I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

There was no point in pursuing these things now, so Lu Yanzheng quickly asked someone to make arrangements and escort Jiang Qinyu, Village Chief Li and the others away in the afternoon.

That afternoon, at the gate of the general's mansion, Shu Fan and Pan'er reluctantly said goodbye to Jiang Qinyu.

"Aunt, can't we really go back with you?" Shu Fan hugged Jiang Qinyu's legs and looked up at her.

Pan'er also looked at her pitifully, "Aunt, Pan'er wants to go back with you. I miss grandma and grandpa too..."

Jiang Qinyu patted their heads and said helplessly, "Auntie has some important business to attend to, so it's not convenient for her to take you with her. You guys just wait here for her to come back, okay?"

"Don't worry, you two," Lu Yanzheng stepped forward and picked up the two children, one in each hand. "Grandpa Chen and the others will take good care of you in the mansion."

Jiang Qinyu looked at Yunzhu, "Yunzhu, you must keep an eye on the young master and the young lady when I'm not around. Don't let them out of your sight."

"I've remembered that Amber and Aping will help me take care of the young master and young lady. Madam, you can go home without worry." Yunzhu said immediately.

Jiang Qinyu couldn't feel at ease, but it might be dangerous to go back this time. It would be inconvenient for her to take two children with her, so she could only leave them in the general's mansion first.

"Take the young master and young lady down first." Lu Yanzheng said to Yunzhu and others.

Yunzhu and others knew that Lu Yanzheng wanted to talk to Jiang Qinyu alone, so they bowed and took Shufan and Pan'er away.

Jiang Qinyu's heart suddenly rose to her throat.

Seeing her nervous look, Lu Yanzheng chuckled, "Are you so afraid of me?"

There was still no answer to the question from this morning. The two of them had been busy with their own things all day, and had not been alone together.

"Haha," Jiang Qinyu laughed awkwardly, "How could that be?"

Was she afraid? She was just afraid that he would bring up what happened this morning again, okay?

Unfortunately, what you fear will come true. Lu Yanzheng raised his hand to push the loose hair that fell on her face behind her ear and said softly, "What I said this morning, maybe you can give me the answer?"

Jiang Qinyu thought quickly and pretended to be stupid, "Don't I have to go back?"

"You know what I mean. If it weren't for this accident, would you be willing to stay with me all the time?" Lu Yanzheng looked at her dodging eyes and asked seriously.

He loved her, wanted to see her often, wanted to hold her hand at any time, wanted to hold her in his arms, and even wanted to be a real husband and wife with her.

But if she doesn't want to, he won't force her, but he won't give up either. As long as she doesn't have anyone else in her heart, he will try his best to live in her heart.

Jiang Qinyu lowered her eyes, but she was actually panicking, feeling nervous, excited, conflicted and at a loss.

Lu Yanzheng was very patient and waited for her to give him an answer.

It seemed like an eternity, or like the blink of an eye, before Jiang Qinyu finally spoke. "Well, I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you next time we meet."

She still had her eyes downcast, her hands in front of her, twisting her fingers.

Jiang Qinyu did not refuse outright, because she also felt that Lu Yanzheng was a good person and could get along with him. It was not that she had not been tempted by him before, but now she really had not made up her mind.

After seeing so many precedents, she deeply understood that love is risky and marriage requires caution.

"Okay." Although he didn't get the answer he wanted, he wasn't rejected either. Lu Yanzheng's heart was temporarily at ease. His eyebrows were gentle, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and his smile was comfortable and free.

Jiang Qinyu only dared to look up after hearing his "OK". As a result, when she looked up, she saw such a smiling face, and her heart skipped a beat.

"Then we'll go first." Jiang Qinyu's ears turned slightly red as she spoke dryly.

Seeing this, Lu Yanzheng felt more confident and smiled even more beautifully. He nodded and said, "I'll give you a ride."

The things to be taken back to Dingshui Village had already been loaded onto the carriage. Jiang Qinyu got in, while Village Chief Li and Meng Tianze sat outside the carriage, and Lu Yanzheng followed beside them on horseback.

Jiang Qinyu sat in the car, touching her left chest which was beating faster than usual. She felt sweet, melancholy and conflicted at the same time.

Lu Yanzheng didn't say a word along the way, just quietly following the carriage.

One of them was in the car and the other was outside the car, but they felt very similar.

After leaving the city, Village Chief Li said to Lu Yanzheng, "A Zheng, go back!"

"Yes, A Zheng, we are here, nothing will happen along the way." Meng Tianze also smiled.

Lu Yanzheng reined in the reins and bowed to the two men, saying, "Thank you for your help, Uncle Village Chief and Brother Meng. Please take good care of my parents for me when you return. I will definitely repay you one day."

"Well, you are being too polite. We are all from the same village and we help each other on a daily basis. What's more, our niece has helped our village so much. We should take care of her in any way we can." Village chief Li waved his hand.

Meng Tianze continued, "Don't worry, Ah Zheng. When we get back, we'll help my sister-in-law take care of Liu Ruyi's matter. We won't let her take away the credit for my sister-in-law's work."

"Brother Meng, it doesn't matter whether the credit goes to Qinqin, but it cannot go to Liu Ruyi." Lu Yanzheng corrected.

Jiang Qinyu's current status does not allow her to be too high-profile. The credit for sweet potatoes needs to be suppressed for the time being, but it cannot be given to unrelated people with bad intentions.

Meng Tianze slapped his mouth and said, "Look at me, I forgot what you just told me. Okay, I remember now, don't worry."

"And here's me. Ah Zheng, you guard the border town, and we'll take care of the rest." Village Chief Li waved at him, "It's getting late, so we'll leave first!"

After saying this, he drove the carriage forward.

When Jiang Qinyu heard this, she couldn't help but lift the car curtain and looked back, and saw Lu Yanzheng looking at her.

Their eyes met in the air, and Jiang Qinyu saw him open his mouth and say two words, "Take care."

She pursed her lips, waved to Lu Yanzheng, and then retreated back to the car.

Lu Yanzheng waited until the shadow of the carriage was out of sight before he rode back.

I hope everything goes well for her when she returns this time!

……

Jiang Qinyu and her companions took the pipeline, and this time they did not bring the children with them, nor did they have much stuff. Village Chief Li and Meng Tianze took turns driving the carriage, which ran very fast, and they returned to Dingshui Village in one day and one night.

"I'm finally back." Meng Tianze looked at the village entrance from afar, without any sign of fatigue from the journey.

Village Chief Li is older, but he also took a nap last night while leaning against the carriage. He seems to be in good spirits now. Hearing Meng Tianze's words, he smiled and said, "We farmers still like our own village. As the old saying goes, there is no place like home!"

Jiang Qinyu also smiled, looking at the small courtyard of her own home at the entrance of the village, and suddenly she wanted to go home urgently.

But at this moment, Jiang Qinyu and the other two saw Chen using a broom to drive two people out of Jiang Qinyu's yard, and at the same time, Chen's fierce voice was heard.

"Lu Yancai, Ma, you two are shameless! Who told you that your eldest brother and sister-in-law wouldn't be coming back? Even if they didn't come back, should we let you live in this yard? Pah!"