Chapter 26 Buying people
Jiang Zhixia did it when he thought of it. She was afraid that there would be thieves running in at night, and she was powerless, not to mention fighting, and she probably couldn't even run.
However, thinking of this, Zhixia felt that he had to exercise his body in the future. Not to mention that you can learn martial arts to fight well, at least you must be physically strong, and if you encounter anything, you can run fast, right?
So, Jiang Zhixia didn't even eat breakfast, put on the clothes for going out, took a hat and went out of the alley, and went to hire a carriage at the gate of the fang.
Jiang Zhixia hired a carriage and arrived at the gate of Changlong Yaxing in Nanfang.
After getting out of the car, Zhixia found that because it was still early, the door of Changlong Yaxing was not opened.
Jiang Zhixia was quite embarrassed---- too, how could anyone come over early in the morning to buy someone.
Jiang Zhixia turned around and left Changlong Yaxing, found a random breakfast shop on the street, and went in to buy breakfast to eat.
After breakfast, Zhixia looked at the sky and saw that there were more pedestrians on the street, and felt that the tooth shop should be able to open the door. So, I slowly walked to the gate of Changlong Yaxing.
It just so happened that the guy from Changlong Tooth had just opened the door and was bending down to close the threshold.
As soon as this guy saw that a guest had come to the door, he quickly greeted Zhixia warmly and entered the door.
After Jiang Zhixia entered the gate, he stood in the courtyard and waited, and asked the guy to find Liu Po to come over.
After Liu Po came over, Zhixia told her that she wanted to buy someone to serve.
Liu Po was very impressed by Jiang Zhixia because of the reward of one or two pieces of silver given by Jiang Zhixia last time.
As soon as he heard that Jiang Zhixia wanted to buy someone, he invited her to sit down in the lobby with great enthusiasm, and said with a smile while pouring tea: "The girl wants to buy someone to come to our tooth shop, which can be regarded as the right one." I don't know what kind of person the girl wants to buy? You can rest assured that the people we have trained in the dental industry must be honest and capable people. The kind of people who sell because they make mistakes, we don't accept them. Some of our people here are slaves and maidservants who have been dismissed from large and broken families. Some of them were slaves and maidservants sold by the convicted family. Some of them are ownerless slaves and maidservants, and the government has let us give them to those who sell them. Others are poor people who sell themselves. They are either good at needlework, or good at cooking, or good at etiquette, or good at musical instruments, or good at ... ”
"No introduction." Jiang Zhixia smiled and stopped Liu Po's talking, "I want to ask first, is there a woman in your side who knows kung fu?" ”
Jiang Zhixia asked with a faint hope.
"A woman who knows kung fu? Well, I don't have one. Liu Po groaned slightly, and replied with some embarrassment, "There are few women who learn martial arts. To be honest, a woman who is generally good at martial arts can't get to the point of selling herself. If they are short of money, they mostly come to find a job to do it, and most of them will be hired by the official or rich family to protect the lady of the main family. Very few of them were sold as slaves. ”
Jiang Zhixia smiled bitterly.
Indeed, if a woman knows martial arts, will it be difficult to make money? Even if it is difficult for a while, he will go to the rich and noble to apply for a job, so that he will not sell himself to become a slave. After all, freedom is still very important for people in the rivers and lakes.
"Then please ask my aunt to find me a strong one." Jiang Zhixia was also hopeless to ask, but he was not particularly disappointed.
"My aunt also knows that I live alone now. Last night, we had a thief in that alley. Jiang Zhixia said with a wry smile.
Liu Po was also taken aback when she heard it, "It shouldn't be." The people in your alley are all people who have lived in it for a long time, and there can't be thieves. ”
When Jiang Zhixia heard this, he quickly explained: "The eldest lady misunderstood. It's not the people in the alley. I heard that the eldest brother said that he was a homeless person who had been affected by the flood. ”
Liu Po also breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, "It's me who misunderstood." I think so. Most of the people in that alley are neighbors for more than ten years. ”
Jiang Zhixia nodded again and again, "The neighbors are all good people. ”
After coming to this conclusion, Jiang Zhixia said with a wry smile: "Now, I am afraid that it will be unsafe to encounter petty theft, so I want to find a woman with great strength to accompany me to strengthen my courage." It doesn't matter if it's a mother-in-law or a girl. As long as you have great strength, good character, and are willing to work. ”
When Liu Po heard this, she immediately understood what Zhixia meant.
She pondered for a while and said, "We are mainly engaged in the purchase and sale of land and houses. As for the buyers, there are, not very many. A few days ago, I sent a few batches of well-trained people to the homes of several nobles. At present, there are not many people in the dental industry. However, there is really such a mother-in-law who meets the requirements of the girl. She is a rough person, she used to farm in the countryside, and her strength is really great. He is also an honest and hard-working person. But... Liu Po said hesitantly.
However, she immediately reacted and said, "Girl, wait a minute, I'll call her over, and the girl will see if it meets the requirements first, right?" ”
After Liu Po finished speaking, she turned around and went out.
After a while, Mrs. Liu walked in with a mother-in-law who looked to be in her fifties.
The woman's face was a little old, but her eyes revealed sincerity. Although there were several patches on her clothes, they were cleanly washed, and her hair was neatly combed.
After the mother-in-law came in, she first gave Zhixia a salute.
Jiang Zhixia's impression of her when she first saw her was quite good. The face is loyal and honest, and it looks clean and neat.
Jiang Zhixia asked a few questions briefly, and learned that her age was actually in her early forties.
However, because he has been farming in the countryside, he looks very old.
Although the mother-in-law looks very honest, she is happy and quick to see her answer, not twisting and pinching. Again, she lifted the stool with one hand without difficulty. Zhixia believed that she had a lot of strength---- at least greater than her.
So Zhixia thought about it and decided to buy her.
Jiang Zhixia settled the money for the sale of his mother-in-law with Liu Po, and took the deed of sale in his hand, thinking that he would go to the yamen to register later, so he took this mother-in-law and went out.
Liu Po wanted to send Zhixia out, so while walking, she chatted with Zhixia.
In the corner of Zhixia's eyes, I saw this mother-in-law constantly turning back along the way.
She was in doubt, but when she was about to reach the door, the woman suddenly knelt down with a pop, which startled Zhixia.
"Please behave well, and let the slave say goodbye to his family." The woman kowtowed anxiously and pleaded mournfully. His face was full of tears, and it was quite unbearable to watch.
Jiang Zhixia was startled, and hurriedly stopped her from kowtowing and asked her to get up and speak.
She was going to buy someone to be a servant, but she didn't plan to treat people harshly. In this kind of situation of kneeling at every turn, she didn't plan to bear it.
"What's going on?" Zhixia asked Mrs. Liu, who was accompanying her, in a daze.
"This, that's it." Liu Po sighed helplessly, and told Zhixia about the situation of this mother-in-law in detail.