The local gentry all came to intercede, but in the end they broke up unhappily.

In Ji Ning's opinion, these local gentry are simply a little ignorant, and they come to intercede, and in the end they can become coercive and presumptuous, Ji Ning will not help, so he will not move around for these local gentry, whether these people are dead or alive does not seem to have a direct relationship with him.

After settling down in the family, Ji Ning still needs to do some things in order to make the Ji Mansion more prosperous.

First, he needs to buy a few maids, and second, he needs to go to Zhang Luo to buy a house and come back.

There are special people in Jinling City who come to do these errands, which are very similar to the trade of the tooth people that Lin Yi did at the beginning, these people are middlemen, who are responsible for threading needles for buyers and sellers, and these people are also Ya Po.

In the south, there are mostly women who do this kind of business, Ji Ning and He An also lived in Jinling City before, and it is not difficult to inquire about this kind of business, especially many people buy and sell people and farm houses, all of which are registered in the government, and ordinary people want to buy and sell people, in fact, it is also very difficult, which is different from the north.

In order to avoid chaos in the local area, the imperial court and the local government are also very strict in the management of some people in the local area.

In the afternoon of the same day, Ji Ning asked He An to take him to meet a few Ya women, and chose a few maids, all of whom seemed to be smart, but they always made Ji Ning feel a little dissatisfied, these maids are not without good looks, but they are obviously a little lacking in diligence, or maybe they are the daughters of civilian families, they can't keep up with eating and drinking, plus these girls are groveling when they see him, which makes Ji Ning feel that these girls may not be able to adapt to the life of Ji Mansion when they arrive in Ji Mansion.

"Uncle An, what do you say if we directly hire some maids to come back in the countryside? They don't need to sign any deed of sale, as long as they enter the house, they can get the same treatment, they can resign when they want to resign, if they don't do well, we can also directly dismiss them, they can also go back to their hometowns to continue to do their own things, so as not to say that they want to be sold by us! Ji Ning asked.

He An didn't quite understand what Ji Ning meant for a while, He An asked, "Does the master think that the maids before were a little expensive?" ”

Ji Ning said: "No, if I care about that bit of silver, it's really not necessary, what I think is, if we buy the girls back and let them do things with a lot of servant thoughts, they will definitely not be conscientious, it is better to give them a lenient condition, so let's give them a higher condition, fifteen taels of silver a year, Uncle An, what do you think?" ”

He An was speechless and said: "Master, fifteen taels of silver can buy two or three girls back, after buying back, just give a meal to live, why not ......"

In the eyes of people like He An, it is not very understandable Ji Ning's open-minded attitude, but what Ji Ning wants is some good maids, and he will hire a maid for fifteen taels of silver a year, so that he can hire a better maid, not only to find a suitable maid, but also to realize Ji Ning's humanistic concept, which is also very appropriate in Ji Ning's opinion.

And He An felt that Ji Ning was wasting a bit of silver, and with a traditional person like him, he naturally couldn't imagine any benefit from doing so.

Ji Ning said: "It's not too early, since I didn't choose a suitable maid, I wrote a notice after I went back, you let people post it, just say that we hire a maid for fifteen taels of silver a year, and sign a one-year work contract at a time, and we have the right to renew the contract first after a year, so that they can be exempted from worries, fifteen taels of silver, which is also the income of the general farm courtyard for a few years!" ”

Although He An was distressed about the silver, he still agreed with Ji Ning's statement, after all, everything in this Ji Mansion is decided by Ji Ning.

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After Ji Ning went back, he had to rest early.

He plans to find a suitable house and move over, and then hold a simple ceremony to worship heaven and earth with Li Xiu'er, and then the two of them can spend candles in the cave, as for the rest of the things, he doesn't think about it for the time being.

Because of the hard journey, he himself was very tired, after writing the notice, he asked He An to take it out, he went back to his room first, and after having dinner casually, he lay down to rest.

Other things don't seem to have anything to do with him, what is in the Temple of Literature, what is the new emperor, what is the altar, what is the marriage and the remnants of the Chongwang Mansion, etc., can not disturb him playing chess with the Duke of Zhou.

When he woke up, the genius was bright, but He An was waiting for him in the courtyard, and when he saw Ji Ning coming out, He An came over and said, "Master, come out and take a look, there are many people ......"

"What are the number of people? Someone else to give a gift? Ji Ning asked curiously.

He An smiled bitterly: "It was the notice that the old man asked the old slave to send out last night, the market just opened today, and after many people entered the city, they brought their daughters to our Ji Mansion to apply for jobs, saying that they wanted to be the maids of the Ji Mansion, and many even left their daughters here, saying that they must enter the Ji Mansion, and the old slave couldn't stop them!" ”

Ji Ning smiled, he thought to himself, let alone fifteen taels of silver a year, even if it is a one-time buyout of his daughter to fifteen taels, it is very happy for many families.

What he gave was not the market price at all, but much higher than the market price, once this kind of good thing happened, many families were in a hurry not late, and immediately sent their daughters to apply, which is much better than looking for a tooth woman to recommend.

Usually sell a daughter, maybe only four or five taels of silver, but also be deducted half of the tooth Poke, and the daughter to sign a deed of sale at one time will take 20 years or even a lifetime, as long as within the time limit of the deed of sale, people will be sold, there will be no freedom of their own at all, and after 20 years, they are basically alone, and it is a happy thing to find a peasant family to marry.

But this time is different, Ji Ning's "labor contract" is only for one year, and it is signed once a year, and it can even be terminated in advance, so it can be said that the daughter's family can marry at any time.

Earn fifteen taels of silver a year, just this year's earnings, you can take it back as a dowry, and easily marry a good family, this is the best thing in the world, many families also expect their daughters to enter the Ji Mansion and make money to support the family.

Ji Ning said: "Who can enter the Ji Mansion, but it is not up to them to decide, you have to sign up first, set a time for a selection, tell the families, don't get the Ji Mansion to disturb this selection, when the time comes, only allow the daughter's family to come in by themselves, and avoid anyone coming in to make trouble, Uncle An, the preliminary preparations, you will help me complete, I will list the specific details for you, you can do things according to my list!" ”

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