"That's great! Thank you, Sister Cheng!" Lin Yi called out to her obediently.
Cheng Yuerong waved her hand, not caring much.
His gaze swept silently towards Huo Yanqing out of the corner of his eye, the meaning of which was unclear.
"Let's all have a drink to celebrate our meeting here today!" Guan Yu picked up the wine pot and poured a glass for everyone.
Cheng Yuerong's wine glass was also filled to the brim. "Okay," she replied.
He then drank the wine in one gulp.
"Try this fish dish, it's absolutely delicious," Guan Yu recommended to Lin Qixia.
Lin Qixia agreed and went to pick up the dish to eat. The fish was tender and soft.
She complimented, "The taste is indeed quite good."
"Hehe, I knew it," Guan Yu said smugly. "This way of making fried fish is a local specialty; you can't find it anywhere else. Let me tell you."
The two chatted amiably, while Cheng Yuerong occasionally glanced at Huo Yanqing.
Huo Yanqing noticed her gaze and frowned slightly. He put down his chopsticks and said to Lin Qixia, "I'm finished eating. I'll go outside and wait for you."
As he spoke, he stood up to leave.
"You're full already?" Lin Qixia asked, somewhat surprised.
After all, Huo Yanqing usually eats much more than this, so why is he not having a good appetite today since we're eating out?
"Okay." Huo Yanqing responded and left.
Lin Qixia looked at his back and felt puzzled.
They were completely unaware of what had happened before.
"Oh, don't worry about him, let's eat." Guan Yu put his arm around Lin Qixia.
Lin Qixia's attention was quickly diverted, so she simply continued to immerse herself in the dinner party.
"Lin Yi, give this to me, you don't need to eat it." Lin Jiudong took the sweet and sour pork away from Lin Yi.
"No! This is mine!" Lin Yi immediately shouted unwillingly and began to struggle with her.
The group of people at the table chatted and ate, taking turns talking.
The atmosphere in the noodle shop was lively and bustling.
Even with outsiders present, the Lin family enjoyed their meal very much, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
...
Beiling Mountain Village.
By the time Lin Xiao arrived at the village gate, it was already late at night.
"Who do we have here? It's Brother Lin! Welcome back to our mountain stronghold."
creak—
As the gates of the village swung open, Yun Zhi greeted Lin Xiao warmly, as if he didn't know that Lin Qixia had deliberately arranged for Lin Xiao to come here.
"Hmm." Compared to Yun Zhi's enthusiasm, Lin Xiao's attitude was much colder.
After entering the village, he took the booklet that Lin Qixia had given him out of his pocket and handed it to Yun Zhi, saying, "My Xia'er asked me to give this to you."
"Thank you." Yun Zhi accepted the gift and thanked Lin Xiao.
He then opened it and flipped through it casually. The neat and beautiful handwriting on it was very orderly, and many pages were even accompanied by simple line drawings.
Yun Zhi stopped in his tracks, momentarily stunned.
"From today onwards, I will be living on the mountain. Is there a room for me?" Lin Xiao asked as he walked ahead. After not receiving a response for a while, he turned his head and glanced at Yun Zhi behind him.
Only then did I realize that he was flipping through the booklet with a look of astonishment on his face.
Lin Xiao frowned and asked him, "What's wrong?"
"Uh." Yun Zhi finally came to his senses, closed the booklet, and said to Lin Xiao with emotion, "It's nothing, it's just a little hard to believe—did Lin Qixia really write this booklet?"
He walked towards Lin Xiao, still unable to suppress his doubts.
After all, what he saw in the booklet was so astonishing; it was something he had never seen or heard of before.
What are the Three Main Rules of Discipline and the Eight Points for Attention?
What kind of militarized management?
Each rule is more outrageous than the last. Is this the kind of rule that these bandits should follow?
Lin Xiao sensed the doubt in his tone about his second sister's abilities and retorted angrily, "What does Young Master Yun mean by this? Since you've acknowledged my second sister as your leader, why are you questioning her?"
"That booklet was naturally written by my second sister. Who else did you think it was written by?"
Yun Zhi had already walked up to Lin Xiao. Facing his angry expression, she lowered her head apologetically, "Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked."
"Starting tomorrow, we will definitely select team members and conduct training according to the instructions in this booklet."
"Okay." Lin Xiao nodded. "My sister asked me to pass on a message to you: please make sure you memorize every word in this booklet and train the team according to the methods described in it."
"She will come to check your training results in person after a while."
“I understand,” Yun Zhi replied.
As he spoke, he gestured for Lin Xiao to follow him, "The room I arranged for you, Brother Lin, is the one on the north side of the village. Please come with me."
"Very good." Lin Xiao was satisfied and followed Yun Zhi deeper into the village.
Upon arriving at the entrance of his residence, Lin Xiao handed another roll of paper that Lin Qixia had given him to Yun Zhi, saying, "Go and post it in a prominent place in the village. We must find enough people to help Xia'er at the shop within three days."
He didn't want to delay his second sister's business.
Yun Zhi's smile froze for a moment because of Lin Xiao's imperious attitude.
"Hurry up and go!" Lin Xiao urged him impatiently.
Yun Zhi cleared his throat and replied, "Okay, I'll go right away."
When he turned to leave, the smile on his face disappeared, and a gloomy and cold look appeared in his eyes.
He then opened the scroll in his hand and saw what was written on it.
It seems that Lin Qixia is recruiting people for her business, and she's hiring quite a few people. Anyone who is capable and willing to come can apply.
In addition to hiring shop assistants, she also needed to find a delivery team and thugs.
As for the shop she wants to open, it will be a grain shop.
He muttered dismissively, "Opening a grain shop within the territory of Huailiang Prefecture? That's really overestimating oneself."
Even though he wasn't optimistic, Yun Zhi still did as Lin Xiao said and had someone post the paper on the notice board in the open space in the center of the village.
You'll see it as soon as you pass by tomorrow morning.
...
The next morning, sure enough, the early risers in the village noticed the job posting on the notice board.
Meanwhile, next door there was a notice with handwriting that was as elegant as drifting clouds, yet powerful enough to penetrate the paper.
The style of that piece was very different from Lin Qixia's, and the content was also completely different.
"What...what is written here?"
"Come and look! This looks like it was written by the Fifth Master, and next to him is—"
"Who else could it be? It must be the new boss!"
"That girl from the Lin family?"
"What a coincidence, they both posted notices, what are they up to?"
Many people were illiterate and could only stare blankly at the dense text, unable to understand a word.
Recently, the former leader of the village, Boss Cheng, died, and a country girl from Xiahe Village took his place, causing a sudden change in the village.
Everyone was very nervous, fearing that something terrible had happened and their lives would be ruined again.
"Make way, make way! It's the second and fifth leaders!" someone shouted from the back of the crowd.
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