After seeing Anning off, Anle took the contract and went to the Green City Lord's Mansion. Yu Rong was too busy, so the person accompanying him was changed from Yu Rong to He Yusheng.
He Yusheng can be said to be another person she is particularly planning to cultivate, and she intends to train He Yusheng to be her right-hand man.
The problem was that there were too few capable people available, and He Yusheng himself was a natural businessman, as his family were originally merchants, so training him wasn't difficult for her.
She felt that He Yusheng was a relatively easier prospect to cultivate than Yan Qingxue.
In the past, Yu Rong was always by An Le's side, but this time it was He Yusheng, a completely unfamiliar face, which made Yan Qingxue take a second look at him in surprise.
"Hey, little cousin, you've got quite a few people with you."
Anle gave Yan Qingxue a meaningful look, thinking, "I'll take you down sooner or later."
Feeling uneasy under Anle's gaze, Yan Qingxue rubbed her arms. Why was Anle staring at her like that? It was creepy.
"Little cousin, you've come all this way to stay at my house for a few days, haven't you?"
"I came here to bring this to you. This is something I got from the Jincheng government. Take a look, and if you think it's okay, sign it. After you sign it, you will become an employee of the Jincheng government."
This contract contains some confidentiality agreements to be signed, as well as information about your salary and benefits after being hired as an employee, including the tasks you will perform for the Jincheng government.
"Take a look first," Anle said, taking the contract out of her backpack and placing it on the round table.
Yan Qingxue stared blankly at the contract on the table, unable to recover for a long time. Overwhelmed by the immense joy, she felt dazed and unreal. She pinched herself hard, felt the pain, and her eyes lit up with ecstasy. She excitedly threw herself onto the round table, hugging the contract tightly and shouting with unrestrained joy.
"Ahhh... So... so I can really work for the Jincheng government in the future, and I can earn my own money? Little cousin, am I dreaming? You're not lying to me, are you?"
Anle picked at her ears, annoyed by Yan Qingxue's noise.
"I'm not kidding you, take a look quickly, and sign it if you think it's okay."
"Sign, sign, sign! I'll sign, I have to sign!" The contract was in duplicate. Yan Qingxue hurriedly sat down, eagerly flipped it open, and read it from beginning to end. When she saw that she would receive one hundred taels of silver a month, she screamed in shock.
"Is this really so outrageous? Is this really so outrageous? A hundred taels of silver a month? That's way too much!"
My monthly allowance at the manor, plus the small allowance my mother gives me on a daily basis, amounts to at most ten taels of silver.
Anle couldn't help but roll her eyes. Did she even know how to read the book? This hundred taels of silver was just a conservative estimate. If she did well, there would be additional bonuses and other perks from time to time. All of this added up to more than a hundred taels of silver.
Moreover, this is only during the internship period. If I become a full-time employee after the internship period, and it lasts for more than three months, my salary can increase to 150 taels.
"Work hard. I heard from the Jincheng government that if you do well, they'll give you a lot of small perks."
Yan Qingxue nodded vigorously, her face showing deep agreement.
"Work hard, I must work hard. From today onwards, I'm selling my life to the Jincheng government. The money they're giving me is too much. The Jincheng government is such honest people."
"Alright, sign it. After you sign it, I'll take this contract back to the government. Keep the other copy for yourself."
"Hey, why don't you stay at my place for a few days?"
Anle crossed her arms and looked at Yan Qingxue, asking a question in return.
"Do you still have time for me to stay here for a few days?" Did she even read the contract properly? It clearly stated that she would start working immediately after signing, and that the forest and fields still needed her to be responsible for planting.
Yan Qingxue slapped her head and nodded in realization.
"Ah, yes, yes, yes! I have to get to work as soon as I finish signing. I've been busy getting to know the situation in the mountains and fields. I understand the mountains and fields, the yield of the crops we grow, and the price of timber."
"I've been doing my homework really hard lately, I'll go prepare right now, I'll go plant it right now—" Yan Qingxue's voice suddenly stopped, and she looked at An Le with a blank expression and asked a question.
"Um... what are you going to plant? What are the government going to plant? They only said it's for growing fruits and vegetables, but they didn't specify what exactly they're going to plant."
Anle raised an eyebrow and curled her lips. "Heh, not bad. Not completely clueless."
"Once you sign the contract, I'll take you straight to the mountains. Your whole forest is no good; it has to be cut down and replanted with saplings."
"Huh? All of them were cut down? The fruit trees in my forest also bear fruit, and those trees that have been growing for five or six years, once they grow for a few more years, to ten years or more, their value will be different. They're all timber, and cutting them down can sell for a lot of money. I've already inquired about it."
Anle shook his head and sighed.
"It's really a waste of your time to do so much unnecessary work. Those timbers need to be cut down now, they can't be left for several years. All the work you did was for nothing. You'll have to go back and learn new lessons."
He watched as Yan Qingxue signed her name with a wolf-hair brush, took a contract, and stuffed it into her backpack.
"Then... what do we need to learn again?" Yan Qingxue followed Anle closely, asking.
"Learn planting techniques and learn how to cultivate fruit seedlings."
"Ah, I understand. It's the confidentiality agreement written on the document we just signed. It stipulates that planting techniques and any information related to the cultivation of fruit seedlings cannot be disclosed to non-staff members. If any such disclosure is discovered, the employee will be dismissed immediately and will not be allowed to stay on the job. The employee will also have to compensate the Jincheng government for its losses. The amount of compensation will be determined by the Jincheng government based on the extent of the losses, and the final interpretation right belongs to the Jincheng government."
Anle grinned.
"Wow, impressive! You remember it so clearly. Yes, that's right, it's planting techniques. That's what you need to learn. As the person in charge, this is the most basic and essential course."
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