After traveling through time, she took her husband to be a food doctor

"Doctor Ding, please speak."

"Sir, you will definitely make arrangements for hiring someone, but you are very busy with official duties, and the people in the government are often busy. I would like to open a hiring agency to help you share your worries."

Everyone in the classroom was stunned.

"It doesn't seem necessary. We have dental clinics in this county."

"Yes. There are three brokerages in the county now. The official brokerages are responsible for price adjustment, business and population turnover. The two private brokerages are responsible for store sales, house rentals, transaction introductions, etc. However, the tea gardens and orchards will require a lot of manpower in the future, and the brokerages will have a lot of business. It would be great if there was a brokerage that specializes in hiring manpower, just doing this one thing." After Ding Xirui finished speaking, she silently complained in her heart that "population turnover" was mostly slave trading. She didn't want to watch good people jump into the pot of big merchants like dumplings, and never be free again. She discussed with her family and wanted to open a shop that hired laborers, put in the money for the opening, and the government would come forward to find reliable people to manage it.

"Hmm..." Li Xingjian thought. It was a good idea to specialize in employment. But employment was not easy. Officials had to deal with disputes occasionally, such as extortion by workers, harsh treatment by employers, and insufficient wages. Sometimes there were even murders. They would rather do a one-time deal, and once the contract was signed and the money was paid, they would have nothing to do with each other.

"Sir, if someone had introduced suitable jobs to the dozen or so teenagers who caused trouble in the tavern some time ago, they might not have been misled and taken the wrong path." Ding Xirui gave him a shot of adrenaline.

"Ahem." Li Xingjian looked a little uncomfortable. Ling Junsheng turned his head to glance at Ding Xirui, signaling her to stop talking.

"Please forgive me, sir..." Ding Xirui lowered his head quickly. Lin Mingxuan immediately stood up and saluted: "Sir, I am just worried, I have no other intentions. The matter of hiring a pawnbroker is entirely up to you."

Li Xingjian picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea: "I know the sufferings of the refugees in the city. You and your wife are very thoughtful."

"Thank you, sir." Ding Xirui broke out in a cold sweat. Li Xingjian was an official after all, and she was an ordinary citizen. Even though they were already familiar with each other, and the couple had helped the county government many times and had just been commended not long ago, they could not say anything wrong about the official, and could not say that he did not do his job well.

Li Xingjian stood up and said, "This is not an easy thing to do, but it will have long-term benefits. I will let County Magistrate Ou take charge, and Captain Ling will assist you. If you two have any ideas, you can discuss them with County Magistrate Ou and Captain Ling."

"Your Excellency is wise, thank you very much." Ding Lin and the others looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. They discussed for a long time before coming up with the idea of ​​not buying a shop or doing business, but investing in a hired pharmacy. Today, they finally took a step forward. The afternoon sun was strong, and Ding Xirui's whole body warmed up. She slowly walked back to the clinic. The next day, she went to the bank to get 100 taels of silver, plus the 50 taels given by An Yumo, and took them to the county government office to discuss the implementation details with Ou and Ling. First of all, to run a pharmacy, you need to hire people first. County Magistrate Ou will post notices and help check the resumes of applicants. After that, the government office will only be responsible for peripheral assistance and come forward to guarantee fairness when necessary. After that, the profit-sharing ratio was finalized, and it was a joint venture between the government and the private sector. After the wages were paid, the accounts were divided according to the investment ratio. Taxes were paid by the private party, and the shop rent was shared equally. The income of the government office was naturally confiscated.

Once people are hired, you can hire more people step by step as the development of the mountainous area progresses: tea gardens and orchards need labor, and you can choose healthy city dwellers and people from nearby villages. It is best to rotate them every year so that more distant villages can also benefit; you can hire women with nimble hands and feet to pick tea leaves, and you need to hire experienced masters from outside to fry the tea leaves; those who manage daily affairs need people with flexible minds and good tongues... You can set the commission for different types of work, the ratio between the two parties to to be employed, and so on.

After several days of discussion, they finally came up with a rough plan. After posting the notice, Ding Xirui invited Mrs. Meng from "White Tea" to come and look at people together. The county government vacated a room. Every morning, more than 20 people came to inquire. Ding Xirui selected an accountant, two managers, and three servants, and rented a small shop near the county government as an office. However, except for the accountant, almost no one else could write. In the era of recording information by writing, not being able to write was a big problem. In addition, she needed female workers.

Ding Xirui was so busy that he went to the store in the morning and the clinic in the afternoon. On this day, Yue Ling came for a follow-up visit. After taking medicine for a few days, her knee had improved a lot and her coughing was not so frequent. Ding Xirui went forward to feel her pulse and felt that her pulse was much more stable, but still a little weak.

"Continue taking the medicine, and come every other day to massage the acupoints to treat the arthritis." Lin Mingxuan said.

"Your body is gradually recovering. You can take a walk and add more food to each meal." Ding Xirui continued to instruct.

"Thank you, doctor." Ah Zhu helped Yue Ling stand up. As they walked to the door, Yue Ling paused and turned around.

"Doctor Ding, I heard that you opened a shop..."

"Yes," Ding Xirui stepped forward, feeling delighted, "Madam Yue is interested?"

Yue Ling was a little embarrassed. "I studied with my grandfather for a few days when I was young. Now I am idle at home and have nothing to do..."

Ding Xirui took another step closer and said, "Mrs. Yue, if you don't mind the small size of the store, you can be the manager."

"Is it okay?" Yue Ling was excited. She had been in prison and was once called a "jealous woman". Doctor Ding didn't mind?

"Of course." Through Ah Zhu, Ding Xirui gradually learned that Yue Ling used to manage a mansion. After being imprisoned for "jealousy", she hid the house deed, arranged two maids, and guarded the yard. Now she has moved out, which shows that her mind and courage are extraordinary.

"Thank you, Doctor Ding."

The two went to the back hall and talked about their ideas. Yue Ling was willing to invest thirty taels of silver. She would take Ah Zhu and Ah He to work in the store, specialize in hiring female workers, and work with the accountant to teach others to read and write. Finally, she hesitantly made a request: "Doctor Ding, I have been in prison and met some poor children. When their hard labor is over, can you find something for them to do?"

I thought of going together.

"No problem, the county government will also take it seriously."

"Thank you, Doctor Ding!" Yue Ling and Azhu looked at each other and smiled.

Ding Xirui coughed and asked the question she had always been curious about:

"Mrs. Yue, I want to know the truth about your imprisonment."

Yue Ling was shocked, and the smile on her face froze.

"Mrs. Yue, I'm sorry. I know you've done something wrong and have been imprisoned, but I always feel that things are not what they seem. Mutual cooperation requires trust. I want to know the truth."

Yue Ling lowered her head, while Ah Zhu became anxious, "My young lady is not..."

Yue Ling held her for a long time, then she slowly spoke: "I just want to divorce him." Despair, resentment and helplessness surged in her eyes, "Doctor Ding, I never thought of framing outsiders, I just wanted a divorce. However, I still did something wrong. I used tricks, so I got the retribution, and... I deceived the people in the court. If Doctor Ding feels that this stain is too heavy, or thinks that I will repeat the same mistake in the future, just pretend that I have not been here today and I am sorry for disturbing you." After saying that, she stood up and bowed.

"Doctor Ding, Yue Lao San deserves it. My young lady has never thought of harming others..." Ah Zhu was so anxious that his face turned red.

"Madam Yue," Ding Xirui stepped forward, "It's helpless. Everyone makes mistakes. The key is to look forward."

"What does Doctor Ding mean?"

"I am willing to believe you, ma'am." Ding Xirui nodded and smiled slightly.

“Thank you…” Yue Ling’s eyes flashed, as if with tears.

As the New Year approached, Ding Lin and his partner arranged everything in the clinic and packed their luggage to go home. In order to make it easier to wash clothes, Ding Xirui tied the wooden barrel in the yard to the back of the carriage. An Yumo set up the wonton stall, removed the windshield and long tables and chairs, and bought tea gifts with Xiaohu and Xiaobao before getting on the carriage. The warm wind was gentle, and there were constant vehicles on the official road leading to Luocheng. The sun made people drowsy. Suddenly, a loud "bang" sound came from the distance.

"There was an explosion?" Ding Xirui was startled and grabbed Lin Mingxuan's hand tightly.

The horses were frightened and the road was suddenly in chaos.