It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

In the middle of the night, Jiang Yan suddenly sat up, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

What was Chunying's purpose in revealing to me the news that the people of Dongshan Village were in danger?

They have no relatives or friends, and I have no status or ability. Apart from praying for her safety, I can't give her what she wants. There is no need to say these things.

It can't be just a kind reminder or a careless remark, right?

Also, during the last conversation, my tone was so fake, and she also messed up her acting. She must have noticed it, right?

I wonder how awkward it will be when we meet again tomorrow...

Chunying had no such concerns at all. When she saw Jiang Yan the next day, she still greeted her warmly and naturally and shared gossip with her, as if nothing had happened.

This caused Jiang Yan to frequently doubt whether she was too sensitive and had wronged her.

But since she didn't say anything, Jiang Yan could pretend nothing happened, respond to all changes with the same attitude, and never take the initiative to attack.

On the last day of October, four days after she revealed the incident, Chunying finally lost her patience and suddenly said to Jiang Yan, "Do you want to rescue the people in your village?"

Of course I do!

Jiang Yan's eyes widened: "What are you talking about? Why is it dangerous?"

"Don't pretend. You understood it that day. Just tell me whether you want to be saved or not." After Chunying blew herself up, she no longer maintained the mask of enthusiasm and her expression was indifferent.

Jiang Yan felt sorry that her negotiation skills had failed, but since it was a matter of life and death, being vague again might lead to further complications.

She looked Chunying straight in the eyes and asked earnestly, "Do you have any ideas?"

Without waiting for an answer, he continued, "You want to save people. What are your conditions?"

A few days ago, Chunying immediately reported the news that Governor Fang was running a private mine. After secret investigations in various places, it was preliminarily determined yesterday that the mine was deep in the Qinshan Mountains at the junction of Heding Prefecture and Nanqi Prefecture.

There are many insects and animals in the deep mountains and old forests, and winter has arrived, so the search team is easily exposed. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, they plan to obtain more accurate information before taking action.

One of the entry points is still Jiang Yan.

The Jiang Yan in the investigation is a village girl who never leaves her house. She was able to leave the remote mountain village only after following Fu Nulang.

How could a supposedly narrow-minded village girl know about the term "black mine" and blurt it out so readily? Most likely, she had heard about it from people around her.

"I need to know the exact location of Governor Fang's private mine." Chunying was very straightforward. Although she didn't think Jiang Yan would know, what if?

"Governor Fang, private mining?" Jiang Yan confirmed.

Chunying raised her eyebrows: "Didn't you say that?"

"I didn't say that." Jiang Yan denied it flatly. "It's just a guess in my mind at most. There's no actual evidence."

"…We have confirmed it, it is true."

Jiang Yan saw that Chunying knew that she had just made a blind guess and was still waiting for him to reveal more information.

After thinking about it, he described how he picked up a piece of gold sand and iron tools in the farmland of Dongshan Village after the flood. Because his family was conscripted by the government, he felt resentful. Combined with the story he heard from his friends in the county town, he secretly speculated that Governor Fang had committed another illegal act.

……

After listening to Jiang Yan's story, Chunying found it hard not to think that she was making it up.

First, Jiang Yan did not mention a word about Yang Pozi and Zhou Li going to Dongshan Village. Second, after the guards of Governor Fang entered Dongshan Village to search, they found nothing.

She followed up on Jiang Yan's question and asked, "Where is the thing hidden?"

"The shovel and chisel are left in the village, and I'm taking the gold sandstone with me." Jiang Yan suddenly looked alert. "I only have this one piece of gold sandstone. I can show it to you, but if you take it, you have to promise to save someone."