Liu didn't want to go back in disgrace, so she packed her things while thinking of ways to stay.
Surprisingly, she did come up with a not-so-good idea.
That is, she is going to work as a wet nurse for a wealthy family in the capital!
These days, although she rarely goes out because she is unfamiliar with the place, she is not a sheltered young lady who never leaves the house, so she has heard a lot about what the world is like that she had never experienced before.
For example, in the homes of officials or wealthy and powerful families, the masters were always surrounded by a dozen or more maids and servants. Even a single daughter of those families would have someone specifically assigned to play with her, and there were often more than one. There were also servants responsible for helping with dressing, washing, combing hair, managing jewelry and clothing, overseeing all matters within the house, managing affairs in the courtyard, and so on…
There was another piece of news that Liu Shi didn't expect: those wealthy and powerful families didn't have to feed their children themselves. The children were fed by wet nurses and cared for by nannies. The women only had to give birth.
Although she doesn't have much breast milk now, it's because her family is poor and the food they eat is not very oily.
If she eats well, she will definitely have plenty of breast milk, and then she will be able to apply for a wet nurse job!
However, she was an outsider and didn't know anyone here. She didn't know which lady had recently given birth, and no one recommended her to apply for a wet nurse position, so this idea wouldn't work.
Who should she ask for help?
(︶.?︶?)
The next afternoon, Yue Jiuyue was not held back by anything, so she went to the brokerage firm in town as promised.
Of course, Xiaoman'er was with her.
"Madam, these three women are all quite skilled at needlework. They used to be embroiderers in the embroidery workshop, but because they are getting old and their eyesight is not very good, they can no longer do delicate needlework. So they want to find a job teaching girls needlework."
The matchmaker explained that she was very confident about this deal. She really hadn't expected that three embroiderers would be brought in, and these were all highly skilled embroiderers, each with their own specialty!
"Hmm, they all sound really capable, they're all very impressive!"
Upon hearing Yue Jiuyue's words, the matchmaker's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason. She felt that what Yue Jiuyue was about to say was not what she wanted to hear.
really……
"But I'd like to find someone to sign a contract of servitude, but I don't know..."
Yue Jiuyue looked at the matchmaker, then at the three people in front of her, each with an increasingly unpleasant expression.
Well, it seems like I made a wasted trip today.
It doesn't matter. Anyway, she's been doing nothing lately. If she can't find a suitable person in one day, she'll try for ten or a hundred days. If there aren't any in town, she'll look in the county. Xiaoman'er is only five years old, so there's nothing to worry about. She doesn't believe she can't find someone who meets her criteria.
Fearing that Xiaoman'er would be sad, Yue Jiuyue specially explained to her why she didn't choose any of the three embroiderers.
“Whether you hire an embroiderer to teach you at home or the embroiderer chooses her own students, it’s impossible to teach you directly at the beginning. There will be all sorts of ways to make newcomers do trivial things. They won’t even get to do things like splitting threads or cutting fabric. Many of them start by doing dirty and tiring work.”
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