Old Zhou grinned and held out his hand, "One steamed bun."
As a result, Li Ruo gave him a large bag.
Old Zhou, howling and clutching his head, went to pick up the poop.
"Dinner's ready!" Grandma Li called out in a strong voice, and everyone ran over excitedly.
While they were busy outside, Old Lady Li, Lian Lizhi, and Li Yi were also busy inside the house.
Grandma Li makes a lot of steamed buns and mantou every day, she's so busy she can't stop, because Li Ruo doesn't want outsiders to handle the food for the time being.
After distributing the steamed buns and mantou, Grandma Li pulled her granddaughter inside and asked, "With so many people, Grandma is worried there won't be enough food."
While eating, Li Ruo said, "Don't worry, Boss Xie still has 50,000 catties of rice and flour that are mine."
"So many!" Old Mrs. Li beamed with joy. "The head of the family is a good man; I feel at ease leaving them with him."
Li Ru thought for a moment and said, "Grandma, I almost became sworn siblings with him a few days ago."
Grandma Li's eyes widened, sparkling, without the slightest hesitation, "Great! Then I've gotten a grandson for free!"
Look at that old, toothless face, all smiles like a chrysanthemum.
Li Ruo: "...You really want him to be your grandson?"
"Yes, I've got another grandson!" Old Mrs. Li's thinking was rather simple. "I'll invite him over for dinner when I have time!"
Lian Lizhi, who had just finished feeding Xiao Xingran, came out when she heard this. "Speaking of which, Chief Xie has been kind to my son and me. I haven't formally thanked him yet."
While taking care of Xiao Xingran, Lian Lizhi also sewed clothes. Li Ruo had previously bought a lot of cotton cloth and stored it in the warehouse.
It's getting cold, and Lian Lizhi wants to sew a thick coat for everyone in the family. "How about we sew one for Chief Xie too?"
Li Ruo said, "You can handle it, but you can't overwork yourself."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of myself," Lian Lizhi said with a smile. "Everyone is working so hard, but I'm comfortably recuperating inside. I feel bad about it. Once I've finished making the clothes, see if there's anything I can do to help. Just let me do it."
Li Ruo smiled and said, "Okay." This sister-in-law looked delicate, but she didn't have the pampered nature of a well-bred lady at all.
In the original owner's memory, Lian Lizhi came from a noble family, but there were no male heirs for two generations. Her mother and father died early, and the family fell into decline. Later, even her aunt died, and the only close relative she had was her cousin Liao Fusheng.
Thinking of this, Li Ruo asked, "Sister-in-law, what kind of woman is Liao's mother, who is also your aunt?"
"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Lian Lizhi said. "My aunt is virtuous, elegant, and kind-hearted. It was because she was too kind and saved a man that she suffered a series of misfortunes."
She smiled and said, "But it's all in the past."
Seeing that Lianlizhi didn't want to say more, Li Ruo didn't press the matter further.
"Sister, come up and take a look. There are a lot more corpses floating on the water."
Li Yi was also a busy man, leading his two dogs and taking binoculars to the towers and walls every day to observe enemy activity—a little guard.
Upon hearing this, Li Ruo immediately ran up, took the binoculars from him, and saw that it was indeed true.
A new wave of refugees is likely on the horizon.
Other groups will also come and try to take over the territory.
And Song Zhijing would certainly not give up and would come to settle accounts with her.
Li Ruo needs to train a group of thugs.
Of the recruits, only eight knew some martial arts, and they were tasked with patrolling with the Black Wind Stronghold brothers to guard against the invasion of refugees on the outskirts. This was far from enough.
So Li Ruo found Liao Fusheng and asked him to send people to post notices on the mountain, recruiting fifty strong men.
As soon as the notice was posted, far more people applied than last time, including women.
The scene was quite lively.
Black Wind Stronghold was not far away, and when they saw this scene, they came to see it. After watching, they returned to the stronghold and discussed it among themselves, which naturally came to Xie Xiao's attention.
"That woman actually recruited fifty strong men?"
Little Li chuckled, "Yeah, boss. Sister Ruo is staring at everyone's abs, isn't she ashamed?"
Xie Xiao turned around and secretly lifted his robe. He was still four yuan short of thirteen. Did that woman really like this stuff?
"Boss, I went to see Sister Ruo select people. I heard they have to do push-ups and human uprights on the spot. It's so interesting."
Xie Xiao's eyes darted around, seemingly lost in thought, but suddenly a glint flashed in his eyes, and a smile crept onto his lips...
The selection process on Ziyang Peak is in full swing.
Basic physical fitness requirements for strong men: 100 push-ups and 30 pull-ups.
As the number of tests increased, Li Ruo, the chief examiner, looked increasingly grim. "Didn't you eat? Next one."
The discarded poached chicken, sob sob, I really haven't eaten it for so many days.
"Are you a woman disguised as a man? You can't even do fifty push-ups, get lost."
"Pull-ups aren't for swinging on a swing; go reincarnate first..."
The onlookers laughed uproariously, many eager to try, but few met the requirements.
Li Ruo had no choice but to demonstrate for everyone, saying, "Watch closely."
One hundred one-handed push-ups!
Without a break!
After the people finished counting, the dog froze for a moment, and Liao Fusheng was so shocked that he dropped his pen.
The girl really is... born with superhuman strength. Liao Fusheng's eyes sparkled, and a fire seemed to ignite in his long-dormant heart.
Then, cheers and thunderous applause erupted from the surrounding area.
Pull-ups, fifty times!
Completed in one go!
No, not even a breath was caught in it.
Holy crap! This girl is amazing, is she even a woman?
Women are just as capable as men!
"I want to sign up too!"
Many more men signed up later, and the last batch basically met the requirements, with some even exceeding expectations.
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