Farming and reading family

Chapter 505: Not satisfactory

Over there, Chen Jie comforted the diners and the restaurant finally returned to normal, but the couple were a little absent-minded, worried that once Lord Xu left, Earl Yishun's son would come and cause trouble again.

They are so unlucky that they encountered such a thing on the first day of opening. What if it affects their families?

Around noon, Lu Qingluo came back and said that Lu Erniang was leading her men back.

Gao E hadn't figured out Yuan Chengfeng's situation yet, so she dealt with this matter first: "How did you buy twenty-three people?"

At that time, Gao E gave them some silver, but it was for travel expenses and to buy books on mulberry planting and silkworm breeding. The rest was not enough to buy so many people.

"You'll know when you see it." Lu Qingluo didn't want to say it.

"I don't have time to keep you in suspense right now." Gao E looked at Lu Qingluo.

"You really have to see this in person." Lu Qingluo spread his hands.

Gao E was too lazy to continue beating around the bush with her: "Have you finished with your business?"

Lu Qingluo nodded and looked at Gao E: "Can I get paid?"

Gao E laughed when she heard Lu Qingluo say this. It seemed that Lu Qingluo was planning to stay. "Don't just focus on the wages. When I eat meat, I always let you go hungry."

Lu Qingluo knew this was the case: "But I need money."

"What do you want the money for?" Gao E felt that this was not a chivalrous statement.

"It will cost a lot of money to make the four-edged sword I need." Lu Qingluo held the bamboo in his hand horizontally in front of Gao E. "I found my scabbard."

Gao E weighed it. It was solid Polygonatum, and this thick. "How much do you need?"

"Only the divine iron that is more valuable than gold can be used to forge such a four-sided sword. It also requires a first-class swordsmith, and the price is not cheap." Lu Qingluo has already analyzed it.

Gao E looked at Lu Qingluo suspiciously.

"I didn't lie to you." Lu Qingluo said with a serious face.

"I'm not saying you lied to me, I'm just wondering how you knew I had the magic iron." Gao E thought it was such a coincidence.

Lu Qingluo looked at Gao E in surprise: "Really?"

"I still have a swordsmith." Gao E was sure.

Lu Qingluo knew Gao E wasn't lying: "In this case, no wages are fine."

"Don't be so generous. You also said that the price of divine iron is higher than gold." Gao E said unhappily.

Lu Qingluo felt a little proud and thought that following Gao E was not bad, at least she was generous.

Gao E asked Luo Dagang to stay at the snack bar to prevent Yuan Chengfeng from causing trouble again, and she took Lu Qingluo and Lianxin to see Lu Erniang.

Lu Qingluo and Lianxin were both people who didn't like to talk. They sat on either side of the carriage in front, and the horses pulling the carriage in the town all had their hips tensed.

Gao E waited in the agreed house for a long time before she heard a noise outside. She went out and saw Lu Er Niang coming in with a group of old, weak, young and disabled people.

When the group of people saw Gao E, they knew that this was their boss. They stood in three rows awkwardly, not daring to say a word for fear that they would be driven away.

Gao E finally understood why Lu Qingluo asked her to watch it herself. He really couldn't bear to watch it.

"Boss, look what I brought back." Lu Er Niang walked to Gao E with a smile and took off the small package on her body.

"Did you walk to Baotou Village?" Gao E saw that they were all wearing worn shoes and their trouser legs were covered in dust.

"Yeah." Lu Erniang was worried that Gao E would not want these people.

Although these people were a little... disappointing, at least they had followed her and were willing to sign death contracts.

"Let them go into the house to rest first, and then we can talk slowly." Gao E smiled and comforted.

Lu Erniang breathed a sigh of relief, handed the package to Lu Qingluo, turned around and invited those people to go into the house to rest.

Those people timidly bowed to Gao E, expressed their gratitude in thick local accents, and then followed Lu Er Niang to a room to the side to rest.

Gao E also went into a room on the side, opened the package and saw several books and several boxes of silkworm seeds.

She should have been happy to see these things, but she was overwhelmed by Yuan Chengfeng's matter and couldn't be happy. She suddenly looked up and saw Lu Qingluo and Lianxin standing on either side like door gods.

"Lu Qingluo." Gao E called out.

Lu Qingluo looked over in confusion when he was called.

"She is Lian Xin." Gao E introduced her and then looked at Lian Xin. "Her name is Lu Qingluo."

Lianxin nodded.

Lu Qingluo was not as repulsive to Lianxin as he was to Jin Ruyi, and nodded at her as a greeting.

"Find a place to sit, don't stand there like door gods," Gao E reminded.

Lu Qingluo was used to standing at the door, while Lianxin sat on the steps.

Lu Er Niang came over quickly, probably feeling that what she had done was wrong, so she stood there and didn't dare to sit down.

"Please sit down." Gao E gestured to Lu Er Niang.

"I dare not." Lu Erniang said boldly after hearing that Gao E's tone was not angry.

Gao E laughed when she heard this: "You've brought everyone back, what else are you afraid of? Sit down."

Lu Erniang then sat down. "These people are all experienced in mulberry planting and silkworm breeding. Some of them can also reel silk and weave cloth. They don't spend any money and are willing to sign a death contract. It's just..."

"Let's get to the point." Gao E knew that the point was what came later.

"We have to raise those children and teach them to read." Lu Er Niang said in a low voice.

Gao E felt like her home had become a kindergarten.

"You should be clear about the people you brought back. They probably won't do the work directly. They are like a group of masters. It depends on whether they are willing to teach you everything they know when the time comes." Gao E looked at Lu Er Niang.

"They have already agreed." Lu Erniang assured.

Seeing how much Lu Erniang defended those people, Gao E couldn't say anything. "My rule is that whoever brings the people back is responsible. Since you have promised me that, you will be responsible for those people."

Lu Erniang looked at Gao E, there were some parts she could not be responsible for.

"As for raising those children and teaching them to read, I can take responsibility, but it will have to wait. There's something going on at home right now, and it's quite serious." Gao E didn't say what it was.

Lu Erniang's expression was solemn: "Then I..."

"You can't help much." Gao E said directly, "Just settle these people first. It happens that we will be transplanting mulberry trees in a while. When the time comes, you can bring the right people with you."

Lu Erniang nodded.

"If..." Gao E hesitated for a moment. After all, she hadn't figured out how to get through Yuan Chengfeng yet. "No matter what, you're mine. If you bring her back, I won't ignore you."

Only then did Lu Erniang feel completely relieved, and she felt at ease following Gao E.

She pulled out a ledger from her bosom and said, "This is all the accounts on the road, and those who are willing to sign the death contract, the boss will see when to sign the document."

Gao E glanced at the account book and said, "There's no rush. Find a doctor to check on those people and give them medicine if necessary."

She didn't want Lu Er Niang to bring the person back from far away, and then have to spend money on a coffin in a few days.

Lu Erniang was a little surprised: "Don't worry, they just look tired from traveling all the time. They will be fine after a few days of rest."