"Indeed, Ms. Yang is truly a remarkable woman!" Old Hai chimed in from the side, "The fortunate thing is that Ms. Yang was born in Dong Chu and has a kind and compassionate heart. This is Dong Chu's blessing and the common people's good fortune!" He said this while giving Long Xuanmo a meaningful look.

Hua Ziyu nodded in agreement and also glanced at Long Xuanmo.

Ignoring the hidden meaning in the two men's gazes, Long Xuanmo stared intensely at Yang Mengchen, who was not far away. His eyes were deep, and his heart churned like boiling water.

"Uncle Daming, Uncle Changsheng, you two families can take one threshing machine to use." Yang Mengchen called out to Zhou Daming and Yang Changsheng, who were busy working in the adjacent fields.

The two men waved their hands in unison: "Thank you, Ninth Sister Yang, we'll borrow it after your family's rice is harvested." They appreciated Ninth Sister Yang's generosity, but they knew better than to take advantage without due consideration.

"All right, the sooner you finish harvesting the rice, the sooner you can tend to the herbs and the greenhouses without worry," Yang Mengchen said with a deliberately stern face.

Zhou Daming and Yang Changsheng thought about it and agreed, coming over to lift a threshing machine and take it back to use.

After making arrangements for the village head and Lizheng's house to each receive a machine, seeing other villagers' eager eyes, Yang Mengchen couldn't help but smile and say, "My uncles are working hard to make more threshing machines. It won't be long before everyone can use them."

"Thank you, Ninth Sister Yang, thank you!" The others expressed their joy and gratitude upon hearing this.

After everything was taken care of, Yang Mengchen walked toward Long Yingtong.

Not far away, Long Yingtong carried a small basket, picking up fallen rice stalks behind the adults with a few other girls her age. Her delicate little face was flushed and filled with a joyful smile, making her all the more endearing. Mo Mei followed behind, holding an umbrella to shade her from the sun.

When they saw Yang Mengchen approaching, the little girls called out in unison, "Hello, Sister Mengchen!"

"Hello," Yang Mengchen responded with a smile.

Long Yingtong lifted her face and showed Yang Mengchen the small basket, nearly full of rice stalks: 'Sister Mengchen, look how many stalks I've gathered.'

"Yingtong is very capable." Yang Mengchen took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from Long Yingtong's forehead and said with concern, "Are you tired, Yingtong?"

Long Yingtong shook her head: 'Not tired! Sister Mengchen, can I continue to pick rice stalks with them?'

"You can, but when the sun goes up, you must come back with me, to avoid heatstroke," Yang Mengchen nodded softly in agreement.

Long Yingtong nodded energetically and then took the new basket handed over by Shao Yao, happily joining her friends with Mo Mei and Shao Yao closely following.

At some point, Long Xuanmo joined Yang Mengchen: "Yingtong has become much more cheerful. This is all thanks to Ah Jiu. Thank you, Ah Jiu!"

"Yingtong is my sister too, there's no need for the Prince to thank me," Yang Mengchen's gaze never left Long Yingtong.

A smirk flashed across Long Xuanmo's eyes: "I'd like to buy the exclusive rights to the manufacturing method of the threshing machine. The terms remain the same. What do you think, Ah Jiu?"

"No problem." Although it would only be sold within Qinghe Prefecture, earning less money, but minimizing unnecessary trouble, Yang Mengchen naturally did not refuse.

Just then, a maid ran over, panting: "Miss, some people have come to our house to cause trouble, please hurry back and check."

"Don't panic, catch your breath first," Yang Mengchen recognized the maid as Cui Wei, who served by her grandmother's side.

After catching her breath, Cui Wei said: "The village chief and Lizheng from Huangsha Village brought quite a few people over. They told the Great-grand Lady and the Third Lady that they wanted Miss to figure out a way to make Huangsha Village prosperous;

The Great-grand Lady said Miss was busy harvesting rice in the fields and would discuss it with Miss when she returned home;

The village chief was ready to leave, but Lizheng kept pressing the Great-grand Lady and the Third Lady to send for Miss immediately. He also said that the Third Lady, who married into Yangliu Village from Huangsha Village, should not only help Stone Village but had forgotten Huangsha Village.

He accused her and her family of only caring about their own wealth and neglecting their fellow villagers, calling it ingratitude. The others with him also spoke unpleasantly;

Seeing the situation turn sour, Qiao Niangzi sent me to find Miss in a hurry."

A glint of cool light flashed in Yang Mengchen's eyes upon hearing this.

She had planned to have Engineer Luo and Foreman Zhuang go to her maternal grandparents' villages to set up factories once the Ceramic Glaze Factory and the employee housing were completed, and then to see which industries would be suitable for the two villages.

But now, it seemed the village chief and Lizheng from her relative's side had come knocking on her door, pressuring her family members so brazenly. It seemed she had to reconsider the matter of setting up factories and industrial development.

"I'll accompany you back," Long Xuanmo said, his expression frosty, his dark eyes flickering with a sharp murderous intent.

How dare a mere Lizheng bully Ah Jiu and Ah Jiu's family – he was courting death!

The men of the Yang family approached: "Ninth Sister (Ninth Sister Yang), let's hurry back and check." The family at home consisted of only a few women, and most importantly, Lady Xiao was pregnant. If she were startled, the consequences could be dire.

"We'll go back too," Uncle Heng declared as several Youming Palace people quickly surrounded them.

"And us," the nearby households said, dropping their work to come over after hearing Cui Wei's words.

Zhou Daming, with a scythe in hand, spoke sternly: "This is Yangliu Village. If people from Huangsha Village dare to cause trouble, we'll make sure they regret coming."

"Exactly! Do the people of Huangsha Village think that Yangliu Village is unguarded?" Yang Changsheng swung the carrying pole in his hands.

"Thank you all for your kindness, but please continue with your rice harvesting. There's no need to be delayed over some unrelated troublemakers," Yang Mengchen reassured everyone, "Dad and my brothers should also stay. I'll take a few people back with me to have a look, and with the Prince present, the people from Huangsha Village won't dare act rashly."

Everyone thought about it and agreed that with the Prince protecting Ninth Sister Yang so sincerely, he certainly wouldn't let her family come to harm.

The men of the Yang family naturally were uneasy and insisted on returning together, but Yang Mengchen did not agree. After all, her maternal grandparents lived in Huangsha Village, and a full-blown conflict would not be good for them.

Grandpa Yang also thought of this and let his children and grandchildren stay behind, believing his granddaughter could handle the situation properly.

After instructing Mo Mei and Shao Yao to take good care of Long Yingtong, Yang Mengchen returned home with Long Xuanmo and others. Just as they reached the gate, they heard a loud and overbearing voice from inside: "Has Ninth Sister Yang not returned yet?"

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