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Chapter 278 Exile

Bai Jinyan followed her gaze and smiled.

"These are my guards. I saw that we needed more manpower to open up the wasteland, so I asked them to help."

Bai Jinyan looked at the twelve people kindly and smiled faintly.

Su Jiuyue nodded thoughtfully.

He muttered quietly for everyone to hear.

"Eight of them look familiar, I seem to have seen them somewhere..."

Su Jiuyue's gaze fell accurately on those eight people.

In particular, it stayed above the heads of four certain people for a while longer.

The four of them only felt a dull pain in the back of their heads.

Bai Jinyan's expression remained normal and his voice was still soft.

"Really? That may be because they look a little unrecognizable."

Su Jiuyue just smiled and said nothing, silently taking out a few labor contracts from her pocket...

"In this case, I can't break the rules. Miss Bai won't make things difficult for me, right?"

Just as he was shocked that Su Jiuyue actually carried the labor contract with her at all times, Bai Jinyan nodded lightly when he heard this.

"They should be treated equally. They should sign the contract."

A hint of success flashed across Su Jiuyue's eyes, but it disappeared in a flash.

He took out an ink pad from his bosom and stared at the few people signing their names.

Under Bai Jinyan's gentle gaze, the twelve people were as obedient as quails.

I dare not resist at all.

Seeing how cooperative they were, Su Jiuyue sneered in her heart.

Although I don’t know why Bai Jinyan sent the killer here.

But you still have to be careful.

It's always a good idea to be cautious.

Because there were so many people, Su Jiuyue did not open fire at home, but led these people to the center of the village.

Have breakfast with the workers.

After breakfast, the aunts cleaned up and the others lined up, waiting for Su Jiuyue to speak.

Su Jiuyue took out a few drawings from her arms.

Bai Jinyan: ...

How much stuff is in her arms?

"Raise your hands if you know how to build a house."

Su Jiuyue looked at everyone and said.

Among the more than one hundred people, most raised their hands.

Su Jiuyue selected thirty people from those who raised their hands and asked them to stand aside.

Fifteen people were selected from the refugees and fifteen people were selected from the villagers.

Su Jiuyue gave the drawings in her hand to Meng Chang.

"Is it possible to build a house like this?"

Meng Chang stared at the drawing for a long time and nodded.

“It’s a little different from an ordinary house, but it’s no problem to build it.”

Su Jiuyue nodded.

"Okay, then you will be responsible for repairing the house. Use the materials I give you and make sure it is finished as soon as possible."

This is the staff dormitory she plans to build for them. The style is somewhat modern, but it will be much more comfortable to live in than the current adobe houses.

If these people want to live here for a long time, they still need a decent place to live.

The people in the village knew that Yue Yatou had developed something called cement.

It is used to repair water reservoirs. Not only is it sturdy, it is also very clean and does not leak at all!

It seems that Yue Yatou is planning to use cement to repair these houses!

After explaining their affairs, Su Jiuyue went to the other side.

"Please raise your hands if you know how to grow flowers and plants."

Su Jiuyue looked at these people and said.

Upon hearing this condition, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

They are all farmers, and they will raise their hands when asked about planting crops!

But planting flowers and grass is a pastime for wealthy families. They can't even get enough food to eat, so how can they have the time to think about this?

It was an expected reaction and Su Jiuyue was not surprised.

It seems that I still need to go to the city to hire some gardeners.

She bought three random flower seed gift packs yesterday and spent six hundred gratitude points!

A gift pack of random flower seeds can plant 200 acres of land. She didn't know if this gift pack would be available next time, so she stocked up two more packs.

That’s exactly three years’ worth.

She needs to find some gardeners to grow seedlings first, so that she can start planting after the land is cleared.

Su Jiuyue was about to continue speaking when a pale, slender hand slowly raised up from the crowd.

Su Jiuyue raised her eyebrows when she saw that the person who raised his hand was Gu Chu.

“Can you grow flowers?”

Gu Chu nodded.

Su Jiuyue noticed that Gu Chu seemed very confident when it came to growing flowers.

"Boss, my Gu family has been making a living by growing flowers for generations. I learned a lot about growing flowers at home."

Seeing how confident he was, Su Jiuyue couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"Since your family has been growing flowers for generations, your family should be well off. How did you end up like this?"

Logically speaking, flower planting is an activity that only the nobility can afford, so it should be very popular.

Moreover, his family has been doing this for generations, so they must have accumulated a lot of wealth.

Even if it was a natural disaster, with money, things wouldn't have turned out like this, right?

Bai Jinyan, who was standing aside, crossed his arms and muttered to himself.

"Growing flowers, Gu family... Could it be, that Gu family?"

When Gu Chu heard this, he was stunned and gave a bitter smile.

"Exactly..."

Bai Jinyan suddenly realized, and seeing Su Jiuyue's puzzled expression, he spoke softly.

"The Gu family is a well-known large family in Jiangnan, relying on their wonderful flower-growing skills."

Su Jiuyue didn’t understand even more.

"Then why..."

Bai Jinyan curled the corners of his mouth lightly.

"It is said that they killed Concubine Xiao's favorite lover orchid. Concubine Xiao was furious and exiled their entire family."

Bai Jin spoke calmly, but Su Jiuyue felt a surge of emotions after hearing it.

Just because of a love orchid, the whole family was exiled.

This is the ancient imperial society...

Gu Chu smiled bitterly and sighed.

"It was a dry season this year, so we tried our best to save it, but the Lover Orchid couldn't stand the heat, so we couldn't save it..."

In fact, when Xiao Guifei's lover Lan was sent here, she was basically beyond help...

They tried their best but still failed to revive it.

Concubine Xiao's favor continued to grow, and she was angry at them, so how could they dare to defend themselves...

Su Jiuyue nodded.

"So, you are not a refugee, but an exile here?"

Bai Jinyan was puzzled.

"I remember that Yishan County was not on the exile list."

Gu Chu smiled bitterly.

"The officer who was escorting me thought the weather was too hot and abandoned me halfway..."

"I happened to meet a group of refugees, so I followed them to the gate of Yishan County."

Before Su Jiuyue could respond, Gu Chu hurriedly said.

"Boss, my flower-growing skills are from the master of the family. I will definitely not let you down!"

He used to be a favored child of heaven. If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to be a refugee all his life!

If he could find a job with Su Cainv, sooner or later, he would be able to stand up again!

Therefore, he must get a chance no matter what.

This is also the fundamental reason why he took the risk to remind Su Cainv and gain her favor in front of her.

Su Jiuyue looked at her determined eyes and nodded.

"Okay, in that case, I'll give you my flower seeds."

The Gu family, which Bai Jinyan knows, must be really something.

At least Gu Chu's skills are better than those of the gardeners in Yishan County.

"If you have any needs, please let me know. Do you have any requirements for manpower?"

Seeing that Su Jiuyue trusted him so much, Gu Chu was deeply moved and his voice trembled.