Chapter 253 Sales Promotion
Now that her man is gone, Lanhua has made up her mind to leave the Zhang family and has no scruples.
Thinking of the missing sisters she had been close to in the past, Lanhua said more firmly: "Old Lady Zhang is making money dishonestly. Otherwise, with only two acres of land at home to support more than a dozen people, how could she have spare money to support a scholar?"
For a moment, the onlookers were silent.
Everyone looked at what Old Lady Zhang was wearing and believed what Lanhua said to about 70%.
The barbarians have an irreconcilable hatred with the people of Da Qi. How great a hatred must be to send people to the barbarians?
Those women who were trafficked ended up dying in a foreign land.
"God's punishment!"
After hearing this, the people looked at Old Lady Zhang with hatred.
Old Mrs. Zhang was terrified and her heart was in turmoil. She denied it, saying, "Nonsense! You are slandering me!"
At first, she was only responsible for matchmaking for the black people and received a reward of twenty taels of silver.
Seeing that there was profit to be made, Mrs. Zhang became greedy and got deeper and deeper into trouble.
You can earn more by luring wives from the same village to the barbarian tribe.
Why not make money?
As for the consequences, Old Lady Zhang thought that once her young daughter-in-law went to the barbarians, there would be basically no chance for her to come back. Even if she escaped, the other party would not do anything to her since Old Lady Zhang knew nothing about anything.
"Mrs. Zhang, your silver hairpin must be worth at least a few taels of silver!"
A busybody caught Old Lady Zhang's weakness and asked about it in front of everyone.
Old Mrs. Zhang was choked by the question. After a long while, she said, "It's because my son works and he is a filial son. He bought me a silver hairpin. What's wrong? You hate the rich!"
"Your son works as a waiter in a restaurant, earning two hundred coins a month, and with tips, he earns less than half a tael of silver. I'm the head chef, and I earn at least ten taels of silver a month."
Lanhua exposed Old Lady Zhang's lies and lost all hope for the Zhang family.
"Mrs. Zhang, you keep saying that I'm unfilial, but whose money are you spending?"
The orchids blocked both sides, blocking Old Lady Zhang's way.
Since Old Mrs. Zhang does not admit to trafficking women, she must acknowledge Lanhua’s contribution to the Zhang family.
"So what? I'm your mother-in-law, isn't it natural for you to serve me?"
Old Mrs. Zhang stuck her head out and acted righteously. She was determined to use her status as an elder to put pressure on others.
It’s a pity that Old Lady Zhang was in the wrong and her words were not convincing, so the onlookers soon found her loophole.
"Mrs. Zhang, you sucked the blood of your son and daughter-in-law, and this is how you treat your granddaughter?"
"You have the money to buy silver jewelry but you can't even give your granddaughter a set of old cotton clothes. What a sin!"
"The money for Zhang Yaozu's studies was also paid by Lanhua!"
Everyone started to denounce Old Lady Zhang, who immediately frowned and scolded: "It's none of your business to worry about this!"
The people couldn't stand it anymore, so some people helped Lanhua and went to the government to file a complaint.
So, before the verbal battle between the two sides was over, the constable arrested Old Lady Zhang.
"Sir, I didn't do anything wrong!"
Old Mrs. Zhang was so frightened that she was shaking all over and stammered for a long time before she could utter a single word.
The officer said coldly: "It is not up to you to decide whether someone has committed a crime or not. Go to the government office and ask for justice!"
Lanhua has already handed over the gold and silver hidden by Old Lady Zhang to the government office and is willing to testify.
If there is stolen goods, it is not difficult to find them.
"Let go of my grandma, I'm a scholar!"
Zhang Yaozu stepped forward to stop them, but the policeman grabbed his arm and made him cry out in pain. "I will become a high-ranking official in the future, and I will punish you and chop off your heads!"
Even after being arrested, Zhang Yaozu continued to speak shamelessly, providing additional fodder for the onlookers' after-dinner laughter.
The trafficking of women was not a small case, so the government went to try the case, and Lanhua and her daughter went to the government together.
Jiang Yuzhu pointed at Hongli who was looking around with a gossipy look on his face and said, "Hongli, go and watch the fun."
"Well, ma'am, I'll go first!"
Hongli followed happily, just wanting to see Old Lady Zhang being beaten with a stick by the officers.
After the person left, the onlookers did not disperse, but spontaneously formed a huge team to go to the yamen to continue watching.
By the afternoon, it was getting dark.
When going out, Jiang Yuzhu did not forget the purpose of going out.
Separated from Mo Yan and Shen Zhilan, Jiang Yuzhu took her maid to the market.
As soon as the carriage drove out, the servant Chongyang came hurriedly from the opposite direction on horseback.
"Master, I have inquired for you. Today, a group of exiled criminals' families came from the south."
The official and his family were exiled from the south of Jiangnan. Halfway through the journey, they contracted malaria and all the weak ones died.
The only ones left were the steward and a few strong maids.
"These are all criminal slaves. The government is too lazy to arrange a place for them to go, so they plan to sell them off."
It was Chongyang himself who made the decision to select servants for the mansion. He thought it was safe to choose the common people who had settled in the border town, but he didn't expect that his master was almost tricked.
After the failure, Chongyang became very cautious in selecting people.
Even the servants who clean the house need to know the basics.
"The servants in the southern criminal's family at least know the rules. When they sign the death contract, the master will be able to save them from danger."
Chongyang sought Jiang Yuzhu's opinion, saying that such servants did not need any training and could start working directly.
However, after being exiled for a long time, these servants may have hidden illnesses, so they need to ask Doctor Yan to take their pulses and diagnose them.
"Okay, Chongyang, lead the way, let's go and take a look."
The North is not the capital, and Jiang Yuzhu does not impose strict conditions on her servants, but they must be strong and able to do the work.
If a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people still expected to eat and drink in the mansion to recuperate, Jiang Yuzhu would refuse, saying that the mansion was not a charity.
Because of the delay caused by the orchid matter, the group arrived at the market a little late, and it was almost time for the market to close.
There were only a few people in the entire market.
There was a middleman who had not sold his servants and was sighing. When they saw a carriage coming, they came forward with a glimmer of hope in their eyes.
Chongyang held a booklet in his hand and replied, "Master, our house still needs a few maids to clean the house, two doormen, and two servants to pass messages and run errands..."
In addition, there are also needs for drivers to drive the carriage, strong laborers to sweep snow, chop firewood and do odd jobs, all in all, at least a dozen people are needed.
The criminal slaves were not innocent and originally had masters.
Many wealthy people who came to buy people heard that the criminals were all from the south, and they were worried that they could not stand the cold and would catch a cold if they were bought into their homes. It would cost a lot of money to hire a doctor to see a doctor and buy medicine.
This calculation shows that it is not cost-effective, which makes most people give up the idea.
"Master, we don't have such worries. Doctor Yan said he wants to stay at your house."
Doctor Yan and his servant Xiaowu were so shameless that they wanted to repay the favor and were extremely comfortable living and eating in the mansion. Chongyang sometimes felt as if he was the guest.
Since Doctor Yan refuses to leave, we should take advantage of him.
"Chongyang, you are right."
Jiang Yuzhu had a doctor who came to her doorstep, so she used him with ease.
There were still seven or eight family members of the criminal, shivering in the cold wind, looking extremely miserable.
Seeing the beautiful woman coming with her maid, everyone's attention was drawn to her and they suddenly had impossible thoughts in their minds.
Is there really someone who doesn't dislike them?
In fact, after their master died of malaria, they were disheartened and had thoughts of giving up, but they were lucky and managed to persevere until they reached the northern border town.
"Madam, I used to be a housekeeper. I can read, do accounting, speak and write."
Among the criminal slaves, a middle-aged man stepped forward and offered to sell himself.
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