When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1293 Farm Owner 46
“If I didn’t have any surplus food, I certainly wouldn’t be as generous as I am now,” Tan You said with a smile. “But everyone is working hard and responsible, and now we’re just paying wages in exchange for food, which I think is very fair.”

“I buy at market price, I don’t offer any discounts.”

Minister Huang remarked, "You make it sound so easy, but anyone with eyes can see that you're the one taking care of them. Tell me, is your farm really that busy?"

“That’s enough,” Tan You raised her hand to stop Minister Huang. “Hu Feng’s two sons, Hu Hai and Hu Tao, are old enough to be used as little adults. I’ve started cultivating seedlings over there, so it’s a good opportunity to have the two boys come over and help out. They both have earth-type abilities.”

“You’re just giving them a chance to eat,” Minister Huang shook his head. “Not every farmer is like you.”

“It’s not that people don’t want to, it’s just that they don’t have the ability,” Tan You said softly. “Even if others don’t do good deeds, as long as they don’t harm anyone, that’s enough.”

Soon, C87 had more than a dozen teenagers. The youngest was nine years old, and the oldest was twelve. The youngest and the oldest were all Hu Feng's children.

They were all children of the workers, and not all of them possessed special abilities. Although Tan You was hiring, she wasn't supporting them for no reason. The farm provided room and board, but such young children couldn't do much physical labor.

Their salary was only one-fifth of Hu Feng's and others', but even so, it made countless people envious. Just the fact that they were provided with room and board was already something many people envied.

"Boss, shall we pick goji berries today?" Early in the morning, sixteen children lined up and arrived at C88, led by Hu Hai. They were all full of vigor and high spirits, ready to make a big splash today.

But after Tan You assigned today's task as picking goji berries, everyone felt a little regretful: "Boss, we can also go fishing with you. I'm very strong."

A little girl raised her arm, showing off muscles that didn't actually exist: "Owner..."

"Today we're going to pick goji berries, the tenderest goji leaves." Tan Youcai disagreed with the little girl's suggestion. Although children in the wasteland are generally quite mature, she was still only eight or nine years old.

Tan You was also finding work for them. It just so happened that the goji berries she planted before the New Year were starting to bear fruit, and from now on, these would be the work for these kids.

Compared to the rough and clumsy men, this job is perfect for children. Their hands are small and nimble, and unlike adults, they don't have to bend over and get exhausted in half a day, let alone a whole day.

Tan Youlang's mind is as firm as iron: "Our current task is to pick goji berries. We are not in a hurry to fish. The nearby river section has been almost cleared."

The children sighed regretfully. Hu Hai, with the demeanor of a leader, said, "We are farm workers. We should do our best to complete the tasks assigned by the farm owner and not be picky."

"Understood, Brother Hai."

"I know I was wrong."

"Brother Hai, I promise I'll behave from now on."

Tan You watched Hu Hai discipline the children and nodded slightly. She took out a basket from her spatial storage: "Today's task is two hundred catties of goji berries. Once you've finished, you can go and rest."

Hu Hai shook his head: "Owner, picking goji berries isn't tiring at all. We will definitely harvest all these goji berries as soon as possible."

Tan You suddenly felt guilty about exploiting child laborers.

Finally, she simply nodded with a complicated expression: "Alright, if you exceed the target, I'll let you kill a rabbit on your own tonight." "Thank you, Master!" This was a reward, and Hu Hai accepted it extra loudly this time.

At his command, the children each grabbed a small basket and scattered. They kept a five-meter distance between each other, picking berries in one spot before moving on to the next. While picking goji berries, they also gathered some tender leaves, which they said were especially delicious when stir-fried.

Tan You watched for a while from a distance, then went to the strawberry greenhouse. With the weather warming up, the strawberries were in their peak harvest season. Picking strawberries alone was a huge undertaking every day.

Although Minister Huang said he would take as many as he wanted, those small strawberries still wouldn't fetch a good price. So Tan You and the children made strawberry jam from the strawberries, which was especially delicious with bread or steamed buns.

Compared to fresh strawberries, Minister Huang preferred strawberry jam, since it was easier to carry. Later, these kids started earning extra money themselves, buying small strawberries from Tan You at a very low cost price, and then buying white sugar from Tan You in return.

After making and selling their own strawberry jam, they earned the equivalent of half a pound of flour per jar of jam. Despite this, none of the children were willing to give up this opportunity to earn extra money.

Tan You let them do whatever they wanted; people need to be active and adaptable to live a better life.

After touring the strawberry field, Tan You planned that when spring arrived and the flowers bloomed, the strawberries in the greenhouse would be moved to C87. At that time, her strawberry field would be dedicated to growing mutant strawberries, and she hoped that these mutant strawberries would perform well.

With a slight sigh, Tan You glanced at the five level-one mutated strawberries. Only five.

After checking on the strawberries, Tan You went to take a look at the beehives. Thanks to Tan You's careful care, these bees survived the cold winter, and with the farm having ample nectar sources, they have now begun producing honey.

Although the number is not large at present.

Tan You wasn't so heartless as to steal the food from these dozen or so little bees. She only hoped that these little guys could reproduce more and collect more honey. She had already seen the bee pupae in the hive.

If she is cared for properly for a while longer, she will never lack honey.

Tan You casually ruffled Doumi's hair and then pinched the back of Doumi's neck: "Let's go back to the courtyard."

Doumi meowed, and the contrast between its enormous size and its adorable voice was truly striking.

The children especially cherished their work on the farm. Although Tan You only asked for 200 jin of goji berries, the children actually ordered more than 800 jin of goji berries, including nearly 100 jin of tender goji leaves.

In other words, these children picked an average of over 50 kilograms of goji berries. What does that mean? Goji berries have thorns, and they are not very big; a kilogram of goji berries would contain hundreds or even thousands of berries.

Tan You glanced at the bloodstains on the children's hands and couldn't bear it. She looked at Hu Hai: "You've exceeded the task requirements, so I'll reward you with three rabbits. Do you want to collect them all at once or in installments?"

Hu Hai hesitated for a moment, and after discussing it with the children, he said, "Boss, can we keep it? We want to ask someone to take it home."

Tan You knew these kinds of people; they always thought of giving anything to their relatives. She smiled and said, "Sure, you can come and collect it from me on your days off."

Despite having worked all day and not yet getting to eat the rabbit, none of the children were unhappy, and they all returned to C87 with smiles on their faces.