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

Jiang Qinyu felt more and more at peace as she saw their discussion becoming more and more intense.

At any time, people are full of fighting spirit to defend their homes.

……

"waste!"

At this moment, in Zhu Youcai's home behind the county government office, the sound of porcelain falling to the ground and breaking could be heard from the study.

The One-Eyed King and Captain Wang huddled at the door in silence, their heads drooping to their stomachs, not daring to breathe.

"So many people went there, but they couldn't even control a group of peasants!" Zhu Youcai became angrier the more he thought about it.

The people in the yamen have a natural dominance over the peasants in the countryside. He sent out more than 30 people today, and even if they faced them head-on, they were not afraid of the more than 200 people with their families in Dingshui Village.

But even with so many people going there, they returned empty-handed. That would have been fine, but they left people there to monitor the situation, and yet they were caught!

What could a bunch of country folk understand? It was because the people who stayed behind were useless and ran back after being frightened by a few words.

After a fierce outburst of anger, Zhu Youcai finally regained some rationality. He looked at the One-Eyed King and asked, "Are you sure they didn't hide anything in the village?"

The thing he was talking about was not just the food. The One-Eyed King knew what was going on and quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, Captain Wang and I have personally searched the area. Apart from the food that each family has left behind, which is enough to last them a month or two, there is really nothing else."

"Moreover, many of them dry the grass roots and leaves they brought back from the mountains. Some families even peel off the bark and put it in the kitchen." Captain Wang added.

It was not until this moment that he realized that something was wrong.

Everyone in the county government knows that the county magistrate is greedy for money, but he has never done such a thing as to blatantly force the common people to death. Why did he act so abnormally this time?

Is there some secret that he doesn't know?

Captain Wang thought about it and glanced at the One-Eyed King out of the corner of his eye.

"Yes, sir. Dingshui Village doesn't have the large amount of food I heard about earlier, but..." The One-Eyed King frowned and thought, "I always feel that there is something wrong with the people of Dingshui Village."

Zhu Youcai pressed on, "What's wrong?"

The One-Eyed King told me that when they were about to search the ancestral hall, the people of Dingshui Village ran back to get weapons. "At that time, I thought they were afraid they would fight us to the death if we found anything, but there was nothing in the ancestral hall."

"No," Zhu Youcai pondered, "There must have been something placed in the ancestral hall before, otherwise they wouldn't have built a cellar!"

Captain Wang quickly said, "But sir, our brothers have searched many times, leaving no corner untouched, but we still haven't found a single grain of extra food. Even after I asked Xiaobai to stay, we didn't see them moving anything out of the ancestral hall, let alone going into the mountains or anyone bringing anything out..."

He must explain this matter clearly, otherwise the county magistrate will think that he has not done his job seriously.

Zhu Youcai paced back and forth in his study. After a long while, he said with a gloomy expression, "There must be something strange about this Dingshui Village!"

"Then sir..." The one-eyed king was very anxious, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was glared at by Zhu Youcai.

Zhu Youcai said to Captain Wang, "Go back first and tell your men to let today's matter go for now, but tell them to watch their mouths and not say a single word that shouldn't be said!"

"Yes! I'll take my leave." Captain Wang was so annoyed by the atmosphere in the room that he didn't want to stay any longer and ran away quickly.

But after he came out, he felt something was even more wrong. Why would the county magistrate listen to a one-eyed man? And the man obviously knew something, so why didn't the county magistrate let him speak out?

Captain Wang was puzzled and went back with doubts.

In the study, the One-Eyed King said anxiously, "Sir, if we can't find those things, what if they get leaked out..."

"What are you panicking about?" Zhu Youcai said with a sinister look, "As long as they are still in Yongshan County, those things can't fly away!"

The people of Dingshui Village cannot move for the time being, otherwise if those untouchables risk their lives and make things worse, he will not be able to clean it up.

The most urgent task is to continue to track down the whereabouts of those things, and by the way, have someone keep an eye on the people in Dingshui Village. Once they reveal any clues, he will never let them off!

At the same time, Dingshui Village also became quiet.

Following the suggestion of Village Chief Li, everyone plans to set up traps and patrol systems at all entrances and exits of the village starting tomorrow.

In addition, Jiang Qinyu also suggested that they must practice their own fighting skills. They should start running around the village tomorrow, and then do some systematic training for everyone after Meng Tianze and Wang Bo come back.

After what happened today, everyone in the village felt insecure, and no one objected. Even people like Ma only grumbled a few words about the trouble, but did not refuse to practice with everyone.

After everyone in the village had left, Jiang Qinyu walked up to Village Chief Li and said, "Uncle Village Chief, there's something I want to talk to you about."

"What's the matter? Just tell me, your uncle is here to support you!" Village chief Li thought she was afraid, and patted his chest to assure her.

Jiang Qinyu smiled faintly, "It's not a big deal. I just went to the capital this time and got some high-yield grain seeds. Because the quantity is small, I didn't tell everyone."

"High-yield grain?" Village Chief Li was stunned. "How high-yield?"

Jiang Qinyu pretended to be thoughtful and said, "I bought it from a passing Hu man. He told me that this kind of wheat seeds can yield over 800 kilograms per mu."

"What? Eight hundred kilograms?" Village Chief Li gasped.

You know, if they can produce 300 kilograms of wheat per mu, it is considered a good harvest. What does 800 kilograms mean?

Jiang Qinyu nodded, "That's what he said."

Village Chief Li stamped his feet and said, "Oh my silly niece, you must have been cheated! How can there be such a high-yielding grain? How much silver did he ask you for per pound?"

Grain seeds are twice as expensive as grain. If they use the banner of high yield as an excuse, who knows how much money they can cheat people out of!

"It's not much, and I don't really believe it, so I gave him a price 20% higher than our grain seeds. Even if it's fake, I won't lose too much." Jiang Qinyu said innocently.

Hearing this, Village Chief Li finally calmed down. "So, are you looking for me to help you or something?"

"No," Jiang Qinyu shook her head. "I'd like to ask the village chief to sell the extra seeds I have to anyone in the village who's willing to try planting them. I won't take any money from them, I'll just sell them at the original price. After all, I only have seven acres of land, and planting all of it on wheat won't require that much seed."

"Do you believe what that Hu Shang said?" Village Chief Li looked at her in surprise.

Jiang Qinyu smiled and nodded, "Yes, there's no need for him to go so far to cheat such a small amount of money."

Village Chief Li thought about it, then nodded, thinking of taking a gamble: "Okay, I'll help you talk to the villagers. Anyway, everyone should be able to plant in a few days."

"Thank you, Uncle Village Chief." Jiang Qinyu thanked him and walked back with the child.

When they got home, Shu Fan asked in confusion, "Why did Auntie give the seeds given by the gods to others?"