Yin Li was puzzled when suddenly, a man in white appeared in the room: "Greetings, Lady Luo."
"Hiss, you..." Luo Xi stared at him for a while, feeling that this person looked familiar: "You are, you are... Bai Hu?"
"Lady Luo has a good memory, it is indeed your subordinate," Baihu said with a smile.
"You've come out of the valley so quickly?" Rosie gestured for him to stand up. "What kind of results could your training have achieved in such a short time?"
White Tiger was speechless: "It's...it's alright."
Lady Luo, this training is not the same as that training; they are truly different.
If you keep scolding him, he'll lose all his bones.
"I wonder what you need me for?" He quickly changed the subject.
“You don’t need to call yourself a subordinate,” Loxi said. “I’m not Nine Strings.”
The white tiger became even more respectful: "The master said that since the token of the Red Chamber has been given to you, you are now equivalent to the master of the Red Chamber."
"Your orders must be obeyed by everyone in the Red Mansion."
Luo Xi looked at him and tentatively asked, "What if I... asked you to kill Jiu Xian right now?"
White Tiger: "..."
I'm about to cry!
"Lady Luo, we can't beat the Lord of the Tower. Otherwise, we would be the Lord of the Tower."
The Dream of the Red Chamber was essentially a breeding ground for talent, where whoever was most capable became the head of the mansion. He couldn't compete with the others in terms of either martial arts or intelligence, so he was relegated to the position of protector.
How could anyone possibly kill the poster?
“You’re quite something.” Luo Xi stopped joking with him and got down to business: “I heard from Jiu Xian that everyone in your Red Mansion is literate.”
Seeing that she didn't mention killing the lord of the mansion again, Baihu breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, this is also one of the assessment items of the Red Mansion."
Luo Xi nodded: "Call a few people over for me. Remember, not the cold and murderous type. No martial arts skills required, just good temper, eloquent, and fast writer."
"This..." Baihu was in a dilemma again. Just when Luo Xi thought he couldn't do it, he said, "No problem."
In less than half a day, all the people that Luo Xi wanted had arrived, a total of thirty.
“Madam Luo, they are all managers and accountants of shops under the Red Mansion. Those who live nearby are all here. If it’s not enough, I will go to other places to get more.”
Luo Xi was truly amazed by their efficiency: "That's enough."
"Yin Li, issue a notice to urge those who want to come to hurry up, so as not to waste too much of their time."
"Yes, Chief." Yin Li's feelings were truly complicated.
He never expected that the Red Mansion would value the head of the household so much.
But isn't this a good thing?
The stronger the leader, the more his talents can be displayed.
He never expected that what he originally only wanted to do with his lord to avoid trouble would now become their final resting place.
However, even without Yin Li issuing a notice, the people had already rushed over one after another, each more enthusiastic than the last. When there's good news, anyone who's slow is a fool.
"Madam Zhang, is your family also going to become bandits?"
"Yes, Granny Wang, the village head has gone, how can we not go? Besides, there's that magical seed leader, so we don't have to worry about not having enough to eat."
"Then you'd better hurry up. I just came back from over there. There were so many people. Maybe once we have enough people, the boss might not want us anymore."
Madam Zhang panicked: "No, what should we do? It's all your fault."
She shoved her husband beside her: "You're never proactive in anything, you can't even get the dog poop."
"If you can't become a robber later, you can forget about ever stepping into my house again this year."
husband:"……"
These days, even robbers have to steal?
He quickly coaxed in a low voice, "Wife, how can we have a baby if we don't come inside? Didn't you say you wanted to have a daughter?"
"I'll be faster next time, don't be angry."
Granny Wang was engrossed in examining the seeds.
They weren't afraid of their son and wife being conscripted, and they could still farm their own land in their hometown and watch the young couple bicker.
This is life!
In even more distant villages, villagers were in large groups, all in a hurry.
"Hey, why doesn't Chaoyang Manor set up camp near our village? It's so far away. By the time we get there, it might be too late."
"Uncle Li, you've changed your mind quite quickly. Didn't you say last month that we must not let any bandits come and settle here? How come you've changed your mind now?"
“Zhao Sanlang, how can these be the same? Who is Chief Luo? He’s a chief who cares about the people. I wouldn’t mind having as many as you want.”
"That's true. So, we brothers are also going to follow the chief to do great things. When we come back, you might have to call us generals."
Uncle Li spat at him: "You think being a general is so easy? You're dreaming. The benefits of joining the army in the mountain villa are so good, I don't know how many young men want to go."
"If you can bring back a hundred or a thousand households, your Zhao family's graves will be emitting auspicious smoke."
Zhao Sanlang scratched his head: "That's true."
It's not that they didn't try hard enough; there were just too many people going there.
Similar incidents are common in Tongning County, and even in other counties, people have taken action upon hearing the news, though their actions are less obvious, and they usually sneak away in the middle of the night.
Even so, the government officials noticed it, especially Zhu Da, the magistrate of the county next to Tongning County.
"What did you say? Many people are secretly going to Tongning County?"
"What are they going there for? Are they fleeing famine? But I remember that the drought there is no less severe than ours."
The constable glanced cautiously at Zhu Da: "No, no, they, they're going to Luo Xi's Chaoyang Manor to join the outlaws."
"Who are you talking about? Luo Xi!" Zhu Da stood up with a thud: "Are you talking about that Luo Xi who looted all the mountain strongholds and then publicized it so loudly?"
When the news reached his ears that day, he had been suspecting that the warehouse theft was committed by this Luo Xi, who deliberately framed Hong Lou.
Before he could even settle accounts with her, she started provoking him again.
"Yes, sir," the constable said tremblingly. "I've heard they're expanding their influence quite aggressively these days."
"As long as you join Chaoyang Manor, you will not only receive seeds and farming tools for free, but also grain, land and houses. They even said that you only need to pay 30% tax."
"Wow, yo yo yo..." Zhu Da laughed heartily: "In this world, there is actually someone who can brag even more than your master."
"What a talent! What a talent!"
"Why doesn't she just say that once they go there, they should be treated like royalty, and those peasants just need to gain weight?"
The constable laughed along, "That's not all. I heard from those peasants that Luo Xi also obtained a secret method. Seeds treated with this method can grow lush and green without watering."
"Hahaha—" Zhu Da couldn't hold back anymore and laughed so hard he clutched his stomach. It took him a long time to stop.
"These peasants have gone mad. In order to win people's hearts, that damned Heavenly God Sect's Su Tang claims to be the Jade Emperor."
"Now there's another one, Luo Xi from Chaoyang Villa, who claims to have seeds that can sprout without watering. Why doesn't she just stop drinking water and show everyone?"
"They're all ignorant fools; they can only fool those stupid, pig-like peasants," the constable flattered. "Someone as wise and powerful as you, sir, would naturally see through them at a glance."
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