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

Jiang Qinyu had just finished spreading all the salt in the jar. She washed her hands with water from the basin beside her, picked up a branch, and began to draw on the ground.

"In a disaster year, it's imperative to prevent mountain animals from attacking the village. This area at the foot of the mountain must be the focus of defense. But before we robbed the bandits from Qinggang Mountain, their leader escaped, so we have to be on guard as well. We also have to guard all the roads leading into the village..."

"Also, dry weather can easily lead to fires, so we have to be on guard. So, we have to set up firebreaks here, here, and here..."

"Then there's the trap's height. It can't be empty underneath. There has to be something lethal to trap any animals or people that fall in..."

Jiang Qinyu drew pictures and explained at the same time, which made Chen Shao and Liu Yazi feel dizzy.

"Mrs. Lu..." Chen Shao swallowed, "How do you know so much?"

Liu Yazi was already looking at Jiang Qinyu with eyes full of admiration, "Sister-in-law Lu, you are so amazing! If Brother Zheng were still here, you two would definitely be the most powerful in our village!"

"Shut up!" Chen Shao slapped him on the back of the head and winked at him desperately, "Do I need to tell you that Mrs. Lu is so powerful?"

Liu Yazi opened his mouth to refute, but he was not stupid. He immediately understood what Chen Shao meant. He looked at Jiang Qinyu awkwardly and stammered, "Yes, Mrs. Lu is already very powerful..."

He was such a bad mouth, why did he mention Lu Yanzheng for no reason? Now, even the smile on Mrs. Lu's face disappeared.

In fact, Jiang Qinyu was surprised by Lu Yanzheng's influence in the village after hearing Liuyazi's words.

Meng Tianze, Village Chief Li, and even many old people in the village all said that Lu Yanzheng was amazing. But Chen Shao and Liu Yazi were still children six years ago, and they also said that Lu Yanzheng was amazing. How amazing must he be?

The original owner had only seen Lu Yanzheng once, and it was just a quick glance. He only remembered that he was very tall, but he didn't have much impression of his appearance.

When the government came to forcibly conscript soldiers, the Lu family was celebrating a wedding, so Lu Yan ran away early, and Lu Yanzheng and other people in the village were taken away.

However, in order to prevent civil unrest, the government did not take away all the men. One or two adult men were left in each household, and those under the age of fifteen were not forcibly taken away. Otherwise, the population of Dingshui Village would be even smaller.

Six years later, in Dingshui Village, young men like Chen Shao and Liu Yazi accounted for half of the village's able-bodied laborers.

"Mrs. Lu, you just came back. You didn't know that our village is going to build a lookout tower, right?" Chen Shao quickly changed the subject and talked about something else. "We have already finished the foundation today!"

Jiang Qinyu was genuinely surprised when she heard this. "The village is going to build a lookout tower?"

"Yes," Liu Yazi added, "Aren't we afraid that the man who escaped from Qinggang Mountain might harm us? Besides, the world is so chaotic these days. Building a lookout tower in the village and having people watching at all times can also prevent people from coming to steal our food."

Jiang Qinyu gave them a thumbs up and said, "You young people really think quickly."

She had actually told Village Chief Li before about strengthening security patrols in the village, but at that time she hadn't thought of things like a lookout tower.

"Mrs. Lu is not old either." Liuyazi smiled embarrassedly, touching the back of his head.

Chen Shao rolled his eyes. "Are you stupid? Mrs. Lu is only in her early twenties, of course she's not old. She was just being polite."

Why didn’t I realize before that this person is so bad at speaking?

Liu Yazi was unwilling to be called stupid, so he immediately started arguing with Chen Shao.

Watching them bickering, Jiang Qinyu suddenly remembered that her classmates were the same when she was in school, and she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.

On the other side, Ma's aunt came over and pulled Ma aside, muttering something to her. When Ma came back, she looked at Chen and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Just say whatever you want to say, no one will stop you." Chen had also packed up and gave Ma a displeased look.

Ma smiled flatteringly and said, "Mother, it's nothing serious. My aunt and her family are going to escape famine tomorrow and they want to borrow some food from our family. What do you think..."

"What? They're fleeing famine?" Chen's voice suddenly rose. "Aren't we villagers no longer fleeing famine?"

Ma had no idea of ​​the details. Anyway, that's what her aunt had just told her, "There are still a few families in the village who want to go. My aunt has run out of food, so she asked me, 'Mother, you…'"

"No!" Chen refused flatly. "Not to mention that we don't have much to eat at home, even if we did, I can't lend it to you."

In this year of famine, food is life. Who would lend their life to others?

Ma thought that her aunt had been a great help in her marrying into the Lu family, so she continued to argue, "But mother, I only have this one aunt. After this separation, I don't know if I'll be able to see her again. I..."

"If you want to lend it, that's your business. It has nothing to do with our family." Chen was unmoved.

Ma saw Jiang Qinyu out of the corner of her eye and rolled her eyes. "Mom, we don't have much to eat, but my sister-in-law does! This time when we went into the mountains, the village was able to hunt so many prey, and it was all thanks to my sister-in-law. Everyone said that the village would definitely give my sister-in-law a lot of food this time..."

"Don't even think about taking advantage of your sister-in-law!" Chen was furious. "No matter how much she gets, she earned it all with her own ability! If you have the ability, go and earn it yourself. Don't always take advantage of others!"

Besides, why would the Ma family need to flee famine? In her opinion, the Ma family was simply lazy and didn't want to suffer with the rest of the village. They would rather go out and beg for food!

Her voice was a little loud, and Jiang Qinyu heard it. She looked over here and saw that Ma and Chen seemed to be about to quarrel, so she quickly stood up and came over.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Jiang Qinyu asked.

Chen pulled Jiang Qinyu in one hand and held the things in the house in the other hand, "There's nothing here. Let's go home quickly. Shufan and Pan'er are waiting for us!"

Ma watched Chen drag Jiang Qinyu away, stomping her feet in anger. "Isn't it just a little food? Why are you so defensive?"

After saying that, she quickly followed.

Chen briefly explained the situation and then said to Jiang Qinyu, "Ignore her. I won't agree to this no matter what."

"I won't agree to it, don't worry, mother." Jiang Qinyu nodded.

Ma treated Shufan and Pan'er like that, yet they still wanted to borrow things from her. Not to mention whether they would return the money, just considering their relationship, was it possible for them to borrow things from her?

When they got home, Jiang Qinyu saw Shufan and Pan'er dozing off on the threshold of their house as soon as she entered the yard.

Hearing the noise, the two children woke up at the same time. When they opened their eyes, they saw Jiang Qinyu coming back. They both stood up and ran towards her.

"aunt!"

Fortunately, Jiang Qinyu stood firmly, otherwise she would have been knocked down by the two little guys. "Why aren't you asleep yet? Didn't I tell you to go to bed first?"

Jiang Shufan looked towards the main house and saw Lu Tianbao walking into Old Man Lu's room with a stern face. He then turned back and said to Jiang Qinyu, "We want to wait for Auntie to sleep together."

"Yeah, Pan'er misses her aunt." Jiang Pan'er hugged her legs and leaned his face against her lovingly.

Jiang Qinyu's heart softened, and she took the two of them back to the house. When closing the door, she looked up in the direction of the main house.

Since she is not here, did Lu Tianbao bully Pan'er and the others again?