Madam General, please run slower.

After comforting the four little ones, Li turned to look at Hua Meinan again, "Is it a problem for you to buy me a yard in three days?"

"Of course no problem, ma'am, is there anything you need for the yard?"

Li: "It should be hidden, just enough for the four of them to live in. It would be even better if there was a bigger yard."

Flowery-faced man: "Okay, then the money..."

Li: "I didn't bring that much with me today. I'll give it to you after we finish this."

"Okay, I believe you, ma'am." The man with the painted face nodded in agreement. It would be an idiot not to make money when there is money to be made.

"You four..." Li didn't really want to expose the teleportation array, so he simply threw all the trouble to the man with the flowery face, "You are responsible for their food, clothing, housing and transportation for the next few days. Meet me at the door of this restaurant in three days."

Before the man with the flowery face asked for more money, Li turned over and ran out of the window, leaving the people in the room looking at each other in bewilderment. The man with the flowery face looked at the little kids in front of him who were scared but couldn't help looking at him, and felt a headache, so he accepted his fate and took them with him.

Until the waiter stopped them, the man with the painted face wanted to roar on the spot: Madam, you haven't paid the bill yet!

There was no choice. As the only adult with money on the spot, the man with the painted face could only take out the purse that was not even warm yet, and watched reluctantly as the waiter took away nearly half of the silver.

The remaining silver in his purse was exactly the cost of the caretaking task that he and Li had agreed upon previously.

The painted-faced man who was so happy for nothing: So she was waiting for him here.

Fortunately, the man with a professional ethics did not go on strike. On the contrary, in three days, he not only bought the yard, but also led a few children to tidy up the yard, and did the things Li asked him to do beautifully.

"Where did you buy this yard?" Li looked around and was very satisfied. She didn't expect that there was such a remote and quiet place in the suburbs of Chaozhou.

"Ma'am, don't worry. This yard is legitimate. The title deed is here." The man with the flowery face was very proud when he said this, and hurriedly took credit for it. "It's been a mess recently. This place is not far from the border. Those merchants saw that the situation was not good and began to move their properties. I spent a lot of effort to acquire this yard."

"Very good." Li praised casually and walked towards the yard.

In the yard, Li Feng and a few others were sweeping the floor diligently with brooms taller than themselves. When they saw Li coming, they hurriedly greeted him.

Before Li could say anything, the man with the flowery face came closer and said, "Look, isn't this clean and white face much more pleasing to the eye? The clothes and shoes are all new. Just look at their complexion and you'll know I didn't let them starve."

Li was speechless and stuffed the purse into his arms, "Go away and count the money."

"Okay, hehe." Having achieved his goal, the man with the painted face finally rolled away contentedly.

Li looked at the people standing in a row in front of him waiting for instructions. It was indeed pleasing to the eye after being cleaned up. "Are you used to living here?"

"I'm used to it. Thank you for your concern, Miss." The eldest brother Li Feng responded first, and the others nodded in response.

"That's fine. See that wall?"

The four of them looked in the direction of Li's hand, not knowing what Li meant, and could only nod blankly.

"For the duration of one stick of incense, you will have to do horse stance against the wall. Those who cannot hold on will not have lunch."

The threat of not being allowed to eat was indeed very scary to the few people now, so they didn't dare to delay and hurried to do the horse stance. The time of an incense stick sounded not difficult, but after a few people did the horse stance for a while, they began to sway left and right and their legs trembled. But Li didn't intend to let them go.

A stone hit the wrist of the second oldest, Li Yue, causing him to gasp in pain. "Stretch out your arm."

"Hold your head high, chest out, and sit down." The only sound left in the yard was the sound of scolding. The man with a painted face watching the show at the side didn't even dare to breathe.

The other people could not escape Li's stone attack either. Their buttocks, ankles, knees, and any place where Li's stones were not standard could be accurately hit by Li's stones.

A stick of incense seemed to be as long as a year. The few people trembled but still gritted their teeth and persevered with tears in their eyes. When the time was up, they couldn't control themselves and fell to the ground.

"Rest for an hour and continue later." Li glanced at them, not very satisfied. "Today is just the beginning. From now on, the training time will be doubled if you fail to meet the standard. Those who can persist for a month will stay to sign the contract. Those who can't stand it should leave as soon as possible. I don't want to keep any waste around me."

After saying that, Li ignored them and turned away, leaving the people standing there looking at each other, not knowing what to do.

The third child, Li Yun, pouted aggrievedly, "Brother, my legs hurt so much."

"So do you want to leave?" Li Feng did not comfort him as he did in the past, and his tone was serious.

Li Yun was frightened by her elder brother's expression and responded intermittently: "I...I will listen to you, elder brother."

"What about you?" Li Feng turned and asked the other two.

The second sister, Liyue, rubbed her sore legs without saying anything. It was obvious that she felt the same as Liyun.

The fourth child, Li Shuang, wiped the tears from her face due to pain and said firmly, "You can leave if you want. I want to stay."

"Little sister!" Li Feng frowned, "The young lady doesn't want an ordinary servant. You can't bear it."

"I haven't suffered yet, how do you know I can't bear it?" Li Shuang stood up with the help of the wall, her legs shaking uncontrollably, "I will definitely stay."

After saying this, Li Shuang limped to get the broom and continued cleaning the yard.

"This girl is pretty good." The man with a flowery face squatting on the wall nodded in approval and looked at Li beside him, "Are you too harsh on them?"

"Is this too harsh?" Li was puzzled. She had ensured that they were well fed and clothed, and she had not thrown them into the insect cave to fend for themselves. How could this be considered too harsh?

"Their foundation is not good. I think except for that girl who can hold on a little longer, the others won't be able to hold on for long." The man with the flowery face didn't understand why Li wanted to torture these little brats.

"I went there originally for her, the others were just incidental." Li didn't care about it. She had no choice back then, but at least she gave them a choice now.

Li turned to look at the flower-faced man, "Butler Hua, do you still want to stay and work?"

"Ah? You called me?" The man with the flowery face pointed at himself and said, "I have a name. My name is Ka Ying."

"I can't remember." Li said calmly, "I'm in charge of their daily life. I'm paid 15 taels of silver a month, whether they work or not."

"Twenty." The man with the flowery face stretched out two fingers and began to bargain.

Li: "Ten taels."

The man with the flowery face said: "Eighteen taels, no less."

Li: "Eight ounces, no more."

The man with the flowery face glared at her and said, "Don't go too far. I won't do it anymore."

Li didn't indulge him, "Forget it if you don't want to do it, let your brother with the tiger tattoo on his arm do it."

The man with the flowery face: "He has accepted other tasks and can't come."

"Then you can go. I'll find someone else."

Seeing that Li was really leaving, the man with the flowery face could no longer hold back, "Eight taels is eight taels, but you have to pay for their food."

"Of course." Li took out a pen, ink and paper from his pocket skillfully, "Come, sign the contract."

The man with the painted face looked at the two words "eight taels" that had been written on the contract, and was so angry that his teeth itched, "You cheated me?!"

"You can sign it or not." Li shrugged.

"I'll sign it." The man with the flowery face gritted his teeth and said, "But I'll only work for three months."

"Okay." Li took back the deed, added the time limit again and handed it to him for signature.

The man with the painted face really wanted to beat her up, but he couldn't do it, so he had to accept his fate and sign his name.