As evening approached, Qingyan and Yin saw the performers from the afternoon in their private room at the Yuelai Inn. None of them looked well; she could tell it was due to long-term malnutrition. She pursed her lips and pondered for a moment.

The street performers knelt on the ground, and to their surprise, they were struck by luck. The manager of the Yuelai Inn actually summoned them. If they could become contracted employees of the Yuelai Inn, their lives would be secure.

The street performers on Tianqiao all hoped to enter Yuelai Inn. The people who were shrewd in the inn's lobby were originally street performers. After Qingyan summoned them to the inn, even their families' lives improved. At the very least, their worries about food and clothing were finally resolved.

Qingyan put down her teacup and looked at the people on the ground, all of whom were dressed in coarse cloth.

"The reason I've brought you here today is to have you perform at the Yue Lai Inn!" Yin said on behalf of Qingyan.

As soon as he finished speaking, the troupe leader's eyes lit up. They all came from disaster-stricken areas, and in order to give their families a better life, they had no choice but to start performing in the capital.

When they were at home, they mainly engaged in farming.

After the disaster, their land was flooded, and the fields will need at least a year to recover before they can be cultivated.

"Are you... really going to take us in?" The troupe leader was somewhat incredulous. The person in front of him was only a teenager. He hoped that the young master might just be talking about it and then decide not to let them perform. Wouldn't that be a waste of time?

“Yes, I’m going to take you in!” Yin nodded. “I am the owner of Yuelai Inn. There are conditions for letting you perform here.”

Before the troupe leader arrived, Xiao Guai and Yin had already discussed having the troupe leader work in two shifts, with a fixed time each day for performances, much like storytelling, which became a unique feature of the Yue Lai Inn.

They were whispering among themselves, feeling a sense of relief. They finally had a place to stay, a place where their families could enjoy a better life together.

“Master, I am the troupe leader, but the people inside are indeed from all over the country, not just one place!” The troupe leader is only temporary. If we want to discuss matters such as salaries, we must have everyone come.

Qingyan looked at the troupe leader. He didn't seem to be lying, which raised a question. The storytellers at Yuelai Inn were mostly from the capital, and their identities were all extremely clean.

Now, they are dealing with people all over the country, and if they are not careful, it could trigger a series of reactions, which is what is most annoying.

"Are there any people from Jiangnan inside?" Yin asked warily, wary of any people from Jiangnan.

The class teacher was taken aback, nodded, and pointed out two people. These two were from Jiangnan, which had been affected by the disaster. They were small and thin, and could only liven up the class at most, not perform any acrobatics.

Qingyan carefully examined them, and once again used the space's system to begin identifying the two.

In the past few years, she has not used the space much. On the one hand, Yin did not want Xiao Guai to rely too much on the outside space. On the other hand, he would get what he wanted through his own abilities.

"We two were from a family affected by a disaster and came directly from there!" Seeing the imposing aura emanating from Yin, they knew he was no ordinary person and quickly answered cautiously.

In Jiangnan, even ordinary people are very polite, a custom that has been passed down for hundreds of years.

"Eru, you personally investigate the backgrounds of these two!" Qingyan called to Erru, instructing her to investigate as quickly as possible.

The system in the space only gave a brief hint that there were other people from Beijing behind these two, a reminder that immediately put her on alert.

The troupe leader was stunned. Qingyan hadn't said a word since they came in, but now she was not only speaking to them, but also giving them repeated instructions, which made them feel uneasy.

Will the employer back out?

The waters south of Jiangnan are very deep. If I had known that, I wouldn't have let those two come.

"Don't overthink it. The rest of you go find the manager, Qian, to sign the contracts. I hope everyone can have a pleasant cooperation with Yuelai Inn over the next few years. Of course, it would be best if you had two shifts, since Yuelai Inn needs to have these kinds of programs at fixed times every day." Yin concluded in his final remarks. The troupe leader thanked him profusely and stood up. The manager personally brought the contracts.

The shopkeeper explained the terms of the contract to Yin and Qingyan one by one.

Neither the troupe leader nor the performers were very literate. Fortunately, the manager did not look down on them, but patiently explained that the troupe leader's and performers' salaries were different. The troupe leader could not work two shifts; whenever there was a performance, the troupe leader had to be there. Therefore, the troupe leader's salary included a certain amount of subsidies.

"What else do you want?" The people in the Yuelai Inn who were in a hurry all had a fixed staff dormitory. These street performers each had their own room, and the whole troupe shared a courtyard. The troupe leader had two rooms.

"That's all, this is excellent!" the troupe leader and others quickly said.

They've been living in three single-story houses for so many people, and over the past few months, everyone has gotten used to this kind of life.

“If you want to bring your family here, you can’t cause trouble for Yuelai Inn, and you can’t delay your work. Your work requires daily attendance records. If you are absent too many times, Yuelai Inn has the right to dismiss that person,” Qingyan said directly. “Of course, if you are sick, Yuelai Inn has a doctor. That will be considered sick leave and will not be counted in the attendance record.”

The troupe leader and the performers were all speechless. They had really fallen into a trap. So many people didn't care about their health and kept saying that if they were to have an accident, whether they were really sick or not, the whole troupe would be fired.

"Alright, boss, we have nothing more to say!" Their families are mostly from the countryside and have some small-farmer mentality. If they knew how well they were living here, they would definitely have brought their families over.

The two employers' statement clearly eliminated all potential risks, leaving them with no choice but to bring their closest family members, their wives and children.

"Let me make this clear from the start: if any family causes trouble in their own backyard, the entire family will be kicked out." Yin frowned; those who didn't follow the rules were what annoyed him the most.

They left with profuse thanks. Qingyan watched their cheerful figures and felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. These were the people who truly lived at the bottom of society; they were so happy just to have enough to eat.

"Alright, if there's a problem, it's something we can't handle. Little darling, don't worry anymore." Yin patted Qingyan's back, and the little guy felt relieved. He would investigate that person thoroughly, and if there really was a problem, he would definitely get rid of him directly.

"Fourth Brother, we don't know who those two people are!" Qingyan uttered softly. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)