Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 359, Section 359: Ideas
Bai Suihe didn't dare to dream of having the same boldness as Koxinga, but she could think about finding a small island nearby and ruling it. However, the wealth she had previously thought she could accumulate until old age seemed rather frivolous.

Moreover, this requires not only financial support, but also a significant amount of manpower.

Gu Kaiyuan and her small group of people are now a bit outmatched.

Gu Kaiyuan closed the door and looked at Bai Suihe with a serious expression. "I want to know your true thoughts."

Bai Suihe also looked serious, "The future of the court will be very unstable. Even though we are currently located in Lingnan, we will probably be affected."

Although many things have changed, we cannot control the future. We cannot leave our fate to the unknown. I want to find a way out for myself.

While this statement may sound arrogant—they are currently just a drop in the ocean, and the power struggles among the elites don't even consider them a threat—the struggle for imperial power is brutal, and the small countries on the borders are always eyeing them covetously. Once internal strife breaks out, external threats will follow closely behind.

Military service alone is enough to tear apart families from the bottom of society.

Unless they really hide in the deep mountains and forests, but the deep mountains nowadays are not a paradise.

Of course, if these situations don't occur, it would be good for them to live as wealthy idlers, leaving themselves an escape route.

As for the transmigrated women in other books who rise rapidly to the top, even sitting in the highest position, that's simply unimaginable.

Bai Suihe knew her own limitations and that even if Gu Kaiyuan had been reborn, he would only have a little more foresight than others. If he were truly skilled in political maneuvering, he wouldn't have met such a tragic end in his previous life.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "I know there are a few uninhabited islands. I had thought about using those islands as a backup plan before, but after seeing your boat, I have a different idea."

Bai Suihe looked at him encouragingly. Gu Kaiyuan took a deep breath and continued, "Actually, we can go to a place further away."

Bai Suihe was somewhat surprised. How could Gu Kaiyuan, a native of ancient times, be so farsighted?

“We’ve captured some Japanese pirates before, and they told us that there are many countries beyond the sea, but to be precise, they are tribes. Some of them don’t even know how to farm, so the Japanese pirates disdain to go there.”

Bai Suihe frowned when he heard the words "Japanese pirates." Did such despicable people also exist in this world?

The island nation she knew of also had mineral resources.

They've all come to rob us in a large-scale operation, so we need to plan this carefully.

"The Japanese pirates you mentioned..."

“Those short, stout people,” Gu Kaiyuan said dismissively, “they only dare to bully the small villages on the border, but they’ve become more rampant in recent years, secretly targeting nearby towns as well.”

Thinking of those disgusting species, Gu Kaiyuan's eyes were full of disdain. "Those are nothing. Once our ship is built, I'll take you to raid their lair."

Bai Suihe's eyes lit up. "You know their hideout?"

This is somewhat surprising, as it's very difficult to determine direction at sea.

"I don't know about their main base, but I know about their several hideouts. This needs to be considered carefully."

Although he is currently having Yunni and others help train some people, it won't be that fast yet.

"That's good," Bai Suihe said without disappointment, emphasizing that every step must be taken one at a time.

Bai Suihe suddenly felt full of energy, picked up his pen and drew a few more auxiliary ships, and thoughtfully labeled their specific functions on the side.

Gu Kaiyuan carefully put all of these away at the bottom of the box, but then felt it wasn't right and asked Bai Suihe to put them all away in her space, muttering under his breath, "Take it easy, take it easy..." Bai Suihe also knew that these things couldn't be rushed, so she put away the blueprints and continued her life of taking care of the baby.

Gu Xingyang is truly the easiest baby to take care of. She will tell herself what she wants in her mind. But Granny Pang and the others find it strange. The little master is different from others. She will probably have great fortune in the future.

After the New Year, the weather improved significantly. Sometimes, with consecutive sunny days, we could even take off our thick cotton-padded coats.

"Although there is more rain here, it is not as dry and cold as the north."

That day, after Bai Suihe finished her homework, Granny Pang started chatting with her.

"Although it's not that cold, it's very damp here," Bai Suihe said. She had seen centipedes coming and going from the back mountain yesterday. If it gets any hotter, all sorts of reptiles would probably come out.

She finished her postpartum confinement a few days ago and is already able to walk around.

She had never been up the mountain, but she had walked around the foothills nearby quite a bit. "But there's one good thing: it won't be long before we have wild vegetables to eat. I saw some tender shoots sprouting yesterday."

One good thing about winters here is that at least the ground isn't completely bare.

The master and servant were chatting idly when they saw Dongmei approaching with a cheerful expression.

"What's wrong? Why are you so happy?" Bai Suihe asked curiously.

"Miss, our house has been topped out." Although they had been instructed to change their address, the two maids still called her "Miss" whenever they were happy.

Receiving a sharp look from Granny Pang, Dongmei stuck out her tongue and immediately composed herself. "Madam, I just went to the village and saw that the roofs of both our houses have been finished. We just need to tidy up the houses and we can move in."

"That was pretty quick," Bai Suihe said, happy for them, as they finally had a home of their own.

"Since I have nothing else to do, I'll go with you to take a look."

Bai Suihe had passed by there during a walk before, but since so many people were working there, she didn't join in. The work was really fast.

There was no room for slacking off at this time; everyone worked with all their might.

Thinking that she wanted Dongmei and Chunxiang to stay here in the future, Bai Suihe specially paid to build them two brick houses. Because of this, the two silly girls felt that they had gotten a great deal and insisted on signing a contract of servitude with her. It was not an official contract. With the contract in hand, if they ever did anything to offend their mistress, their mistress could sell them all or decide their life or death.

Bai Suihe was both amused and exasperated, gaining a deeper understanding of the importance of loyalty in this world.

Gu Kaiyuan remained calm and told Bai Suihe to put the things away first, so that everyone could feel at ease.

The indentures of all the people he trained are in his possession, and they're currently stored in Bai Suihe's space—a whole box full of them.

Granny Pang held the now-awake Gu Xingyang in her arms and followed behind Bai Suihe.

Little did she know that the baby lying in her arms started waving his arms and legs, saying, "Mommy is going out to play, I want Mommy to hold me."

Bai Suihe turned around as instructed, "Granny, give me the child, I'll hold him."

Granny Pang refused to let go, saying, "Madam, although you've finished your postpartum confinement, you still need to recuperate. I can hold the baby."

(End of this chapter)