Working at sunrise and resting at sunset, Tian Yu eventually built a thatched hut in the fields, intending it as a temporary resting place. However, as time went by, she increasingly disliked returning to Qinyuan. Li Xingyun had long since moved into the hut and stopped coming back to Qinyuan. So, Tian Yu gathered the servants of Qinyuan, presented them with the indentures, and said, "These indentures are returned to you. From now on, you are all free. I've also prepared ten taels of silver for each of you. Let's part amicably."
"Madam, are you abandoning us?" a maid asked.
"No, I'm just one person, I don't need that many people. Everyone can find better families, right?"
“We don’t want to leave. It’s so kind of you, Madam, to take us with you.”
“That’s right, where else can we find such a good family? Madam, please let us stay.”
"Yes, that family is willing to let us have dinner with them during the Chinese New Year, so we're not leaving, madam."
"Madam, I haven't learned your cooking skills yet. I'm not leaving," said the old woman in the kitchen.
"But I might not live here anymore."
"Wherever Madam is, we will be there."
"The house is too small; it can't accommodate so many people."
"That's easy, let's rebuild it together!"
"I appreciate everyone's kindness, but we really don't need so many people to serve us."
"Is Madam planning to go farming?"
"yes!"
"We can do that too! Don't worry, Madam. Just say the word, and we'll do anything you ask."
In the end, they had no choice but to stay in Qinyuan. Occasionally, Tian Yu and Li Xingyun would come back to stay. When they had nothing to do, everyone would go to the fields in the suburbs to work with Tian Yu. Fortunately, the journey was not far. Tian Yu specially prepared two oxcarts to pick them up and drop them off every day, which saved Tian Yu the trouble of hiring other people.
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