[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls":3,"chapter-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-221":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202531,1553,"Chapter 221: All the Rice!","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-221",221,"\u003Cp>Next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi woke up, washed up and joined in the breakfast with the others in the dining hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auntie Sue, with her prior experience yesterday, was able to prepare the porridge, and prepare breakfast this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had supervised the servants to get prepared and ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was in place, and they were ready to move out once Lin Xuan Qi gave the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lee, you look tired...\" Lin Xuan Qi saw the dark rings under Lee He Song’s eyes and said, \"...Maybe you would want to take a rest today? Shi Shi would be with me anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless it was cultivators coming for him, otherwise, he wasn’t too worried about a few thugs or martial arts fighters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee He Song chuckled and said, \"No worries, I just slept a bit late. Got too engrossed practicing the stances you’ve taught me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not knowing what he meant by practicing the stances, Lin Xuan Qi gave out a sigh and said, \"I think you must be patient, it’ll come to you soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I might have something that could help you improve much more drastically.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That will be great.\" Lee He Song’s eyes opened wide when he heard Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was indeed great news for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to rely on a killing spree to improve all the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would lead him down the wrong path and his heart demon might be impossible to overcome when it happens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi didn’t think much of it, and he gobbled down the food quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was eager to accomplish his plan with the Governor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he was done, he gave the orders, and they made their way to the northern part of the city again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, along the way, there were so many needy that had come over from all over the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They followed his horse carriage and jostled among themselves to get closer to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, for the heavens, spare me some money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My parents are dead, I need help, spare me some coins!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Benevolent master, I beg you to give us money instead, the porridge isn’t filling enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi shook his head when he heard some of the begging pleas from those ’needy’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had expected this to happen, and these weren’t needy ones who only wanted to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were taking him to be a generous fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ignored them and the guards drew out their swords to warn them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, when they reached the same spot yesterday, there were also numerous men, women and children waiting for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when these people that were here saw the others trailing behind Lin Xuan Qi’s convoy, they got anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare they try and rob the porridge from us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, we were here first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s teach them a lesson.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tried to get up and fight with those that came from other parts of the city but were stopped by the guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi saw the crowd, and he shouted, \"Don’t worry, there is enough to go around for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rice supplies are coming in and there will be a drastic increase of the rice very soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure?\" Some of the needy asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sure. You shall see that the porridge today isn’t as diluted and has more grains of rice in it.\" Lin Xuan Qi replied, and the crowd roared out in cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some smarter ones had gotten into the queues while the others were still basking in the good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when those that were still celebrating saw the queue already forming, they didn’t waste any more time and quickly joined in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the stalls were set up, the first woman in queue came up to the servant dispensing the porridge and waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you so much for doing this. Without you, I would starve to death soon.\" The woman bowed and said while she waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes couldn’t help but stare at the steaming hot porridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when she got the bowl of porridge, she couldn’t believe it when she saw that it had grains of rice that could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rice, there are grains of rice inside it!\" She exclaimed with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others in the queue shouted at her, \"Are you sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned around and nodded her head with teary eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had she done in her past life to deserve such kindness, she thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before she walked away, the servant asked her, \"If you are willing, our master is looking for new servants to join the mansion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" She couldn’t believe it when the servant behind the stall asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, our master is looking for more help.\" The servant confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Willing! I’m willing.\" The woman nodded vigorously and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After you are done with the porridge, go find our master over there for an interview.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman bowed at the servant and quickly stepped aside to eat her porridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant behind the stall was tasked to see who they thought to be a good colleague with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the woman’s courteous manners and being appreciative made the servant think that she was someone to work with and so she offered the woman the opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi was looking to recruit thirty more servants for the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would allow him to have an increase of three hundred kilograms of rice per day from the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was not all, he would be looking to increase the number of guards by twenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The queue moved quickly and the others were just as surprised as the first woman when they got the bowl of porridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like what Lin Xuan Qi had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rice supply crunch might really be over soon, they thought unanimously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after the first woman finished her porridge, she approached Lin Xuan Qi with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bowed at him with her head low, afraid to even look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and said, \"Don’t be afraid, I’m not some royalty or cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just an ordinary businessman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman slowly lifted her head and said, \"I... I heard you are looking for new servants?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi nodded and said, \"Yes, but not until you pass my test.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Test?\" The woman swallowed a mouthful of saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She got nervous and didn’t know what to expect from him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1061,"2026-06-03T13:58:56.971Z",1,"novelbin.me","e03ebcf2b9679454360fcf730c981aa7fe70c414ee36388010e9aafc96379d62","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-222","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-220",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fclan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-cover.jpg"]