Chapter 33: The Choice of Servants
After eating the hot noodles, Gu Wan saw that Lu Sanniang finally had some spirits, and checked her pulse again, seeing that her pulse was very stable, and the child in her belly seemed to know that she loved her mother, honestly, so she breathed a sigh of relief, turned her head to Wang Ce and said, "Uncle Wang, please send Sanniang back first, and my eldest brother and I will go around." ”
When they come out, they can't just take one Lu Sanniang home!
Wang Ce thought about it, and said: "It's okay, then Da Lang and the little lady must be careful, I told Mrs. Liu, she is waiting under the big locust tree in Jixiangfang in front, Mrs. Liu is familiar, Da Lang should listen to her opinions more......"
After speaking, seeing the two brothers and sisters of the Gu family nodding honestly, he reached out to open the car door and helped Lu Sanniang and her mother-in-law to get into the car.
The appearance of the Gu family's carriage is not very conspicuous, but Gu Wan is also a person who enjoys it, as long as she can, she never wrongs herself. Therefore, in the spacious carriage, the furnishings are not luxurious and luxurious, but absolutely comfortable.
Under the feet are a snow-white, fine wool blanket, embroidered Q tiger and panda pattern cushions, backrest, the outside is brocade, the inside is filled with cotton, soft and comfortable, fixed on the low table at hand, covered with a light pink tablecloth, painted with colored lines of two koi playing in the water, lifelike, full of vivid spirituality. There is also a charcoal stove fixed in the corner, on which an elaborate purple sand teapot is placed......
Lu Sanniang was dressed in linen filial piety clothes, her clothes were gray and heavy, and her mother-in-law was neatly dressed, but she couldn't hide the smell on her body......
It was okay just now, sitting outside, I didn't feel anything, but when I got into the car, Lu Sanniang looked at her feet stained with mud, and firmly held her mother-in-law, helpless, and uneasy.
Gu Wan didn't care about letting the old lady lie on the snow-white blanket, and gave her another big coat, although it was spring, but Yazhou was near the sea, and the wind was a little wet and cold, so you still had to pay attention.
Gu Wan used to be in the orphanage, taking care of the children, she was used to being gentle and considerate, her movements were extremely gentle, and she would never make the patient feel uncomfortable, this was her habit, at this time, in Lu Sanniang's opinion, it was indescribable gratitude, and in an instant, Lu Sanniang felt that her heart was hot, her body softened all of a sudden, and the tiredness that had accumulated for many days seemed to have subsided slightly......
Wang Ce took people back first, Gu Wan and Gu Anran walked to the Jixiangfang not far in front, as soon as they arrived at Jixiangfang, they saw rows of people selling themselves with straw sticks from a distance, there were also men, women and children, densely packed with a large area, although it was not as miserable as what they saw just now, but most of them were also yellow and thin, and looked tired.
Whoever is willing to buy it, he will not be dissatisfied, and his face will rejoice......
Gu Wan sighed, the world is not good, no wonder the common people are willing to sell themselves into slavery!
Not to mention that it is a troubled time now, remembering that when the times were peaceful and prosperous, she took care of the Hou Mansion, every time it was sent to her, for selection, there were still countless of them, each of them desperately wanted to stay, those people, all of them were unruly and sensible, each had their own strengths, she chose a third-class girl at random, and also knew a few words, full-time needlework people, but also embroidery girls all over the country, there were many families that were not difficult enough to sell their children and daughters, but they were still willing to send their children to the Hou Mansion to do a few years.
The slaves and maids from large families are much more faceless than the daughters of small families, and it is easy to marry, especially those who come out of the Houmen Palace, which are all deputy young ladies, not only can they learn the rules, learn their skills, mix well before leaving, the master is generous, and they can also get a reward from the master, and even the dowry is saved.
Gu Anran took the girl's hand, and before she went far, a mother-in-law who was over half a hundred years old stepped forward and said with a smile: "Dare to ask, but the Gu family's eldest man and little lady?" ”
Gu Wan paused when she heard this, and said with a smile: "It's Aunt Liu, I've been bothering you for a long time." ”
Mrs. Liu smiled on her face and said hurriedly: "If you can help the eldest man and the little lady, it is my wife's blessing." Saying that, she didn't talk nonsense, turned around and took the two brothers and sisters into Jixiangfang.
There are a few strong men guarding outside the auspicious square, about the kind of 'security guard', but they are not fierce, they are polite to pedestrians, and sometimes when they meet someone who needs help, they have to stretch out their hands to push the cart and carry things.
Seeing all this, Gu Anran unconsciously showed a little smile on his face.
Gu Wan didn't pay attention to these, she put most of her attention on looking at people, and also gave Mrs. Liu a little attention, this person is different from the people in Gu Wan's impression, the people she saw back then, all of them can speak well, and they are also surrounded by beads, but Mrs. Liu looks much simpler, the clothes on her body are burlap, the people are very rich, the words are kind, there is very little nonsense, and it is indeed familiar, all the way through, almost the entire Jixiangfang people know, and many take the initiative to greet her.
I went around most of the auspicious fang, and saw almost seven or eight people, Gu Wan still didn't particularly like it, Gu Anran arrived at the two sixteen or seventeen-year-old young men in the picture, and asked, the two of them were cousins, Wang Da, Wang Er, the family was robbed, and everyone died, so the two of them were left, and fled all the way to Yazhou, originally in a landlord's house to take care of the home, and then the landlord's son became an official, and took his father to Dayong to enjoy the blessings, so he sent them away.
Mrs. Liu carefully inquired with the acquaintances, and made sure that what the two boys said was the truth, so they asked them to sign the deed, and in the future, they would be Gu Anran's entourage and companion to read, I heard that the master with whom he was a scholar was a scholar, and they could also follow the literacy, and the two brothers were smiling, and there was a sense of joy all over their bodies.
After that, Mrs. Liu heard that the two brothers and sisters of the Gu family had just arrived, and there was no one to do laundry and cook at home, so she simply suggested that they sign a family, the surname of the family is Wu, called Wu Ergou, there are thirty-seven or eight, they look very honest, they can do some carpenter work, they can catch a car on weekdays, and it is no problem to clean the yard, his daughter-in-law's surname is Qian, and she is also in her thirties, and she doesn't look good, but Gu Wan looked at it, her hands and feet are very clean, her hair is neatly combed, her eyebrows are low, she is not a flamboyant person, it is quite proper, and the two of them have an eleven or twelve-year-old daughter, It's a pity that he is dumb and can't speak.
Gu Anran thought about it, so he chose them, spent five taels of silver, and signed a death deed, the man can look at the gate, clean the yard, and the woman can also wash the laundry and cook, their daughter can't speak, but she can still do it for her mother to work in the kitchen, serve tea and pour water, besides, the family can buy it and use it with confidence.
This family is also very happy, not only the master chooses slaves and sells his body, but also wants to sell a good family, like the Gu family brothers and sisters, who are full of books at first glance, have a kind face, are well-dressed, and are very wealthy, many people would rather not sell their bodies for money, but also be willing to be bought by them.