Chapter 168: Picking People
Junda sister-in-law? Xia Xiaodong remembered it, and said before that it would be okay to let her go over with her and pick some new people to summon.
The New Year is not a lie for many people. All accounts and debts must be settled before the end of the year. There are not a few people who have to sell their sons and daughters or even their own at this time.
Many people come and go to socialize during the Chinese New Year, and they also need more people. Therefore, this is the spring of human teeth, the peak season for buying and selling human beings.
Like the Lu family, of course, it is not necessary to add enough talents, but an experienced daughter-in-law like Junda's sister-in-law will not let go of such a good opportunity.
When Xia Xiaodong arrived, he was still startled by the scene.
This...... There are too many people.
In the courtyard, lined up horizontally and vertically, full of people, roughly estimated, there can be more than 200 people. This is just a candidate for the maids and daughters-in-law of the inner courtyard.
These people were obviously carefully prepared, all of them were cleanly washed and dressed neatly, both old and new, and some even had silver hairpins inserted, not at all like people who had to sell themselves.
However, after seeing people like Huang Er, Xia Xiaodong's impression of being a servant with everyone is more intuitive. The little people who can't carry the stage at all in the Lu family can also hold chicken feathers as arrows and act as a prestige outside, so there are no shortage of people who are willing to give up their freedom and be willing to be slaves.
Generally speaking, the family's requirements for slaves are still relatively high, because if the slaves do bad things outside, in the end, the account may be implicated in the master's family, and he will be charged with 'arson and murder', and sometimes it can even cause big trouble. So, there are many evil servants, but not too many.
Of course, because of the great power, most things are not big after all.
Like the Lu family, they have to take care of the queen's face even more, and naturally have more constraints on the minions.
The one who can do the Lu family's business is naturally an experienced top tooth woman, a middle-aged woman in her forties, with a single bun on her head combed tightly, and two bright golden hairpins inserted, looking energetic and neat.
Seeing Xia Xiaodong coming in, Jun's sister-in-law hurriedly beckoned her over, and said with a smile: "Good sister, come quickly." I didn't expect that there were more people this year than in previous years, so I just picked carefully. Then he pointed to the woman and said, "This is Mrs. Yan, and her family is in the Viking Ya Shop." ”
The so-called collar tooth line is the official tooth. Not only is it legal and compliant to do this business of buying and selling human beings, but there are also people who are sold by the government.
Those who stood and waited, following the orders of Mrs. Yan, came over in batches and were selected.
Pick people to have their own charter, each batch of comes, is to kneel down and kowtow first, stand up, and then one by one a line of daily blessings and open your mouth to say goodbye, this is to look at the general manners and voice, and then you have to stand straight, raise your head and chest to see and touch.
Xia Xiaodong took a look at it and found that the division of these batches was completely based on their use.
The first few batches came over, and their appearance was just a flat head and a straight face, and there was nothing particularly outstanding, but they all knew a few words and could settle accounts.
Of course, this is to watch people put down the dishes, and first cater to the needs of the handsome sister-in-law. Sure enough, Xia Xiaodong didn't ask for any of them, and after asking a few questions, Jun's sister-in-law picked three.
After that, a batch of people came over, all of them were top, one was more beautiful than the other, and they were all Meilan bamboo chrysanthemums with their own characteristics, and they were all candidates for the house, and they were all role in the cannon fodder.
Yan Pozi pulled the first one over, the girl was defenseless all of a sudden, and was pulled to a stumbling position, and was glared at by Yan Pozi's fierce gaze, so frightened that she immediately stood up straight, and did not dare to move.
These people must have been taught not to speak unless they are questioned. The girl's eyes were watery, her face was sad, although she didn't speak, she looked like she wanted to talk, and she looked like a person with a story.
"This is the sixth lady of the original Suzhizhou family in Kagofu." Mrs. Yan introduced: "Her father's crime of embezzlement and questioning was gone last month, and the recovery of stolen goods was insufficient, and the family members sold it together. This person is well-born, and can read and hyphenate and chant two lines of poetry, I think that people like your mansion may be able to use it. After all, she used to be a young lady from an official family, and it was better to be a poor child than to sell it to the land of Fengyue, and even my reputation would be ruined. ”
When Mrs. Yan spoke, she was quick and crisp, and she finished a large part of the sentence in one breath. only pushed the former Miss Su Liu forward to take a look.
Jun's sister-in-law glanced at it, then turned her head and asked Xia Xiaodong: "Some people like to use such girls as a dowry, sister, are you?" ”
One of the important uses of the dowry maid is to make a room for the uncle. is so beautiful and talented, of course, it is easy to get into the eyes of my uncle. And Su Liu, an orphan girl who has almost no one at home, can handle it with a little means.
Xia Xiaodong shook his head.
She wants a young lady who can work well and is delicate, so she can't get along with herself.
The handsome sister-in-law was surprised when she shook her head, and was about to look at other people, but saw Lu Yunfang helping a maid over.
Before the sister-in-law got married, her status in the family was still very important - at least she could use eye medicine in front of her mother-in-law. Jun's sister-in-law hurriedly summoned Lu Yunfang.
Although it is clear that it is coming, it is also a welcome to call out.
"Mother asked me to come over and pick two people." Lu Yunfang's voice was thin, and he explained, and nodded at Xia Xiaodong: "Sister Xiaodong is good." ”
Quite gentle and polite. I can't see at all that Xia Xiaodong can sit here today and pick people, because she picked up trouble before and dug up the people in Moxiang Garden.
"Sister Yunfang is good." Although Xia Xiaodong was not in a good mood, after coming out and walking around, he felt a lot better, these things on the face were not bad at all, and the corners of his mouth were so torn that he could almost see eight teeth.
A few people exchanged a few words, and Mrs. Yan on the side also greeted Lu Yunfang, and immediately introduced the former Miss Su Liu with a clear mouth.
As one of the basic skills of Ya Po, it is necessary to know the inner house situation of the major mansions. Therefore, Mrs. Yan knew that Lu Yunfang's marriage was imminent, and although she didn't say it explicitly this time, most of them were going to pick a maid to marry.
The girl's dowry maid not only has a high chance of being promoted to a room, but also is a little more decent than the maid next to her on weekdays - unless the relationship between husband and wife is ridiculously bad, otherwise the people of the aunt's family always have to look at the girl's face and treat the marrying person better, so the dowry has always been a popular position.
Lu Yunfang was obviously moved by Mrs. Yan's words, and looked at Miss Su Liu again and again, and almost opened her mouth to check her teeth, and saw that Miss Su Liu's cheeks were red due to humiliation, and she looked pitiful.
"Sister-in-law and Sister Xiaodong aren't either?" Lu Yunfang didn't ask for it directly, but still gave in humbly.
"There are already six in your brother's house." Junda's sister-in-law smiled: "If you add another person, I don't care, I'm just afraid that your brother's body can't stand it." ”
Lu Yunfang blushed unconsciously, and turned her head to look at Xia Xiaodong.
"I don't need to." Xia Xiaodong said with a smile: "Sister, just pick whatever you want." ”
(To be continued.) )