During famine years, I had a divination slip in hand, and my whole family ate chicken, duck, fish, a

She was pondering this: the location was easy to find, but how to calculate the wages?

"Master, we don't want wages!"

Zhao Lao Er's eyes darted around, and he quickly said, "We're satisfied with a place to shelter us from the wind and rain, and food too. What more do we need in terms of wages?"

In those damned years, being able to get a bite to eat when facing starvation was already a blessing in the eyes of the three brothers!

What more could you want?!

The eldest and third brothers also nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, yes, we don't want wages!"

"Master, we don't even need steamed buns, just cornbread made from mixed grains will fill us up!"

Ye Qingqing waved her hand and pondered for a moment,

"Since it's an employment relationship, wages must be calculated properly. Using people for free is not my style."

Here's the plan: the grain rations will be based on the three of you laborers' rations, with each person receiving 30 catties of grain per month, consisting of 70% miscellaneous grains and 30% refined grains.

You'll have to cook for yourselves after you've taken your own food. My family doesn't provide meals. But since you're supporting your parents, I'll give each of you an extra three hundred copper coins per month...

"If you're willing, stay and work hard for me. If not, I, Ye Qingqing, won't force you."

The three brothers were all shocked as soon as he finished speaking.

If they still don't agree to these conditions, then they're simply out of their minds!

Zhao Lao Er was the first to nod, "I'm willing!"

The eldest and third brothers nodded vigorously.

"Alright, rest here for a while, I'll go rent a place for you."

Ye Qingqing put her legs back down, stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, Cuicui, give them the grain they need. I'll pay them their wages at the end of the month."

"Okay, Second Sister."

Each person receives 30 jin of grain per month, with 30% being refined grain!

That's over a hundred pounds of grain!

Are you hiring someone or making offerings to your ancestors? How much grain do we have to make this?

Li Chunyan inwardly grimaced, but outwardly waved her hand with a smile.

"Go about your business."

She wasn't complaining about Er Yatou; she genuinely cared about the food supplies.

These days, food is life!

Although the cheap grain that Er Yatou bought could not be eaten by five more people, isn't it better to store it at home than to make it for others?

Ye Qingqing had already decided where the three brothers would stay, so she went straight to Uncle Shuanzi's house in the next courtyard.

Ye Dazhuang silently got up and followed.

Hearing footsteps, Ye Qingqing stopped and waited for him to come closer, then said softly,

"Brother Dazhuang, you know martial arts, what do you think of these three?"

Ye Dazhuang paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Judging from his physique, he's someone who's practiced martial arts. His hands are calloused, and his stance is firm. He's usable."

Ye Qingqing nodded. "Then I'm relieved. Those bandits from Qingshi Mountain could come to steal our grain at any time, so I need to be well-prepared."

Ye Dazhuang frowned slightly. "Qingqing, they alone might not be enough. We need to prepare more kerosene."

"Ket oil?"

Ye Qingqing looked up at him and hummed in agreement. "Okay, I'll ask my older brother to buy it. Brother Dazhuang, the world is too chaotic these days, so you'll have to take care of things at home."

"Snapped!"

Before she could finish speaking, Ye Dazhuang suddenly grabbed her wrist and gently pulled her towards him.

"What's wrong?"

Ye Qingqing almost snuggled into his arms, feeling the warm breath from Ye Dazhuang's chest.

Mmm, the smell of hormones!

And you know what? He had that distinctive male body odor, practically bursting with hormones!

"Clatter!"

A drop of bird droppings suddenly slid down in front of her and fell to the ground, blooming into a pure white "dung flower".

Ye Qingqing, "..."

Ye Dazhuang glanced at her silently before letting go.

Ye Qingqing stared wide-eyed in surprise, letting out a series of exclamations.

"Holy crap... Big Zhuang, your eyesight is amazing! You can even see bird droppings falling from the sky? That's incredible..."

Ye Dazhuang smiled nonchalantly and said, "Hmm."

But just now, she pounced on him, and her hair emitted a warm, pleasant fragrance that made his usually steady heartbeat suddenly quicken, pounding so hard that he felt a little uneasy.

Of course it smells good!

Her hair smelled like bath beans, and it was really expensive!

They arrived here in the dead of winter, and the people of Kaoshantun wanted to take a bath.

Don't even think about it!

But as a modern person, I feel uncomfortable all over if I don't shower for three days, and my arms and legs are so dry that the skin is peeling off.

Ye Qingqing came up with a solution: she boiled two buckets of water and poured them into a wooden basin, then sat in the basin and poured the water over herself to wash.

She at least made sure she looked neat and tidy, since her older brother had chopped enough firewood for her!

Girls should treat themselves well and not be smelly.

It wasn't that Ye Qingqing disliked the people of Kaoshantun; it was just that, apart from her, everyone else carried a certain stench as soon as you got close.

"Uncle Shuanzi, are you busy?"

Ye Qingqing knocked on the courtyard gate. "It's me, Qingqing. I need to talk to you about something."

"Second daughter..."

Old Ye quickly came out of the house, smiling as he ushered her inside, "Come in, come in, it's warm inside."

Aunt Shuanzi also hurriedly put on her shoes and got off the kang (a heated brick bed), quickly grabbing a bowl to pour tea for the two of them.

"Why is Er Yatou here?"

Ye Qingqing sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and said with a smile,

"Uncle, Aunt, I have something to discuss with you. We just hired three brothers as guards, but we don't have a place for them to stay."

I remember you have a large, empty side room in your house. Could I rent it to you?

"A side room?"

The elderly couple looked at each other.

As she spoke, she took a heavy cloth bag from her bosom and placed it on the kang table.

"Let's say the rent is 100 large coins a month, so this is 200 large coins. Let's rent it for two months first... Is that alright, gentlemen?"

200 coins is really not much.

But Uncle Shuanzi and his wife had just borrowed twenty jin of mixed grain flour from her house. Ye Qingqing didn't even ask them for an IOU, clearly giving it away for free. She was afraid that the old couple would refuse to accept the money out of consideration for their relationship, so she deliberately lowered the rent.

She doesn't like to take advantage of others.

The air felt slightly stagnant.

The old couple's expressions were hard to decipher, but something just wasn't right.

"No!"

Suddenly, Ye Laoshuan spoke up, looking at Ye Qingqing with an angry expression, "Second girl, what do you mean by this?"

Ye Qingqing was a little confused. "It's not interesting, Uncle Shuanzi..."

"It's a house, if you want to live there, then live there. Why are you talking to your uncle and aunt about rent!"

Old Ye's face darkened, as if he was extremely angry. "What do you take your uncle and aunt for? When you're eating big meals, you invite us in. When you lent me grain, you didn't even ask for my fingerprint. Now that you're looking for a place to live, you're actually bringing money..."

"Are you trying to embarrass your uncle?! Come on, come on, I'm not renting this house!"

Ye Qingqing was taken aback by his strong reaction and looked completely bewildered. "Uncle, I really didn't mean that..."

"Old man, look at you! Let's talk this out, why are you getting so angry!"

Aunt Shuanzi slapped the old man across the face, then quickly smiled apologetically and tried to appease Ye Qingqing.

"Second daughter, don't mind him, he's getting senile! But it's no wonder your uncle is angry. Just tell your uncle what you want, and take the money!"

"If it weren't for your family's help this winter, your uncle would have starved to death in some ditch long ago!"

Ye Qingqing's lips twitched. "But..."