Xie Yuan adopted a total of sixty orphans like Ah Lang.
There were both boys and girls, ranging in age from a few years old to their teens.
Some are complete orphans, without fathers, mothers, or relatives.
Some were abandoned by their biological parents simply because they were girls.
Another group abandons their children because they have physical disabilities or serious illnesses, and their families are unwilling to spend money on treatment or are simply unable to help.
...Some of these children were encountered by Xie Yuan himself, while others were discovered by Zheng Yurong and his subordinates.
But no matter what, Xie Yuan brought the person back.
Those who are sick will receive treatment, and those who are injured will receive rehabilitation.
Make sure the children are well-fed and clothed, and let them live in clean and tidy dormitories.
Once they have recovered, we will let them read and write, practice martial arts, and learn various skills.
"Young Miss, if you want to train your own retainers, there's no need to go to such lengths!"
Xie Qing felt a pang of sympathy.
In fact, his family had been subordinates of the Xie family for generations.
Xie Qing's grandfather had followed Xie Yuan's grandfather to the battlefield and even rescued his master from a pile of corpses.
It was precisely because of this "savior" that Xie Yuan's grandfather bestowed the surname "Xie" upon Xie Qing's grandfather.
From then on, Xie Qing's family became even more loyal to the Xie family.
However, even for such "loyal servants," the Xie family only allowed them to learn martial arts.
read?
That's an honor reserved for the most distinguished.
Even ordinary wealthy families, or so-called poor families, might not be able to afford to send their children to school.
Not to mention lowly people like Ah Lang!
"Not a series!"
Xie Yuan shook her head. She adopted these orphans not to treat them like servants.
What she wants is a family with whom she shares a "cultural identity"!
Xie Yuan had a very big goal in mind.
She's not the kind of brainless, arrogant time-traveling woman; she wouldn't preach about freedom for everyone or gender equality in ancient times.
She will build a "home" within her capabilities, where people can read, practice martial arts, and feel love and equality.
Living in such an environment, they naturally become accustomed to this way of thinking.
When they grow up and enter the wider world, some may be assimilated, but others will stick to their own ideas and use their efforts to change the world!
Of course, this is a long-term and ambitious goal.
However, Xie Yuan also has a relatively selfish purpose at present—
Once the orphans truly consider the Xie Family Manor their home and feel a genuine sense of belonging and acceptance, they will be incredibly loyal.
A person may betray his master, but he will never betray his home!
Xie Yuan would not use indentures or manipulation techniques to control others or train so-called retainers or bodyguards.
All she wants is to genuinely love the Xie Family Manor, and to have partners and family who truly trust and appreciate her!
"..."
Xie Qing wasn't smart enough; he simply couldn't understand what his young mistress meant.
However, he is obedient.
He obediently did whatever the young lady asked him to do.
"Yes! I understand! I will take good care of these children!"
Xie Qing practically patted his chest and guaranteed that he would treat these orphans as his own flesh and blood, or rather, like young masters and young ladies.
Xie Yuan smiled and shook his head, "Young master and young lady, there's no need for that. We don't raise ancestors."
"They have to do all the work they're supposed to do!"
"The principle of our Xie Family Manor is that those who work should be paid according to their labor, and those who do not work should not eat."
"Of course, we can't generalize—"
Xie Yuan patiently explained the rules in detail to the honest steward, Xie:
"Children under three years old do not need to do chores! Children aged three to six can dress and feed themselves."
"From six to twelve years old, in addition to studying and learning a trade, they could also do some work such as chopping wood, cooking, and light farm work."
“Once you're twelve or older, you have to work in the fields with the tenant farmers, or go hunting in the mountains or fishing in the sea…”
Her estate could not possibly raise a group of spoiled young masters who knew nothing about farming and were lazy in their physical labor.
"Yes! I've got it!"
Xie Qing counted on his fingers, writing down each of his young mistress's instructions one by one.
"By the way, how are the preparations for the breeding farm going?"
After settling the orphans, Xie Yuan began to worry about her breeding business.
"Reporting to Miss, I have already ordered people to buy three hundred wild rabbits, one hundred sheep, and one hundred pigs."
Xie Qing quickly followed Xie Yuan's train of thought and reported in detail, "The rabbit hutch, sheep pen, and pigsty were all constructed according to the blueprints you drew."
"The rabbits are fine; they all stay obediently in their pens. But the pigs are a bit restless, especially the boars, who are always rooting around."
Xie Qing couldn't help but look distressed when he mentioned those troublesome beasts.
"A boar?" (Reading in the dark)
Xie Yuan was taken aback for a moment. Suddenly, she thought of something and quickly asked, "Weren't these pigs castrated when they were bought?"
"Castration?"
Xie Qing was even more bewildered than Xie Yuan.
What's this?
Xie Yuan: "It's castrating pigs!"
She remembered that the skill of castrating pigs existed as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty.
One theory suggests that castrating pigs is an extension of a surgical procedure passed down from the legendary physician Hua Tuo.
The history is unverifiable, but castrating pigs has existed since ancient times.
Why did Xie Qing look puzzled when he heard the word "castration of pigs" in the Great Zhou Dynasty?
"Castrate a pig?"
Xie Qing genuinely had no idea; his honest face was filled with question marks, along with an embarrassment and self-reproach that said, "I'm so stupid, I didn't know anything."
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