Warm medicine emits fragrance

In the early summer of the twenty-third year of the Da Yan Hong Yun era.

Fan Liuer stood in the market, letting the people buying and hiring people look her over.

"Come, come, come! The Li family in the city is hiring! Anyone who meets the requirements can come and apply!"

A shrill voice rang out from the crowd, drawing everyone's attention.

Fan Liuer hadn't eaten for several days, and now she was dizzy and lightheaded. Her reaction was a beat slow, but she also looked over.

The speaker was a woman, who looked to be in her thirties and dressed very richly, like the wife of a wealthy family.

"Women aged 18 to 24 who are married, come with me."

After the woman finished speaking, she turned and left, not caring whether anyone would follow her.

"It's the Li family hiring! The Li family offers the best benefits in the entire Xingzhou City. I heard that anyone who applies, even if they're not selected, will get a meal."

"Really? Then I have to go too."

"Hey, didn't you hear people say that married women shouldn't go and join in the fun? You might get beaten up!"

Fan Liuer was dizzy, but she could only grasp one key point in her mind.

Even those who don't get the job will be provided with a meal.

She thought about it for a moment. She was twenty years old this year, which meant she was already married, although she hadn't even met her groom before she met him on the way to the wedding.

But she didn't say anything, so who would know that she had never even seen the groom?

Right now, having a good meal is the most important thing.

Without thinking twice, she immediately caught up with the woman who had already gone far away.

There were quite a few people following behind the woman, a large group of at least several dozen.

Some acquaintances huddled together, whispering about the Li family. Fan Liuer listened carefully for a few moments and gained a basic understanding of the Li family.

Xingzhou was the wealthiest prefecture in the Great Yan Dynasty besides the capital. It was located on the coast with well-developed water transport, attracting many wealthy people to do business here.

The Li family was the richest family in Xingzhou, a prominent clan, and half of the shops in the city were owned by the Li family.

Fan Liuer came from a small northern town. When she first entered Xingzhou City, she was amazed by the bustling and prosperous scene before her.

These were things she had never seen before in the North.

Hearing others say this now, she couldn't help but cover her mouth.

It is said that owning a shop in Xingzhou means you'll never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of your life, and the Li family actually owns half of the shops in the entire city of Xingzhou.

That person must be incredibly wealthy!

With so much money, the meal later must be pretty good.

With anticipation for the meal, Fan Liuer followed the woman into a restaurant.

The restaurant seemed to be closed; there wasn't a single customer inside, but several staff members were waiting in the lobby.

As soon as the woman entered the hall, one of the older middle-aged men came up to her and said, "Madam Wang, please come upstairs."

The woman, referred to as Lady Wang, went straight upstairs.

Everyone quickly followed.

A group of people entered a private room. Fan Liuer was the last to walk in. As soon as she entered the room, the door behind her was immediately closed from the outside, which startled her.

A strange feeling suddenly arose in my mind.

Why is the Li family's recruitment so secretive, as if they're afraid of being overheard?

Just as she was wondering, Lady Wang spoke up again.

"As you all know, the Li family has always been very strict in its recruitment criteria. This time, we are recruiting people to serve the master of the mansion closely, so the requirements are even stricter. I will state the requirements in a moment. If you do not meet any of them, you can leave."

"However, the Li family will not let everyone make a wasted trip. There is food available downstairs, so all those who were not selected can have a good meal before leaving."

Everyone who came to apply should know this rule, so no one spoke up at this moment, and Fan Liuer also remained silent.

Madam Wang: "What I just said at the market were the most basic requirements. If you don't meet either of these two conditions, get out now."

No one left.

Madam Wang glanced through the crowd, her gaze settling on a woman. "Are you sure you meet the age requirement?"

The woman smiled obsequiously, "Yes, yes, I'm exactly twenty-four this year, but I look older than I am."

Madam Wang snorted, "Don't try to play tricks on me. I just need to send someone to investigate. They can find out not only your age, but also your ancestors for eighteen generations."

The woman then said shyly, "I'm twenty-five, but I just turned twenty-four, so it's not much different from twenty-four."

Lady Wang withdrew her gaze from her and looked at the crowd, her tone stern, "I'll say it one last time, anyone who doesn't meet the age requirement or is unmarried, get out! If anyone tries to hide it again, forget about eating, I'll make sure you never find a job in Xingzhou City again."

Upon hearing this, three or four people from the crowd quickly stepped forward, along with the woman from before.

Lady Wang added, "Those who are not breastfeeding should also leave."

One of them asked, puzzled, "Why? Aren't we hiring someone to serve others? Why do we need someone who's breastfeeding?"

Lady Wang glanced at her and said, "Serve the newborn young master in the manor."

"So they were looking for a wet nurse. They should have said so earlier." Some people murmured as they left the room.

"Well, it's good to have a meal," someone else said.

With most of the people leaving, the room that originally housed twenty or thirty people now only has four or five people left.

Fan Liuer hesitated whether she should go out.

Although she was no longer breastfeeding, she...

It's not much different from the breastfeeding period.

But she has never given birth or fed a child. Is she capable of being a wet nurse?

He took a step, as if he wanted to leave.

But when I think about how hard it is to find work these days, and how I don't know when I'll be able to eat my next meal after eating downstairs.

Her legs were immobile again.

While she hesitated, Madam Wang walked past them, looked them over one by one, and then pointed at the two of them, saying, "You, and you, get out."

The two men were puzzled. "Why is that? I meet all the requirements."

Lady Wang: "Anyone with disheveled features, get out."

The two men blushed, but dared not offend her, so they could only leave angrily.

Now, only four people remain in the arena.

Lady Wang: "Take off all your clothes, I need to check them myself."

If it's about hiring wet nurses, that's normal, since you have to see if there are enough of them. If there aren't enough, the baby won't be able to get enough to eat.

The other three did not hesitate and quickly took off their clothes.

Seeing the three people's actions, Fan Liuer could only follow suit.

Lady Wang stood in front of the four people, her gaze sweeping over them one by one, pausing when it landed on Fan Liuer, who was on the far side.

Are you sure you're breastfeeding?

No matter how she looked at it, the scene before her didn't seem like she had fed a child.

Fan Liuer had never been stared at like this before, and her body automatically gave the answer when she got nervous.

Lady Wang was startled when she saw this, then she laughed.

"Good, it seems I can go back and report today."