They are all nice words, just listen to them, they are just a formality.
Jiang Sui smiled politely, took out two taels of silver, walked up to Madam Qian, and quietly put it into her hand.
"Please have some tea, Madam. When you choose people later, please spend more time to pick some reliable and capable people for me."
As soon as she got the silver, Nanny Qian's smile became more obvious. She knew it was two taels just by touching it, and felt that Jiang Sui was very generous.
"Oh, Madam Jiang, you are too polite. But don't worry, the boy has already told me Madam Jiang's requirements. I have a candidate in mind. Please follow me to the backyard. I will tell you slowly on the way."
Now that she has gained some benefits, she has become more gentle in her words. There is nothing wrong with her surname, Qian.
Turning around, Jiang Sui and Xiao Hechuan followed Nanny Qian to the backyard, while the dental assistant went back to his place to wait.
"Madam Jiang, you are planning to arrange people to work in the workshop, right?" Madam Qian asked on the way.
"Yes, working in a workshop requires both rough and fine work, so we need two men and two women."
Some heavy work requires men to do the rough work, while fine work requires women to do the rough work. Men and women working together are not tiring, and there is fineness in the rough work and roughness in the fine work.
"That's perfect. I have two couples on hand. Both generations have been slaves. Their children were sold to wealthy families to work. Their contracts have just expired and they have returned to the pawnbrokers not long ago. They are both honest, hardworking, and down-to-earth people, under 40 years old. The men are very strong, and the women are also efficient and thoughtful. They used to work together and are familiar with each other. Moreover, couples have less trouble than those individual traders. They don't have those troublesome things. They all want to live a down-to-earth life."
This pawnshop also has both living contracts and dead contracts. Some people only buy from them for a few years, while others buy them out for life. Generally speaking, for rough work like this, living contracts are more common, and dead contracts are rare.
If a slave with a death indenture is sold back by his master, he will be considered a slave who has committed a crime and has a criminal record. In the future, he can only do even more menial work. It is common for him to carry feces and urine, and even doing rough chores is a luxury.
Moreover, for a living indenture, the payment is calculated on an annual basis, while a dead indenture requires a larger lump sum of money. Unless a family is extremely wealthy, the servants in that family will all be under dead indentures.
Hearing what Nanny Qian said, the situations of these two couples are indeed very suitable. Their ages are there, and they are old acquaintances. Even if they get together, it is not easy for them to do anything dirty, and the host family can have peace.
But if they are all self-employed, it is easy for trouble to happen when men and women are together.
The key point is that they used to work in the same company. If there was something going on between them, it would have happened long ago. It is impossible for them to be innocent until now.
"Then take me to meet him. I'm a person who pays more attention to first impressions, so let me take a look at his face first."
Jiang Sui does like to look at faces. If a person's face is gentle, it will give people a comfortable feeling. If a person has a pointed face and monkey-like appearance, he looks like a mean person. If you buy this person back, you dare not leave the whole thing to him. It's a psychological effect, and everyone will have some of this.
"Don't worry, my lady. The people I arrange for you have absolutely no problems with their character in all aspects. They don't dare to have those twisted thoughts. The indentures are in our hands. They are holding their lives. If they commit a crime, it will be difficult for them to escape from slavery for generations to come. Slaves have only one idea in their lives. If they meet a good master who can release them, they all want to be good citizens and live a decent life, right?"
Yes, who would want to work like a slave when they can be a good human being?
"So, what are their terms for living indentures and death indentures?" Jiang Sui wanted to buy a death indenture and hold the body indenture in her own hands. However, if the price was too high, she would have to consider the expenses. It's not that she couldn't afford it, but if the investment was too large, the payback would be slow. If something unexpected happened in the middle of the process, wouldn't she lose everything?
Even if the pawnbroker continues to hold the contract, what if the slave is dishonest and leaks their family's secret recipe?
"For menial servants, the minimum contract is three years, and each person will receive twenty taels for three years. The contract for selling one's body is still held by our pawnbroker. For a permanent contract, the buyout is fifty taels. The contract for selling one's body belongs to the owner. If one makes a mistake within five years, he will be sold back, and the pawnbroker will return half of the money to the owner. After all, they are all living people, not animals. But they are human beings, and their lifetime is only worth fifty taels. Just because their ancestors made mistakes, they have to serve others for generations. It's not easy."
Fifty taels for a slave was quite difficult for an ordinary well-off family. Nanny Qian guessed that Jiang Sui wanted to buy a living contract because in her opinion, their family was not yet well-off.
Jiang Sui already had some thoughts in mind, but he had to meet the person first.
When they arrived at the backyard, Nanny Qian called the two couples over. They were similar to what she had described, around 35 years old, with humble appearance and they were all dressed neatly and tidy.
Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to be a bad person. He used to work for a wealthy family and never made any big mistakes.
"Madam Jiang, they are all in good health. They just came back from their last home a few days ago. The pawnbroker's doctor has examined them thoroughly. If you take them back, if they get sick suddenly during the living contract, the pawnbroker will refund half of the money. If they get sick suddenly within five years for a permanent contract, they will also refund half of the money. You won't lose anything."
When buying a slave, the slave's health cannot have any problems, otherwise what is the point of buying you?
Generally speaking, if a slave fell seriously ill, the pawnbroker would try to save him. If that was not possible, all that would await him was a straw mat and a casual burial, and that was the end of his life.
Jiang Sui turned around and pulled Xiao Hechuan aside, and the couple discussed something.
"Tsurukawa, what do you think of these people?"
Xiao Hechuan didn't really know much about slaves. After he bought the house in his previous life, his housekeeper was chosen by Helian Jing, who took care of it inside and out. He basically didn't have to worry about anything. He was also the one who selected the maids and servants who came in and out of the house, and there had never been any mistakes.
"There shouldn't be any problem with the person. As long as the indenture is in our hands, there won't be any trouble."
What he meant was to hint to Jiang Sui that he had bought a death contract.
"Fifty taels per person, I can afford it. We need to do this business for a long time, so we can't have too many fluctuations in the number of employees. It's better to have a stable one, so let's buy a life contract!"
After all, it's only two hundred taels. She can afford it, and Xiaoji will definitely be able to give her a return on her investment. She is confident that she will only make money and not lose money.
"I'll do whatever you say. Anyway, I'll make up the difference in your account later. We should keep public and private affairs separate."
Jiang Sui has to have some family background in his hands to feel confident, right? Xiao Hechuan understands this, and the Xiao family also understands this. This is a normal idea.
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