The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

The next day.

Nearing noon, the sun hung high in the sky, casting its blazing rays across the earth. Just then, the group began to emerge from their rooms one after another. After more than ten hours of rest, they had finally managed to shake off the sleepiness and fatigue of the previous night's tossing and turning, feeling refreshed and energetic as if reborn.

Ru Yue walked out slowly, and inadvertently, her eyes caught a black shadow flashing past Chu Ning'an's room like lightning.

Looking closely, it turned out to be An Yi.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but wonder: Is something bad going to happen today? This premonition made her feel a little uneasy.

After lunch, several people said goodbye to the inn.

Chu Ning'an didn't choose to ride a horse this time, but instead boarded a carriage with Ru Yue. Fortunately, the farm they were heading to wasn't too far from the county town. After leaving the county town, they only needed to drive for another hour to reach the farm.

The afternoon sun grew stronger, bringing a wave of heat that made the heat unbearable. Sitting in the carriage, Ru Yue would occasionally lift the curtains, trying to let in some cool air to alleviate the heat.

At this moment, she turned her head to look at Chu Ning'an beside her, only to see that he slightly frowned his handsome eyebrows, as if he was thinking about something, and his expression looked quite conflicted.

Noticing Ru Yue's concerned gaze, Chu Ning'an slowly raised his head, and their eyes met in the air.

Ru Yue opened her red lips slightly and asked in a gentle voice, "What's wrong? Is the news that An Yi brought back not too optimistic this time?"

From her tone, one could clearly hear a hint of worry.

Chu Ning'an smiled slightly and replied casually, "It's not a big deal. At most, it's just a new county magistrate."

However, although he said it so lightly, he actually didn't want Ru Yue to worry too much about this matter.

He then added, "An Binghuai's maternal family is a wealthy family in Luling County. The farm has always been managed by An Binghuai's maternal family, and the head of the farm is An Binghuai's cousin. The current Luling County Magistrate is An Binghuai's mother's older brother."

Chu Ning'an said that he wanted to replace the magistrate of Luling County so lightly, as if it was as insignificant as driving away a stray dog, but Ru Yue did not doubt the truthfulness of his words at all.

However, after hearing this, Ru Yue instantly understood the key point.

With such a complex web of relationships, it seems that successfully taking over this manor will likely be quite troublesome. Furthermore, if I continue to run a business here, there's no guarantee I won't be harassed and hindered by the Luling County Magistrate!

However, Ru Yue didn't dwell on this issue too much. As Chu Ning'an said, if the Luling County Magistrate was really so ignorant and only wanted to help his sister and her family get revenge, then he must not be a good official who is honest and upright and enforces the law impartially.

When the time comes, we just need to find a way to replace him. As for the village head, we can just drive him out.

As they approached Zhuangzi, Ru Yue and Chu Ning'an slowly disembarked from the carriage and began to walk. They clutched the crucial contract tightly in their hands, carefully comparing the information written on it.

The farm spanned over a dozen acres, boasting a prime location. A broad road, wide enough for two carriages to pass side by side, stretched straight through the front of the farm, seemingly a thoroughfare to wealth and prosperity. Surrounding the farm were over a hundred acres of fertile farmland, and behind them lay the lush green mountain—all of which belonged to them.

Long before arriving, Ru Yue had already made a rough assessment of the farm. She figured converting it into a large-scale workshop would be a piece of cake. And if the vast surrounding fields were planted with crops like peppers and black beans, the autumn harvest would be quite bountiful. At this thought, her eyes sparkled with excitement.

However, after they walked forward for a short distance, they suddenly discovered that many figures were gathered at the edge of a field not far ahead.

Out of curiosity, the two quickened their pace and walked towards the crowd.

When they got closer, they were stunned by the sight – the entire field, which should have been filled with thriving rice seedlings, was now littered with the remains of seedlings that had been roughly shoveled away!

I saw those people walking forward hurriedly, and before they got close, I heard the farmers around them cursing angrily.

An old man with gray hair had a look of sorrow on his face. He beat his chest hard with his hands, stamped his feet and cursed loudly: "Oh my god, what a sin! How could such good seedlings be dug up like that! This is simply a punishment from heaven!" He looked so distressed, as if these seedlings were his family's treasures.

At the same time, another aunt with a kind face and carrying a basket kept shaking her head and sighing, muttering: "It's only been two days, and everything was fine before. How could it become like this all of a sudden? What a sin, what a sin, God will surely punish you!" Her eyes were full of regret and helplessness.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in the crowd seemed to suddenly remember something. He quickly turned his head and asked a man named Dali next to him: "Dali, I remember that this piece of land is rented by your family! What happened? Aren't you afraid of retribution for messing around like this?" There was a hint of blame and doubt in his tone.

I saw a burly man squatting on the ground, his hands tightly clasping his head, not daring to utter a single word. He just squatted there quietly, as if trying to isolate himself from the world around him.

However, the neighbors refused to let him go and kept scolding him in sharp and harsh voices.

After cursing for a long time, the man finally couldn't bear the pressure anymore. He raised his face full of sorrow and said sadly, "What can I do? Just a few days ago, the village head suddenly ran to my house with a stone of grain, saying that he wanted to give it to our family as compensation. But he forced me to dig up all the seedlings that I had worked so hard to grow. If I don't obey him, he will tell the county magistrate that I have committed a crime. Not only will he arrest me and put me in jail, but he will also forcibly take back my land. Tell me, what can I do?"

At this point, the man's voice was already filled with tears, and tears were welling up in his eyes.

While expressing his helplessness and grievances, he kept hitting his head hard with his hands, once, twice... It seemed that only in this way could he slightly alleviate the pain and torment in his heart.

The middle-aged man standing nearby was filled with disbelief when he heard this. He widened his eyes and exclaimed, "When did Zhou Paopi become so generous? Not only did he not charge you rent, he even gave you a stone of grain! This is simply too bizarre!"

At this moment, Ru Yue, who had been standing quietly listening, couldn't help but feel something in her heart. She seemed to have a vague sense of something. Could it be that all this was directed at them? This was clearly someone deliberately trying to intimidate her!

Thinking of this, Ru Yue frowned slightly, and a hint of worry and vigilance flashed in her eyes.