After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

Inside the brokerage firm, Luo Changqi asked the manager to bring everyone out, and then he picked ten men and ten women.

Zhang Hulan asked the pawnbroker's manager, "Do you have any experienced, literate maids or servants in your pawnbroker's shop?"

The pawnbroker's manager immediately said, "Of course! Madam, how many maids and servants would you like to buy to serve you?"

"One old woman and two maids."

The pawnbroker's manager immediately went to bring out about twenty people in total. The women were in their forties or fifties, and the maids ranged from twelve or thirteen to twenty years old.

The pawnbroker manager said, "Madam, please feel free to choose. These maids and servants were sold because they committed crimes at home.

The master of the house committed a crime, but servants like them were definitely not qualified to be involved. Ordinary servants like them were not exposed to those things, so their backgrounds were all innocent.

"They can all read and write?"

The pawnbroker nodded. "They all know how to read and write. But Madam, you should know that they can only read and write a few words, and that's very limited. It's impossible for them to understand poetry like scholars do."

If there really were a maid who could understand poetry, she wouldn't even appear in the pawnshop."

Zhang Hulan nodded. "As long as I can recognize and write a little, that's enough."

Zhang Hulan looked at Luo Changqi and said, "Uncle Luo, please help me pick a few people first."

Luo Changqi nodded, and then picked out three old women and five maids based on their eyes, facial expressions, etc.

Then Zhang Hulan will choose the one she likes.

Zhang Hulan looked back and forth between the three maids, and then chose one who was not very old and looked more comfortable.

Zhang Hulan didn't know what these three people were like, so she chose based on her intuition.

Zhang Hulan asked the woman, "What's your last name?"

The old woman quickly bowed and replied, "My madam, my last name is Tao."

Zhang Hulan nodded and said, "Just follow me from now on."

"Thank you, madam!"

After bowing again, Aunt Tao stood behind Zhang Hulan.

Then Zhang Hulan said to Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi, "Xinyao, Xinyi, you guys choose one too."

Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi looked at Zhang Hulan in confusion, and Zhang Hulan said, "From now on, each of you will have a maid to serve you and teach you how to read and write."

The two sisters' hearts were pounding. Are they going to become young ladies like the daughters of wealthy families?

"Why are you standing there? Hurry up and pick one." Zhang Hulan urged.

Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyue both looked at the five girls in front of them.

He was slightly older than them, around 15, 16, 17 or 18 years old.

They both picked one they liked.

The maid chosen by Zhang Xinyao was called Chuntao, and the one chosen by Zhang Xinyi was called Zhuer.

Twenty ordinary servants cost ninety taels, which was about the same price as in Changning County.

The price of this old woman and two maids was much higher. Nanny Tao spent twenty taels, and Chuntao and Zhuer each spent fifteen taels.

After paying the silver and receiving the indenture, he went to buy the cow.

This time we bought all cows, mainly to plow the fields, as cows are stronger.

Zhang Hulan bought ten older cows and five better cows.

An old cow costs six taels of silver, and a young and strong cow costs ten taels, which means more than one hundred taels of silver are spent.

Then he went to the carpenter's shop to buy a plow and an ox cart.

There were over a hundred people going back, and we couldn't just let them walk. Anyway, we'd need the oxcart back home. Zhang Hulanhua was like that with money; as long as it was something she could use, she'd spend it without a second thought.

Next to the carpenter's shop was a carriage and horse shop. Zhang Hulan waved her hand and directly upgraded her shotgun to a cannon.

I spent thirty taels of silver to buy a carriage.

Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi saw their mother spending money like water, and they felt that she was a little bit of a sign of ruining the family...

But when they got into the newly bought carriage, they felt differently.

Although the donkey cart was also comfortable to ride in, the horse carriage was much more spacious and had decorations inside.

There was something cushioned on the bench, so the donkey cart didn't hurt my butt.

After everything was done, Zhang Hulan and the others left the city.

Zhang Hulan, her mother and daughter rode in a horse-drawn carriage, with Luo Changqi driving.

Zhang Hulan asked Nanny Tao and Chuntao Zhuer to ride in the donkey cart, and Dong Jianyong drove the cart.

The remaining ox carts were driven by the servants they had bought, and the beggars who were going to Changning County together also squeezed onto the ox carts.

They originally thought that it would take a long time to walk to Changning County, but they didn't expect there would be an ox cart for them to ride.

Ma Er and Huang San, who had been guarding outside the city gate, were dumbfounded.

With so many people following Zhang Hulan, how can they take action?

Hu Sanlang was also dumbfounded. He didn't understand where Zhang Hulan was taking so many beggars?

Ma Er looked at Hu Sanlang and said, "How do we do this?"

Hu Sanlang didn't know what to do either.

Huang San said, "Let me tell you, the information you provided is incorrect, not that we brothers are unwilling to do our job. We will not return your money."

Hu Sanlang gritted his teeth and said, "Come with me to Changning County to find an opportunity to get the job done, and I'll give you some extra money."

Ma Er and Huang San looked at each other, and Huang San asked, "How much?"

Hu Sanlang said, "As long as you help me get the job done, I'll give you another hundred taels."

Ma Er and Huang San's eyes were shining with gold. One hundred taels, plus the twenty taels deposit, was one hundred and twenty taels, enough for them brothers to eat, drink and have fun for a long time.

The two nodded in agreement and followed Hu Sanlang to Changning County.

……

Zhang Hulan and her friends arrived at Daping Village in the evening. The beggars were looking around curiously.

Zhang Hulan said to Luo Changqi, "Uncle Luo, please clear out a few rooms for them tonight so they can squeeze in.

The house where some uncles in the village used to live can accommodate quite a few people, so let the children live there."

"My niece, go back first. You don't have to worry about this. We will make all the arrangements."

"Okay then. I'll go back first and leave this place to the uncles."

Luo Changqi sent Zhang Hulan and the others back to the village, and Nanny Tao and Chuntao Zhuer also followed Zhang Hulan home.

They served Zhang Hulan, Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi personally, and followed them almost every step of the way.

Yang Xiaohui had just finished cooking, and she was a little dumbfounded when she saw so many people coming.

Dong Jianyong asked Yang Xiaohui and the other wives to quickly cook a few more pots of rice.

The custom here is that each person has two pancakes in the morning, three steamed buns at noon, and porridge in the evening.

Luo Changqi initially suggested that two meals a day would be enough, but Zhang Hulan did not want to be a black-hearted capitalist and made everyone eat three meals a day.

Dong Jianyong said loudly to the beggars, "With so many people coming here, there's not enough room to stay. Let's squeeze in tonight."

No one objected; having a shelter was good enough. It was better than living on the street before, and they had food to eat, so they were already very satisfied.

Dong Jianyong then pointed around and said, "This is all the land my wife bought, more than a thousand acres in total, there's plenty of work for you to do.

As long as you are not lazy and work honestly, you will never have to sleep on the streets and suffer from hunger and cold again.

But if there are any dishonest people, I will drive them away without your permission, and you will go back to where you came from."

Everyone said they didn’t dare and would definitely work hard.