"Xiaotai, you have to be careful when you buy someone. That girl doesn't seem to be very quiet."
While they were talking, Ruan Haizhu took the initiative to talk to the herders, and even though they were talking in different languages, she was able to show great enthusiasm.
Su Tai glanced at her and said indifferently, "Aunt, that little girl was taken in by the escort agency. She has nothing to do with me. The people I bought are all there!"
Su Nizi looked in the direction of Su Tai's finger and found that more than thirty people were sitting quietly on the roadside eating. Some of them were trying hard to learn Langya dialect from Yu Mei. They did not chat with the strangers around them and kept their heads down.
This is how it looks.
She breathed a sigh of relief and asked Su Tai about Ke Yunyun.
Su Tai said, "Yunyun was pregnant again last year, and she should have given birth now. We'll know when my cousin comes back and asks. Oh, there's one more thing. Zhu Yixuan is back from the border."
Su Nizi's smile faded a little. "He came back if he wanted to. It has nothing to do with ordinary people like us. I just treat him as a stranger."
Su Tai nodded, "Aunt, I just want to tell you about the situation outside. After my uncle sells the cattle and sheep, ask them to return as soon as possible. The county seat has moved this year, and Shen Yi and Zhu Yixuan have fallen out. That person does things unscrupulously, and I am afraid that something unexpected will happen and implicate you."
Su Nizi nodded repeatedly, repeatedly reminded Su Tai to be careful, and watched the convoy and Ke Dasong and others leave reluctantly.
With a large group of herdsmen traveling together, and the fact that the wild beasts on the ice field had no shortage of food, no blind creature dared to rush towards them.
Out of friendship as a fellow villager, Yu Mei explained in detail the dangers of the ice field to Ruan Fang and the others.
Everyone was frightened.
Ruan Haizhu, who was not with them, had no idea of the dangers of the ice field. He kept sighing at the vastness and magnificence of the ice field. He was thinking about the cattle and sheep and calculating how much money the herders could make from selling them. The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to make money.
Unfortunately, she still owes money to the escort team, so she has to go to the escort agency to work to pay off the debt, and she can't do anything else.
But she was not in a hurry, because she was young and could wait.
The more he thought about her, the happier he became. With beautiful fantasies in mind, the convoy left the ice field and arrived at the border of Langya State.
After resting for a night, the convoy sped up and separated from the herdsmen.
In the evening, the escort team separated from Su Tai and his group.
When Ruan Haizhu saw that all the people she used to know had left, she started to panic. She cried and made a fuss and refused to go with the escort leader.
The escort leader cursed angrily, "Then pay back the money! Otherwise we will report it to the police!"
In the past few days, Ruan Haizhu has learned a lot of Langya dialect and can understand some of it. Although she cannot fully understand what the escort leader means, she knows it is not a good thing, so she can only cry and be dragged away by the escort team.
When Ruan Fang heard Ruan Haizhu's crying, she was so frightened that she trembled and held her daughter tightly, not daring to let go.
In this panic, the carriage entered Shenjiazhuang.
The village was already lit.
The warm candlelight shining through the lanterns illuminated the dark village as bright as day.
Because the village was bright, there were still children running around late at night.
There were several old people sitting and chatting at the entrance of the village.
Su Tai and Xu got off the carriage and greeted everyone.
When the old people saw that it was them, they responded one after another, talking and laughing, it was very lively.
The serenity and happiness on the old man's face were something Ruan Fang and his companions had never seen before. For a moment, they all forgot their fear and listened to them curiously, and they were able to guess a little.
Everyone followed Su Tai to the Su family yard. The three members of the Chen Zhuang family took the people they had chosen back, and the rest followed Yu Mei to the backyard of the workshop.
Chi Zhaodi and Chi Sanhua came to help.
Seeing that there were several familiar faces among the servants bought this time, I was surprised and moved.
Chi Xiaoluo and Chi Sanhua, who have a good relationship with Ruan Fang, are relatives.
Seeing that she was also selling her body, Chi Sanhua hurried forward and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you? Why are you selling your body with your child?"
Chi Xiaoluo was filled with grief and sobbed, "My husband passed away at the end of last year. My mother-in-law didn't want us and lived with her other sons. I couldn't raise two children by myself. I heard that you also sold your body to a nobleman, so I thought of gritting my teeth and taking the children with me to sell my body, at least to give them a chance to survive."
Her two children were five and three years old. She herself was not in good health, and it was already difficult for her to raise two children. After her husband died, she had a hard time living with the children for several months and almost couldn't make it.
If Su Tai hadn't gone to buy someone, she would have wanted to die with her child.
"Don't cry, don't cry. Since you are here, it means you are lucky! Look at me. I used to take care of three children by myself. My life was much harder than yours. But now it's different. I work for the lady. Not only do I have enough food and warm clothes, but I can also raise my children to be plump and white.
Don't be afraid, my wife is a very good person. There is only one thing: you all need to be down-to-earth, work diligently, keep your mouth shut, talk less and do more, and be active.
Now you guys go wash up with us first. The clothes you brought are probably useless. If you really can’t use them, burn them. If you can’t bear to throw them away, keep them. We won’t need them here.”
Chi Sanhua explained the important things swiftly.
After a while, Yu Xiaoyu and others came over to help.
Many of Ruan Fang's people knew Yu Xiaoyu, and they all whispered in amazement: "Xiaoyu, you have grown a lot taller and are more beautiful than before!"
Yu Xiaoyu smiled politely and worked in an orderly manner, "Madam is kind and treats us very well. You should clean up well tonight and go to listen to Madam's lecture tomorrow morning. Then I will arrange work for you. One more thing, everyone should hurry up and learn the language here.
If you can't even speak clearly, you will definitely not be valued by your master."
Everyone nodded hurriedly.
Seeing Yu Xiaoyu, who behaved properly and spoke and acted efficiently, everyone was extremely envious.
Once upon a time, Yu Xiaoyu was the same as them, but now they could hardly recognize her.
That night, Ruan Fang and her group, who had been cleaned up, were taken to the old house by Yu Mei for settlement.
After running around for several days in a row, even the adults couldn't stand it, let alone the children. Thanks to the reassurance given by Yu Xiaoyu and others, everyone slept soundly and peacefully.
The next day, everyone was called over to listen to Su Tai's lecture.
After Su Tai understood their situations one by one, she picked five who were relatively skillful to work in the bath soap workshop. These people would be Shen Yuezhang's in the future.
Now that the eldest daughter has made arrangements, the younger daughter cannot be left behind. However, the younger daughter is still young, so there is no need to rush and she can be observed slowly.
In addition, the houses in the county town also had to arrange two half-grown boys to look after the yard, and two women to be responsible for the kitchen work and cleaning the yard.
Even though more than 30 people are not a small number, this allocation is just enough. (End of this chapter)
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