Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Compared to those brothers who are still struggling in the mud, these thirty-seven people are already lucky enough.

When the Seventh Prince's personal guards, Di Guards, found them and told them that the village chief was willing to hire them as guards in his mansion and would be responsible for their birth, raising, death and burial, they did not take it seriously.

How could anyone be willing to support these old, weak and disabled soldiers for free and let them eat idle meals?

But the fact is, after face-to-face contact, they felt that the village chief did not despise their disabilities, gave them the greatest respect and trust, and was willing to provide them with a warm shelter and a stable livelihood.

How could these soldiers not be moved? They vowed to loyally protect the safety of the village lord's mansion.

After the meeting, Lin Xiaoyue asked Di Qing to quickly get more than 30 soldiers, well, they would be the guards of her three mansions in the future. She told them to wash up and change their wet clothes. The rain and cool wind were still a little chilly, so they must not catch a cold.

Xiaocao has gradually developed his skills after being entrusted with an important task by Lin Xiaoyue after the auction.

He immediately ordered the servants to boil water and make ginger soup, and also arranged for two people to go to the cloth shop in the afternoon to buy some ready-made clothes and bedding.

While making arrangements in an orderly manner, Xiaocao was still thinking that these daily necessities for the family were bought per person and there were no extras. This cannot be done in the future and some must be prepared in advance.

After everything was arranged, only Lin Xiaoyue and Xiaocao were left in the hall. Xiaocao then remembered that Sister Sanya was still around. Was this arrangement overstepping the boundaries? ...

She turned to Lin Xiaoyue with trepidation. The next moment, a pair of warm hands gently landed on her head and rubbed it. "Xiaocao is becoming more and more capable now. She already has the demeanor of a housekeeper. Remember to assign people to the various mansions when you come back."

"Yeah." Xiaocao nodded vigorously after receiving the praise, and smiled at Lin Xiaoyue's affirmative expression, with a shallow dimple on her face, and her heart was full of sweetness.

"Just go for it, Sister Sanya believes in you."

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next day

The scenery is beautiful after the rain, and the sky is clear and blue.

He packed his bags and came to say goodbye to Lin Xiaoyue.

Originally, he accepted the order from the Seventh Uncle to escort Lin Xiaoyue and her group back. Now that they have been safely escorted back, and he has stayed for a while longer, gaining a lot, it is time to go back.

Parting is always sad, but it is also inevitable. Everyone quickly got to work, packing up the farewell gifts and loading them onto the carriage.

Lin Xiaoyue stuffed the letters to the emperor and the seventh uncle, as well as gifts such as bicycles and roller skates, into the carriage, and asked Di Qing to help convey them.

He also took some distilled liquor, instant noodles, and the design drawings of an improved automatic crossbow and gave them to him to take back.

When the sun broke through the clouds, Lin Xiaoyue and the people from the village chief's mansion sent Di Qing out of the city gate.

They stood at the city gate, watching the carriage turn into a black dot in the sky, then slowly turned around.

On the way back, everyone didn't have time to go back, so they just went out and accompanied Xiaosi and Xiaowu to fly kites in the suburbs. It just so happened that after playing, they could go to the farm and it would be nice to stay at the farm at night.

Little Four and Little Five were naturally the happiest. They cheered with joy and hugged Lin Xiaoyue and gave her several kisses in a row, which made the others laugh out loud.

As for what to do for lunch if you suddenly decide to go on an outing?

Lin Xiaoyue said there was nothing to be afraid of, and that if she went hunting in the surrounding mountains, she would always get some gains, big or small.

Everyone: ...You are someone who knows how to make use of local materials.

The thirty-seven newly recruited guards were eager to try their hand. Whether they were strong or weak, hunting was not a problem. It was just right for the village chief to see their skills.

In this way, the temporary tour was completed.

But Er Gouzi and the other ten guards were sent back by Lin Xiaoyue to get ten carriages. If there were not enough carriages in the mansion, they would go to the horse market to buy ready-made ones. Anyway, they would all be used when there were more people in the future, so renting was not considered, as it was neither convenient nor economical. In the long run, they still had to buy more.

The few who were assigned out had no objections. They just bought a carriage and came back as soon as possible to reunite with everyone else.

After parting ways.

The group walked outside the city for another half an hour and chose a treasure land surrounded by greenery on all sides, feeling the mountain breeze swirling in and bringing a fresh air that could not be felt in the city.

Xiaosi, Xiaowu, Xiaocao, Chunxing and Lin Zhaodi were holding colorful kites with different patterns of birds and flowers, and running wildly on the undulating hillside with laughter.

Doctor Qiao and Doctor Li wanted to sit on the grass and watch them play quietly like Lin Xiaoyue, but they were unexpectedly grabbed by a few girls.

They were so anxious that they kept shouting and trying to put up a fight. They pointed at Lin Xiaoyue, who was lying on her back, and shouted, "Why don't you let her come? After all, she's strong and can fly the kite higher."

Lin Xiaoyue chuckled and didn't answer.

Instead, the girls answered in unison, "Sister San Ya has worked very hard, let her rest for a while, and we will show it to her."

Doctor Qiao and Doctor Li were both very upset. They glared at Lin Xiaoyue fiercely and fell silent: "What are you looking at? How can you not see that we are also working hard? Respect the elderly and love the young.

Lin Xiaoyue looked at the two doctors who were still screaming as they were forcibly dragged away by several girls, and waved her hand silently.

Oh, what a sensible girl. Caring for the elderly is everyone's responsibility.

"Miss, this crossbow..."

After parking the only carriage they brought, Lin Xiaoyue told the guards to open the plywood under the carriage. There were four crossbows hidden inside. She had hidden them in the carriage for self-defense, and now she would take them out for hunting in the mountains.

The twenty or so guards were retired and were no strangers to bows and crossbows.

As soon as Bu Yi saw the improved crossbow, everyone's eyes flashed with rage and they rushed to grab it.

More than twenty people were fighting for four bows and crossbows. There were more wolves than meat. You can imagine how intense the fight was.

After the fight was over, the winner was so proud that he couldn't let go of the crossbow and caressed it in various ways. His eyes were filled with tenderness, and those who didn't know would think he was holding his beloved girl.

As for the other guards who failed to grab the bows and crossbows, they stood in front of Lin Xiaoyue with messy hair, scratching their heads embarrassedly, as if they had something to say but could not bring themselves to.

"What's wrong? Is this it?"

A guard who only had one arm left said in a muffled voice with a red face, "Miss, can we make a crossbow similar to this one later?"

"Gah, you guys can do that too?"

"Yes, before Eighteen and Twenty-One joined the army, one of their families was a carpenter and the other was a blacksmith. However, the skills were passed down to their generation, either to the eldest son or the favorite. They were not loved by their parents at home, so they were stuffed into the army when they were conscripted."