Doctor Lu then decided to go to the village head's home and ask him to help arrange for people to work on his fields, because spring ploughing was imminent and if it was not done in time, it would have a negative impact on this year's harvest.

When Doctor Lu arrived at the door of the village head's house, he found the village head leisurely basking in the sun in the yard. Seeing Doctor Lu coming, the village head hurriedly stood up to greet him and said, "Jinghe, how come you have time to come to me today? Just tell me what you want."

Doctor Lu smiled and responded, "Uncle Lizheng, I came here to ask for a favor. Spring ploughing is approaching, but my fields have not yet been cultivated, and I have many things to do at home, so I hope to borrow your help to arrange some people to work in the fields."

The village head nodded and said, "No problem. Spring ploughing is a big deal and can't be delayed. How many people do you need?"

Doctor Lu thought for a moment and replied, "Well... maybe we need ten people, both men and women. As for wages, how about twenty-five cents a day?"

The village head frowned upon hearing this and questioned, "Doctor Lu, isn't the wage you offer a little too high? Normally, the wage for working in the fields is only 20 cents a day."

Doctor Lu raised his lips slightly, revealing a faint smile, and said softly: "Uncle Lizheng, I understand your idea. However, my family has a lot of fields, and we urgently need people to cultivate them, otherwise it will delay the spring plowing. I also want to take this opportunity to let everyone have some income. However, I also have a request, that is, the people who work must be serious and responsible, and not lazy."

The head of the village patted his chest and assured: "Jinghe, don't worry, I will definitely help you find some hardworking people. When do you want to start working?"

"Let's do it tomorrow." Doctor Lu thought for a moment and said, "I have to go back and prepare some seeds and farm tools first."

The village head readily agreed: "Okay! I'll go and inform the villagers right away."

Doctor Lu thanked the head of the village and turned to leave.

When she got home, Lu Tingyan was drying herbs in the yard. The sun shone on her pretty face, like a beautiful painting. When she saw her father coming back, she hurriedly stood up to greet him and asked with concern, "Dad, you're back. Did everything go well this time?"

Doctor Lu nodded slightly, indicating that everything was fine. Then, he said with a slightly worried tone: "Well, I just went to the head of the village and asked him to help arrange some people to work on our land. I just don't know if I can find the right people."

Lu Tingyan thought for a moment and suggested, "Dad, there are so many things to do at home now. Maybe we can consider buying some servants? This way, it will reduce the burden on you and mother."

After hearing this, Doctor Lu smiled and stroked his daughter's hair and said, "Yan'er, your idea is not bad."

Lu Tingyan nodded and continued, "Dad, our family has both an embroidery studio and a workshop. You and mom are busy all day long. Mom has the help of her cousin and aunt, but the workshop really needs a trustworthy person to help manage it. Besides, Dad, you have to see doctors and treat patients on weekdays, so you really can't spare time."

Doctor Lu nodded and agreed with his daughter's suggestion. "Yan'er is right. I'll leave this matter to you. But I don't know much about the matter of buying people, so I'll have to trouble you to take care of it."

Lu Tingyan readily agreed, "Don't worry, Daddy, Yan'er will definitely not let you down."

The next morning, all the men, women, and children in the village came to Dr. Lu's field. Dr. Lu assigned tasks to everyone. Some were responsible for turning the soil, some were responsible for sowing, and some were responsible for watering. Everyone performed their duties and worked enthusiastically.

Lu Tingyan also came to the field. She saw everyone busy working, and she couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in her heart. She thought about how the original owner used to work in the field with her father. Although the days at that time were hard, they were very happy.

"Dad, look everyone is working very hard." Lu Tingyan said to her father.

Doctor Lu nodded: "Yes, these people are good laborers in our village. With their help, this year's harvest will definitely be good."

Doctor Lu turned to Lu Tingyan and said, "Yan'er, go and serve some tea to everyone."

"Okay!" Lu Tingyan responded and picked up the teapot to serve water to everyone.

"Thank you for your hard work, come and have a drink of water." Lu Tingyan greeted everyone warmly.

Everyone put down their work and gathered around. Lu Tingyan poured a glass of water for everyone and reminded everyone: "Drink slowly, don't choke."

"Thank you, Miss Lu." Everyone said in unison.

"You're welcome. This is what I should do." Lu Tingyan said with a smile.

After delivering the water, Lu Tingyan returned to the field. She saw Jun Moyuan turning the soil. His movements were clumsy but he worked very hard. Soon he had turned over a large area of ​​soil.

"Brother Yuan, are you tired? Do you need to rest for a while?" Lu Tingyan asked softly with concern.

Jun Moyuan raised his hand to wipe away the beads of sweat that kept oozing out of his forehead. The corners of his mouth slightly raised with a faint smile, and he responded: "I'm not tired, don't worry."

Lu Tingyan said with a look of pity: "Don't try too hard. It will be bad if you exhaust yourself."

Jun Moyuan held Lu Tingyan's soft and delicate hands tightly and comforted her, "I'm fine, don't worry. I just want to do more work and finish cultivating this land as soon as possible."

Lu Tingyan nodded slightly and said, "Okay, but you must pay more attention to your own condition."

When the hard work of the whole day finally came to an end, everyone received their wages as they wished, and their faces showed satisfied and happy smiles. Doctor Lu looked at everyone, and felt endless relief and joy in his heart.

"You all have suffered a lot today, and I would like to thank you all." Doctor Lu said to everyone with sincere gratitude.

"Doctor Lu, you are too polite! These things are within our capabilities! And Doctor Lu has paid us." Everyone said.

"If you have any other needs in the future, just let us know!" the village head also echoed.

Doctor Lu nodded to show his gratitude: "Thank you very much, everyone."

As night fell, Dr. Lu and his family sat around the dinner table, savoring the delicious food.

"Dad, with everyone working together today, I believe our fields will be cultivated soon." Lu Tingyan said happily.

Doctor Lu nodded slightly and replied: "Indeed, we have a lot of people this time. When the harvest comes, I will definitely thank you all generously."

Jun Moyuan said, "Dad, it is because you have good intentions that everyone is willing to help you."

Doctor Lu chuckled and said, "Yuan'er, don't be too modest."

Lu Tingyan suggested: "Brother Yuan, shall we go to the town together tomorrow and buy a few servants?"

Jun Moyuan happily responded, "Very good."

The whole family laughed and talked, sharing this warm and happy time.

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