Such a sincere and pure heart is like a spirit of heaven and earth.
A soldier led Danso to her and reported the situation: "Miss Shui, after observing for several days, none of these residents have taken any stones without permission."
Qiao Lian'er did not assign them this task, because valuable stones could not escape her eyes. These residents stayed on the mountain all day long, and even ate lunch on the mountain. She only needed to scan the stones that were dug up with her spatial instrument to determine whether they were valuable or not.
The soldiers mainly served as a deterrent, warning warlords and wealthy merchants not to covet her property.
However, they also see supervising these residents as part of their duty.
Qiao Lian'er thought for a moment and said, "Down there, in that relatively flat area, we'll set up a waste rock zone. Each person can take one rock back every day, and we'll select them randomly. We'll maintain order and prevent any fighting or snatching."
The worthless stones were nothing to her, and to the stone-gambling families they were used to make up the numbers. But for these local residents, over the years, they could accumulate a considerable fortune, enough to change their fate.
The soldier agreed and led his men to carry it out.
But as Su followed Qiao Lian'er up the mountain, his eyes were bright, his steps were swift, and he exuded more energy than before.
Qiao Lian'er did not have Dan Suo and his sister mine. Instead, she assigned them work in the warehouse area. Dan Suo was responsible for supervising and directing the placement of the raw stones in the warehouse, while Xida was responsible for cleaning her living quarters.
But Suo no longer needed to translate for those warlords and wealthy merchants, which saved him from being mistreated. However, he could take on the role of translator when Qiao Lian'er needed him.
“Miss Shui, the villagers say that the mine you bought has quite a few good stones. They can tell. Congratulations.” Dan Suo was very happy, not only for Qiao Lian’er, but also because things were going smoothly here, and soon his sister could go to the capital.
“Yes, I was just taking a gamble, and I was lucky enough to win.” Qiao Lian’er knew what he was thinking and said, “When the caravan I trust the most arrives, I’ll have Xida go with them to the Great Swamp Kingdom.”
She expected that Captain Tang and his team should have arrived in the capital a few days ago, but she hadn't seen them when she returned to the capital. There must have been some minor issues on the way. With such a long journey and the rainy season about to begin, some places had already experienced early rain. It was normal to encounter landslides on mountain roads or be stopped due to the flu. As long as they didn't encounter any troublesome bandits, everything would be fine.
At this moment, a soldier ran up the hill, bowed to Qiao Lian'er, and then said a few words to Danso.
But Suo Chunfeng's cheerful expression froze for a moment. He said, "Miss Shui, Uncle Yin wants me to go over there. His men are waiting at the foot of the mountain."
Qiao Lian'er's tone was cold: "You no longer need to translate for others. Now you are my worker. I will pay you a fixed salary, unlike before. I think Uncle Yin should understand."
But So said sullenly, "I know many languages, and there are always some caravan languages that others can't translate, so—"
“Miss Qiao, Uncle Yin is the most powerful warlord here. He asked me to go, so I have no choice but to go. But don’t worry, there are some things I will never tell you.”
"Go ahead, say whatever you need to say." Qiao Lian'er knew he couldn't make the decision either, and was afraid of implicating her.
If it were just translation, that would be fine, but she believed that Uncle Yin's thoughts were not that simple.
Qiao Lian'er changed into an invisibility cloak and arrived at Uncle Yin's place first.
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