After disembarking from the ship, more than 1,000 of the most special slave immigrants were directly separated according to the gender of men and women, and sent to live in two temporary transit dormitories, waiting for follow-up disposal and arrangement.

The room of more than 10 square meters has six bunk beds, and each room is crammed with 12 people.

Twelve maidservants from several princes and nobles in Beijing were assigned to room 318.

The leading woman is called Xianglan, and she is a Japanese girl.

The name Xianglan was also taken when she went to the master's house, and she didn't remember her original name in her hometown.

It was more than 30 years ago, before I was seven or eight years old, and my memory was long blurred.

Xianglan is forty-four years old this year, the eldest of the twelve people in this room, and has two daughters, so she was temporarily appointed as the dormitory director of these twelve people.

Xianglan pushed open the door that was not locked at all, looked at the situation inside, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"The house is fairly clean, the beds have mattresses and thin quilts, just spread our sheets......"

Xianglan's two daughters, Ao Xue and Ling Shuang, probed their brains in the back:

"Mother, this so-called transfer dormitory to be assigned, I don't know how many people have lived in it before and after."

"I don't know what it was like to sleep on this mattress before, and if there is any disease......

Xianglan glanced at her two daughters, smiled wryly and sighed:

"We are all slaves, we are not qualified to ask for too much, I don't know who lived in the previous person is the best, I just hope to meet your father and your brother again......"

Xianglan's family were all slaves, and after the age of twenty, they were not accepted by the head of the family, so they were assigned to marry the male servants of the family.

gave birth to two daughters and two sons, and their names were also obtained by the old master and the young master of the family.

was supposed to continue to be a domestic servant and maidservant for the master's family, but now because of the emperor's order, he came to Mozhou as an immigrant.

When the temporary dormitory was divided, the two daughters followed them into the women's dormitory, and the two sons followed their husbands to the men's dormitory.

For most of the time of the slaves, the male and female servants lived separately, and although they could not be happy with this arrangement, they had no choice but to accept it silently.

Xianglan walked into the room with the package and looked at the lower bunk by the door:

"I'll live at the door, Xue'er and Shuang'er will live in my upper bunk and the opposite bed, and you can choose the other positions yourself."

The other women followed the fish, each choosing a bed to clean up, while gossiping and gossiping.

"This futon is pretty clean......"

"The duvet covers and sheets look like they've just been washed."

"We were lucky enough to have changed the sheets and quilt covers."

"You can't just wash it once when a group of people come, most of the time it's because we're really lucky."

Among the twelve women, the youngest were Xianglan's two daughters, and they were obviously relieved to find that the sheets and quilt covers were washed.

A group of people were all servants, and it was the easiest way to clean up the bed, and soon each of them sorted out their own territory.

Everyone had been wandering around the boat for more than half a month, and now they all slept first after tidying up the place.

Wait until late afternoon to go downstairs to the restaurant for dinner, and when you come back, you can continue to sleep.

When I got up the next morning, a group of people went to the large scrubbing room in the corridor to wash.

Ao Xue looked at the bustling people in the corridor, and looked at the faucets that had to line up, and her expression was ugly:

"I can't live in a place like this, now is the last chance......"

Xianglan glanced at her daughter:

"What's the last chance?"

Ao Xue didn't speak, and when she returned to her room after washing up, she opened her duffel bag and took out a small box.

Pick up a small mirror, open the prepared rouge gouache and start applying makeup over there.

Xianglan frowned when she looked at it:

"What are you doing with makeup?"

Ao Xue kept her hands on her hands, continued to put on makeup with a straight face, and replied at the same time:

"This is the last chance, I heard that the king of the big food is in Mengxian County......"

Xianglan was directly stunned, and then with a particularly unbelievable expression, a series of counts fell:

"Don't you dream, okay, the few young masters of our family didn't think about keeping you, His Royal Highness the Prince of Great Food can look down on you?

"Your Majesty and the maidservants of the ladies have also been sent to the Great Food Country, so isn't that the same as letting the king pick it?

"Besides, what chance do you have of meeting the King? It's true...... Don't dream about my daughter......

"According to the master, this king is in favor of the abolition of slavery, and most of us will be able to get rid of slavery in the future.

"Female workers here can also make a lot of money, and if they do a good job, they can earn 20 silver bills a month or more.

"Mother will save some dowry for you, and you will save some money for jewelry and clothes, and you will marry a serious family in the future and live a good life."

Xianglan's youngest daughter, Ling Shuang, nodded with a serious face in the back:

"Sister, don't dream, you're already twenty years old, how can the king take a fancy to you......"

The other nine maidservants in the same dormitory, although they were of different ages, also felt that what Sister Xianglan said made sense at this time.

The vast majority of slaves, when they are in their master's house, do not want to be let out, mainly because they have no survival skills and cannot normally obtain income to support themselves.

Now the situation has changed, the Ming Dynasty has issued a minimum wage standard, and there is a shortage of workers everywhere in the Ming Dynasty.

The lives of workers are no longer as precarious as they were a few years ago, and they are even qualified to change jobs and bargain.

They are now all sent to the factory area, which is still recognized as the factory area with the best welfare benefits.

The road ahead is clear, and being a female worker can earn money to support herself.

You can even save money and live a fairly comfortable and stable life.

The vast majority of minions would not refuse this option.

There are many slaves who yearn for this kind of life.

Many people didn't want to be slaves in the first place, but they couldn't survive anymore and had to sell themselves into slavery.

Now there are ways, and most of them want to change.

However, after all, there are a small number of people who can't accept this reality.

Ao Xue listened to the words of her mother and sister, and looked at the expressions of a group of companions around her, and her expression became even more ugly:

"I ...... I just don't want that so-called stable life, you can't understand me at all.

"I'd rather cry in the Gaomen compound than laugh in the small door!"

When Xianglan heard this, she immediately felt that her eyes were black, and she raised her slap and pulled it directly:

"Bastard thing, I'll make you cry...... Now you're going to cry for me......"

In this day and age, it is natural for parents to hit their children.

Besides, this Aoxue is really capable of doing it, and the other maids don't stop it, just persuade a few words not to break it.

The mirror, rouge, and gouache in Aoxue's hand fell to the ground, and she was slapped on her face, and the powder she had just wiped was also spent.

Aoxue was also completely desperate, and now she didn't resist her mother, she just sat on the ground and cried.

Xianglan looked at her daughter's reaction, and couldn't stop beating anymore, sitting on the edge of the bed next to her and sighing.

It's time to wake up in the morning, and it's time for people to come and go, and the movement in this room is quickly discovered.

After a while, the steward of this women's dormitory building was Hao Zhongyi's wife, Wang, and she immediately led several female officers upstairs.

After entering the door, looking at the situation at the scene, Wang frowned and asked directly:

"Who's going to tell me what's going on?"

Xianglan and the maidservants all knew that the Wang family was the chief steward, and regarded her as a housekeeper in the backyard of a large family.

I don't dare to hide it now, Xianglan told the matter honestly.

When the Wang family heard that this group of immigrants were all slaves from large families, they knew that it was very troublesome.

Now that I have seen it directly, I feel even more worried.

However, the Wang family has been in charge here for more than half a year, and all kinds of people have seen it.

Now Wang waved his hand directly and said:

"Shut up for a day."

The two stout officers immediately came out and walked out directly with Aoxue.

The movements are quite skillful, and it is obvious that he often does this kind of thing.

Xianglan, her daughter, and the other maidservants did not dare to plead silently.

In their opinion, the punishment of confinement is probably similar to the previous lock-up firewood room and warehouse in the compound.

If you leave it closed for a long time, you may freeze and starve to death.

But if it's only locked up for one day, it's not a serious punishment, just enough to make this girl take care of herself.

Ao Xue didn't dare to resist, and she didn't know what the result would be if she resisted.

At the end of the corridor on the first floor of the dormitory, there are three rooms with special locks, which are the places where the confinement is kept.

Wang took out the key to open the third door, and the two healthy women threw Ao Xue in and immediately closed the door again.

Wang locked the door, shook his head and sighed, and led a few officials back to his office.

An officer walked a few steps, saw that there was no one around, and whispered to Wang:

"Steward, didn't you say before that you wanted to find a little one for Director Hao, I used to see that the girl just now was good, she looked more thoughtful, and she was also a good ......."

Wang immediately shook his head and said:

"His sister is like this now, how dare I put her sister as the leader of my family? I can just plan this matter myself, you don't have to worry about it, and I don't know if it's a violation......"

The officer didn't dare to say anything when he heard it.

Hao Zhongyi's position is getting higher and higher, and there are more and more people in charge, and he is becoming more and more important in the factory.

More and more money is earned, the conditions for food, clothing and housing are getting better and better, and people's mental and physical fitness are getting better and better.

The energy at night is also getting more and more abundant, and Wang's menstrual affair did not come last month, and it is estimated that she is already pregnant.

Wang was worried that during her pregnancy, her husband couldn't hold back and went out to find Sister Yao.

In the past, Hao Zhongyi had no conditions, but now he is surrounded by conditions.

So the Wang family considered finding a concubine for her husband and continued to tie Hao Zhongyi to the family honestly.

According to the rules of the Great Food Country, Hao Zhongyi, as a Ming person, can directly accept a foreign concubine.

It is very cost-effective to have multiple adults in the family who can work, whether it is to watch the children at home or go out to work.

Ordinary traditional women on this kind of issue, not at all think about the competition for favor and house fights or anything that modern people think.

It's about the benefits and convenience of life, and more importantly, the cost of money and the actual effect.

Now it's not that the family can't live in it, and it's not that there is no food and clothing.

Her husband is in charge of the textile workshop, and her brother-in-law is also in charge of the canteen.

Even if Hao Zhongyi is allowed to raise two more concubines and have more than a dozen children, the family can afford to raise them.

In this era, it is normal for a woman of childbearing age to have six or seven children.

Zhu Yuanzhang had seven children with Queen Ma, and Zhu Di had seven children with Queen Xu.

George III and Queen Charlotte had thirteen children, and Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had nine.

The Wang family is the original partner anyway, or a Ming person, who has given birth to the eldest son, and now she is pregnant again, and the status of the eldest woman is as stable as a rock.

The Wang family originally thought that there should be some well-informed and knowledgeable servants among these handmaidens from big families.

So I'm going to plan from the inside, choose one of my own photos, and then ask for instructions from Chunxiang Niangniang.

After more contact in the past two days, Wang quickly extinguished this thought.

began to think about asking Hao Jizhi's uncle's house or his father-in-law's house to introduce Hao Zhongyi to someone who knew the roots.

At the same time, Aoxue was thrown into a confinement cell.

Ao Xue subconsciously thought that this must be a deserted place for everyone.

When I came in, I spread it directly on the ground.

As a result, after the eyes adjusted to the light, they noticed that there were people squatting around.

This room is about the same size as a normal dormitory, but there are no facilities in the room except for four gongdao.

In the empty room, under the surrounding corners, more than twenty women sat in turn.

Ao Xue looked at this picture, obviously a little stunned, half-squatting behind the door, not knowing how to react.

In the crowd over there, I don't know who asked:

"How did you get in?"

Ao Xue was stunned for a moment, subconsciously thinking that someone was curious about her experience, or someone to communicate with.

So he immediately replied quite excitedly:

"My mother and sister didn't understand me and hit me directly, so I cried and was found out by the steward......"

Aoxue stopped at this point, thinking that someone should continue to ask.

As a result, there was no movement on the other side.

Ao Xue was stunned again:

"How did you get in?"

No one answered Aoxue, and after a moment of silence, another voice appeared, a brief reminder:

"Confinement, no food, no water."

Ao Xue vaguely understood that every time she ate and didn't drink, it would definitely be more painful to waste energy and saliva if she spoke.

So the vast majority of women didn't even look up at Aoxue.

Even if it was a few more curious, that is, they continued to squat and still after a glance.

Even if you are willing to speak, it is a very short few words.

No one cares what she's been through, no one cares what she thinks in her heart.

"No one can understand my painful ......"

Aoxue muttered to herself and lay directly on the ground in the middle of the room.

As a result, on the other side of the wall, a person mentioned four more words:

"Beware of catching a cold"

Ao Xue turned a deaf ear and continued to spread on the ground, staring at the dim ceiling with wide eyes, her mind cranky.

Aoxue lay on the ground for most of the day, but she didn't catch a cold.

In Mombasa, the coldest second half of the night is also in the mid-twenties, and most of the day is above 26 degrees, and the temperature inside the buildings will be higher.

In the north of the Ming Dynasty, it is very likely that the act of dying will really die, but here it will most likely be fine.

The kind reminders made by others according to the local habits of the Ming Dynasty were also regarded as stupid and meaningless acts by Aoxue.

But after a day and a night, without eating or drinking, Aoxue completely lost her spirit.

By dawn the next day, Aoxue was already curled up in the corner like the other women.

No one told her why she did it, but Aoxue knew it was the right thing to do.

Hungry and thirsty, Ao Xue began to think in her mind whether to accept her mother's advice and go to work to earn money and get married.

But when I think about the appearance of those workers I have seen before, they are numb and shabby, premature, ignorant and lowly, and they are scheming for the wages of a few copper coins, and it makes people feel disgusting when they appear in their minds.

Compared with the old and young masters in his own family, it is really the difference between maggots, ants on the ground and cranes in the sky.

If he had a choice, he would rather be prostrate under the young master's feet, beaten and scolded, reprimanded, and bullied by him at will, and used by him as a plaything, rather than be curried over and respected by those disgusting workers and peasants.