This news is naturally nothing for people with a good family background. However, even in the imperial city, ordinary people make up the vast majority of the population. Among these people, although there are those with a privileged family background, they are still only a minority. Most of them are still struggling for their daily livelihood. Even after working hard all day, they may not have a good life.
Now, Princess Anguo wants to open a "medical clinic", a very large one that needs a lot of manpower, and this woman is going to occupy half of them. Not to mention, people who go there do not need to sign a contract to sell themselves, but another employment contract. At the same time, they will be taught various related skills and knowledge for free. Although it does not mean that you will stay once you enter, there will be assessments at each stage, and only those who pass will stay, but people are still flocking to it.
Have you ever seen anyone teach someone to fish for free? Even if you can't stay, if you learn a little bit, it's still a gain.
Many people are eagerly waiting to know when the application will start and what the application requirements are. Of course, more people are concerned about how much money they will get if they are able to stay.
It can be said that this matter occupied the mainstream public opinion of the entire imperial city, including the outer city, including those merchants from all over the country who came and went, and nothing else.
According to Xiaocao's estimation, there will be nearly a thousand nursing staff. Of course, this is only an ideal situation. It is impossible to have them all in place at once. Xiaocao's real ambition is naturally far more than that. However, ambition is ambition and reality is reality. It needs to be done step by step. At least the "teachers" need to be brought out first. If she is asked to teach everyone, she will be exhausted and will not be able to teach many people.
The first batch is going to recruit about a thousand people, and it would be good enough if ten percent can stay in the end. Of course, she is now working overtime to teach the people around her. The number of people she is teaching is not large, but as long as they have learned a part and ensured that it is correct, they can teach others while learning.
In mid-November, the first application finally began. The entire imperial city had a population of nearly one million, so there were a lot of applicants. The selection process was quite strict, and there were even requirements for age, appearance, and family. More than 90% of the applicants were eliminated in the first round.
Even so, there will definitely be more or less problems. There are many people who disdain it, and there are also many who are trying their best to get in. Then they may sabotage each other, or try every means to get in through the back door.
However, in this matter, Xiaocao has never fought alone. There are many people helping her, and how can ordinary people take advantage of the situation? And those who may want to attack Xiaocao should also consider the possibility of being able to move her, and whether they can afford the price if they are caught.
Of course, since there are many women involved, there are inevitably some pedantic people who shout things like "showing your face in public is not decent". But, in fact, how many ordinary families would not let their women go out to earn money? Some of these words are really bullshit.
With the support of Emperor Xuanren and the assistance of many people in the court, these rumors basically did not cause any trouble.
Everything is going on in full swing. Under this circumstance, time seems to pass very quickly. In a blink of an eye, it seems to have entered the twelfth lunar month. The wind is cold and there is occasional winter snow.
Xiaocao was too busy and had very limited rest time every day. At the beginning, she was visibly thinner, which made those close to her feel so distressed. They all wanted her to stop. She was a favored daughter of heaven and had a noble status. She only needed to see a doctor occasionally. There was no need for her to suffer. However, seeing her full of energy every day and radiating unprecedented vitality, people could clearly feel how much she cared about this matter, and the words that were on her lips could not be said.
So, what can we do
Naturally, they could only try their best to help her to the best of their ability. Those who could help outside would help outside, and those who couldn't, like Han, would stare at Xiaocao's body all day long. Apart from other things, the most basic rest time for Prince Duan was that she would sleep even if she was pressed. When it came to food, she was even more varied, and the same thing could be cooked in dozens of different ways, making sure that her daughter would eat more, and more...
After getting through the initial stage, Xiaocao's flesh grew back, and she might have even become a little fatter. If this was not obvious, Xiaocao's appetite had grown bigger, which was real. If another girl could eat so much, her mother would probably be worried to death. But Xiaocao was different. If she ate one more bite, the whole family would be happy. But if she drank a few sips of soup less, they might worry that she was too tired or feeling uncomfortable.
For the grass, it is also a sweet burden.
Xiaocao saw Wenren Taibo at different times for several days in a row and was puzzled. After all, the Emperor's life would not last long and the Ministry of Rites was also very busy. As the acting Minister of Rites, Wenren Taibo came home very late every day, so he asked.
Wenren Taibo was also helpless, "Xuan'er, today is already the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the emperor has stopped writing for several days."
Xiaocao was surprised to realize that the Chinese New Year was approaching. Last year, when she returned to the Wenren family, she spent the New Year outside. This year, she would be with her closest relatives, so Xiaocao couldn't help but feel a little more excited.