n

n

nTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

nJiang Pengji wouldn’t keep lazy people in her troop; she did not have the mercy to do so.

nAll her people needed to create some value for themselves or else they would be abandoned. Even though she had the intention to bring the women and children back, she would make them contribute their labor force to create some valuable work.

nAfter some speculation, Xu Ke said, “At Langjun’s disposal.”

n“Do we have enough food and money?” Jiang Pengji asked. She did not expect much from the Liu Mansion. Apart from the initial startup capital, she managed to cover the rest of the expense by herself. Such as… the money she won from the Fulai Gambling House.

nShe left part of it to Nongqin and gave the rest to Xu Ke for the troop’s expenses.

nIf he told her there was a lack of money, she might go and make another fortune in the gambling house. Xu Ke shook his head, saying, “Yes. But you want more than that, so you have to make a good arrangement first to avoid any potential finance problems.”

nThere weren’t many people in the troop. Including the untamed bandits, there were just over 100 people, which wouldn’t cost so much for daily life. Not to mention the loot they had grabbed earlier, the money Jiang Pengji had given was enough to support the troop for several years. However, his langjun’s ambition wouldn’t end there. It was troublesome that she didn’t want a troop of only 100 people.

nAs an accountant, Xu Ke naturally needed to arrange everything well and scrimp every penny.

nJiang Pengji looked at Xu Ke up and down, arms folded to her chest, and said, “Great, you look like a professional accountant now.”

nXu Ke didn’t know whether he should laugh or cry. “Langjun, can you just stop teasing me?”

nTo tell the truth, he used to think it wouldn’t be hard to work as an accountant––that was, until he met his langjun. Whether it was easy or not was totally dependent on whether the boss was good at bringing trouble.

nThey came back with fruitful results from suppressing the bandits. Jiang Qingji left a few people to guard the bandits and took them away in batches. The booties they had grabbed would be all shipped back. It was better for them to leave before it got dark. Otherwise, they might alert the bandits of other villages.

nThere were too many bandits near Hejian County. If their actions were exposed, they would be alerted and it wouldn’t be easy to suppress the other bandits the next time.

n“Xiaoyu, you go back and see who else got injured. Give the wounded more rewards! Don’t make them disappointed with us!” On the way back, Jiang Pengji suddenly said, “Being fair in handing out rewards and punishments will avoid the dissatisfaction of people and erase any potential dangers that might arise.”

nXu Ke nodded. “Rest assured. I will settle everything.”

nAfter a busy night, people of the troop went to sleep and rested in batches. Another group of people watched the bandits that were still tied so as to avoid troubles.

nThe farm was large enough and there were many empty rooms.

nXu Ke sent people to clean up the other two big rooms and to make a wide bed in each one. He gave each of the captured bandits a quilt.

nIn order to prevent them from rioting, he also carefully scattered them amongst the people of the previous troop and divided them into different teams. With more people in the troop, the daily expenses became larger and Xu Ke got more trivial things to deal with. He got everything done by noon.

nHe had seen the record method of the internal accounts and felt it was quite clear. Therefore, he just took that method on the account of the troop. The record of the account was clear and concise, so the method was useful.

nHe counted the rewards that should be sent, speculating that he should go buy some pigs. Then, the voice of his aunt came from outside the house. “Aunt, why are you here?” Xu Ke put aside the things at hand and got up to open the door.

n“Our master awarded me several bolts of cloth. I think they are of high quality, so I’m here to measure you for some spring clothes.”

nXu Ke’s aunt was a very gentle woman, but she had calluses all over her two hands from years of hard work and bad sight from working nights. Needlework wouldn’t be easy for her, but Xu Ke did not stop her. After all, it was the good intentions of the elder. How could he refuse? Plus, the farm life was too leisurely. if she didn’t find something to do, it would be very boring all day long.

nXu Ke welcomed her in. “Why are you always thinking for me? You should also take care of yourself!”

n“Oh, I’m too old to wear those beautiful clothes! Now that you’re working with our young master, you should be decent.” The aunt disapproved. “You always wear the same clothes all year long. The others will think that the master treats you badly…”

nXu Ke coughed a bit out of embarrassment. “Auntie, I brought you here to enjoy your life. You should stop doing dirty, tough work! You should wear whatever you like and you don’t have to save money for me! Now that Langjun has me in an important position, we’ll live a better life in the future.”

nThe aunt glared at him and said, “Who lives like you?”

n“Auntie, you don’t have to save anything for me! Later, I will buy some housemaids for you and serve you as if you’re the queen. ”

n“You’re talking nonsense again! Don’t say that! I don’t need housemaids! I’ll thank god if you can bring a girl back and marry her one day,” his aunt said, putting her palms together. Xu Ke found it both funny and annoying.

n“It’s not a big deal. You don’t have to worry about that! If I meet someone I like, I will definitely tell you and ask you to arrange the wedding for me.”

nXu Ke’s aunt was an enlightened and optimistic woman. Since Xu Ke had said that, she stopped hastening him. However, she still had to say something. “People like us don’t care about a girl’s background. If there is a great girl who’s considerate to you, you should definitely marry her.”

nXu Ke just smiled with no certain answer. He didn’t pay much attention to that. The first thing to do was deal with the things at hand and build up something for his whole life. In addition, his mother had just died. It was too soon to talk about his future marriage.

nSystem: “End of the Semi-interactive Bandit Suppressing One! Dear audience, are you satisfied with that? A. Satisfied; B. Middle; C Not satisfied.”

nVoting time came again! Only 85.32 percent of the audience chose A.

nA result under expectations. After all, not every audience member could accept her slaughtering multiple people. She was also unwilling to change her plan for the audience. The System had thought it would be okay to have 60 percent of them choosing A. It had never expected to gain the chance to open a silver treasure chest.

nHearing the familiar sound of an email coming through, Jiang Pengji clicked it directly and chose to draw her luck. Another card.

nShe pinched the card with her fingers and turned it over. On the card was a beautiful infant all cuddled up. After a clear sight of the words under it, she totally freaked out.

n“Elixir of Easy Pregnancy––Congratulations on obtaining the chance to have a baby! One day, you will be picked as a concubine for the emperor, and you will win the love of the emperor. But, like flowers that will wither away, you will age and the emperor will stop loving you. However, if you have a baby, you will become the top of all the emperor’s concubines.

nUsage method: Eat before intercourse.”

nJiang Pengji snorted. “Hey, System––you’re trash!”

nThe System also almost exploded. “Jiang Pengji! That’s enough! I’m a court intrigue System! What else could I offer you other than this?”

nJiang Pengji snorted again and accepted the card. “Can men deliver babies?”

nSystem: “…”

n“As a court intrigue System, you don’t even have the ability to deliver babies! And you still said that you’re not trash!”

nSystem: “…”

n“Wah…” it suddenly cried out.

n