"You came from the Duke's Mansion? Why were you sold out by the Duke's Mansion?"
The boy was about to explain, but Su Yin raised her hand to stop him. She wanted to hear what the person involved had to say.
Su Yin keenly noticed the flash of sadness in Zhang Ma's eyes, and with a faint smile on her face, "To answer Miss, the master's house was raided, so we slaves were naturally sold again."
Su Yin looked at the boy.
When the boy saw this, his heart skipped a beat.
If I had known this earlier, I wouldn’t have taken such a chance.
"Miss Su, Wang Ma once worked at the Duke of England's mansion for several years. That was many years ago."
What this means is, it's not a big deal, just use it with confidence, it's fine.
British Duke?!
When Su Yin heard this name, she had some impression of it.
"But is he the one whose entire clan was exterminated five years ago?" Su Yin asked.
"Yes, yes, yes." Cold sweat began to appear on the boy's forehead.
The high officials in the capital were unwilling to accept the servants of the Duke of England, especially when the Duke of England had just had his property confiscated. Every official wanted to stay away from him, and dared not have anything to do with the Duke of England, even if it was a servant.
This resulted in slaves from the British becoming unsalable slaves.
The higher-ups had no choice but to sell all those people to other places. Only a few capable ones were bought by wealthy businessmen, including Wang Ma.
"Leaving the Lin Mansion is not just because the head of the family has changed, right?" Su Yin pointed out directly.
At this moment, the young man was regretting his decision very much. He had thought that since they were outsiders, they wouldn't be superstitious about these things, but now it seems that they are also superstitious about them.
Mother Wang's expression became gloomy, and she knew in her heart that there was no chance that she would be chosen.
She had experienced this kind of scene countless times in the past two months. Many people were satisfied at first, but their faces changed immediately when they heard that she had a relationship with the British public.
Five years ago, she was bought into the mansion by Mr. Lin, thanks to her cooking skills, which allowed her to get Mr. Lin, who was severely anorexic, to eat a few bites.
Now that Mr. Lin is gone, the current head of the Lin family found a reason to sell her out.
After today, I'm afraid I'll have to leave Shangjing City. It's better this way, so I won't miss my old friends all the time here.
Wang Ma knew that she would not be bought by the boss, but she did not look stern. She smiled and replied, "To answer the young lady's question, I was born in the Duke's Mansion, and the eldest young master did not dare to use me, so he sold me. I was appreciated by the head of the Lin family before because some of the dishes I cooked were liked by Mr. Lin."
Su Yin looked at the boy, and the boy nodded obediently.
Su Yin looked at Aunt Zhang, "Why did you come out of the restaurant?"
Aunt Zhang said timidly, "The new chef thought that I had learned his cooking skills secretly, so he asked the boss to sell me out."
"That's strange. Isn't the owner of the restaurant afraid that you will leak out the secret recipe of the dishes?"
Suddenly, Aunt Zhang knelt down with a plop. "Young lady, you are very clear. I didn't learn anything secretly. Many dishes in the restaurant were made by me, but the chef took them for himself. He was afraid that I would expose him, so he framed me for stealing. That's why the boss sold me."
The man nodded, "It is true."
These two people are great at cooking, and their backgrounds are quite complicated.
It's normal to think about it. If it weren't complicated, how could such a capable person leak out and let her get a bargain? I'm afraid he would have been bought by the dignitaries in the capital long ago, and it would not be the turn of ordinary people like them.
Because of her relationship with the Duke of England, people kept a distance from Wang Ma.
As for Aunt Zhang, it was because her previous master had accused her of stealing. Those powerful families could not tell the difference, nor did they want to, and they would not take such a risk for a servant, so they naturally excluded her.
They don't care whether you are wronged or not, that's the reality.
Su Yin waved her hand and asked the two to return to the team and leave.
The man hurriedly said, "There are a few women among those women who can cook. Although they are not as good as these two, they are not bad either."
Su Yin waved her hand, "No, let's look at something else."
As for whether he wanted the two of them, Su Yin didn't say, but looking at this expression, the young man knew that it was probably hopeless. It seemed that he would have to come again in a few days and send some more skilled maids over.
"Does anyone among you know how to fight?"
Seven or eight men walked out of the team.
"Among the eight of you, who knows a little about writing?"
This time, only one person walked out of the team. He was a young child, about fourteen or fifteen years old, a little younger than Su Yin.
"May I have your name?"
The boy looked up at Su Yin with clear eyes and said, "My name is Gousheng."
Dog leftovers?!
"Have you ever been to school?"
The young man shook his head. "I followed the young master of the main family as a book boy for a few years. I occasionally listened to the young master reading, so I recognized some words. In my spare time, I would write on the ground."
"How was it sold?"
"My lady, the young master sneaked out, so the mistress sold all the servants in the young master's yard."
"Where did you learn martial arts?"
"My father is a security guard and knows some martial arts."
"Where's your father?"
"In order to protect the master of the family, he was killed by bandits. My mother also died with him." After saying this, the young man lowered his head to hide the sadness in his eyes.
"You go ahead."
Su Yin pointed behind her, and the boy was surprised.
She looked at the other men who knew some Kung Fu again, "Does anyone among you know how to drive a carriage?"
The four men took a step forward together.
"Tell us what happened to your previous master and why you were sold out."
The four of them spoke one by one from left to right, and it was the turn of the dark-skinned, thin man at the edge who said, "I don't have a master. I sell my body on my own."
This made Su Yin curious. "Excuse me, but what happened at home?"
The dark-skinned man was silent for two seconds, then slowly spoke, "I spent more than ten years in the army. When I came back, I found that all my family's land and property had been occupied by my relatives. The government office didn't care, and my mother passed away in great joy and sorrow. I didn't have money to buy her a coffin, so I had to sell myself."
"It's you."
As the dark-skinned man walked out, the man standing beside him suddenly spoke up, "Miss, he is a cripple, don't be fooled by him."
As soon as the words fell, everyone present looked at the dark man's legs.
The dark man stopped walking.
The man next to him continued, "Miss, if you let him walk around twice, you will find that his foot is lame."
No master would be willing to buy a disabled slave.
Su Yin looked at the dark-skinned man, who lowered his head. "Miss, I am a cripple. I was stabbed by the enemy's spear on the battlefield. My leg is saved, but I am also lame."
Su Yin looked at the man who had made the accusation, "Why did you say that?"
The man got the chance to show off, and said flatteringly: "Miss, I can't bear to see you being deceived by such a person."
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