"Mom and Dad, we've been setting up a stall in town recently and have made some money!"
"Here are three taels of silver, which is the income of our second branch of the family over the past two months!"
Huang Degui and Zhang Shi exchanged a glance and immediately took out their family's private savings from the house.
"You can't even buy a servant with three taels of silver?"
In that era, the price of a strong, able-bodied adult was about ten taels of silver.
Since the family is going to buy servants, in addition to driving horses, they also need to do chores inside and outside the house, so they definitely need to buy someone who is strong and healthy.
We can't just spend money to buy a sickly, useless person who can only drive a horse-drawn carriage and knows nothing else, can we?
"Second brother and sister-in-law, you can keep these three taels of silver for yourselves!"
"You don't need to worry about who will drive the carriage. My husband and I will just go to the brokerage in the county and pick one out before we set off!"
"If your family is worried, you can send two people with you to check it out. You can come back after you've bought the servants!"
Lin Xue knew the Huang family's situation all too well. She also knew roughly how much money each of the other two Huang families, besides the third branch, had.
Unexpectedly, when the Huang family encountered difficulties, they were able to take out their private savings without hesitation.
This made Lin Xue think even more highly of them.
The original owner of this body deserves to die! Such a good person was ruined by her.
Lin Xue mentally gave the original owner another beating in her mind before letting Huang Dehai sit in the carriage, and then she drove the carriage with the three of them to Donglin County.
Of course, Old Man Huang and Huang Degui also drove another horse-drawn carriage from their home.
However, this carriage was not used for traveling, but for hauling goods during the busy farming season.
It's basically a large trailer mounted on the horse's back, which is quite convenient for hauling hay or grain.
Huangjia Town only has a regular cattle and horse market; there are no brokers at all. If you want to buy a person, you have to go to the county.
Upon arriving in the county, Lin Xue led the group directly to the brokerage firm.
"Gentlemen, what are your needs?"
"We can accommodate the buying and selling of servants, land, property, and houses!"
The brokers warmly welcomed the group inside. It was a large courtyard with many rooms, presumably used to imprison slaves.
"Boss, we'd like to buy a strong, healthy man who can drive a cart!"
Old Huang sat in the main seat and began discussing matters with the brokerage firm owner.
"Boss, do you have any strong laborers here who know some martial arts, can drive a cart, farm, are strong, and are honest?"
Lin Xue's requirements were much higher than Old Man Huang's. Since she was going to buy people, she definitely wanted to buy the best.
"Brother, and young mistress, our brokerage firm can indeed meet your requests!"
"You know, it's not easy to find a loyal servant who is skilled in martial arts, strong, capable of anything, and honest!"
"Our brokerage firm happens to have someone who meets your requirements, but he also has his own requirements!"
The brokerage owner looked at the group with some embarrassment as he finished speaking.
"Boss, let's not beat around the bush, just say it!"
Lin Xue didn't have time to argue with him here; she naturally wanted to finish the matter quickly.
"How about this, I'll call them in and let you all take a look! Such high-quality slaves are hard to find; our brokerage might not come across one even once in a year or two!"
"Especially slaves who know martial arts are even more rare, especially since they are literate!"
As the broker was speaking, he had someone bring the man up.
He was accompanied by an old man, a woman, and a child who looked about seven or eight years old.
"These are the new buyers. Why don't you talk to them about your requirements?"
After the brokerage firm owner saw the man being brought up, he said a few words to the burly man who was in the lead.
"My lords, my name is Mo Bai, and behind me are my father, wife, and son!"
"If you gentlemen find them suitable, please purchase my elderly father, wife, and children as well! Otherwise, please forgive this servant for not being able to go with you masters!"
If Mo Bai didn't want to be with his wife, children, and elderly father, he would have been bought long ago.
"Boss, are there any issues with these people's identities? Are their past records clean?"
Why would a truly wealthy family be stingy enough to support one or two more idle people?
Given Mo Bai's circumstances, even with his family involved, it shouldn't be difficult to sell him.
"Please rest assured, sir. The Mo family is innocent. They used to work for a high-ranking official. Later, the official committed a crime, and the servants were sold out!"
After the broker explained it this way, Lin Xue understood the ins and outs.
"Mo Bai, right? I'm about to accompany my husband to the capital to participate in the imperial examination. You may have to be separated from your family for the next few months. I wonder if you can accept that?"
Lin Xue had nothing to hide. The two of them were going to the capital to take the imperial examination, not to eat, drink, and have fun. Bringing so many people would only increase the expenses, so it was impossible to bring the whole family along.
"That's alright. As long as my family is taken good care of, Mo Bai is willing to go with Master!"
Upon hearing that Lin Xue was going to accompany her husband to the capital to participate in the imperial examination, Mo Bai was overjoyed.
Participating in the palace examination is great; if I manage to get into the top 500, I can become an official.
There is a world of difference between working for officials and working for ordinary people.
It is said that even a third-rank official is superior to a prime minister's servant.
As servants, they naturally preferred to work for officials.
"Okay, boss, look at all these people, the old and the young, how should we price them?"
She wants the person, but she wants to negotiate the price down.
After some intense bargaining, the family of four, including Mo Bai, spent a total of 32 taels of silver.
After leaving the brokerage, Lin Xue told the old man, the woman, and the child to go back to Huangjia Village with Old Man Huang and the others.
"Dad, with the addition of a new member to our family, our house is definitely not enough to accommodate everyone. But don't worry about building a new house yet!"
"First, tidy up the storage room and arrange for people to stay there!"
"Then let Zhiyuan take the two little ones to live in the eldest brother and sister-in-law's room, and free up another room in the house!"
Two rooms for these three people should be enough.
The little boy is not young anymore, so let him sleep with his grandfather.
"I understand, Third Brother's wife. You must be careful when you're out and about!"
"Once the results are out, send a letter back first, regardless of whether you go directly to your post or return to Huangjia Village before setting off. Let us know in the letter as well!"
In this era, letters were officially managed and generally followed the postal system.
It was much faster than when they were driving a horse-drawn carriage.
"Don't worry, we'll write to you in advance no matter what changes happen here!"
"You and your mother should take good care of yourselves at home, and just wait for our good news!"
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