“Who said that?” Jiang Nuan took a sip of tea. “I’m willing to spend money to buy jewelry and headwear, things that can’t be eaten or drunk, to dress up these young girls beautifully.”
“You…” Manager Jin looked heartbroken, “Women like you are all talk and no action.”
“Father, don’t talk about my mother like that,” Jin Shi, who had returned, said angrily as she walked over. “Every time you come here, it’s never a good thing. You’ve already drunk the tea, Father, you should leave now.”
"You brat," Manager Jin said angrily, "you've even chased away your own father, you're getting more and more lawless."
“Yingying,” Jiang Nuan called her over, “Your father is senile, let’s not argue with him.”
As she spoke, Jiang Nuan turned her head and said, "My family doesn't have the money to buy servants. If there's nothing else, I'll go and get back to work."
"No, please!" Manager Jin quickly stood up. "Why not buy? What a great opportunity! A strong laborer only costs five taels of silver, which is more cost-effective than buying an ox."
“I’m not willing,” Jiang Nuan said impatiently, “I won’t buy it whether we have money or not. We have hands and feet, why do we need servants? We are all born of parents, and no one is more precious than anyone else.”
It's outrageous to compare a person to an animal.
“That’s right,” with Jiang Nuan protecting her, Jin Shi immediately felt more confident. “Mother is right. We don’t need servants. There’s not much to do at home, so why can’t we do it ourselves?”
“How can that be the same?” Manager Jin said with a look of disappointment. “As the Huang family acquires more and more land, how will they manage without buying servants?”
“Then let them rent it out,” Jiang Nuan said with unusual firmness. “Anyway, we won’t buy them, so just give up.”
She found it strange. Manager Jin was a servant himself, so he must know how difficult it was to be a servant. Why would he insist on...?
wrong!
There's a problem!
This old fox wouldn't be so enthusiastic about promoting something for no reason. Could there be some problem?
Thinking of this, Jiang Nuan tentatively asked, "Did the Jin family sell people?"
"How did you know?" Manager Jin rubbed his face. "Was my reaction that obvious?"
When did his cunning become so shallow?
"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Jiang Nuan sat up straight, adopting a posture of being frank and willing to confess.
“I’d like to say,” Manager Jin took a breath before slowly speaking, “The household expenses are high, and because of this forced labor, the government is demanding an exorbitant two thousand taels of silver. The household can’t raise the money, so they’re thinking of selling off a batch of servants.”
"A batch of servants?" Jiang Nuan looked embarrassed. "Do you think I have the money to buy a batch of servants?"
"No," Manager Jin quickly explained, "there are only five."
"Only five?" Jiang Nuan put down her cup. "You think that's a small number?"
"It's only five taels per person, twenty-five taels in total, which isn't much for you."
“No, I don’t have that much money,” Jiang Nuan spread her hands. “I’m afraid I’m powerless to do this.”
She always felt that Manager Jin was holding back something.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Manager Jin continued through gritted teeth, "My dear in-law, I'll figure out the money. You just need to buy the person."
"Huh?" Jiang Nuan turned her head in surprise, "Who are these people? You're actually willing to spend so much money?"
"The family members of Wuweilou," Manager Jin dared not hide it any longer, "are three men and two women. I brought their portraits with me and sent them to the matchmaker last night. We need to act quickly."
As he said this, Manager Jin looked sorrowful.
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