No one seems to have been to the nearby mountains; they are overgrown with trees and thorns, and the valley appears unaffected by the drought.
The villagers rarely see lush green forests, and they are all thinking that once they settle down, they will go up the mountain to dig up some edible wild vegetables and roots.
Yun Yi seemed to be able to read people's minds. Pointing to the tiger skin drying on the tree stump, he loudly reminded everyone, "Don't go up the mountain alone. We just found a tiger that ran down the mountain and killed it a couple of days ago."
Everyone was startled when they saw the huge tiger skin. Not only were there wild beasts on the mountain, but they could also come down from the mountain at any time.
Seeing that the villagers were successfully frightened, Yun Yi continued, "As long as everyone stays in the valley, we can guarantee everyone's safety."
The Yun family allocated the open space next to their camp to the villagers of Linjia Village, keeping it a distance from the tents of the secret guards, so that they would not disturb each other.
People chose to live with villagers they were on good terms with.
To the left of Lin Yinan's house are Liu Ji and his sister, who have always followed them, and to the right is Lin Tiezhuang's family.
Lin Shuo and Lin Fu dismantled the cart, and Old Mrs. Zhao directed Zhang Shi and Qian Wu to start cooking.
Lin Yinan couldn't help with setting up the tent, so she took Lin Yibo and the other children, along with four horses and a cow, to get some water.
The valley's water source is a spring that flows out from a crack in the rocks, trickling along a small ditch and into a pool the size of a basketball court.
The soil around the puddle is very fresh, and it looks like it was dug after the Yun family's secret guards arrived.
The puddles were already full of water, and the bottom of the puddles was not visible, enough for all people and livestock to drink.
Within moments, many villagers came to fetch water.
Qianwu carried two wooden buckets over to fetch water. "Miss, when I came, the village chief called the second master and the eldest son over for a meeting."
A meeting has started as soon as we stopped?
Lin Yinan hurriedly asked, "Where is it?"
Qianwu pointed to the open space next to the guards' tent and said, "Look, it's right there."
After the horses and cattle had drunk their fill of water, Lin Yinan instructed Qianwu, "Qianwu, you and Yibai lead the livestock back. I'll go check on them."
Just as she was about to leave, Lu Changqing grabbed her hem and wouldn't let go. Helpless, Lin Yinan had no choice but to pull him along with her.
When Lin Yinan arrived, she saw Yun Mo standing on a large rock, with Yun Yi and Yun Ye standing beside him, and the men of Linjia Village surrounding the three of them.
She quickly spotted Lin Shuo and Lin Heng in the group chat; the uncle and nephew were standing not far from the Yun Mo brothers.
At this point, Yunmo had already moved on to the second question.
“We have more than a dozen travel permits to the city, and we can give seven slots to Linjia Village. We’ve decided to go to the city after lunch. Village chief, could you take a look and decide which people to choose and give me the list later?”
He looked at Yunye questioningly, as if to see if he had anything to add, but Yunye shook his head.
"That's all I wanted to say. If there's nothing else, everyone can go home now."
Everyone quickly dispersed, and the Yun brothers turned to leave when Lin Yinan pulled Lu Changqing forward and called out to Yun Mo.
"Young Master Yun, please wait a moment."
Seeing that she seemed to have something to say, the two brothers quickly stopped.
Yunye was deeply grateful to the girl who had healed his leg injury. He smiled and asked, "Miss Lin, is there something you need?"
Lin Yinan didn't beat around the bush, "Young Master Yun, I'd like to go to Gudao County. Could you please leave me a travel permit?"
Yunye said, "Miss Lin, if there's anything you need to buy, I can do it for you."
"I just want to go and take a look." Lin Yinan had many things she wanted to buy, which couldn't be explained in just a few words.
The Yun brothers exchanged a glance, and Yun Mo nodded slightly to Yun Ye.
Yunye said, "Alright, then I'll reserve a travel permit for you, young lady."
Lin Yinan bowed deeply, "Thank you!"
The two brothers quickly returned the greeting with clasped hands.
Su Yunzhi and Lin Yiheng listened from the side until the Yun brothers left.
Lin Yiheng asked, "Anan, are you also going into the city?"
Lin Yinan: "Yeah, I want to go buy some things."
The two assumed she was going to buy things from her daughter's shop and didn't ask any further questions.
When they returned, the village chief was looking for the two of them everywhere. When he saw them, he hurriedly said, "Oh dear! Where have you been? I've been looking for you two everywhere."
Feeling a little guilty for having people search for us, Lin Yiheng asked, "Uncle Village Chief, what do you need us for?"
Village chief, "You two will come to town with us this afternoon."
"Who else is there besides the two of us?"
The village chief counted on his fingers and said, "The Yun family didn't have many spots. I discussed it with the clan chief and we chose the Su family father and son, you, Lin Zhaohui, Lin Tiezhuang, myself, and two other clan elders."
Lin Yiheng nodded. He had already guessed who the village chief would choose when Yun Mo said there were only seven spots available.
“Uncle Village Chief, my sister asked Young Master Yun for an extra travel permit, and she’s going with us.”
The village chief couldn't help but glare at Lin Yinan, scolding, "Anan, how can you be so inconsiderate? It's already good enough that Young Master Yun is helping us, yet you still go and bother him."
Lin Yinan said calmly, "Young Master Yun has agreed. Don't worry, Uncle Village Chief, I won't cause you any trouble."
The village chief looked at her with a complicated expression, and after a long while sighed, "In that case, go back and prepare, and set off on time this afternoon."
This girl is incredibly skilled; even the Yun brothers now treat her with special respect.
After giving the notification, the village chief left with his hands behind his back.
Zhu Jinhui and Jixiang stood behind, carrying baskets, and she heard the entire conversation between the village chief and them.
Seeing that Lin Yinan was going out with a group of men and seemed indifferent, Zhu Jinhui could no longer bear it and said in an unfriendly tone, "Yinan, that's their business. What are you doing, a young lady, getting involved?"
Su Yunzhi sensed that her mother was a little angry, so she quickly spoke up to defend Lin Yinan, "Mother, A-Nan has something to buy."
"If you want to buy it, why don't you ask you to bring it back for us?"
Zhu Jinhui was even angrier at her son's protection, and her voice rose considerably.
Lin Yinan turned her face away, avoiding looking at her, afraid that she would not be able to resist a direct confrontation with her.
Lin Yiheng frowned, looking at Aunt Su's somewhat ferocious face. She was very displeased with her sister's harsh accusations. Her sister hadn't even married Yunzhi yet, and she was already so controlling. If her sister married into the Su family in the future, wouldn't she be able to control her every move, even just drinking water and taking a few steps?
Thinking about it this way, he felt a little worried about his sister's future.
"Aunt Su, you're overthinking it. I will definitely keep an eye on Anan."
After saying that, he pulled Lin Yinan, who was standing there dumbfounded, and turned to leave.
Zhu Jinhui glared angrily at Lu Changqing, who was standing next to Lin Yinan, and began to criticize her.
“Yunzhi, look at her. That child is not related to her at all. I heard she was traumatized and now she wants Yunzhi to hold her while she sleeps at night. She's already seven years old, and she really doesn't know any manners at all…”
"mother!"
Seeing that she was going too far, Su Yunzhi interrupted her with an unhappy expression.
"It's time to go back and cook."
The villagers passing by all pricked up their ears to listen. People's gossip is a fearsome thing. If word got out, how could Anan ever face anyone again?
He didn't understand what Anan had done wrong that her mother found fault with her in everything.
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