"Grandpa, look what this is!"
The village chief hurriedly took it out and saw that it was actually tiger meat.
"Dad, look!" The village chief's wife handed a bag of rice to the village chief.
"It's rice!" The village chief exclaimed in surprise, his eyes glistening with tears of excitement, his voice trembling involuntarily.
"The city lord is truly our great benefactor; he wouldn't even take advantage of us for the smallest thing."
Their benefactor, Lin Yinan, hurried along the mountain road and finally arrived at the village bordering Chi'an at dusk.
She plans to rest here for the night and then go up the mountain tomorrow.
Upon seeing Hu Shao, the village chief greeted him with a broad smile, warmly taking his hand as if he were a son who had been away from home for a long time.
"Young Master Hu, you're here again!"
Hu Shao patted his hand with a grin and said, "Uncle Village Chief, we've come to stay with you for the night."
"Okay! Okay! Not just for one night, I'd even stay for a long time."
The village chief led them to a brand-new thatched hut, which was specially built for Yunyu and Hu Shao to stay in when they came. It wouldn't be crowded even with so many people staying there.
After leading the horse into the courtyard, the guards and the Qianxia sisters began to busy themselves with tidying up, starting a fire, and fetching water to prepare a meal.
The village chief looked at Lin Yinan, who was looking around the yard, and the others treated her with great respect, guessing that her identity must be extraordinary.
He quickly changed his mind and lowered his voice to Hu Shao, saying, "Young Master Hu, I'll go home right now and have my wife bring her over to cook for you."
Hu Shao quickly stopped him, "Uncle Village Chief, don't bother. My sister doesn't like outsiders bothering her. I'll contact you if I need anything."
"This...this might be neglecting our distinguished guests?"
"It's okay, my sister won't blame you."
The village chief had no choice but to agree. Before leaving, he glanced at Lin Yinan one last time, and his eyes met hers.
Lin Yinan smiled slightly and nodded gently at him.
Upon being met with her slightly cool gaze, the village chief quickly bowed and hurriedly left.
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