Someone who cares so much about the people and is so good at making money is exactly what the major general needs.
After all, to be honest, these people and merchants have been pouring into Huangmoguan and Baituo Town for so many years, but no one has been able to expand his workshop to such a large scale like Lin Rui. Tofu, bean skin, bean dregs, tofu pudding and other soy products have entered thousands of households in Huangmoguan, providing everyone with abundant food.
Xing Lie cleared his throat strategically, looking at Lin Rui's face, which was somewhat embarrassment. "Boss Lin, this is not easy to handle... You should know that the Fang family is my brother-in-law's family, and my sister is the bond between them. If I rashly protect you, it will be difficult to explain to my sister and brother-in-law. After all, our relationship is already very tense."
Lin Rui couldn't help but roll his eyes secretly. Why did he need to say that? He spoke so eloquently. If he really wanted to make his sister happy, he should just give the Xing Family Army to her. Otherwise, there would be an irreconcilable conflict anyway.
Thinking of this, Lin Rui couldn't help but start divergent thinking. He finally understood why his mother insisted on having only one child when she gave birth to him. Love cannot be divided equally, and the palm and the back of the hand are both flesh. Now the one who should be more distressed than Xing Lie and Xing Feiyan should be General Xing.
But this is the purpose of coming to find him. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. If it was the young general's men who came to seize his property yesterday, he might have rushed to the Fang family for refuge.
Xing Lie was stunned when he saw that Lin Rui did not respond to his words, and looked at Han Wenjing for help.
Han Wenjing was also a little surprised. This Lin Rui didn't play by the rules and directly made them all confused: "Boss Lin?"
Lin Rui came back to his senses and quickly bowed again: "I am here."
Xing Lie glanced at him and continued, "This is quite difficult..."
Lin Rui immediately stood up and said goodbye: "In that case, I will not bother the young general any more. I will sell the property when I return, and my family can take the two hundred taels given by the Fang family and settle down in Huangmo Pass."
The people do not fight against the officials. This is true in real society, let alone people in ancient times when there were natural disasters and chaos.
The young general and his men were not jealous at all when they saw the twenty fat pigs he had brought. It seemed that he had overestimated his own value. Well, if he could not keep the tofu shop of his tribe, he would have to suffer a lot next time when he took his tribe members to work in other industries.
Lin Rui's words completely confused both Xing Lie and Han Wenjing. Oh no, the plot shouldn't have developed like this.
Shouldn't the complete plot be that Lin Rui begs the major general to seek asylum, and then the major general "reluctantly" accepts him?
How could this person just walk away without fighting for himself? Wasn't the Lin's Workshop supposed to be their lifeblood, their money-making treasure? He just gave up on it, didn't he feel bad?
In fact, Lin Rui didn't really feel it was a pity. The three most difficult things in the world are rowing a boat, forging iron, and making tofu. Now that he has accumulated a large amount of original capital, the range of options for his next business venture will be wider.
Just as we thought before, it is definitely not possible to attract attention by taking on so much as the Lin’s workshop. People like the Fang family have no bottom line. If they can grab it the first time, they can grab it the second time.
No wonder people in ancient times often talked about collusion between officials and businessmen. If a business becomes big without the protection of power, wouldn’t it be like his Lin’s workshop, where others would take advantage of it?
When Lin Rui was about to walk to the door of the tent, he heard the major general say again: "Stop!"
The voice sounded a little anxious and irritable, which made Lin Rui very curious. He turned around and asked: "Major General, do you have anything else to explain?"
Xing Lie looked at Han Wenjing, signaling him to come to the rescue. After all, he was the general in charge of the Flying Tiger Battalion, so he couldn't let him rush in.
Han Wenjing's scalp tingled. The major general had been so arrogant just now, but now, he didn't know whether the other party was not buying it or just didn't understand his intentions. He just left without saying anything, and he had to lose face to appease him.
But there is no way, because the Major General is the young master of their Xing family army!
Han Wenjing came over from behind with a smile, put one hand on Lin Rui's forearm, and led him back from the doorway: "Brother Lin, why are you so anxious? There is still room for maneuver."
Ouch? Lin Rui caught on. The previously reserved Mr. Lin had changed to Brother Lin?
Or maybe the twenty live pigs he had sent to the military camp earlier finally took effect!
Lin Rui felt relieved at this moment, and put on an appearance of deep fear and trepidation: "Please explain clearly, Lord Han."
Han Wenjing's smile deepened. "Brother Lin, the Fang family, backed by the eldest daughter's husband, Fang Pingshan, has been running rampant throughout Huangmo Pass. We hate them to death, but considering the brotherly relationship between the young lady and the young lady, we've kept it a secret. This matter is easy to resolve. As long as Brother Lin joins the young lady's army, everything will be solved."
Xing Lie also nodded: "My subordinates, Fang Pingshan, must also weigh their own weight and see if they are capable of challenging me head-on!"
Joining the Major General's army? It's not impossible. It's very difficult for a mere merchant to become big and strong without protection. I was just thinking about it before, and now I'm dozing off and meeting someone who's giving me a pillow. It's not a perfect match.
Lin Rui was not yet overwhelmed by his sudden joy, and asked again: "If I join the Major General's army, what should I do?"
Seeing him being so straightforward and unpretentious, Xing Lie felt that it was very consistent with his own personality: "What are you good at?"
Lin Rui thought about it and replied truthfully: "Do business and make money!"
Xing Lie laughed and clapped his hands: "Alright! Then use your strengths to do business and make money to earn enough money for our Xing family army's military supplies."
Lin Rui's eyes went dark. "Xing Family Army? The Xing Family Army has over 30,000 men!"
Han Wenjing also smiled: "Major General, you are a little too eager for success. We should give Brother Lin a chance to adapt. Let's start with our Flying Tiger Battalion."
In the Fire Camp of the Flying Tiger Battalion, twenty live pigs became a vivid sight in the winter. They let out heart-wrenching roars as Wang Da, Deng Hui, Xie Yang and others stabbed them one after another with knives in an unskilled manner. After stabbing three pigs, their movements became much more skilled and they could even collect the pigs' blood.
It is definitely impossible to produce twenty live pigs in one day. For this reason, Wang Da asked the soldiers of the Fire Head Camp to build a temporary pig farm to raise these live pigs. At the consumption rate of four pigs a day, these live pigs are enough for everyone to eat for five days.
The soldiers in the neighboring camp could also hear the sharp howling of the dying pigs: "Did I hear it right? Is that the sound of a pig?"
"You heard it right. My family raised pigs. This is what pigs sound like."
"What kind of conditions are these? The Flying Tiger Battalion has actually started eating pork!"
"I heard that a merchant was grateful to the Xing family army for saving their lives, so he rushed over to give them twenty live pigs as a gift."
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