Chapter 1230

"Luring the enemy?" Situ Yu had been fighting for years and understood immediately, "Mr. He has a plan in mind?" He He Lingchuan smiled: "I have an idea."

Since it wasn't far anyway, He He Lingchuan simply invited all the chefs and helpers from the best restaurant in Yaopo to go directly to Jishi Village to cook! Tonight, Boss He is booking the whole place and requesting them to come and cook.

All the meat and vegetable supplies to be used were pulled over from Yaopo, filling seventeen large carts.

The people of Yaopo came out to watch the excitement, pointing and whispering, all saying that the nouveau riche was wealthy and extravagant.

So many large carts lining up on the mountain road was quite spectacular, and the entire journey was escorted by the Situ family's guard, giving them plenty of face.

Returning to Jishi Village, the guard turned back, while the restaurant kitchen staff borrowed the village's earthen stoves and began to cook a grand feast.

That night, the fragrance filled the entire village.

He He Lingchuan had a deep relationship with the Situ family, so Situ Yu allocated four hundred men to guard Rolling Stone Valley, stationed outside Jishi Village.

This army had just set up camp in the evening, and before their seats were even warm, the comfort food sent by He He Lingchuan arrived.

It was not only prepared by the head chef, but it had just been brought out of the kitchen and was still steaming.

It was just missing some wine, but the troops could not drink while on duty.

The soldiers ate until their mouths were oily, constantly praising the proprietor of the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce for really knowing how to conduct himself.

In addition, He He Lingchuan also invited every miner in Rolling Stone Valley and every household in Jishi Village to the threshing floor for a reward banquet—

Only the threshing floor could accommodate dozens of tables.

Boss He is treating the whole village to a feast! For those who didn't want to attend, He He Lingchuan sent people to their homes with two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, a pot of wine, and some fruits.

The meat dishes were either braised chicken legs or red-braised pork, oily and bright red; some were even smoked fish and sauce-braised rabbit meat, making people drool as soon as they lifted the lid.

The banquet on the threshing floor was, of course, the most sumptuous, with eight dishes on every table, all of which were colorful, fragrant, and delicious, and the portions were large enough to fill everyone up.

At the same time, every table was supplied with a jar of wine.

Firecrackers were set off before the banquet began, *pop-pop-pop* for more than two quarters of an hour, and smoke filled the air everywhere.

This small mountain village hadn't been this lively for a very, very long time.

He He Lingchuan toasted table by table, especially the employees stationed by Yangshan in Rolling Stone Valley.

Everyone had traveled across the ocean to the Flash Gold Plain, risking their lives to expand territory for the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce; besides excellent compensation, He He Lingchuan could not treat them poorly in other aspects.

The boss was treating them, and the toast was generous, so everyone let go and ate and drank to their heart's content.

The main theme was everyone being happy.

He He Lingchuan sat at the main table, with Jiang Lishui and others accompanying him; glasses were clinking, and there was no shortage of flattery at the table, with laughter echoing over Jishi Village.

The miners and villagers let it go in one ear and out the other, all burying their heads in the food at the side, not taking it to heart.

What did these foreign merchants talking business have to do with them? They couldn't understand it anyway, so eating more good food was the real business.

After three rounds of drinks, Jiang Lishui also expressed his concerns: "Boss, you have offended Pixia and that Xuan Lu Ghost King; you must be careful about your safety and not be taken advantage of by thieves and ghosts."

He He Lingchuan laughed: "I haven't fought the Pixia people, so how can it be considered an offense? We are just businessmen; what's more, can the Pixia people control who I do business with?"

Jiang Lishui suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, you are right."

"And about the Ghost King." He He Lingchuan raised his glass and took a sip, "I will set off early tomorrow morning and return to Julu Port to catch a ship. No matter how powerful this Xuan Lu Ghost King is, can it cross the ocean to chase me?"

"No, that's definitely impossible." Jiang Lishui was also tipsy and no longer as reserved as before. He slapped his thigh and said, "Boss, you are returning west tomorrow? Then tonight we should have been the ones to see you off! Come, your subordinate toasts you to getting everything you wish for and having boundless good fortune!"

He He Lingchuan patted Jiang Lishui on the shoulder again:

"You don't need to worry either. After I leave, the Xuan Lu Ghost King won't do thankless work without a target, and Rolling Stone Valley is guarded by the Situ guard, so I expect it won't be invaded by ghosts and bandits again. You just need to mine with peace of mind."

Jiang Lishui patted his chest: "With you saying that, your subordinate is relieved."

As soon as He He Lingchuan put down his wine glass, he hurriedly went to fill it to seventy percent.

"You have done a good job here; you have courage, vision, and can seize opportunities." He He Lingchuan shook his glass, "After working in the Flash Gold Plain for another two years, I have other assignments for you."

During the expansion period, the Yangshan Archipelago indeed needed such talent. Jiang Lishui had fought for the opportunity to perform, so he should, of course, be rewarded.

Jiang Lishui was overjoyed and immediately toasted: "Thank you, Boss!"

His efforts were finally seen by the big leader!

Promotion and soaring were just around the corner.

It was not in vain that he risked his life to come to this god-forsaken place to fight the wind and waves.

Several members of the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce were very envious and toasted him one by one.

Being able to eat at the same table as the big boss, even if it just left a good impression, would be of great benefit to future promotions.

In case there was any errand that needed people, if the big boss thought that so-and-so seemed good and casually pointed them out, wouldn't their future be secure? So this round of toasting was also vigorous and loud, reaching beyond the clouds.

The miners and villagers on the threshing floor were all burying their heads in eating and drinking, only struggling with the delicacies on the table. Someone was sitting at the next table, hearing everything the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce said, occasionally looking up at He He Lingchuan and the others.

It wasn't until the first watch of the night that the reward banquet hosted by Boss He finally ended; the miners and villagers all returned to their rooms to rest while burping, and the restaurant kitchen staff cleaned up the leftovers on the threshing floor and drove back to Yaopo overnight.

This was also Boss He's requirement.

Although it was very exhausting, unfortunately, he paid too much, so the kitchen staff could only endure the fatigue and happily return to the city with the silver.

Rich people, who doesn't have a few bad habits?

After the large group of people left, Jishi Village finally returned to its former tranquility.

The bright moon, which had been shy for half the night, also drilled out of the cloud layer and sprinkled its clear radiance upon the human world.

Returning to the village head's house to rest, Dong Rui asked He He Lingchuan in a low voice:

"With such a big show, are you sure it will come tonight?"

"Let's see." He He Lingchuan lay down in his clothes, "I've given it the opportunity. It just depends on whether it's useful."

While He He Lingchuan was feasting guests in Jishi Village, the atmosphere in the Ju City government office was depressed, forming a sharp contrast.

Baijian Town was captured, and the Pixia people lost an important foothold there. From now on, men and horses could only enter and exit from Ju City, which had a great impact on reconnaissance, observation, and defense.

How many troops Pixia sent out could likely be clearly investigated by the Situ family.

Commandant Shi's head was about to droop to the ground. His superiors sent a message to scold him severely, calling him "lazy and incompetent" and unworthy of his position; it was only because the Ghost King had come in person and needed a local official to coordinate that he wasn't dismissed from his post.

Commandant Shi didn't dare to say a word of "no"; Situ He being rescued right under his nose was what led to the fall of Baijian Town. There was indeed a causal link between these two events, and it was indefensible.

Now, he needed an opportunity to make up for his mistakes.

(End of chapter)