"He? He's in Modu, hehe, skilled. Come in, come in quickly."
Village Elder Tian's reply was natural, and he invited the group into the house!
Li Tianjiao naturally understood that Ling Feng's question earlier was not casual.
"What? That guy looks and feels completely different from Nalan Xing, even his height is vastly different. To completely change someone's appearance overnight to this extent, it can't be easy, right?"
Li Tianjiao transmitted a message to Ling Feng!
Raising the question was not because Li Tianjiao doubted Ling Feng's judgment, but rather, he trusted Ling Feng and hoped Ling Feng could explain it to him in detail!
Ling Feng shook his head slightly at Li Tianjiao.
He didn't say much more.
Inside the house, a large table was set, with small cold dishes and peanuts already laid out.
Then, Village Elder Tian had someone bring out a jar of old wine.
At this moment, someone from outside also carried two wine jars and walked in. He was plump and ruddy-faced!
"Hehe, Village Chief, how can you have distinguished guests for a meal and not call me to accompany them?"
The one entering was the village accountant, Fatty Liu!
Seeing the person arrive, Village Elder Tian's face lit up with a smile. He quickly introduced the person to Li Tianjiao and Ling Feng!
"Hehe, this is our village accountant, Old Liu. Everyone calls him Fatty Liu! Haha, Fatty Liu has a good capacity for alcohol and is here to accompany us. You two must drink more!"
Ling Feng's expression remained stern. He merely glanced up at Fatty Liu.
Fatty Liu met Ling Feng's gaze, but his smile was full of flattery, showing no hint of anything unusual.
He then placed the two jars of wine on the table.
"Heh heh, this is wine brewed by my family, aged for ten years. You two distinguished guests are visiting our village, so you must drink plenty today!"
Li Tianjiao naturally smiled at him and invited Fatty Liu to sit down!
There were originally many people watching outside, but they were quickly sent away by the village chief's wife.
Even so, there were still quite a few people at the table, around twelve or thirteen.
Besides the four of them, Ling Feng, Li Mei's grandmother was also present.
The elderly lady had never sat at such a seat before and felt quite uneasy, constantly offering smiles to the village chief and others opposite her.
Li Tianjiao naturally saw this scene and felt heartache for the old lady.
Ling Feng, meanwhile, sipped his tea intermittently.
Initially, Li Tianjiao was hesitant and reluctant to touch anything on the table. However, seeing Ling Feng's nonchalant demeanor, he knew there was likely no poison in anything here!
He then began to drink with the others.
Soon, Tian Geng brought out dish after dish of hot food.
Chicken, duck, goose, fish, shrimp, and even delicacies like loach were served.
It had to be said, the cooking skills were truly excellent.
This made Li Tianjiao's doubts grow even stronger.
Li Tianjiao was very familiar with Nalan Xing's information, but he had never heard that Nalan Xing possessed such culinary skills.
Therefore, Li Tianjiao naturally sent questioning glances towards Ling Feng.
However, Ling Feng pretended not to see Li Tianjiao's gaze.
Soon, Village Elder Tian on the opposite side pulled Tian Geng to sit down and drink with them. With a few words, the topic shifted to the village's school construction.
"Ah, Li Mei is truly the most promising child in our village. Back then, there wasn't even a school, and this child would run to the town. Traveling two hours back and forth every day, it was truly difficult! Now, not only has the primary school been established in our village, but there's also a middle school. Hehe, it's just that the educational conditions and environment still lag behind!"
As he spoke, Village Elder Tian began to sigh.
He truly seemed worried about the village's educational cause.
Li Mei, being quite simple, teared up upon hearing this.
"Village Chief, once I graduate and earn money, I will definitely come back to support our village's education!"
Fatty Liu beside her waved his hands repeatedly.
"Hey, you silly girl, you've been admitted to one of the top universities in the country! After you've studied, you should naturally contribute to the country. How can you come back to our mountain village to be a rural teacher? That would be a waste of resources!"
As he spoke, he smiled and gestured to Ling Feng beside him, "Mr. Ling, don't you think so?"
Ling Feng directly replied, "How do you know my surname is Ling?"
"Oh, the village chief mentioned it. Li Mei calls you Brother Ling Feng, right? I didn't hear wrong, did I, Village Chief?"
Fatty Liu naturally confirmed with Village Elder Tian beside him.
"Yes, you heard correctly. Mr. Ling, Mr. Li, come, let's drink! Our place is a poor and remote village. It's truly an honor that you two do not disdain us, bringing glory to our village!"
Village Elder Tian then toasted Ling Feng.
The few people accompanying them also quickly toasted.
Tian Geng also smiled foolishly and toasted Ling Feng. This person seemed to have a low IQ.
A slight curve formed on Ling Feng's lips, and he drank the wine with them.
Afterward, he called out to Ji Yunyue, "There's a box in the trunk. Please go and get it!"
"Alright!" Ji Yunyue left without a word.
On the unpaved road at the foot of the mountain, Ji Yunyue found the car that Li Tianjiao had disguised. She opened the trunk and indeed saw a box inside.
This made Ji Yunyue a little surprised.
They had all gotten into the car together earlier, and Ji Yunyue clearly saw Ling Feng do nothing. So why was there an extra box here now?
But soon, Ji Yunyue sensed familiar presences nearby.
Yang Fei?
Ji Yunyue sensed Yang Fei was among them and nodded slightly.
It seemed Ling Feng had already made many arrangements here, but Li Tianjiao likely didn't know about these circumstances.
Opening a corner of the box, Ji Yunyue saw stacks of colorful banknotes inside. This was at least a million, wasn't it?
Although she was somewhat puzzled, she still took the box and quickly returned to the village chief's house.
"I've brought the item."
Ji Yunyue placed the box by Ling Feng's hand.
Ling Feng had just put down his wine glass. He then placed the box beside him towards Accountant Fatty Liu: "We came in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts for the villagers. Please accept these to support the construction of the village's education. I believe the Village Chief and Accountant Liu will utilize this money well."
"Ah? Mr. Ling, you're truly too kind!" Fatty Liu's eyes lit up.
He rubbed his hands together, clearly unable to contain himself, but out of politeness, he didn't reach out to open the box!
Instead, Village Elder Tian beside him nudged Fatty Liu's arm, clearly signaling him to open the box!
Fatty Liu opened the box.
Li Tianjiao, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"When did you prepare this?" Li Tianjiao couldn't help but transmit a question to Ling Feng.
Li Tianjiao was a money-grubber no less than Lin Shuai Nan, and he could tell at a glance how much money was in that box!
"Oh, this, this is too much money!" Accountant Liu's eyes widened with excitement, and his hands trembled.
Village Elder Tian, standing beside him, even stood up and repeatedly toasted Ling Feng: "Mr. Ling, you are truly a great benefactor to our village!"