"It can't be beyond our capabilities, right?"
"nature."
"……OK."
"Then it's settled." The person smiled again.
Li Ruo glanced at him, thinking, "Is he so easy to coax?"
Xie Xiao seemed to remember something and immediately put on a stern face. "For the sake of the spinach seeds, I won't be angry with you this time."
"It's not me who's angry and upset," Li Ruo laughed.
One sentence made Xie Xiao feel upset again.
At this moment, seeing them chatting and laughing, many people, especially the women, cast curious glances their way.
"Who's that girl next to the boss? She's really pretty."
"Is that the prefect's wife? General Li's daughter?"
"Pah, pah, she's no longer the prefect's wife," said a well-informed aunt.
"Do you think they might be trying to scam us—"
Someone interrupted, "You can't just say things like that."
Everyone chatted and laughed as they worked; it's human nature to be gossipy, and there was no malice in it.
However, since it was rare for the head of the family to personally accompany visitors, more and more people became curious, and soon a circle of onlookers gathered around.
Several girls, some slender and some plump, came running over, each carrying an umbrella, a raincoat, or a straw hat.
"Boss, why didn't you bring an umbrella?"
"The head of the household is using the new raincoat I made for you."
“Boss, this straw hat of mine was specially made for you, it’s big enough.”
Li Ruo, who had been squeezed out of the encirclement, was a little speechless. "No wonder Boss Xie doesn't need to carry an umbrella when he goes out."
The fourth leader shook his head and sighed, "Alas, there's nothing we can do. The chief is just handsome; half the girls in the village want to marry him, and even the sows squeal loudly when they see him!"
A large, muddy shoe flew by, and the fourth leader collapsed to the ground, clutching his forehead.
Xie Xiao broke through the encirclement on one leg and glared fiercely at the fourth leader on the ground, "Starting today, you'll be shoveling manure for me for a month!"
Fourth Leader: ...
Li Ruo had already opened her umbrella and headed forward.
Xie Xiao picked up his shoes, put them on, and chased after them, wanting to say a few words, when two more people came up ahead: an older man and a young woman.
"The boss!"
"The boss!"
The old man and the young woman both looked at Xie Xiao, then at Li Ruo. The young woman paused for a moment, then asked:
"Brother Xiao, who is she?"
Li Ruo's gaze fell on the girl. She was quite pretty, but her eyes were slightly upturned at the corners, and her expression was a bit arrogant.
Xie Da, somewhat displeased at being interrupted, said as he tried to explain: "She is Miss Li Ruo."
He then introduced Li Ruo, saying, "This is Uncle Zhong and Ye Ling'er, the sworn sister of the Fifth Master, who just came from Zixia Mountain."
Li Ruo smiled and said, "I've heard so much about you."
The author of "Fire at the Sky" must be a man. Every character in the book who has any connection with the male protagonist is named Ling'er, Xiaoxue, Ke'er, Yaoyao, Sisi, Wanting, or something like that.
Xie Xiao glanced at her with a twitch in his eye: "Isn't your neck tired? You've been looking up to everyone for so long."
"Can't you tell I'm just being polite?" Li Ruo looked at Uncle Zhong, who appeared unassuming on the surface, but a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.
"Are you General Li's daughter and Prefect Song's wife?" Uncle Zhong asked.
Xie Xiao frowned. "I already said last time that she is no longer the prefect's wife."
Uncle Zhong sensed the leader's displeasure and said nothing more.
Ye Ling'er stepped forward and said with a smile, "I admire a woman who divorces her husband! I heard you are very capable. You recently took half of our spoils on a mission. We just came from Zixia Mountain and don't know the details, so we are a little dissatisfied. Moreover, there is no precedent for a young lady to go on a mission in our Black Wind Stronghold. I want to have a contest with you. If I win, I want to go on missions with the leader in the future."
Xie Xiao's eyes darkened. "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know the details. Go back."
"I don't want to! Boss, you can't be biased!" Ye Ling'er said anxiously. "Why can she go on missions with you guys just because she's a woman, but I can't?"
Behind Uncle Zhong were many people from Zixia Mountain. They found it unbelievable that the eldest brother had given so much stuff to a girl, and they all looked at Li Ruo with resentment.
Sun Ergou suddenly appeared out of nowhere and whispered, "Sister, don't mind her. Those people from Zixia Mountain already felt that the boss had neglected them for a while, and they were also dissatisfied with using General Mountain as their base. This will be an excuse for them to make trouble."
Li Ruoxin thought to herself that it was true she was unhappy that she had taken so much of the things.
First came the prefectural government office, then the Prince of Runan's residence, and finally Song Zhijing's cargo ship.
Not to mention the people of Zixia Mountain, some of the brothers in Black Wind Village were also somewhat dissatisfied.
This is not surprising. She is a woman, and thanks to the original owner, she has been pampered over the years to the point that she looks like she could break with a twist of her wrist. She doesn't look like a very powerful person at all.
Xie Xiao didn't even glance at Ye Ling'er. "Uncle Zhong, take her back."
Li Ruo smiled and said, "Boss Xie, I think what she said makes sense. You guys are indeed a bit sexist. I'm a woman and I can go on missions, so can she."
Ye Ling'er was startled, her eyes lighting up. "Really? You think I can do it too?"
She originally just wanted to take this opportunity to prove her abilities and impress the boss, but Uncle Zhong insisted that she bring up something about taking half of the things so that Li Ruo would have to give it up.
She was a little excited at the moment, "Then you fight me, the daughter of a general, don't tell me you don't dare?"
The brothers were gossiping, saying that Ye Ling'er had gone too far by bringing up the other man's father.
But there was also a sense of excitement and anticipation; neither of these women was ordinary.
A good friend of the village chief, and someone who wanted to become his wife.
Li Ru sneered, "How do you want to compete?"
Ye Ling'er said, "Swords have no eyes, so let's compete in hand-to-hand combat. Let's draw a circle, and whoever gets out first loses."
“Let’s add two more: horseback riding and archery. Best two out of three,” Uncle Zhong said with a smile. “That would be fairer. What do you think, Boss?”
Xie Xiao squinted at him, his tone somewhat cold, "Uncle Zhong, are you bored with your life on Zixia Mountain and looking for some excitement?"
Uncle Zhong's expression changed slightly, but he straightened his back and laughed, "Boss, I wouldn't dare. I'm just thinking of all these brothers and Black Wind Stronghold."
"Miss Li is my guest today." Xie Xiao's eyes flashed with malice. "Sun Ergou, take her away—"
Before he could say anything more, Li Ruo said, "Okay."
Her father, a general, has been brought up; how could she let her have an easy time?
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