Horse-drawn carriages rarely enter Shuixian Village. Whenever one does, it attracts the attention of the villagers. The last time a carriage entered the village was when the county magistrate came to inspect the village. He visited the village head's house that time, which was almost a year ago.

"Look, a carriage is coming into the village. Which high-ranking official is it? Is he going to the village head's house again?"

"It seems the carriage didn't go to the village head's house, but went straight to the scholar's house." The villagers started a live broadcast.

"They did go to the scholar's house and have stopped at his door." The villagers began to watch with bated breath.

"No high-ranking officials came down; it was just a scholar returning, accompanied by several people, who seemed to be servants." Some had already guessed what was going on.

"How could that be? Why would a scholar bring a servant home? They're not some wealthy landlord who can afford to hire servants."

"Look, the carriage turned around and left, but those people didn't leave. They all went inside. Those people must be servants."

"Forget it, let's all go home. Nobody can really explain what's going on in the scholar's family, so let's not worry about it."

At this moment, the area in front of the scholar's house returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

Zhao Xian led the three into the courtyard. The family members looked bewildered. Seeing this, Zhao Xian began to explain.

“Mother, Xiaosheng, Xiaoshan, these three are helpers I hired from town. From now on, they will live in our house and specialize in producing white sugar.”

So that's what happened. They were hired by my brother to make sugar. That's great, we can make money from producing sugar.

Then Zhao Xian introduced his family to Zhao Cheng and the other two.

It turned out that these were all family members of the head of the family, and the three of them immediately went over to greet them one by one.

This made the family feel a little embarrassed, as they hadn't expected the three helpers to be so polite to them.

At this moment, the three finally understood that the head of the family had bought them to produce white sugar. Although they did not know what white sugar was, they understood from the name that it should be white sugar. This was the first time they had ever heard of it.

Regardless of the circumstances, Qin Shiyu and Qin Yingying knew that they were there to work for the head of the family. From the moment they left the house, they were no longer rich young ladies, but servants of the head of the family.

Just then, Li Chun'e was kneading a bowl of pickled vegetables and putting it into a jar when Qin Shiyu and Qin Yingying rushed over to help, leaving Li Chun'e at a loss for what to do.

"Mother, please let them do it. They need to know how to make kimchi too," Zhao Xian said.

Li Chun'e nodded and began to teach the two sisters how to pack the kimchi into jars.

Seeing Zhao Xiaosheng rubbing the vegetable leaves, Zhao Cheng washed his hands and went over to help.

Zhao Xiaosheng didn't stand on ceremony and explained some key points of kneading to him, which Zhao Cheng quickly mastered.

Zhao Cheng was a soldier, and not only was he physically fit, but he was also very strong. He could knead the vegetable leaves quickly and well. He could knead a large basin of vegetable leaves in no time, much faster than Zhao Xiaosheng, which impressed the whole family.

The helper my brother hired was amazing; I never expected him to do the job so well.

With the addition of the three people, the speed of pickling vegetables increased significantly. Seeing that they had already gotten the hang of it, Zhao Xian prepared to make a sugar water filtration device.

Making a filtration device was child's play for a mechanical engineering doctoral student. He quickly made five filtration devices and placed them in the kitchen for easy use.

He planned to take his family to make white sugar in the afternoon and teach them how to make it.

Now that he had nothing to do, he and his three servants had already eaten, but his family had been busy pickling vegetables and hadn't even had time to cook lunch. He decided to prepare lunch for them.

Zhao Xian made a braised pork dish, and soon the aroma of meat filled the house. Zhao Lingling couldn't resist and ran into the kitchen.

Zhao Xian patted her little head tenderly. Seeing that the braised pork was almost cooked, he used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat and put it into his sister's mouth.

After finishing the meat, Zhao Lingling went outside to help with the work.

After stir-frying several vegetables, Zhao Xian began rinsing the rice and cooking it.

Before long, all the food was cooked, and the work of pickling vegetables outside was finished.

They were supposed to be busy all afternoon, but with the addition of Zhao Cheng and the other two, they finished the afternoon's work as well.

Zhao Xian brought the food to the table, and only after seeing the food did the family realize they were really hungry.

Zhao Xian asked Zhao Cheng and the other two to sit at the table for dinner, but the three refused. They were servants, how could they sit at the same table as their master's family?

Besides, they had already eaten at the restaurant and were very full, so they couldn't eat anything more now.

They knew this meal was cooked by the head of the family; it seemed he truly had a knack for it, as the dishes were a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate.

I must learn how to cook properly from the head of the household in the future, so that I won't be the one to cook for myself.

After lunch, Zhao Xian told everyone to rest for a while and prepare to make white sugar in the afternoon.

Zhao Xian asked Li Chun'e to prepare two rooms, one for Qin Shiyu and one for Qin Yingying, and the other for Zhao Cheng.

The house is big with many rooms, so setting up two rooms wouldn't be a problem. The rooms are set up, but we're missing two beds.

Zhao Xian then asked Zhao Xiaosheng and Zhao Xiaoshan to buy two beds. The carpentry shop had plenty of beds, and the two beds were quickly brought out.

Li Chun'e spread dry straw on the bed, then placed a straw mat on top of it, and that was basically enough for her to sleep.

Since it's early summer now, the weather is very warm, and we don't need to cover ourselves with blankets to sleep.

At that time, cotton had just been introduced to China and had not yet been cultivated on a large scale. Cotton quilts had not yet appeared. People used reed fluff and fine dry grass to make quilts to keep warm in winter.

During this time, the three of them suffered terribly at the brokerage firm. At night, the brokerage firm would lock them in a room and let them sleep there for the night. During the day, they would be locked in iron cages and sold. They were not treated like human beings at all.

Entering a brokerage firm means losing one's personal freedom. Their only hope is to be bought by a good client so they can suffer less in the future.

If you're unlucky enough to encounter a vicious employer, it will be the beginning of a tragic fate. You'll be fed pig feed, live in pigsties and cowsheds, and eventually be tortured to death.

The head of the household treats them very well now, providing them with good food and their own rooms. They can't help but feel incredibly lucky and will work hard to repay the head of the household.

The three of them lay on the bed, ready to rest for a bit before getting up to work. Unexpectedly, they fell into a deep sleep as soon as they lay down, and had no idea how long they had slept.

When they woke up, they were shocked. Oh no! They had just arrived at their master's house and were sleeping in late, and it was already noon. The master would definitely be angry and might even punish them.

They emerged anxiously from their rooms to find the head of the household and his family busy at work.

When Zhao Xian saw them come out of the room, he beckoned them over, and the three of them quickly went to Zhao Xian's side.