Lin Tongxi took the apple and ate it in big mouthfuls, saying as he ate, "It's okay, it's nothing."
While eating, Lin Tongxi noticed a small white snake moving on the table.
It looked very much like the little snake in the dream, so Lin Tongxi asked Su Ruoxue: "By the way, where did you get this little snake?"
"Well... Dad said that I met him when I was very young, and it was thanks to him that he found me." Su Ruoxue answered while stroking the little snake.
"Found you?"
"That's right... before my mother died, she hid me in the cabinet on the ground floor..."
As he was talking, Lin Tongxi noticed that the other person's mood was not right, so he hurriedly interrupted the other person's recollection: "Okay, okay, I get it, don't think about the past."
"Tell me the story of you and this little snake. I seemed to have dreamed about it just now." Lin Tongxi tried to change the subject.
"It has a name, Xiaobai." Su Ruoxue protested against Lin Tongxi calling Xiaobai just a little snake.
"Okay, okay, tell me the story of you and Xiaobai." Lin Tongxi followed Su Ruoxue's wishes and quickly changed the topic.
Su Ruoxue then told the story of her and Xiaobai. It was a story about a person and a snake accompanying each other. Su Ruoxue treated it as a family member, and Su Wuya saw that Xiaobai had deep feelings for Su Ruoxue, so he also kept the little snake and got along with it like sisters.
"I think Xiaobai is very smart. It can understand everything I say." As she spoke, Su Ruoxue began to give instructions, such as asking it to climb onto Lin Tongxi.
Although Lin Tongxi was a little afraid of snakes, after the dream just now, his fear had decreased a lot and he was not so disgusted with snakes anymore.
Just when the two were still talking about Xiaobai, Chen Yunxuan pushed the door open and said that it was almost time for them to set off. Gan Xingfan and his men had been waiting at the city gate for a long time.
After saying that, Lin Tongxi and the other two tidied themselves up and headed towards the city gate.
In the morning, Gan Xingfan personally saw off Lin Tongxi and others, fully expressing the importance the three of them attached to them.
"Tongxi, Chenxuan, and Xichen, all three of you have contributed greatly to our Ruihe Town. I will post a notice announcing your deeds later."
"Since you still have important things to do in Qingshi Village, Gan will not stop you."
"I hope you can develop Qingshi Village in time within six months and return to the town as soon as possible to help me."
"Of course, if you change your mind during this period, I, Gan, will certainly welcome you."
Gan Xingfan took the lead in saluting, and the other three followed suit.
In order to help the three of them reach Qingshi Village faster, Gan Xingfan also assigned a groom to follow them so that the three of them could travel back and forth to Ruihe Town.
"The three of you! See you in the future!" Gan Xingfan waved goodbye, reluctant to leave.
Lin Tongxi leaned out of the window and waved as well.
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By the afternoon, Lin Tongxi and the other two finally arrived at Qingshi Village.
Under the command of Zhou Tiezhu and others and the escort of officials, the women, children, the elderly and the young of Qingshi Village also returned to the village.
Everyone began to rebuild Qingshi Village and repair houses.
Some refugees from outside have integrated into Qingshi Village and have chosen not to go elsewhere but to stay here.
The young people in Qingshi Village all agreed with this, but the older generation had some complaints.
After all, this means that there are outsiders competing with them for resources, such as land, timber, minerals... these are all very precious resources.
Moreover, for the older generation, they have not experienced life and death with these foreign refugees, so they do not have a strong sense of identification with them.
Despite this, Lin Tongxi and others did not want to disappoint the refugees, so they still persuaded the older generation.
After all, when the older generation went to Huxiaozhai for refuge, it was these refugees who helped them resettle other refugees and put in a lot of effort.
Some of them are very talented, and if they are driven away, it will be a real loss to the village.
Three days later, Qingshi Village gradually returned to its former peace.
However, the conflicts in the village continued, and Chen Yunxuan gradually discovered the difficulties faced by Village Chief Li.
After helping the man surnamed Li, the man surnamed Zhao spoke again.
Or conversely, Mr. Li accused himself of being biased towards Mr. Zhao.
Seeing that the matter was not a serious one, other people from other families stood by and watched.
The always positive Zhou Tiezhu also stopped showing up, saying bluntly that these should be done by the village chief.
Lin Tongxi quickly realized the problem with the village: each villager was divided into factions, focused on their own interests, and unable to form a united force.
The solution is simple, and can be summed up in two words: motivation.
But how to motivate?
Just when he was thinking about this problem, Chen Yunxuan came up and asked Lin Tongxi to go together to resolve the conflict.
Not only the Li and Zhao families started to quarrel, but even other families with different surnames got involved!
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