Otherwise, Li Rou and Li Qiao would not have run to the medicinal herb field to help pull weeds.

Because if it had happened before, I would have been locked up at home by Old Lady Li and ordered around, either beating or scolding me.

But even so, their family's life was only a little better than others. It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as miserable.

Li An was very clear about this. He also wanted his eldest brother to split the family business, but he knew that the possibility of this was almost zero.

I can only try my best to help where I can and help more.

He also saw his wife bringing food to his two nieces, Li Rou and Li Qiao.

But such help can only solve the problem temporarily. If we want to improve the life of my eldest brother and his family, we still have to solve the problem from the root.

According to my daughter, she wants to hand over the garden and medicinal herb field to her eldest brother to take care of.

"Daughter, you really want to hand over the garden and the medicinal herb plot to your uncle."

"Of course it's true. I've thought about it. The garden and the medicinal herb fields together cover over a thousand acres. It's too much for Uncle to manage alone. I plan to let Uncle be the manager. From now on, whether it's spraying pesticides or weeding, I can pay the villagers to do it and get paid by the day."

"But we could also hire a few older children and let Uncle lead the work. Uncle would get two taels of silver a month, and the older children would get ten taels of silver a day, with no food provided. What do you think, Dad?"

"Daughter, isn't ten cents a day too much for me?"

This was not said by Ang Lee, but was proposed by Li.

"Yes, daughter, I know you're capable and can make money, so you don't need to worry about money. But we can't stand out too much. In the town and the county, you only get ten cents a day working, and that includes a meal. But here we get ten cents more, and the conditions are much better than those. If everyone in the surrounding villages knew about it, wouldn't we be so popular that everyone would come to work for us?"

After Li An finished speaking, Li Shi continued, "Then who should we use or not use?"

After hearing what her parents said, Li Mengyue was speechless for a moment. It turned out that the two of them were worried about the issue of hiring people. She thought her parents wanted to save money for her.

"Dad, Mom, don't worry about these things. The heads of the garden and the medicinal herb fields will be selected from the village first. I'll go find the village chief later and ask him to help find forty people."

"But daughter, your uncle...is he capable of doing this?"

"Dad, you have to believe in uncle. He just didn't have the opportunity. This time I gave him this chance. If he seizes it, not only will he become rich, but also his family will have enough food and clothing."

"But your grandfather..."

"Dad, I know you're worried. You're worried that Uncle won't be able to keep the money. But you have to know, only when Uncle stands up and truly fulfills his responsibilities as my husband's father can his family's life change. Anyway, I've already given him the chance. If Uncle remains the same as before, then he's not worth helping. It's better to just live his old miserable life."

"My dear husband, I don't have any bad intentions. On the contrary, I think what I said is right. We can help Big Brother temporarily, but we can't help him forever. Big Brother and his wife still need to establish themselves. If we have a son in a few years, our lives will definitely get better and better."

Li An grabbed Li's hand and patted it.

"Wanniang, I know what you mean. Don't worry, I will persuade my elder brother."

"Um."

Li Mengyue did not disturb the couple's affection, but left home and prepared to go to the village chief.

For a long time to come, not only him, but the entire Xinghua Village and even the other six villages will be busy, and there will not be much free time.

After all, in previous years, after the autumn harvest, there was not much work to do in the fields, and the able-bodied laborers would go out to find work.

But it will not be needed for a year. You know, building a reservoir cannot be completed overnight. What's more, in two months, the entire northern part of the Zhou Dynasty will enter a small ice age.