Mrs. Liu was naturally arranged to move to the main courtyard. She was a little puzzled, but she still obeyed and moved there with the child.

It wasn't until the next day that she realized that it was the eldest princess who had saved many people.

She immediately told her personal maid to keep an eye on the two children. She changed into smart clothes and went to the side yard.

At this time, the adults and children who had been abducted and robbed were all sitting on the kang, not daring to move.

The experience of being sold made them numb. They couldn't believe how they escaped from the cage to the kang and had a good sleep.

When they woke up, some of them lay on the kang and cried.

“Where is my daughter, my daughter?”

There is another one calling son. There are father and son, mother and daughter, and mother and son.

Just as they were crying, Mrs. Wang walked in, and she put a bunch of clothes on the kang.

"Put on your clothes and go to the yard. My wife took pity on you and rescued you from the traffickers. Don't cry. Your children are fine. We can't accommodate them at home. They are in another house and will be here soon."

After that, Mrs. Wang left. These people looked at each other, wiped their tears, quickly changed their clothes and walked out of the house.

At this time, many people came in one after another in the side courtyard.

Not long after, many officials from Weiyuan County came. They stood in the courtyard and did not move.

Until Qin Yue came, they quickly knelt down on one knee.

"I'm here to see Madam Qin."

"Well, get up. These are the people I rescued from the traffickers. You can ask them one by one. If they have families, send someone to take them home. If they don't have families, just look at the arrangements."

"Yes!"

The officials set up a table in the courtyard and asked questions one by one.

Mrs. Dong and Mrs. Wang carried a basket of freshly baked buns and set up a table filled with bowls filled with sugared water.

Let them eat while waiting. Qin Yue sat aside and observed the children inside.

Some children were timid and did not see the battlefield. They were so frightened that they squatted on the ground with their buns, lowering their heads and eating in small bites.

Some children looked at the officials curiously and looked at Qin Yue from time to time.

He also kept his mouth shut, looking resigned to his fate.

In her mind, she rated these children, and only those with high scores were qualified to stay.

After the officials finished registering these people, they were all full.

After receiving the order, Mrs. Dong and Ms. Wang gave each of the officials twenty taels of silver to treat them to a meal.

The officials received money, and all of them smiled like flowers. This was not just a matter of money, but also the eldest princess's wish.

They saluted Qin Yue: "Ms. Qin, most of the people here are from the south. I have to go back and ask for your permission before I can send them back after making arrangements."

"What about the small half?"

"They are locals from the bitter cold land. They either died of poverty and were sold at a low price, or everyone in the family died and they were the only ones left."

"Dying for what?"

"There are bandits over there. They often come down the mountain to rob. The officials can't do anything to them."

"I don't think it's worth them dispatching generals to go to war, right?"

"No, there is a mountain over there called Qilian Mountain. The peaks there are steep and steep. One person can guard the pass, but ten thousand people can't get past it. Even if there are thousands of troops, they can only go up a little bit."

"Well, you take away those with families first. If the county magistrate is poor and doesn't have travel expenses, you can come to me to get money."

"Not poor, not poor. Our Lord County Magistrate is Lord Ji's subordinate. All the money he spends belongs to Lord Ji."

"Arrange them, then come back and arrange these people, as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

The official officer took the first group of people away. Before leaving, Qin Yue asked Dong to give these victims ten taels of silver each.

When they left the hospital, they all turned around and forgot about it, showing grateful eyes.

After walking more than half of it, the small courtyard immediately became spacious.

Qin Yue didn't say much to them, but handed these people over to Dong and Wang.

The Qin family doesn't leave anyone free to eat, they just work as a monk and ring the bell every day. Therefore, Mrs. Dong was not polite to them. She cleaned the yard, fetched water, tidied the room, and did whatever they should do. Mrs. Dong and Mrs. Wang did not leave them idle either.

Also take the opportunity to understand the character of these children.

The older ones all left, leaving only eighteen or twelve-year-old children. They all came from harsh and cold places.

Poor, hungry, illiterate, thin, malnourished, and some have physical diseases.

In addition to taking care of food, they also have to take care of medicine, treat their physical injuries, and treat their mental wounds.

When they had nothing to do, Ms. Dong would let them go to the backyard to weed and water the vegetable garden.

In three days, these children seemed to be completely different people.

I stopped crying and sulking. I gradually started to smile, and I would rush to do any work.

Because there are too many people, the food of the Qin family is not as good as before. There are only Dong and Wang. It is too tiring to cook for these people, so every meal has the same dish, the staple food, either steamed buns or rice, but The quality is still the same.

These children are so good at eating. One child can fill a bowl full of white rice.

As long as Qin Yue could afford to take care of it, anyone else would be eaten by them.

When I think of Guo Dazhuang back then, I know what these children were like.

At night, after the children had worked all day, they went to bed early. Dong and Wang took a list and handed it to Qin Yue.

"Madam, these kids are pretty good, good-natured, quick-witted, and hard-working."

Qin Yue looked at the names above: "Is this their original name?"

"Yes, they are all children from poor families. The rest are not bad, but they are a bit stupid, slow to react, don't like to talk, and just do stupid things."

"Send those who are stupider to the workshop and tell the manager not to let them do heavy work, just do what they can. As for the wages, they will be apprentices for the first month, and one hundred coins for each person in the second month. After that, every three months will be paid. The month is a hundred words long.”

"Yes! Over there at the Yamen."

"Tell the secret guards of Mingtang to tell them that they don't need to come."

"Okay, then this slave will start training the eight girls."

"Well, these eight girls should learn cooking skills first, freeing up my husband, and let him cook for everyone else who comes to the house. I will give you a recipe later, and the family will be left to you."

"Yes, madam, I promise to teach them well."

Qin Yue smiled and nodded. Since mid-May, eight little girls have been added to the family. They are all twelve years old and smart.

Over at the workshop, there were also ten more boys, and they all lived and ate there.

Qin Yue didn't sign a contract of sale with them, so she just treated them as a hired worker.

Mrs. Huang came to sit at home after Qin Yue finished her work. She took Qin Yue's hand and said.

"You are the eldest princess of a country, but you have to worry about everything at home."

"Just take care of it when you're free. If you're busy, you won't even be able to find anyone."

Mrs. Huang's eyebrows and eyes were squeezed together as she smiled, and Qin Yue took her pulse.

"You are in good health. You can eat some sweets, but not too much."

The old lady shook her head: "I haven't eaten sweets for a long time, and now I don't think about it anymore. Now my throat feels refreshed without eating it. It was sticky before, so it's better not to eat it."

"Well, there are benefits to eating less sugar."

The old lady thought for a while and decided to tell her about it.

"Girl, do you still remember Mrs. Qiao?"

"The one from the Sun family?"

"Well, when you were in seclusion, she brought her man here to play. She wanted to show off, but she was slapped in the face."

"That kind of person doesn't deserve my care."

"This is not the key. Ningxia said hello to me and the man following her is not simple."

"Oh? Why isn't it simple?"

The old lady took a sip of tea, moistened her throat, and whispered.

"Her man, on the surface, is an honest farmer, but secretly, he is a thief."


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