A group of people knelt on the ground and begged Liang Shuyan. Looking at these people, all of whom were ragged and emaciated, she couldn't help but feel a strange sense of sympathy.
"Please, save us! We're not evil people, we just want to find a chance to eat."
"Release us! You are a kind-hearted lady, and you will surely help us. We are truly driven to desperation by a lack of food."
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Everyone was talking about this, but Li Zheng remained silent. He had no ability to accommodate more people, since the population of Daling Village had already reached the limit of all villages.
Liang Shuyan walked over to Li Zheng, glanced at him, and whispered, "Li Zheng, what do you think about this? Why don't we keep these people here and report it to the magistrate later? I believe the magistrate will be lenient."
Li Zheng was a man without his own opinions. Liang Shuyan was the one who made all the decisions in the village. In fact, he was just a figurehead. Last time, if it weren't for Liang Shuyan's opposition, he would have almost lost his chance to become the village head. So, he nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you think it's feasible, then it's fine. I'm just worried that there might be some problems with the county magistrate."
Liang Shuyan did not answer the rest. The news about her and the county magistrate had already spread like wildfire, and she did not want to add any more embellishments to her reputation at this time, as it would not do her any good.
"Alright, since that's the case, let's register these people and settle them in the back mountain. There's no one there anyway, so we can guard the back mountain and prevent people from other villages from causing trouble."
There is an orchard and a lot of wasteland in the back mountain area. Li Zheng suddenly thought of the orchard and said, "Okay, but the problem is with the orchard. It's too close. I'm worried it will damage the fruit."
"The orchard has people specifically assigned to guard it, so you can rest assured. Also, I will instruct them on this matter: if any of them commit a crime in Daling Village, they should simply leave Daling Village!"
Liang Shuyan's words made Li Zheng admire her immensely.
After consulting with the village head, Liang Shuyan returned to the group and said, word by word, "Since you are all truly repentant, then stay here in our Daling Village. Your houses will be built with thatched roofs, just like the other disaster victims. We will provide each family with some food, enough to last until next spring. However, Daling Village has its own rules. Nothing in the village, not even a single tree, can be moved without the village head's permission. If any one of you makes a mistake, you will all have to leave Daling Village. At that time, don't say I didn't warn you, and don't come begging me or the village head again, understand?"
The leading man was overjoyed and rubbed his eyes, saying, "Okay, that's not difficult. I will definitely make sure they listen to me and don't disturb a single tree or blade of grass in Daling Village. They just need to stay here and live a good life. Thank you, thank you!"
The man in the lead threw his stick aside, and the others behind him cheered joyfully: "We have a home! We finally have a home!"
"Listen up, gentlemen! Anyone who dares to cause trouble in Daling Village and drags us all out of the village, I'll wipe out their entire family!"
"No, no!"
Liang Shuyan stood to the side and could see clearly that these people were all following the man's orders.
"Now, you can report your names to the magistrate and register them, including how many people are in your family and their circumstances. After a simple registration, you can bring your family members over to prepare for building the house. The thatch and soil needed for building the house can be found directly in the back mountain, but the premise is that you cannot damage the environment of Daling."
The man who was leading the group was the first to run over excitedly. He gestured with his rough fingers on the table and said happily, "Lizheng, I, my name is Chen Dahei. I have a wife, two children, and an old mother at home, hehe!"
Li Zheng looked up, glanced at the honest-looking man, and then said, "You don't need to report it in such detail. Just fill in the specific number of people."
Chen Dahei counted on his fingers and said, "There are five people in my family!"
Li Zheng carefully wrote down Chen Dahei's situation in his notebook, then raised his voice and said, "Next!"
After settling things in with these people, Liang Shuyan told Li Zheng what was going on and then turned around and went home.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw Erniu return, looking worried, as if something had happened.
"What's wrong? What happened? Why do you look so upset?"
Liang Shuyan knew Erniu quite well; he would never come back unless something serious happened.
When Grandma Jin saw Liang Shuyan return, she called her into her room.
"Sit down. I want to tell you about what happened to Erniu at the martial arts school. To be honest, there aren't any big shots in our town, but just a few days ago, this big shot came to the martial arts school, threatening to demolish it and then refusing to leave."
Liang Shuyan then understood. She had originally come back to collect some food for the disaster victims, but now it seemed that Jin Erniu's matter was even more important. She had to go and see what important person had come to the martial arts school that made Jin Erniu so worried.
Without hesitation, Liang Shuyan took Erniu to the martial arts school.
The name of the martial arts school was changed a long time ago. In everyone's mind, the Jin Family Martial Arts School is still an unattainable existence. Ordinary people can enter the martial arts school either through connections or through their own real skills. Without either of these, they cannot enter the martial arts school.
Liang Shuyan was the behind-the-scenes owner of the martial arts school. When she arrived at the school, she glanced at the man standing in the courtyard and was suddenly stunned. The man in front of her was wearing a purple-red robe, with a jade belt around his waist and a mutton-fat jade pendant hanging from his waist. His handsome face showed a heroic air, and he held a long sword in his hand, which made a crisp sound as it swirled in the air.
"A manager like you is utterly unworthy, unfit to be your manager. Look at me, the general, I trained you so you could be hired by the escort agency. Following him, you'd be nothing but trash!"
Liang Shuyan walked into the courtyard and sneered, "What a big mouth you have! Who dares to trespass into our Jin Family Martial Arts School?"
The man looked up and examined Liang Shuyan's clothes, then burst into unrestrained laughter.
"I thought your martial arts school had some important figure, but she's just a village woman. Could she be Jin Erniu's grandmother?"
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