Lin Qixia wasn't in a hurry, and simply watched the spectacle with great interest.
The crowd outside the courtyard continued their discussion.
"Logically speaking, it shouldn't have been saved so easily."
"So, what the Xue girl said is true."
"But seeing is believing. We went to see it this morning, and the Tian family's land is indeed much better now!"
The last person to speak was Xue Cheng.
Xue Yuchan looked utterly defeated. She had thought she was about to convince the crowd, but unexpectedly, her own father appeared at the crucial moment, ruining the situation she had painstakingly created to make everyone distrust Lin Qixia.
"Father!" Xue Yuchan's face turned pale with anger.
However, she thought of something and quickly took a deep breath to calm down, then curled her lips and said, "Fine, even if Lin Qixia really manages the Tian family's land well, even if she has the ability."
“But don’t forget her vicious and selfish nature. She helped the Tian family before because the Tian family and the Lin family had a good relationship. That was already an act of kindness on her part.”
"Why do you think she would help you?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Xue Cheng, then swept her gaze across the others.
She learned from Gu Ciyu how terrifying Lin Qixia was.
The other party was the one who went to great lengths to lure Gu Ciyu to the mountain and almost killed her. How could she possibly be kind enough to help someone else?
But today, her parents seemed determined to ask Lin Qixia for help.
Although it's unclear what Lin Qixia was planning or what methods she used to make her parents completely believe in her.
Now that she's plotting against her own parents, Xue Yuchan will not let them succeed no matter what!
“What Xue said… is not wrong.”
The previously noisy crowd was suddenly reminded by Xue Yuchan's words.
"The Lin family girl really, really rarely helps others on her own initiative."
Xue Yuchan is right. Everyone remembers the Lin family girl's vindictive, vicious, and selfish nature.
How could this girl be so kind as to help others solve their problems?
Or perhaps they oversimplified things, placing their hopes on such a young girl.
“You…” He Zhilan was furious at the disdainful attitude of the people outside towards Lin Qixia.
She was about to say something when Lin Xiao, who had appeared out of nowhere, grabbed her.
Lin Xiao shook his head at her: "Never mind, Zhilan."
These people are ungrateful, and his second sister really didn't need to help them.
Thinking it over, Lin Xiao glanced sharply at the group of people outside the courtyard.
The villagers were so frightened by Lin Xiao's glance that they quieted down considerably, and some even took a few steps back, keeping their distance.
Now look what happened. Some people were trying to coerce or bribe Lin Qixia.
Now that the eldest brother of the Lin family is backing her up, no one dares to do it anymore.
Lin Qixia is even more likely not to help them.
"Who says I won't help you?"
However, at this moment, Lin Qixia suddenly spoke up and gave a response that surprised everyone.
Lin Xiao and He Zhilan were not surprised at all; their second sister had become much kinder in recent days compared to before.
Those people outside the courtyard all looked at Lin Qixia with expressions of disbelief.
"What did you say?" Xue Yuchan thought she had misheard and stared at her with wide eyes.
Lin Qixia cleared her throat and smiled at her, "I said, I'm willing to help you all and save your crops."
As she spoke, she noticed that Xue Yuchan's previously calm expression was gradually crumbling.
Lin Qixia's smile grew even more delighted; she simply loved seeing that reaction from the other person.
"That's wonderful! Miss Lin is really willing!"
Cheers erupted from the crowd.
Xue Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at his daughter Xue Yuchan with some annoyance, and turned to Lin Qixia, saying, "Thank you so much, Miss Lin. I hope you won't mind the nonsense my silly daughter is spouting."
He was worried that his daughter might offend the other party and cause them to miss this opportunity to save their crops.
“Father…” Xue Yuchan’s eyes reddened with grievance because of the disdainful tone in Xue Cheng’s voice when he mentioned her.
However, Xue Cheng didn't even look at her at this moment, only thinking about asking Lin Qixia to save his land.
Seeing this, Xue Yuchan glared hatefully at Lin Qixia in the courtyard not far away.
Lin Qixia looked at her with disdain and said to everyone in front of her, "From now on, anyone who has a problem with their own land can come to me to solve it."
"but……"
As she spoke, she suddenly changed the subject.
The group, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly became tense.
"She's here!" Xue Yuchan's eyes lit up, thinking to herself that Lin Qixia was definitely up to something!
Xue Cheng asked her, "But what? Does Miss Lin have any conditions?"
"Of course I do." Lin Qixia was quite frank: "If you want me to give you advice, it's not for free; I'll charge you."
"How much?" someone asked.
Many people became nervous upon hearing that Lin Qixia was going to charge money.
Lin Qixia replied, "Ten coins per family."
After all, she had to charge a consultation fee for helping each household look at their land.
Her words caused an uproar among the crowd.
"Only ten coins?"
"I thought it was a lot of money, but ten coins is nothing!"
"As long as I can keep my land, this little bit of money is nothing!"
"Miss Lin, please accept this ten coins!"
Immediately, many people pulled out their money on the spot, and soon the gate of the Lin family's courtyard was almost broken down by the crowd.
Pushed and shoved by the crowd, Xue Yuchan looked angry and resentful: "You all trust her so much, aren't you afraid of being deceived?"
"What are you trying to scam for just ten coins?"
"Yes, Miss Lin has a kind heart; she's changed her ways!"
"Spending ten coins to save my land, it's such a great deal!"
“I would only feel something was wrong if she didn’t take the money.”
Immediately, many people retorted to Xue Yuchan.
Everyone became increasingly dismissive of Xue Yuchan's words, which made her so angry that she rolled her eyes.
Lin Qixia stood in the courtyard, smiling as she watched Xue Yuchan break down, while leisurely directing the crowd: "Don't rush, take it one at a time. As long as you pay, I'll help you."
The situation everyone is facing now is no different from that of the Tian family, all caused by drought and water shortage.
Therefore, she was very confident that she could save the land near Xiahe Village within a radius of dozens of kilometers.
Seeing this, He Zhilan and Lin Xiao came over to help Lin Qixia collect the money, and they were busy with it.
Lin Qixia then took the paper and pen that Lin Jiudong usually used to draw patterns on embroidery from Lin Jiudong's room and wrote down the names of the people who asked her for help.
In no time at all, he had already noted down dozens of names.
Once you've remembered enough, send those people back.
After the crowd left, the courtyard finally quieted down.
Looking at the long list in her hand, Lin Qixia sighed, "It seems that a famine is really coming this year."
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