Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 166 The Quarry

There are no traces of the previous fight.

However, they hadn't gone far when they saw Sun Fu rushing over with several people: "Benefactor."

Yun Yi reined in the reins and looked down at him: "It was nothing."

“I know my benefactor doesn’t ask for anything in return, but…” Sun Fu took out a few pieces of paper, held them above his head, and then knelt down. “But there are homeless people in this quarry, and I can’t protect them at all. So, I am willing to hand over this quarry to my benefactor for management.”

Yunyi's lips twitched: "You mean, you're going to give this quarry to me?"

“Yes.” Sun Fu nodded. “If I give it to you, the people in this quarry might still have a way to survive, otherwise…”

"Where is your master?"

Sun Fu was taken aback.

"Did your master tell you to give this to me?"

Sun Fu lowered his head, unsure of what to say.

"Since you're not going to tell me, then I don't want to."

“Benefactor.” Sun Fu hurriedly called out to Yun Yi, who was about to leave, “Our quarry did have a master before, but he was just a merchant from Jiangnan, who was also my former master’s family, the Ying family from Jinxi. You can find out by asking around.”

Yun Yi frowned. The Ying family of Jinxi? The original owner of this body really had no recollection of such a family.

“I was hired by the master to manage this quarry, but without the backing of power, in the end I could only…” Sun Fu sighed, “Last year, the master was killed by bandits on his way to check the accounts. Later, the young master gave me the land deed of the quarry and told me to handle it myself. After all, many businesses will close down after his father dies.”

"What you're saying..." Yunyi pondered for a moment, "but it makes perfect sense."

“My benefactor, Sun Fu would not dare to deceive you.”

"Get up." Yunyi nodded. "Since you're so sincere, I'll take over this quarry." Anyway, she has so many followers; she can't always eat for free. This quarry may not be big, but every little bit helps.

Sun Fu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that we've taken over the quarry, we can't just leave immediately. We need to go there right away, at least to see the scale of the quarry and the personnel situation.

Yunyi hadn't paid attention to the quarries before, since the good ones were basically monopolized by the imperial court, and the rest, even if they could survive, would have a very difficult time.

Sun Fu's quarry was not large, much smaller than the quarry where Gu Chengrui had worked before. There were only thirty people in total, and they were mostly the elderly, weak, sick and disabled.

"These people in this quarry, they probably have trouble making a living, right? How can they still quarry stones?" Yunyi suddenly felt like she'd been fooled. "Besides... given the location of this quarry, the quality of the stones is probably just average, isn't it?"

"There's nothing we can do. Although there are quite a few people in Black City, prisoners won't be sent here, and people who want to work and earn money won't come here either, since the wages here are low." Sun Fu touched his nose guiltily.

"So, giving me the quarry was just a pretext; you really just wanted me to support these people, right?" Yun Yi narrowed her eyes slightly.

“Benefactor… Boss.” Sun Fu hurriedly waved his hand, “I really didn’t mean it that way. These people have nowhere to go. I can’t just watch them starve to death or be beaten to death. Even if we all drink porridge together here, at least we can survive.”

Yunyi wanted to say something, but then she saw everyone in the quarry staring at her expectantly, which made her speechless. After a moment of hesitation, she turned to He Youwei and asked, "Lord He, do you think there's any need for this quarry to continue?"

He Youwei smiled: "Girl, although this quarry is small, the quality of the stones..." He held up a stone he had just picked up and showed it to her, "If you want to make stone carvings, it should be quite good."

Yunyi looked at the stone, her eyes narrowing slightly, and took it from her: "Is this gold sandstone?"

“Yes.” He Youwei nodded. “This stuff can be made into jewelry. It was quite popular in the capital for a while, but because of its limited production, the quantity has always been very small.”

Yunyi smiled: "Then how about Lord He helps me manage this quarry?"

“Sure.” He Youwei didn’t refuse at all. “We can’t just eat for free.”

"Then I'll leave this place to you." Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll send people over." The wolf pack can't enter the city, but they can guard the quarry, which saves her the trouble of hiring people.

He Youwei nodded: "Just give the orders, Chief."

"Furthermore, I think the three He brothers should continue their studies. What do you think?"

"Huh?" He Zhou was the first to be surprised.

He Youwei and He Youcai were also taken aback.

"To be honest, I also set up a school in the village. It should be completed by now. He Zhou can study there and give the children their first education, while A Jiang and A Tian can study with my children."

"Your child..."

“I have seven children.”

Liang couldn't help but twitch her lips, clearly not expecting this.

“But in that case, you two will have to separate.” Yun Yi frowned. “You two…”

"It's okay, as long as we're alive and well, it's alright to be separated for now." He Youwei shook his head.

"Then you guys can have your time first. I'll go back and make some arrangements and then come pick them up." After Yunyi summoned Sixteen and the wolf pack to act as security, she and Luo Yu rode back into the city.

"Brother Cai, you haven't even asked where Miao'er is." Looking at Yunyi's back, Madam Lu couldn't help but tear up. She had wanted to ask earlier, but she was too embarrassed.

“If she says our daughter is alright, then she must be alright. I think we’ll see each other soon, so don’t be sad,” He Youcai comforted his wife.

Lady Lu could only nod in agreement.

Yunyi and Luo Yu quickly returned to the gang, and as soon as they entered, they saw He Miao vomiting in the yard while holding her stomach.

The loach stood by, holding water and patting its back.

Upon seeing Yunyi return, Mudskipper rushed over first: "Chief, you're finally back! Quickly check on Sister He Miao, she keeps vomiting but can't vomit anything."

"It's alright," Yunyi quickly reassured him. "Thank you for your hard work, Little Mudskipper. But what about Xiao Jinxiu?"

“These past few days, apart from lecturing, Master Xiao has been staying in his room taking care of the rabbits. He doesn’t even come out to eat,” Mudfish sighed.

Yunyi's lips twitched. Could Xiao Jinxiu have gone mad? But she couldn't worry about her for the time being. Instead, she took two steps to He Miao and pricked her with a needle.

"Finally, I feel better." He Miao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "Young Miss, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back, I..."

"It's alright now. Get ready and I'll take you to meet some people."

"How many people are you going to see?" He Miao was taken aback, then seemed to realize something, her eyes widening slowly. "Could it be..."