Chapter Seventy-Seven: Buying a Servant
The carriage arrives in the city.
"Miss Chu, where did you get off the bus?"
Old man Zheng asked her outside.
Chu Yuqin lifted the curtain and looked at the scenery outside.
"Tooth line."
"Miss Chu, are you going to buy someone?"
"Yes."
"What a coincidence, our son-in-law also said that he wanted to buy a few people. Or, when I send my son to the Zheng family, how about I go to Yaxing with Miss Chu? ”
Chu Yuqin looked at Ling Shengyi.
"You're going to buy someone too?"
Ling Shengyi smiled lightly: "The house is empty." Zheng is old, and it is a little hard to clean alone, so buy a few more for him to be a companion. ”
"Our father-in-law is the kindest proprietor in the world. The old slave can follow the master, it is really a blessing from eight lifetimes of cultivation! Old man Zheng sighed.
Chu Yuqin agreed with Old Man Zheng's words.
Ling Shengyi is really a thoughtful person. Old man Zheng was indeed blessed to meet him. After all, there is no more convenient owner than him.
"It's still early, I'll go to Yahang with you first! It just so happens that I want to pick the servants myself. ”
"Howler! The old slave immediately went to the tooth shop. ”
The dental shops in the city are official teeth, and there are many people who do private dental business. Private teeth rely on the reputation accumulated over a long period of time, and official teeth are recognized by the government.
"What kind of servant do you want to buy? Yahuan or mother-in-law? Ling Shengyi asked.
Chu Yuqin thought that he would know if he bought it back anyway, so it was better to explain it truthfully.
"Nursing home."
"The caretaker of the nursing home?" Ling Shengyi asked.
"Yes."
"There are generally three types of households, one is those who commit crimes with the original owner and are sold by others. The second is that the original owner was exterminated. The third is the victims who do not have enough food and clothing, and have to sell themselves in order to survive. Either way, the family is the most difficult to control. You're a weak woman, can you control them? ”
"Every servant is registered. If they dare to hurt the owner and escape, it will be a death sentence if they are caught. As long as I'm not too harsh masters, I guess they won't kill themselves, right? Besides, I believe in my own vision. As long as I fancy it, my mind must be pure. ”
Ling Shengyi smiled.
"Pure ...... Heart"
"Do you think I'm not right?"
Chu Yuqin was slightly displeased.
"Nope. Still, I'd love to know how you choose a purity-minded servant. It's already here, get off! ”
Chu Yuqin got out of the carriage and strode into the tooth shop.
Ling Shengyi followed her in.
"Yo, no wonder I have been hearing magpies barking today, it turns out that there is a fairy guest coming. Childe's side, please, girl's side, please. ”
A middle-aged man greeted them and guided them inside.
"Son, girl, what kind of servants are you going to buy?"
"Let's pick her first!" Ling Shengyi said.
The middle-aged man looked at Chu Yuqin in surprise.
originally thought that these two people were a couple, but now I know that I have lost my eyes.
It turned out that this girl was also the owner of the money.
"What's your last name?"
"Don't be surnamed Chen."
"Uncle Chen, I want to pick ten nursing homes, and I have to be good."
The middle-aged man was overjoyed by Chu Yuqin's 'Uncle Chen'.
They do this, although they are official teeth, but they are still small roles after all. Every time they are received by powerful people, who has ever taken them seriously? Every time you have to grovel and say good things.
The little girl is not only good-looking, but also speaks so politely. With this, he also has to pick someone for her well.
"The girl came by chance, we just happened to have a batch of goods."
Chen Yaren instructed his men to bring in the new batch of goods.
Ling Shengyi sat next to him.
Chen Yaren also instructed his men to bring him tea.
"Don't be busy, I'll have something to do later, you just help us pick people up."
"Yes."
Thirty men walked in.
The men wore old clothes, but they were clean. The hair is neatly combed, and the face is also clean, which is clear at a glance.
"Who were they before?"
Chu Yuqin asked.
"These ten people were sold by the owner. The reason is that they don't listen to the call. But I see that they are still very honest. ”
Chen Yaren introduced these thirty people to Chu Yuqin.
"These people were the result of a flood in their homes, and they fled with their families. One of the conditions for buying them is that they have to buy their families as well. It's not expensive, though. If the girl really fancied them, she must not be stingy with those few dollars. Something happened to the original owner, so he sold them and exchanged some money to pay off the debts of the original owner. The rest is that something happened to the family, the government raided the house, the woman was a servant, and the man was a slave. ”
Chu Yuqin deliberately looked at the people who had an accident in the family.
Their temperament is indeed different from others. Especially there are twin brothers, not to mention that they look exactly the same, and their temperament is also outstanding.
In the face of such a situation, they also held their breath. It stands to reason that those who have accidents in this kind of family are born with a golden spoon in their mouths.
Chu Yuqin looked at Ling Shengyi.
"Master Ling, ...... you say"
Ling Shengyi smiled: "Miss Chu's heart has already made up her mind, isn't it?" ”
"Uncle Chen, what is their price?"
"These men are ten taels of silver. These dozen are fifteen taels of silver. As for these people, their prices are not the same, twenty-five twenty-one people. ”
Chu Yuqin was surprised: "Twenty-five taels? ”
An adult male is only a dozen taels of silver per person, just like the price Chen Yaren just quoted. But when it came to a few of them, it directly doubled.
This is because they don't want anyone to buy them, right?
"Don't worry, girl, this is what I told you above. I'm helpless too. ”
Chu Yuqin walked towards Ling Shengyi, approached him and said, "Master Ling, can you borrow some silver?" ”
"Miss Chu wants to buy them?"
In addition to the twin brothers, there were six people of the same family. Chu Yuqin actually wanted to buy them all at once. What a little girl with a big heart!
"Since I've decided to buy the twin brothers, there's no reason why I shouldn't buy the others, right?"
"Miss Chu, have you ever thought that your family is an ordinary person after all. And they come from rich backgrounds, which is not easy to control. If you buy all the men in their entire family, aren't you afraid of being anti-customer-oriented? At that time, you're a little girl who can't handle it, right? ”
"Then can I still separate them? Isn't that crueler? ”
"So be it! I see that you have a crush on the twin brothers. You can buy them. The rest, I bought. ”
"Huh?"
"Our two families are neighbors, so we are close to each other. You originally planned to buy only a dozen people, but there are thirty people here, and you and I are one and a half. ”
"Okay."
Ling Shengyi looked at Chen Yaren again.
"The pair of twin brothers will be handed over to Miss Chu, and the rest will be half of her and I. In addition, find us a few working mothers-in-law, and find her a few smart and clever maids. By the way, the family members of those people brought it with them. ”
"Howler! I'll arrange it right away. Son, girl, please wait. ”
Seeing that the two of them were so happy, Chen Yaren smiled from ear to ear.