My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 128 Recruiting People
The unruly doctor brushed aside a lock of long hair that was half hanging in front of his eyes. "You can't say that, Dr. Xin. What we're doing is called mutual benefit."

Xin Nian jumped off the stool, turned around, and left.

"Hey, we can talk about it. This young lady has such a temper. Young people need to be patient!"

"60% off, how about 60% off?"

"Wow, 50% off! That's the lowest price ever!"

"Alright, alright, I'll treat your whole family for free! But I have to charge outsiders." Doctor Zhuang caught up with Xin Nian in a few steps, nagging, "At worst, I'll give you half of the consultation fee."

Xin Nian stopped and turned to look at him.

Doctor Zhuang subconsciously smoothed his long hair. "Dr. Xin, I'm offering this with the utmost sincerity. You definitely won't regret accepting my offer; you've seen it all these past few days. My pill-making speed is three or four times faster than others, right?"

Xin Nian glanced at him. "You can follow me if you want, but you'll have to listen to me from now on. I'm your captain. If I say one, you can't say two. If I point east, you can't go west."

"Isn't this just you running the show?" Doctor Zhuang muttered, looking at her with a shocked expression. "Young lady, you..."

Seeing that she was about to leave, he said, "Alright, alright, little girl, why are you so impatient? I promise you, okay? But you have to promise me you won't let me starve or die of thirst, and you can't let me get beaten to death!"

Xin Nian was somewhat amused and exasperated, but pretended to be completely indifferent.

"Hmm," she replied coldly.

Dr. Zhuang, carrying his belongings, came closer and asked, "Can I put all this food and drink on your cart?"

Xin Nian glanced at him and nodded. "Are there any other doctors like you who live a solitary life?"

"How would I know? I don't usually waste my breath on them." Seeing the girl looking at him, Doctor Zhuang curled his lip. "There are a few, you want them? Their skills are no match for mine, they're miles behind."

"Go and call those guys over here, and ask them if they'd like to come with me." She was joking; she was going to establish a medical team. With so many people and so much work going on, was she really going to do everything herself?

Absolutely impossible!

For example, if they need to get some antidote pills, there are so many people in the team, she can only take care of five, six, seven or eight people in their family at most.

There needs to be a medical team to take care of the other burdens, otherwise she'll be overwhelmed with work.

Dr. Zhuang grumbled and hesitated, sounding somewhat unwilling.

But he was obedient enough to bring the four doctors to Xin Nian in less than a quarter of an hour.

Xin Nian led eleven soldiers and five doctors back to his own room, much to the surprise of Xin Wenyuan and his wife.

She gestured with her small hand, "These are all probationary workers. The probationary period is one month. We'll see if they're suitable. If they are, they can stay; if not, they can leave."

Upon hearing this, Doctor Zhuang became anxious, "Hey little girl, that's not what you said just now."

What a heartless bastard! If she kicks him out, he'll surely die on the road to escape famine, being a weak, sickly, and helpless doctor.

Xin Wen'an was carrying an empty bucket when it fell to the ground with a "thud".

His eldest niece is a real talent.

They've only been gone a short while, and they've already called a bunch of people home?
"Alright, are you all done? If not, don't stop. Everyone go back to your rooms and pack up. In five minutes..." Xin Nian paused, "...in about fifteen minutes, we'll get ready to leave."

"Miss." Xin Wenyuan and Xie Ninglan pulled the little girl back to her room and slammed the door shut.

Just as Xin Mohan, the little radish head, was about to enter, he almost got his nose hit by the door panel.

He stared blankly at the tightly closed door, tears almost falling down his face.

Xin Mochen felt a pang of sympathy for his younger brother. Look how frightened the kid was; he was so anxious, constantly feeling like he might be abandoned by his parents at any moment…

He reached out and took the child's hand, saying, "It's okay, Mom and Dad will be out soon."

"Daughter, are we planning to recruit soldiers?"

Xin Nian was both amused and exasperated. "What are you thinking, Dad? You want to be the emperor?"

"Hey, I don't want to be one, I don't want to be one." Xin Wenyuan waved his hands repeatedly. "Don't go around bothering your father and mother. Your father still wants to be with your mother for life."

Comrade Xie Ninglan's lips drooped, and she raised her hand to pat Lao Xin's back. "What, you want to become emperor and turn the world upside down, marrying three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines?"

"No, no, absolutely no."

It's not that I don't want to, but that I dare not!

Old Xin almost burst into tears. "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue! I didn't mean to, not at all. Honey, please don't wrong me."

Xin Nian tried hard to suppress her smile.

Xin Wenyuan complained to his daughter, "Why did you recruit soldiers and horses? Isn't this just causing trouble for your father?"

“I’m just hiring a few employees. It’s not as outrageous as you think.” Xin Nian pulled her parents to sit down and poured them each a cup of tea.

"If the situation worsens in the future, we will become easy prey for many parties to target, given our grain and supplies."

“You all saw what happened on the road earlier. The Xin family has many elderly, weak, women and children. Without someone to protect them, they are prone to causing trouble.”

Xie Ninglan nodded repeatedly, "My daughter is so thoughtful."

"The shadow guards around His Highness the Crown Prince are all elusive and may not be able to stay with him in the ranks all the time."

"We'll recruit some people, train them gradually, and then they'll be considered our own people."

"If we encounter robbers on the road again, they'll think twice before they act if they see a dozen or so young and strong guys in our group. This will save us a lot of trouble."

“You’re right, my daughter.” Xin Wenyuan squeezed his daughter’s hand and winked at his wife. “Look how smart my daughter is.”

Xie Ninglan was both annoyed and amused, and reached out to pat him.

Helpless, Xin Nian left the three-and-a-half-year-old parents and went to collect the rice balls, flatbreads, sauces, and bone broth they had prepared over the past two days.

We collected a batch last night. After collecting this batch, it will be enough to help their whole family for several days.

Xie Ninglan, holding her daughter's hand, exclaimed with emotion, "Xiaorui and Xiaonong are such good kids! Where did you find them? They work so efficiently, they're a hundred times better than all your aunts, uncles, older sisters, and so on combined."

Xin Nian was both amused and exasperated. She stroked her mother's hand and said, "Mother, my eldest sister, third sister, fourth sister, and fifth sister were all pampered young ladies who never lifted a finger. They're incomparable. But considering how hard they work, what can I do but help them out?"

"What can we do? It all depends on Lao Xin's influence. They're all your father's relatives."

“Yes, they’re all my dad’s.” The mother and daughter exchanged a glance and simultaneously nodded towards Old Xin.

Xin Wenyuan was both amused and exasperated. "Thank you so much to my thoughtful wife and daughter-in-law for helping out. I'm very grateful."

"Of course. I feel so sorry for my daughter. A master player dragging a bunch of bronze players down! No matter how good she is, she can't carry them all."

"Don't worry, wife. I'll definitely warn those little brats later, and they're not allowed to hold our daughter back."

The mother and daughter chuckled and jumped off the bed at the same time. "Let's go, let's set off."