It took five days to finally clear the General's Mansion. Tian Mingcai was also beaten for five days. Tian Mingwu's first thing every day when he left home was to go to the General's Mansion and beat him up.
When they returned to the farm, Tian An asked Chen Qiang to send them back in a carriage. After all, that face that was swollen like a pig's head would attract too many people's attention, so it would be better to cover it up to avoid being taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives.
The mansion was cleaned up, and Chen Qiang's purchases had been delivered early. All they had to do was find servants and maids, and each courtyard could pack up and move.
Chen Qiang had made arrangements with the pawnbroker in advance for the maid and servant he wanted to buy, and agreed that they would be sent over on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month.
The agreed time was noon. When Tian An woke up in the morning, he first sorted out the skin care products for Zuo Yunshu and others.
Originally, each person got one set, but when Kristy Wu came to Tian An to order one for her mother, the others also ordered one for their mothers.
In addition to skin care products, Tian An also prepared a New Year-themed velvet flower hairpin for each person, and sent each family two large baskets of vegetables, two large baskets of strawberries and cherry tomatoes, various cakes, biscuits, and snowflake crisps, sailboat crisps, walnut sesame crisps and other candies as New Year gifts.
After all the items were prepared, Chen Feng and Deng Yuan delivered them to each household.
Several of them were the legitimate daughters of the family. After returning, they greeted the doorman. Chen Feng and Deng Yuan delivered the things to the doorman, and after handing over the note, they could carry the things directly into their yard.
After arranging the holiday gifts for each family and having lunch, Tian An led everyone to the general's mansion.
This was Xiaokang and Xiaoqi's first time out since arriving in the capital, and they were fascinated by the bustling streets along the way. But knowing they had business to attend to today, they didn't bother to stop for too long, just taking in the excitement and continuing on their way.
Granny Qin was filled with emotion. She had never thought she would be able to return in this lifetime. Although the streets of the capital were still bustling, they were no longer the capital she once knew.
When Tian An and the others arrived, Chun Xi had already brought people to make arrangements in advance and was waiting for them at the gate of the mansion.
Seeing them arrive, he hurried forward to greet them, "Miss, they are here. Would you like to take a rest first or go and choose someone now?"
Tian An first asked Grandma Qin and Xiaokang if they wanted to rest.
Xiaokang and Xiaoqi were very excited when they found out they were going to buy a personal servant for them today. They said they wanted to go and see it right away.
Grandma Qin knew that she would have to move soon, and the Chinese New Year was coming soon, so she had a lot of things to do and didn't want to waste any more time.
Seeing that no one needed to rest, Tian An immediately asked Chun Xi to lead the way and took everyone to select people first.
It was the end of the year, and the people needed by each family had already been booked. The business of the brokerage firm was also in the off-season. The brokerage firm attached great importance to receiving such a large order and brought sixty or seventy people over for selection.
In the yard, a large group of people, both men and women, of all ages, stood in an orderly manner.
There were several chairs placed under the long corridor in front of them. After Tian An and the others sat down, the maids and servants all greeted them, "Your servants, I greet you, my dear ladies."
The rules are very strict, and it's obvious that the agents have put a lot of effort into training the customers.
Tian An didn't say anything. He observed them secretly first and didn't let them stand up. They kept saluting.
After about a quarter of an hour, some people in the crowd were already staggering.
Two quarters of an hour passed, and more people could not hold on any longer. Tian An also found that several people were secretly changing their feet to rest.
Seeing that it was almost time, Tian An raised his hand and said, "Everyone get up!"
Then he called Chunxi over and whispered to the maid below for a while.
Chunxi nodded, walked into the yard, and picked out several people. The broker knew what was going on and didn't ask any more questions, just asked them to wait outside the yard.
The first wave wiped out more than ten people. Chun Xi asked them to stretch out their hands again.
Looking through the rows, I rejected those with long, dirty nails and those with fair, tender hands.
Then they looked at their faces and clothes, rejecting those who looked cunning, those who looked around, and those who were obviously unclean. This round eliminated another ten or so people.
Chun Xi asked the rest of the people to stand aside. Then she pointed to the empty space and said, "Those who are good at needlework, please stand up."
As soon as he finished speaking, seven or eight young girls emerged from the crowd. Seeing no one else coming out, Deng Shuang brought out needles, thread, and embroidery frames, and asked each of them to take one frame. Each person could only choose six colors of silk thread and embroider a plum blossom on the spot.
Without saying a word, the girls stepped forward to get the embroidery frame and silk thread and started to embroider. Most of the plum blossoms were red, and there was less red silk thread. Those who were a step slower saw that there was no red embroidery thread, but they did not make a fuss or give up. Instead, they took the other colors and started embroidering diligently.
Deng Shuang was in charge of watching over the embroiderers, while Chunxi continued to select people.
"Those who think they have steady hands and can do delicate work, please step forward."
There was no movement in the crowd. After a while, a girl bravely asked, "Excuse me, sister, what does it mean to have steady hands?"
Chun Xi thought for a moment and said, "If you can lift your hands for a long time without shaking, you will have a clear sense and distinction of weight."
Now, nine little girls came out from the crowd.
This group of people will be selected to make skin care products and put in charge of Mangzhong.
The props used for the test have been prepared long ago. It is a tube thinner than a lipstick tube. The requirement is to pour the water in the flat-mouthed container into it, and it is best if not a drop spills out.
After Mangzhong demonstrated it himself, the others took turns, and finally seven were left. Two of them returned to the crowd to participate in the next selection.
The remaining seven people had to take two more rounds of tests. One was a weight test, where they had to feel five objects that looked identical but had slightly different weights, and say which was heavier.
Six people were left in this round, and then Mangzhong asked them to carry a basin of water each and stand with their arms straight for 25 minutes. Only those whose hands did not shake would stay.
Over here, the girls had already brought water, and Chunxi continued, "Those who think they are good at talking and sweet-talking, please stand up."
Several girls in the crowd's eyes lit up. They didn't expect that sweet talk could be a criterion for selecting people.
This time, about ten women stood up. Chunxi eliminated the older and shorter ones and gave the task to Dongwan to select the candidates.
The person in Dongwan's hand is equivalent to a modern shopping guide. The requirements for eloquence are relatively high. At the same time, they should not be too old. It is best if they have a handsome appearance and have a certain understanding of the rouge and powder used by women at home.
After some investigation, Dong Wan kept the four most suitable people.
Deng Shuang's embroiderers had also finished their plum blossoms. After the embroidery frames were collected, Tian An and Granny Qin discussed it and decided to keep four of them.
Three, the embroidery skills are really good, and one is the color matching. Maybe she was a step slow and didn't get the red embroidery thread, so she embroidered a white plum blossom with light green and white, which looks particularly fresh and elegant among the bright red and purple plum blossoms.
Although the number of people exceeded the original plan by two, Tian An believed that talent is hard to come by. Besides, with her brain, there was no way she would let anyone do nothing.
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