When Jiang Yimian and Wen arrived home, Wang Fengqin was already sizing up the people in front of them in the yard.
The matchmaker, her face full of flattery, smiled and said, "Madam, these men were chosen by a young master who came to the brokerage last time. If you are not satisfied, you can change to the ones behind them."
These are the best in my dental shop; they're hardworking, obedient, and excellent at their jobs.
The young master who went to the brokerage last time was very generous. He gave her money before even deciding on a partner, and then spent half an hour carefully selecting these people before finally settling on them.
The money had been paid in full long ago, and she originally planned to send it the next day. However, for some reason, the young master sent someone to tell her to come back in a few days.
She seemed to be a big customer, so she brought a few more people with her today. If she could sell to more people, she could earn a few more taels of silver.
Wang Fengqin looked at the brother and sister standing at the front, and the family of three next to them. They all seemed honest and kind, not the kind of people who would cheat or swindle. She was quite satisfied.
Just as he was about to nod, Jiang Yimian and Madam Wen walked in. She smiled and said, "Yimian, come and see if these people are alright."
Jiang Yimian knew that Lu Cijian had already chosen it, so she wasn't too worried.
But when his gaze fell on the brother and sister, who looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, he paused for a moment.
The two teenagers, though covered by clothes, still had many marks on their exposed skin, including whip marks and bruises, which looked quite frightening.
Seemingly noticing her gaze, both of them were startled.
Chen Xiaoqing instinctively shrank behind her brother, quickly lowered her head, and dared not raise it again. She also hurriedly pulled at her clothes to cover her wounds.
Although Chen Yu did not show excessive fear, there was a hint of worry in her eyes. Seeing Jiang Yimian staring at them, she quickly explained, "My sister and I are fine now, and we can work."
Although they didn't spend much time in the brokerage, they saw many people who had been betrothed but were then returned by the client.
Moreover, the brokerage firm didn't just send them today; the people behind them were also available for selection.
He had noticed this family as he walked along. Although they were just a small villager and not as wealthy as the big families, the family members seemed kind and didn't look like the type to bully him and his sister.
As long as they're not the same kind of people as the previous family, that's fine.
Upon hearing this, the matchmaker quickly replied, "Miss, if you are not satisfied, I can send someone else. Look, the ones at the back are even better."
Upon hearing this, the old woman who was originally standing at the back quickly pulled her daughter-in-law and granddaughter out and said warmly, "Madam, Miss, look at my family. Although the three of us are women, we are very efficient at our work."
"They're definitely better than those two brats. You didn't go to the brokerage, so you don't know why those two brats were sold in. I heard it was because they stole things. Would you dare buy someone with such a dirty hand?"
The young woman beside her glanced around a few times before suppressing her disgust and smiling, "That's right, Miss, those two brats are dishonest. They even stole our food from the brokerage. Don't buy from them. Buy from us instead, it'll be a good deal."
Although she was sold to a farmer's family, not a wealthy one, she accepted it as long as she could get out of the brokerage firm. The brokerage firm was no place for humans; it was full of lunatics, and eating and fighting were no different.
When the matchmaker heard this, she didn't stop her. She could make money by buying anyone, so if she could sell these people as well, wouldn't that be a good thing?
Jiang Yimian frowned and looked at the three people in front of her, feeling uncomfortable under their scrutinizing and calculating gazes.
But the old woman kept looking towards the main house and said with a smile, "Miss, your house is so big, it's a hassle to clean it every day. What can those two kids do? They're definitely not as good as us. Buying the three of us would be a good deal for you."
The little girl, who hadn't spoken until now, was nudged by the young woman next to her and immediately said with red eyes, "Sister, please buy me, my mother, and my grandmother. We are very obedient and we won't steal anything."
Jiang Yimian watched the three of them take turns performing and gave them a thumbs up in her heart. If it weren't for the obvious disdain in their eyes at the beginning, she would have really thought that these people were good at doing the work.
She bought people to help with the work, not to be treated like royalty. The scheming in these people's eyes was too blatant; they weren't the kind of people who would work diligently.
She won't consider it.
Her gaze returned to the brother and sister, and she simply said, "Don't you have anything to explain?"
Although she trusted Lu Cijian's judgment and could see that the two siblings were honest children, she still hoped that they could explain themselves about stealing.
At least you can learn to defend yourself and fight for yourself.
These words stunned not only Chen Yu and his sister, but also the three old women standing to the side.
Their eyes were filled with disbelief, and the old woman hurriedly said, "Miss, these two brats are dishonest, you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Yimian looked at the matchmaker and said coldly, "Are all the people in your brokerage business this noisy? Am I the one choosing the people, or are they choosing the people?"
Upon hearing this, the matchmaker immediately gave Jiang Yimian a fawning look before glaring at the three people who were about to continue speaking, and said with displeasure, "Shut up, all of you."
The three could only obediently shut their mouths, but the way they stared at Jiang Yimian changed.
They had thought she was an easy farm girl to manipulate, but now it seemed she wasn't.
Jiang Yimian only looked at Chen Yu and his sister.
Chen Yu remained silent for a while before finally mustering up the courage to say, "I...we didn't steal anything, they said that on purpose."
Those foods originally belonged to my sister and me; we just took them back.
Moreover, we were sold into the brokerage firm by our master simply because he was too cruel and thought my sister and I were going to die, so he sold us off arbitrarily.
Every time he and his sister were chosen, the people in the brokerage would accuse them of stealing. The buyers, regardless of whether the accusations were true or false, would only look at the others and wouldn't listen to them at all.
He assumed the person in front of him was also like that.
Jiang Yimian nodded, then glanced at the couple and the two- or three-year-old boy before saying, "Alright, let's go with them."
Although the matchmaker was somewhat disappointed that she hadn't sold many people, she didn't say anything more. She simply told them to come to her again if they needed to buy people in the future, handed over the contracts for the people, and only left with them after seeing that they had no objections.
Chen Yu and his sister felt dizzy and confused. They never expected that the young lady in front of them would still be willing to let them stay after hearing those words.
They were all abandoned in the past.
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