The villagers quickly chimed in, "He has an older sister who married into the next village. Her husband's family has many sons and even less land, so they're not having an easy time either. He wants to bring his sister over too, right?"
The young man nodded, his eyes filled with anticipation as he looked at Lin Fu.
Lin Fu looked at Lin Yiheng.
Lin Yiheng said, "Yes, you can register as a resident of Longtan anytime."
Many villagers were tempted, but the young man said, "Then I'll go back and call them over."
As he was about to leave, Lin Yiheng stopped him in time, "Wait a moment, I'll have someone go to the kitchen to get you some dry food."
Upon hearing that there was dry food, several more young people immediately came out.
"I'm going to call my aunt too."
"I'm going to call my uncle and the others."
"I'll go and bring Grandma and the others over."
Finally, those in the village who shared the same idea formed a team of ten.
The guards brought out some dry rations from the kitchen, which Lin Yiheng handed to them.
After finding out the address of their village, they even pointed out the shortest route to them.
"You will enter Dongshui County from the west bank of the river, and after crossing the Dongshui River, you will soon reach your village."
The young people looked at each other, none of them had ever traveled far from home, and they only remembered the way back from Nanzhou Prefecture.
At this moment, an elderly man stepped forward and said, "I will take you there. I went to Xihe County several times when I was young, and I know the way."
At the urging of their families, the young men followed the man and disappeared from sight.
Everyone assumed that they would definitely be able to bring their relatives.
To everyone's surprise, after they went back, they took away two villages with a total of over a thousand people.
In addition, there were some families who, having heard rumors through roundabout means, secretly crossed mountains and valleys to come over.
By the time the Zhong family in Huaizhou City discovered this, nine out of ten houses in one of their counties were already deserted.
On the last day, the official road in Longtan County was finally repaired.
The villagers packed their belongings and prepared to go home.
With tears in their eyes, the Indians and their companions reluctantly bid farewell to the villagers.
The guard leader's forehead veins throbbed with anger, and he couldn't take it anymore, so he slapped Ah San on the head.
"Have you forgotten where you're from?"
Ah San rubbed his head, which had been throbbing from the knock, and said aggrievedly, "Boss, why are you being so petty? I worked with them for a while, what's wrong with saying goodbye?"
"Instead of wasting your time, you should think about how to explain things to the master when you get back. Who would believe your nonsense?"
The guard leader glanced at him, then turned his head away, refusing to look at his hopelessly stupid appearance.
Ah San was unconvinced and wanted to argue a few more points, but several guards came over.
The guards used the key to unlock the shackles on the guards' leader and the others. "Don't rush off. Wait here for a moment. Our city lord has something to give to your master."
After the guard finished speaking, he led his men away.
The guards exchanged glances, then quickly pulled away Ah San and his companions, who were half-squatting on the ground waiting foolishly.
It would be foolish not to leave now!
"Didn't they say they had a big gift for the master?" Ah San muttered as he was being dragged along by the head guard.
The guard leader's lips twitched. "You trust them to have detained us for so long?"
"Be careful not to get detained and forced to work for them again!" another guard said.
Ah San pulled out a string of copper coins from his pocket. "Boss, they did pay us our wages. Look, there are five hundred coins!"
The other four nodded repeatedly; they had done their work too, so it wasn't in vain.
The guard leader's patience had reached its limit with these five idiots who couldn't distinguish friend from foe.
He shouted angrily, "Shut up! Hurry up and get on our way; we've already wasted a lot of time this trip."
The boss is angry! Ah San silently put the money back into his pocket and unconsciously quickened his pace.
The group quickly disappeared into the mountains and forests.
The guards led their men out carrying loads but saw no one. "Huh, they're gone already?"
"Let them leave."
"Yes, it shouldn't be their loss."
The three guards carried their loads back to report.
Huaizhou City.
At this moment, the head of the Zhong family was furious, pacing back and forth in the room in a fit of rage.
"The Yu family are truly inhuman. The grain we just harvested hasn't even been warmed up yet, and they're already sending people to collect it again."
"Father, why should we sell our grain to them? They're offering 20% less than the market price. It's outrageous! We won't sell! We absolutely refuse to sell this time!" Young Master Zhong declared resolutely.
The steward glanced at the indignant young master, his brows furrowed tightly, and carefully considered his words before speaking.
"Master, our people have learned from the servants of the Yu family that the Yu family is now mostly controlled by Miss Yu."
The head of the Zhong family's mind raced, and he quickly understood what the steward meant. "You mean, is she holding a grudge against the Zhong family for refusing to arrange a marriage?"
“That’s possible,” the manager said.
Young Master Zhong looked at his father. If the Yu family was deliberately targeting them, the Zhong family would never have a good future.
"Father, what should we do?"
The head of the Zhong family frowned, his eyes flashing with ruthlessness, and he slammed his hand heavily on the table.
"We won't sell! The Yu family can forget about buying another grain of rice from us."
The steward clearly hadn't expected him to be so reckless. "But, sir, what if they refuse to sell us salt anymore?"
"A living person can't be killed by holding their pee, can they? At worst, we'll send people to Cangwu County to purchase it," said the head of the Zhong family.
Just then, a servant rushed in to report.
"Reporting to Master, Feng Shan has returned with Ah San and the others."
The steward looked at the head of the Zhong family with a pleased expression.
Patriarch Zhong: "Quickly! Bring them in."
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