AWB Chapter 738 We are not afraid of hardship!
Chapter 738 We are not afraid of hardship!
Once someone started, others followed suit and began to look forward to it.
But after saying that, she worried that she might be being too greedy. Miss Lu had already done them a great favor by rescuing them from the bandits. If she were to continue to worry about their lives, it would be rather ungrateful of her.
Realizing this, the girls lowered their heads in unison, too ashamed to look up at Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang had originally planned to take them to the Northwest if they became homeless. Now, she was in need of manpower, but she hoped they could have better options than to leave their homes.
"Miss, aren't our demands too much?" Seeing that Lu Yangyang didn't speak, the girls cautiously looked at her and quickly explained, "If you're in a difficult position, just pretend we didn't say anything. We've all come out of that kind of place, and we'll find a way to survive in the future."
If their families really couldn't accommodate them, the dozen or so of them could go to a Taoist temple, cut their hair, and become nuns. They could support each other and survive. Or, at worst, they could become slaves in wealthy families. They had all experienced life and death, so what was there to be afraid of?
Lu Yangyang quickly said, "Don't misunderstand. What I meant was that if you come with me, it might be very hard. If you want to go home, I can give you some money to settle down. It's not much, but it should be enough for you to live on for a while and settle down. So don't rush, you can think about it carefully."
If they were in Yuzhou or Jinzhou, she could send them to an academy to learn a trade and find a job, so they could support themselves no matter what.
But now, she's about to go to the Northwest for those new grain seeds, and she might have to go to the fields often. That's a tough job, and she'll have to do it for at least a few months. If she can't handle the hardship, it's better to go home.
"We've thought it through!" the girls said excitedly to Lu Yangyang. "We're not afraid of hardship!"
The girls exchanged glances, and one of them spoke up: "Miss, you don't know this, but some of us live nearby, and some are relatives of passing merchants. Even if we wanted to find our relatives, it wouldn't be easy. We are strangers here, and if no one helps us, we'll probably end up in this filthy place again. Compared to that, what is a little hardship? If you don't mind, we'll do anything to repay your great kindness."
The girls looked at Lu Yangyang with anticipation and unwavering determination.
Seeing their insistence, Lu Yangyang nodded in agreement: "In that case, I'll consider it as me hiring you to work. I'll have Hongyu pay you a monthly wage, and there will be additional rewards for anyone who performs well. I'm going to the Northwest, which is only a few days' journey from here. Once you're settled, I can give you a holiday so you can come back with our caravan to visit your families. If you want to go home then, you can always ask me for permission to leave."
Lu Yangyang had taken in those girls in the past only to help them find a way to survive. She never intended to buy them as servants. The same was true for these girls. She only took them in temporarily so that they could live with their own hands, and then they could choose whether to leave.
Hearing Lu Yangyang say this, the girls were overjoyed and quickly bowed to her. Their previous despair and dejection vanished, and their eyes were filled with hope.
Seeing that they were in better spirits, Lu Yangyang was very happy. Thinking that she was going to give a lecture to the doctors later, she said to them, "You must be tired after all this travel. I'll have Hongyu ask if we can find you a different place to rest. I'm going to give a lecture to the doctors on how to treat external injuries, which might affect you."
"Girl, we're not tired. Is there anything we can help you with?" They were all very excited after surviving the ordeal, and they dared not close their eyes, afraid that if they really closed their eyes, they would open them and find that it was all a dream.
Looking at their eager eyes, Lu Yangyang could roughly understand why they couldn't fall asleep. After thinking for a moment, she said, "If you're interested, you can listen in. I'll teach you slowly on the way."
"Really? Can we learn it too?" the girls exclaimed excitedly.
Lu Yangyang laughed and said, "Of course you can! If I can do it, why can't you?"
Sometimes she was grateful that she had met her aunt. Her aunt did not teach her what women could not do, but rather what she had to learn. When she learned, when she could live with her own hands, she realized that many things could not truly defeat her.
It took her a long time to understand this principle, so she hopes that more girls can understand it too.
Huang Sumu's voice came from outside the door, "Master."
Lu Yangyang turned around and pushed open the door, and saw the village chief and Dr. Huang's family, as well as Aunt Chang and several other people she had met in the village before, all of whom were carrying food boxes.
The village chief hurriedly said with a smile, "Miss Lu, we have prepared some food for you to eat. We were in a hurry, so everyone contributed a little. The food is simple, please don't mind it."
Lu Yangyang was indeed hungry a long time ago, but she had been so busy that she hadn't had time to think about it. Now, smelling the faint aroma emanating from the food box, her stomach started to rumble.
She quickly thanked the village chief and then called out to Jingchao, who had been waiting in the yard, "Cousin, come and eat."
Jing Chao was slightly taken aback, then quickly came over to help.
The Huang family quickly thanked Lu Yangyang, but Lu Yangyang stopped them, saying, "Now that I have taken Su Mu as my apprentice, we are family from now on, so there's no need to be so polite."
With tears in his eyes, Doctor Huang bowed deeply, saying, "Our Huang family will never forget your great kindness, young lady. It is Su Mu's good fortune to be able to become your disciple."
When Dr. Huang was in the bandit's den, he already knew that his mother was still alive, but he couldn't be at ease until he saw her with his own eyes. Only when he returned home today and saw his mother who had woken up did he have the real feeling that his Huang family had truly met a benefactor and survived a great calamity.
Her miraculous healing techniques were so enticing that even Su Mu, who wanted to become Lu's apprentice, couldn't resist the urge to learn. As soon as he heard someone calling him to come over and teach the doctors how to treat external injuries, he quickly followed, hoping to learn something, even if it was just for a short time.
Lu Yangyang helped Doctor Huang up, then looked at Huang Tiandong standing behind him. Remembering how Huang Tiandong, despite being injured himself, had managed to treat his grandmother's wounds in an emergency, she asked, "Brother Tiandong, are you interested in treating external injuries?"