Chapter 36: Village Head

"Wife, are we getting impatient? Let's go back now." Gu Yan delivered the things upstairs for the last time and came back with two rabbits in his hands.

"Have you put everything away? Don't let anyone find it and lose it again." Li Wanqing asked worriedly.

"It's well put away, don't worry. It's on the outskirts of the deep mountains, and not many people go there usually. The cave is also hidden. If I hadn't discovered it accidentally while chasing a pheasant, I wouldn't have found it." Gu Yan said confidently.

All these things had to be moved to where they lived, but they couldn't be moved in at once. They could only be placed in the cave he had chosen in advance, and he would move them slowly later.

"Okay, let's go back. The land has been planted now. Apart from weeding on time, there's nothing else to do for the time being. We don't have to keep an eye on it all the time.

Let's focus on finding herbs when we get back. We've almost spent all our money these days," Li Wanqing said.

"Well, I know. I also know a lot of medicinal herbs. My wife, don't go to far places. I will go by myself, otherwise it will be unsafe." Gu Yan also knew that the family did not have much money. After all, it cost a lot of money to buy the farm and the shop.

"Let's talk about it later. I still want to come with you. Although you know a few medicinal herbs, they are not many. If I don't come with you, I'm afraid you will miss out on precious medicinal herbs without knowing it." Li Wanqing said.

"Why don't you wait for me to explore the route and then follow me. We've been to places I'm familiar with.

I haven't gone further than that. I'm afraid there might be wild animals or something, and I won't be able to take care of you then." Gu Yan said.

The two of them talked all the way back to the farm.

During the busy farming season, the farm hired farmhands from nearby villages, who did not live on the farm.

Now there is only the head of the farm, Lin Mu's family. This head of the farm, his family, was originally servants bought by the rich man Lin's family, and they were indentured to death.

Now the farm has been sold to Gu Yan and his family.

Seeing Gu Yan and the others coming back, Lin Mu and his wife Chunxia hurried over: "Master, Madam, you are back?"

"Well, I'm back. Linmu, drive the mule cart to the shed, and Chunxia, ​​go and prepare these two rabbits and stew them."

"Okay, Master, I'll go right away." Chunxia agreed readily, and then asked Li Wanqing: "Madam, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"Let's make pancakes. Use meat oil to make pancakes and mix some wild vegetables in them." Li Wanqing said after thinking for a while.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Chunxia said and went to the kitchen with the rabbit in her arms.

Lin Mu and Chun Xia were both bought by the rich man Lin from human traffickers.

Later, the host family arranged for the two to get married, and the couple lived a good life. The only drawback was that they had no children after so many years of marriage.

Chunxia was cooking skillfully, while Gu Yan was giving Lin Mu instructions.

After all, they are about to go back to the mountains, and they will be busy collecting herbs, so they will definitely not come out in a short time.

"Take care of the crops in the field. If it's time to weed, hire someone to do it. Here's ten taels of silver. I'll give it to you. You can hire anyone and do whatever you want. If it's not enough, I'll give you more next time I come."

There is only one thing, you must take good care of the land for me, and as for the chickens, ducks and geese, if you are too busy, find someone to help you in the nearby village.

Don't worry about your wages, I won't give you a penny less. As long as you work hard at the farm, I won't treat you unfairly." Gu Yan said as he took out fifteen taels of silver.

"These five taels of silver are your wages in advance, so take them first. If we are not at the farm and you have any problems, go to Dejitang to find Manager Liu. I have told him that he will help you if you have any problems." Gu Yan took out the five-tael bill.

"Okay, I'll remember it, young master." Lin Mu took the silver.

To be honest, Lin Mu was terrified when he first found out that he and his wife had been sold along with the farm.

He didn't know whether the new master was kind or not, nor did he know whether the master was still willing to employ them.

Both of them are indebted to their master and can be sold at will.

Until he saw Gu Yan and Li Wanqing, until Gu Yan led him to start cultivating rice fields and farming.

He was only half relieved. Why half? It was because both masters were too young.

He was afraid that the new owner would not be able to manage the farm well and would sell it.

Wouldn't they be sold along with them?

They were lucky this time and their master was good, but that doesn’t mean they will be as lucky next time.

Moreover, Gu Yan and Li Wanqing came from a poor family, with only the two of them at home. If they were sold, they wouldn't have to worry about being ostracized as long as they worked hard.

If it is sold to a wealthy family, it may not be the case. Generally, wealthy families have their own children.

Because the whole family of the host family is living with the house-born children, the host family also trusts them.

After all, if you make a mistake, the whole family will be implicated, unlike those of them who were bought from outside.

If one person is well fed, the whole family will not be hungry, and the master of the house has no way to take advantage of them.

This is also what Lin Mu is worried about. He is afraid that the master will have someone he trusts and send someone to manage the farm. Then his position will be very embarrassing.

So he would manage the farm well without Gu Yan's instructions.

After all, Gu Yan and Li Wanqing are both very good masters, young and not too busy, and most importantly, they don’t come here often.

If the master doesn't come, then he has the final say on this farm.

Of course he dared to do anything, because the masters were not around and there were so many chickens and ducks in the farm, he didn't dare to touch anything else. But there was no limit to the number of eggs laid by the chickens and ducks, so who knew how many he took in a day?

Do you really not know? Not necessarily. Who is a fool to buy a farm? How can you not know the tricks here?

He is just pretending not to know. When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Within a certain range, the boss will not get to the bottom of it if his subordinates get some benefits.

Just like now, Li Wanqing asked them to raise so many chickens and ducks. She also knew that once the chickens and ducks laid eggs, there was no limit on the number. It was up to Lin Mu and the others to decide whether to raise one more or one less.

However, Li Wanqing also knew that as long as it was not excessive, they could eat as much as they wanted.

Anyway, their indentures are in my hands, so if they go too far, I have a way to deal with them.

Lin Mu naturally didn't know about this. He was still expressing his loyalty to Gu Yan, "Don't worry, Master. I will take good care of the farmland, chickens, ducks and geese.

I know exactly when to fertilize and when to weed, so I won't delay."

Of course Gu Yan was worried, even if Lin Mu was considered a servant in his family, he would still not feel at ease.

How could he care about the farm if it wasn't his own? But there was no other way. Their family was still too poor, so he had to accompany his wife to dig for medicinal herbs.

But he wouldn't just leave it alone. He would come to check on it every ten days or half a month.