Qin Kou'er remained silent with a cold face. If tormenting someone's heart is considered bullying, then Lan Linxue had bullied her to the extreme.

"No! We just disagreed and had a fight! Anyway, it's nothing important, so don't worry about it!"

Qin Kou'er didn't want others to know about her relationship with Lan Linxue, especially something so important.

Jun Yannuo really wanted to stab Lan Linxue twice to see if his heart had turned black.

Does he even know that Qin Kou'er is a treasure that countless people dream of but can't have? Yet he managed to make her cry. This bastard is no good person!

"Stop thinking about that. I have important things to arrange right now. Go and bring Mo Hun and Sha Da over here!"

Seeing that Qin Kou'er didn't want to talk, Jun Yannuo couldn't force her. Sooner or later, she would find out.

If he finds out that he really bullied Ke'er, he will definitely skin him alive, even if he is the crown prince.

Jun Yannuo walked out without a word, her face cold. She then told the servants to hurry in and tidy up the house.

Qin Kou'er took this opportunity to quickly wash her face and change her clothes.

Then, while exchanging items, I suddenly realized that the marked map was missing. After thinking for a moment, I remembered that I had left it with Lan Linxue!

Now is not the time to think about such trivial matters. He doesn't have much time left and needs to make arrangements immediately. Tens of thousands of people are waiting for him to take charge!

Soon, Jun Yannuo entered with Mo Hun and Sha Da, followed by several hall masters.

In the study, Qin Kou'er walked in with a solemn expression, as if nothing had happened.

"Sect Master!"

Qin Kou'er nodded, walked to the main seat and sat down, then looked up at them and asked, "How many people have come to the dam now?"

The simpleton cupped his hands and said, "There are at least three or four thousand people scattered here and there!"

"Did the whole family come, or just the labor force?" Qin Kou'er asked, frowning.

The simple-minded man found the question peculiar, so he scratched his head and honestly replied, "Everyone who comes to the dam is here to work! Why would the whole family come? Most people come with their wives or brothers. The elderly at home are all left behind!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Kou'er's expression immediately turned sour; as expected, there were still many people in that town.

Jun Yannuo stared at Qin Kou'er and suddenly asked, "What? Is there a problem with this arrangement?"

Qin Kou'er glanced at him but didn't answer the question. Instead, she looked directly at Sha Da and said, "This won't do! The Crown Prince said the whole family should come. What's going on with all these people left in the house? You all know Lan Linxue's temper. If we let him find fault with this, it will be a loss! Go immediately and arrange for those people to bring the whole family, including all valuables. Don't forget the gold and silver. Otherwise, some thieves might try to steal things when no one is home!"

"Yes! I'll arrange it right away!"

"Be quick! By noon tomorrow, I want all the wives and children of those who are working on the dike to be under my watchful eye. Remember that?"

Sha Da looked at Qin Kou'er and wondered if it was really necessary to be in such a hurry.

But Qin Kou'er's words were law, and no one could refute them.

Shada nodded vigorously, then turned around and went down to make the arrangements.

Qin Kou'er glanced at the several hall masters below and quickly said, "Yangzhou City can't accommodate so many people right now. You all need to go to the surrounding villages, including Xuzhou and other large towns in the surrounding area, and find places for me. You must settle all these people down. At the same time, tell all the halls in Liangjiang and Liangguang that each hall should arrange food, drink, and shelter for thirty households. The most important thing is to give them work to do and absolutely no trouble. Do you understand?"

This is a huge undertaking and a grand gesture.

The hall masters exchanged glances, then replied respectfully, "Sect Master, we brothers are afraid we can't handle such a big matter. We need someone prudent to be my pillar of support!"

Without a second thought, Qin Kou'er said, "Go to the dam immediately and bring Mr. Sun back to me. Let him take charge of this matter. In short, no matter how many people I need to arrange, you must all take them on, ensuring they have a place to stay, food to eat, and work to do. That's all I ask!"

The hall masters looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Master, there's no problem with food and lodging! As long as the brothers in the sect have something to eat, they'll have something to eat too. But these jobs are hard to find. Right now, various places aren't exactly short of manpower, and even if they were, they certainly wouldn't be short this many people at once!"

Qin Kou'er thought about it and realized it was indeed a problem. She waved her hand and said, "You all go and arrange for food and lodging first. I need to discuss this with the head steward before we talk about it again!"

Immediately, the hall masters bowed and withdrew.

After everyone had left, Jun Yannuo sat down next to Qin Kou'er and looked at her with a cold expression: "What exactly happened?"

Qin Kou'er pressed her forehead wearily and replied, seemingly out of the blue, "What kind of job can be arranged for thousands of people all at once these days?"

Jun Yannuo looked at Qin Kou'er with a somewhat gloomy expression; she was determined never to reveal what had happened.

But Jun Yannuo knew in his heart that all of this must be related to Lan Linxue, there was no doubt about it.

After thinking for a moment, Jun Yannuo said, "We don't have anything at hand right now that can support so many people at once! Unless we find a new industry, only then can we accommodate so many people when we expand with all our might!"

Qin Kou'er thought for a long time, then turned her head slightly and said in a deep voice, "What do you think about me crossing to the north of the Yangtze River now? Maybe it's time for us to expand northward?"

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