When it was almost dawn, hearing the footsteps outside, the ten girls had already gotten up and started preparing breakfast, and Chu Tianjiang asked Nicol and the others to stop.

In one night, most of the night to be exact, Chu Tianjiang and the others had repaired and maintained nearly two thousand firearms. At this rate, it would take another two nights to get 8,000 guns, and it would be nice to have Stuart return to Houston with half or more. You know, 4,000 guns can almost arm a legion, and its value is as high as tens of millions of ounces of gold. What's more, these guns that have been repaired by Chu Tianjiang are much better than those that can be bought on the market. Although it is not a new gun, and some guns have a more severe barrel wear and a short remaining life, they can certainly be used normally.

After having breakfast with Clara, Chu Tianjiang sent Clara and Nichol out.

This time, Clara also brought ten young girls, saying that they were picking out a few suitable clothes for them, because they were much thinner than Connie and the others.

Chu Tianjiang didn't object, anyway, Clara was happy.

Subsequently, Chu Tianjiang did what he did yesterday, that is, asked Connie to bring five hundred women over, remove their marks, and screen their physical fitness.

It's just that in the evening of that day, Chu Tianjiang slipped out of the evening on the pretext of going back to his room to rest.

To Chu Tianjiang's disappointment, the manor hidden in the river valley was still closed, and there was no trace of personnel coming out to move.

In the next two days, Chu Tianjiang would go to the hidden manor in the river valley once every evening, but every time he was closed.

Because all the guns bought were well maintained, there were more than 8,000 long guns and more than 2,000 pistols, and all the slave girls bought became free men, of whom 1,600 had the basic conditions to become warriors, and the other 400 were only suitable for miscellaneous work.

Chu Tianjiang didn't delay too much time outside, and when he rushed back, it was just time for dinner.

"Clara, what do you think of them?"

"They?" Clara looked at the girl standing at the door of the restaurant, serving tea and water, and said, "They are all quite capable, and they are very neat, and they are very diligent, much better than my previous maids." It's just that it's a little small, and some laborious things can't be done. ”

"What about you?" Chu Tianjiang turned his gaze to Nichol and the others, and the last fell on Rachel.

"It's okay, we have someone to do the laundry for us, and we don't have to fold sheets or anything, it's much easier than before."

Chu Tianjiang was stunned, and when he came to Lakewood, when there were no these girls, Rachel had never washed clothes, let alone folded the sheets after getting up.

"Why, you don't think there's enough housework?"

"If it's just housework, it's definitely enough, after all, there isn't much housework to do." Chu Tianjiang paused a little and said, "It's just that sooner or later, we will have to meet Wild Rose, maybe we will meet her here." In addition, we will definitely go to Denver to see the world, and in the future, to Houston. Stuart is alone, there are dozens of maids around him, and we only have these ten, isn't it a little shabby? ”

"You're not Stewart, and you're us."

"What are your identities, even if Stuart doesn't wear it, you know it in your heart, right?"

Rachel pursed her lips, not refuting, and unable to refute.

"Besides, if you want to make a name for yourself, you have to have enough status and status, and you have to follow the local customs, even if it's just to do face-saving work."

"I don't have an opinion, you can afford it anyway, and there are more people, and it's more lively." Clara immediately took a stand.

"Rachel?"

"Just don't get in my way." Rachel pursed her mouth again.

"Nicol?"

"You know, I listen to you."

Chu Tianjiang shook his head with a smile and looked at Maya.

"Old ...... Boss, don't ask us, you can do what you want, I also think they are quite pitiful, and they are blessed to follow you, not to suffer. ”

Chu Tianjiang rolled his eyes, and then pushed down Nichol, who was tired of his body. "Go get Connie."

It wasn't long before Nicole brought Connie over.

"Brother Chu......"

"Sit down." Chu Tianjiang nodded, waited for Connie to sit on the chair across the table, and said, "At the beginning, a few of us discussed it and decided to expand the size of this family. ”

"This ......"

"To put it bluntly, we need more members like them." Chu Tianjiang straightened the two girls standing at the door of the kitchen.

Connie was stunned for a moment, and immediately said, "No problem, I'll arrange it immediately." ”

"It's not an arrangement, and you can't arrange anyone else, you know?"

Connie nodded, knowing that she had said the wrong thing.

"They are not maids, but free men whom I have hired to serve me and my family, and to do what I can, and I will pay them on time, and I will take care of their food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, and provide them with security, and allow them to leave at any time."

"This ...... There's no need for that, they ......"

"Connie, you know that I have never regarded you, anyone here, as slaves, nor as my personal property. It's just that we are in this environment, and many things are inevitable. You have to make it clear to the sisters who are willing to come and work for me that what I am proposing is only for them personally, so I can't let more people know about it, let alone people outside about it. Sometimes, I would treat them like other ladies and even force them to do things they didn't want to do. But I promise that they will not be wronged, and they can choose to leave here at any time. ”

"Brother Chu......"

"To put it simply, it's about acting in a play, and we're all actors in this play. Even I may have done something I had to do at some point. ”

Connie nodded, indicating that she understood what Chu Tianjiang meant.

"Okay, you go and arrange for them to come over early tomorrow morning."

Connie stood up and hesitated for a moment before asking, "Brother Chu, how many more sisters do you want?" ”

"This ......" Chu Tianjiang scratched his scalp, he really hadn't thought about this problem, he only thought that ten girls were not enough to fill the façade.

"Forty." Rachel said.

Chu Tianjiang nodded and said, "It's only forty, I think it's about the same." ”

"This ......," Connie looked a little embarrassed.

"Husband, don't you think it's too little?" Clara smiled and said, "Stuart is just the head of the caravan, and there are more than a hundred maids. Although those maids are not his own, but the chamber of commerce, with your current status, you should be twice as many as him. If you think about the long term, such as dealing with the rabbis of the Denver Jewish group in the future, or the president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, I am afraid that not even two hundred will be enough. To put it bluntly, in this world now, there are too many guys who look down on people with dog eyes. If you don't show a little bit of style, and don't let them see your capital, I'm afraid they will look down on you and even don't want to deal with you. ”

Chu Tianjiang was stunned for a moment, Clara is indeed very good at socializing, and she also knows how to socialize.

"Clara, how much do you think is appropriate?" Nichol asked for Chu Tianjiang.

"I don't know, but I think more is better." Clara thought for a moment and said, "Well, Connie will bring all the sisters who are not suitable to be legionnaires tomorrow, let me choose, and if they are suitable, they will stay, and if they are not suitable, let them stay in the legion." ”

"That's not a big deal, is it?" Chu Tianjiang immediately tightened his brows.

Clara smiled and said to Connie, "Of course, you have to tell them that it's not that I'm picking, it's that we can't pick everyone." You also have to make it clear that even working for us is not necessarily better than staying in the legion, after all, no one knows what the future holds, right? ”

Connie nodded, understanding what Clara meant.

"Alright, you can go back first." Chu Tianjiang sighed secretly and said to Clara, "What are you doing, if you do this, you will hurt them." ”

"Hurt their self-esteem? Husband, you're just too soft-hearted. Don't forget, you're here for, and don't think you'll be able to protect them for the rest of your life. Whether it is in the legion or in the outer world, sooner or later they will have to recognize and accept this cruel world. Doing this now is nothing more than to make them realize in advance that they can never go back to the past, everyone has their own position in this society, and recognizing their position is more important than anything else. I believe that after going through so many things, they have long understood this truth and have long been mentally prepared. Don't think that I don't have a favor, maybe one day, you start to make decisions that are not helping them, not taking care of them, not protecting them, but probably harming them. ”

Chu Tianjiang was secretly surprised, Clara's words were too thorough.

Although Clara did not say the most important thing, that is, Chu Tianjiang and they would leave the United States sooner or later, the meaning was very clear. This is, if Chu Tianjiang is now protecting those girls who are destined to stay in the United States everywhere, letting them taste the right to interact with others on an equal footing, and making them yearn for a society where everyone is equal, it is poisoning them, and the toxicity will begin to attack after Chu Tianjiang leaves. Let them recognize the reality as soon as possible, so that they can give up their illusions and learn how to survive in this cruel world.

Thinking about this, Chu Tianjiang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Everything he is doing for Connie and the others will probably end up with nothing coming of it, and the "safe zone" he has built for these weak women will crumble the day he leaves the United States. These weak women, who have lost their protection, will once again become lambs lost in the forest, coveted by beasts of prey, and the cruel law of the jungle will tear them to pieces!