After becoming an animal, I also have to farm

Lin Miao amused himself and flicked Chen Yuanzhen's head, saying helplessly,

"What are you thinking? How could I possibly hire such a young child to work?

I just saw that they didn't go to school and were wearing dirty clothes, so I wanted to see what the status of women is like now?

Sometimes you can’t just listen to what your subordinates report; you have to go and see for yourself to make sure what they report is true.”

Chen Yuanzhen was not angry after being hit, and praised Lin Miao happily.

"Oh sister, I'm not as good as you here, you're still more careful!"

Lin Miao glanced at her and said earnestly,

"If you want to be an empress, you must cultivate your own power. 99% of the noble families that follow the imperial court are fence-sitters, and they will side with whichever side offers benefits.

I think you should start in the north and develop more women's power. They will definitely be much more loyal than those male counselors."

After living in the north for so many days, Lin Miao discovered that Sheng Dynasty was not a feudal dynasty where the idea of male superiority and female inferiority was particularly serious.

On the contrary, the current trend is that whoever is stronger and has the strongest fist is the boss, regardless of gender.

Chen Yuanzhen nodded and strongly supported Lin Miao's proposal. The reason why she chose to settle down in the north was because the people around her were relatively peaceful.

Everyone respects each other and gets rich through hard work. They don't follow the idea of women staying at home and not going out. Although there are a small number of people with bad intentions, they can be completely blocked out.

Seeing Chen Yuanzhen nodding, Lin Miao's mind drifted away and he started to feel itchy.

"Don't make any plans yet, just find someone reliable to take over my job, okay?

We can't both spend our time in the workshop, there are other public welfare projects we haven't done yet!"

Chen Yuanzhen nodded and agreed, thinking hard for a long time, but in the end he could only slap his head in frustration.

"Alas, it's all my fault. I was so focused on developing various things to ensure that the people had enough food and clothing that I didn't develop much power. Now that you suddenly ask me to find a confidant, I really can't think of anyone..."

Lin Miao was a little embarrassed. "Okay, come with me tomorrow when you're free to try some moves."

As a result, the next morning, before Lin Miao and Chen Yuanzhen went out, they heard someone knocking on the wooden door of the courtyard.

Chen Yuanzhen yawned and went to open the door, and found a woman standing at the door, holding a girl with pigtails in her hand.

The little girl was very outgoing. When she saw the door open, she greeted Chen Yuanzhen and then pulled the woman inside.

Lin Miao had just walked out of the house and saw Hu Niu coming with a woman. She guessed that it must be her mother.

Before he could even say hello to Huniu, he saw the woman pulling Huniu to her knees and nervously apologize to Chen Yuanzhen.

"Sir, please forgive me! I was rude and broke the rules when I came to play in the forbidden area yesterday. Please forgive me!"

Seeing someone had come to the door early in the morning, Chen Yuanzhen smiled and hurriedly pulled the woman up, then turned around and winked at Lin Miao.

"Don't you need someone? Then what do you think of this?"

Lin Miao glared at Chen Yuanzhen and thought to himself, why is this silly girl speaking in the same tone as when picking cabbages? How disrespectful!

The woman didn't understand why Chen Yuanzhen said that, but Huniu remembered the agreement she had made with Lin Miao.

She quickly pulled her mother to Lin Miao, raised her head, and asked Lin Miao with sparkling eyes,

"Grandma, didn't you ask my mom to come over? I brought her here. Do you think it's possible for her to have some of the meat from yesterday?"

Lin Miao was stunned for a moment before she realized that the words she said to Hu Niu yesterday were heard by the child as calling her mother over!

Because in the north nowadays, some children call their mothers "niang" and some "ma", and both names are acceptable.

Seeing that the woman was a little nervous but not timid, Lin Miao looked her around twice and then asked about what he wanted to know.

Pulling a piece of half-dried artificial meat from the shelf, Lin Miao asked her,

"Do you know what this is in my hand?"

The woman swallowed, nodded seriously and answered respectfully.

“I have heard that the city lord’s grandmother is an immortal master who can not only resurrect from the dead but also perform various magic spells.

Especially in the past half month, magic has been used to create many things that are beneficial to the people!

He has also developed a magic spell to turn beans into meat. The people in the city are all looking forward to the immortal master teaching us how to eat meat every meal..."

At the end of her speech, the woman lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly and smoothed down the strands of hair at her temples.

Lin Miao never thought that because of her and Chen Yuanzhen's mission, the rumors in the city would spread like this.

However, the situation is true and false, and it is easier to calm the people's hearts. Lin Miao does not want to waste time to clarify the facts, so he simply keeps it mysterious.

Lin Miao cleared his throat and then pretended to be mysterious and asked the woman how the harvest was this year and whether she had any livestock at home.

If you have pigs, have you slaughtered them? Is your life going well? Is your family harmonious? And all sorts of other messy questions.

The woman not only answered the questions one by one, but also spoke clearly and eloquently, introducing her family's situation clearly. The more Lin Miao listened, the more satisfied he became.

After exchanging a glance with Chen Yuanzhen, Lin Miao made the final decision.

"The daily production of artificial meat is limited and cannot be put on the market in large quantities. The city lord and I have other things to do, so I'll trouble you to bring a few people to keep an eye on it every day."

After hearing Lin Miao's arrangement, the woman felt like a huge pie had fallen from the sky, which made her breathless. She subconsciously wanted to wave her hand to refuse?

But Hu Niu tugged at her sleeves with a look of longing on her face, muttering softly,

"My mother-in-law said that if I work here, I can eat artificial meat every day. I want to eat meat. Mom, you should stay here and work. We can work together."

The woman looked up and saw Lin Miao and Chen Yuanzhen looking at her with smiles on their faces. Finally, she gritted her teeth and nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, sir and Master! I will do my best to fulfill my duties!"

Lin Miao liked women who were straightforward and intelligent. He first demonstrated to her how to operate the machine, fill the beans, and cut the artificial meat and put it on the rack to dry.

In fact, the operations are very simple, and one person can complete them at the same time after arranging the process.

But fearing that it would be too troublesome for the woman to do it alone, Lin Miao promised her that he could hire an assistant.

The woman thought about it, and finally shook her head and refused.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master. My daughter is also capable of doing some housework. She usually takes care of the housework at home, so she can still do this little thing. I can just ask her to help me."

Although Lin Miao didn't know what she was thinking, he nodded in agreement because one less person coming meant less risk of exposure.

"Okay, you should cooperate with Hu Niu today and see if you can finish it together.

If you are too busy, please talk to the City Lord and ask her to recruit help for you."

"Ah! I understand! Thank you, Master! Thank you, sir!"

The woman's face was full of joy. Without Lin Miao's instructions, she sat on the small stool and took over Lin Miao's previous work.

Seeing this, Hu Niu also ran around the machine, sometimes checking whether there were enough beans in the feed inlet, and sometimes helping the woman put the artificial meat in the basket onto the rack.

Now that they finally had some free time, Lin Miao and Chen Yuanzhen left the courtyard and planned to see if there was anything left unfinished and make up for it as soon as possible.