Chapter 37: Donating Grains ( 6 )

Chapter 37: Donating Grains ( 6 ) Seeing how easy-going this client was, Luo Bo’s impression of her improved. He smiled and continued, "We can take this mission, but you have to hire all of my brothers."

Hearing this, Yao Zhi frowned and said, "This..."

Her warehouse was small and didn’t need so many people. Although she was able to pay them, she didn’t want to spend it recklessly.

The escorts’ guards looked at Luo Bo with complicated gazes. They understood that their leader wanted to secure this lucrative mission for everyone. But they also didn’t want to lose the chance to earn more money and grains.

After a long silence, Yao Zhi finally said, "I can hire everyone, but I have a request."

Luo Bo heaved a silent sigh when he heard her words and nodded. "Young master Lei, feel free to tell us."

"During the mission, none of you are allowed to pry into my personal matters or follow me without my permission. You will do whatever I tell you to do without asking a question."

Hearing this, Luo Bo felt that this young man was not as simple as he thought. But they were people who earned a living at the edge of their blades. In their line of work, it was common sense not to pry into their clients’ matters.

"It’s a matter of course!" he agreed readily.

Yao Zhi was delighted and said, "Master Luo, if possible, I want you to start working as soon as possible."

"I will draft the agreement, and after we sign it, we can start the mission," Luo Bo nodded.

Fifteen minutes later, the two of them signed the agreement. After she kept the agreement, Yao Zhi took out twenty-five taels of silver from her system storage, using her sleeve as a cover.

She placed a pouch on the table and said, "This is twenty-five taels of silver for two days’ wage."

Luo Bo thought that they would be paid tomorrow. Unexpectedly, this young man paid them upfront. He accepted the money and said, "Young master Lei, after we prepare our provisions, we can depart anytime."

Yao Zhi nodded and went with them to the warehouse. While they rode on horseback, she sat on their cart, which was used to carry their water and dry food. When they arrived, the sun had slanted to the west.

After she opened the gate, she said, "There are two small buildings. You can use the one on the left since it’s bigger."

"How about you, Young master?" Luo Bo asked.

"I will stay in the right building."

When the bodyguards heard this, they were taken aback. Usually, most people who hired their services were wealthy merchants or influential people.

Even if they had to stay in the wilderness, most of them would choose the carriage. This was the first time they saw a wealthy young master stay in a rundown warehouse.

Not knowing what they were thinking, Yao Zhi gave them a key to open the left building before she went to the right building.

The bodyguards looked at the small key with confusion and amazement. But as they agreed upon before, they didn’t ask any questions and just did what they were told.

After she closed the door, Yao Zhi looked at the surroundings and sighed. Fortunately, she had her system. Otherwise, it would be hard to live in this era.

She was feeling at ease with so many people guarding her. So, she took out a plastic bucket and filled it with some water from her farmland. Using a towel, she wiped her face and body clean.

Afterward, she piled up the dried grass found inside the room and made a simple bed. Then, she took out the original owner’s clothes and used the oversized robe as a bedsheet. When she was done, Yao Zhi finally lay down and let out a sigh of relief.

Although this bed was not as comfortable as her soft bed at home, it was better than the hard ground.

Thinking about the iron pot brought by the bodyguards, she opened her system storage and took out the leftovers from her beginner package. To make the horse work, she had to feed it.

After she took out everything, she walked out of the room and said to the nearby guard, "Brother, can you help me carry those things inside?"

The guard was paid, so he was willing to help her. When he saw the rice, flour, vegetables, and meat, he was no longer surprised. For someone who could hire so many people to guard a warehouse, he must not be simple.

After he carried the items out, he asked, "Young master, where do you want me to put these things?"

"Just place these things together with your supplies. During this period, I will have my meal with everyone," Yao Zhi replied casually.

The guard was taken aback and asked, "Young master, are you sure you want to eat with us? We only brought coarse grains and some lard. The food we have might not be to your liking."

Waving her hands, Yao Zhi replied, "It’s okay, I’m not picky."

Since she had said so, the guard no longer refused and carried the ingredients to the left room. Seeing these things, Luo Bo asked, "Da Zhu, where did you get these things?"

Da Zhu placed the ingredients in the corner and said, "They were given by Young master Lei."

"Why did he give us so many things suddenly?" Luo Bo asked again.

"He said that he will have his meal with us during our mission. So, he just let me take these things."

Feeling curious, Luo Bo and several guards who were resting went to check the ingredients. When they untied the sacks, they were stunned to see the white flour and white rice.

Besides the fresh vegetables, there were also several slabs of meat. With so much meat, they didn’t have to use their lard. They might even be able to extract two jars of lard and store them for later use.

While they were discussing this matter, Yao Zhi bought a box of leather pouches from the system shop inside her room.