After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 883 We are the seeds of resentment
Grandpa Qin hurriedly said, "Xiao Mi, all other conditions are fine, but you can't take money from the students."

Master Xun nodded in agreement: "The old master is right. Young master, it is a good way to make money by paying students per person, but it is not worth it."

"Big Brother, stop those students, don't let any of them come over." Qin Xiaomi saw some students walking this way and showed a hint of annoyance in her eyes. After giving the order, she continued to Xun Lao: "First, they are not hired by my family to work; second, throughout history, apprentices have to pay money if they want to work."

but……

“You don’t have to pay, but if you make a mistake while working, you’ll be fined, and the fine will go to the herbal medicine shop… No objections now?” Qin Xiaomi asked.

Not only Old Man Xun, but even Old Man Qiong and Grandpa Qin think... when it comes to making money, this girl is indeed amazing.

Master Qiong said, "That's fine. Fines are a form of training, and they're good for the students."

Qin Xiaomi smiled: "Sir, you truly are a renowned scholar, your insights are indeed unique... Alright, it's settled then. But words alone are not enough, let's draw up a written agreement."

again!

These two words simultaneously popped into the minds of Jiang Dalang and Xun Lao.

"Alright, let's put it in writing." Old Qiong didn't waste any time and wrote three slips of paper in his own hand. He then handed the slips to Qin Xiaomi, bypassing Grandpa Qin: "Young Master Qin, please take a look. If you have no objections, please sign and affix your fingerprint."

She's a very interesting little girl.

He wanted to see what kind of life she would ultimately lead.
Well, this is an experiment that will last for decades, and Old Qiong feels he has to try to live a long life.

Qin Xiaomi looked at the three documents and nodded in satisfaction: "Old Qiong wrote them in great detail, I have no objections."

In addition to imposing fines of one tael of silver for making mistakes or failing to complete tasks, with the fines going to the herbal medicine shop, the regulations also included provisions such as Qiong Lao being responsible for any accidents involving the students and students not being allowed to disturb the Qin family.

Qin Xiaomi readily signed and pressed her fingerprint, handing over the three copies of the agreement to Qiong Lao.

After Qiong Lao signed and pressed his fingerprint, Xun Lao and Zhong Baihu were invited to be witnesses.

Finally, both parties kept one copy of the agreement, while the other copy was given to the clerk for safekeeping.

"Alright, students, you can go get to work now. No meals provided." After giving these instructions, Qin Xiaomi got into the car with her grandmother and went home to catch up on some sleep!

Dangdang Dangdang!
As the gong sounded, Old Man Xun, accompanied by Commander Zhong, addressed the students: "My master has already spoken with the owner of the herbal medicine workshop; you can work there, but..."

Next, he listed a series of conditions.

Zhong Baihu then helped him repeat the shouts... The old man was getting old and shouting was tiring, so Zhong Baihu did the tiring work.

The students were bewildered again, and a feeling of 'I am a scoundrel' arose in their minds.

So it turns out that they work so hard, they don't even get a meal, and they might even get fined!

Si Pei has always been arrogant, so he had no qualms about asking the question.

Who is Master Xun?
The seasoned charlatan immediately said, "Do you even understand the meaning of 'balancing'? If you can't even balance working and finding food for yourselves, how will you manage to fight disasters, increase income, protect the people, and support your officials and their staff when you pass the imperial examinations and become officials in the future?"

"Those who can serve as officials and speak up for the people are all capable of handling countless matters simultaneously!"

The students were enlightened once again, and they all said, "Master's words have enlightened us. Thank you for your teachings!"

"Yes, yes, yes," Old Xun nodded, "Go get to work."

Grandpa Qin also invited Master Gong and Master Liu.

Master Gong was alright, but Master Liu and his team of craftsmen were all quite shocked... The Qin family is really getting more and more remarkable; they went to the capital and brought back so many young masters from aristocratic families and officials.

These rich kids have to do their work.

Is this a dream? It must be!

Fortunately, Master Qiong explained the situation to the craftsmen in detail, and only then did the craftsmen dare to believe it was true.

Master Qiong said, “Masters, don’t be too afraid of them. If they do something wrong, please point it out, and we will have someone record it.” Old Man Xun added, “Protecting them will not be good for their training, and they may hold a grudge against you afterward.”

It has to be said, the old man understood human nature.

With this assurance, the craftsmen's fear of the young noblemen lessened, and they all said, "Rest assured, gentlemen, we will definitely hold them to the standards of apprentice craftsmen and will never allow them to produce substandard work!"

Master Xun nodded: "Yes, yes, that's right. If we let them do bad things, and the herbal medicine shop collapses, won't you all go to jail?"

Well, old man, you shouldn't be too shrewd about human nature.

The craftsmen were so frightened they nearly collapsed to the ground, shouting, "We'll keep a close eye on their work and make sure they don't produce anything that could kill someone!!"

Yes, that's more like it.

Dangdang Dangdang!
The gong sounded again, and Old Man Xun said, "Students who aspire to work in the Ministry of Works should follow Master Gong. His ancestors were from the Ministry of Works, and he understands all kinds of building structures, how to select materials, and how to survey geology... This is a rare opportunity, so those who aspire to work in the Ministry of Works should hurry up and find Master Gong!"

"My ambition is to be a student of the Ministry of Revenue who works with craftsmen to identify materials and understand their prices and labor costs..."

"Our ambition is to be students in the Ministry of Personnel responsible for registering personnel, recording mistakes, and ensuring the food supply for the students who do the work!"

"Students aspiring to join the Ministry of Rites are responsible for resolving various conflicts and disputes on the construction site, as well as handling interactions with various parties!"

"Students who are unsure of their ambitions should go and work as laborers for craftsmen. They should know that physical labor can strengthen their bodies and temper their minds, which is all useful and won't be in vain!"

Zhong Baihu continued to repeat the message for Old Man Xun, but in his heart, he felt both admiration and wariness towards the old man... The old man really knew a lot, and he was also very good at deceiving people.

Master Qiong also appointed Si Pei, Zhou Rong, Xue Mingyi, Qu Da, Jia Xiang, and Kang Rong as leaders of the various student teams, responsible for leading the students to do chores.

Ying Zilin was in charge of the overall management.

Kang Rong was shocked; he had actually become a manager?

It's true that praising Qiong Laoxun Lao was effective!
The other students were very dissatisfied with this assignment.

Xu Ji said, "Sir, Xue is fine, but Qu and Jia are not familiar with us and do not have proper academic qualifications. Letting them be student managers will not be convincing."

I just won't accept it!

Old Qiong laughed: "Xu Ji, what you say makes sense. So the position of manager will be changed. If a manager makes a mistake, someone else will take over. Is this the way to win people's hearts?"

He also said that Jia Xiang and Qu Da were appointed as managers because they were familiar with Taifeng Town.

Xu Ji bowed and said, "Sir, your considerations are thorough; I am truly impressed."

Other dissatisfied students also temporarily stopped their commotion.

Dangdang Dangdang!
"Hurry up and get to work, it's time!" Xun Lao ordered Zhong Baihu to shout.

The student supervisors led the students to work alongside the craftsmen.

It hasn't been long since we started.

Thump, bang, crack, ah!
Various sounds emerged, with screams of agony being the most frequent. As the students moved stones and timber, they fell, were hit, and tumbled into craters.

They displayed all sorts of ugly behavior, leaving the villagers of Taifeng Town who came to watch stunned.

"Good heavens, they did this on purpose, didn't they?"

"Yeah, yeah, it's definitely on purpose. My rascals do the same thing when they don't want to do chores!"

The students were wronged and died. We didn't do it on purpose. We just wanted to work hard, but our hands and feet wouldn't listen to us!

"Ahhh, waaaaah, help! I hit my head and it's bleeding!" Yu Chenghao cried out, both in pain and fear.

(End of this chapter)