Chapter 2063: Asking to Secretly Bring People Over

Chapter 2063: Asking to Secretly Bring People Over


Shu Yu spoke, then turned to Ying Xi and said, "In a while, you'll take the carriage to the village and bring over Big Brother. Let him check the land here. Also, bring the seeds and the contracts with you. If we can get everything done at once, it will save me another trip."

"Understood," Ying Xi nodded in agreement.

The others breathed a sigh of relief. If they had the seeds and contracts, and the land was suitable, they could start planting right away.

However, this news weighed heavily on Ruan Hai. He muttered to his wife, "What does the county princess really want to do?"

"What does she want to do? Heh, she's warning me. She probably knows that I had a hand in bringing Ruan Shi over, so now she wants to interfere in the village's affairs as well."

Ruan Hai's wife frowned and said softly, "But if most of the villagers start planting sunflowers, will they still listen to you in the future?"

"Don't worry about that. Didn't you notice that just a few households accepted the offer earlier? And they all have good relations with Ruan Chengchun's family."

"We only had a short time in the morning, and there's still the afternoon. Those who heard about it will probably come."

Ruan Hai nodded in agreement, "You're right. Go call our eldest son and have him gather his younger brothers. While the county princess is having lunch, they can visit the villagers who are interested and remind them. Let them know that the Ruan family village is still under my control. When the county princess leaves, they'll still have to live in this village, so they shouldn't lose their heads. They're not like Ruan Dalai they have no way out."

"Got it." Ruan Hai's wife turned and went into the main house.

Ruan Hai stood in the hall with a grim expression. "This girl is really stretching her hand far."

Meanwhile, Shu Yu had already arrived at Ruan Chengchun's house. The villagers had been very enthusiastic and escorted her all the way to this point. Once the courtyard gate was closed behind her, she turned to Ruan Chengchun and asked, "How did it go?"

"We found the body, and it really is Cao Jiang," Ruan Chengchun replied with a solemn expression. "We dug up about half of it, but when we saw his face, we covered it with soil."

"Alright," Shu Yu nodded and turned to Ye Xi. "You go eat first, and after that, head to the county town to find Lord Xie. Tell Constable Jiang to bring about twenty people over. We'll take advantage of this opportunity to arrest Ruan Hai and his son."

"Understood."

In fact, Shu Yu could have already dug up the body. Reporting a murder to the authorities was a normal procedure in a village. However, since the murderers were Ruan Hai and his son, who held influence, there was a risk they might incite the villagers to obstruct the process. It was likely that the body would be destroyed before they could present it as evidence.

Ruan Chengchun was somewhat worried and asked, "We've found the body, but we also buried the hoe with it. Without evidence to prove that Ruan Kewei committed the murder, should we keep looking?"