The boss of the end of the world travels through ancient times to pamper his little husband

A few days later, the village chief came again, this time with an old man and four young men. They were wearing coarse cloth clothes with many patches and had embarrassed expressions on their faces.

The old man had dark and rough skin, his forehead was covered with deep wrinkles, his back was slightly hunched, and his hands were covered with calluses. The other four men could be identified from their faces as being from the same family as the old man.

Li Shao asked: "Uncle Zhao, what is this?"

The village chief pointed at the people behind him and said, "This is Old Man Wang and his four sons. They used to be tenant farmers for Mr. Liu's family. Now that you have bought their land, they asked me to bring them to your house to see if they can continue to farm your land."

"I thought your winery business is so busy, and farming is hard work, so I brought them here to try and see if you need it."

After he finished speaking, Old Man Wang behind him said, "Master, if you rent the land to us, I and my family will definitely take good care of the land and produce more food, so you won't suffer any loss."

"And this is the bacon made by my old lady. I brought it for you to try. It's not a good thing, so please don't despise it." He said as he handed over the basket in his hand.

He looked very nervous, afraid that Li Shao would not accept him.

Fortunately, Li Shao saw him like this and did not refuse. He took it and thanked him, then gave the thing to Shen Qing and asked him to take it to the kitchen.

Then he thought again and realized that he had never thought about farming and had originally planned to rent it out. This was really a perfect opportunity, so he asked them all to come into the house and talk.

Old Man Wang and his family saw that the stones in the yard were cleaner than their shoes, and they blushed and said embarrassedly, "Master, our feet are dirty and we have made your ground dirty."

Li Shao said nonchalantly: "It's okay, come in, the ground is for people to step on, it's not that particular."

Only then did Old Man Wang and his four sons dare to come in.

After entering the main hall, Li Shao asked Shen Qing to serve him tea, and then he asked, "Uncle Zhao, what's going on with them? They are also planting my fields. How do they plant them specifically? Please tell me."

The village chief introduced: "This is Old Man Wang, and his four sons, Wang Da, Wang Er, Wang San, and Wang Xiao."

"He is from the village next door. He used to be a tenant farmer of Mr. Liu. He has been cultivating those fifty acres of land for many years. He often comes to our village. Mr. Wang Er is a brother from our village. This family is also honest and simple."

Then he turned to Old Man Wang and said, "This is Li Shao and his husband Zhao Ye. They run a wine shop in the village. They are both kind people."

Old Man Wang and his sons quickly stood up and said respectfully, "Hello, Master. Hello, Master's husband."

Then Old Man Wang rubbed his hands awkwardly, a little red appeared on his dark face, and he said embarrassedly: "Master, I am really sorry to come to your house today, but my family depends on these fields for their livelihood."

"We have been taking good care of these fields, and we have never neglected them. We have been able to produce a lot of grain every year. Please continue to let us farm these fields."

The other sons also looked at Li Shao and his wife pleadingly, not daring to speak.

Li Shao believed in their character as they were able to be brought here by the village chief. Besides, his family had been cultivating these fields for many years, so there was no need to change people.

After asking Zhao Ye for his opinion, he said that it was up to the husband. Li Shao then said, "For the sake of the village chief, I will let you farm this field. Just make sure you take good care of it. You can also plant sweet potatoes on half of the field. My winery will directly collect the output."

Old Man Wang and his sons expressed their gratitude repeatedly: "Thank you, my master, thank you, and thank you, Village Chief Zhao."

Li Shao waved his hand and continued, "You are going to farm my land, do we have to sign a contract?"

Old Man Wang said respectfully, "Yes, Master. We signed a three-year contract with Master Liu. In addition to paying Master Liu 30% of the rent every year, we also need to provide a strong laborer to work for Master Liu for three days every month, except during the busy farming season."

"30% rent?"

The village chief replied, "You are a rare kind-hearted person who only charges 30% of the rent."

Old Man Wang nodded. "Usually they charge 40%, and some charge 50% or 60%. After paying the rent, the family can barely make ends meet. In years of famine, they even owe money to the owner."

Li Shao thought for a moment and said, "Then we will sign a three-year contract, and the rent will remain the same at 30%. You don't have to come to my house to work every month, so there's no shortage of manpower."

"Thank you, master. You are such a kind person. I promise to take good care of the fields for you and produce more grain." Old man Wang was overjoyed as he did not expect that the new master was also a rare kind person.

Then he remembered something and said, "Master Li, there are several boys at home who are old enough to work. I'll bring them to you someday to show you. If any of them strikes your fancy, you can keep them. They can be used as strong laborers and you can just give them food to eat."

"Ah?! I don't lack people here." Li Shao refused without thinking.

Old man Wang was a little at a loss for a moment.

It was the village chief who came to the rescue, "Brother Li, generally tenant farmers would send a few of their capable children to the master's house to help with the work without paying them. Nowadays, it is difficult to raise too many children, so just giving them food to feed and keeping them alive is enough."

"When you grow up, if the master still values ​​you, you can stay and work as a hired worker. It's also a way out. It's up to you whether you want to or not."

Li Shao thought about it and thought this was fine. People who have been trained since childhood are more trustworthy, so he said, "Then bring them here for me to take a look. If they are too young, don't take them. If there are suitable ones, keep them. If not, forget it."

Old Man Wang smiled happily and said, "Okay, I'll bring him here tomorrow."

Then, under the witness of the village chief, both parties signed the contract in duplicate.

Thinking about how difficult their lives were, and why they had brought a large piece of bacon today, Li Shao asked Shen Qing to give them two bags of candy before they left, saying that they were for the children. The Wang family thanked them again.

After everyone left, it was almost noon, and Li Shao was still putting off the matter of looking after the shop.

He took Zhao Ye directly to the restaurant in the town for a meal, and then visited the shop under the guidance of the broker.

Finally, they chose two shops with good locations and layouts. The larger one was priced at eighty taels, and the other one was sixty-five taels. These prices were acceptable to both of them, so they just had to wait for the broker to contact the owner to set a time for the transaction.

The next day, Old Man Wang brought the child to the house.

When I opened the door, I saw five boys standing in a row, from oldest to youngest. I heard that he had a daughter and a boy at home. It was impossible to support such a large family by farming.

The children were all wearing patched clothes, and they were very thin, with calluses on their hands. It was obvious that they were used to doing housework at home, but they were very neat and tidy.

When he saw Li Shao and Zhao Ye, he bowed and greeted them obediently, obviously having been taught the rules by adults.

Old Man Wang said flatteringly, "Master Li, Mr. Li, these kids are very efficient and obedient. If you like any of them, just give them a meal. They can do any job."

Li Shao chatted with several children one by one, observed them carefully, and finally picked two who were older and more suitable to his liking, one named Wang Sheng and the other named Wang Song.

The two children who were chosen happily knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude.

The children who were not selected were very disappointed, but they were also very sensible and did not cry.

Li Shao said that he would let his two children go home to see their family once every seven days.

Old Man Wang waved his hands and said, "No way! Since they have come to the master's house, they have to stay here and work hard. How can they always miss home?"

After saying this, he told the two children to be obedient and work hard.

He thanked Li Shaofu again and left with the other children.

The two children left behind were very sensible and perceptive, but at the same time they seemed a little timid.

Li Shao asked Shen Qing to find some old clothes for them and arranged a room for them.

One was assigned to the winery to do odd jobs, and the other was assigned to Shen Qing to help him with his work.

The two brothers quickly adapted to life in the Li family. They could eat such good meals, stay full, and sleep in warm and comfortable beds. These were the days they had never dared to imagine before.

Both of them secretly made up their minds that they were willing to behave well and be kept by their master even without being paid.

The winery has no shortage of manpower now, and Shen An does things in an organized and methodical manner, so Li Shao wants to transfer him from a worker in the winery to his assistant, who should be called a butler in this era.

The job of brewing wine in the winery was mainly assigned to Sun Liu. Although this man was a little foolish, he was obedient and could carry out the things and tasks taught to him very well.

I had an in-depth chat with the two of them. In response to Li Shao's decision, they both immediately expressed their loyalty, saying that they would do their best and would never let him down.