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After watching the adults and children finish their breakfast, Xiao Li asked them if they wanted to go to the city with him.

Bao Ge'er was the first to refuse, "No, no, Bao'er is going to find Brother Ergou."

Because he knew that they were going to move, the little guy would go to play with his brother Ergou whenever he had free time.

"Okay." Xiao Li rubbed his head. "I want to see Baoer's writing when I come back in the evening, otherwise..."

"What else can I do?" Bao Ge'er held his increasingly round face in his hands, trying to soften his heart by acting cute. "Fourth brother, can Bao'er write it tomorrow?"

"No." Xiao Li refused mercilessly, then looked at his young husband with a wandering look, "Yuan'er doesn't want to go either?"

"I don't want to practice calligraphy, my hands are sore..." Lu Yuan bit her lip and whispered in his ear shyly, "It's all your fault. You can't treat me like you did to Bao'er!"

Xiao Li raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at him with a half-smile, "What does Yuan'er want?"

"I, I will help you look after Bao'er. I will supervise him and not let him slack off!" Lu Yuan said this in a low voice, fearing that Bao'er would get angry if he heard it.

Xiao Li glanced at Bao Ge'er, who was completely clueless, and then nodded, "This is just the first time, it won't happen again."

"I know, I know!" Lu Yuan's tone was impatient, but her face was full of smiles. She was a typical example of saying one thing and thinking another.

But it’s not that he doesn’t want to go to the city with Xiao Si, it’s just that his little daddy has just moved in with them, and he is afraid that his little daddy will feel uncomfortable if he goes out.

Xiao Li patted his head and said, "Be good, I'll bring you some delicious food when I come back."

"Got it." Lu Yuan held his hand, suddenly feeling reluctant to let him go. "Come back soon, I'll be waiting for you at home."

"Okay." Xiao Li saw that he was reluctant to leave, so he squeezed his hand, then touched Bao Ge'er's head and warned the little guy, "Don't go to dangerous places. Follow your brother Ergou, understand?"

"I know, fourth brother, Bao'er will be a good boy." Bao'er shook his head and shook his hands, being very good at trying to please others.

Before going out, Xiao Li talked to Lin Qing, and then walked into the city by himself.

While on the road, Xiao Li felt that he should buy some oxen to tie to the ox cart, otherwise it would still be inconvenient.

The Xiao family had horses and carriages. The horse he rode on the wedding day was the one that Shen Congzhou brought from the Xiao family to Yangliu Village.

Shen Congzhou also came that day. After the wedding banquet, he asked Shen Congzhou to take the horse back to avoid attracting attention.

Now, almost everyone in Yangliu Village knows that he can support his entire family by writing storybooks, and his family doesn't have to pay taxes in the second half of the year, so...

It's time to buy some cows. When we move, the cow cart can not only be used to pull things, but also for people to sit on.

Nan'an County, North District.

Shen Congzhou sat behind the counter with a book in his hand, flipping through it from time to time, casting a shadow in front of him.

"咚咚-"

There was a light knock on the counter. He looked up and saw it was Xiao Li. He stood up and said, "Master, you are here."

Xiao Li nodded expressionlessly, "I have something to say. Let the others look after the bookstore first, and come back to the Xiao residence with me."

"Yes, sir." Shen Congzhou didn't rush to ask him what was the matter. He handed the matter over to the people below and then walked with him to Xiao's house.

Although Xiao Li came back suddenly, it was a coincidence that everyone living in the Xiao residence was there and no one had gone out.

Niu Dahe and his aunt Xianglan, brothers Ma Da, Ma Er and Ma Xiaosan, and two engravers, father and son, and their wives and children.

Xiao Li sat at the head of the table, and the others, led by Niu Dahe, saluted him, "Sir, everyone is here."

He nodded, his eyes scanning everyone one by one.

The few people I had met before hadn't changed much, they were still the same, but they seemed to be more energetic than the last time I saw them, and they were also respectful to him.

The two engravers and their wives and children were obviously perfunctory in their greetings. Xiao Li even saw their wives and children rolling their eyes at him, presumably because they had some thoughts in their minds.

Xiao Li hadn't met these people last time, so he didn't give them any mental hints. Unexpectedly, this meeting really gave him a surprise.

He smiled expressionlessly. "I didn't come here for anything else this time. I just wanted to come and see you. You've all been working under me for a while now. Do you have anything to say?"

Niu Dahe and the others looked at each other for a while and were about to shake their heads when they heard the wives and children of the two engravers speaking one after another.

"Sir, the engraving shop has been busy lately. The men at home are busy all day long. Is this monthly salary..."

The first person to speak was a middle-aged woman with a shrewd look on her face. While she was talking, she kept pushing the middle-aged man next to her with a dull look on his face, as if she wanted him to say something too.

That man was her man. She opened her mouth, looked up to meet Xiao Li's cold black eyes, and then closed her mouth awkwardly.

The middle-aged woman glared at him and could only look at her son and daughter-in-law.

The young woman was quite pretty and no one knew what she was thinking. She actually winked at Xiao Li while speaking.

"Sir, we've been doing so much work, yet we still get the same monthly salary. My man followed the previous abbot, and his work was easy and his monthly salary was good. Isn't what you're giving too little?"

Xiao Li looked at them with an unchanged expression, "Are you done?"

Several people seemed to be surprised that he would be so calm and nodded, "That's it."

Xiao Li looked at Shen Congzhou, "You should know how to deal with this, right?"

Shen Congzhou nodded expressionlessly, "Don't worry, sir. I understand."

He turned and walked towards the men, and only spoke when he passed by them, "These matters are not my business, so please follow me."

After saying that, he didn't care whether they would follow him or not and just went out.

Finally, at the signal of the middle-aged woman, the whole family followed her out.

However, before leaving, the young wife looked at Xiao Li with resentment. If you didn't know, you would think that he had done something wrong to her.

Xiao Li had seen many people who wanted to climb up the social ladder the moment they met someone in the apocalypse, but at least they had a good figure and good looks. This person...

It's a bit far-fetched.

Xiao Li didn't even glance at the other party. He looked at the remaining five people and said, "Next spring, my family will move to the capital. If you don't want to go with us, you can save money during this time and redeem your indentures when the time comes. You can pay the same amount of money as I paid for you."

Xiao Li came to the city this time mainly for this matter.

He didn't know whether the famine would come three years later, but if it did, he might be able to escape it by following him to the capital now.

But if they are unwilling to go with him, he will not force them. After all, if they are forced to go, the melon may not be sweet but bitter. There is no need to do that. If they are short of people, they can go to the capital to buy some.

Hearing this, Niu Dahe didn't hesitate at all and was the first to express his opinion, "Sir, wherever you go, we will follow you."

The couple had no children and had traveled all the way to Nan'an County. They were lucky not to have been separated, so how could they ask for so much?

Moreover, although the young master was a cold person, he was very generous to his servants. Not only did he give them monthly wages, he even promised to provide them with retirement benefits as long as they behaved themselves and lived in the Xiao family until they were old.

Just for the purpose of providing for their old age, they would follow the young master even without monthly salary, not to mention that the young master treats them well.

Aunt Xianglan smiled and agreed, "I'll listen to my boss."

Niu Dahe was the person Xiao Li saw the most besides Shen Congzhou. He had already thrown out bait that they could not refuse, so he was not surprised by their choice.

Nodding, he looked at the other three brothers, "What about you? Have you made up your mind or are you going back to think about it?"

Ma Da looks honest and is the dumbest among the three brothers. He is looking at Ma Er at this time.

Ma Er had a handsome appearance, the most common and popular type nowadays. He looked at Xiao Li with clear eyes, clasped his fists in greeting, and then said, "Sir, may I ask, if we don't want to go to the capital and can't afford the money to redeem our indentures, what should we do? Should we follow you to the capital?"

Ma Xiao was the most scholarly of the three brothers, and the one who couldn't hold back his words the most. Upon hearing what his second brother said, he explained with a frown, "Sir, my second brother doesn't want you to let us go directly. Instead, he wants to ask you what you plan to do with this house when you go to the capital. If you don't want to sell it, the three of us brothers can stay and guard it for you. You can come back anytime."

It has to be said that the same meaning expressed by different people can produce very different results.

"I'm not selling this house, but..." Xiao Li had enough money to buy the house, so he never thought about selling it, but... "I will sell the things in it later, leaving only an empty house."

Hearing this, the three Ma brothers were obviously relieved.

Ma Xiao, who spoke the best, said again, "Sir, could you please let us stay? We will continue to look after your house. No matter when you come back, we will ensure that this house is clean and tidy so you can live there anytime."

Xiao Li tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the chair, and after a moment's hesitation, he nodded, "Okay."

"Thank you, sir." The three Ma brothers knelt down on one knee in front of him, "We will definitely protect this house for you."

"Well, I believe it." But he didn't believe in them, but in himself.

He had previously given these five people a mental hint that if they sincerely wanted to harm him, they would only be trapped in their own web. Even if they didn't die, their brains would be damaged. At the very least, they would become mentally ill, and at the worst, they would become fools.

After resolving the issue of whether to stay or leave, Xiao Li let them leave.

Another quarter of an hour passed before Shen Congzhou came back, lips tightly pursed. He bowed when he saw him and said, "Sir, I have failed in my duty."

Seeing that he had remained in a bowed position, Xiao Li did not let him stand up, but simply asked, "How did you deal with it?"

"Let them pack up and leave. We've already trained our people, so their presence won't have much impact." Shen Congzhou paused. "I didn't give them this month's salary, and they wanted to make a fuss. I read the contract to them, and they left."

Because he was not the buyer, Xiao Li asked him to write the contract with extra care at the beginning to avoid suffering any loss later.

Xiao Li looked at the young man who had been so proud and unyielding at first, and now sincerely convinced by him. He stood up and helped him up. "This is just this once, and it won't happen again."

"Thank you, sir." Shen Congzhou's expression was the same as usual. Seeing that he didn't blame him, there was only a hint of surprise in his eyes.

When Shen Congzhou mentioned that he was going to the capital, his expression changed several times. After nearly a quarter of an hour, he finally made a decision, "I will follow you, Master."

"You should train Ma Xiao in the bookstore business and let him take over your position in the future."

"Yes, son."