Twelve people, Ms. Liu kept them all.
Those who had the courage to come looking at this time, Ms. Liu held in higher regard, so as long as their demands weren't excessive and they were honest and willing to work, she would keep them.
As for farming, there was no need to investigate that; anyone randomly asked from within had grown crops for ten or twenty years, hadn't they?
They all started working the fields at a tender age, and after getting married, they managed their family's land too, so everyone was very familiar with farming and the agricultural seasons.
So by the time Manbao and the others finished their morning lessons, handed in their written work, and went to look at the fields, twelve women had joined the workers, actively spreading manure and sowing seeds.
The three oxen provided to plow the land were snatched up instantly.
