Chapter 256 Selecting Servants
After thinking for a while, she decided to tell her grandmother about it.
"Fat Grandpa, please stand in line. I'm going to go back to take a nap. Grandma said that if I take a nap well, I can grow up quickly. I won't play with you anymore. Bye."
Jiang Fubao waved to the fat old man at the first place in the queue.
Like a little rabbit, he hopped back to the backyard.
"This child speaks well and is not shy at the age of three. He is so cute and lovable. Hey, I don't have any kids of the same age at home, otherwise I would really like to let Fubao come to my house to be a child bride. I promise to treat her like my own granddaughter and pamper her. What a pity, what a pity, these kids were born at the wrong time."
The fat old man shook his head regretfully.
His youngest grandson is now ten years old.
And Fubao is only three years old.
Even if Fubao doesn't mind that his grandson is too old.
He also felt that his grandson was not worthy of Fubao, so he decided to give up.
Your own kid is as fat as a pig, so don't bully him.
"Grandma, Grandma, I'll tell you a secret."
In the backyard, Jiang Fubao pulled grandma's skirt and spoke in a baby voice.
"What's the secret? Fubao, can you tell grandma?" Zhang Jinlan thought her granddaughter was bored and wanted to play with her.
I did as she wished, pretended to be curious and asked.
"Okay, I'll tell you, Grandma, these past few days, every time I went to sit at the door, I could see a man walking back and forth, looking into our shop. In the time I've been watching him, he's walked around three times. Grandma, can he be a bad guy?"
Jiang Fubao blinked his big innocent eyes.
Her eyelashes were long, like two black feather fans, suddenly falling and then suddenly rising.
"What? There's a bad guy? Tong Jin, pay attention to the door today and see what that guy looks like."
Zhang Jinlan did not suspect her granddaughter.
He didn't even ask his grandson to verify what his granddaughter said.
She directly asked Jiang Tongjin to pay attention outside the shop.
"Okay, grandma, I get it." Jiang Tongjin held up a tray with three full bowls of mung bean soup and ten skewers of meat on it.
After completing his mission, Jiang Fubao lay down on his personal small armchair and took a nap.
Because we needed to hire a servant, the shop closed two quarters of an hour earlier.
Today Jiang Siyin was in charge of driving the ox cart, and the whole family came to the pawnshop to select servants.
Jiang Fubao picked up the dental clinic's teacup and took a small sip.
In front of her were twelve men.
Each has its own characteristics.
If it weren't for the ancient environment and the teacup in her hand, she would have come back to her senses.
She thought she was in a nightclub, selecting male models.
It's really because these men have such great bodies.
Either they are strong and have muscular body, or they are thin but have thin muscles that look strong.
Most people have four to eight abdominal muscles.
There is even a clearly visible mermaid line.
There were only three or two skinny ones who looked pitiful.
Jiang Fubao didn't know why these people were shirtless.
"Please introduce yourself to each other. Where are you from? How old are you? Who are your family members? What did you do before?"
Zhang Jinlan was tired after a day's work. She leaned back in her chair and spoke in a neither loud nor soft voice.
"My name is Mangang, I am seventeen years old. I fled from Mobei Province with my family when I was young. Later, family members died or fell ill, and finally only my brother and I were left. We had no land or house, so we could only rent a house and do odd jobs every day, such as carrying food and delivering things for others, to make a living.
My younger brother is one year younger than me. Before my father died, he said that the family must not be without descendants. But we couldn't make any money, so I sold myself. The widow who lived across from us was willing to marry my younger brother for only one or two taels of betrothal gifts. I used the money I earned from buying my body to help my younger brother get married. I signed a living contract for a total of fifteen years.
Jiang Fubao was shocked when he heard his words.
The tea that had not been swallowed yet flowed down the corners of his mouth.
He sold himself to fulfill his father's will. How filial he is.
Awesome!
"The younger one is called Lai Shun. I am already nineteen years old. My family is poor and we are from Yanyun Province. My mother gave birth to eight sons, and I am the youngest. My brothers couldn't afford to marry, so my mother sold me and my seventh brother. I was only five years old when we were sold.
I spent twelve years in Yanyun Province before, and then I came here with my master. Unfortunately, something happened to my previous master's family, so they had to sell us off. I signed a death contract."
Eight sons!!
Jiang Fubao's eyes widened.
She is really fertile.
It seems that having too many sons is not worth much, so the man in front of him ended up with the same fate as the woman.
Jiang Fubao curled his lips.
Although there were no condoms in ancient times.
But will you die if you do less?
I can't even afford to raise a child, yet I still give birth and then sell it.
Do you think it's giving birth to piglets? You can sell them one by one when they come out?
I give up.
"My name is Da Meng. I'm from Yingnan Prefecture. I'm 20 years old. When I was eight, my family suffered a drought, so we fled to Ruling Prefecture. I was originally from a mountain village in Baishui Town, but the villagers there were too bullying, so my mother brought me to Lianshan Town. My father died early, and my mother also passed away at the end of the month. I didn't have money to buy a coffin, so I sold myself. It was a death indenture."
Jiang Fubao could see the sadness in his eyes when he spoke.
The men in front of me are all miserable people.
Too.
Who would want to be a slave unless it is absolutely necessary?
"My name is Zhang Cheng, I'm seventeen years old, and I'm from Chang'an. My parents were both seriously ill, so I sold all my land and house to pay for their treatment. After they recovered, my family of three rented a field outside the city to farm.
But I met a vicious and cruel landlord who collected 60% of the rent, not counting the grain tax. As a result, after working hard for a year, the grain I got was not enough to fill my stomach. There was no point in complaining. My parents were so angry that they died. I had no more worries in the world, so I sold myself. From then on, I just wanted to have a full meal. "
Jiang Fubao couldn't listen any more.
They are each more miserable than the other.
Wait until all twelve have finished introducing themselves.
She saw grandma and grandpa discussing in a low voice.
The trafficker waited respectfully by the side, not urging him.
"Let the one named Da Meng and Zhang Cheng stay."
There were two people, one had thin skin that was sunburned, and the other was thin but had bronze skin.
They are about the same height.
About 1.7 meters tall, which is 7.5 feet according to the conversion method of that era.
In fact, Jiang Fubao thinks they can still grow.
It's just that he didn't have enough to eat before. Even with malnutrition, he was able to grow to over 1.7 meters tall, so his genes are already very good.
She could probably guess why grandma and grandpa chose them.
Nothing else.
But these two are the only orphans among the twelve.
And they are all death contracts.
Only this kind of person can keep a secret.
It can be seen that in order to protect her secret, grandma and grandpa did not select people based on their physical strength.
Instead, he chose the smallest charter.