Although the Lin Residence was somewhat smaller than the Wang Residence, it was still an immense mansion, with three parallel sections, five successive courtyards, and a rear garden.
The entire residence had been built along the Qingshui River, allowing fresh river water to be channeled directly into the ponds and artificial mountains in its rear garden.
But now, along the river-facing side of this once-lavish residence, workers were repairing a collapsed wall. Through it, damaged artificial mountains and pavilions were faintly visible.
Others were taking iron rods and inserting them into the diversion channel, seemingly adding some protection to it.
Besides that, quite a few people were lined up in the square outside the Lin Residence's main gates, waiting to register.
For ordinary people, this leading household of Qingkou recruiting servants and guards on such a large scale could practically be called a grand occasion.
However far the Lin family had declined, they were still one of the four great chief salt merchants!
The pay and treatment for their servants, guards, maids, and older serving women were all first-rate.
In times like these, having such a livelihood was definitely something to boast about.
Even knowing that Outworld Demons had attacked the Lin Residence recently, and that many people had died, people were still coming to sign up in an endless stream.
The queues outside the Lin Residence were divided into three lines. The one for male servants was the longest. Although everyone had tried to wear their most presentable clothes, it was still apparent that they came from poor families.
The maids' line was much the same, with many skinny little girls with yellowish hair.
Only the guards were all big, burly men with gleaming faces and relatively good clothing, chatting and laughing among themselves.
Standing in the guards' line,