Jun Ning was very afraid, afraid that the head of the village would not be able to resist these temptations and would detain her to threaten her Crown Prince brother.
Worse yet, not only would he threaten her Crown Prince brother, but he would also use her to coerce the local officials in Sairu City and her father, the Emperor in the distant Imperial City...
As long as the head of the village wanted to use her as leverage, there were plenty of people he could threaten.
Thinking of this, Jun Ning took a deep breath, warily watching the head of the village and the letter in his hand.
However, the head of the village rely handed the letter to her, without binding her or showing any intention of harm.
"Lass, if you want to send a letter out, you can’t just send it like this. Because Black Water Village has a rule that any letter sent from here must be examined by and my second brother."
Jun Ning: There’s actually such a stupid rule?
Isn’t this a bit too much for guarding against outside threats?
The head of the village sighed and continued, "I have read your letter, and there’s no problem with it, it can be sent out. But it’s not suitable for my second brother to see. If he sees it, you’d be in trouble... He might tie you up to get everything he wants..."
"You are my honored guest, I don’t want anything to happen to you here."
"So, if you want to send a letter in the future, co directly to . I’ll have my people send it out for you, and I can assure you, your letter will not be read by or my second brother."
The head of the village finished his gentle words and handed the letter back to Jun Ning.
"Repackage the letter, and I will imdiately have soone send it directly out for you."
"Xiao Ge, co in."
The head of the village called for the person guarding outside the door to co in.
After the person ca in, he respectfully saluted the head of the village, "May I ask, what are your arrangents, head of the village?"
"Later, you will send this young lady’s letter directly out, without showing it to anyone," instructed the head of the village, "Also, send it wherever she tells you to send without asking too many questions."
Xiao Ge nodded, "Yes, head of the village."
"Alright, I’m going back to being busy!"
The head of the village said and was about to leave, seemingly unaffected by the contents of the letter, nor did it stir any thoughts in him.
He had no intention to do anything bad to Jun Ning.
Jun Ning was puzzled, "Head of the village, aren’t you going to capture to profit Black Water Village? You surely know that if you grab , you can get everything you want."
"Lass, you are my honored guest, no matter what your identity is," the head of the village seriously told Jun Ning, "For whatever reason, I will never offend my guests."
After a pause, the head of the village added, "Moreover, a gentleman loves wealth but acquires it in the right way."
The head of the village was a man of integrity, and no matter what, he wouldn’t use nefarious ans to gain wealth for Black Water Village, risking scorn and contempt from outsiders.
The head of the village was a true gentleman, a breath of fresh air in Black Water Village.
Jun Ning smiled, "Head of the village, just for your kindness, I’m sure you will be rewarded."
"When people conduct themselves, they should seek a clear conscience above all else, nothing more."
After saying this, the head of the village went off to handle his own affairs.
To him, this matter seed like an insignificant triviality, not worth ntioning at all.
Jun Ning and Ye Ying also continued with their affairs, sending out the letter first, and then completing the plans for the well, with the next step being to find a location to dig it.
This wasn’t sothing Jun Ning and Ye Ying could complete on their own; it required everyone in the village to pitch in.
However, persuading the villagers of Black Water Village, who were so set in their ways, was truly difficult!
Jun Ning and Ye Ying spent an afternoon persuading people about the well. Everyone thought they were dreaming and spoke impossibly.
Everyone was busy with their own business and ignored them completely.
Jun Ning ran around all afternoon without achieving anything.
She had thought of asking the head of the village to give a direct order so that the people of Black Water Village would cooperate with them on this matter.
But the next day, when she found the head of the village, she saw that he was still busy with the bridge repair. He seed especially eager to finish the bridge, so much so that his als were quick just not to waste ti, and he didn’t take any noon breaks.
Seeing this, Jun Ning felt embarrassed to disturb him.
She decided to continue persuading the villagers with Ye Ying and talk about it again when nothing else worked.
She couldn’t rely on the head of the village for everything.
Otherwise, the head of the village would be exhausted to death.
For three consecutive days, Jun Ning and Ye Ying road around every corner of Black Water Village, on the one hand, looking for a place to dig a well, and on the other, convincing everyone to help.
But three days went by, and still, no one was willing to help.
The only achievent in those three days was finding a suitable place to dig a well.
This place was in the center of Black Water Village. If they dug a well here, it would be convenient for everyone to get water in the future, without any complaints of unfairness.
Ye Ying, working with a hoe, said, sweating profusely, "Ah Ning, it’s not possible. We alone can’t dig a well."
"No need to rush, I suddenly thought of a good plan. I’ll go find soone right away." Jun Ning gave a sly smile, "Trust , I can surely find soone soon."
"Hm?" Ye Ying frowned, "We’ve tried every thod these days, but we still can’t find anyone. Ah Ning, what new thod have you thought of to find people? Will it work?"
"Don’t end up not finding anyone and getting beaten up instead," Ye Ying was a bit worried.
Recently, because of the well-digging project, everyone in Black Water Village was unfriendly towards Jun Ning and Ye Ying, thinking they were only doing this for their own benefit.
Therefore, they felt a bit repelled by them.
Whenever they saw the two, they weren’t as polite and warm as when they first t.
Ye Ying was afraid to keep persuading them, fearing that if they continued, they might get beaten.
The head of the village was busy with the iron bridge and had no ti to handle their affairs.
They had so skills, but they couldn’t use them against unard villagers.
"No, no," Jun Ning said confidently, "my plan is definitely a good one. I won’t get beaten, you can rest assured, Ye Ying."
How could Ye Ying be at ease!
The sudden change in attitude from everyone in Black Water Village wasn’t sothing he was unaware of.
"Ah Ning, you should listen to and don’t go. Even if you’re not attacked, if they get upset, they might throw vegetable leaves or rotten eggs at you..."
"You love cleanliness the most, do you want to suffer such grievances?"
"I advise you not to go, I’ll work hard and dig through the night; within a month, it will definitely be done."
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