After bringing the people back to the store, Tian An made a simple distribution.
Qiao Niang and Goudan's mother Qingmei, who were good at making noodles, naturally helped in the shop. Qiao Niang and Chen Feng were responsible for making noodles, while Qingmei was responsible for making the aiyu jelly.
There was also a girl. Tian An changed her name to Dongru and asked her to learn how to make braised meat and steamed buns from Mangzhong, and wait for Mangzhong's class to come.
Tian An asked Mangzhong to help the three of them get familiar with the job for two days. Once they were all set, he gave them full control of the kitchen.
Liu Hui still did his old job as the shop owner. Deng Yuan, who knew some martial arts, was responsible for picking up Xiaokang, guarding the shop, and doing odd jobs.
As for the others, take them all back to the village first.
The few people who had been assigned tasks went about their business, while the others, watching everyone else busy themselves, stepped forward to do what they could. Even Puppy Egg followed his mother to wash the dishes.
With more people around, work can be done faster. Tian An can finally breathe a sigh of relief after seeing the store clean.
Now that the shop has enough staff, she can leave. The busy farming season is about to begin, and she has to go back to the village to look after it.
After finishing the work in the shop, the new arrivals Qingmei, Dongru and Qiaoniang took over the task of cooking dinner.
Dinner was almost ready, and the three people who went to buy the donkey were almost back.
After Chen Qiang returned the thirteen taels of silver to Tian An, he explained the matter of buying the donkey.
"Girl, when we went to the market, we met a family who was desperate for money because someone in their family was sick, so they sold their donkey.
The donkey was a female, but it came with a foal and a cart frame. The asking price was seven taels of silver. After comparing, I thought it was a good deal, so I decided to buy it.
"That female donkey is hindering the cart's pulling!"
Wu Zhuang stepped forward and replied, "Miss, I've taken a close look at it. It's a fine donkey. The family has taken good care of it, and it's very strong, just as strong as a male donkey. And the little donkey will be able to pull a cart in two months. Once the little donkey is ready, we can breed the female donkey!"
Tian An nodded, thinking it was indeed a good deal.
"The piglets also have chicks and ducklings!"
Wu Zhuang replied, "Miss, when we went there, we found Old Wu, who specializes in raising sows. He has three sows at home, and two of them gave birth to eighteen piglets last month. If we want all of them, he will charge us nine cents per pound. If we only want one or two, he will charge us eleven cents.
As for chickens, they're usually three to four cents each, ducklings are five cents, and I also asked about geese, which are seven to eight cents each."
Tian An took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then said, "You can take all the piglets! As for the chickens, ducks, and geese, go back and check the farm's conditions and calculate how many you can raise. Then tell me the number!"
The conversation was almost over, and the meal was served. Since there were so many people, they were divided into two tables. After dinner, Tian An and Daniu took their people back to the village.
Before leaving, Tian An called the people over and said sternly, "I pity you and cannot bear the pain of you being separated from your loved ones, but I don't want anyone to form cliques and do small things behind your back, or even betray their master.
If I find out, I'll only have one chance. I can sell you off or kill you. You've already signed a death contract."
For a moment, the whole room was silent. Chen Qiang was the first to react. He hurriedly knelt down with his wife and son. Others followed suit. Not to mention the farmhands, even Mrs. Du was almost scared to her knees by Tian An.
The man kneeling on the ground put his forehead to the ground and said in fear: "I will remember the young lady's instruction. We will never dare to betray the master."
Tian An looked at Deng Yuan: "Deng Yuan, Xiaokang is in your hands. Remember, my family is my bottom line."
Deng Yuan hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, young lady. Unless I die, I will never let Young Master Xiaokang get hurt."
Xiaokang also pulled Tian An's hand and said obediently: "Don't worry, sister! I will be good and won't let you worry."
Tian An gently touched Xiaokang's head and advised: "Study hard, but don't get too tired. Pay attention to the balance between work and rest."
Xiaokang nodded: "I understand, sister, you should go back quickly! If you don't leave now, it will be dark."
Looking outside, it was indeed getting late. "Alright, everyone, get up! Let's go."
Wang Erdong brought the donkey cart, and Tian An, Daniu and Xiao Gou Dan sat on it, and then they added the quilt and the donkey cart was full.
Tian An asked Wang Erdong to drive the donkey cart slower, and the others to take bigger steps and keep up with the donkey cart.
Along the way, Tian An briefly introduced the basic situation of his family and the new arrivals.
"We are a farming family and we also have some business, so we have a lot of things to do. You should watch and learn more every day and adapt as soon as possible.
Also, there isn't enough room at home, so you'll have to squeeze in for a while!"
Listening to Tian An's words, several people responded from time to time, and if they didn't understand something, they would boldly ask Tian An. Tian An also patiently explained it to them.
After arriving home, Tian An let them and Chunxi get to know each other for a while, then he left them to Chunxi: "Chunxi, take them to familiarize themselves with the house. As for the house..."
Tian An looked at Da Niu and said, "Brother Yiming, let them live in the old house!"
Tian An felt that there were more and more people in her family now, and she could no longer call Da Niu Brother as casually as before. From now on, she had to remember to call him by his academic name at all times.
Zhao Yiming nodded without even thinking, "You decide."
After all, the old house was where Zhao Yiming's parents lived. Tian An was afraid that he would care, so he asked more questions.
"Chun Xi, you take care of the arrangements. It's getting late, so we should all go to bed early!"
Chun Xi took the order and took the newcomers to introduce them to the new house. It mainly included the rooms of the three masters, the kitchen, the warehouse, etc.
"The herbs in the fields here are all the herbs that the girls dug from the mountains. They are very important, so you must be careful not to damage them.
There are still many fields at home, and there are workshops and farms on the homestead, but it’s late today, I will take you there tomorrow.”
Then he took a few people to the old house next door. Although no one had lived in the old house for a while, Chunxi and Mangzhong would come over to clean it when they had free time, so it was still very clean.
Chun Xi simply asked about the relationship between several people and then made the distribution.
Xiao Gou Dan and his family lived in one room, the study that Xiao Kang had lived in. Sisters Deng Xue and Deng Shuang lived in one room, the room that Tian An had lived in.
Wu Zhuang and Zhen Niang were left, so Chun Xi arranged for them to stay in the storeroom. She also explained the reason:
"The remaining room was where Mr. Zhao's parents lived. It's the main house. It's not suitable for any of us to live there, so let's leave it empty! The storeroom is where we lived when we first arrived. It's very clean inside."
Zhenniang smiled and said, "Miss Chunxi's arrangement is reasonable. We have no objection. The main house should be empty."
Wu Zhuang also said: "That's good, we have no objection."
After the houses were divided, everyone finally settled down.
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