The young couple from the farm fights back

Chapter 164 Zhou Xingyue drifts ashore

Summer is not over yet, but autumn has already arrived.

A cool night, a breeze of autumn.

Walking through the ground covered with fallen autumn branches and leaves, Jiang Li came to the workshop to inspect the first batch of bamboo paper. The paper was smooth and soft, with uniform thickness. The matte white color had a hint of bamboo's light yellow, and it smelled faintly of bamboo.

The first batch of bamboo paper produced only a small amount of paper, but the production process has been mastered, and the tribesmen can now give it their all.

"Look, Madam Li, this is the bamboo paper." Uncle Jiu, who was in charge of the workshop, took out a few pieces and handed them to Jiang Li.

Jiang Li rubbed the bamboo paper to feel its thickness and texture: "It's really good."

The tribesmen who were busy in the workshop were all beaming with joy when they received the recognition from the island owner.

Yuan Niang took the writing brush, inkstone and inkstone handed to her by a cousin, spread them out on the square table in front of her, and started writing.

"Miss!"

Jiang Li walked forward with a smile, took the pen, and wrote the word "good" on the flat paper.

I still have the habit of adding a dot before finishing the stroke, which does not affect the neatness and elegance of the handwriting.

The paper is clear, writing dries easily, and the black marks are smoke-resistant, stain-resistant, and fade-resistant.

Yuan Niang smiled sincerely and said, "My lady, I have seen that bamboo paper is indeed of better quality than the straw paper we used before."

Jiang Li lifted her sleeves, put down her pen and ink, picked up the paper with both hands, and observed the texture of the entire paper through the light.

"Okay!" Jiang Li smiled with satisfaction, put the paper down, and looked at his uncles beside him and said, "Uncle Jiu, just follow the same process and make as many as you can. Make the paper a little thinner. The thickness is best for writing into a booklet."

Uncle Jiu nodded repeatedly: "Okay, my lady, I will remember it all."

Jiang Li then said to the people in the workshop, "Everyone has worked hard. The autumn harvest will be coming soon. Let's take a few days off and continue working after the harvest."

"Thank you, Lady Li. We are not tired."

"Yes, there's nothing tiring about this. This is the first time we've heard that bamboo can be made into paper. Following the process you taught us, we can actually make it."

"Yes, I think these papers are better than straw paper or hemp paper. In the future, our kid won't have to worry about not having enough paper to write on. I, his father, will make it for him."

Everyone in the workshop was excited and laughing happily.

Jiang Li was also inspired by this, a self-satisfied smile on her face. After leaving the workshop, she led Yuan Niang to the fields to take a look at the crops on the island.

There are stretches of golden rice fields, waves of wheat near the mountainside, and beautifully grown herbs. The fragrance of the herbs is wafting in the wind, making you feel like you are in the picture.

At the same time, the guard standing guard at the observation tower at the entrance of the island saw from afar a small boat without a roof floating on the sea, with a person lying on the boat.

The guard was slightly stunned, and immediately reached out and rang the copper bell on the top.

Boom, boom, boom~

Hearing the sound of the copper bell, everyone, whether it was the tribesmen busy in the workshop, the old man farming in the fields, or the woman drying seafood at home, became extremely alert.

Jiang Li frowned slightly when he heard the voice and looked towards the island entrance.

Yuan Niang came closer and said slowly, "Madam, perhaps someone has strayed onto the island by mistake."

"Let's go and take a look." Jiang Li said as he saw a line of guards hurrying towards the island entrance in an orderly manner.

"Yes."

The tribesmen and guards who arrived at the island entrance first noticed a beautiful woman lying on a small boat floating in the wind. The woman was neatly dressed, had a beautiful face, and had no injuries on her body.

Ming Ye and several plainclothes guards including Ming Yang were the first to arrive. When they saw the woman on the boat, they couldn't help but look at each other.

But no one dared to go close to check it out, and the tribesmen couldn't help but whisper to each other.

"This girl is very beautiful, but why is she alone on the boat and unconscious?"

"No matter what she did, outsiders are not allowed to enter our Changsheng Island without the consent of our island owner."

"That's—"

As everyone was talking, a sharp-eyed tribesman noticed Jiang Li walking slowly towards them: "Madam Li is here."

"Madam Li." Everyone turned around and respectfully made way for her.

Seeing this, Ming Ye stepped forward and said, "My lady, this boat may have drifted to our island with the wind."

Jiang Li followed the line of sight and looked around. Even though there was some distance between them, she could recognize the face of the person on the boat even if it turned into ashes.

At this moment, Jiang Li felt unexpected and surprised, but more importantly, she was alert to the crisis brought about by this person's appearance.

She first looked up at the vast and calm sea in front of her, thought for a moment, motioned Ming Ye beside her to come closer, and whispered a few words in his ear.

When Ming Ye heard this, his expression changed unpredictably, and there was even a hint of surprise, shock and anger.

"Yes, ma'am."

Ming Yang didn't hear what Li Niang said and scratched his head curiously.

Ming Ye glanced at the brothers beside him and said, "Ming Yang, Ming Qing, you two stay here. Ming Wu and Ming Shi will come with me."

"yes, Sir."

The tribesmen didn't know what was going on. They looked at each other with increasing curiosity, and then looked at the unconscious woman on the boat.

Jiang Li turned around and gave Yuan Niang a look. Yuan Niang immediately understood and said loudly, "Everyone, please stop gathering here and disperse."

"Yes."

Everyone in the tribe knew that it was the island master's intention, so they naturally didn't dare to stay here. They all bowed to Jiang Li and left.

Jiang Li smiled and watched the tribesmen leave. He then slowly instructed several black-clad guards, "You should follow Ming Ye. He will take care of the arrangements."

"Yes, ma'am."

At this time, Yuan Niang also noticed the problem and frowned: "Madam..."

Jiang Li smiled and said in a soothing tone: "It's okay, they are just ants."

After hearing this, Yuan Niang, Ming Yang and Ming Qing had nothing to understand. They were afraid that the woman on the boat had done it on purpose and was therefore approaching Changsheng Island.

"Mingyang, Mingqing, bring her up here."

Ming Qing responded, "Yes, my lady."

Ming Yang was stunned at first. It seemed inappropriate for him, a young man who had not yet married, to get close to a young girl.

Jiang Li gave him a look that said he didn't need to worry. Seeing this, Ming Yang pursed his lips and nodded: "Yes."

Zhou Xingyue, who was lying on the boat, was actually just pretending to be unconscious. This was Ouyang Xuan's intention, so she had to obey.

Earlier, she heard many people talking on the shore, and someone was shouting "Li Niangzi". She was curious but didn't dare to open her eyes to look.

Until someone grabbed her arm rudely and dragged her ashore roughly, with her back resting on the plank and hitting the deck, causing her to grit her teeth and gasp in pain.

She hated the savages on this island so much that when Ouyang Xuan led his men to retake this island, she would definitely punish those who disrespected her here.

Ming Yang held the woman's hands from behind, while Ming Qing lifted her feet from behind, and carried her ashore without any mercy, just like moving cargo.

Jiang Li noticed that Zhou Xingyue's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but raise his hand to touch the tip of his nose with a handkerchief to suppress the smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Take the person to Jianglin Pavilion."

"Yes, ma'am."