When returning home in the evening, Cheng Yue found that there was a group of strangers in the Cheng family.
During the meal, I learned that these were servants selected by Cheng Kang from the pawnshop in the city. All of them were delivered today with death indentures, and the indentures were in the hands of Cheng Shun.
There are two families in total, one surnamed He and the other surnamed Feng.
The He family consists of seven people. They used to be slaves in a wealthy family in Dingzhou, consisting of three generations of grandparents and grandchildren.
When the rich family fell into poverty, they sold their servants and were taken to Yunzhou Prefecture by men.
Mrs. He is about the same age as Mrs. Jiang. She is used to doing rough work and is a very honest person.
His son and daughter-in-law were a coachman and a kitchen manager in their previous employer's house. The man was called He Gui and the woman was called Wang Cui.
The couple had four children. The eldest was sixteen years old, a girl named He Daya. She used to serve the young lady of the master's family, but was arranged by Jiang to be with Xue Hanyu.
The second son was a boy, fourteen years old, who ran errands. He was very smart and could read, so Cheng Kang asked him to follow Cheng Jinyan as a servant.
The third child is a ten-year-old girl, about the same age as Dahua. She used to do odd jobs, so this one is temporarily helping in the kitchen.
The youngest was five years old, a boy who was very obedient and sensible, and more mature than the other children in the village. Cheng Kang thought it would be a good idea to give Ning Wazi to him. At five years old, he could look after the children and play with them.
There are fewer people in the other family with the surname Feng. They have three daughters who were sold by their stepmother, who is from the vicinity of Yunzhou. They said that their father was seriously ill and they had two younger brothers to support, so they needed a high price. If the three girls were not so pale and ugly, they would probably not have been sold to a decent family.
These three girls have been doing housework and working in the fields since they were young, so they are strong and can do a lot of work.
The eldest sister, Feng Daya, is nineteen years old and looks younger than the sixteen-year-old He Daya next to her, but the calluses on her hands show that her life is not as good as He Daya, who takes care of the young lady of the host family.
The second child, Feng Erya, was seventeen years old. She was quite tall, only slightly shorter than Cheng Yue, but she was very thin and even looked a little scary.
The third sister, Feng Sanya, was fifteen years old. Like her two older sisters, she was extremely thin and her hair was dry and yellow like straw.
When the brokerage firm sent the person over, they said that if the Cheng family was not satisfied, they would take the person away and send him back next time when they found a suitable candidate.
Cheng Kang did not make a decision and let Cheng Shun and Jiang decide.
The old couple were soft-hearted. Seeing that the three girls were honest and truly pitiful, they decided to keep them.
I thought that even if I had nothing to do at home, I could help out in the private kitchen.
The dinner tonight was prepared by He Gui’s family, and Cheng Yue enjoyed it very much.
"Mom, have you arranged a place for them to live?"
Cheng Yue asked while eating.
"It's all arranged. We'll live in our old house. The two families will have one room for Mrs. He, one for He Gui and his wife, one for the two boys, and one for the girls. I also asked your Uncle Da Gen to make beds for us. They're the kind with bunk beds that they use in furniture workshops where they have multiple people living in one room. They don't take up much space. The girls will also have more space for their things."
Jiang said.
"Oh, mother, why don't you give me the three girls from the Feng family? There's not that much work to do at home anyway."
Cheng Yue asked for someone directly.
If these three girls can learn things quickly, they can be of great use. Private chefs and rouge shops are both good.
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