Through the picture from the deputy, Zhao Lin confirmed the identity of this distinguished guest for the first time, and then pressed it down and did not tell Qi Ke, there is no need to know in advance, it is good to be as surprised as everyone at that time.

However, although he didn't tell Qi Ke, Zhaolin still notified the inn and asked the kitchen to prepare semi-finished products such as braised pork and meat sauce in advance.

Qi Ke was fiddling with crossbows in the courtyard at this time, watching the maids set targets for her, and her mind was still thinking about leaving a piece of land in Liangshui Town to build a larger paper factory, paper consumption water, this small paper mill in the village can only meet the basic output, and there is not so much land for her to expand.

Just imagining what kind of paper factory can be built in the future, the maid set up the target, Qi Ke wiped his face back to his senses, loaded the crossbow with arrows and began to practice.

After lunch, I lay down on the bed and took a nap, the thin blanket was on my waist, lukewarm and just right, but I felt as if I had just closed my eyes, and when I was drowsy, I was woken up by the light.

"There's a distinguished guest from the village, get up quickly."

"Who?" Qi Ke squinted and turned over and sat up, his mind full of drowsiness lingering.

"General Bai."

"Hmm...... Well?! Who?! Qi Ke digested those four words slowly and sobered up for a while.

"General Bai."

"Why did such a big man come here?" Qi Ke pulled the thin blanket wrapped around his waist, "For this pirate?" ”

"Maybe." Zhaolin had already opened the dresser and dragged Qi Ke over to comb his hair, "Do you want me to listen?" ”

"That's not necessary." Zhaolin helped her comb her hair, the maid brought in a basin of hot water, wrung a towel and applied a towel to Qi Ke's face, and then she took an eyebrow pencil and lightly traced a few times to make up for it, and wiped some lipstick even if she put on full makeup, "I'm just curious about a pirate fighting boat, how could I get the general to come over in person, the last time the pirate landed was more dangerous, the general didn't come." ”

"It shows that it is very clear above, which side is more threatening, pirates or pirates?"

"How many people did the general bring?"

"Quite a lot of people, three ships."

"Aha, do you think some of these people are specially sent for this bucket boat?"

"Helping with the boat?" Zhao Lin didn't stop in his hand, and after combing his hair, he quickly pulled Qi Ke's bun, "Well, this is very likely." ”

"Hurry up, let's go see the excitement, the general has brought so many people, what if they sail away after they get on the boat, if they don't go to the estuary, then the previous talk will be nullified."

"Anyway, we didn't pay for the promised land, so it's a big deal to be happy in vain." Zhao Lin didn't care, he put the finishing touches on Qi Ke's hair, and then added some rouge to her face, "There are often such things as going back on your word, even if the contract of signing and drawing is torn, it will be torn, with the growth of your strength and the expansion of your power, betrayal, betrayal, and conspiracy, all kinds of messy things will appear, and then you will think back to the promised land at this time and say that it is gone, it is not a matter at all." ”

“……”

Qi Ke held his breath and took a long deep breath, and did not breathe again until his lungs hurt.

“…… We can still be a little optimistic, right? ”

"Of course." Zhaolin patted Qi Ke's shoulder as comfort, "Bai Qing is the eldest son of General Bai, there is no reason for a father to slap his son in the face in front of outsiders, not to mention that you have shown your strength in farming, as long as they still need you to provide food, no one with a normal brain will turn their faces against you." ”

"I can't make everybody like, but I can at least make it profitable." Qi Ke was once a top science student at a prestigious university, and he would not let himself indulge in useless emotions and cry, but quickly determined a new behavioral strategy for himself.

"Yes."

Qi Ke brushed the table and got up, "Change clothes, it's time for us to go and meet the general." ”