"Hello, sister-in-law!"

"Hello."

The bandits lived a worse life than office workers, only getting a day and a half off for Chinese New Year. On the morning of the second day, the stronghold was back in operation. Zhao Changhe went to the martial arts field for military training and personally acted as an instructor, leading people in practicing martial arts. Those who didn't train were given other assignments, and the trap-setting movement that had been stagnant before was restarted.

Zhao Changhe felt that if he hadn't traveled through time, he might have become a capitalist who needed to be hanged.

But the safety of the stronghold was at stake.

While Zhao Changhe was in charge, Yue Hongling wandered around the stronghold to get familiar with where the traps were, so as not to accidentally fall into one... Although she wasn't seriously injured now and could escape even if she did fall into a trap, it was still unpleasant.

She actually wanted to dismantle the traps... but forget it.

"Sister-in-law, are you going shopping?"

"How did you and the boss meet? They say he's from the city, but I don't believe it."

"If you can't speak, you can cut off your own tongue." Yue Hongling's face was expressionless.

There were many bandits who couldn't speak, and not all of them were clever. There was even a stupid person who asked why the boss had overdrawn his abilities yesterday, and whether he could explain it in detail. This guy was really annoying...

He was still hanging upside down on the edge of the martial arts field as an example, and the boss didn't even dare to fart, highlighting who was in charge of the stronghold.

"Don't put any spikes in these pits." Yue Hongling stopped a bandit who was trying to add spikes to a pit. "The stronghold is so big, not everyone knows where every trap is. If we accidentally hurt our own people, it won't be good."

"But the pits without spikes are useless. Are they for trapping people or letting them hide and defecate inside?" The bandit scratched his head.

"Bang!" The bandit was kicked away.

Zhao Changhe seemed rude, but only when he really interacted with these bandits did he realize what it meant to have no filter and no taboos. When he cursed people, he might use some foul language, but his daily language was still civilized...

Yue Hongling had a headache and held her head, pointing to the other people nearby who were shrinking and flashing. "You, you, you... go and dismantle the spikes in the other pits. These deadly traps can be set outside the stronghold, on the back mountain, the nearby mountain roads, and other places where they can be more threatening. Inside the stronghold, they should only be used to trap enemies, to avoid accidental injury."

"Okay, we'll listen to you, sister-in-law!"

"There are other tricks besides spikes. For example, when you step on it, ice water pours down, and at this time of year, most people would lose a layer of skin. There are also things like vines that wrap around and close up after you step on it. There are many mechanisms in the world. Use your imagination, and whoever comes up with a good trick will be rewarded!"

"Also, it's spring now, and this mountain is so big. Some places can be used for planting things. It not only supplements our expenses, but also prevents us from eating up all the resources.""Isn't that a bandit? Say it again?"

"If there's no objection, then let's do it."

"The head of the family's opinion? The head of the family! What about you?"

Zhao Changhe's voice came from afar: "Listen to her..."

Who is the head of the family?

The people in the village really felt that they had gained a housekeeper, but this housekeeper was a half-baked person who didn't know anything about housework and could only come up with some random ideas. For example, if you asked her what to plant, she would just stare at you blankly, not knowing whether she was angry or just had no idea in her head.

She didn't bother with the accounts in the warehouse, couldn't understand them at all, and her cute confused expression when looking at words she recognized but couldn't put together was especially adorable.

In the end, the boss had to take a look himself, and then she would angrily go to lead people in practicing martial arts.

No one knew who the leader of the village was, who the wife was, as if everything was turned upside down.

Lunchtime.

The village leader and the wife were hiding in the house, cooking their own food. They ate in silence for a while, and it seemed strange when they finally spoke up.

"Um..." Zhao Changhe hesitated a bit before speaking, almost finishing his meal.

Yue Hongling chewed on the meat, her cheeks moving up and down, and looked up at him.

Zhao Changhe was unexpectedly charmed and turned his head away, clearing his throat: "I had them fix up the house next door, and you can live there from today. There's a barrel in the room, and I had them heat up water for you every night."

Yue Hongling blinked her eyes, this arrangement for housework was good, maybe you should be the wife in the future.

Actually, Yue Hongling was different from Luo Qi. She really didn't need to sleep and could just sit in a chair and meditate. The awkward situation they had experienced before wouldn't happen again. Yue Hongling hadn't planned to live separately, after all, if the "wife" didn't live together, it would only arouse suspicion and at least make people think that the leader's family was not in harmony.

But Yue Hongling also knew that living together as a man and a woman would inevitably lead to some problems. Zhao Changhe was trying to prevent her from encountering awkward situations in advance, even if it meant being laughed at for not being a good husband.

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"Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the little ones?" She deliberately asked.

"Compared to them, I would rather you live here longer without any psychological barriers." Zhao Changhe muttered, "Although this housekeeper is actually useless."

Yue Hongling glared at him and he raised his hands in surrender.

After staring at him for a long time, Yue Hongling finally pursed her lips: "Okay. However, I still have to leave even if I live here for a long time. Rest for a while after eating, and we'll continue practicing today."

..."Second brother, the atmosphere in the city has been strange lately." The young girl asked her brother with some confusion in the inn in the city. "I've noticed some distant gangsters coming here, like Lin Feihu from the Black Tiger Gang. He's a master at Xuan Guan level four... Could it be that they heard about your street fight with Yue Hongling and came to take advantage of the situation?"

The siblings were no longer pretending to be ordinary people passing by when they first arrived at Mang Mountain. The young girl was wearing a hooded sable fur coat, her head wrapped in a furry hat, revealing a cute and pretty little red face. It was impossible to tell that she was a "passerby" at that time... It could only be said that disguising oneself and keeping a low profile were essential skills for walking the Jianghu.

Cui Yuanyong was sitting by the window in a brocade robe, reading a book leisurely, a true handsome young man, gentle as jade.

After listening to his sister's question, he smiled warmly, "It shouldn't be like that. In the battle between me and Yue Hongling, both sides knew their limits and stopped when necessary. The injuries would heal in no more than three to five days. Even bystanders could tell that our injuries were not severe. If this news were to spread, others wouldn't come until half a month later... Everyone would know that we have already recovered, so why would they come?"

Yes, it had been half a month since their fight, and Yue Hongling had been the "bandit leader's wife" in the mountain stronghold for half a month. Cui Yuanyong still found it hard to understand how this could be possible, even after imagining it in his head. However, he had witnessed it with his own eyes, and it was Yue Hongling who had taken the initiative.

It had been half a month, and Zhao Changhe, a strong man, must have satisfied Yue Hongling.

Indeed, the rural mountain girl was just like that, capable of fighting, but still crude and vulgar.

Fortunately, Cui Yuanyong was not a gossipy person. He didn't even tell his sister about this matter - it wouldn't be appropriate to tell a young girl about such things. He only told his sister that Yue Hongling was hiding in the North Mang Mountain stronghold to recover from her injuries, and asked his sister, who was eager to catch wanted criminals, not to go there.

Cui Yuanyong thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "So Lin Feihu should have nothing to do with us. Instead, he might be looking for trouble with Zhao Changhe. Zhao Changhe is invincible in the knife trial of Mang Mountain, so it's time for him to attract the attention of outsiders. Even though Lin Feihu is at Xuan Guan level four, he's still competing for the last place on the Qianlong List. It's really embarrassing."

After listening to her brother's words, the young girl snorted, "What kind of brain does this rustic man have? If this Xuan Guan level four comes looking for trouble, what should we do if Zhao Changhe gets killed? What about my mission?"

Cui Yuanyong was speechless, "Yue Hongling, who has recovered completely, is living in the stronghold. I can't even beat her. As for him? Except for the masters on the Tian Di Ren Lists, whoever comes looking for trouble will have to rely on their own luck..."The girl thought of this and laughed, then frowned and asked strangely, "It's been half a month, Yue Hongling's injury should have healed by now. Why is she still staying in the mountain stronghold?"

Cui Yuanyong looked at his book without lifting his head. "She can come and go as she pleases. What business is it of yours?"

"What about my mission? Am I supposed to just wait here?"

"Finish breaking through to the third level. What have you been doing lately?"

"...I've been taking care of you since you got injured."

"Yes, yes, I really need you to take care of me." Cui Yuanyong sighed. "Tang Chancellor gave you this task, and I thought it was just a childish way to keep you occupied. But now that Zhao Changhe is becoming more powerful, he's not just some ordinary thief. I think Tang Chancellor may be testing some of our ideas... You should give up this task--this is not a suggestion, it's an order."

The girl's eyes rolled around, and she smiled mischievously. "Zhao Changhe's power is like a tiger, referring to the rumor that the mountain stronghold was lifted by the stronghold's wife and now he's crouching on the balcony like a cat?"

"...Don't interrupt. If I tell you to give up, then give up."

"It's really boring." The girl pouted and left, not knowing if she had listened or not.