When Ling Xin'an first came to this world, it was still a time of drought, but now it is already a hot summer.

The temperature in summer is very hot, but under the old pine trees, the summer wind blows slowly and the leaves rustle, which is very comfortable.

Seeing this, the villagers' guard dogs also became quiet.

Ling Xin'an waited like this until the sun set, the red sun began to shine on the mountains, and footsteps and noises were heard one after another from the entrance of the village.

Soon, they noticed the four people under the old pine tree, especially Ling Xin'an. They saw three strange figures sitting there in the distance.

Especially children, when they saw Ling Xin'an sitting there in plain clothes, quiet but with a faint air of majesty, they were both curious and timid.

The elders of the family quickly took the children away and glanced around until a young man finally recognized Ling Xin'an. He exclaimed and immediately ran out of the village, shouting something unknown.

In just over half an hour, messy and noisy figures were heard at the entrance of the village, and figures were rushing from outside the village.

The leader was clearly Wang Dagou.

Wang Dagou looked at Ling Xin'an, with surprise and panic in his eyes.

But when Ling Xin'an saw him, she stood up and said with a faint smile: "Wang Dagou, Ling is here!"

Wang Dagou immediately bent down and said: "See Master Ling!"

The people following him spoke one after another: "See Mr. Ling."

Ling Xin'an waved her hand: "Fellow folks, no courtesy!"

Then, Wang Dagou and others looked at Ling Xin'an without saying anything.

"Wang Dagou, do you still remember what I said that day?" Ling Xin'an said.

We haven't seen each other for a few months. Although Wang Dagou and others still look so slovenly, they no longer have the ferocity and savagery of the past. All they have is a dark and sturdy farm man.

Wang Dagou bent down and said, "The common people remember."

Ling Xin'an looked at the people following him and said, "Are you all going to plant crops?"

"Yes, sir." Wang Dagou and everyone behind said.

"Well, it seems that you all have kept your promise. It's getting late today. Tomorrow you can take me to see how your crops are doing!" Ling Xin'an said.

As soon as these words came out, Wang Dagou and other people in Wangjia Village immediately started an uproar and looked at Ling Xin'an, stunned and speechless.

Ling Xin'an smiled and said: "Wang Dagou, did you think that I was just talking about it?"

Wang Dagou said quickly: "The common people don't dare."

"It's good that you know. That's it. I'll camp here tonight and wait for you to go see how the crops are doing tomorrow."

Wang Dagou immediately said: "Sir, how can you, a rich man, sleep here in the open air? The common people will make arrangements for you immediately."

Ling Xin'an stopped and said: "No, Wang Dagou, I will stay here tonight, so there is no need to disturb you. Do you want to assassinate me again?"

Hearing this, everyone in Wangjia Village immediately said: "The common people don't dare."

Ling Xin'an said: "In that case, I will camp here. You can just go on as usual and ignore me. Just leave."

Everyone in Wangjia Village looked at me and I looked at you. They really couldn’t figure out what kind of medicine Master Ling was selling in the gourd. When they were arrested, only orphans and widows were left in the entire Wangjia Village. At that time, they

, I felt a sense of despair, but not long after, someone who went to the city to inquire about information came back and said that the Lord did not kill them, but would release them after being detained for a period of time.

Sure enough, they came back, but one of them was missing. Wang Dagou, who led the way back, told the story under the old pine tree in the village, and then they realized that it was the adults who had conditionally let them back.

After getting the grain, survival is the first priority. The people of Wangjia Village immediately planted spring seeds. At the same time, the government officials also gave their village some extra grain to tide over the current crisis.

Time passed slowly, and the people in Wangjia Village still watched the sunrise and sunset, slowly forgetting this matter. Only Wang Dagou kept it in his mind. I don’t know why, every time he thinks of Master Ling.

His eyes were so profound that he could see

He was afraid if he couldn't get anything, especially after hearing that many wealthy families and merchants were killed overnight, which made him even more frightened. Thinking of this year's autumn harvest, he was really afraid, afraid of a natural or man-made disaster, the autumn harvest.

There is no harvest at all.

He was dying, but what he was more afraid of was the lives of his wife and children.

Therefore, he had no choice but to work harder and more carefully, fearing that something would go wrong.

However, he really didn't expect that Master Ling would actually come.

Wang Dagou, who returned home, was obviously restless. Looking at the old pine tree in the village, its dancing shadow in the night, and thinking of Lord Ling sleeping in the open below, he suddenly felt extremely irritable.

The mother-in-law felt that her man was abnormal tonight. She couldn't understand that when Wang Er instigated him to kill the county government official, Wang Dagou at that time looked fearless. There was a time when she felt

Fascinated, but also worried about her

Later, he came back and became much quieter, but he made her feel a sense of security in her life. Especially many times, he would hold his son and daughter in his arms and say that you should never be impulsive or anything like that. This had never happened before.

Live this kind of intimacy and teaching.

Wang Dagou is destined to have a sleepless night tonight. There are many people like him, and they are basically the same group of people who were arrested in the first place.

In the past, after dinner, the place under the old pine tree would be very lively, with children playing and chasing each other here, and adults smoking and chatting about home life and making handicrafts. But tonight, the whole village is much quieter, and I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are watching secretly.

Stay here.

Ling Xin'an was sitting quietly under the old pine tree. When Lu Fengxian said that he would be in Wangjiacun tonight, he rushed back home, told Shuang'er, and then hurriedly brought food.

The three of them simply meditated under the old pine tree for the night. As expected, it was very safe that night. There were even young people secretly guarding Master Ling from a distance, for fear that some unsighted people might attack at night.

At dawn, the village doors opened one after another and a new busy day began.

At dawn, Wang Dagou came to Ling Xin'an and said, "Sir, please come with me."

Ling Xin'an smiled, said hello to the villagers, and set off.

When you leave the village entrance, you don't go towards Jiangzhou City, but towards a narrow path on the left.

Sun Wu and Lu Fengxian protected Ling Xin'an before and after, and the three of them walked with the Wang family villagers. After about twenty minutes, they entered a mountain col, and a piece of reclaimed farmland appeared in front of them.

The breeze blows, turning up layers of waves. Looking from a distance, the plump ears of rice hang low, and a faint fragrance blows in the wind.

"Sir, look!" Wang Dagou said, pointing to the ears of rice in the rice field.

Ling Xin'an lowered her body, opened a bunch of rice ears, and saw the full rice grains. Although they were not yet mature, they were still sparkling white.

"How many acres have you planted here?" Ling Xin'an asked.

"Sir, Wangjia Village has a total of 140 acres of rice fields planted."

Ling Xin'an frowned and said, "The rice fields are harvested twice a year. I see the rice growing at an alarming rate. Why can't you pay for it?"

Wang Dagou said: "Sir, this place is backed by a mountain. Whenever the rice fields mature, wild beasts in the mountains will inevitably appear and devour most of the rice fields. We Wangjiacun people need to be on guard day and night at this time every year. Because of this, people die every year.

, many young men have died in recent years."

"Has this happened in other villages?"

Wang Dagou nodded: "Yes, but it's not as serious as our village. In other villages, there are just one or two small wild beasts that come to steal food at night, but in our village, there are groups of wild beasts that come to grab food. After they grab it, they run away. We can't beat them."

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Ling Xin'an frowned: "How many years has this been going on?"

"It's been five or six years, and it's getting worse every year."

"Are there any areas that have suffered the most?" Ling Xin'an asked.

"It's right there, sir!" Wang Dagou pointed to a large area near the creek.

Ling Xin'an walked over and found that the rice here was obviously a lot rawer than in other areas. It was still flat and in the growing stage, but despite this, the grains were larger than those in other areas.

"Sir, do you see?" Lu Fengxian was the first to discover the strangeness.

Ling Xin'an nodded, looked back at Wang Dagou and said, "How long will it take for this rice field to mature?"

"Sir, there are still less than two months left."

"Wang Dagou, when the rice is about to ripen, I ask you to come to my house to find me. I will send people to drive away the wild beasts."

"Really?" After hearing this, Wang Dagou immediately became excited, and everyone in Wangjia Village behind was equally excited. With the help of adults, there is no doubt that this year's grain harvest will be guaranteed.

Wang Dagou also felt a little relieved.

Then, Ling Xin'an continued to patrol along the field ridge, and she did see some weak birds crawling into the rice fields in search of food. Upon seeing this, the Wang family villagers immediately shouted from a distance to drive away the birds.

Seeing this, Ling Xin'an stopped and ordered everyone to cut some bamboo. Naturally, the Wang family villagers did it without hesitation. Soon, thick bamboos were dragged to the edge of the field.

Immediately, Ling Xin'an commanded Sun Wu to hollow out the bamboo and make it into a small waterwheel. One side of the waterwheel was connected to the stream, and the other side was connected to a branch. A bamboo tube filled with water hung under the branch. When the water was full,

After that, the bamboo tube sank and hit another main trunk with a crisp clicking sound. Then it sank again and kept hitting until the water in the bottom layer was completely poured out and then came up again. Repeatedly, there was a clicking sound, which made me suddenly startled.

The birds flew across.

Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded. They really couldn't imagine that a dignified adult would do this.

"Thank you, sir." The Wang family villagers were about to kneel down in gratitude. Ling Xin'an waved her hand: "Come on, no need to kneel down!"

"Wang Dagou, look at who else is skillful in your village. Make a few more and place them in different corners. Then use tree branches to make dummies around them, with their arms swinging in the wind. This can also scare away some birds.

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Hearing Ling Xin'an's words, the villagers of the Wang family were extremely happy and almost worshiped Lord Ling as a god.
Chapter completed!