The same thing happened for the next two days.
Therefore, three days later, Lin Qixia had accumulated a lot of handicrafts. After having breakfast, she took these bamboo weaving and embroidery items out to sell them to the system.
[Congratulations, host, transaction complete. Balance: 724.]
"Buy rice worth 300 gold coins," Lin Qixia said.
System: [Purchase of 147 jin of rice, transaction complete, remaining balance 424.]
"Very good." After buying the rice, Lin Qixia took the cart to Beiling Mountain Village.
At this time, Beiling Mountain Village was bustling with activity, just like an ordinary town.
Smoke curled from the chimneys of each house, and people carrying hoes, buckets, and other farm tools bustled about in the village.
Besides occasionally going out to rob, they also cultivated land on this mountain, but mostly for growing vegetables and the like. There wasn't enough arable land to grow grain.
Secondly, there is a shortage of manpower.
"Fifth Brother, do you think Miss Lin will keep her word?"
On the pavilion to the left of the village gate, a white figure stood gazing into the distance.
A tall, slightly overweight man with a mature and kind appearance next to him asked him.
Yun Zhi replied, "Second Brother, don't worry. Given her actions at the time, I don't think she would lie to us."
"I hope so." The "second brother" Yun Zhi mentioned, Zhang Chushan, the second leader of Beiling Mountain Stronghold, sighed, "After all, we don't have much food left."
If Lin Qixia doesn't come soon, all the people in their village will go hungry.
After all, she was just a young girl. The fact that she took all the food with her earlier meant that she didn't intend to give any of it to them.
How could she possibly procure enough food to feed all of them in such a short time?
Zhang Chushan expressed his doubts about this.
"They're here!" Yun Zhi suddenly exclaimed at that moment.
Zhang Chushan asked in confusion, "She's here? Where?" At the same time, he followed Yun Zhi's gaze and looked towards the mountain path not far from the door.
Sure enough, a slender woman in blue was seen pulling a cart full of things towards them not far away.
Lin Qixia actually loaded the rice onto the truck near the entrance of the mountain stronghold.
Otherwise, it would be quite strenuous for her to pull all these things up the mountain by herself.
Even so, she was exhausted. After finally dragging the rice to the outside of the mountain stronghold, she waved to the people on the pavilion not far away: "Hey! Open the gate!"
At that moment, Zhang Chushan was the only one standing on the pavilion. He immediately waved for someone to open the door.
Lin Qixia stood outside the door, panting as she leaned against the cart.
The moment the door opened, she saw a figure in white standing opposite her.
"Miss Lin is really punctual." Behind the fox mask on Yun Zhi's face, a pair of eyes looked at her with an ambiguous meaning and teased her.
Lin Qixia ordered him impatiently, "Aren't you going to come and help?"
"Coming right away." Yun Zhi then waved his hand, signaling the villagers to come out and help Lin Qixia pull the car into the village.
"This is really grain! Miss Lin, you really keep your word!" one of the tall, thin men complimented her with a smile.
The others also happily thanked her, saying, "Thank you so much, Miss Lin! Now we won't go hungry!"
"It's nothing." Lin Qixia hadn't fully recovered yet and replied weakly.
Then I followed those people inside.
Yun Zhi walked beside her and silently glanced at Huo Yanqing next to her.
Huo Yanqing noticed his gaze and glared at him with disgust and wariness in her eyes.
Yun Zhi smiled and casually asked Lin Qixia, "There is a drought in Huailiang Prefecture. How did Miss Lin manage to get so much food in such a short time?"
"Aren't you asking too many questions?" Lin Qixia turned her head and retorted.
Yun Zhi was taken aback, but then just smiled and didn't ask any more questions.
But when the cart of grain was opened and he saw that it was filled with white rice, he could no longer hide the shock on his face.
His eyes became even more complicated when he looked at Lin Qixia: "Miss Lin is indeed—quite capable."
"Rice? Is it really rice?"
"Good heavens, I've never eaten rice in my life!"
"Me too, I never thought I'd actually get to eat here."
Many people were both surprised and delighted, and they all looked at the truckload of rice in disbelief.
They'd been bandits for so long, yet they rarely managed to steal any rice. Even when they did manage to, it was all taken by Boss Cheng, who would at most share it with his closest men. They, the underlings, rarely got a chance to eat any.
"Miss Lin, is this rice really for us?" someone asked Lin Qixia cautiously.
"Of course." Lin Qixia nodded calmly, also surprised that many of them had never eaten rice before.
She simply smiled and said, "This rice is for everyone to eat; everyone can eat it."
"I, Lin Qixia, have always been generous to my subordinates. If you follow me, all I ask for is your loyalty."
"If you can do that, I will make sure you have food and drink from now on."
She spoke with such certainty that the people in the mountain village were initially incredulous, but then erupted in cheers that echoed throughout the valley.
"That's wonderful, Miss Lin! Thank you!"
"We are absolutely loyal to you! You can rest assured!"
In these days, it's remarkable that such a large quantity of grain, especially precious rice, could be transported within three days.
Lin Qixia's strength is beyond question.
Lin Qixia's existence is now even more unfathomable and formidable to them.
Following someone like that, how could you possibly worry about food and drink? Absolutely not!
Many people have changed their minds and become more optimistic.
Faced with the awe and joy on everyone's faces, Lin Qixia smiled slightly and remained calm.
Watching this scene, Yun Zhi murmured, "You certainly know how to win people's hearts."
Lin Qixia overheard this and raised an eyebrow at him. "So what?"
If not, how can I quickly gain the respect of these people?
Buying rice from the system is much cheaper and more cost-effective than the coarse grains and cereals that people usually eat, which is why rice is her first choice.
She was even thinking that after the drought passed, she could harvest other grains and trade them with the system to make a profit from the price difference.
This little bit of stuff is nothing to her; it will make them trust her, and she can use it to control them and prevent them from doing anything harmful behind her back.
After all, it was her decision not to kill them. If she let them commit further crimes, wouldn't that be her sin?
Having brought them under her wing, she naturally wanted to settle them in as soon as possible.
Fortunately, everything has been handled properly so far.
"You eat my food, so naturally you should work for me," Lin Qixia suddenly said to them seriously.
Everyone turned to look at her. "What does the young lady want us to do?"
"Since you're under my command, you must obey my orders." Lin Qixia stroked her chin, pondered for a moment, and then said to them:
"You all stay on the mountain these days. I will arrange for someone to select you for 'training'."
"Training?" someone in the crowd asked, puzzled.
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