As they descended the mountain, the children happily turned back to look at Ye Liang from time to time, clearly overjoyed.

The children, who have never been on a long trip before, are inexplicably excited about it.

Seeing the children's eyes, Ye Liang smiled, reached out and patted their heads. He truly felt that his decision to take these children out for a walk was absolutely the right one.

When Ye Liang arrived at the foot of the mountain, many people were already waiting for him.

Li Xiaoliu and the others prepared a carriage for Ye Liang.

Wei Wenshi's family also came to see her off.

The three elders who had passed on their skills also waited to see Ye Liang off before going up the mountain to guard the mountain gate.

Even Meng Gu was there; he came to see Ye Liang off.

Behind them were many people from Xiaoxianzhuang, mostly craftsmen, who also came to see Ye Liang off before starting their work.

Construction on the houses on the mountain will resume today.

Soon, preparations for the mining of limonite will also begin.

Wei Shiwu has already led his men and is preparing to start mining with Meng Gu.

However, all of this will only begin after seeing Ye Liang off.

It seemed that, for everyone, seeing Ye Liang off was the most important thing.

With everyone's hospitality, Ye Liang naturally expressed his gratitude to each and every one of them, along with his senior sister and master.

I have asked the three elders who have passed on their skills to guard the mountain gate properly.

They also proactively assured Uncle Wei and Aunt Wei that they would take good care of Wei Wenshi.

Afterwards, he came to Meng Gu and asked him to take good care of the craftsmen of Xiaoxianzhuang.

Upon hearing this, Meng Gu couldn't help but give Ye Liang a warm hug, then patted Ye Liang's shoulder heavily and said in a very hearty manner, "Brother Ye, don't worry! I consider you a brother, your affairs are my affairs. I will definitely take good care of your people!"

With Meng Gu's assurance, Ye Liang felt much more at ease and clasped his hands in thanks once again.

"Take good care of my sister, don't let her suffer! Otherwise, we're not brothers anymore!" Although Ye Liang had already assured Wei's parents that he would take good care of Wei Wenshi, Wei Shiwu still came over and reminded Ye Liang again.

"Brother, speak to your senior brother properly." Wei Wenshi pouted slightly, not wanting her brother to speak so rashly to Ye Liang.

Ye Liang smiled, not minding at all, and still earnestly assured him, "Brother Wei, don't worry. I will!"

"I believe you. With you saying that, I'm entrusting my sister to you!" After saying this, Wei Shiwu waved his hand, brought over the carriage that Li Xiaoliu and the others had prepared for Ye Liang, and handed it to Ye Liang: "Have a safe journey!"

Ye Liang smiled and said to everyone, "Thank you all! I will definitely be back soon!"

"Goodbye, Young Hero Ye!"

"goodbye!"

Many people waved goodbye to Ye Liang.

Ye Liang turned his horse around and waved to these people for a long time before resolutely riding away.

After Ye Liang left, and until he was out of sight, the people slowly dispersed, each going about their own business.

The craftsmen responsible for building the houses on the mountain went straight up the mountain with their tools.

Those responsible for mining limonite, who were with Wei Shiwu, went to the location of the limonite mine with Wei Shiwu and Meng Gu from Blackstone City to carry out the preliminary construction work for mining.

Some work sheds and mining roads had to be built first.

Although Ye Liang has left, all the work continues in an orderly manner according to the plan he had previously laid out.

Just like Ye Liang is still here, things are proceeding step by step.

Ye Liang and his party had three horse-drawn carriages.

There's room to sit anywhere.

Ye Liang drove a horse-drawn carriage, carrying his junior sister and four children.

Qin Shaoyang drove the carriage, carrying his aunt Zhang Yuzhen and her child.

The remaining senior sister, second senior sister, and Wei Wenshi were in one carriage.

Of course, sometimes, the senior sisters would take turns going to Master's carriage, both to keep Master company and to help her take care of her children.

There might be some movement of people, but this is generally how people ride in horse-drawn carriages.

Walking along the main road, you can encounter several groups of merchants heading to Xiaoxianzhuang in just one morning.

This made the junior sister very happy.

Since the bandits were defeated, trade and transportation in Xiaoxianzhuang have finally begun to recover.

This is a good thing, and naturally it's something to be happy about.

Ye Liang then said something that would make his senior sisters even happier: "Once our limonite mine is operational, the iron ore trade and weapons forging trade will flourish. At that time, there will be even more merchants traveling along this road. There might even be many business people who stay at Xiaoxian Village for extended periods. In the future, our area down the mountain will become much more lively and bustling."

"If Ye Liang says it will get crowded and lively down the mountain, then it definitely will get crowded and lively." Junior Sister always has complete faith in Ye Liang's words.

Ye Liang's conversation with his junior sister was overheard by his second senior sister and Wei Wenshi, as well as by his master and eldest senior sister. They discussed it amongst themselves and all agreed with Ye Liang's words.

Everyone looked forward to the day when a large city with a large population and prosperous trade would appear under the gates of Bixian.

I also believe that this day is just around the corner.

The child sat in the carriage, occasionally looking out the window at the outside world.

There are only two windows, and with four children, they have to take turns looking after them.

Even when they weren't looking out the window, they didn't feel stuffy. Sitting in the carriage, they would gently stroke their junior sister's spirit pet, the little deer Bao'er, and groom her fur, which made them very happy.

Little Deer Bao'er is so happy to have four children playing with her.

It's small enough to ride in a carriage without having to run around outside, so the journey will definitely be pleasant.

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