Song Yuan scratched his head. He always felt that Xiao Xi's way of thinking was sometimes different from his, but since he had already made the decision, he could only follow along.
She still has a lot of silver on hand. Chairman Wang sent someone to bring her 50,000 taels of silver notes, and Prince An also gave her 10,000 taels of silver as a "hardship fee".
The next day, when the shopkeeper saw Li Xi, he greeted him with a big smile: "Young Master Li, you've arrived. The goods are all ready and can be loaded onto the truck at any time."
Li Xi nodded and said, "Very good, I'll settle the payment with you now. Have the workers load the rice onto the truck."
Upon hearing that payment was due, the shopkeeper was overjoyed and immediately ordered his employees to start moving the goods.
Before long, all three oxcarts were loaded with rice, and Li Xi and Song Yuan sat in the first carriage, ready to set off.
The convoy headed south of the city and arrived at its destination in about an hour.
The convoy headed south of the city and soon arrived at its destination.
Li Xi instructed, "Brother Er, have your men carry this rice inside."
She then generously gave the waiter half a tael of silver as a reward.
Upon receiving the reward, the waiter immediately perked up and quickly directed his men to move the grain.
This is a sales office that takes in more than two hundred abandoned children.
When Li Xi learned about this background story, she was deeply shocked.
It turns out that this orphanage was originally a nunnery, where the abbess initially took in more than twenty abandoned children.
As time went on, the cost of raising these children increased, and the nunnery faced growing financial pressure.
Fortunately, with the strong support of the prefect of Mucheng, the nunnery was transformed into an orphanage and received praise from the imperial court.
The prefect was promoted as a result, and since his departure, the new prefect has been indifferent to the orphanage, making life there increasingly difficult.
The environment was harsh, the children's living conditions were extremely poor, and even the headmaster appeared to be malnourished.
After learning about all this, Li Xi investigated and found that it was indeed the case, so she decided to lend a helping hand.
She donated three thousand taels of silver to them for their daily needs.
This donation not only alleviated the financial pressure on the Sales Bureau, but also provided better living conditions for the children.
More than three months later, Li Xi returned here once again.
The abbess, Pingchen, was about fifty years old, with a kind face. Dressed in simple nun's robes, she appeared dignified and elegant. She led Li Xi on a tour of the orphanage and introduced the changes that had taken place there.
“Since the benefactor donated three thousand taels of silver, the living conditions here have greatly improved,” Pingchen said with a smile. “The children are now well-fed, warmly dressed, and can even learn to read and do arithmetic.”
Li Xi recalled her past life. She was a freshman in college when her department organized them to volunteer at a welfare home. She couldn't forget it for a long time afterward.
Now, within her power, she decided to try and bring a positive outcome to the regrets of her past life. Despite her limited strength, she still hoped to bring a glimmer of warmth and hope to these children.
"Master Pingchen, there's something I'd like to discuss with you, and I hope you can forgive me." He feared his actions today might cause some trouble, but resolving them would be beneficial for the place.
“Benefactor, you have brought two hundred bushels of grain today. I believe you must have a reason for doing so.” Pingchen also trusted Li Xi very much. Judging from her interactions with the children, she was a very kind person.
"Here's what happened..."
After finishing her conversation with Abbot Bingchen, Li Xi entered the courtyard.
Her gaze was immediately drawn to Song Yuan, who was patiently teaching the children in the courtyard martial arts.
Song and Yuan's techniques are skillful and steady, and every movement is full of power and beauty.
Although the children were still young, they all appeared exceptionally focused and engaged under Song Yuan's guidance.
Their eyes sparkled with love and longing for martial arts, as if at this moment they had already become little martial arts masters.
Watching this scene, Li Xi couldn't help but feel deeply moved. It was true that someone who had been a bandit leader was different; even teaching children martial arts was done so skillfully.
Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Song Yuan excitedly ran over to her and said, "Xiao Xi, these children are so smart! I only taught them twice, and they already learned it."
Li Xi smiled and nodded; "Brother Song, you are a good mentor too."
Since it was still early, the two stayed for another half an hour before leaving.
On their way back, they discovered that the man was still following them.
A cold smile flickered in Li Xi's eyes. She turned to Song Yuan and said, "Brother Song, what do you think these people's purpose is in following us?"
Song Yuan frowned, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "I don't know either. What do you think?"
"Let them be, they're not going to come and rob us, are they?" It had been a while since she'd punched anyone.
When they returned to the villa, Feng Monian and Qin Xiaolin were sitting in Panxi Courtyard enjoying tea.
Seeing Li Xi return, Feng Monian jokingly said, "Oh, the busy man is finally back?"
The visitor couldn't help but smile and replied, "Brother Feng is joking; it's just a small matter."
Li Xi smiled and sat down opposite Feng Monian, accepting the tea Qin Xiaolin offered. She took a small sip; the fragrant aroma instantly made her feel refreshed and relaxed.
"I wonder if Brother Feng will be free these days? I'd like to go somewhere." She wanted to go to the manor in her dreams; her intuition told her it was absolutely necessary.
"Okay, I'll be available anytime to keep you company." The words were somewhat ambiguous, but Feng Molin didn't take them seriously.
Could it be that he knows she is a woman? Li Xi was startled by this thought. Could it be that he really is a homosexual?
Li Xi shook her head inwardly, feeling that her idea was rather absurd.
Although Feng Monian treated her very well, he never overstepped his bounds and always maintained an appropriate distance and respect in his words and actions.
Furthermore, even if he really knew she was a woman, given his status and position, how could he possibly have those kinds of thoughts about her?
"Brother Feng, the place I want to go is quite far, and I might have to stay there for a few days," Li Xi said earnestly, putting down her teacup.
“No problem. I happen to have nothing to do these days, so why not go with you?” Feng Monian agreed without hesitation.
I instructed Song Yuan to keep an eye on the rice shop in the west of the city, wondering if those people were up to something.
Early the next morning, Li Xi and Feng Monian set off with two large bags on their backs.
To save time, we chose to travel by horseback, hoping to reach our destination the next day.
This road only appeared in my dreams; I left Mu City and continued westward.
When they arrived at their destination, both of them were shocked by what they saw.
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