Next day.

Lin Xuan Qi woke up, washed up and joined in the breakfast with the others in the dining hall.

Auntie Sue, with her prior experience yesterday, was able to prepare the porridge, and prepare breakfast this time.

Everyone had supervised the servants to get prepared and ready.

Everything was in place, and they were ready to move out once Lin Xuan Qi gave the order.

"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."

Unless it was cultivators coming for him, otherwise, he wasn't too worried about a few thugs or martial arts fighters.

Lee He Song chuckled and said, "No worries, I just slept a bit late. Got too engrossed practicing the stances you've taught me."

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.

"And I might have something that could help you improve much more drastically."

"That will be great." Lee He Song's eyes opened wide when he heard Lin Xuan Qi.

That was indeed great news for him.

He didn't want to rely on a killing spree to improve all the time.

That would lead him down the wrong path and his heart demon might be impossible to overcome when it happens.

Lin Xuan Qi didn't think much of it, and he gobbled down the food quickly.

He was eager to accomplish his plan with the Governor.

After he was done, he gave the orders, and they made their way to the northern part of the city again.

This time, along the way, there were so many needy that had come over from all over the city.

They followed his horse carriage and jostled among themselves to get closer to him.

"Please, for the heavens, spare me some money."

"My parents are dead, I need help, spare me some coins!"

"Benevolent master, I beg you to give us money instead, the porridge isn't filling enough."

Lin Xuan Qi shook his head when he heard some of the begging pleas from those 'needy'.

He had expected this to happen, and these weren't needy ones who only wanted to survive.

They were taking him to be a generous fool.

He ignored them and the guards drew out their swords to warn them.

Finally, when they reached the same spot yesterday, there were also numerous men, women and children waiting for them.

And when these people that were here saw the others trailing behind Lin Xuan Qi's convoy, they got anxious.

"How dare they try and rob the porridge from us!"

"Yeah, we were here first."

"Let's teach them a lesson."

They tried to get up and fight with those that came from other parts of the city but were stopped by the guards.

Lin Xuan Qi saw the crowd, and he shouted, "Don't worry, there is enough to go around for everyone.

"The rice supplies are coming in and there will be a drastic increase of the rice very soon."

"Are you sure?" Some of the needy asked.

"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.

Some smarter ones had gotten into the queues while the others were still basking in the good news.

And when those that were still celebrating saw the queue already forming, they didn't waste any more time and quickly joined in.

After the stalls were set up, the first woman in queue came up to the servant dispensing the porridge and waited.

"Thank you so much for doing this. Without you, I would starve to death soon." The woman bowed and said while she waited.

Her eyes couldn't help but stare at the steaming hot porridge.

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.

"Rice, there are grains of rice inside it!" She exclaimed with excitement.

The others in the queue shouted at her, "Are you sure?"

She turned around and nodded her head with teary eyes.

What had she done in her past life to deserve such kindness, she thought.

And before she walked away, the servant asked her, "If you are willing, our master is looking for new servants to join the mansion."

"Really?" She couldn't believe it when the servant behind the stall asked.

"Yes, our master is looking for more help." The servant confirmed.

"Willing! I'm willing." The woman nodded vigorously and said.

"After you are done with the porridge, go find our master over there for an interview."

The woman bowed at the servant and quickly stepped aside to eat her porridge.

The servant behind the stall was tasked to see who they thought to be a good colleague with them.

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.

Lin Xuan Qi was looking to recruit thirty more servants for the mansion.

That would allow him to have an increase of three hundred kilograms of rice per day from the system.

And that was not all, he would be looking to increase the number of guards by twenty.

The queue moved quickly and the others were just as surprised as the first woman when they got the bowl of porridge.

It was like what Lin Xuan Qi had said.

The rice supply crunch might really be over soon, they thought unanimously.

And after the first woman finished her porridge, she approached Lin Xuan Qi with fear.

She bowed at him with her head low, afraid to even look at him.

Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm not some royalty or cultivator.

"I'm just an ordinary businessman."

The woman slowly lifted her head and said, "I... I heard you are looking for new servants?"

Lin Xuan Qi nodded and said, "Yes, but not until you pass my test."

"Test?" The woman swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

She got nervous and didn't know what to expect from him.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.