"For a rumor to spread, it only needs a medium. The role of this medium is to inform the whole village, and the whole village will believe what this person says!"
Lan Lian's pupils suddenly dilated:
"The most authoritative people in our village are the village chief, Aunt Guihua, and Aunt Wu. Aunt Wu passed away a few days ago, so only the village chief and Aunt Guihua are left!"
Lin Xiao nodded:
"It's rare for the village chief to do such a mindless thing. The only thing left is Ma Guihua!"
Speaking of Ma Osmanthus, Lin Xiao remembered how she persuaded the villagers to renovate their houses two days ago.
It was a good idea at the time, but Ma Guihua's words made everyone retreat.
What on earth does she want to do?!
"Don't Aunt Guihua always like the head of the family? And no matter what decision the head of the family makes, she always supports it. How come she spreads rumors about the head of the family everywhere?"
Ma Guihua is the spreader of rumors, Lan Lian doesn't believe anything she says!
"Perhaps he was afraid that my prestige would surpass that of the village chief, so he wanted to kill me for my prestige."
Lin Xiao said lightly.
This is what she thinks is the most likely possibility.
After listening to this, Lan Lian wiped away her tears, got up and walked out.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to confront Aunt Guihua! Why is she spreading rumors about me being the boss?!"
"you come back!"
Lin Xiao called her:
"If you go now, you will only be asking for trouble, and you will also make people laugh!"
Lan Lian gritted her teeth and said:
"Then what should I do? Do I have to swallow my anger and let her bully me?"
As Lan Lian spoke, she felt a sense of grievance welling up in her heart again, and tears fell from her eyes.
She really felt worthless for Lin Xiao!
He tried his best to benefit the villagers and led the whole village to sell salt and become rich, but in exchange for an unfounded charge, it was really chilling!
"Now is not the time!"
Ma Guihua has a great status in the hearts of the village women. Even if she is exposed in public as spreading rumors, so what? The village women will not fall out with Ma Guihua, after all, they still have to survive in the village!
Lin Xiao said softly:
"The person who tied the bell must also be tied to untie it. Don't worry, I will definitely resolve this matter before I leave!"
Seeing Lin Xiao's vow, Lan Lian calmed down a little and asked:
"Master, how do you want to solve it?"
"The mountain man has a clever plan!"
Lin Xiao said mysteriously, with a strange smile on his face.
When Lan Lian saw this, she felt even more worried, but looking at Lin Xiao's determined look, she didn't know what to say.
Early the next morning, Lin Xiao went to Jiuzhou Town.
Since the road to town was repaired, the journey has become significantly faster.
Before noon, Lin Xiao had already rushed back with two bottles of old wine and some food.
She did not go home directly, but went to the village chief's house.
"Hey, what's going on, Xiao Linzi? Why do you come to my house to play when you have time?"
The village chief warmly welcomed Lin Xiao into the house and brought her a cup of tea.
Lin Xiao quickly thanked him.
The village chief said with a smile:
"Xiao Linzi, when you come to me, it should be more than just drinking tea, right? If you need anything, just ask!"
Lin Xiao placed two pots of old wine and a butter paper bag on the table, and said with a smile:
"I'm craving for Aunt Osmanthus's cooking. Can I come and have a meal?"
The village chief smiled and said:
"Okay, that's great! I'll let your Aunt Osmanthus cook some of her specialty dishes to satisfy your cravings! You sit down first, I'll ask her to go!"
"I'm sorry to trouble the village chief."
Lin Xiao looked at the village chief's back as he hurriedly left, with a meaningful arc at the corner of his mouth.
By the time the horse osmanthus is ready to cook, it is already half a stick of incense.
Dried braised pork with wild vegetables, winter melon soup, stir-fried loofah, grilled rabbit, fried fish, a whole table was laid out!
“Aunt Osmanthus’s craftsmanship is great!”
Smelling the aroma of the vegetables, Lin Xiao couldn't wait to use her chopsticks, and praised while eating:
"It has to be my Aunt Osmanthus. The roasted rabbit meat made by Lan Lian lacks a little bit of heat."
When Ma Guihua heard this, a faint fake smile appeared on her stiff face, but she didn't say anything.
Lin Xiao didn't care either. She drank a glass of wine with the village chief, and then asked casually as if nothing was wrong:
"Village chief, have you ever thought about sending Little Huzi to school?"
When the village chief was asked this question, the chopsticks in his hand suddenly stopped. He raised his head and looked at Lin Xiao blankly, not knowing how to answer the question.
He never thought of sending Lin Xiaohu to school. This was his failure as a father!
But this was not something he could say, so he could only remain silent.
Lin Xiao saw the village chief's embarrassment and did not force it. He continued eating and said:
"In the past, we were poor and had no means to study, but things are different now. Not to mention how good our life is, at least we have enough to eat and warm clothes, right?"
"Well, what you said makes sense."
The village chief nodded and resumed his hard work. He did not dare to speak anymore for fear that if he opened his mouth, he would reveal his fault.
Lin Xiao saw that the village chief did not dare to say anything more, so he continued to talk to himself:
"Little Huzi is the future head of our Linjia Village and the hope of Linjia Village. We can't let him suffer the disadvantage of being uneducated!"
These words shocked Ma Guihua, who was standing aside pouring wine!
She never expected that Lin Xiao would think so thoughtfully for her family, Lin Xiaohu!
The village chief was also stunned after hearing this.
What does Lin Xiao mean?!
Lin Xiao smiled broadly and said sincerely:
"I want Little Huzi to go to Bailu Academy to study. When Little Huzi succeeds in his studies, he will come back and set up a school in our Linjia Village, so that Little Huzi can be a teacher and educator, okay?"
The village chief knows about Bailu Academy, it is the best academy in the Great Xia Dynasty!
It is difficult for young masters with official registration to enter, let alone children with rural registration.
The village chief pondered for a moment and drank the wine in his glass:
"Xiao Linzi, I'm really pleased that you can think of my little tiger in every aspect, but how can the Egret Academy be accessible to ordinary people like us?"
"You don't have to worry about this, I have a way."
Speaking of this, Lin Xiao recalled Hang Xuan, whom he met at the poetry club last time.
The fact that he can give such an important name card to himself is enough to prove that he has a good impression of himself. If you ask him for a favor, he will not refuse.
When the village chief saw Lin Xiao being so confident, his doubts became more intense:
"Xiao Linzi, are you sure?"
Lin Xiao smiled confidently:
"Let's try it and see if it works!"
If you can't get into Egret Academy, then go to other academies next to Egret Academy!
If she still can't get in, the worst she can do is open a school in Linjiacun and train some educated children to work for her.
The village chief looked at the sincere Lin Xiao and couldn't help but sigh with emotion and said:
"Xiao Linzi, you are such a good person! My little tiger is lucky to have your help!"
"Hey, help each other, help each other, it's really good if everyone is good!"