uccessfully."Oh my, Yang Lin! I've finally found you!"In the distance, round Zhao Ji panted heavily and ran over, followed by Village Chief Zhao Fuguang.Upon seeing Zhao Ji, Yang Lin already knew the..."What a brilliant move, striking at the source!"

Li Yuyao exclaimed with heartfelt admiration.

Hearing Yang Lin's announcement, she knew that Liu the Landlord's family was finished!

The landlords in the village, their industry basically just farmland, both exploited long-term workers and tenant farmers, and relied on them.

In the past, long-term laborers and tenant farmers had no choice but to work for landlords, paying taxes and rent in order to barely make a living. Therefore, even though they were exploited, they couldn't live without landlords.

But now, working for Yang Lin pays more than working for Liu the landlord, and making a living is no longer a problem. Who would be willing to be exploited by Liu the landlord

Seeing Li Yuyao's face light up, Yang Lin shook his head.

"It's too early to be happy."

Li Yuxiang was taken aback. "Why"

She really couldn't figure out what other solutions the Liu family could possibly have.

Yang Lin shook his head and said, "Even mad dogs bite people. When they are driven to desperation, we will be in danger."

Li Yuxiang was astonished: "Are you saying he will target us"

Yang Lin shrugged: "Who knows, anyway, it's always good to be prepared."

The Ironworks forged two sets of crossbow parts today. Yang Lin retrieved the parts and, with the women, assembled them. In less than an hour, both sets of crossbows were complete.

The crossbow bolts were also prepared, thirty in all, which would suffice for the short term.

That afternoon, Yang Lin took the women out to a secluded forest to practice shooting. They worked on their accuracy, draw speed, and even practiced moving while firing.

The result Yang Lin was very satisfied.

Li Yuyao and her older sister Liao Hongying, within ten meters, can almost hit every shot.

Si Mei's accuracy is also good, second only to Yang Lin. The eldest and second sisters are slightly worse, while the fifth and sixth sisters need improvement.

The remaining three little girls, although they can't hit the target yet, are improving very quickly. They have great potential for the future.

Evening came in the blink of an eye.

Before going to sleep, Yang Lin announced that from tonight onwards, everyone would take turns keeping watch, two hours each, and then rest!

Out of the blue, suddenly having to stay up all night Everyone is very confused.

Li Yuyao, however, thought of what Yang Lin had said during the day and asked, "Are you worried that the Liu family will take revenge on us"

Yang Lin nodded. "It's very possible. For safety, we should still be careful."

Yang Lin didn't dare to be careless. In his past life, there were too many examples of this: when encountering problems that couldn't be solved, the person who raised the problem was simply dealt with!

Although he hadn't gone out of his way to compete with Liu, the headman, their village was so small that his own development would inevitably affect Liu's family interests. It wasn't surprising that they saw him as a thorn in their side and wanted to get rid of him.

Yang Lin didn't want to regret it after the fact, so he could only prepare thoroughly!

"On the doors and windows, I've already made some holes. They can be used for observing or shooting."

"At night, if you find anything unusual, wake everyone up first. If the situation is urgent, you can shoot directly!"

Yang Lin scanned the women.

"Remember"

All the women nodded blankly.

"Tonight, starting with me, I will guard the hours of Wu and Hai. My wife will guard the hours of Zi and Chou. My elder sister will guard the hours of Yin and Mao."

"Alright, everyone, rest up. Leave your crossbows nearby, arrows in their quivers, ready to be strung at a moment's notice!"

Two hours per person, three people is six hours, a total of twelve hours, covering the entire time from dusk to dawn.

Having arranged everything, Yang Lin moved a stool and sat down at the door.

Looking at Yang Lin's resolute back, everyone felt that he had made a mountain out of a molehill.

But everyone agreed with Yang Lin's decision, and after extinguishing the lights, they all went to sleep...

Good evening, Liu family.

Liu Youcai asked the steward to call four servants.

"Today, you lot do me a favor! When it's done, each of you gets one tael of silver!" At the mention of a tael of silver, these four hearts skipped a beat.

They know that with such a high reward, they must be asked to do something like murder.

"Yes, Master."

The man at the front with a scar on his face hurriedly bowed.

"Yang Lin!"

Liu Youcai gritted his teeth and uttered that name.

"I want him dead!!"

Hearing the name Yang Lin, one of the four people's heart jumped wildly.

Scarface showed no surprise, sneered, and cupped his hands together. “Master, please rest assured, if you want him dead tonight, he won't live to see the dawn!”

Four people should go down, led the knife, ready to go.

The moon is dark and the wind is high tonight, a perfect night for murder and arson!

The scar-faced man had done many dirty jobs for the Liu family. He was very experienced in this kind of thing.

When he was just ugly, a well-rested scar face opened his eyes.

"Brothers, let's get to work!"

The scar-faced man grabbed a short knife and, with the three others, slipped out of the Liu family's home under the cover of night. They rushed towards Yang Lin's house in the darkness.

It was still an hour before dawn, the time when people are most drowsy.

Yang Lin's affairs, Dao Scar Face naturally also knows, but he didn't take Yang Lin seriously at all.

A scholar, with a few women in tow, thought to himself that today's work would be a breeze.

But when they arrived at Yang Lin's courtyard, they still cautiously slowed their pace, approaching softly and carefully opening the gate before stepping into the courtyard.

Inside Yang's house,

Now it is the eldest sister's turn to watch the night.

Late at night, I was incredibly sleepy. My elder sister stared out the window for a while, and her eyelids began to fight each other.

In the deserted courtyard, there was nothing unusual. Gradually, her eyes began to feel heavy and struggle to stay open.

In a daze, she thought the sky was almost dawn. It wouldn't hurt to take a quick nap.

So she didn't raise her weary eyelids again, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

In a daze, she saw a woman in white, covered in blood, standing before her. Her eyes streamed with blood tears, and a pale hand reached out towards her.

Big sister was so scared that she suddenly opened her eyes wide and gasped for breath.

It was all a dream!

She let out a long sigh.

After waking up, she still felt a chill.

She shivered involuntarily, and her spirits lifted.

However, when she first opened her eyes and looked out through the hole in the window, she was immediately terrified!

In the darkness, four stealthy figures in black were walking into the yard.

Big sister's head buzzed.

She pinched herself hard, making sure this wasn't a dream. Forgetting the crossbow beside her, she rushed over to shake Yang Lin.

For the past two days, Yang Lin had been on constant alert and hadn't dared to relax for a moment. The instant his elder sister woke him up, he sprang up and reached for the crossbow on the floor.

"There are people in the courtyard! Four of them!"

Big sister said nervously, her voice trembling.

Yang Lin's heart skipped a beat.

Four

That's quite a compliment, isn't it

Yang Lin hurriedly woke up Li Yunyao and Liao Hongying, pointed to outside the window, motioning for the two not to make a sound. He drew his bowstring and came to the window...ot a blast furnace at all!The furnace on the drawing is way too big, and the requirements are incredibly demanding. Even building something like that would require a foundation!"This, this is really a...