The sun was shining brightly, and Xiao Jin flapped its wings and flew high, chirping. Lin Shuyue looked back at the beach and saw Xin Lu and Xin Yi looking up at her, so she waved at them.

On the beach, Xin Lu blocked the dazzling sunlight with one hand and stared in amazement at Lin Shuyue who was sitting on the back of a golden eagle as big as a house.

Xinyi, who was standing by, excitedly kept pulling Xinlu with his little black hands. When Xinlu came to his senses, he saw his silly brother pointing in the direction the golden eagle left, his eyes shining.

Xin Lu saw the desire in his brother's eyes, was stunned for a moment, and murmured: "Did I do something wrong?"

It was already 3 p.m. when they arrived at the beach behind Lanshan Mountain. There was no one on the beach. Lin Shuyue took Xiao Jin and flashed into the space. Then she picked a companion lotus from the pond and fed it to it as a reward for it.

Originally, she wanted to soak in the pond water first and then eat the companion lotus, but Xiao Jin's body was too large, and the pond water had little effect on it. Fortunately, she often fed it spiritual spring water and fruits watered with spiritual spring water during this period.

Seeing that Xiao Jin had fallen asleep by the stream, she flashed out of the space, passed through the cave, and returned to Lanshan.

The Lin family has long been accustomed to Lin Shuyue's mysterious appearances, and Qingzhi and Qinghe practiced even harder every day, for fear that one day they would not be strong enough to hold the young lady back.

When the last ray of sunset disappeared and night fell, the men who had gone out to work hurried home under the bright moonlight, carrying their hot wages in their pockets.

As soon as we got home, we were greeted by the cheers of the children and steaming hot meals.

After dinner, the adults sent the children to play in the yard as usual, and then counted their wages for the day at the table in the main room.

At this time, a gong sounded. The adults were startled and hurriedly put away the copper coins and took the children in the yard to the open space in front of the village stone bridge.

The moon on the 15th is fullest on the 16th. Tonight the moon is hanging in the sky like a round disk. Under the bright moonlight, the villagers look at the expressionless village chief standing on a stool, and whisper to each other in groups of three or four.

Wang Youzhi glanced around, then cleared his throat and said loudly: "Everyone, be quiet."

The village chief's son Wang Dequan cooperated by striking the gong.

With a "bang...", the villagers immediately quieted down.

Wang Youzhi then spoke: "I called everyone here today because I have something good to tell you. Is everyone here?"

The villagers looked around and heard a woman's voice: "No! The Lin family didn't come! Village chief, this Lin family is too outrageous, they simply don't take you seriously!"

Wang Youzhi's face turned dark. As soon as he heard the voice, he knew it was Li Chuncao, the troublemaker. Li Chuncao in the crowd saw that the village chief looked unhappy and thought that he had succeeded in instigating the trouble. The smug look on his face became more and more obvious.

"Wang Daniu, take your wife away now. Today's incident has nothing to do with your family." Wang Youzhi looked at Wang Daniu beside Li Chuncao with an expressionless face.

Wang Daniu was stunned when he heard this, and without thinking much, he tried to pull Li Chuncao. Li Chuncao looked a little ugly, shook off her man's hand, and shouted angrily: "I won't leave. If it's a good thing, why does it have nothing to do with our family? Village chief, explain it to me clearly!"

Wang Youzhi remained calm and glanced at her coldly, "If you don't want to leave, then just listen here."

The villagers of Lanshan Village looked at each other, not understanding why the usually good-tempered village chief was so angry.

Wang Youzhi no longer paid attention to Li Chuncao's stiff expression and said loudly: "The Lin family opened a restaurant in the county. The Lin family is kind-hearted and considerate of the difficulty for us villagers to make money. Therefore, the Lin family found me and asked me to tell everyone that if you are willing, you can grow some peppers. Their restaurant will buy them at the market price. One catty of peppers is two cents, and one hundred catties of peppers is two hundred cents. Everyone can decide how much to plant."

Wang Youzhi's words caused an uproar in the crowd. It is not difficult to grow peppers. You only need to clear a few acres of land in front of and behind your house, grow seedlings, plant them, and fertilize and catch insects regularly.

In the village, growing peppers can be completely handed over to children aged thirteen or fourteen at home. A few acres of land can easily yield several hundred kilograms, which is nearly one or two taels of silver!

The more the villagers thought about it, the more excited they became. They couldn't wait to go back and cultivate the vegetable fields overnight.

Wang Youzhi was not surprised by everyone's reactions. He caught a glimpse of Li Chuncao's shocked and regretful expression and felt relieved.

After everyone calmed down, he said sternly, "However, let me be frank. If someone passes rotten peppers off as good ones, or plays tricks, then don't blame the Lin family if the peppers rot in the field. After all, no one's money is wasted."

"The Lin family is kind-hearted and wants to help everyone. I hope everyone will not let the Lin family down."

Except for Li Chuncao's family, everyone else assured him: "Village Chief, don't worry, we will definitely not be such ruthless people."

"Well, I hope everyone will remember what I said today. When you go back tonight, think carefully about how many peppers you want to plant. You must do what you can and remember that you will not be able to digest too much." Wang Youzhi reminded everyone earnestly.

"If you have decided how many peppers to plant, come to my place tomorrow to register. I will let the Lin family know so that they will have an idea."

"I understand, Village Chief. We will go back and discuss it now." The villagers responded to him one after another.

Just as Wang Youzhi was about to ask everyone to leave, Li Chuncao squeezed out of the crowd, came to him, and hesitantly asked: "Village Chief... Can we also grow peppers?"

Wang Youzhi glanced at her and said expressionlessly: "I just said that this matter has nothing to do with you."

Li Chuncao was immediately anxious when he heard this: "Village Chief, you can't do this. I didn't say anything bad about the Lin family. We are authentic Lanshan Villagers. You can't exclude us just because of an outsider."

"Shut up! Since you think they are outsiders, why do you still grow peppers? What do you call this? You are cursing with a bowl in your hand!" Wang Youzhi pointed at Li Chuncao and shouted angrily.

The villagers who had not yet left also pointed fingers at Li Chuncao, "That's right, if you don't like them, then don't try to take advantage of them. You don't have any sense."

"Isn't it just jealousy that she's rich? She's always making up stories about her behind her back, and she might not even know who she is. Who the hell does she think she is?"

Li Chuncao was a difficult person. He was not afraid of the villagers' advice. He just said, "I don't care. We also want to grow peppers. You can't leave my family alone."

Wang Youzhi was so angry at her roguery that he was speechless. Without the suppression of her mother-in-law, Li Chuncao was completely a rogue and a shrew.

"The Lin family doesn't owe you anything. You've been making up stories about them behind their backs. Why should they help you? It's no use for you to cheat. Anyway, I will tell the Lin family everything you said. If you insist on growing peppers, don't cry when they rot in the field."

Wang Youzhi didn't bother to argue with her any further. He just flicked his sleeves and left.

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