My humble days in ancient times

The moment Xu Qinghe saw the new courtyard, his eyes widened, as if under a spell, unable to straighten for a long time. His expression of surprise and joy was as if he had seen the most incredible sight in the world.

Xu Ruyuan, Xu Qingyan, Du Xiaoyue and Du Xiaoxing were like four happy little birds, running around inside.

Their laughter and footsteps intertwined, and every corner of the courtyard was trampled by their curious little feet. From the garden to the pond, from the reception room to the wing room, every place was left with their cheerful figures and silvery laughter.

Xu Ruyi looked at their cheerful faces and a happy smile also appeared on her face.

Xu Qinghe finally recovered and said excitedly: "Ruyi, this yard is so beautiful. Can we really live here in the future?"

Xu Ruyi nodded: "Of course, this is our home."

Xu Qinghe excitedly ran to the garden, smelled the fragrance of the flowers, and said, "I never thought there would be such a beautiful place."

Xu Ruyuan ran over and took his hand: "Brother, I want to plant lots of flowers in the garden."

Xu Qingyan also came over: "I want to grow a lot of flowers in the pond."

Du Xiaoyue and Du Xiaoxing smiled and said, "We want to help too."

As several people looked forward to a better life in the future, laughter echoed in the yard.

Xu Ruyi turned to Xu Qinghe and said, "Brother, we need to go buy a few more people. We can't manage such a large yard by ourselves."

Xu Qinghe nodded in agreement: "The yard is big, so there must be someone to take care of it."

The next day, the brother and sister went to the dental clinic in the county town early.

Mrs. Wu, the head of the dental office, saw them from a distance. Her eyes lit up and she hurried over to say, "What a coincidence! You two are here today just when a group of people arrived!"

Xu Ruyi smiled sweetly and said, "Mother Wu, can you give us a discount this time? My brother and I don't have much money."

Mother Wu smiled brightly and said, "Don't worry, we won't ask for a high price just because you two are children. We do this business every day, and we believe in honesty and fairness."

As she spoke, Mother Wu enthusiastically led them into the large courtyard.

There were a lot of people today. The men stood in two rows neatly, while the women stood in four rows.

Xu Ruyi carefully examined them and selected ten people, one of whom was a family with a two-year-old child.

Two cooks with superb cooking skills, two diligent laundry maids, two efficient cleaning maids, a maid who is proficient in growing vegetables, a skilled horse rider who is in charge of looking after the stables, and two strong gatekeepers who are in charge of the courtyard gate.

After choosing the person, Xu Ruyi and Xu Qinghe negotiated the price with Wu Mama. After some bargaining, they finally reached a price acceptable to both parties.

Xu Ruyi paid the money and prepared to go home with the newly bought person.

On the way, Xu Ruyi said to them: "From now on, we are all one family. As long as you work hard, we will not treat you unfairly."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After returning home, Xu Ruyi arranged accommodation for them and explained their respective responsibilities in detail.

The newcomers quickly adapted to the new environment, and the yard became more tidy with their arrival.

Among them was a family of four, both in their forties: Guo Qing, his wife Feng Wuduo, their son Guo Huai, and their daughter-in-law Han Xiaoyu. They also had a chubby, adorable two-year-old grandson.

Guo Qing, Guo Huai and Han Xiaoyu all have some skills and look very capable.

After some consideration, Xu Ruyi arranged for Guo Qing to look after the horse farm, Guo Huai to guard the gate, and Feng Wuduo, who was smart and capable, to be in charge of the yard. Han Xiaoyu had a special liking for growing vegetables, so she was allowed to do that.

With these people helping to take care of the yard, the four brothers and sisters happily moved in.

There wasn't much stuff, and it was all easily transported by a horse-drawn carriage.

However, the vegetables in the field cannot be left alone. They must be picked regularly, otherwise they will become old and rot, which would be a shame. After all, they are all grown with great effort, and it would be a pity to waste them.

Xu Qingyan rolled around in her new bed, giggling with excitement, while Xu Ruyuan lingered in the garden, sniffing the flowers with an intoxicated look on her face.

Xu Ruyi was busy going to the county town with Xu Qinghe to find a shop, or they went to a pawnshop and asked the people there to help keep an eye out.

Now Xu Ruyi started to build a chicken coop, and everyone in the village was busy again.

This time, Wang Erdan also actively signed up. When Xu Ruyi saw Wang Erdan's name, she didn't say anything, but just raised her eyebrows slightly.

Ever since Wang Erdan came to work, chickens have been disappearing from the village for unknown reasons. Every now and then, a villager would discover their chickens were missing. Many were furious and came to the village head to demand an explanation.

The village head was helpless. He spread his hands and said, "You guys have the ability to catch the chicken thief, but what can I do? I don't have clairvoyance or super hearing. I don't even know who stole it. What can I do?"

Wang Erdan has been working every day these days and is very tired. He wants to eat something good to replenish his body, so he has some bad ideas and often sneaks out to steal chickens in the middle of the night.

When he came back in the middle of the night, he couldn't wait to kill the chicken, and then hurriedly found a remote place to bury the chicken feathers and internal organs, thinking that he had done it without anyone noticing.

However, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. One day, Wang Erdan went out to steal chickens again and was spotted by Li Si, a villager who had gotten up for the night. Li Si thought the figure looked familiar and quietly followed him. After stealing the chicken, he saw Wang Erdan hurried home.

Li Si had an idea in mind, and the next morning he gathered several villagers who had lost their chickens and went to look for Wang Erdan together.

Wang Erdan panicked when he saw them approaching him aggressively, but he pretended to be calm and said, "What are you doing?"

Li Si pointed at him and said, "Wang Erdan, stop pretending. I saw you stealing a chicken last night."

Wang Erdan's face turned pale as he argued, "You're talking nonsense! Which eye of yours saw me steal the chicken?"

The villagers accused him: "Wang Erdan, stop quibbling. Do you think you can hide it?"

Wang Erdan stuck his neck out and refused to admit anything, saying, "I didn't steal anything, I didn't steal anything. Stop slandering me and talking nonsense." His arrogant and scoundrel look made people angry.

He put his hands on his hips, glared, and his face was full of arrogance and unreasonableness.

Everyone was so angry at his arrogance that they clenched their fists and really wanted to rush up and beat him up to teach this unrepentant guy a lesson.

At this time, the village head was also called over.

The village head stamped his feet in anger: "Wang Erdan, Wang Erdan, why don't you repent?"

Wang Erdan lowered his voice and muttered, "There's not even a chicken feather in my house. How can you insist that I stole it? You have no evidence. Don't wrongly accuse a good person."

The village head rolled his eyes at him fiercely and said angrily, "Even if you refuse to admit it, I'm warning you: don't steal again. If I find out again, I won't forgive you."

Li Si and the other villagers looked helpless and asked anxiously, "What should we do now? We can't just let it go like this, right?"

The village head frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "It's just one chicken missing, what can we do? How about each of you give him a kick to vent your anger?"

Li Si and the villagers looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they were very angry, how could they really kick Wang Erdan?

In the end, they could only shake their heads helplessly, and left angrily, looking back and glaring at Wang Erdan fiercely as they walked.