Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

A ray of morning light poured into the room through the window.

Lin Yinan opened his eyes and slowly sat up from the bed.

After washing up, she slowly walked to the dining hall.

At this time, Zhang and Aunt Li had just put away the pots and pans.

"Second Aunt, is there any more food?" Lin Yinan leaned against the door frame and looked at the busy women in the dining hall.

Zhang stood up and wiped her wet hands on her apron, "Yes, I saved it for you!"

She brought out the porridge and pancakes and asked her, "Where do you want to eat? In the courtyard or in the lobby?"

"In the yard."

The sun was shining brightly at that time, and I was not exposed to the sun while sitting under the oilcloth, and I felt warm all over.

Zhang put down the bowl and turned back to the dining hall to get busy. With so many people eating, they had no time to rest. After cleaning up after breakfast, they had to start preparing lunch, chopping wood, and washing vegetables. All of these were hard work.

Although their meals were simple, with only one dish and one rice, after cleaning up, several people had to take turns to carry the swill to the pig farm in the morning and evening to help cook pig food.

When Liang Wen and his companions entered the county government office again, they saw a pretty woman with fair skin sitting quietly in the yard covered with oilcloth and eating.

Lin Yinan heard the voice and turned around to glance at a few people.

I saw her with her chin slightly raised, her face delicate as a painting, her pair of dark eyes as calm as water, and she sat there calmly, holding the spoon in her slender fingers and a piece of pancake in the other hand, eating a mouthful of porridge and a mouthful of pancake.

Liang Wen was slightly distracted, and then realized his impoliteness, and quickly bowed and saluted, "Excuse me, Third Master Yun asked me to wait for him here."

Lin Yinan knew who they were. Yun Mo told her last night that Liang Wen was knowledgeable and capable.

She raised her hand and pointed to the lobby, "No need to be polite, sir, please go in and sit down and wait."

Several people walked into the lobby and sat down.

Lin Yinan finished her meal quickly. She stood up and put the dishes and chopsticks into the dining hall.

Only then did Liang Wen see her bulging belly.

"Anan, do you want us to make tea for the people outside?" Yunyan looked out through the dining hall window.

Lin Yinan put down the bowl and said, "No need."

When she walked out of the dining hall, Yun Mo and Lin Yiheng walked in.

The three of them sat down at the next table. Liang Wen saw Lin Yinan sitting next to Yun Mo, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He quickly put away his expression, looked at Yun Mo and said, "Master Yun San, I heard that you are building a house. If we move down, can each family get a house?"

I have just inquired about it. The houses they are building now will be distributed to every household for free.

Lin Yiheng flipped open the account book and took out a small pure gold abacus from his sleeve. He used his nimble fingers to calculate on it, as if what Liang Wen said had nothing to do with him.

Yun Mo frowned slightly and turned to look at Lin Yinan.

"Anan, what do you think?"

Lin Yinan took a sip of water, put down the cup, and said calmly, "What benefits can you give us that you want us to give you a new house right away?"

Her words made several people's faces turn pale with shame, and they were suddenly speechless.

An older man was not convinced and pointed at Lin Yinan and said, "We men are discussing something, why are you, a woman, interfering?"

The others followed suit, their voices full of contempt.

"Yes, yes, go back and embroider."

"If you don't understand anything, don't point fingers here."

"Since they are not sincere in talking, let them go back!" Lin Yinan glanced at a few people and said to Yun Mo.

Yun Mo stood up swiftly and gestured to Liang Wen and the others to come in.

Liang Wen and the others didn't expect that Lin Yinan would send them away with just a few words.

Then she said to Lin Yiheng, "Brother, have you figured it out? How much silver is still missing?"

"When the two projects are completed, a total of 37,000 taels will be needed." Lin Yiheng said as he closed the account book.

"Okay, you can ask them to go to the accounting office to collect it later."

Liang Wen paused after stepping out of the hall and asked Yun Mo unwillingly, "Third Master Yun, who is she?"

Yun Mo raised his eyelids and glanced at him, very dissatisfied with what they had just said about his wife.

"She is my wife, and she makes the decisions on all matters in Longtan."

Liang Wen heard the pride in Yun Mo's tone. They actually let a pregnant woman be in charge!

It was not easy to come out, he did not give up, Liang Wen turned around and walked quickly to Lin Yinan, bowed and saluted, "Boss, I'm sorry for what happened just now, can you give us another chance?"

Lin Yinan's hand holding the cup shook, and the water in the cup spilled out.

She looked at Lin Yiheng in confusion. When did she become a bandit leader?

Lin Yiheng clenched his fist and put it to his mouth, trying his best to hold back his smile.

"Why are you so careless? Did you get burned?"

Yun Mo ran over nervously, raised his sleeve and gently wiped the water off her hands, then touched the cup, which was warm. "Fortunately, it's warm water."

"I'm fine." Lin Yinan pulled him to sit down.

Lin Yinan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and looked at Liang Wen standing beside him with cold eyes, "You can stay if you want, but we have to set the conditions."

"What conditions?"

"Sign a ten-year contract with me. If you work for me for ten years, I will give you the house for free. If you are willing, you can sit down and we can discuss the details. If not, the door is there. You can leave now." Lin Yinan said lightly.

Upon hearing this, Liang Wen sat down in his previous seat without any hesitation, followed by Liang Xiaodi. The others thought about it and sat down as well, as they had no other choice.

"What if I don't want to do it anymore after ten years?" Liang Wen didn't quite understand what she meant.

"When the contract is over, the house will belong to you, and you will be free. However, during these ten years, all work must be arranged by us. We have fixed working hours, rest time, and three meals a day."

"Of course, there will be an assessment task every month, and those who meet the standards will be rewarded. On the contrary, those who fail to meet the standards will be punished accordingly. New Year gifts will be distributed during the New Year."

Liang Xiaodi looked at her with sparkling eyes, "Just like those people eating here in the morning? What's the reward?"

"Yes, that's right. The rewards are not limited to rice, flour, grain, oil, silver, or daily necessities. They will be adjusted according to future developments."

As soon as Lin Yinan finished speaking, everyone looked at her with burning eyes.

The older man who questioned Lin Yinan at first slapped his thigh and said, "Boss, I am willing to sign this contract."

"Mr. Liang, why are you here?" The couple who sought medical treatment last night came from the back of the lobby holding their child.

Liang Wen looked at the child leaning on the man's arms, his eyes rolling around, and asked in surprise, "Is Goudan okay?"

"Well, thanks to the Third Madam for coming to the rescue."

The couple was about to kneel down to Lin Yinan again, but was stopped by Yun Mo.

"Madam... Third Madam, when are we going to sign the contract?" Having made up his mind, Liang Wen didn't want to drag it out.

Lin Yinan raised a faint smile and said, "No hurry, go back and pack your things first, and we will sign the contract when everyone is here."