After the marriage was severed, I fled with my golden finger to protect my mother

When Li Xiao received the news, he was so happy.

"Thank you, Brother Dazhu, for coming to deliver the letter. Mr. Xu can rest assured about this matter. I will definitely help him get it done."

Li Xiao was very excited. After seeing Zhang Dazhu off, he quickly went into the yard and discussed things with Lin.

"Don't even mention twenty people, there are even fifty people!"

After hearing this, Lin felt the same as her son. They were short of everything in the north of the city except people.

Especially in this cold winter, there is basically nothing to do outside and everyone stays indoors.

Although we didn't have to go out and suffer the cold and could enjoy ourselves a little, there was no food left at home and both adults and children were crying out for food, so everyone was very worried.

Although there are a lot of people here, we can't invite just anyone.

Some people are dishonest and like to take advantage of others, which is not acceptable; some people are impulsive and rash, which is not acceptable; and some people like to gossip about other people's private affairs, which is not acceptable...

Lin and Li Xiao discussed in the room for a while before deciding on the number of twenty people.

So the two of them acted separately and quickly called these people to the Li family's small courtyard.

"Big sister, we can do any job, and we will make sure it's done well."

"That's right, that's right. I'm almost dying of anxiety from being idle at home all day long."

"When do we start working..."

The group of people had only heard a brief talk from Lin's mother and son before, but after they all came over, they couldn't contain their excitement and wanted to know what exactly was going on.

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. I will first tell you about their request. If it is inconvenient for you or you don't want to go, it's okay if you don't go."

Lin raised her hand to stop everyone from making noise. These were all women she was familiar with, as well as a few young boys that Li Xiao got along well with.

They know these people inside and out. They are all diligent people who like to be clean, quick and not cause trouble.

"The job is simple. I just help people grind herbs and boil medicinal soup. It's a simple job. It will probably take about five days. The owner will pay each person one or two taels of silver. If you do a good job, you will get a reward. Next time there is work, I will ask you to do it again..."

Lin briefly explained the requirements, and at the end he did not forget to bring up the most important point. "Because these are medicines, they must be very important. Just in case, everyone will have to stay there for a few days while they are working. They will provide meals, and you must finish the work before you can leave."

This is also to prevent someone from making trouble inside. If something bad is put in, who knows how many people will be killed.

"Let's go. We're free at home anyway, so it doesn't matter if we don't come back. We can save ourselves the trouble of cooking."

The first person to agree was Tiedan's mother. If she went with Tiedan, not only would they get two taels of silver, but they would also be able to get some food for a few days. It was such a great opportunity, wouldn't it be a huge loss if they didn't go?

"We'll go too. If we get the silver back, we can have a good New Year in peace and tranquility..."

"I would like to go, but my mother-in-law needs someone to take care of her. If I don't come back for several days..."

As soon as someone started to hesitate, he was interrupted by the person next to him.

"Oh, you only give me one ounce of silver every five days. If you miss such a good thing, where can you find it? Why don't you give some money to your brother-in-law and his family and ask them to help look after the old lady? Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

This makes sense. The woman has two brothers. The old lady has been bedridden and unable to get up. The two brothers are quite filial. In recent years, they have stayed in each family for a month and took turns to serve her.

The woman's brother-in-law's family is also living very hard, so if she gives them some copper coins and asks them to help take care of her for a few days, there shouldn't be any problem.

That was how the matter was settled. Lin gave them each half an hour to go back and make arrangements and discuss it with their families.

Regardless of whether you can go or not, you have to come and reply so that she can find someone else.

People are like this. No matter what they do, they will have some selfish motives.

Lin and Li Xiao were both ordinary people, so naturally they could not escape this custom. They tried their best to find some families with whom they had a good relationship and with whom they often visited.

This is also common sense. Birds of a feather flock together.

The people who can get along with them basically have similar personalities.

It was said to be half an hour, but everyone was afraid that they would come to reply too late and miss such a good thing. Wouldn’t they regret it so much?

After a while, those people came over one after another and said that there was no problem with their families and they could set off early tomorrow morning.

Then Lin gave them a few more instructions, asking them not to spread the news when they returned, so as to avoid any further complications.

Everyone knows what's going on even without saying it. They're afraid that if it gets out, it might ruin such a good job, so no one dares to take the risk.

So early the next morning, Li Xiao led the way and brought them to the gate of Xu Qinghe's yard.

Today Xu Qinghe still has to take people to Caishikou to apply pesticides, so he left the arrangements at home to Yuxiu.

Yuxiu also got up very early today. She first asked Zhang Wentang to arrange for people to deliver holiday gifts to several familiar families. Then she followed Xu Qinghe and took people to count all the medicines in the house.

The people in the mansion have stopped learning to read and write in the past few days. Everyone, including Yang Laowu, the accountant, has devoted themselves to the work of making medicine.

After Li Xiao brought his men here, Yuxiu led them to Cui's yard.

Several large rooms have been vacated here, and Yuxiu also found a few skilled people in the mansion to come and teach them.

These were all simple jobs, and it was the first time for these people to work here, so they tried their best to show themselves.

They all studied very seriously, then buried their heads and worked hard, without talking much and without being lazy. Their serious look made Yuxiu nod her head.

Yuxiu's family began to prepare medicine in full swing. Qi Siyuan returned to the palace. He had no time to talk about other things, so he dismissed all the irrelevant personnel and then told the emperor about the border affairs.

There was no other way. The emperor had to step in to mobilize the troops. Moreover, this was no small matter. If a war really broke out, the emperor would have to arrange everything, whether it was the mobilization of troops or the provision of food and supplies.

"Father, my son is here to see you."

The two people in the hall were discussing this matter when they heard a shout from outside, followed by the embarrassed voice of Eunuch Xing.