What he didn't know was that on the other side of him, while he was dealing with his clothes, the village chief of Banpo Village, an old woman from the village, and a young woman were hiding.
The old woman said, "Village chief, I told you from the beginning that we couldn't keep those people here. Look, they've almost eaten all our food, and we don't have enough firewood in the village. With this heavy rain outside, no one dares to go up the mountain to gather firewood or find food. And even if we did find firewood, it would be soaked in water and we wouldn't be able to burn it!"
"Yes, village chief, you can't be so respectful to that woman just because they sold us sweet potato and wheat seeds. I think she's here to drag us down!" The young woman looked at Jiang Qinyu's beautiful face, which was still lovely even without makeup, and was insanely jealous.
The village chief of Banpo Village glared at the two of them. "Stop talking nonsense! She is the wife of a general. Even if it were any other time, would she come to our village? Besides, she has high-yield grain. If we befriend her, we will benefit from it sooner or later."
"What's the benefit? Will the whole village starve to death?" The young woman rolled her eyes indignantly.
The old woman also said, "Why don't we just chase them away? That way we'll have more time to wait for the weather to clear up."
"You shallow-minded people, look at them. Even in their current predicament, they still know to come and pray for blessings. How can your hearts be so cruel?" The village chief of Banpo Village couldn't bear to hear another word and walked out.
Hearing the commotion, Jiang Qinyu looked up and saw the village chief. She immediately greeted him, "Village chief, are you also here to pray for the village and ask Laozi to send us grain?"
"Let Laozi deliver grain to us?" The village chief of Banpo Village was stunned, looking at Jiang Qinyu in disbelief.
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