"After bowing today, you don't need to do it again in the future. I don't have that many rules here. As long as you all do your jobs well, we're family." Yang Ruxin waved her hand. "Stand up."
Next, Gu Yuan and Zhang Tiankuo took the two herbalists to the small courtyard in the village that had been set aside earlier. Luo Qiaoqiao and her three siblings followed along. The courtyard had everything they needed, and fresh ingredients were delivered daily, making life incredibly cozy.
Just as things were getting settled here, the team from Beijing also returned. Though the Beijing route was shorter, they managed to complete two trips in about the same amount of time it took for the southern team to finish one.
Du Chengxiu led his group to unload the goods into storage, settled wages, and issued a year's supply of provisions to each person as per the usual standard.
