After a night of upside down, Jin Niang naturally got up late the next day.

When she woke up, it was already half of the morning, and she had slept long enough, but it was difficult to open her eyelids with soreness.

Qinghe handed over a cup of honey water, and Jin Niang took it and drank it before asking her, "Why didn't you wake me up earlier, and I have to go to the warehouse to work today." ”

Qing He smiled, "It's the second son who doesn't let the slave call you." Besides, Madame, you have been very tired in the past two days, and there is nothing wrong with sleeping more. ”

Jin Niang was embarrassed, she couldn't say anything to this girl who didn't know anything, so she only asked Qinghe to go outside to urge water to come over, and she wanted to wash.

After Jinniang washed up and had breakfast, it was almost noon, and it was too late to go to the warehouse at this time, so she simply gave herself a holiday, ready to rest for a while, and then went after the lunch break.

Just as he was about to steal half a day's leisure, Qingmiao came in and reported, "Madam, didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to buy some maids and maids, as well as slaves and grooms?" Yesterday, a steward in the house went to the people to spread the word, and the people didn't have any outstanding people at that time, so they didn't let her come. Coincidentally, I received a batch of good goods over there this morning, no, I hurriedly reported to us. Madame, do you think you will pick a few people now, or will you pick them when you have time? ”

When Jin Niang heard this, she said, "You ask them to send people to the house, I'm idle at this time, so I'll go and pick a few people to summon first." "The maids and servants in the house were cleaned up by Xu Erlang, and several courtyards were empty, and there was a great shortage of people, so we should have bought some people earlier.

In addition, because Xu Dalang died in battle, the eldest lady returned to her parents' home. An Chang. The maid and lady who served beside Ping Changle felt that there was no future in serving a few little masters, and those who had a way to transfer them away, and those who had no way were not careful when they were on an errand now. Therefore, you have to quickly find some little maids or mothers-in-law to train them, and when you can use them, you will put them around a few small ones to take care of them.

The Xu family's internal thieves have been spreading in the past few days, and they can't hide it if they want to, and almost everyone in Pingyang Town knows that the Xu family has been miserable by the subordinates.

Those who did that good thing hid not far from the door of Xu's house, and watched the slaves who were tied in and out of the Xu family with their own eyes. Not to mention, these people are really idle, and they have roughly calculated it, only this time, the Xu family has dealt with about 100 people.

Naturally, some of them were originally on an errand in the Xu Mansion, and the other part was the head of the village and his family members on each Zhuangzi.

In any case, after dealing with so many people, there will be a lot of vacancies, so sooner or later, this house will have to buy some people to fill it.

There is a well-informed person with a quick brain, and he is worried about this matter. No, as soon as I thought that I didn't have many people in my hands, I "transferred goods" from all directions to enrich the resources in my hands, and Mrs. Li, who came to Xufu to give people today, was one of them.

Qingmiao went out to spread the word, and after a while he came back and said, "Everyone has been brought here, and they are waiting in the empty courtyard in front of them." ”

Jin Niang was still surprised, "So fast? ”

Speaking of this, Qingmiao sighed, "Then Mrs. Li can do things, she actually pulled more than ten carts directly, and directly pulled people to our door." No, as soon as your side agreed to look at people, they rushed to get people in. ”

Qing He exclaimed when he heard this, "Brought everyone here?" They are not afraid that Mrs. will not be available today, so let them toss in vain? ”

"What's wrong with a toss, and it doesn't cost a few dollars. On the contrary, she is so considerate and neat, leaving a good impression on our wife, and she will take care of her business more in the future. ”

Jin Niang nodded when she heard this, this is the reason.

Mrs. Li is a woman in her forties, with a long face, white and fat, deep laugh lines at the end of her eyes, and a black mole between her left eyebrows, which makes people impressed at a glance.

This woman is different from the fierce and vicious appearance of other people, and she looks very charitable. But since it's a human trafficking business, it's not much good. At most, he has a good conscience and does not sell these "goods" in his hands to pickled places such as Qinlou Chu Pavilion.

Mrs. Li can speak well, and when she sees Jinniang, she asks for a gift first, which is very regular.

Jin Niang waved her hand to get her up, and Mrs. Li hurriedly said, "Knowing that Madame is busy, we don't dare to delay Madame's time, no, let's get someone here quickly." These are good things in my hands. But if the net worth is not innocent, or there are any vices, or the appearance is ugly and unsightly, the old slave does not hinder the eyes of the lady. It's these maids and women, they may not be of much use, but they must have clean hands and feet, and you pick up the ones that are pleasing to the eye. ”

Jin Niang is really not good at buying maids, after all, there were no maids around her earlier, and she is not proficient in the art of recognizing people, so it is really tricky to choose a good mother-in-law and maid.

Besides, it is difficult to draw the skin and bones of the tiger, and she knows the face but does not know the heart, even if she picks some people who look good and honest, she can guarantee that this is an honest person?

Impossible.

There were about 100 people in front of her, there were men and women, old and young, the old one was fifty years, and the younger one was a pair of twin girls in front of her. They have yellow faces and thin muscles, and they look only five or six years old, as for the specific age, Jin Niang thinks it should be older.

Jin Niang's gaze turned away from the two sisters and instead landed on a woman standing with her head bowed near the northeast corner.

The woman was magnificent, but her aura was a little silent. Her hair was smooth and smooth, and not a single hair was missing. Looking at her standing posture again, she is the most respectful and dignified, but at first glance, she is from everyone's background. And she has a fair complexion, a good appearance, and she used to be an errand boy in a rich family before she came, and her status is not low.

If such a person can't inquire about the details, Jin Niang will not dare to buy it rashly and keep it by her side.

However, this woman does seem to have some insight, and it would be a pity to miss it rashly.

Jin Niang thought about it again and again, and finally pointed to the woman and said to Mrs. Li, "Let her come forward." ”

Mrs. Li answered loudly, and at the same time, she motioned to the little maid next to her to run errands and bring the woman over, and she told Jinniang what she knew about the origin of this woman.

"This woman is from Yangzhou, and I heard earlier that she was an errand boy in the official eunuch's house, and she was still a face-saving housekeeper in the house. It's just that her master's family fell into trouble for some reason, and the big and small masters were exiled, and as for the grandmothers and maids in the house, they were sold. The maids were bought after several turnovers. Only this woman, because she has been in a coma with a high fever some time ago, has not been bought. Unexpectedly, on the way to Pingyang, everyone else was tired, but this woman survived the heat and slowly recovered. No, it's healed now. ”

Mrs. Li's words fell, the woman had been brought to her, and from a closer look, the woman's face was indeed a little haggard, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness. But she looked good in spirit, and her demeanor was indeed very decent, so she came forward and saluted, "Madame." ”

Jin Niang nodded and asked her, "What's your name?" Who is there? Where did you work on an errand earlier? What does it do? Is it literate? ”

"The slave maid Qin family, the ancestral home is Yangzhou. Earlier, he was an errand boy in the Wanzhi Mansion, and he was the housekeeper of the mansion, and sometimes helped ...... The old master counted the account books, and the treasury in the house was also managed by slaves and maids, and slaves and maids were literate. ”