"Anyone who doesn't want to stay, leave now!"

"I'll count to three, and you only get one chance!"

"One, two..."

"I'm leaving!" The first person to step forward was a young man with sunken cheeks.

Then four or five more people stepped forward.

Although in this era, it was common for people to sell themselves into slavery.

But if they weren't forced by life's hardships and had no other choice, who would willingly become a slave, even worse than the lowest class?

Anyway, it was the female boss who proposed it, so they could get the money without having to sell themselves into slavery, which meant they made a profit for free.

Why not?

Watching the craftsmen walk out one by one, even Ye Qingyuan became a little unsettled, but he refrained from speaking up to stop them.

Perhaps so, Yingying has her reasons for doing this!

In the end, only nine people were willing to stay.

Six of them are over forty years old, and only three are relatively younger.

Liu Yingying then looked at them and asked, "Why aren't you leaving?"

At first, the remaining few people didn't dare to speak rashly, and they looked obviously at a loss.

Liu Yingying smiled slightly; "It's alright, you can say whatever you want."

“As you can see, boss, at my age, with a scar on my face, I won’t be able to find any good work. It’s better to sign a long-term contract with you, so at least I won’t have to worry about food and drink.”

The speaker was a man in his forties, thin and with a red scar running from his forehead to his chin, making him look very ferocious and frightening.

With his appearance, ordinary people really wouldn't dare to hire him to do work.

So even though he had some skills, his income wasn't enough to make ends meet, and he had to do manual labor at the docks from time to time just to barely survive.

So much so that he's over forty and still unmarried, without children, which is quite pitiful.

Then another young man said, "I started learning the craft from my master when I was seven or eight years old, and started taking on jobs when I was a teenager. I originally thought that with my skills, as long as I was hardworking and could endure hardship, I could feed my family."

"But fate had other plans. A year ago, on the Lantern Festival, my mother took my younger sister to release lanterns, but the young master of the Tao family took a liking to her and kidnapped her!"

"That very night, news came that my younger sister had hanged herself. My mother was filled with remorse and died soon after returning home."

"I can't stand it! We're all born of the same parents, so why does that young master of the Tao family get to treat us like this?"

The young man became increasingly agitated as he spoke, but Liu Yingying did not interrupt him and let him continue.

"After my mother and sister passed away, only my father and I were left in the family. But last year, the whole county suffered a severe drought. My father led the villagers to the mountains to find water, but unfortunately, he was carried off by a tiger. When I went into the mountains to look for him, I only found one of my father's shoes..."

The young man choked up as he spoke, but quickly realized he was in front of his employer, so he wiped away his tears and continued.

"After I finished arranging my father's funeral, I felt that there was no point in living alone anymore, but I was not willing to accept it!"

"It was that young master Tao who ruined my family, but why is he completely unscathed? Why?!"

"That's why I'm going to kill him!"

The young man's eyes flashed with intense killing intent as he spoke.

Liu Yingying continued, "But not only did you fail to kill him, you also suffered his revenge, otherwise you wouldn't have sold yourself into slavery!"

A crimson glint appeared in the young man's eyes. "That time, I almost, almost took that spoiled brat's life!"

"But evil deeds always live on. I made a mistake and his henchmen broke my leg!"

"Although Tao Wenhai didn't kill me, he forbade any workshop from hiring me. I'm a craftsman, and by doing this, he's essentially cut off my livelihood!"

The young man's words left Ye Qingyuan and Bai Mudan both deeply moved.

It is a well-known fact that Tao Wenhai committed numerous crimes and acted lawlessly in Furong County.

But no one dared to do anything to him, which is utterly hateful!

Liu Yingying felt sympathy for the young man in her heart, but she did not show any sympathy on her face.

She asked, "But from what you're saying, it's clear you don't want to live anymore, so why sell yourself into slavery?"

That's a very sharp question.

If the young man doesn't answer well, others might suspect he has ulterior motives for coming here...

However, the young man raised his head with remarkable composure and replied, "Because I know that the Ye family and the Tao family are at odds, I want to work for the Ye family. If... if there is an opportunity in the future, perhaps I can also cause as much trouble as possible for the Tao family!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yingying suddenly laughed, "It seems you did some preparation beforehand, good, very good!"

Everyone was somewhat surprised by her reaction.

Ye Qingyuan advised, "Yingying, I didn't expect this person to have such intentions. I'll let him go!"

The young man's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes.

"No need, let him stay!" Liu Yingying spoke up to stop him, looking at the young man with a faint smile.

"As the saying goes, a gentleman doesn't leave a grudge unavenged, let alone such a deep-seated hatred! I admire your courage!"

"May I have your name?"

"Ye... Ye Qing."

Liu Yingying: "But Ye Qing, you want to use the Ye family to take revenge, what bargaining chips do you have? If you can only be an ordinary craftsman here, then I'm afraid you'll never be able to realize your wish in this lifetime!"

All eyes were on Ye Qing, and everyone was very curious.

What exactly can he rely on to take revenge?

It's important to understand that the difference between a low-level craftsman or servant and the Ye family is like heaven and earth.

Let alone seeking revenge against Tao Wenhai.

After that, he had to get the owner's permission to leave the workshop!

Ye Qing clenched his fists tightly and said each word firmly.

"I have been learning tie-dyeing from my master for ten years and have long since completed my apprenticeship. I dare not say that I have surpassed my master, but my master has been gone for two years. At present, when it comes to tie-dyeing skills, no one in the entire Ningzhou County can compare with me."

“Small ones can dye any color in the world, and both the Ye family and the Tao family have weaving businesses and are in competition with each other.”

Perhaps feeling that Liu Yingying might still not be satisfied with what he said, he paused and added a sentence;

"When my master was alive, he taught me how to add various minerals to dyes to make the fabrics unique in color. Just based on that, it was enough to eliminate the Tao family's entire weaving business!"

After he finished speaking, Liu Yingying did not immediately express her opinion.

She had seen the confident look in Ye Qing's eyes when he spoke.

Although she remained outwardly calm, she was inwardly applauding!

God really loves her!

Wanting to make something of herself, she sent this talented person to her!