Transmigrated into a farmer's lucky charm, all the villains in the family panicked.

After dinner, Yun Huaikang settled all the dozen or so wounded soldiers that Qu Leng had brought back in the neighboring courtyard, which was the former clinic.

They were quite sensible; they took their bedding and went over, muttering, "This place is much better than the tents in the military camp."

"The food is delicious!"

The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties named Wu Changchun.

He lost an ear and a hand, had a scar on his face, and walked with a limp.

I heard he used to be a guard for Prince Ming.

He had to withdraw because his injuries were too severe.

Originally, they received a pension of several dozen taels of silver, and were then to be assigned to farm on a manor belonging to the Ming Prince's residence.

But when he heard that the young master wanted to find some wounded soldiers to do business outside the Great Wall, he volunteered to come.

Fortunately, he had some connection with the young master, which is why the young master allowed him to lead the team.

At this moment, a smile appeared on his face as he spoke.

"Since you know it's a good day, cherish it and don't bring any bad habits from the military camp with you."

"If the prince or the young master finds out and sends us back, we'll be in big trouble!"

These words were meant for the dozen or so people present, to give them a heads-up, and also to reassure Yun Huaikang that they wouldn't do anything reckless.

After all, they didn't know each other before, and they were all roughnecks who would resort to physical force rather than words when problems arose. It wouldn't be good if a misunderstanding led to a fight and someone got hurt.

Sure enough, after hearing his words, the dozen or so soldiers became more restrained and treated Yun Huaikang's family with even greater courtesy.

Yun Huaikang and his family were now even more relieved and satisfied.

After everyone was settled, Song Xiaolin was still there when Yun Huaikang pulled him into the main room to sit down. Gan Yuwan brewed them a pot of hot tea and sat down next to them with Yun Shengsheng in her arms.

Now, they discuss important family matters with Yun Shengsheng.

Yun Huaikang pushed the teacup towards Song Xiaolin and asked, "Xiaolin, will you be able to make another trip beyond the Great Wall this year?"

Since everyone's already here, they might as well rest now!

Song Xiaolin took a sip of tea and shook his head.

"No, it won't work. There are still two weeks until the Lunar New Year. It's especially cold and chaotic outside the Great Wall at this time of year."

"When those people on the grasslands run out of food and water, they'll rob merchants like crazy. The danger level will increase several times over."

As he spoke, he took out twenty taels of silver and handed it to Yun Huaikang. "This is to repay the money you owe me!"

Yun Huaikang refused, saying, "You can keep it for now. We're already partners with you!"

Song Xiaolin shoved the object directly into Yun Huaikang's arms, saying, "Let's keep things separate. Settle the previous accounts now, and we'll settle the accounts for future collaborations separately!"

Seeing his determination, Yun Huaikang did not refuse.

He frowned and said in a low voice, "But these dozen or so people live here every day. It's fine for a day or two, but if it goes on for too long, I'm afraid there will be problems."

Song Xiaolin nodded. "We definitely need to think of a solution. After the New Year and spring, we won't be able to emerge from seclusion again until at least March. From now until next March, if you count on your fingers, that's a full three and a half months. A dozen grown men having nothing to do all day long is not a good thing."

Gan Yuwan thought for a moment and said, "Don't we own two shops? Both the pastry shop and the dessert shop are short-staffed. Why don't we ask them to come and help out?"

She meant it sincerely.

The main reason was that seeing those dozen or so soldiers wounded or maimed was simply too painful to bear.

She thought that if her own child turned out like that, she would be heartbroken.

Right now, all I want is to make things easier for them and let them live normal lives.

Yun Huaikang shook his head: "I don't think it's a good idea. The work in our shop is all delicate. This kind of work is more suitable for the girls and those young boys."

"Those wounded soldiers, each one of them is armed with a knife and a gun, are you expecting them to make snacks?"

He paused, then gestured, "I'm afraid they might accidentally dismantle our oven."

Fan Sibo passed by, listened for a while, and couldn't help but chime in.

He had spent the entire afternoon discussing policy essays with Mr. Su Qing, and a few allusions still lingered in his mind. He blurted out without thinking, "This is indeed—using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!" After saying it, he even thought the analogy was quite apt.

Yun Shengsheng sat in her mother's lap, her legs dangling in the air, stroking her chin as she pondered intently.

We really can't let them sit idle. Three months, almost a hundred days, isn't a long time, but it's not short either.

[But if you let them eat and sleep all day, even good people will become spoiled. That's the worst thing in a military camp; soldiers who are idle for too long will cause trouble, ranging from minor fights to major uprisings.]

[Especially now, instead of being in a military camp, they're in the streets and alleys. They might be polite to their neighbors for a day or two, but over time they'll see each other all the time. If a fight breaks out over something trivial like hanging out laundry or emptying a slop bucket, and these soldiers don't hold back, killing or maiming a few people would be a huge problem.]

Yun Huaikang and Gan Yuwan both frowned upon hearing her words.

Yun Shengsheng frowned slightly, her mind racing. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she narrowed her eyes.

She remembered something.

[There's an event in the original book: November 18th, which is three days later, at the end of the Wei hour (1-3 PM).]

[Wang Yuanqiu, an imperial envoy traveling incognito from the capital, encountered a band of bandits while passing through the border areas of Taijing County, Yuliang County, and Zuoling County, nearly losing his life. All his servants were killed by the bandits, and he alone escaped covered in blood. In the original book, Yun Huai'an and Liang Dahua happened to meet him on their way to a shop in a neighboring county and rescued him with seven or eight men.]

Wang Yuanqiu is a very secretive person. After being rescued, he only said he was a businessman, but he didn't know that Yun Linlin was the female lead of this book, possessed a system, and knew his identity the moment they met. She treated him incredibly well. He even thought that the entire Yun Huai'an family was kind-hearted!

[The Yun Huai'an family took him on a tour of Taijing County and the two neighboring counties. Wang Yuanqiu outwardly appeared cheerful while tending the shops, but secretly he thoroughly investigated the civil administration and officialdom of the three counties. Upon returning to the capital, his first act was to bring down Magistrate Sun of Taijing County.]

[This Magistrate Sun was really unlucky; all the bribes he'd taken were uncovered, even the amount of silver his wife's family had hidden was found. Originally, the registrar was in cahoots with him and should have been punished as well, but the registrar was related to Liang Dahua's family. Because Liang Dahua had saved Wang Yuanqiu's life, Wang Yuanqiu, in gratitude, treated the registrar leniently, only fining him two years' salary.]

Later, upon arriving in the capital, Wang Yuanqiu took exceptional care of Liang Dahua's family. When Yun Linlin first arrived in the capital, she was unfamiliar with the place and the elite social circles wouldn't even give her a second glance. Wang Yuanqiu then sent her daughter, Wang Miaomiao, to look after her, and the two became close friends. Unexpectedly, Wang Miaomiao's fiancé eventually fell for Yun Linlin and broke off the engagement with the Wang family…

Yun Shengsheng sighed, shaking her head to quickly pull her wandering thoughts back...