His pitiful look made everyone burst into laughter!

After the atmosphere relaxed, Lin Ru began to get down to business!

"Grandfather! I called you here today because I have something to ask of you. I can only entrust this matter to you; I don't trust anyone else to do it!"

"But leaving Shanping County means I'll probably have to endure some hardship again!"

Bai Chengye smiled and shook his head, saying, "You silly child, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Your business is our business!"

"Tell me, where are we going?"

"We'll get it done for you without hesitation!"

Bai Jian chimed in, "Exactly! Just say what's on your mind! We're family, no need for all this beating around the bush!"

Lin Ru then said, "I don't know if you remember? When we first fled the famine, we encountered an earthquake, and mud and rocks slid down from the mountain, burying many of us!"

Bai Chengye: "Of course I remember! If it weren't for you, my third brother's wife probably wouldn't be alive to have come this far with us!"

Xu immediately stepped out from behind Bai Yongwo and was about to kneel down before Lin Ru. "Ru'er! I was your third aunt before. I was not thinking straight and did many wrong things. You still saved me without holding a grudge. I really don't know how to thank you. From now on, you can make me work like a cow or a horse. I will do anything for you without hesitation!"

Seeing this, Lin Ru quickly stepped forward and helped Xu Shi up. But as she helped Xu Shi up, Bai Yongkang suddenly knelt down beside her. "Cousin! My mother did indeed do many wrong things before! But she really wants to repent!"

"No matter what, I am extremely grateful to you for saving my mother!"

Lin Ru quickly helped Bai Yongkang up again, but Bai Yong then stood up to thank her, leaving Lin Ru speechless! In fact, she had been secretly observing the Bai family for many days. Since Tao was driven away, her aunts had become much more obedient, especially Xu, who was extremely cautious in her actions!

Having lost her parents and brothers, Xu was even more afraid of ending up like Tao! By now, Tao was probably already overgrown with weeds! Whenever she saw Tao and her two sons gazing into the distance, lost in thought, she would think of her own sons!

She would never do anything foolish, not only for her own life, but also for the sake of her only bloodline!

If she hadn't suddenly stood up and said those words, Lin Ru would have completely forgotten what happened back then!

"Alright! Third Uncle! Get up quickly. What happened before is in the past, and I didn't take it to heart. You don't need to either. I brought this up not to ask for your thanks, but because I have a favor to ask!"

"It was when the earth dragon turned over that I vaguely saw a glimmer of golden light on the mountain next to us! It was on that mountain, but later, because of the falling rocks, the golden light was hidden again!"

"I suspect there's gold on that mountain!"

The Bai family members gasped upon hearing this. Bai Jian and Bai Qiang quickly went to the door, slightly opened it, and looked outside. When they saw Wu Juan guarding the door, they breathed a sigh of relief!

Rong Peiyu and Guan exchanged a glance, and then quickly said, "It's almost time to eat, so we women won't keep you from discussing serious matters any longer! Let's go prepare the food!"

After saying that, the women in the room started to walk out!

But before they even reached the door, Lin Ru stopped them!

"Grandmother! You don't need to be so discreet! Since I called you all here and said this in front of so many of you, it means I trust our family!"

"You all need to listen in too, so you won't worry when my uncles and maternal grandfather go out!"

Lin Ru's words warmed the hearts of everyone present, and they were even more determined to do this well!

Lin Ru continued, "You all know the current situation in Shanping County, and what I'm after is definitely not the Shanping County in front of us!"

"But whether it's recruiting soldiers or manufacturing weapons to settle refugees, money is needed to sustain it!"

"The money in the prefect's mansion is no longer enough to keep things running, so I want my maternal grandfather to take my uncles and cousins ​​to that mountain to see if there is any gold on it."

"I will also send a team of men to you, but this matter must be done discreetly, so there won't be many people, but they will all be our trusted confidants!"

"You don't need to be under too much pressure. If there really is gold, then it's a blessing from heaven. If there really isn't, then there's no need to keep struggling!"

Bai Jian immediately patted his chest and assured her, "Ru'er! Don't worry, with your uncle here, I'll definitely bring you back what you want!"

Bai Yong thumped his chest loudly, "Yes! Ru'er! Don't worry, your uncle and I can handle this! We have plenty of strength, we'll definitely dig those things out!"

Bai Chengye glared at him irritably, "You're all talk! If the second brother hadn't gone over there, you probably wouldn't even know the way!"

"Besides, the fourth brother has always loved collecting strange and unusual things since he was a child, and he's always been lucky. Bringing him along is more useful than bringing you along!"

Bai Yong chuckled and scratched his head, giving a simple and honest smile.

His smile is exactly the same as Bai Yongkang's!

No wonder they're father and son!

"Father is right! Besides, Father needs to go and take charge, right?"

Bai Chengye straightened his back, looking very proud, and said, "Of course! This is the first task Ru'er assigned to me! I will definitely complete it well!"

Then everyone discussed the details together before calling Wu Juan in!

"It's almost lunchtime! Let the brothers go down and eat!"

Wearing her newly made, beautiful dress, Wu Juan tugged at her skirt a little shyly!

"I'm not eating today!"

Lin Ru was quite surprised to see her so hesitant and not eating!

"Why? Are you feeling unwell?"

Wu Juan touched her waist helplessly, "Sigh! Ever since I started following Miss, the food has been so good, I've gained weight!"

"When I measured my clothes size a couple of days ago, my waist was actually the same thickness as the young clan leader's!"

"I'm a little sad, so I'm thinking of eating less!"

Lin Ru was speechless, and even Rong Peiyu, who was standing next to her, disapproved, saying, "Are you out of your mind, child?"

"Look at your waist! It's not even half the size of mine. Why are you thinking about eating less to lose weight?"