Lin Xixue came late, so she was last in line, silently watching the middle-aged housekeeper select a group of teenagers and girls like selecting objects.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, although the education she received in her previous life told her that human life cannot be measured by money.

But what if you really come to this troubled world?

The war is continuous, starvation is everywhere, and in order to survive, even the current people have to compete for posts.

On the other hand, the middle-aged housekeeper set a score for these homeless people in his heart from various aspects such as posture, literacy, and skills.

felt that the candidate was remarkable, so he ordered to wait on the side, and if there was nothing special and mediocre, he was dismissed directly.

Seeing this, Lin Xixue thought that she had guessed correctly, in fact, she had come to the homeless pile and wanted to buy back some people at a very low price, but she had to put on a compassionate attitude.

After about a stick of incense, Lin Xixue finally took turns to step forward.

The housekeeper glanced at the cart dragged behind Lin Xixue, and pursed his lips, thinking that if this kind of homeless person who dragged his family and his mouth really entered the mansion as a maid, there would be countless troubles in the future.

He was a little impatient and just wanted to go through the motions.

"Have you ever read or written?"

Lin Xixue's senses were so keen, she naturally sensed the impatience in the housekeeper's expression, and after a little thought, she guessed that it was because she was carrying Bai Qing, and the others were alone, which was obviously more difficult to settle.

However, Lin Xixue was naturally not stunned at all, and she would give this housekeeper a reason why she couldn't refuse herself.

She bowed and replied, "I have read a few classics, I know some rough and light rhythms, and I know a little bit of embroidery." ”

Just kidding, after all, the predecessor was a young lady from a big family, of course these things will know, and this is not counting the modern knowledge she has mastered.

The middle-aged housekeeper was stunned when he heard this, seeing that this girl's words and deeds were quite decent, and her posture was also dignified. I have read books, know music and rhythm, and can also work as a female worker, but which big family has fallen behind?

He asked, "Can you write?" ”

Lin Xixue smiled, picked up a branch, and wrote the word "Bai Ying" on the ground.

Of course, it's her blind name, and the reason why she wants to use Bai as her surname is because she will have to say that Bai Qing is her sister later.

After all, it is easy to win sympathy by selling herself to treat her sister who is sick in bed.

Seeing that Lin Xixue could write, the middle-aged housekeeper was a little more convinced of his conjecture, after all, there are only one in ten literate people in this world, and those who can write are naturally even rarer.

He looked at the grass mark on Lin Xixue's head and asked, "Why did you sell yourself?" ”

"The family fell in the middle of the road, tossing and turning, one day it rained heavily, my sister looked for wild fruits, fell and was seriously injured, and sold herself just to recuperate with her."

Well, his ability to talk nonsense is really getting more and more proficient, his face is not red and his heart is not beating, Lin Xixue secretly complained.

The housekeeper hesitated, but dragging a sick sister was an extremely troublesome thing. But seeing the deep love between these sisters, I couldn't help but think of the brothers and sisters in my family when I was a child, and my nose was sour.

Besides, this person knows the number of etiquette and can write, saying that he can't be just right to send it to serve the second lady.

He remembered that after the second lady had a cold in recent days, for some reason, it was like a sudden change of person, refusing all the servings of the maids and servants, and locking herself in the boudoir all day long.

The old lady once instructed, who can coax the second lady to be happy, and there will be a lot of rewards.

If this person can really serve the second lady, then he will be a great achievement! He couldn't help but feel some ardent hope.

He considered all his worries from the master's point of view, but completely forgot that he was also a subordinate.

After weighing all his thoughts in his mind, he spoke: "Although I can't give you money, I can arrange a separate maid's room and double food for you, are you willing?" ”

Lin Xixue is naturally willing, anyway, you can bring me into the city, just find a place to wait for Bai Qing to wake up, and then all the problems will be solved.

But in terms of setting, she still has to sell herself as a sister to treat her illness, and it is always difficult to agree too happily.

She feigned, as if she had reluctantly agreed to the condition.

The middle-aged housekeeper smiled slightly, thinking that although Bai Ying had read some books, after all, her experience was too shallow, and she didn't know how to bargain, so she agreed directly.

Old lady Xu naturally gave him the silver money to settle the maid and the little maid, but now this silver money has fallen into his hands openly.

As soon as he thought of this, his heart was overjoyed, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but overflow with a smile.

How did he know that Lin Xixue was not a drunkard at all, and this little money couldn't get into her eyes.

So in this way, although Lin Xixue was ranked last, she was the first candidate to be officially decided, which attracted the envy of the surrounding homeless people.

The middle-aged housekeeper screened the candidates for the second time and determined the final six candidates.

He took six people to the city gate, patted the door, shouted a few "Gaomen Hou", and waited for a long time before the city gate opened a small crack.

Lin Xixue picked up Bai Qing on her back and followed the housekeeper into the city, and the city gate was immediately closed.

Countless homeless people stared at the crack in the open city gate, their eyes full of heat, but no one really dared to break into the card.

But there are always people who are not afraid of death, and when they see that the city gate is about to close, some homeless people want to rush in, but they are kicked out by the gate marquis surnamed Gao.

There was a "bang", and the city gate was closed again.

The middle-aged housekeeper and the doorman surnamed Gao chatted and complimented each other politely, and Lin Xixue was a little bored by his hypocritical appearance.

Then, the middle-aged housekeeper took everyone into the carriage, and when he got off the car, he was already in front of the Xu Mansion.

When they entered the house, they divided their rooms, and told them to go and clean up and rest for a day, and then they would have someone to teach them the rules early tomorrow morning.

Everyone else lives in the same room, but Lin Xixue can take Bai Qing to live alone.

Lin Xixue could feel the hostility in the eyes of the rest of the people, but she naturally didn't care.

She hadn't had time to fight a few homeless people, and there were so many things more important to her than that.

For her, even washing her body is much more important than this boring competition.

However, when it comes to cleaning, it is natural that there is no wooden barrel to bathe, just use the wooden basin in the room to get hot water and scrub it.

After all, hot water is not easy to come by, and bathing in a wooden barrel is the treatment of Miss Childe.

After scrubbing it clean, Lin Xixue folded the hot towel twice and applied it to her face.

As soon as she relaxed a little, she quickly became sleepy, in fact, she had been holding on since she killed the tall and thin man last night, and when she relaxed at the moment, she suddenly couldn't hold on.

She closed the window, lowered the latch, and probed Bai Qing's body temperature and breath to confirm that it was safe, and then lay down on the bed.

Tiredness came over her like a sea of tiredness, quickly overwhelming her consciousness.

Her consciousness was groggy and ignorant, but she vaguely felt that someone was dragging her body along.

Who could it be?

At this moment, she was already asleep, and her mind couldn't think of things clearly, but she subconsciously appeared in her mind that the remaining five homeless people cast a hostile look at her.

There is danger!

She suddenly came to her senses, broke free of the hands held under her armpits, tapped the ground with her toes, stepped back, and drew her magic sword to slash ......