"Whoa~~" Five middle-aged men riding tall horses suddenly stopped in front of Lin Shikang.
"Master Lin."
“Guard Qin.” Lin Shikang recognized Qin Jian on horseback at a glance.
"Lord Lin, I am here on the princess's orders to deliver a letter to you." With that, Qin Jian presented the letter with both hands.
Lin Shikang immediately opened the letter. In the letter, Princess Xilan told Lin Shikang that Ganning County was not peaceful. Although he had lost the marriage with the Wang family, he still had her support behind him. She would do her best to help him get transferred away from Ganning as soon as possible, provided that he protected himself!
Qin Jian added, "These four brothers are also experts specially found by the princess. They will be at Lord Lin's disposal from now on."
"We will obey whatever Lord Lin commands!" The four men knelt on one knee, submitting to Lin Shikang.
"Get up. From now on, you're one of us. I, Lin, will never mistreat my own people!"
Everyone thought Lin Shikang was doomed to die this time, but he was determined to make a name for himself!
With Princess Xilan's help and eight experts protecting him, Lin Shikang's confidence in his trip to Gan Ning has greatly increased!
When the Lin clan members heard that Qin Jian was sent by the princess and that four experts had been arranged to protect Lin Shikang, their eyes widened in surprise!
Even though they were thousands of miles apart, the princess still thought about him and felt that Lin Shikang was truly capable and competent. The Lin clan was full of confidence in the future.
Fang Xiaodan, in particular, felt that she had made the right decision to let her two sons follow Lin Shikang to pursue their future, since Lin Shikang had the princess's backing!
Madam Fan thought to herself with delight, "So what if there's no marriage with the Wang family? My son still has a princess! Maybe soon our Lin family will produce a prince consort. It's like our ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke!"
Lin Daya never imagined her father was so capable, with a princess backing him up. If the princess were her mother, wouldn't it be so easy for her to marry into a high-ranking family? She truly hoped her father would become a prince consort soon!
Qin Jian left after delivering the letter, and Lin Shikang also bid farewell to his clansmen and set off.
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Cen Xiao had known all along that the Wang family wanted to break off their engagement with Lin Shikang and that Princess Xilan was helping Lin Shikang.
When Yang Cui learned these things from Cen Xiao, she was stunned for a moment and blurted out, "No wonder he's the male lead, his aura is so strong, and he has so many female confidantes."
"What did you say?"
Yang Cui realized she had let something slip and immediately defended herself, saying, "I think Lin Shikang, that old white-faced man, is quite capable. So many women have been blind to his abilities. Do you think he's so lucky to have managed to escape from Gan Ning?"
"Don't worry, even if he can manage Ganning County, he can only ever be a county magistrate in his entire life."
Cen Xiao always felt that Yang Cui was somewhat wary of Lin Shikang. Could it be that Lin Shikang was more powerful than him, a first-rank general?
Yang Cui chuckled: "Now that I have you, I naturally have no worries."
My husband's thighs are so thick, I might as well hug him.
Now that Lin Shikang and Lin Daya have gone far away, and without the Wang family's help, the fates of Er Ya and San Ya have been completely changed.
Yang Cui immediately felt relieved.
Now she wants to focus on her career!
She wants to build her own economic empire here!
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Yang Cui sold another batch of chickens and ducks, and used the money to buy another batch of chicks and ducklings. In addition, Yang Cui also plans to expand her farm.
That day, Yang Cui called her workers together for a meeting.
"Sit down," Yang Cui said. "I called you here today to talk to you about some work-related matters. Aunt Chen, you, Xile, and Ximei are definitely too busy to handle everything at the pigsty. I've already asked Aunt Huang to come and help you. Aunt Huang will start work tomorrow."
I'm also planning to expand the number of chickens and ducks I raise. More chicks and ducklings will be delivered soon, which will definitely make things busier. So I've hired a few more people to help. Aunt Bai, you, along with Sister-in-law Guihua and Sister Xiaoying, will be in charge of the duck shed. Aunt Tang, you and Sister Xiulan will be in charge of the chicken shed. The duck shed, chicken shed, and pigsty must be cleaned every day and kept clean.
Xile, Ximei, and Xiaoqing, the three of you are responsible for cooking the pig feed, boiling the earthworms, and drying the earthworms. Aunt Chen, you've been doing this for a long time, you're meticulous, and you've never made a mistake. I'm very satisfied. If you three don't have enough pig feed or earthworms, you must report to Aunt Chen immediately, and Aunt Chen will then report back to me.”
Now that there are more people, if we don't divide their work among themselves, we'll definitely end up like the proverbial "three monks have no water to drink."
These two cousins were hired by Yang Cui last month to work, because Chen Sumei and her children were already too busy, and Yang Cui was also very busy and no longer had the time and energy to feed the chickens and ducks and cook earthworms as she did at the beginning.
"Then what is my brother going to do?" Wang Xile noticed that Yang Cui didn't mention worrying about Wang Xicai.
"Did he do something wrong?" Chen Sumei cried anxiously, and started hitting Wang Xicai. "Did you do something wrong? Your sister Cui's kindness to us is something we can never repay in our lifetime, you..."
Yang Cui quickly stopped her, saying, "Aunt Chen, don't worry. Xi Cai didn't do anything wrong. I just had other work to do for him."
As a boss, Yang Cui had to train several managers to help her, and Wang Xicai was the first person Yang Cui trained!
Chen Sumei looked incredulous.
"It's true, Xicai is very smart, especially in bookkeeping. From now on, Xicai will help me with the bookkeeping and will be the first accountant of my Yang Group!"
"What is an accountant?" Chen Sumei asked, completely bewildered.
Madam An Huang realized what was going on and asked, "Did the accountant mean that?"
"That's right, it's similar to an accountant's office."
"Being an accountant is good; it's work with pen and paper, which is better than our physical labor."
Chen Sumei knelt down in front of Yang Cui and said, "Thank you, thank you, Xicai, quickly kneel down and thank your benefactor..."
"Don't kneel down so easily. We don't allow that here. If you're really grateful to me, then do your job well. I, Yang Cui, will not treat my own people unfairly." Yang Cui helped them up.
"That's all for today's meeting. You can all go home now."
After the meeting, everyone surrounded Wang Xicai and his mother, first congratulating them, and then asking how much Wang Xicai earned. The accountant in the county town earned at least eight coins a month, which was an absolute high salary in this era.
The accountants in the city are all educated, while Wang Xicai is still in the learning stage and certainly doesn't have that level of education.
Previously, Yang Cui gave Chen Sumei and her son 500 wen a month plus 40 jin of millet. Now, Yang Cui will give Wang Xicai an additional 100 wen a month plus 30 eggs.
From now on, he will be in charge of collecting earthworms and pig feed. Later, his salary will be calculated and paid gradually, and he will also be responsible for purchasing expenses. At that time, his salary will naturally increase.
With improved pay and greater opportunities for future development, Wang Xicai was full of enthusiasm. He wasn't stupid; when others asked about his salary, he would say that he was currently in a learning phase and would not receive wages for the first three years.
People believed Wang Xicai's words, after all, in this era, it was common to work for someone else for a few years before learning from them.
Even so, many people still envied him, at least he had the opportunity.
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