After traveling for a day and a night, the group returned to Dongli City in the evening of the next day.
Yan Sui had been waiting at the door of the city lord's mansion early. Although Li Xiao had already sent a letter to Feige saying that he would come back later, Yan Sui was still a little worried. It wasn't until she saw Li Xiao's figure gradually becoming clearer that she finally felt relieved.
"Xiaojie, we are back." Li Xiao saw the familiar figure at the door and hurriedly came up to greet him.
Yan Yan nodded towards Li Xiao and said hello to the old King Qin: "Uncle Qin, thank you for your hard work. Is it going well along the way?"
"Xiao Yan, I made you worry, but we are all fine." Old King Qin said with a smile, and then looked at Yan Yan's belly. "Xiaojie, you are inconvenient now, go in and rest quickly, don't be exhausted."
"Okay, Uncle Qin." Yan Shu said obediently.
At this time, Yan Yan looked at the two strangers behind Li Xiao, thinking that these were the villagers of Liujia Village.
"I have seen the Ninth Princess." Liu Erqiang and Liu Huya have never seen such a noble and beautiful woman. Even though she is pregnant with Liujia, her aura is still eye-catching. Seeing Yan Shu looking over, the two men quickly knelt down to pay their respects.
"You two brothers, there is no need to be polite. Get up quickly. Now that you have come to Dongli City, you don't have to treat me as a princess. Just like the people of Dongli City, just call me City Lord." Yan Shu said with a smile.
"Yes, City Lord." The two of them sighed. They both said that hearing is false and seeing is believing. Now that they see the Lord of Dongli City, she can really give people an innate sense of trust. This feeling is not coercion, but willing surrender.
"Amu, take the two brothers down to rest, Haosheng will entertain them." Li Xiao turned around and ordered Amu.
Amu nodded and left with Liu Erqiang and Liu Huya.
The old god also came out at this time: "What are you doing standing at the door? Come in quickly."
"Old Immortal." Old King Qin was also very happy to see the old Immortal. After all, young people have their own things to do, and two old men can chat better.
"Haha, His Highness King Qin, please come in quickly. I have been waiting for you for a long time, and the tea is almost cold." The old god said with a smile.
"Haha, I'm already here." Old King Qin also said with a smile, and the two of them entered the courtyard together.
"Come on, little girl, let's go in too." Li Xiao took Yan Yan's hand and said.
Yan Shu obeyed and let Li Xiao lead her. She felt most at ease only by his side.
Several people came to the house. Li Xiao and the old King Qin told what happened on the road. Everyone wanted to hear what Yan Shu meant.
"The current situation in Nanli City is very difficult for the people to think about. It is not difficult for us to build a factory, and it is not difficult to solve the food and clothing problem of Liujia Village. But, what should we do to solve the fundamental problem of Nanli City? "Yan Shu asked.
"This is exactly what Uncle Qin and I are thinking about." Li Xiao said and looked at the old King Qin.
"The old troops of Nanli City will drag the people to death sooner or later." Old King Qin nodded and said: "Why don't we go talk to their city lord and see if they can be merged into Dongli City to eliminate future troubles."
"I'm afraid the attitude of the old Nanli City towards us is not optimistic. Even if the people are willing to submit to us, those in power may not surrender so easily, and there may be another war." Yan Yan said worriedly.
"This is what I'm worried about, so I said, it's better to build a factory in Liujiacun first, and then let Liu Erqiang and Liu Huya secretly call more people to join us. As long as more people support us, we can regain Nanli City. The chance of winning will be greater," Li Xiao said.
"Now we can only take one step and see the next, so let's do this first!" Yan Shu said.
"Then what kind of factory should we build?" Li Xiao asked again.
"Grain and warehouses cannot be placed on other people's land. Why not open a dyeing workshop? It is purely manual work, requires more people, and is easier to manage." Yan Shu suggested.
"Dyeing workshop? This is good." The old fairy nodded, and now everything the grandson's daughter-in-law said was right.
"Okay, then it's settled, leave the rest to me." Li Xiao said.
Everyone discussed some details before going to dinner.
