Starting with a cub, the superpower boss becomes the richest man by lying flat

Chapter 117 I asked her to work harder and think less

The next day, Mo Ziyuan, Gao Yong, Chu Yu and Zhou Qi left Liulin Village on horseback early in the morning.

Listening to the sound of their horses' hooves as they receded, Lin Xin hugged the quilt tightly in her arms. Many images popped up in her mind, including those of Mo Ziyuan and his men leading troops into battle, those of them confronting others in the court, those of them sitting together discussing things, and those of them injured and bleeding.

Lin Xin suddenly pulled the quilt up to cover her head, but she couldn't stop the images from flooding into her mind. She turned over and simply threw back the quilt and sat up.

She didn't know that Mo Ziyuan and the others were also discussing her!
"Ziyuan, why don't you let Miss Lin go to Beijing with us? With her here, our chances of winning will be much greater." Gao Yong has been full of admiration for Lin Xin's abilities over the past three years and has held her in high esteem.

"Yeah! I thought you went to persuade her to join us last night!" Even Zhou Qi, who is usually a man of few words, said this.

Mo Ziyuan pursed his lips and said, "I don't want to drag her into this quagmire."

"Ziyuan, you are wrong. Ever since Taotao appeared in Miss Lin's life, she has been tied to us and can't hide. You have to know that there is no impenetrable wall in this world. Although we still don't know how you managed to go to the capital and back in one day, as long as we are willing to investigate, there will always be some clues left. Have you ever thought about whether Miss Lin would be in danger at that time?" Zhou Qi said to him seriously.

"Yes! If she is in danger and we are not around, there is really no way to save her." Chu Yu agreed.

Mo Ziyuan tightened his grip on the reins, resisting the urge to turn his horse back. He said dryly, "Let's wait until we understand the situation in the capital. If we rashly take her with us now, and something happens along the way, she'll be in danger."

After hearing what he said, Gao Yong and the others stopped trying to persuade him and urged their horses to speed up.

After getting up, Lin Xin walked into the kitchen as usual. When she scooped the rice into the ladle to wash it, she realized that she had washed the rice when everyone was here. Now that the main group of people who were eating had left, they would have to eat the porridge made from this rice for several days. She couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Wow, we're eating rice so early in the morning! And it's a big meal!" Cui Shi walked in on time, his eyes lighting up when he saw the rice, pickles, stir-fried meat and fried chicken on the table.

"Yes! I didn't pay attention and washed the rice too much, so I changed the porridge into rice." Lin Xin came over and explained while holding the steamed egg custard for Lin Tao.

"Rice is good! I like to eat rice. Porridge can never make me full." Cui Shi walked into the kitchen to help get the dishes and chopsticks, and took the lead in serving himself a bowl of rice.

Meng Yichen, who followed him in with Lin Nan, observed Lin Xin's expression as soon as he entered the room. Not finding anything wrong, he breathed a sigh of relief and sat down at the table calmly.

Everyone had their own thoughts during the meal. The only one who was not affected was Lin Tao. Even Lin Nan felt a little uncomfortable. After all, without the few grown men who always had to grab food during meals, the meal was really too quiet.

"I'm going into the mountains today. Is it okay for Taotao and Nannan to come with you?" Lin Xin asked Meng Yichen after putting down her bowl.

"Going into the mountains? What are you going into the mountains for?" Meng Yichen asked with a frown.

"It's boring to stay at home anyway, so I'll go in and see if there's any prey so I can add some to everyone's dishes." Lin Xin replied with a shrug.

"The wild animals in the mountains are skinny and ferocious after starving for a whole winter. Why are you going there?" Meng Yichen looked at her disapprovingly.

Cui Shi also chimed in: "Yeah, let's wait a while before going!" Lin Nan and Lin Tao also looked at her with their big dark eyes, and the eagerness in Lin Tao's eyes could not be hidden at all.

Lin Xin felt helpless and had to give up. "Alright, if you don't want to go, then don't go!"

"If you really have nothing to do, come over and help me grind all the herbs. I'll make some pills later." Cui Shi suggested.

Lin Xin thought it was okay. It would be annoying to stay there anyway, so she simply locked the gate and followed him. As soon as she entered, she saw a mountain of medicinal herbs piled up in the yard. Her jaw almost dropped. Pointing at the mountain of herbs, she turned around and asked Cui Shi, "Are these the ones you're talking about?"

The old man smiled and twirled his beard, nodding. "That's it. Yichen, a weak scholar, can't help much. I was just worrying about what to do, but then—"

"So I just came here on my own initiative, didn't I?" Lin Xin automatically picked up Cui Shi's words.

"Hehe, if you insist on saying so, then so be it!" Cui Shi said with great joy.

Lin Xin was tricked by him into joining the pirate ship. She spent more than ten days struggling with the pile of medicinal herbs. Not only did she grind them into powder, but she also had to help make the medicine pills.

"I said this thing doesn't have a dosage or anything? I rely entirely on the feel of my hands. If one pill is bigger or smaller, will it really not affect the efficacy?" Lin Xin asked Cui Shi doubtfully while rubbing the pills.

"It doesn't matter. These are all medicines that can treat colds, fevers and the like. It doesn't matter if the dosage is larger or smaller, as long as it won't kill people." Cui Shi said nonchalantly.

Lin Xin's eyebrows twitched. Is this the rigorous attitude a doctor should have?
"By the way, once you finish making the pills, please help me put them into bottles!" Cui Shi pointed to a large wooden basin of medicinal powder and said to Lin Xin.

"Are you trying to tire me to death?" Lin Xin threw the wooden mold in her hand onto the table, intending to strike.

"Oh, how is that possible! Isn't it said that those who are capable should do more work? Look at us, the old, the young, the weak, and you are so capable, why can't you do more? Right!"

Lin Xin: “······” I seriously suspect that you are tricking me into doing more work.

"Oh!" She sighed deeply, resignedly picked up the mold and started making the pills again. She knew that these things would be sent to the capital to Mo Ziyuan and others. There would be bloodshed if they wanted to seize that position. She only hoped that their sacrifices could be smaller and smaller.

Seeing her start working hard again, Meng Yichen pulled Cui Shi aside and asked him quietly, "Mr. Cui, you arranged so much work for Miss Lin, and then you have nothing to do yourself. Do you think this is appropriate?"

Cui Shi raised his eyelids and glanced at him. "What do you know? Didn't you see that this girl lost all her energy when Ziyuan and the others left? I asked her to do more work and think less. Look, she looks much better these past two days."

Meng Yichen rolled his eyes at him and said, "Mr. Cui, we're so familiar with each other, you can't fool me. Although your starting point is indeed what you said, it is definitely not the main one. I think you're just lazy."

"You little brat, you know everything until you tell it to me! I'll deduct a piece of braised pork from you at noon, humph!" Cui Shi snorted and walked away with his hands behind his back.