the case, we might as well do our best to cooperate.
There's a saying among the people of the Great Yin Dynasty: "If you employ someone, don't doubt them; if you don't trust them, don't employ them."
Li Jing wanted to ask his father, "If Lin Hong and his son Lin Sen are like this, why do you still use them?"
But Li Jing didn't speak in the end. He knew that his father was considering the bigger picture, but Lin Hong was not. A ruthless person is destined to be more proactive.
Upon hearing this, Song Chenghou and Song Chengjian raised their eyebrows slightly, once again admiring the magnanimous character of their clan chief, Li Guang...
Thinking of Lin Hong and his son, I felt even more sorry for the clan chief and his daughter.
Without wasting any more time, Song Chenghou informed Li Jing and Jiang Xinyu of the precautions.
Li Jing arranged for people to guard the irrigation canal halfway up the mountain and to suspend water drawing.
When Jiang Xinyu's men went down the mountain, Qin, the steward, reminded them to bring buckets of water. After they fetched the water, Song Chengfeng, the sixth brother, gathered them together for inspection...
After confirming that there were no problems, they were stored together in the council chamber.
If villagers have any needs, Li Jing can arrange for people to distribute them.
As for fire prevention, Song Chengjian instructed the Li people to dig up soil and pile it around the brick walls beforehand, citing the need to enhance the waterproofness of the earthen walls.
If a fire does break out, covering it with soil will stop the fire faster than water.
After assigning tasks, everyone went about their own business.
Finally, darkness fell.
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