Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Liu Yinghong.
Having experienced what happened last night, Liu Yinghong was already holding back her anger, so even though many people in the village disagreed with Lin Qixia's words, she still came over.
Also, inform them to see if Lin Qixia has any other way to deal with those bandits.
Upon hearing Liu Yinghong's words, He Zhilan looked anxious and said to Lin Qixia, "Xia'er, your Aunt Liu said that no one in the village wants to listen to you. What should we do?"
When the time came, He Zhilan was at a loss.
I really don't want to leave and live a life away from home.
"What can we do?" Lin Qixia didn't care and said indifferently, "Since they don't want to support me, let them be."
After saying that, Lin Qixia yawned, turned around, and went to pack her things to leave.
Right now, self-preservation is the most important thing; she doesn't want to be dragged down by those idiots.
She had only taken a few steps when a voice rang out behind her: "Who said we don't support Miss Lin?"
Lin Qixia stopped and turned around to see a group of people.
The man who spoke earlier was the village chief, Chen Weizhong.
Apart from him, almost half the villagers came.
"You guys—" Lin Qixia hesitated, glancing at Liu Yinghong with a puzzled look.
Liu Yinghong said innocently, "Miss Lin, I didn't lie to you. Last night, after you left, Miss Gu advised everyone not to go, and they obviously believed her at the time."
“That’s right.” After she finished speaking, village chief Chen Weizhong continued, “However, I told everyone not to make a decision so quickly, but after going back and thinking about it, I realized that this matter cannot be delayed.”
"Therefore, I went door to door all night to persuade them, and that's how I convinced them. After discussing it, everyone decided to follow Miss Lin to deal with those bandits."
After Chen Weizhong finished speaking, a tall, thin young man in his twenties from the group behind him chimed in, "That's right! We must get the grain back! We can't let those bandits take it for nothing!"
His name is Chen Jin, the grandson of Chen Weizhong, and the first to decide to listen to the village chief—his grandfather.
Seeing this, the others also shouted, "With Miss Lin standing with us, what are we afraid of? Let's just do it!"
"We must get the grain back!"
"That's right! That's the grain we worked so hard to grow, why should we give it to them?"
In no time, the area outside the Lin family courtyard was filled with proud and spirited villagers, including men, women, the old and the young.
Their attitudes were all very firm; they had all changed their minds after listening to Chen Weizhong's advice.
Many people are really going all out.
Lin Qixia glanced at them and noticed that the Zhao family, the Gu family where Gu Ciyu was from, the Li family where Li Pei was from, and a small number of other families had not chosen to come.
It seems they're all planning to heed Gu Ciyu's advice.
Lin Qixia's lips curled into a sarcastic smile. It seemed that those people actually listened to Gu Ciyu quite well.
Even so, she was still quite satisfied that these people were able to make a decision so quickly.
At least that way she won't have to pack her things and run away.
“Very good. Since you’ve decided to do this, I will naturally help you.” Lin Qixia said to them, “Everyone go back and pack your things and get ready. We’ll meet at the threshing ground in the village in two hours. I will personally direct your training.”
"We'll set off three nights from now, heading into the mountains for a night raid on the bandits' hideout!"
Chen Weizhong asked in surprise, "Three days later at night?"
“That’s right.” Lin Qixia nodded. “Since we’re going to deal with them, we need to catch them off guard and launch a surprise attack at night!”
After she said this, everyone looked at each other for a moment.
Then Chen Weizhong firmly replied, "Miss Lin is right. Everyone, go back and get your tools and head to the threshing ground!"
"Alright! Village Chief, let's go right now!"
"Miss Lin is right. We should launch a surprise attack at night and catch them off guard!"
The villagers left with great enthusiasm after saying their piece.
Chen Weizhong was also about to take his leave. They had come early in the morning specifically to express their opinion in case Lin Qixia changed her mind.
Now that things are settled, he can rest assured.
How did you convince them?
As Chen Weizhong turned to leave, Lin Qixia suddenly asked him a question.
Chen Weizhong paused, then replied truthfully, "At the time, Doctor Gu suggested that the government would help us deal with those bandits, and everyone believed him."
“I am well aware of the current situation of the government—they are probably powerless to intervene.”
"So I simply laid out the facts and explained them to them, and some people agreed."
After all, he had been the village chief of Xiahe Village for more than 20 years, so he had some say in the matter.
There are still quite a few people who believe in him.
After listening to him finish speaking, Lin Qixia said knowingly, "I understand."
It seems that the government is indeed problematic; even the village chief of a small village knows they can't be relied upon.
The chaos in all the counties and prefectures near Chong County has been going on for a long time. If those people really wanted to manage it, they wouldn't have let it develop to this extent.
After seeing Village Chief Chen Weizhong off, He Zhilan and Lin Qixia went back to their house together.
"I've cooked breakfast, let's eat first and then talk about it."
The villagers suddenly changed their minds, and their plans had to change accordingly.
He Zhilan was no longer in a hurry and whispered to Lin Qixia.
Lin Qixia responded and went into the house with He Zhilan. Her older brother and Lin Jiudong were already inside.
Seeing Lin Qixia enter, Lin Yi called out to her, "Auntie! Come and have some pancakes! These pancakes are delicious!"
"You're here!" Lin Qixia replied with a smile, and sat down at the dining table.
He Zhilan said apologetically, "I made these pancakes this morning. I thought we were all frightened yesterday and might have to leave early this morning, so I wanted to treat everyone to a good meal."
Therefore, she put a lot of meat in the pancake, which was quite wasteful.
"Of course we need to have a good meal," Lin Qixia said with a smile. "After all, we have a tough battle to fight in three days!"
As she spoke, she took the pancake that Lin Yi handed her and took a big bite.
The aroma of meat mixed with the fragrance of the flatbread instantly filled her mouth, and Lin Qixia sighed happily, "Delicious!"
The family, especially Lin Xiao and Lin Jiudong, were quite surprised by Lin Qixia's casual words.
What? There's going to be a tough battle in three days? Are we really going to fight bandits?
And after she finished speaking, she acted as if nothing had happened.
The people at the table couldn't help but have complicated expressions.
"You—you really want to deal with the bandits?" Lin Jiudong asked her.
In recent days, Lin Jiudong has gradually stopped daring to directly contradict Lin Qixia. Even when he has some complaints about her, he is quite polite and brings them up directly.
Instead of deliberately doing bad things and going against her.
Lin Qixia swallowed the biscuit in her mouth, turned her head and asked, "What? Are you scared?"
Lin Jiudong's eyes widened, her face slightly flushed: "Who said I'm scared? If you're not scared, then I'm not scared!"
She didn't want to be outdone by Lin Qixia!
Lin Qixia smiled with satisfaction, "That's good. Come with me to the threshing ground for a rehearsal later, and come up the mountain with me in three days."
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