The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(151-155)

Chapter 151: Xiao Village


What's wrong with the little one?

Bai Lu, full of confusion, was about to ask when Xiao Guofu, who couldn't wait outside the door, asked Bai Lu first, "Is Xiao Cheng at home?"


Bai Lu saw the anxious look on Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying's faces and truthfully replied, "He's out of the province and will be back in a few days. Do you need to find him for something? If it's urgent, there's a phone at home, and you can call him immediately."


"This..."

Li Hongying's anxiety turned into deep concern, "Calling won't help. There are bad people in Xiao Village. Not only do they want to reclaim the sand we picked up on the riverbank in the past, but they also want to cut down all our chestnut trees on the mountain."


"What bad people? Don't talk nonsense; be careful what you say." Xiao Guofu looked around at the people passing by and explained to Bai Lu.


"Early this morning, a man with a large group of police came to Xiao Village. They claimed that we were illegally mining sand and demanded that we immediately hand over all the sand at home. They also said that the chestnut trees on the mountain did not meet some green plant regulations and required us to return the land to the forest, cutting down all the chestnut trees and planting the ones they specified."


As Xiao Guofu spoke, he was so furious, "The sand in the villagers' homes was picked up on the riverbank years ago, before the river was contracted. It was collected when the big water swept onto the riverbank. It's never been mined from the river."


"The sand has been collected for many years. Apart from a few households using it for making cement floors or foundations, it's mainly used to bury chestnuts and store chestnut grains."


"There was no problem in previous years. Just when you started doing business and returned to Xiao Village to buy chestnuts, the villagers finally looked forward to a better life. Now, the sand is suddenly being taken away. Without the sand, chestnuts cannot be stored for a long time, and they will soon wither and rot..."


"Grandpa and Grandma asked us to find you and Xiao Cheng, saying that you have a solution."


Xiao Guofu didn't know why Grandpa and Grandma were so certain that Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng could solve the problem, but Grandpa and Grandma's decisions in the past had never been wrong. The elderly couple had a farsighted view of people and things. Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying couldn't come up with a solution, so they had to seek help.


After listening to Xiao Guofu's words, a cunning and resentful face suddenly appeared in Bai Lu's mind.


"Do you know their names? Or did they bring people who contracted the river with them?"


Li Hongying felt that Bai Lu was more magical than a fortune teller. She had already figured out who the intruders were just by listening to the story!


"Exactly, the people who contracted the river brought a brick truck to transport the sand."


"Blocked by the villagers at the village entrance, they are not allowed to enter. If the sand is taken away, the chestnuts will wither and rot. Not only will it be impossible to sell them to you for making candied chestnuts, but the villagers will also have trouble eating. The early rice hasn't even blossomed yet, there's no rice, and if the chestnuts wither and rot, what will everyone eat?"


Li Hongying and Xiao Guofu explained the situation in such detail, not to blame Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng for causing trouble by starting a business, but to let Bai Lu understand all the important information.


Even though they didn't have this intention, Li Hongying and Xiao Guofu were still inexplicably nervous, worried that Bai Lu would misunderstand.


Worried that it would affect future procurement cooperation.


Bai Lu would naturally not think wrongly. She probably already knew who was causing trouble in Xiao Village.


It was revenge from Li Chengbin, who was discharged from the hospital.


In the current situation, Li Chengbin must have found out that the candied chestnuts sold in the market were produced by her.


The chestnuts came from Xiao Village.


Li Chengbin wanted to cut off the storage method of the chestnuts and cut down the chestnut trees to prevent the chestnuts from regenerating, thereby restricting candied chestnuts from entering the market. It was nothing more than trying to uproot her business from the source, eliminating it entirely, and suppressing it.


To make her and Xiao Cheng never see the light of day again.


Xiao Village was a place Bai Lu definitely had to go. Candied chestnuts had just emerged in the market, and the subsequent operation had not yet begun. Business could not be interrupted, and the matter had to be resolved.


But now, there was something more important.


"Wait for a moment. I'll take Xiao Wei to the street to grab a meal. When I come back, we'll go to Xiao Village together."


"Haven't you had lunch yet?"


Lin Jinfan glanced at the little one who had been staring at him and then turned his gentle gaze to the slender and weak Bai Lu, "You finish your meal first before going to Xiao Village."


This statement clearly indicated that Bai Lu was only taking Xiao Wei to grab a meal and did not intend to eat herself.


And he suggested a reasonable and considerate suggestion.


Bai Lu was surprised not by what he said but by his words, "Are you going to Xiao Village too?"


Lin Jinfan's surname was Lin, and it seemed unrelated to Xiao Village. Upon careful thought, she recalled memories from the original owner.


Sure enough, there was a connection. Lin Jinfan's mother was from Xiao Village, and her maiden family was in Xiao Village.


Lin Jinfan used to visit his grandmother's house frequently when he was a child, helping his grandmother cut rice. He and the original owner were innocent playmates who shared many family stories.






















Chapter 152: Little Girl


During the time Bai Lu spent here, she ate well, drank well, and slept well. Her body improved a lot under the military boxing exercises, and she gained considerable strength. She could even flip over Li Shuixian, who weighed two hundred kilograms.


Not to mention dragging away a human child with bare hands.


Effortlessly, she said, "Today is not the weekend, you have to go to school. You can't go to the countryside. Next time, I'll take you when I have time."


Unable to resist, Xiao Wei clasped onto her leg and said, "I'm not going to school today."


Bai Lu did stop walking, but not because she was pulled, but due to something else. She lowered her head, coolly smiling at the little guy by her leg. "What did you say? Say it again."


Xiao Wei, freezing with hesitation, had to say, "I'm not going to school in the afternoon. I'll accompany you to the countryside. Uncle Fu said there are many bad people, and you won't be able to handle it alone. Big brother asked me to stay at home to protect you, and I promised to do so."


Bai Lu bent her cool eyebrows, looking into the bright, shining eyes of the little guy. Coolly, she said, "Then why were you staring at Lin Jinfan just now? Is it because he looks good?"


Xiao Wei firmly disagreed with this statement and loudly declared the most correct answer, "Big brother looks the best!"


Bai Lu smiled, "So, do you listen to what your big brother says?"


"I do!" It's a must.


Bai Lu looked at the little guy's serious and determined face. In a gentle voice, she said, "Protecting me is your brother's task for you. The school fees you pay are also given by your brother. If you don't go to school today, you will be wasting the money your brother worked hard to earn. Do you really want to go to the countryside today?"


This...


Xiao Wei was puzzled by the question, hesitating for a long time, unable to make the most appropriate choice.


Bai Lu was right.


But if Bai Lu went to the countryside, it wouldn't just be with Uncle Fu and his wife; Lin Jinfan would also be going.


Lin Jinfan, who could lead Bai Lu away.


Bai Lu had saved so much money before, all to elope with Lin Jinfan. If Bai Lu and Lin Jinfan went to the countryside together and never came back, what would happen?

What about big brother?

In the midst of Xiao Wei's hesitation, Bai Lu had already pulled his hands down from her legs and quickly led him home.


Pushing him into the house, handing him packed meals, she hung them on his hand and touched his bald head without hair.


"Be good and eat your meal. Go to school after that. I'll come back early."


Xiao Wei watched Bai Lu's departing figure, subconsciously taking a step forward, then stopping.


"You must come back."


"Don't worry, I'll be back before it gets dark."


The girl's figure walked farther and farther away, finally helped onto a tricycle by a young man, and with a loud noise, she disappeared.


Gone.


Bai Lu really left with Lin Jinfan.


Xiao Wei rushed back into the house to make a call.


As the tricycle approached the entrance of the Xiao family village, before entering the village, distant noises and reasonable voices could be heard.


"You can't do this... If you take away the sand and the chestnuts are not stored, the rice flowers of this year have not bloomed yet, and without rice, what will we eat...?"


"Please, give us a few more months."


"When the early-season rice is harvested, we will have rice, then you can take the sand. Is that okay?"


The pleading voices were from elderly people.


Worn down by the passage of time, their voices, eroded by wind and frost, were hoarse, but the pleading was exceptionally clear.


The resounding refusal, however, was merciless, "Stop the nonsense! The country has laws, and families have rules. If you're told to pay now, you pay now! If you keep dragging this out, if you don't give up the sand, don't blame us for being impolite!"


"Impolite or not, how can you force the common people like this? Are you worthy of those uniforms you're wearing?"


"We don't have sand, but we have our lives. If you want to forcibly enter the Xiao family village to plunder sand, if you want to cut down chestnut trees on the mountain, you have to step over our bodies!"


"Yes! Step over our bodies!"


"What you're doing is no different from the bandits who robbed the common people of their food in ancient times!"


The vigorous voice behind was undoubtedly the
strong and sturdy young men of the Xiao family.


Both sides were stuck at the entrance of the Xiao family village, a vast crowd with countless figures.


One could vaguely see the divided zone in the middle of the battlefield.


The brick truck for transporting sand was parked on both sides of the road. At the front, there was a silver-gray sedan and three black cars.


Entering the Xiao family village from the outside were uniformed police officers, and facing outward from the Xiao family were the young men of the Xiao family holding iron shovels and hoes. Both sides confronted each other, neither willing to step back.


The car had reached the foot of the mountain with no road ahead. The people on the car had to get off and walk into the Xiao family village.


Bai Lu looked at more than ten well-built men in uniforms ahead, furrowing her brows slightly.


She asked Li Hongying, "Do they have official documents from the relevant departments?"


Li Hongying thought for a moment before saying, "Are you talking about the notice with the red stamp?"


Bai Lu nodded.


"Yes," Li Hongying immediately replied. "Their leader brought a young man with glasses. The young man had a work permit around his neck. We couldn't see it clearly from a distance, but we knew it was from the office in the city. He had a document in his hand... a notice. When they came, he glanced at it and it indeed had a big red stamp on it."


Seeing Bai Lu lost in thought, Lin Jinfan asked Xiao Guofu, "Did you see the contents of the document clearly?"


Xiao Guofu immediately replied, "I did. I personally saw it, and it indeed stated that we were illegally mining sand and gravel. It ordered us to return all of it. The chestnut mountain did not meet the standards, so we were asked to revert the land to forestry."


When Lin Jinfan was a child, he often went to the Xiao family village with Xiao Shurong, helping his grandmother cut rice. Everyone in the village knew him, and they knew he was a rare college student.


It took several years for the Xiao family village to produce a college student. In the eyes of the villagers, college students were particularly smart and wise, destined for great success in the future.


Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying were no exception. They had the deepest hopes for Lin Jinfan, not Bai Lu.


Bai Lu was smart in doing business but wasn't a college student. Her knowledge and experience were certainly not as extensive as Lin Jinfan's. Dealing with those uniformed people, she was definitely not as capable as Lin Jinfan.


Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying led the two of them through a detour to enter the Xiao family village, waiting for Lin Jinfan's answer along the way.


Like Bai Lu, Lin Jinfan was lost in thought.


Silent all the way, occasionally looking up at the situation at the village entrance, not knowing if he was thinking of a solution.


Relatives of Lin Jinfan's grandmother were already waiting outside. Seeing Lin Jinfan return, they immediately approached him and said, "Jinfan, your mother is already keeping vigil at the funeral home. Go offer incense to your grandmother first. This matter here can wait."


Lin Jinfan's grandmother passed away yesterday.


Now that the entrance of the village was in such chaos, the peaceful passing of the old woman seemed uneasy.


Lin Jinfan looked at Bai Lu and gently advised, "I'll go offer incense and come back. They are tall and strong, with great physical strength. You, a little girl, shouldn't try to stand out. Don't get hurt. If there's anything, wait for me to come back and discuss."





























Chapter 153: Let's Talk


A young girl?

A nineteen-year-old young girl???

Bai Lu was truly shocked by Lin Jinfan's description, which was so astonishing and otherworldly that she lowered her head to take a look.


Normal height, normal weight, normal growth and development, no short arms or legs!

Indeed, when a brother looks at his sister, she will always be a forever-young girl.


Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying brought Bai Lu into the encirclement. During the Qingming Festival, Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng returned together to pay respects to their ancestors. Many people recognized Bai Lu, and with the chestnut acquisition matter, everyone willingly made way for her.


As the paths diverged on both sides, men held iron shovels and hoes, while women carried shoulder poles, all with an indignant and determined posture, ready for a fight.


The elderly were protected by the strong ones on both sides. The youth shouting and causing a ruckus in the front couldn't be stopped, persuaded, or appealed to.


Frustrated and anxious.


"You pushed someone!"

"It's you who got pushed. Standing in the front acting like a hero? Look at yourself, know your own weight. Be sensible and quickly make way, or you won't be able to leave with your head held high!"


"Spit! Making way is impossible. If you want to fight or kill, just do it. Spare us the talk!"


"Don't use violence! Don't use violence! Let's talk it out!"


"Make way, everyone! The village chief is here!"

"The village chief brought Bai Lu!"


The large crowd shouting and causing trouble immediately made way.


The young people of the Xiao family, having experienced Xiao Cheng's prowess, knew that Bai Lu being Xiao Cheng's wife, wouldn't be inferior. The hoes and shovels they wielded were immediately set aside.


Only the elderly still looked worried.


Grandpa and Grandma, upon seeing Bai Lu, immediately relaxed their furrowed brows and gave up the central position to her.


With explanations from Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying, it was revealed that Xiao Cheng had already gone to another province. The two elderly were momentarily disappointed but turned their gaze to Bai Lu with relief.


"Daughter-in-law, coming all the way back from afar, you've worked hard."


Bai Lu was immune to Grandma's affectionate address and replied gracefully, "No trouble, I came back by car."


Grandma and Grandpa, at their age, had seen many ups and downs and were sealed off from the outside world for the first time.


Even so, their weathered faces showed no signs of panic, completely ignoring the tense situation with crossbows drawn.


Grandma directly ignored the stern face of Li Chengbin opposite her and explained to Bai Lu in detail, "Early in the morning, these people came over, claiming that we were illegally mining sand and wanted to reclaim the sand in our home. They also wanted to close the mountain, revert the farmland, and reforest it. I haven't read many books, have low education, and don't understand these things, so I let Aifu and Aying go to the town to find you."


"I looked at the notice they brought. I couldn't make much sense of it. You've read more books and have broad knowledge. Can you help Grandma take a look?"


Bai Lu liked Grandma's words: "Sure, I'd like to see what this mountain closure order looks like."


On the way here, Bai Lu saw the bespectacled man standing next to Li Chengbin on the opposite side. He held a folded piece of paper behind him, seeming reluctant to let others see it.


On his chest, there was indeed the symbol of Pingcheng, but the department he worked for was hidden in the lapel of his suit.


Only the name on top was visible: Ding Wuliang.


Upon hearing Bai Lu's words, Ding Wuliang subconsciously glanced at Li Chengbin beside him, "Should I?"


After the shotgun incident last time, Li Chengbin held deep hatred for Bai Lu. He had people investigate Bai Lu's background hundreds of times, but no matter how they looked, Bai Lu seemed like someone who hadn't graduated from high school and didn't understand the law.


But the fact that Bai Lu had caused him great trouble was undeniable.


Understanding the law was also a fact.


Li Chengbin wouldn't underestimate anyone who could disrupt his plans; Bai Lu was no simple person.


Knowing that Xiao Cheng was from the same village, and Bai Lu, together with Bai Lu, had returned to the village during the Qingming Festival, Li Chengbin anticipated that these unruly mountain people might seek help from Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu if something went wrong.


So he had been prepared long ago, with the mountain closure documents, seals, and official personnel, leaving no room for any lapses.


Bai Lu came from a humble background, never leaving the village since childhood. Knowing the law was undoubtedly taught by her teacher.


Knowing the law was already Bai Lu's greatest ability, but Li Chengbin couldn't believe that Bai Lu also understood the ways of the officialdom.


Li Chengbin sneered, waving his hand.


Ding Wuliang immediately handed the notice to Bai Lu.


Bai Lu didn't need to read the contents of the document. She just glanced at the stamped area, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.


Without asking Li Chengbin or confronting Ding Wuliang, she walked towards the "police comrades" on the side.


"Police comrade, take a look at this notice. Did you get the wrong one?"


The leading "police comrade," who was suddenly asked, hesitated for a moment and instinctively looked at Li Chengbin.


He was just a bodyguard, not a real police comrade, and he didn't understand these things.


Li Chengbin gave him a malicious look.


The "police comrade" immediately understood. "What mistake? It's clearly written in black and white on the paper. The village of Xiao is illegally mining sand, and the chestnut trees on the mountain don't meet Pingcheng's standards. They must be reverted to farmland and reforested. The county office's big red seal is stamped clearly. Can't you see it?"


With this loud retort, the comrade with a police uniform, which didn't match his aura, gained a bit of confidence.


Li Chengbin nodded in satisfaction.


Bai Lu suppressed a cold smile and changed it to a professional fake smile. "So, what does this reversion to farmland and reforestation mean?"


"As far as I know, there is no cultivation of crops on all the mountains in Xiao Village."


The bodyguard comrade thought Bai Lu was deliberately making trouble. "Do you think I'm blind? So many chestnut trees are planted on the mountain, and you still say there is no cultivation of crops!"


White Dew calmly said, "Who said chestnuts are crops?"


Chestnuts are not crops, are they!?

The burly bodyguard comrade was confused and bewildered, looking at Li Chengbin subconsciously.


Li Chengbin, being a city person, had no idea whether chestnuts were considered crops or not. He suspected that Bai Lu was trying to deceive him again.


Wearing a stern face and remaining silent, he urgently thought about how to handle any possible changes.


Unable to get an answer, the bodyguard comrade, being stared at by Bai Lu, had to speak up, "If chestnuts are not crops, then what are they? What evidence do you have to prove that chestnuts are not crops?"


Bai Lu calmly and unhurriedly retorted, "Why ask me for evidence? Hasn't the country already provided it?"


"Standards set by the country's agricultural administrative authorities and the Crop Variety Approval Committee classify chestnuts as fruit crops. Chestnut trees are categorized as economic crops. Tell me, where did you see that chestnuts are considered crops?"


"And which department's relevant regulations have issued the mountain closure order against Xiao Village's chestnut mountain for violating the standards of cultivating crops, requiring reversion to farmland and reforestation?"


The bodyguard comrade was directly dumbfounded by Bai Lu's questioning, knowing nothing and unable to speak.


The villagers of Xiao had always treated chestnuts as staple food and were unaware that, in the standards for determining crops, chestnuts were only classified as fruit crops, not staple crops.


Bai Lu's words immediately boosted their confidence.


"Yes! Chestnuts are not staple crops. Why should we revert to farmland and reforest!"























Chapter 154: Fainted on the Spot

"Randomly framing charges just to make us cut down chestnut trees, who gave you the right!"


"Wearing these uniforms, are you here to bully the ignorant common people?"


"Where is your conscience!"


"Has your conscience all been eaten by dogs!"


If not forced and driven to desperation, how could the common people pick up such simple and crude farming tools like iron shovels, hoes, and shoulder poles, just to defend their last source of livelihood.


But the common people don't know at all that the individuals in police uniforms before them are not real police comrades, they are all bodyguards impersonating as such by Li Chengbin.


The leader of the bodyguards at least knows how to read, but the others don't even recognize many big characters.


The questions asked by Bai Lu are completely incomprehensible to them, how can they answer?


The bodyguard comrades can only turn to Li Chengbin for help.


Li Chengbin, with a furrowed brow, has no time to deal with them, currently reprimanding Ding Wuliang in a low voice: "Have you been eating shit all your life! Making such basic mistakes!"


Ding Wuliang has difficulties expressing his grievances.


He is just a logistics department, not a directly affiliated department of the county government. His authority is limited, what else can he do? It's just that there are still many loopholes.


He hopes that the girl doesn't know too much, isn't too clever. Otherwise, their trip would be in vain.


Li Chengbin's father-in-law is currently at a critical point of promotion, and there can't be any problems with his political achievements. Even slightly influential connections cannot be utilized by Li Chengbin. If there is a minor incident, it would be disastrous if it reaches the city.


If not for this situation, Li Chengbin wouldn't let Ding Wuliang, a little unknown person, handle things for him.


He wouldn't let a group of intellectually underdeveloped fools, pretending to be people from the bureau, suppress the rebellious citizens.


Now, however, not one of them is performing well, and they are being scolded without being able to retort, making him furious!


"If you can't come up with a solution, you can stay here and farm. No need to go back to work in the city!"


Ding Wuliang's glasses trembled, cold sweat streaming down. However, at this point, the loopholes in the document about closing the mountain and returning the land for afforestation have been exposed and are irretrievable.


"The matter of closing the mountain is temporarily postponed. Think of other ways. For now, let's collect the sand."


"After collecting the sand, chestnuts cannot be stored. Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng's business will still be disrupted. We can close the chestnut mountain when it blossoms and bears fruit."


Closing the mountain and cutting down trees can give Xiao Cheng, Bai Lu, and this group of rebellious citizens a powerful blow.


Li Chengbin's face, full of anger, was suddenly replaced by a sinister smile, and a glaring malice flashed in his eyes.


After receiving the signal, Ding Wuliang stepped forward to adjust his glasses and loudly said to Bai Lu and the villagers behind her, "The document for closing the mountain was taken by mistake. The order to close the mountain is temporarily invalid. Please hand over the sand."


The villagers of the Xiao family didn't make a fuss this time.


Their expectant eyes looked towards the golden girl shining under the sunlight - Bai Lu.


Bai Lu still held the document in her hand, smiled coldly, and raised it: "Mr. Ding Wuliang, if I didn't see you wearing glasses with my own eyes, I would have thought you were nearsighted."


"The sand in the river channel is managed by the water administration department. Not to mention that the sand the villagers picked up was washed up by the river, and it doesn't belong to illegal excavation. Even if you want to forcibly retrieve the picked sand, please bring the correct, reasonable, and legal document for sand collection."


"Instead, you brought a document stamped with the seal of an unknown small department under the county government. Did you forget to wear your glasses, or did you bring the wrong document again?"


Ding Wuliang's face changed, and cold sweat dripped again.


The smile of the young girl was too dazzling, her clear voice was too just and stern, her momentum was even stronger than his immediate superior. It left his mind blank.


All his dark schemes were laid bare in the sunlight, being crushed by justice.


She spoke clearly, with black and white evidence, pointing out fatal mistakes. He had no words to refute.


Seeing Ding Wuliang in that desperate state, Li Chengbin knew that the situation was exposed, and there was no way to collect the sand.


Enraged, his eyes turned black, and he almost fainted on the spot.


Luckily, the alert bodyguard comrades quickly stepped forward to help. Li Chengbin looked at the more than two hundred rebellious villagers who stood their ground, then at his own sixteen bodyguards and ten sand-carrying strong men. The balance of power was completely uneven.


They couldn't forcefully enter the Xiao family village.


They could only turn their attention to Bai Lu and the document once again.


"Who said we must have the approval document from the water administration department? The county government's seal is the most important. The document stamped with the county government's seal takes effect immediately. You haven't even graduated from high school, what do you understand! If you continue to obstruct official business, the police comrades will take you back and detain you!"


The "police comrades" instantly turned threatening, and they took out handcuffs from behind with a snap.


Confuse the public with misleading statements and threaten with intimidation?


Bai Lu was not afraid at all, composed and calm. She spoke slowly, "Mr. Li, do you need me to educate you about the jurisdiction of various functional departments under the county government? Or let Mr. Ding Wuliang show his work permit and let everyone see what kind of miscellaneous tasks his small department can handle?"


Ding Wuliang instinctively covered his chest where his work permit was, and his guilty action was instantly revealed.


Li Chengbin wished he could kill Bai Lu on the spot.


She ruined every good plan every time. This woman who didn't even graduate from high school knows everything!


Grandpa and grandma exchanged glances with Xiao Guofu.


Xiao Guofu immediately waved his hand backward, signaling a large group of strong young men from the Xiao family to come forward, protecting Bai Lu and facing Li Chengbin and others with iron shovels and hoes.


"Why haven't you left yet? Do you want me to send you away?"


"Get lost!"


"Get lost! All of you get lost!"


"Randomly framing charges, bringing a fake order to close the mountain, trying to take away our food. You bandits with your consciences eaten by dogs, go back to your bandit's den!"


"Still not leaving? Want to fight?"


"Get lost, get lost, get lost, get lost, get lost, get lost, get lost, get lost, get lost, get lost!"


Li Chengbin was infuriated, his face distorted. He wanted to ignore everything and shoot these rebellious citizens.


The bodyguard comrades knew his impulsive temper and had already stepped back far. It's not that they didn't want to act, but they couldn't.


The false document about closing the mountain and collecting sand had been exposed. If they continued to maliciously harm the people, the matter would escalate. If it reached his father-in-law, affecting his official career, none of them would survive.


Li Chengbin left again with resentment being "assisted."


But as soon as he turned around, he heard Bai Lu say to the rebellious citizens, "Don't worry, no one will come to collect sand in the future. The sand you picked up from the riverbank in previous years was used for construction materials or stored as food, not for profit. The country will not take it back."


"The chestnut trees on the mountain are not toxic. The country will not require afforestation. Even if there are special circumstances requiring the felling of chestnut trees, the country will send people down to inspect on-site, understand the local people's living standards, the crops they rely on for survival, and consider it accordingly, providing corresponding agricultural subsidies to ensure everyone's livelihood stability before felling."


"The country loves its people like its children, and it will never use fake documents to deceive the common people, let alone forcibly collect sand to cut off the food supply."


"If something similar happens again, you can go to the city government or provincial government to verify the true situation, to avoid being deceived by people with ulterior motives."


Bai Lu's resounding voice echoed in the mountains, calming the unknown fears and worries in the hearts of the common people.


The backup plan was exposed and overturned. Li Chengbin's blood surged with anger, and his eyes turned black, fainting on the spot.


The panicking bodyguards quickly carried him away.






















Chapter 155: Bailu is the Eldest Brother's wife


Lin Jinfan never imagined that when he returned from lighting incense, the little girl had grown up.


From a girl who could only run to the base of a tree when feeling wronged, secretly wiping away tears, she had grown into the female hero who stood proudly in the wind, spoke for the people, and faced the sun.


From being self-deprecating and timid, afraid to look people in the eye, to a graceful and smiling young lady.


Lin Jinfan had no idea what Bai Lu had experienced.


The only certainty was that the little girl had grown up.


In the eyes of the villagers in the Xiao family, Bai Lu had driven away the villains who extorted and disrupted the food supply. She had saved the limited remaining food for everyone, making her a great benefactor of the Xiao family village.


Sincere thanks surrounded Bai Lu's ears and spread through the mountains.


A clear voice then sounded in Bailu's direction, "You haven't eaten yet, go have your meal first."


Entering the circle surrounding her was Lin Jinfan, recognized by the villagers, who made way for him.


Only then did Granny know that Bai Lu hadn't eaten yet. She took Bai Lu's wrist and said, "It's so late, my daughter-in-law must be starving. Come with Granny, and I'll cook something delicious for you."


"Granny, you've already had your meal. Don't bother. Bai Lu can come to our house. I've already told my son to start cooking rice, and we can stir-fry some vegetables as soon as we get back." Li Hongying grabbed Bai Lu's other wrist.


Bai Lu took Xiao Wei to buy food on the street and then went to the Xiao family village. There was no doubt she hadn't eaten.


So, when they returned, Li Hongying asked her younger son to cook the rice, prepare the vegetables, and get everything ready.


Grandpa and Xiao Guofu were both men and didn't feel comfortable pulling the hand of a young girl, so they stood anxiously on the side.


The villagers also wanted Bai Lu
to eat at their homes, but on one side were the respected elders of the clan, and on the other side was the village chief of the Xiao family. No one dared to compete, and they couldn't compete.


But that didn't stop their enthusiastic invitations:


"Come to our house for a meal!"


"We still have a piece of cured meat at home. This morning, we went to the mountain and picked fresh bamboo shoots. Stir-fried cured meat with bamboo shoots is the best. Bai Lu, come to our house for a meal!"


"Come to our house. We have two sausages, and this morning we also picked broccoli. I remember during the Qingming Festival meal, Bai Lu ate the most broccoli. Come to our house for a meal."


"Bai Lu, come to our house. We have mountain chicken caught in a trap last night!"


"We have salted duck eggs, double-yolk eggs..."


Bai Lu was surrounded with both hands being pulled, and the enthusiastic villagers circled her three times inside and three times outside.


One after another, they eagerly introduced the menus of their homes. All the good meat and vegetables that they usually hesitated to eat were now offered to Bailu just to lure her into their homes.


Granny and Li Hongying naturally couldn't be outdone. They rattled off a long list of dish names.


Bai Lu was almost overwhelmed.


Fortunately, in the end, Lin Jinfan's words took her out of the encirclement, and her buzzing ears finally found peace.


The air was no longer crowded.


Lin Jinfan said, "I'll take her to have a feast."


Alright... a feast, no one could beat that.


Although it was a funeral feast, there were quite a few good dishes on the table. Some villagers had already gone to eat, and it was true that their own two bits of meat couldn't compare. It was right for Bai Lu to go and have a feast.


The old man was still lying in the mourning hall. The villains had caused trouble, but thanks to Bai Lu's intervention, the conflict was resolved.


The old man would surely bless Bai Lu with safety and health.


Everyone had no reason to stop them. They couldn't let Bai Lu go hungry; they had to sincerely entertain her.


Bai Lu had never eaten a funeral feast in the countryside, but she had read about it in books. She didn't quite understand the complicated process, but she knew the rituals of offering incense were necessary. She naturally followed the local customs.


After offering incense...


After the meal, the sun had already started to set.


It would take quite some time for the Xiao family village to return to the town, and they had to get back home before dark.


In this region's funeral customs, as long as the children were still able to guard the spirit, the grandchildren were not allowed to do so. It didn't matter how deep the emotional bond was; it was a rule passed down through generations.


Therefore, after completing the funeral rites, Lin Jinfan would accompany Bai Lu back to the new town. Lin Jinfan's mother would continue to guard the spirit.


After three days of guarding the spirit and the burial, they would return home.


The people who sent Bai Lu and Lin Jinfan back to town were Xiao Guofu and the owner of the small tricycle. Even if it got dark, the two men could take care of each other. They were not afraid of anything.


Back in town, it was just getting dark.


The sky was not completely dark yet, and from a distance, Bai Lu could see a small figure waiting eagerly at the door.


As soon as the little one saw her, the steps that were walking back and forth immediately stopped, and the feet were about to run over. Seeing the tricycle heading towards the door, the steps that had already taken off stopped.


As soon as Bai Lu got off the tricycle, Xiao Wei ran over and grabbed her sleeve, staring intently at Lin Jinfan, who was getting off the tricycle.


Apparently, he hadn't completely relaxed yet.


Bai Lu smiled gently and touched the little bald head.


The fellow villagers from the Xiao family village were still warm as ever, and they sent back many local specialties. Xiao Guofu and the tricycle owner only left after moving everything into the front yard.


Bai Lu watched the small tricycle go far away and turned to thank Lin Jinfan, "Thank you for taking me out to dinner today."


Lin Jinfan looked at the little guy next to Bai Lu's leg, then looked up at the brightly lit door behind her. It seemed that the little guy was hostile to him for some reason.


"Don't be so polite. We used to have dinner together often. As long as you're not hungry, it's fine."


"No, no." Bai Lu knew that Lin Jinfan was referring to the original owner, who had received a lot of care from him.


"The villagers sent a lot of things. Aren't you taking some back? I can get a bag for you to carry them."


"What are those things for?" Lin Jinfan hadn't answered yet, but Xiao Wei preemptively spoke up, driving him away.


"They're gifts from Uncle Fu to you!" Xiao Wei firmly disagreed with Lin Jinfan entering the house.


The small figure stood straight at the door, staring at Lin Jinfan with an attitude of not allowing him to enter.


Bai Lu lowered her head and only then did she realize that Xiao Wei's solemn and ancient little face had somehow turned into a high-alert cold face, ready to go into battle at any moment.


"What's wrong with you? Jinfan is not a bad person. When I was hungry, Jinfan brought me a lot of food. We are now returning the favor and giving him something. It's the right thing to do as a person to repay kindness."


Xiao Wei turned his head and didn't say anything.


He knew that Bai Lu was right, but not letting him in was not letting him in. Bailu belonged to the big brother!


No one could take her away!


The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(156-160)