Lin Qingwan stepped onto the wall for the first time and gazed out into the distance.

  The winter wheat that was sown has grown into green seedlings. The places where seeds have been sown are a lush green as far as the eye can see, but more areas are withered and barren.

  Apart from the mulberry and fruit trees, everything else is clearly visible at a glance, with no one in sight in the vast fields.

  Lin Qingwan narrowed her eyes and looked for a while, but still couldn't see anything unusual. To know that her vision was much better than before, if this can't be discovered...

  Fang Datong looked serious and gazed into the distance, saying: "Miss, it seems that there are many people coming this time. Let's take advantage of the city gate not being closed yet and send someone to enter the city to seek help."

  Lin Qingyan stared blankly ahead, and after a long time, she asked: "Where is he?"

  Fang Datong pointed to several places with his fingers and said calmly: "They are definitely not ordinary refugees, refugees can't disguise themselves like this."

  Lin Qingwan narrowed her eyes and stared at those few points, but still couldn't see anything. However, she trusted Fang Dasong's judgment. After thinking for a moment, she said: "The matter of guarding the Bieli Institute will be handed over to you. You can do it freely and choose five people to go into the city to seek help. One goes to the governor's mansion, two returns to the north of the city to the clan, three goes to the Shang family, four goes to the Lu family, and five goes directly north to Yangzhou."

  "Big Brother Fang was shocked, 'Auntie!'"

  Lin Qingwan said in a low voice, "To be on the safe side, and since the refugees dared to rush here, it's not excessive for me as the county master to hold the Jiangnan Surveillance Commissioner accountable. Sun Huai also has a reason to intervene."

  Sun Huai stepped forward, which would be even more beneficial for her.

  Fang Datong heard this and immediately bowed his head and said: "I will go arrange it right away."

  Lin Qingwan liked this self-proclaimed title of his, and her mouth curled up slightly as she said, "Alright, you can go."

  Lin Qingwan stood on the wall for a while, patted the thick and solid wall with her hand, but felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

  This courtyard was built in imitation of the family castle, although many things were reduced, but the wall was really built according to the family castle.

  Not only is it high, but also thick, with a wall that can accommodate one person standing on top of it, and another person can pass through from behind. Her father was obviously still resentful about the disaster of Gengwu over 40 years ago, so he had their residence renovated to be like this.

  She just moved in and thought this wall was newly built, its purpose might never be used, who knew it would be used soon.

  Lin Qingwan sighed and looked into the distance, thinking that she was no longer afraid of refugees, but rather feared that someone would impersonate them.

  "Auntie," Bai Mei carefully draped a cloak over her and said softly, "The wind is strong, let's go down."

  Lin Qingwan looked towards the sky at the gradually setting sun and nodded slightly, saying: "Let's go, today's weather is quite good, I wonder if there will be a moon tonight."

  Lin Qingyuan had just come down from the wall when Yan Hu led Yu Zhu back, and the two of them compiled the information they had gathered to report to Fang Dasong, "......I estimate there are five or six hundred people, definitely not ordinary refugees, otherwise they wouldn't be able to disguise themselves to this extent."

  Yu Zhu added, "I reckon someone has trained these refugees. To say they're formidable is an exaggeration. From a distance on the watchtower, I saw them walking in groups towards us, and only when they got closer did they start to crouch down and camouflage themselves."

  Yan Hu nodded, his face solemn, "That kind of disguise can only deceive ordinary people, let alone us, even the long workers under our hands can discover it, so they must have received training not long ago. The question is who is leading them and who is targeting our Lin family."

  Lin Qingyan, who had just come down the stairs, stopped in her tracks and looked at the three of them with a serious expression. She was the "ordinary citizen" they were talking about.

  Fang Datong saw Lin Qingwan and immediately led the two of them to pay their respects, saying: "Auntie, everyone has been brought back. I've already spoken with Yi Huwei earlier, the five people sent to deliver the message will be provided by them."

  It's really a matter of great importance, the villagers are all physically disabled and somewhat inconvenient, while the long workers have only been trained for more than a month and can't take on this important task. After thinking about it, I think only the guards can do it.

  Lin Qingwan nodded slightly, "Then let's start from the guards. Are all the weapons and equipment ready?"

  "Yes, all the long workers have also entered another courtyard," Fang Dasong hesitated and said, "Miss, we originally wanted to leave some people in the residence, so that when there is a conflict, they can attack from inside and outside. However, since they have received training, this method may not be effective. After all, our long workers haven't been trained for long, and I'm afraid their hearts are not in it, and it will only lead to trouble."

  Lin Qingwan furrowed her brow and thought for a moment before saying: "Call Yi Han and Jiang Nan over, let's discuss this."

  Yi Han was the captain of the guard, and Lin Jiang had left a total of twenty guards for Lin Qingwan, each with extraordinary abilities.

  The Lin family's guard squad was passed down through generations, and by the time of her grandfather, Lin Yu, they had trained a team that was no weaker than the elite troops.

  They are loyal and dedicated, with their families all in the Lin family. Their usual task is to protect Lin Qingwan and Lin Yubin.

  Chang Gong's affairs were handed over to Fang Da Tong by Lin Qing Wan, but the safety of the Lin family's other courtyard was still the responsibility of Yi Han.

  Yi Han was trained from a young age and learned many military strategies, his martial arts skills were also good, but when it came to experience, he really couldn't compare to Fang Da Tong.

  A few people gathered together to discuss and combine their knowledge and experience, plus some of Lin Qing's unusual ideas, and they actually came up with three battle plans.

  Fang Datong ordered Yan Hu to "go and investigate again, see how their weapons and equipment are. If it's really as we thought, we'll use the first plan; otherwise, we'll use the second one."

  Yan Hu nodded and turned to leave, but Yi Han hastily said: "Wait, I'll let two people go with you, no need to bring Zhang Gong."

  Fang Datong glanced at the sky outside and saw that it was already dark, soon to be black, and understood Yi Han's concerns. He nodded and said: "Thanks for your hard work, Easy Guard."

  "It's all for our master, Brother Fang doesn't need to be polite."

  Lin Qingwan saw that they had a charter and stood up saying: "Then you all prepare first, I'll go to the backyard."

  Mrs. Xie and Lin Yuhbin had already been startled by the commotion in front of the house, and they wanted to go take a look, but were afraid of causing trouble for Lin Qingwen, so they waited in the backyard instead.

  Seeing Lin Qingyan appear, both of them let out a sigh of relief at the same time. Lin Yuhong hastily asked: "Auntie, what happened in the front yard?"

  Lin Qingwan reached out and took her hand, a faint smile on his face: "Something big has happened, refugees have surrounded us."

  Lin Yuhu's heart tightened, but seeing the smile on her younger sister's face, she felt a sense of relief and let out a long sigh, scolding: "Little sister, you're just trying to scare me."

  "It's not scaring you, it's true." Lin Qingwen nodded to Mrs. Xie and explained: "There are about five or six hundred people, who are now lying in the fields, fortunately our family's wheat seedlings are still relatively short, can't be used as camouflage, otherwise they would lie in the wheat field, I would be heartbroken."

  Mrs. Xie saw that she still had the mood to make jokes, so she knew that things already had a way of being resolved, and couldn't help but shake her head and laugh: "You, really have gotten yourself into trouble this time, it's good that you're safe now."

  Lin Qingwan smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, it will definitely be safe. This other courtyard is connected to the lives of several hundred people."

  The tenant farmers, the farm owners, the long-term workers, the guards, and so many servants in the house, old ones over sixty years old, young ones just born for a month, not only for themselves, but also for so many people, this separate courtyard must be guarded.

  Lin Qingwan's eyes shot out a dazzling light, like the bright moon in the sky.