The entire village was brightly lit; everyone was awake, waiting for Lin Qixia's return.
Especially when they saw Lin Qixia, many people in the village who had come up the mountain with her breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, they all came forward, excitedly talking at once.
The crowd erupted in cheers: "Yes! Miss Lin! Miss Lin is back!"
"She's alright! That's wonderful." Li Shufen and her husband breathed a sigh of relief when they saw them return safely. "We were worried something might have happened to you on the mountain. Why did it take you so long to come back?"
"I'm fine, it just took me a while to arrange things with the people in the stronghold," Lin Qixia said calmly.
Meanwhile, everyone surrounded Lin Qixia, celebrating joyfully.
"That's wonderful! We really brought the grain back!"
"Thanks to Miss Lin, we all have something to say to you!"
Surrounded by the crowd, Lin Qixia asked Chen Jin, who had returned earlier with the villagers and grain, "Where is everyone's grain? Did you take it all back?"
Chen Jin shook his head, "No, my grandfather said to wait for your instructions, Miss Lin."
Ultimately, it was Lin Qixia who brought back the grain, which is why Chen Weizhong prevented the villagers from distributing it themselves.
"Miss Lin, what do you suggest we do?" he said, glancing at Zhao Dazhuang and his group not far away.
Their eyes made it very clear that as soon as they returned, those people were eyeing the grain covetously.
Noticing Chen Jin's wary gaze, Zhao Dazhuang shamelessly blurted out, "Now that the grain is coming back, shouldn't we take it home?"
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