Chapter 29 Buying a Maid



Liu Qin thought about it and decided, "Okay! Let's take them both out together."

"Okay! Let's go! But you have to promise your aunt to hold Rouer's hand tightly and not let Rouer get lost." Liu Qin reminded.

Lin Yuerou is only three years old this year. After being frightened by Liang, she became sensitive and fragile.

She only talked to her brother Lin Yuehong. At other times, she was quiet and didn't cry, make a fuss, or speak.

A three-year-old child should be full of energy, but now... I hope Lin Yuerou can slowly come to terms with it. "Rou Rou! Let's go buy some delicious food and fun things, okay?" Liu Qin rubbed Lin Yuerou's head.

Lin Yuerou nodded awkwardly but still didn't say anything.

Liu Qin didn't force her. Lin Yuerou was still young. If she wanted to talk to them, she could say so. If she didn't want to, then forget it.

It doesn’t matter whether Lin Yuerou is extroverted and cheerful, or introverted and quiet in the future.

As long as Lin Yuerou is happy and content, that's enough.

She would not force Lin Yuerou to be an extroverted and cheerful woman.

Whether you have a cheerful and extroverted personality or a quiet and introverted personality, you deserve respect!

The three of them went out to buy things. Liu Qin changed into men's clothes. She drove the carriage and went to the cloth shop to buy a few quilts.

She threw away all the quilts she had bought before.

She put the quilt and Lin Danniang's clothes at a crossroads not far outside the city, so that if any beggars who were cold needed them, they could take them to keep warm.

She was too lazy to take it back. She had enough money now, so she could buy a few new beds and start a new life seriously.

Now that winter is approaching, she also needs to make some clothes for her two children, especially Lin Yuehong.

Lin Yuehong's previous clothes were already too short, but Liang was stingy and was unwilling to buy Lin Yuehong new clothes. Almost none of Lin Yuehong's clothes fit her.

Now that she has taken back all the money, she will naturally make some nice clothes for Lin Yuehong and his sister.

A large part of the dowry belonged to Liu Erniang, given to the two sisters by the Liu family.

Now that Liu Erniang is gone, her share of the dowry will naturally have to be spent on her two children.

These two children now have no father to care for them and no mother to love them. All she can give them is concern and material satisfaction.

"Whatever style you like, just pick it! Auntie will make you some nice clothes!" Liu Qin patted Lin Yuehong's shoulder and let him pick whatever he wanted.

Lin Yuehong was a little flattered. Although her aunt had never treated them harshly in the past, she listened to her grandmother very much. Her grandmother didn't want them to be too extravagant, and her aunt also agreed with that.

He would only change his clothes when they were worn out, torn, or too short to wear.

My aunt is so generous today?

After leaving my grandmother, has my aunt become more generous?

"Aunt! Can I really pick whatever I want?" Lin Yuehong said with some disbelief.

Liu Qin: ...

Could what she said be false?

"Of course! Just pick whatever you want! Take Rou'er with you to pick together." Liu Qin asked Lin Yuehong to take Lin Yuerou to pick together, while she went to choose a quilt.

When the shopkeeper saw their scene, he knew that a big customer had arrived, so he immediately asked someone to greet the two small customers while he personally went to greet Liu Qin.

"Madam, our cloth shop has all the quilts you want!" The shopkeeper led Liu Qin to choose.

Although Liu Qin was wearing men's clothes, the shopkeeper knew she was a woman as soon as she opened her mouth.

Liu Qin simply selected six quilts, then gave the shopkeeper an address and asked him to deliver them to her residence.

She chose the quilt, and Lin Yuehong and Lin Yuerou also selected some cloth. Liu Qin asked the head shopkeeper to make four sets of spring clothes and three sets of winter clothes for them respectively. After paying the deposit, Liu Qin led them away.

Along the way, they bought a lot of things, and then went to a restaurant for dinner before going back.

After dinner, it was still early, so Liu Qin decided to go to the pawnshop to hire a few maids and some old women.

She was going to open a clinic in the city in a few days, so she had no time to take care of the two children's daily life.

It’s better to find some maids and servants who can cook and do the work to take care of them.

When they arrived at the pawnshop, Liu Qin asked them to wait in the carriage while she went in.

Lin Yuehong and Lin Yuerou were almost sold by a matchmaker. Letting them in would definitely bring back their sad memories.

She should not make things difficult for them and just go in by herself.

When the matchmaker saw that Liu Qin was dressed elegantly, she knew that she must be a woman from a wealthy family, and she immediately greeted her with a smile.

"Madam! Are you going to buy a slave? Or hire a permanent worker? Or hire a temporary worker?" the matchmaker asked with a smile.

Liu Qin didn't plan to buy any servants. She would leave Raozhou sooner or later. If she bought maids and nannies, she would have to take them with her. How troublesome would that be?

She might as well just hire a few long-term workers who could live in her house or go home after finishing their work.

"I want to hire a few long-term workers, two maids who can manage the house, two maids who can do the laundry and cooking, and four smart maids. Then I need two gatekeepers and a groom!" Liu Qin said the people she needed.

After hearing this, the matchmaker offered a suggestion, "Madam! It's not safe to hire so many people! Why don't you buy a few servants? It's more cost-effective to buy a few servants! Hiring long-term servants isn't worth it!"

If Liu Qin was just hiring a long-term worker, the matchmaker would only get a small introduction fee.

She still hoped that Liu Qin could buy a few slaves.

"No need! I'm just staying in Raozhou temporarily and will leave in the future, so it's not convenient to buy a servant." Liu Qin refused directly.

Hearing this, the matchmaker understood.

She took out a stack of information and began to introduce it to Liu Qin.

Liu Qin asked her to recommend directly, as she trusted the matchmaker's judgment.

The matchmaker knows these people inside and out, and she will definitely not introduce unreliable ones to Liu Qin and ruin her reputation.

After the matchmaker finished her introduction, she continued to recommend, "Madam, I have a new maid here. She is pretty and smart. Would you like to take a look at her?

Madam, only twenty taels are needed! She is pretty, and after a few years she can be a maidservant for the young master of the mansion."

Liu Qin: ...

This matchmaker does all kinds of business, and she even encouraged her to buy a child bride?

Liu Qin was about to refuse when the matchmaker pulled her inside.

"Madam, take a look first! If you don't like it, forget it. What if you like it?" The matchmaker had already pulled Liu Qin to the backyard to see people.

Liu Qin was a little helpless, but she could also understand the matchmaker. She finally caught a customer, but he only hired a long-term worker. She signed a document with the long-term worker, and the monthly salary also went to the long-term worker.

The matchmaker can only charge a small introduction fee.

Today she hired a total of ten long-term workers, and the matchmaker earned just one hundred coins.

Compared with 100 Wen and 20 Liang, it is indeed a drop in the bucket. No wonder the matchmaker was so active in recommending her to buy a maid.

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