Sun Ergou chuckled, "Don't worry about that. Boss is young and strong, especially his kidneys. Staying up all night won't make him weak."
Li Ruo nodded. "That's right, as the male lead, he has to have good kidneys."
"Your boss is amazing. Black Wind Stronghold has more than 500 people. You can't control them without a strong physique."
"Five hundred?" Sun Ergou gave him a look that said, "You're too naive." "Almost five thousand!"
Li Ruo read the book hastily, only knowing that he had many subordinates, but not that many.
No wonder so many weapons are needed.
"You're kidding me. How could so many people in one mountain stronghold escape the authorities' investigation?"
"Of course I can, you don't know—" Sun Ergou suddenly became alert, then laughed, "I won't tell you, I just won't tell you. You think you can trick me into telling you? No way."
"If Madam is curious, she can go inside our mountain stronghold and take a look for herself," he said with a smile.
He's so clever. He subtly lured her into joining the Black Wind Stronghold family. The boss will definitely praise him when he finds out, hehehe.
Li Ruo was somewhat curious about Black Wind Stronghold, but she wasn't in a hurry to go see it. "Maybe another time."
She looked at the group of people. "Wait a minute, didn't I ask your boss for two guards? Why didn't you give them to me?"
Sun Ergou: "The boss said it's hard to find, it will have to be later."
Li Ruo was puzzled.
They're bandits who fight and kill all day long, so finding a couple of people who know some martial arts wouldn't be hard.
Never mind, let's get the people busy first.
Fifty craftsmen were given to Master Liao, and two maids were given to Grandma.
Grandma and sister-in-law both said they didn't need servants, as they could handle the housework. As for midwives, my cousin knew a little medicine because he was an alchemist, so taking care of the pregnancy wouldn't be a problem. They would find one when the time came, as keeping someone around would be too expensive.
Wow, my cousin is really talented.
Li Ruo suddenly felt like she had tripped over a stone while walking, looked down, and found it was a piece of gold.
Since that was the case, Li Ruo had no choice but to let the midwife return to the mountain village first, while the woman who was originally cleaning stayed behind to help cook for everyone.
The craftsmen began work.
They also pointed out some loopholes that Li Ruo hadn't considered, which greatly improved work efficiency.
The wisdom of the ancient working people should not be underestimated.
But they were always so eager to learn, asking where to buy this and who made that, which was a bit of a headache. But what could she do when fate had arranged for her to live next to Black Wind Village? Sooner or later they would find out.
Nothing in this world is perfect.
Li Ruo had no choice but to say that it was bought from an overseas expert. If your Black Wind Village needs it, we can buy it for them, but the price won't be cheap.
When money is mentioned, everyone falls silent.
Following the advice of his mentors, Li Ruo decided to add several observation ports and arrow slits to the wall to increase its defensive strength.
By the end of the day, the foundations for the house and the wall were laid.
Meanwhile, Xie Xiao was also extremely busy at Black Wind Stronghold.
A batch of swords and bows that he had commissioned to be made had just arrived; there were five hundred swords and five hundred bows in total.
"Boss, this bow and arrow is really good," the third leader said.
"That's good, but we're out of money." Uncle Luo, who was in charge of the accounts, had a beard that had turned white with worry.
Xie Xiao laughed and said, "It's alright, there will be more soon."
Everyone's eyes lit up. "Is the boss going to pull off something big?"
Xie Xiao said, "That's right."
He explained the plan of the Prince of Runan's Mansion to several key figures present—the third, fourth, and fifth leaders, and Uncle Luo.
Uncle Luo frowned. "Boss, can that woman be trusted? She's Song Zhijing's wife."
As for the claim that the woman had been subdued by the leader, these core members naturally didn't take it seriously.
"Yes, boss, what if she was sent by the Song family to deceive us, or it's a trap?" the fourth boss asked.
The fourth leader particularly disliked government officials.
The third leader remained calm, saying, "Aren't there General Li's family members on Ziyang Peak? If she dares to put them under our noses, it can't be a trap."
Xie Xiao said, "I think the same thing as the mistress."
Third Master: ...I already told you to call me Third Master!
“But Boss, that woman even managed to get a promotion for that Song guy based on General Li’s military merits. Who knows if she’ll betray the Li family and not care about their lives?” the Fifth Boss said.
It's no wonder everyone thinks that way. Indeed, Li Ruo had a terrible reputation in the past. The brothers believed that she was unworthy of being a member of the Li family and was a disgrace to the general's family.
Xie Xiao's eyes darkened for a moment. "Heh, I hope she's different this time."
Then he looked at them again, his tone becoming sharp, "I'll be more careful. You mustn't cause trouble or bully those orphans and widows, understand? Otherwise, you'll be in big trouble."
"Okay, we know." The brothers didn't dare disobey their leader.
Just as he finished speaking, Sun Ergou and one of his brothers, Xiao Lizi, returned.
Little Li was so excited, "Boss, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, Uncle Luo, the things that woman used to build the house are so rare! I've never seen anything like them before. They look very sturdy. I wish we could make something like that too."
Sun Ergou said, "Hey, we don't need that. We have so many brothers. They're everywhere, in the villages down the mountain and in the towns outside. Anyone who comes up here will die."
Little Li: "...Then who are they building such sturdy houses to protect against?"
Everyone: ...
Li Ruo was obviously trying to protect himself from outsiders; the arrival of the flood revealed the dark side of human nature to the fullest extent.
She remembered reading in the book that when the original owner's family was about to be thrown into the water, a group of refugees on the raft were drooling, their eyes filled with greed, staring intently at them like vultures in the desert...
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