System: ...This host is really hard to manage.

"Hey, this isn't a high request, is it?"

"I need to think about this system carefully." With that, he ran off.

"This kind of service won't do," Li Ruo thought. Actually, she was just saying it; she didn't have high hopes.

While I still have plenty of points, I'd better stock up on some more items:

Thirty tons of rice, 100,000 points.

Thirty tons of flour, one hundred thousand points.

Ten thousand dozen steamed buns, one hundred thousand points.

Li Ruo decided not to rely on the mall for everything, so she planned to build her own biogas digester this time. Therefore, she only bought pipes and valves, which cost her 50,000 points.

This stuff can last for several years without any problem, and it's much cheaper than buying charcoal directly.

There are many people and plenty of water in the mountains, so there is no shortage of sewage.

After that, she bought another 100,000 jin of cotton, at five points per jin, for a total of 500,000 points.

As for cotton fabric, there's plenty left in the room, so there's no need to buy any.

Why not just buy cotton quilts? To save on labor costs. Besides, people become lazy if they don't work, and skills become rusty if not used. She needs to get everyone moving.

Therefore, in the future, when there are enough people, she will only buy raw materials, not finished products.

Upon inspection, I found I still had five million points.

So there's really no rush to redeem the points.

The following day, Li Ruo personally went to Black Wind Village to direct the fourth leader to build a biogas digester, prepare a mixture of manure and water, and install gas pipelines.

The fourth leader almost knelt down on the spot.

This was the first time he had ever seen something like this. If the leader hadn't told him to keep it a secret, he would have announced it to the world.

"Now that the floodwaters have receded and we're back on land, can we do the same thing again?"

Li Ruo said, "Sure, every household will be able to use it then." Of course, it won't be free.

"Every household?" The fourth leader suddenly wanted to switch jobs and go to Ziyang Peak.

I'll just lie down and relax for the rest of my life.

However, she and the leader are getting married soon, so isn't Ziyang Peak the same as Black Wind Stronghold? Haha.

"Boss, why don't you marry Miss Li at the end of the year? Next year is the first month of spring, not the beginning of spring. It's a widow's year, not auspicious for marriage," said the fourth leader.

The third leader chimed in with a maternal smile, "That's right, Miss Li, we won't be short two months, will we?"

Little Li: "It's good to get married in winter, it's so warm for the two of you to sleep together in each other's arms."

Sun Ergou: "We can even have a few babies ahead of time so everyone can have some fun with them."

Everyone burst into laughter: Hehehe!

Seeing that his wife was about to explode, Xie Xiao kicked her once and once each, saying, "Get out of here, go do what you're supposed to do."

If he had kicked slower, Li Ruo would have covered their heads with dung. "If you dare to make fun of me next time, I'll make you eat shit."

Upon hearing the word "feces," everyone quickly dispersed.

Xie Xiao also wanted to cuddle with his wife and sleep in the cold, but before he could say anything, Li Ruo glared at him, "Let's get through this difficult time first. There's one more thing—"

Li Ruo took out a jade pendant and said, "Are those family heads in your cell? Ask them if this belongs to their family, and when and to whom it was given."

Xie Xiao's eyes darkened slightly as he took the item and glanced at it.

"You mean this batch of goods appeared in the camp where the Prince of Jiangning stored grain?"

"Hmm, when it comes to those millet grains, I don't feel like they belong to the Prince of Jiangning."

Xie Xiao frowned suddenly as if he had thought of something. "Alright, I can have the Fifth Master bring Patriarch Fan here for questioning right now."

Of the several family heads of Baiyun Peak, Liu Ren and the Zhen family head have already been executed, leaving only the Fan family head and the Princess of Yongjia County.

The former is because he partnered with the government to open a jade mine and two copper mines. He is a talented person in mining, and he didn't have much of a grudge against Black Wind Village and Purple Sun Peak. He also had a good attitude in admitting his mistakes, so keeping him around is still somewhat useful.

When the head of the Fan family saw the jade pendant, his eyes immediately turned red. "Isn't this my son's jade pendant? It was taken away by that corrupt official Song Zhijing in Beishan."

It turns out that the head of the Fan family initially landed on Beishan Mountain, thinking that being associated with the prefect would provide him with greater security.

Not long after, Song Zhi said that to maintain everyone's safety and support the army, wealthy families had to contribute money and grain, so he took away most of their grain and even conscripted his son.

He used his treasure to ransom his son, but his son, having been locked up for a day, caught a cold, became hungry and cold, and developed a high fever. He couldn't hold on and died.

The Fan family was furious, but they couldn't do anything to Song Zhijing, so they went to General Mountain. However, they were afraid of Black Wind Stronghold, so they chose White Cloud Peak instead. That's when they met Princess Yongjia, and they all hit it off immediately...

"I didn't know you killed Song Zhijing. If I had known, I would have come straight to you, the leader."

"I have a strong will to survive," said the head of the Fan family.

Xie Xiao said, "If you behave well, maybe I'll give you a chance." He then had someone take him back to his cell.

Li Ruo said, "It was indeed lost in Beishan, but the jade pendant should have been taken by Song Zhijing. How did it end up in the hands of the Prince of Jiangning?"

"You suspect he's not dead?"

Xie Xiao said to the Fifth Master, "Send men to keep an eye on Beishan and Jiangning King's confidants, and see if they make any moves."

"good."

After the Fifth Master left, Li Ruo was lost in memories. How could he not die? She remembered reading over a hundred chapters in the book that Song Zhijing basically had no role, but indeed, it wasn't said that he died.

"Lieutenant Liu also jumped down at that time. Could it be that he saved him? And then they defected to the Prince of Jiangning?"

A dark glint flashed in Xie Xiao's eyes. "No matter what, we have to be careful. If this person is really not dead, he might do something heinous."

"Um."

Xie Xiao looked at her, his tone a little serious, "It seems I'll have to send you more people, or you and your grandmother could move to my village. Consider it a way to get used to things in advance."

Li Ruo glanced over at them.

Xie Xiao sat upright, looking as if to say, "I have no other thoughts."

Li Ruo laughed and said, "Then what about my other brothers on Ziyang Peak? The more this is the case, the less I can abandon them. Why don't you suggest a third solution? Our expansion plan can be launched now."

After saying that, she slapped a large clump of cotton onto his desk.

Seeing her perform a magic trick, Xie Xiao's eyes narrowed. "Did you put this in that Sumeru Ring again?"

It's broad daylight! Don't scare people like that!

"What, not used to it yet?" Li Ruo teased, "Why don't you reconsider?"

Xie Xiao scoffed coldly, "Should I consider marrying you sooner?"

Li Ruo stopped teasing him. She knew from reading the book that this guy was fearless. If he were afraid, he would have run away long ago on the dark and windy night when he found out she could "conjure" things.

How could I dare to kiss her, especially not so passionately—tsk!

Stop.

"Do you want this cotton or not?"

Seeing her suddenly flushed face, Xie Xiao wanted nothing more than to pull her close and kiss her, but he barely managed to restrain himself. "What do you think? Of course, the more the better. But what does the expansion plan have to do with cotton?"