In the past, it was Shen's mother who came up with the idea of hiring people for the Shen family. Shen Jia himself was also an expert in recruitment. Let's see what the difference is between the ancient and modern times in judging people.
Looking at the excited mother, Shen Jia raised his head from the table and said, "Hey," then said to the others, "My mother and I are going out today to find some help with the rough work. You guys should take care of the workshop stuff first. If you have anything important, just wait for me to come back."
Chen Ci looked at his mother and sister walking hand in hand. What else could he say? Of course, he wished them both a successful start. As for the workshop, he and Fuqiu could handle the usual matters on their own.
At this moment, he regarded the two of them as shopping partners, mainly because his mother and grandmother were really bored staying at home all the time. His grandmother had difficulty walking, while his mother was busy with trivial matters at home. The two were very different in nature.
He would be happy to find someone to lighten his mother's burden, so as they left, he specifically said, "Mother and Jia Niang, take a good look. Don't rush back. We're here for you."
"Brother, mother and I both know. We're leaving first."
He waved his hand and disappeared from Shen Ci's sight.
This was the first time that the two mothers went shopping together. Because Shen's mother had always had a disgusted attitude towards the An family, Shen Jia did not bring him with her this time. Instead, the two of them went out alone. She could still deal with ordinary thieves now.
Ever since she came to the North, she has never stopped training her body. She even started practicing the Sanda she had learned before. In this day and age, it is really difficult to get around without knowing some martial arts.
As they walked, Shen's mother felt something was amiss. She looked at Shen Jia, who had been leading the way, and asked, "Jia Niang, where are we going? This doesn't look like the route to the pawnshop."
"Mom, I forgot to tell you, we're not going to the pawnshop this time. Yesterday I saw a lot of pawnshop owners bringing some people who bought from other places to our town. I heard they stay for a day or two and leave, and the prices are affordable. Maybe there are people from the south too, so I thought I'd try my luck."
Shen Jia then remembered that she seemed to have forgotten where to buy people. The main thing was that if it was cheap this time, she could buy a few more, find some with good talents, train them, and use them for herself in the future.
"I see, that's right. The dental practitioners in this town are all from the north, and your grandmother really doesn't like their eating habits. We should find some people from the south.
This time we can buy two maids to take care of cooking and cleaning, and then give you a maid and a servant, a total of four people, which should be enough."
Mother Shen had already started planning the number of people to buy, but Shen Jia recalled the people she had seen before, and she reminded her.
"Because they were brought back by the brokers outside, their condition is very bad, their clothes are tattered, and there is a bad smell. Mom, you can just bear with it for a while, or stay away from them.
"Who are you to me, my mother? We have come all the way from Shengjing to the Northern Territory, and I don't even know what kind of people we are in. Don't worry, the servants I bought for my family before are all perfect servants."
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the gathering place of these drug dealers. As soon as they arrived, someone greeted them, "Hey! I wonder what kind of people you are looking for today? We have people of all ages here, and we can definitely meet your needs."
"Look at us. We are the matchmakers who brought the most people. The ones with red lines on the cages are ours. You two can take your pick."
"If it were of good quality, why would it stay here? You two should really look carefully. If you have to use medicine to treat it after buying it, it will be a waste of time."
Before they even had time to look at each other, the competitors started to quarrel with each other, leaving Shen's mother and Shen Jia stunned.
It was Shen Jia who stood up and said, "Don't worry, let's wait and see. If there's anything fishy about the product, I'll come back the next day and return it to him."
Just like that, the two men stopped talking, looked at each other unconvinced, and then stood there watching the two men walk towards the group.
Some people were thrown directly into the corner, piled up layer by layer. It was obvious at a glance that they were abandoned goods. If anything went wrong, they would definitely be thrown away on the road.
Some people who are worth a high price are locked in wooden cages, waiting to be sold at a high price. Some people's eyes have lost their luster, while some do not hide their temper at all, staring at everyone who approaches them, exuding hatred all the time.
It seems that there are some people who cannot be locked up, otherwise they will find a chance to escape once the machine is turned on, so the brokers are also very cautious when dealing with such people.
Just as Shen Jia and his mother continued walking forward to check on the others, they heard a flattering voice from a broker not far away. "Look at this little girl! She's so pretty! She's just not eating enough right now. If you take her home and take good care of her, her beauty will show through, and she'll definitely fetch a good price."
"Let go! My sister would never do that. We siblings will never be separated!"
"ah!"
Seeing the broker reaching into the cage to take his sister away, the boy bit the broker's hand as if he wanted to tear the flesh off his body.
Shen Jiaguang, who was walking over here, felt a little pain when he heard the sound. Sure enough, the next second the broker became angry or it was too painful, so he grabbed the boy's head and slammed it against the cage. Even so, the boy was unwilling to let go of his hands that were tightly holding his sister.
The person who bought his sister wanted to take her home to be a prostitute. The boy was useless, and he wanted to sell her as a companion. She was not a scavenger who wanted everything.
Seeing the confrontation between the broker and the boy, he decisively turned around. The broker became even more angry and roared, "If you can't sell it in this town, you and your sister will die! I don't have that much money to support a money-losing product."
After saying that, he swung his hands hard, and the brother and sister immediately fell into the cage, but no matter what, they passed another level.
Seeing this scene, Shen's mother's eyes sparkled with tears. She grabbed Shen Jia's hand tightly and asked, "Why don't we buy this brother and sister away? If we don't save them, they might die in a few days, okay, Jia Niang?"
"Mom, didn't you say you're good at judging people? And you paid for it yourself, so how could your daughter refuse?"
“Okay, okay!”
Mother Shen felt pity when she saw the little girl in the cage. There were a bunch of brothers and sisters in the same situation as her own family. It was obvious that the sister was well taken care of by her brother and still had some meat on her body, while the brother was covered with scars and was skin and bones.
The two walked to the cage and looked at the miserable state of the brother and sister. The dealer saw someone approaching his position and immediately came forward. "Who do you like? Our prices are fair and we are nice people. I guarantee you will be satisfied."
Mother Shen raised her hand and pointed in the direction of the brother and sister. The broker looked embarrassed and said, "You must have seen it just now. This is a pair of hard bones to chew. If you don't mind, take them together for five taels of silver!"
Five taels for two people is indeed a little cheaper than the market price, but not much. This man is so cruel because he sees that they look kind.
Shen Jia immediately grabbed Shen's mother's hand and motioned her not to speak, "I saw that you two couldn't do anything, so I was willing to help. Don't take our kindness as a fool.
A skinny little boy and a yellow-haired girl, this price is not acceptable to us. If you are willing, then we can negotiate. If not, then you can just leave it as it is."
After saying that, he was about to pull Mother Shen around.
Seeing the two about to leave, the broker was really anxious. He knew what kind of stuff these two were, and a lower price was better than losing money. He quickly trotted over to them and said, "Don't leave in such a hurry! We can discuss it. Aren't these deals all negotiated?"
At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the cage next door. Shen Jia and Shen's mother turned around and saw an old woman with messy hair banging her head against the wall, sobbing and mumbling something.
She looked at the two of them excitedly, lifting her messy hair and banging against the cage hard, as if she knew them, but Shen Jia really didn't know them.
She suddenly found that the hand she was holding was shaking, and when she looked over, she found that Mother Shen was shocked, and there seemed to be something in her eyes, she couldn't make a sound, and only saw her lips trembling.
She asked with concern: "Mom, what's wrong?"
"That, that seems to be you, your aunt..."
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