Chapter 477 A Family of纨绔 (Wán kù, a spoiled and dissolute family) Causes the Death of the Entire Court (30)

"Whether they are fellow villagers or comrades-in-arms, the more people you bring in, the more money you make. For each additional person, I will give you an extra thirty coins as commission."

As soon as he finished speaking, a murmur arose from the crowd below.

Kim Soo-an's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Little sister, you..."

"Shut up."

Jin Shu ignored him and continued, "looking" at the people below.

“I know everyone is here just to make a living. You can tell them that food and money are not problems here.”

I'm giving you seven days, but remember my requirements: I only want soldiers who have fought on the battlefield or capable bodyguards.

In short, being able to fight, use weapons, and kill is even better!

If you use inferior materials and are discovered, you and the others will be fired and never hired again.

After he finished speaking, the crowd below began to murmur amongst themselves, their eyes filled with suspicion as they looked at Jin Shu.

For a young girl to dare to spout such nonsense seems utterly absurd.

Some people even thought it was a joke and were ready to leave.

Then two guards walked out from behind Jin Shu, each carrying a heavy wooden box.

When the box was opened, the gleaming silver inside was so dazzling it almost blinded everyone.

"There are 10,000 taels of silver in here. As long as you have the ability to recruit the people I want, money will not be a problem."

"Someone come here and distribute this month's wages to them."

Once they actually received the money, everyone believed it. This Miss Jin was truly a woman of her word, and incredibly wealthy.

With only seven days left, and in order to earn more money, the crowd dispersed and went home.

Jin Shouan took a deep breath and remained silent for a long time. In the end, he couldn't help but stare at Jin Shu and said earnestly.

Are you serious?

"Um?"

"There are seventy-eight people now. If each of you recruits ten more, that would be more than eight hundred. What exactly do you want to do that requires so many guards who are good at fighting?"

Jin Shu lowered her eyes and said calmly.

"Form an army."

"ah?"

Jin Shouan tapped his ear and asked again, quite seriously.

"Did I hear that right? Little sister, are you kidding me?"

Do I look like I'm joking?

Because there were so many things to criticize, Kim Soo-an didn't even know where to begin.

Finally, he asked helplessly.

"Putting aside the fact that forming an army is a capital offense, how are you going to support so many people, all of whom are strong and healthy men?"

Even if our Jin family is rich, we can't support so many people!

"Don't worry about that, I have my own plans."

"Even if you have other plans, nearly a thousand people would have to eat several thousand kilograms of food a day. Not counting their wages, you can't possibly afford that."

Ah Shu, stop fooling around! If Mother finds out we've given away so much silver, we're finished!

Ten thousand taels!

Jin Shouan couldn't even imagine how angry her mother would be if she found out.

The Jin family is indeed large and powerful, but even they can't withstand Jin Shu's antics.

No matter what he said, Jin Shu just drooped her eyes and lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.

"Ah Shu, listen to your brother, stop making a fuss, that's enough."

He could help with other things, but he really couldn't help with what Jin Shu needed to do.

She's going to squander all her family's wealth.

"Go to the villa in the suburbs at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) tonight. I have something to tell you."

"I'm not going. I can't keep messing around with you like this. After all, I'll be in charge of the Jin family in the future. If I mess around with you too, we might really starve in the future."

Jin Shu remained unfazed.

"If I don't see you during the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), I will know everything you've been doing by tomorrow morning."

"Jin Shu! Are you still my sister?! Why do you always try to push me into a fire pit?!"

"You've already jumped into the fire pit, there's no turning back, Jin Shou'an."

"..."

commit a sin.

My sister seems to have really gone crazy.

When the hour of Chou arrived, Jin Shou'an, who had originally decided not to care about the matter anymore, was about to take out the gold leaf from the box to go out and have some fun when he opened the box and saw a withered leaf mixed in with the pile of gold leaves.

Upon seeing the withered leaves, Jin Shouan paused for a few seconds, then couldn't help but chuckle.

"Why does that girl still keep this..."

When Jin Shu was five years old and he was seven, Jin Shou'an tricked Jin Shu out of her New Year's money with a golden leaf.

Years have passed, and he had almost forgotten about it.

Unexpectedly, Jin Shu foolishly kept the leaf in the money box.

"Why……"

Forget it, I'll just go. Consider it retribution for lying to her when I was a kid.

The suburban villa is located in the mountains west of He'an County.

The reason why He'an County has become a famous county in the world is not only because of its abundant resources, but also because of its towering mountains, which are known to all.

The courtyard that Jin Shou'an bought for Jin Shu is located in a rather secluded corner among these mountains, to the point that most ordinary people would get lost if they came in.

Because living conditions are quite inconvenient, the yards here are very cheap.

The previous owner was a retired prince from a previous dynasty. Because he liked to grow flowers, he reclaimed the mountain land and created a large flower field, which roughly amounted to more than 30 acres.

Upon entering the courtyard, one must first pass through a flower field.

When he first bought the peach trees, they were already bearing fruit. This time, when Jin Shouan came back, he found that there were many small saplings among the peach trees that he had never seen before. They looked to be about a year old, but he had never seen them before.

Some of them had even started to bloom. Even though he usually enjoys tinkering with flowers and plants, he stared at them for a long time but still couldn't tell what kind of flower it was. He just thought it was very beautiful.

Flowers that grow in this season are quite rare. Jin Shouan was curious and was about to pick one to take back and study when a voice suddenly came from beside him.

"One thousand taels of silver per flower, pay up before you pick."

Looking back, Jin Shu stood in the peach grove, holding a lantern, her gaze calmly fixed on the direction she was in.

This is weird.

Even at this late hour, she was still able to pinpoint Jin Shou'an's exact location.

"A thousand taels for a single flower? Why don't you just rob someone?"

"This is still a friendly price; for others, it would cost three thousand taels."

Jin Shouan smiled and followed Jin Shu back to the courtyard.

"What kind of flower was that? I've never seen it before."

"You saw it? You just shipped it over a couple of days ago. You've already forgotten about it after only a few days?"

Jin Shouan frowned and thought about it with a puzzled expression.

“I brought some seedlings over a couple of days ago… but the one I just mentioned is at least a year old.”

"Yes, it matures earlier, so it grows faster than ordinary trees."

"..."

Jin Shou'an took it as her talking nonsense to amuse herself, and stopped worrying about it.

"What do you want me to do in the middle of the night? It's so late, shouldn't you go home and rest? Aren't you scared staying in a place like this?"