Seeing her return, Xie Muqing finally withdrew his surveillance gaze, his tone inexplicably carrying a hint of bitterness that even he himself did not realize.
"What were you talking to Xie Rui about that made you laugh so happily?"
"Hmm? Oh, I'm planning to open another hot pot restaurant in the county in a few days and ask him to be the manager!"
Lin Yan's idea was to open the hot pot restaurant in Fucheng, but houses there were too expensive and too far away.
If she had to run back and forth every day, let alone a horse, her buttocks would be crushed from sitting on it.
But the county town is different. It is less than 30 kilometers away from Xiaolin Village, and it only takes an hour to go there and back on horseback.
Moreover, there are quite a few wealthy people in the county town, so there's a large enough flow of people, which allows her to appropriately raise the price of hot pot.
After all, although the hot pot restaurants in town are doing good business, there aren't enough customers.
After deducting employee salaries, the average daily net profit is only about three ounces.
If the hot pot restaurant in the county town is profitable, then you can open a store in the prefectural city. If it is not profitable, then consider it as an investment in real estate.
After hearing her words, Xie Muqing's face turned gloomy, like the sky before a storm, oppressive and deep.
Thinking of the past, he gritted his teeth, each word escaping through clenched teeth:
"You value him highly?"
"Of course, he is good-looking and also smart and hardworking."
At this moment, Xie Muqing's face had turned completely as black as charcoal!
But Lin Yan's next words instantly brightened his mood, turning his gloomy expression back to a cheerful one.
"Most importantly, he's your family, so he's my family too. If I don't value them, who do I value? By the way, I've named our two horses. The stallion is called Chasing Wind, and the mare is called Chasing Moon. Chasing Wind will be with you from now on. Once your leg is healed, I'll take you riding around outside."
Her words caused Xie Muqing's handsome face to instantly turn burning hot!
He couldn't help but wonder if Lin Yan's gift of the horse meant that she already considered him her closest person.
After all, Zhui Feng and Zhu Yue were a deeply affectionate couple, and the name she chose was so meaningful...
Thinking of these things, he couldn't help but lower his head, a faint smile creeping onto his lips, a hint of shyness flashing in his eyes, and his ears, exposed outside his hair, turning bright red.
For some reason, he didn't dare to look Lin Yan in the eye, avoiding her gaze, and his voice trembled slightly.
"Thank you, my wife..."
Lin Yan found him inexplicable; his mood changed as quickly as turning the pages of a book, making him impossible to understand.
Just a moment ago it was half-dead, but now its eyes are shining brightly, like a frightened little deer!
After a month and a half of intensive construction, the new house is finally ready to live in, and the wolfberry garden was completed and occupied half a month ago.
Early in the morning, after setting off firecrackers at the entrance of the new house, Lin Yan scattered the thousand copper coins she had exchanged beforehand, along with fruits and snacks, outside the house.
There's a custom in the village of scattering money after a house is built, but everyone only scatters about ten coins for good luck.
This was the first time they had ever encountered someone throwing away a string of coins like that, and for a moment, everyone was scrambling to grab them!
Those who grabbed a lot managed to get dozens of coins, while even those who grabbed the least managed to get several coins, not to mention all the food.
Basically, everyone's bags were bulging...
Considering the villagers' hardships, Lin Yan not only prepared these things, but also spent three taels of silver to treat the whole village to a long-lasting feast.
The meal featured more meat than vegetables, and everyone ate until their mouths were greasy before leaving with a full stomach.
The whole family was incredibly excited to be able to move into their new brick house!
Lin Muyan and Lin Yu, in particular, were so excited and curious that they touched and looked at everything, chattering happily all day long.
Lin Yan and Xie Muqing lived in the main house, which was converted into a bedroom, a study, and a bathroom.
Lin Zhenghong and his wife lived in the east wing. Because they needed to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed) in winter, Lin Muyan and Lin Yu did not live in the wing for the time being, and their accommodations were still arranged as before.
At night, after a long day of work and without hearing any erotic music, Lin Yan fell asleep early.
At that moment, the sound of wings flapping against the window could be heard again. Xie Muqing opened the window and took a letter from under the gyrfalcon's feet.
When he saw what was inside, he couldn't help but frown, thinking of what the two birds had brought a few days ago.
So the woman beside him was actually the fearsome leader of the Thousand Machines Pavilion?!
As Xie Muqing read the description of the tragic deaths of those people in the book, a cold wind suddenly blew by, and he instantly felt a chill between his legs!
After closing the window again and lying back in bed, Xie Muqing's emotions still couldn't calm down for a long time...
It wasn't that he was afraid; after all, no matter how tragically someone died, it was still a death that didn't deserve to be mourned!
If his legs were intact, he would love to go with her to kill those people!
He couldn't help but worry about her, after all, she had killed people in the prefectural city that night.
Prefect Xu is young and capable, and quite a figure. What if he suddenly investigates her one day...?
It seems he needs to prepare in advance just in case.
After all, they are now inseparable; their fates are intertwined, one for the other's glory and the other for theirs...
The next day, just as Lin Yan got into the carriage, she saw Xie Li panting as she caught up to it.
"Miss Lin, are you going to town? Could you give me a ride?"
It wasn't until she got into the carriage that Lin Yan noticed she was carrying a bundle, which aroused her curiosity:
Are you going to town to deliver the embroidery?
“These aren’t embroidered items; they’re jackets I made a few days ago. It’s getting cold lately, so I’m sending them to my aunt.”
The shop actually gives its employees five days off each month, but Wang wanted to take them all at once, which is why she hasn't been able to go back to the village these days.
The two chatted and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at the hot pot restaurant.
Because they needed to tie up the horses, Lin Yan walked behind, while Xie Li entered the shop first.
Ye Jun thought it was a guest and hurriedly came to greet her. When he saw her face clearly, the usually eloquent man actually stumbled over his words.
"Miss, uh... Madam, please come in."
Just as Xie Li was about to explain that she hadn't come for a meal, Wang Shi rushed out from inside, her tone filled with undisguised joy:
"Li'er, what brings you here?"
"Mom, I've come to bring you a padded jacket. It's filled with new cotton from my brother and sister-in-law, and it's very warm."
There were people both inside and outside the shop, and Xie Li didn't want anyone to know Wang's identity and thus look down on her.
Upon hearing her call her "Mother," Wang burst into tears, overwhelmed with emotion, as if her long-cherished wish had finally come true.
"Oh! Oh! Good child, Mother loves this coat!"
Just then, a carriage passed by on the street, and a long, slender hand reached out from inside and lifted a corner of the curtain.
Having traveled for half a day, the carriage was too stuffy, so he decided to get some fresh air.
Suddenly, a beautiful figure appeared in front of him, stirring up quite a ripple in his calm heart.
As he lowered the curtain, he gave instructions to the people outside:
"Check who that girl in the green dress is."
"yes."
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