Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Chapter 257 I can’t swallow this breath

"Where is the person?" Lin Yiheng stood up from his chair.

The secret guard said, "In the lobby of the county government office."

"Let's go and see what's going on." Lin Yinan also stood up and turned to the teacher and said, "Teacher, you guys eat for a while, we'll be back soon."

Master Dao took a sip of the fruit wine in his glass and waved at them, "Go ahead."

The villager was sitting in the lobby of the county government office. After the secret guard led him in, he left. There was no one here, and he looked around anxiously.

When he saw the city lord leading a few people in, he stood up hurriedly and stood with his head bowed respectfully.

Lin Yinan sat down at the head of the table and asked in a cold voice, "What do you want to report?"

The villagers were so frightened that their knees went weak and they knelt on the ground, supporting themselves with their hands and not daring to look up at Lin Yinan.

"Lord City Lord, the bandits are coming!" He was extremely scared and said in a trembling voice.

"Oh, which village are you from? Get up and answer."

The villager got up from the ground, tugging at his clothes with both hands anxiously.

"I am the villager of Dongxi Village. This morning, I went to the mountains in Chi'an County with other villagers to cut firewood. We saw a group of people at the foot of the mountain heading towards Longtan in a menacing manner."

So, he and a few others bravely took a shortcut to the front and hid there to eavesdrop.

This almost scared them to death. Everyone in the group was holding a sword in their hands, and from their few words they learned that they were coming to Longtan to rob.

Upon hearing this, Yun Mo took out a map from the meeting room and found the location of Dongxi Village on the map.

Lin Yinan leaned in to look at the markings on the map. Dongxi Village was not far from Chi'an County, just over a mountain. The villagers liked to chop firewood in the mountains closer to the village.

"They are very likely to pass by the village." Lin Yinan frowned.

Yun Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, his dark pupils full of anger, "I'll go get some people, and try to stop the bandits halfway before they find the village."

He said as he walked out. Lin Yinan quickly reminded him, "Leave some of them alive to question."

Yun Mo's face was solemn. He walked out of the lobby, took out the signal in his arms and shot it into the sky. When the secret guards and soldiers stationed at the horse farm saw it, they would be ready.

He angrily ran towards the city gate with two secret guards.

The bandits didn't come earlier or later, so why did they come to cause trouble at this time?

The villagers had been running all day, and Lin Yinan originally wanted Lin Tiezhuang to take him downstairs to rest and go back early the next morning. However, he was worried about his family and insisted on going back.

Lin Yinan asked Lin Tiezhuang to go to the canteen to get some dry food to eat on the way.

After returning to the Yun family, Wu Xingwang chatted and laughed with Master Dao and the others. Master Dao was obviously a little drunk.

Seeing them coming back, Master Dao asked hurriedly, "What happened?"

"There are bandits from Chi'an who want to rob our Longtan." Lin Yiheng said.

Master Dao suppressed his smile and asked, "Where did these bandits come from?"

"It may be that the people sent by the Zhong family to investigate have gone back, and the Zhong family can't swallow this humiliation, so they asked the bandits to test us." Pan Qingfeng's analysis was very logical.

Lin Yiheng nodded, "We can't rule out this possibility. We previously extended the olive branch to the guard, but he didn't accept it."

"There will be a day when they will regret it." Wu Yuan has traveled to many places with his father and is well aware of the current shortage of salt.

Speaking of salt, Lin Yinan turned to look at Wu Xingwang, "When is the delivery date for the goods from Cangwu County?"

"I have given the order to Qingfeng." Wu Xingwang said.

Pan Qingfeng took over the conversation after hearing this, "We have sent someone to notify the salt field. The shipment will start today and the ship will be ready to leave in two days. The first batch of goods will be delivered before the New Year."

"We'll send two more batches after the New Year, which will be enough for the entire Cangwu County to consume."

Lin Yinan was very satisfied with this arrangement. "Send some fermented black beans over there to see if we can find a way to sell them there."

"This stuff tastes good and is cheap. Ordinary people will definitely like it."

Wu Xingwang guarantees with his keen vision gained from many years of doing business that the fermented black beans will be a big hit.

Lin Yinan chatted with Wu Xingwang and the others about business arrangements for a while. Su Yunzhi, who was whispering with Zhou Linzhao, kept looking up at Lin Yinan.

Taoist, who was sitting in front of him, raised his hand and pressed his head down, muttering, "Silly boy, stop looking. The marriage thread between you and her is broken. You two can never be together in this life."

Su Yunzhi's eyes dimmed, and he thought that Master Dao's words were always right.

For a moment he was a little confused and couldn't even hear what Zhou Linzhao said.

Suddenly, he heard a heavenly voice asking him, "Master Su, do you want to stay for the New Year or leave with the ship?"

It was not until Master Dao patted him on the head that Su Yunzhi came back to his senses.

"I haven't decided yet. I want to look around."

Lin Yinan raised a faint smile and said, "That's fine. We have a boat anyway, so it's convenient to go back anytime."

Su Yunzhi was slightly startled when he saw her strange and distant smile. He clenched his hands tightly under his sleeves and tried his best to suppress the ups and downs in his heart.

After the meal, Master Dao was already drunk and unconscious, and was carried back to the dormitory by Su Yunzhi and Zhou Linzhao, one on each side.

Zhou Linzhao had to go to class even after a short break. The teacher was drunk and he had to look after two classes of students in the afternoon.

Su Yunzhi asked him if he needed help, but he refused.

It was only Brother Su’s first day here, and Zhou Linzhao felt embarrassed to trouble him.

Although he had been running around for so many days, Su Yunzhi didn't feel sleepy at all. He decided to walk around.

After leaving the school, Su Yunzhi walked on the newly renovated streets.

It was noon, there was no one on the street, and the whole Longtan was extremely quiet.

At a glance, all the shops on both sides of the street were closed. The doors were newly painted and still smelled of tung oil.

He looked around curiously, crossed the street, and heard faint voices coming from the front.

Su Yunzhi followed the voice and turned into another street. There were two shops open at the entrance.

There were two servants chatting at the door of the store, and Su Yunzhi recognized that the clothes they were wearing belonged to Wu Xingwang's family.

"Mr. Su, you are here! Do you need to buy anything?" One of the servants recognized Su Yunzhi.

Su Yunzhi smiled and said, "I'm not buying anything. I'm just looking around."

The servant thought he hadn't eaten yet, so he said enthusiastically, "Master Su, you haven't eaten yet, right? There should be food in the dining hall now, you can go and have a look."

"Canteen?" What is that? Su Yunzhi was surprised.

Another servant pointed to the end of the street and said, "Look, if you walk along this street, you will see the dining hall."

"Thank you!"

After thanking the two men, Su Yunzhi walked towards the dining hall that the servant mentioned.

The dining hall was built very large. Before Su Yunzhi approached, he could smell the lingering aroma of food in the air.

A place to eat!

Su Yunzhi suddenly realized that the canteen was the place for eating, so he stepped into the canteen.

It was past dinner time, and Zhang was now directing people to clean up.

Su Yunzhi heard the sound and looked inside from outside. Suddenly, Zhang was startled.

Seeing who it was, Zhang's eyes lit up, "Mr. Su, why are you here?"