Looking at her aunt who lost a lot of weight, Yu Xiaocao whispered guiltily: "The pickle shop is okay, as long as one person watches over it, you can go to Tanggu to buy goods every once in a while. On the side of the pickle shop, aunt I have to marinate hundreds of catties of meat every day. Although other people will come to help if they are free, the most tiring one is still the aunt... "
Zhu Junyang glanced at Yu Xiaocao, who was originally thin and thin, but now looks more like a thin toothpick, with an indisputable expression: "It's enough to get a few more people to come back to help, how much can it cost? I'm not willing to do that." ?”
Yu Xiaocao shook her head, smiled wryly and said, "It's not about money or not. You also know that we make braised pork, and the most valuable thing is the recipe for braised pork. Our Yuji business is good, so it's inevitable that we won't attract people." A person with evil intentions. Therefore, my aunt would rather tire herself than hire someone else. "
Zhu Junyang looked like an idiot: "When did the Lord say he was going to hire someone? Spend money to buy a few girls and boys, and it doesn't cost much! If you are not willing, I will buy it for you!"
Buyer? Yu Xiaocao's expression was as if he had seen a ghost, with a look of horror. Yes! This era is not the 21st century, human trafficking is legal, and in times of calamity, children and daughters are sold everywhere... When you buy someone, you sign the deed and you become your own servant. At this time, the servants who betrayed the master are still relatively strict, and they will not bear any responsibility if they are killed.
Zhu Junyang frowned slightly at her, as if he didn't understand why she had such an expression, and asked: "Don't worry, the servant you bought, you can pay for the monthly payment if you are willing, and only three meals a day if you don't want to That's enough. You won't be reluctant to part with such a small amount of money, will you?"
Yu Xiaocao smiled sheepishly and said, "In your heart, am I such a stingy person? It's not about money, it's... I didn't expect that our family would buy someone one day."
Zhu Junyang reprimanded softly: "Look at your worthless appearance! Master Huihui will send you a few girls! When the business grows in the future, how can you have so much experience to do it yourself? It is better to cultivate a few helpers as soon as possible!"
"Yes, yes! You are still the king of the little county, you can see clearly and see the long-term. Thank you for reminding me!! I went to the kitchen to cook some special dishes, and I will reward you..." Yu Xiaocao made a flattering villain face .
Zhu Junyang tapped her forehead with his fingertips, then pushed back slightly, and cursed with a smile: "Naughty! I won't be eating here at noon, and I have to go to the magistrate's yamen!"
"Then... the little one won't delay you, the little princess, from doing business. When you come back from the capital, I'll free up my hands and make another Buddha jumping over the wall. Thank you for your kindness!" As if, he stroked his sleeves and gave a salute.
Director Liu curled his lips aside, if Miss Yu was a kid, she would definitely be able to make a name for herself in the palace, and imitate the expressions and movements of those little eunuchs in the palace by ten percent. The last time he was called into the palace because of the little prince, did he just learn this? Miss Yu is really weird, the little girl doesn't follow the behavior of court ladies and concubines, but instead learns from these low-class ones.
The last time I ate Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, there were not enough people. Especially that Yuan Daru, like a reincarnation of a starved ghost, robbed like a starving ghost regardless of his status. You have to ask Prime Minister Yuan when you go back, no matter how difficult the family is, you can't treat your father so harshly! With Yuan Daru as a gourmet, how can he enjoy eating? Therefore, regarding Yu Xiaocao's "on the road", Zhu Junyang was quite happy in his heart, and even his steps of leaving became much lighter.
In the afternoon, there was another rush, and when it was time for dinner, everyone was so tired that they lost their appetite. I only cooked a pot of noodles, got some stewed meat and pickles from the store, and ate them casually. Yu Xiaocao saw that it had only been three months since the opening, and everyone had lost a lot of weight. Even Iron Man couldn't survive the long hours of high-intensity labor from morning to night! She has strengthened her determination to buy someone! !
"Shopkeeper Yu, is Miss Yu there?" Just as she put down her job, a strange voice came from the front yard. Yu Hai went back to Dongshan Village, Yu Xiaocao hurriedly pulled himself together and dragged his exhausted body to the front yard.
The person who came was dressed in indigo robes, had a goatee, and looked shrewd. Seeing Yu Xiaocao, the visitor smiled and said, "Miss Yu, I wonder if you still remember me? I am the steward of the magistrate's house."
Yu Xiaocao showed a dazed expression, no wonder she looked familiar with this person, she had met him when he handed over the shop. This person was originally the shopkeeper who managed the store for the magistrate, and his surname seemed to be Xu.
"So it's Manager Xu! It's so late, what instructions does the magistrate have?" Yu Xiaocao was surprised at his reason for coming, and asked politely.
Manager Xu took a step aside, and Yu Xiaocao noticed that there were two men and two women behind him. The expression on her face was even more confused, and she looked at Guanshi Xu in puzzlement.
Talking about his reason for coming, Manager Xu smiled even more, and said: "This afternoon, the county prince came to our lord's mansion and asked about the most reputable matchmaker in the city. He said he wanted to buy some people! These four people are the county prince who will personally help you. They are a family, the older ones are a couple, the man is 33 years old, the woman is 31 years old, and the two younger ones, the eldest girl is 15 years old, and the boy is 13 years old The prince of the county has already investigated. This family has a clean background, and they are all accustomed to work and can endure hardships. You use it first, and if you think it is not appropriate to use it, sell it. He will pick some useful ones from Prince Jing's mansion... "
Being able to make Yangjun Wang so caring and personally help them choose their servants, the Yu family seems to hold a lot of weight in the eyes of the county prince. The magistrate said that the Yu family can only be good friends, and they must not be negligent in their attitude.
Yu Xiaocao had been observing the family when Shopkeeper Xu was speaking. Although the man is not tall, he is stocky and looks quite powerful. The woman looked honest and honest, she stood there with her head bowed, her hands trembling slightly. The little girl looks pretty good, her eyes are clear, her hands are rough, she looks like she is used to it. The thirteen-year-old boy was almost as tall as his father, and he looked honest and honest.
"Can you tell me why you sold yourself as slaves?" Selling yourself as slaves has been inferior to others for several lifetimes, and you have been at the mercy of others, and your children and grandchildren cannot participate in scientific examinations, which is tantamount to ruining the future of the younger generation...
The man took a step forward and replied: "My name is Huang Dachui, and I live in Lin Dazhuang, more than a hundred miles south of Fucheng. Originally, my family had ten acres of Susukida, which was barely enough to make ends meet. But this spring, a steward of Mr. Wang's family in the town took a fancy to me. I want to accept my girl as a concubine. If we don’t want to, the manager will find a group of local ruffians, smash our house, beat my father seriously, and make my mother bedridden with anger.”
"Last year in the disaster year, the family managed to survive until the beginning of spring. Who knew this would happen again! In order to treat my parents' injuries, all the land in the family was sold. My parents couldn't make it through either. We dealt with it. For the funeral of my father and mother, in order to avoid the steward of the Wang family, I brought my family to Fucheng to join relatives. Who knows when the relative’s family moved away. The steward of the Wang family brought people to chase me... There is no other way , to sell yourself..."
Huang Dachui looked ashamed, because he was unable to protect his family, and made a decision for himself.
"Father! It's all my daughter's fault. The whole family was ruined. My daughter is willing to be the steward Wang's concubine..." The little girl's delicate face was full of tears, her eyes were red, and her fists were clenched tightly.
"Shut up! How many times have I said this, don't mention this matter again! Which of the concubines in charge of the king will end well? If Dad sold his daughter to survive, is Dad still a human?" Huang Dahammer frowned tightly, his eyes revealing sadness.
The little girl looked at her younger brother who was taller than herself, and cried bitterly: "But, if we all sell ourselves as slaves, the younger brother will not be able to continue studying. The younger brother's husband said that he is very talented in reading, and if he studies hard, he will say I can't come back with a merit test! I don't want to ruin my brother's future because of my own selfishness!"
"Sister! Don't talk about it anymore. Didn't we agree before? If I trade your life for my future, do you think I can feel at ease? I don't care about such a future!" Others are whiter and don't have so many calluses on their hands, so they have been studying for a few years!
Yu Xiaocao observed carefully for a while, and found that the person selected for her by Xiaojun Wang was quite reliable. Finally had a chance to interject: "Why don't you guys discuss it again and come up with a definite result?"
Huang Dahammer looked at her firmly, and said: "There is no need to discuss, we have already been bought by your family, and the deed of sale has been signed. From now on, our family of four will be your family's servants, and we will accept your order." !"
Manager Xu hurriedly sent the deeds of several people, and said: "The matchmaker said, these few have not been trained and trained, and they don't know how to speak and do things, or... I will take them back and change them for you. Come alone?"
Yu Xiaocao took the deed, shook her head lightly, and said, "No need! They're pretty good!! Listen, our family doesn't have much rules, but what we need is good character, ability to work, and obeying orders." Yes! Do it well, we will never treat you badly. If you steal and play tricks, I'm sorry, you will go back where you came from!"
The four obediently obeyed their orders, saying that they would definitely work hard. Manager Xu's mission was completed, so he took his leave and left first.
"Huang Dachui, follow my father for a few times first to familiarize yourself with the process. From now on, I will leave the delivery of Dongshan Village to you! Sledgehammer, please follow my aunt to do some chores first. Huang Xiaomei, follow me first Take care of the pickle shop!"
"... Miss, what about me?" Huang Xiaohu asked softly.
Yu Xiaocao took a look at him and said, "My younger brother just passed the examination of a scholar this year, and there is no book boy or anything around him. In two days, you will go to Tanggu with me. I don't know if Rongxuan Academy allows students to bring their own book boy. .”