Ning Ye nodded and didn't say anything more. He first led Lin Qinshu and the others to the cleaned room and found that Zhang Zihe was indeed quite meticulous.
The house was not only spotless, but some things had already been purchased, presumably they had been done early in the morning.
After settling Lin Qinshu in, Ning Ye walked out of the room. "Wang Wu, don't just stand there like an idiot. Gather all the brothers. I'm going to reward you all handsomely."
Wang Wu, who had been waiting outside the courtyard, said, "Sir, this is what we should do, there's no need for this."
As Ning Ye walked, he said, "One thing at a time. Since you did it, I have to reward you. Otherwise, how am I supposed to face you in the future?"
The mansion was divided into an inner courtyard and an outer courtyard. Wang Wu arranged for two people to guard the entrance of the inner courtyard.
After instructing the two men to call the others to gather at the outer courtyard, Ning Ye and Wang Wu went ahead, and soon everyone had arrived.
Everyone was incredibly excited when it came time to receive their rewards; it was easy to see from their faces that they were all very excited.
After all, they've already achieved the goal of simply surviving. Everyone wants to live a better life, especially since they've genuinely tried their best.
Ning Ye glanced at these people; they were all seriously injured, yet they still remembered his teachings and stood perfectly still.
"Everyone, after the heroic battle the day before yesterday, all of your performances have been seen by Wang Wu and me, so today we will reward you according to your merits."
At that moment, someone called out, "Lord Ning, I would like to know if this reward can be exchanged for one of your assistance?"
Ning Ye looked at this person with great interest. If he remembered correctly, this guy should be called Hu Laosan.
He is a master in both training and combat, but he is not good at speaking and rarely says a word. If no one takes the initiative to talk to him, he can go a whole day without saying a word.
"It was originally a reward. If you don't want these things, I can grant you any other requests as long as they are not excessive."
Old Hu said, "Sir, I wish to bring my family here to serve you."
Ning Ye was stunned when he heard this. Hu Laosan had never left in the past half month. If he really had family, why didn't he say so before?
"You don't need to ask me for this. If any of you have family members, you can all come and stay with me. I will arrange accommodation for you, and your salaries are enough to support your families."
Upon hearing this, Hu Laosan stopped talking.
Ning Ye then began calling out names one by one, and the rewards were, of course, real gold and silver. An entire tray was filled with gleaming silver coins.
Those who work so hard deserve the full reward they deserve.
Although a lot of money was spent, these people were now completely bound to him. They would go through fire and water for him with just one order. Ning Ye believed it was all worth it.
Soon it was Hu Laosan's turn to collect his belongings, and he received twenty taels of silver, plus the crossbow that Ning Ye had promised.
Ning Ye solemnly handed the crossbow to Hu Laosan, saying, "I hope it can play its proper role in your hands. From now on, Hu Laosan will be your deputy captain. Do you have any objections?"
Everyone shouted in unison, "No!"
Ning Ye nodded in satisfaction. "You can use the money I give you as you see fit, but remember not to do anything bad, or I won't be lenient with you."
Everyone looked at the real gold and silver in their hands, and their expressions were equally excited. The feeling of holding this heavy weight was completely different when they actually held it in their hands.
Before this, they all thought Ning Ye was just making empty promises, but now all of that has been proven wrong.
After dealing with this matter, Ning Ye still had a lot to do. The first thing was to check on his hundred acres of fertile land. Summer had only just begun, and there was no problem if he wanted to plant crops.
But once he arrived at the destination, Ning Ye realized that he had underestimated the situation.
Lin Qinshu, who had come along, looked at the vast expanse of abandoned land and didn't know what to say.
Although the hundreds of acres of land looked like they were all mixed with black soil and must be very fertile, and even the water source was not far away, they were already overgrown with weeds because they hadn't been tended to for a while.
The crops that were planted before had no chance of survival, since there were just too many weeds.
If you want to plant, you'll have to clear everything out completely.
However, looking around, Ning Ye was quite satisfied that all the land belonged to him. Even if it took some time, it was only a matter of manpower and resources.
"My husband, when will you ever finish acquiring all this land? I think it's probably hopeless this year."
Ning Ye said calmly, "It's not like we have to do it ourselves. If we need people, there are plenty of people waiting in Qingyuan County. As long as there's food to eat, we can have as many people as we need."
Lin Qinshu said with slight worry, "Husband, these are all refugees. What if they do something..."
"They will only do extreme things when they are driven to the brink of despair and have no way to survive. As long as there is still a way to survive, they will just work honestly."
Ning Ye knew very well what kind of creatures humans were. Not to mention that these refugees were just honest, simple people before. As long as they had a way to survive and work to do, they wouldn't do anything extreme.
Unfortunately, in this feudal era, human life was often the least valuable thing, and no one ever cared about it.
"Since my husband has already made up his mind, then I will listen to him completely."
Lin Qinshu didn't come here simply to spend more time with Ning Ye. She came to choose a good piece of land to grow flowers. If she could own her own flower field in the future, she could make a profit even by selling flowers. Besides, Lin Qinshu herself likes flowers.
Ning Ye strongly supported this idea, because even if it wasn't about pleasing Lin Qinshu, the flower field could also be used as raw materials for perfume in the future, and these things were the real money to be made.
The question now is simply to figure out when is the right time to bring it out and give these guys who have never experienced a real fragrance a little shock.
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