“Magistrate Rong, you don’t need to worry about this.” Yin Li smiled at Rong Bai and said, “With a leader here, I believe it won’t be long before Tongning County becomes the most populous county.”
Rong Bai scoffed, "Who told you that I'm troubled by this?"
"What do I care about the population of Tongning County? I only care about the safety of my Rong family. As for the others... Hmph!"
Yin Li: "..."
It seems that cooperating with him is not a good idea.
Zhou Cang looked at this and that, but didn't dare to say a word.
Luo Xi laughed at this point: "Sure, you can ignore Tongning County, and our Chaoyang Manor has nothing to do with you either."
She stared at Rong Bai and said, "Baihu, prepare evidence of Rong Bai's collusion with bandits and submit it to the prefect's office immediately."
"I think Du Hong will really like this gift."
Rong Bai: "..."
"Boss, how could you do this? You're pushing the Rong family to its doom!"
Yin Li covered her smile with her fist to her lips.
Luo Xi said "Oh": "Didn't you say yourself that you only care about the safety of the Rong family and that other people are none of your business?"
"If that's the case, what does the Rong family's business have to do with our Chaoyang Manor?"
Rong Bai was speechless for a moment.
After a long pause, he lowered his head and said, "Boss, I misspoke. Please forgive me."
"Don't worry, I will definitely cooperate with the strategist and get things done."
Luo Xi stared at him for a long time, until Rong Bai broke out in a cold sweat, before saying, "Now that everyone has joined the manor, we are a whole. I don't want anyone to say things like Rong Bai again."
Yin Li, Zhou Cang, and Rong Bai bowed respectfully: "Yes, Chief."
Seeing this, Rosie said no more.
"I will prepare the necessary seeds. Yin Li, you will be responsible for distributing them to them."
"Rong Bai, you should cooperate with Yin Li as much as possible to settle the people who are willing to settle in Tongning County. However, you must be careful and never let anyone know that you have sided with us."
"Zhou Cang, keep a close eye on the crops in the fields. Whether we have any new food to eat depends entirely on you."
After she finished speaking, Luo Xi realized that, without her noticing, her Chaoyang Manor had already taken shape.
The person inside bowed and said, "Yes, Chief."
"Is there anything else you'd like to add?" Rose asked again.
Seeing that Rong Bai and Zhou Cang did not intend to speak, Yin Li stepped forward and said, "There are none for now."
"Okay, then let's leave it at that for now."
In the days that followed, everyone got busy, especially Yin Li. The number of people coming to collect seeds and those wanting to settle down in Tongning County was more than he had imagined.
The main problem was that many county magistrates were going crazy trying to gather enough laborers, arresting any man they saw, causing immense suffering to the people. When they learned about Chaoyang Manor, they were overjoyed.
Although some people had doubts, especially about those magical seeds, most people wanted to come and try their luck.
This has led to an increasing amount of spiritual spring water being used by Roxi.
"Strange, I use so much every day, why is there still so much spiritual spring water in the pot?" After soaking a lot more seeds, Luo Xi looked at the water level and was very puzzled.
Especially in the last few days, the spring water seems to be inexhaustible. No matter how much she uses on the first day, she has more than half a pot left the next morning.
"I don't remember doing anything recently."
Suddenly, Rosie's eyes slowly opened wider and wider.
She has recently done something quite remarkable: she has been constantly gathering people from various places and making them her subjects.
Does this mean that the more people who pledge allegiance to us, the faster the spiritual spring water will be produced?
If that's the case, that would be wonderful.
She was also worried that there wouldn't be enough spiritual spring water.
After several days of observation, Luo Xi found that this was indeed the case. If more people came to collect the seeds on a given day, the spiritual spring water would be produced faster; if fewer people came, the spiritual spring water would be produced less. It could calculate the yield very accurately and was extremely intelligent.
Moreover, a small, tender leaf has sprouted on its originally bald head, making it look just like a seed that is sprouting.
Just like Chaoyang Villa now!
"Could this be why I came here?" For the first time, Rosie, who had never been superstitious, had this subtle feeling.
But that's always a good thing, isn't it?
She no longer needs to go bald because there isn't enough spiritual spring water.
After making this discovery, Luo Xi stopped being stingy with the spiritual spring water and soaked the seeds in pot after pot, which Yin Li then distributed to the people under his rule. In less than half a month, the entire Tongning County became vibrant and full of life without anyone realizing it.
On a flat piece of land, several villagers were working and chatting with laughter.
"Ma Sanlang, you're working so hard, aren't you going to take a break?"
Ma Sanlang chuckled and said, "No, spring planting is already so late. If we keep dawdling, the chief and the others will be able to harvest their crops."
The man was stunned: "No way, I heard it's only been planted for a little over a month, how could it be so fast?"
"Yes, spring wheat usually takes about four months to ripen, it can't be that fast."
Ma Sanlang glanced at them and said, "That's ordinary wheat. How can it compare to the boss's wheat?"
"You guys don't even look at it. Ordinary wheat can grow in this kind of weather."
The others thought about it and realized it was true.
"You know what, at the time I thought it was a scam and didn't want to come. If my son hadn't insisted on coming to try his luck, our whole family would have already fled to the south to escape famine."
"It's not your fault. If you didn't see it with your own eyes, who would believe it?"
"Yes, I decided to stay after seeing the lush green wheat fields of the mountain village. Who knew that things would turn out so well now? Not only are there no conscripts, but we also have land to cultivate."
"The boss is really capable. Tell me, how did she manage to stop that corrupt official from forcing us men into forced labor?"
“The head of the gang is so powerful, she must have her own methods. So…” He looked around and whispered, “If the head of the gang wants to deal with that spoiled brat Rong Bai, it’s a piece of cake.”
"It's great to have a head boss. She handles everything so clearly. I must grow the grain well and use the best wheat to pay her taxes."
“Yes, me too.” The man said, digging his hands even harder.
A few days later, in the vast fields of Tongning County, tender green wheat seedlings began to peek out, covering the brown soil with a soft carpet, cute and full of boundless hope.
This dispelled the last vestiges of doubt in the hearts of the people; they had truly come to the right place at Chaoyang Manor.
Meanwhile, Chaoyang Manor was even more bustling than their place, because the wheat in the fields had ripened.
The farmhands were waiting for Loxi to start harvesting, as this was the first batch of grain produced by the magical wheat. Everyone was both excited and apprehensive.
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