Another half hour passed, and a horse-drawn carriage reappeared at the village entrance.
Ying Xi drove directly to Ruan Hai's house. A sharp-eyed villager hurriedly said, "She's here, she's here, Your Highness, your maid is back."
Shu Yu raised her eyebrows and went out to greet them, "You're pretty fast."
Da Niu got out of the car, and Ruan Dali came out with him. He said he came to help Da Niu.
“Ayu, I’ve already heard about what happened here from Yingxi. I’ve brought the contract and seeds. It’s getting late, so I think we should go to the field and take a look. If it’s suitable, we can finalize the deal.”
The villagers were overjoyed to see how quickly he had acted.
Shu Yu nodded, "Okay, if you're not tired, let's go check out the fields first."
The group then followed Ruan Libao, who had been the first to respond, towards his two plots of land.
Everyone was full of energy at this point. After inspecting Ruan Libao's land, they immediately went to the next one. The sight of this group of people walking around the fields was quite impressive. After inspecting three houses, the villagers who had been warned and persuaded to leave by Ruan Hai were even more envious.
They originally had the opportunity to inspect the land and then sign a contract to buy the seeds.
But Ruan Hai, not wanting the county magistrate to be smug, insisted that they give up the hard-won opportunity to make money.
These people, who originally had no personal grudges against Ruan Hai, now felt their dissatisfaction with him reached its peak.
When they reached the fourth shop, Shuyu seemed a little tired, so Da Niu quickly asked, "Why don't you sit down and rest for a while before you go?"
Shu Yu nodded, and Ying Xi placed a handkerchief on a large rock nearby for her to sit down. Although the others weren't tired, they didn't say much, and they all found a rocky ridge to rest casually.
Just as they caught their breath, someone suddenly came running from not far away shouting, "County Princess, Village Chief, the officials are here!"
Ruan Hai, whose legs were aching from walking with Shu Yu, felt a sudden jolt upon hearing this and abruptly stood up.
He stood up too quickly and his blood supply was insufficient, so he fell forward. Fortunately, his eldest son caught him.
Ruan Hai's face turned pale, and he asked the villager who brought the news, trembling, "What are the officials doing in our village?"
The villager didn't know, but whispered, "It seems they're inquiring about the county magistrate's whereabouts."
Ruan Hai suddenly turned to look at Shu Yu, who looked completely bewildered. "Why are you asking me about me all of a sudden?"
As they were speaking, more than twenty constables ran over.
The head constable, Jiang, was very familiar with Shu Yu. Upon seeing her, he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, County Princess."
"Why have you come here? Are you looking for me?"
"Your Highness, your grandmother said that you came to Ruanjia Village for a funeral but haven't returned yet. She's worried that you might be being harassed or bullied by your two uncles, so she reported it to the county government. The magistrate is very concerned about your safety and ordered us to come here to protect you on your way back."
Shu Yu rubbed her forehead. "It's a misunderstanding, Grandma misunderstood. I'm fine here, it's just that something came up and I was delayed."
"I see."
"You've gone to all this trouble, so please go back now. Once you've finished here and returned to the city, I'll come to thank you in person."
Ruan Hai breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that it was just a misunderstanding, and almost collapsed from exhaustion when he saw Constable Jiang leading his men away.
Just as Constable Jiang turned around, Ruan Chengqian suddenly ran over and said, "Princess, I found a corpse on the mountain."
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