The village chief felt relieved when he heard Lin Jiuyue say that she would come tomorrow.
I am the village chief and also a worker hired by Lin Jiuyue. If something happens after the fire tomorrow, I will be the first one to be caught.
But if Lin Jiuyue was present, things would be much easier. Putting aside the issue of responsibility, if anything happened, he would have someone to make the decision.
"Then I feel relieved."
The village chief chuckled twice.
That afternoon, the news that Lin Jiuyue was going to "set fire to the mountain" spread throughout Shangbei Village.
the next day.
Before Lin Jiuyue arrived at the village, the villagers gathered at the foot of the mountain, waiting for Lin Jiuyue's order to set fire to the mountain.
When the villagers saw Lin Jiuyue coming, they started talking.
"I heard that Miss Lin is going to set fire to the mountain today? Will it burn other things in the surrounding villages?"
"That shouldn't happen, right? If it sets the surrounding mountains on fire, or burns other people's food, won't Miss Lin be left with nothing but her underwear as compensation?"
"Do you think they're stupid? See? They dug a huge trench at the foot of the mountain. I heard that Miss Lin had someone build it specifically. It's called a 'buffer zone.' With that trench, the fire can't spread anywhere else."
"Hehe, if it burns somewhere else, it will be a real spectacle."
Most of the villagers who were watching were there to watch the fun, but some of them had their fields next to the hillside and were afraid that their crops would be affected, so they came to guard them.
"Miss Lin, the workers are already waiting. When will the fire be set?"
Lin Jiuyue looked up at the sky. He took a bamboo stick from the carriage, tied with a piece of cloth. Then he stuck the bamboo stick with the cloth on the top of the hill.
Seeing that Bu didn't move much, he spoke.
"Well, that's about it. Let's set it on fire."
There was still some wind in the morning, but it has died down now. Setting the fire now won't be too intense, and with the "isolation zone" we've dug, the safety factor is significantly increased.
After hearing this, the village chief directed the workers to go to the four directions of east, south, west and north at the foot of the mountain to light the fire according to the original plan.
Lin Jiuyue and the village chief stood at the foot of the mountain and watched, with many villagers following behind them. It looked quite spectacular.
Soon, the worker who lit the fire came running over.
"Miss Lin, Village Chief, the fire is on."
Lin Jiuyue nodded, projected his consciousness outside, and checked the fire around him.
After a while, the fire gradually grew larger, and looking down from the top of the hill, it formed a circular encirclement.
Fortunately, there was no wind today, so the flames did not spread elsewhere.
The villagers behind him had never seen such a big fire, and they were talking behind Lin Jiuyue.
"This doesn't look like it should be a problem. Miss Lin is smart enough to come up with this idea."
"Haha, do you think they're the same as you? If they weren't smart, how could they have fled all the way to the capital and still have so much money in savings?"
Lin Jiuyue's attention was now entirely focused on her own hill, and she had no time to pay attention to the villagers.
I have calculated the safety range myself, but that doesn't mean it is really safe.
If someone were to do something bad and divert the fire to another place, no matter how precise my calculations were, I wouldn't be able to explain myself at that time.
"Miss Lin, this fire won't go out in a while. How about we go to my house and have some tea before coming back to check?"
Lin Jiuyue shook her head.
"Village chief, there's no need to drink tea. This fire isn't big or small. I have to see it with my own eyes to feel at ease."
Seeing that Lin Jiuyue was so concerned about the fire, the village chief stopped trying to persuade her and turned to say a few words to his wife. After listening to her, his wife left.
Not long after, the village chief's wife came over with tea, and the village chief's son came with her.
"Dad, I moved the table over here. Look, there are two chairs. If you are worried, you can sit here and watch over me. It will be more comfortable."
When Lin Jiuyue heard this, she turned to look at the village chief's son.
This young man, worthy of being the village chief's son, has some good sense.
"Miss Lin, you've been standing for so long. Come, sit down and take a rest."
The village chief's son set the table and chairs, then took the tea from his mother's hand, poured it diligently, and placed it on the table.
"Miss Lin, are you thirsty? Have some tea."
Lin Jiuyue smiled at the village chief's son.
"Thank you very much."
The village chief's son scratched his head and laughed.
"Haha, no, you're welcome."
There was a table and two lounge chairs, with tea on the table. Lin Jiuyue and the village chief each had a lounge chair. They drank tea while observing the fire burning on the hill. Someone who didn't know them would have thought Lin Jiuyue had come here specifically to watch the fire.
The villagers watched the excitement for a while, and when they saw that nothing happened, they turned around and went back to their own business.
Only from time to time there would be villagers coming to watch the fun, then leave after a while.
We waited until noon, when the fire had spread several meters beyond the isolation zone, and the village chief's wife came over with food.
"Boss, Miss Lin, it's time to eat."
Lin Jiuyue looked at the village chief's wife.
The village chief's wife was carrying a bamboo basket and soon came to Lin Jiuyue.
"Miss Lin, we are from the countryside and don't have anything good to treat you, so I just made two dishes casually. Please just eat them."
The village chief's wife always had a smile on her face, a genuine smile. Plus, she was not young anymore, so she always looked kind and loving.
"Auntie, have you forgotten? I am now a villager of Shangbei Village. We are fellow villagers now. What are you talking about, country folk or not? If you want to talk about country folk, I am also a country folk. There is no need to be so particular."
Lin Jiuyue looked at the village chief's wife and inexplicably felt a sense of closeness.
"Haha, Auntie was wrong. You are now a villager of Shangbei Village. Aren't we fellow villagers from now on?"
The village chief's wife brought out the food from the bamboo basket one plate at a time, and handed the chopsticks and rice to Lin Jiuyue.
"I haven't made anything good, so eat it while it's hot."
Lin Jiuyue smiled at the village chief's wife.
"Thank you, Auntie."
Lin Jiuyue originally didn't want to eat other people's food, but after seeing the smile of the village chief's wife, she suddenly changed her mind and wanted to try it.
"Haha, what are you thanking me for? We're all from the same village, and you're helping the kid's father make money. How can this little meal be worth it? Eat it quickly, or it'll get cold."
Lin Jiuyue nodded, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
The village chief's wife was instantly relieved when she saw that Lin Jiuyue didn't show any disgust.
This girl, although she is now a villager, she has so much money to open up the wasteland, and she probably eats a lot of good food. Before I came, I was worried that this girl would not like the food I cooked. Unexpectedly, this girl did not dislike it at all.
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