After leaving the brokerage, Yan Qingqing felt increasingly uneasy. She glanced at Xiao Mochen subtly but said nothing more.
Li Xiang'an and Yuan Huiniang were both stunned, not expecting their family to buy so many servants all at once.
Li Xiang'an glanced at the group of people behind him and asked, "Mother, are we going back to Canghe Village now?"
Yan Qingqing shook her head and replied, "We probably don't have much food left at home. There are so many people to feed. We'll go to the grain store later and buy some more. Also, I noticed that the clothes they're wearing were a gift from Boss Jiang. We should at least buy them some clean clothes to change into."
After Yan Qingqing finished speaking, she immediately felt a headache coming on. It was one thing to worry about starting a business, but why was buying a servant so troublesome?
Those time-travel dramas are all lies, right? Let's not even talk about those who transmigrate into rich young ladies or noble ladies in the palace. She also transmigrated to a poor and remote mountain village. Not only did she not have the beauty and prime of her life like others, but even her life and getting rich were much more difficult than theirs.
Thinking about this made Yan Qingqing feel even more exhausted, but life still required looking forward. With a sigh, Yan Qingqing told Li Xiang'an to take the servants to the shop to wait while she took Yuan Huiniang and Xiao Mochen to buy things. After all, she now had a large and successful business.
These newly purchased servants were all extremely grateful to Yan Qingqing. They felt that they had truly met a good master, as their master was already taking care of their food, clothing, and shelter before they had even started working for her.
Everyone else obediently followed Li Xiang'an, but the last big guy who made the purchase spoke up: "Madam, let me go with you. You are all old and young, it's not safe for you to go shopping by yourselves."
Yan Qingqing looked at the big man's sincere face, and the big man thought that there was nothing wrong with his declaration of loyalty. Unexpectedly, Yan Qingqing's expression changed. Who the hell was he calling old?
She accepted that the villagers said she was old, but even the servants she had just bought said she was old.
Yan Qingqing gritted her teeth and said, "What's your name? I don't even know it."
The big man thought that Yan Qingqing would think more highly of him after he showed his loyalty, so he chuckled and said, "Madam, you can just call me Lin You."
Yan Qingqing said indifferently, "Lin You, from today onwards, please remember your place. You are a servant bought by our family. If there is a next time, I will sell you off!"
After saying that, he stormed off in a huff.
Lin You was a little confused; he had flattered someone who had backfired.
As soon as Yuan Huiniang saw Yan Qingqing leave, she quickly followed. Xiao Mochen glanced at Lin You and gave him a "what an idiot" look, then called out, "Auntie, wait for me. Don't lower yourself to the level of such a clueless fool. Auntie looks no more than twenty years old, she's not old at all."
Lin You stumbled. This couldn't be his master, could it? He must have been switched at birth. How could their master say such a thing? But if he really had been switched, why would he have bothered going to the Li family?
Besides, although Yan Qingqing doesn't look like a woman in her thirties, she's still a grandmother. He just casually mentioned the old and the young, and he offended her like that. This woman is so petty.
Lin You only dared to complain in his heart, but he quickly followed Yan Qingqing and the others. If his master made a mistake under his nose, he wouldn't have enough brains to chop off.
Yan Qingqing was quick to buy, and soon she had everything she needed. Because they needed a lot, both the grain shops and the cloth shops were happy to deliver it to their homes.
After buying these things, Yan Qingqing didn't linger and had Li Xiang'an drive the carriage back to Canghe Village.
Because there were many people, it was impossible for everyone to ride in a carriage. Yan Qingqing did not want to show favoritism, and she did not want to divide these people into different classes before they even entered the door. So she did not offer a seat to anyone.
Because of the large group of people following them, Yan Qingqing and her companions' carriage couldn't travel too fast. In addition, the shopping also took some time, so it was already dark when Yan Qingqing and her companions returned home.
Li Xinniang and Li Yueniang were also stunned to see that Yan Qingqing and the others had bought so many people.
Li Yueniang said, "Mother, why did you bring back so many people? My sister and I have already prepared the meal, but how can there be enough food for so many people?"
Yan Qingqing smiled and said, "It's alright. Mother bought two cooks and there's food on the carriage. Let them make something simple for us to have a meal later."
Li Yueniang nodded in agreement. Yan Qingqing then said to the two cooks she had brought, "You two can prepare some simple food for now. Everyone has had a long day. We'll assign you the specific tasks tomorrow."
The two cooks quickly agreed and followed Li Yueniang to the kitchen to cook. Yan Qingqing then asked Yuan Huiniang to take the others downstairs to make the beds.
This courtyard was assigned in advance. Although it wasn't as cozy and elegant as the house where Yan Qingqing and the others lived, all the tables, chairs, and bedding were new, which was something these people had never expected.
After Yan Qingqing bought them, she told them that they would live in Canghe Village from now on. Many of them didn't really have any hope. Just imagine, if their master lived in a small village, how good could things be for them?
However, once they entered the Li family's three-courtyard house, their opinion changed. Even the wealthy in the city might not be able to afford such a nice house, and the host was kind and hospitable. This was probably the best place for them to stay.
Even Lin You was somewhat surprised. It seemed that his master hadn't been having a bad time lately, otherwise why wouldn't he want to return to the capital?
After a long day, Yan Qingqing went to bed early after dinner.
Xiao Mochen sat upright in the room reading a book. If you looked closely, you would see that it was Sun Tzu's Art of War, which Yan Qingqing had written for Li Xiangjian.
Soon, there was a slight noise outside the door. Xiao Mochen put down the book he was holding and knocked on the table three times before the people outside climbed in through the window. One of them was masked, so his face could not be seen, while the other was Lin You.
Upon seeing Xiao Mochen, the two men immediately knelt down and begged for forgiveness, saying, "We deserve to die. We failed to protect our master and caused him to suffer."
Xiao Mochen glanced at the two of them but didn't say anything, and neither of them dared to get up.
After a short while, Xiao Mochen finally spoke, "Get up. I'll let this go for now, considering you've come all this way to find this place. If there's a next time, you don't need to show up."
Only then did the two dare to get up, and at the same time, they breathed a sigh of relief.
The masked man spoke up, saying, "Master, rest assured, there will absolutely be no next time. I have already mobilized all the Blood Shadow Guards, and they will definitely be able to guarantee your safety. Moreover, Lin You has already been bought in, and he can also protect you silently."
Xiao Mochen scoffed and said, "Quietly? If you can't even hide it from your aunt, what kind of quiet is that?"
Lin You blushed upon hearing this. He finally realized that the woman had clearly seen through him. But he couldn't be blamed. Yan Qingqing had no intention of choosing him. How could he complete the task assigned by his master if he couldn't get in? For a dignified deputy commander of the Blood Shadow Guard to be forced to sell himself into servitude as a stable boy and no one would want him? His brothers would laugh their heads off.
Looking at Lin You's stupid appearance, Xiao Mochen just wanted to facepalm. If it weren't for his great strength and high martial arts skills, Xiao Mochen would never have chosen him. Thinking of this, Xiao Mochen thought that he should just be honest with Yan Qingqing, since he had already been exposed anyway.
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