119, newly bought four people
119, newly bought four people
“Knock knock—”
Just as the two of them were talking in the room, there was a knock on the door outside, and both of them were startled.
Worried that the two people who had followed him had come, Lu Mingfei gestured to Zhang Qi to speak.
Zhang Qi, upon receiving his gaze, rushed to the door and asked, "Who is it?"
"It's me, your Uncle Lu. Come and open the door." Lu Youtian shouted from outside.
"Okay, I'll be right there." Zhang Qi glanced at his elder brother before walking towards the door and opening it.
Lu Mingfei followed Zhang Qi out.
As soon as the door opened, Lu Mingfei saw his father standing outside the door, and behind his father were four people, all of whom he didn't know.
There were three men and one woman, who looked to be in their teens or twenties. One of the men looked very tall, with slightly curly hair and deep facial features, a bit like... a Hu person?
Huh? He suddenly felt a little strange and worried that two of the people here were the ones who had followed him just now, and had followed his father to their house?
However, he quickly denied this speculation. He thought that the two men were not brave enough to do this, otherwise they would not only follow him, but would have caught him on the street and beat him up.
With all kinds of doubts in his mind, Lu Mingfei decided to ask his father: "Dad, did you bring any guests home?" He was too embarrassed to say that these people looked a little... shabby, and did not look like the kind of people his father would invite to his home as guests.
"Today, your adoptive father and I went to the pawnshop and picked out a few people. You can take a look at them and see who is suitable. Choose one to be your servant." Lu Youtian led the four people behind him into the house and said to his eldest son.
What? Even though his mother had just told him a few days ago that his father was going to buy a few people to help with the housework, Lu Mingfei was still a little dumbfounded when he actually saw that his father had bought four people.
This is a real person, not their big blue donkey...
...Forget it, just think of it as "when in Rome, do as the Romans do". After all, these people will have enough food to eat and work to do when they come to their homes, and they will not abuse them.
After his father led people in, he came over and closed the door to the yard first. When closing the door, he subconsciously glanced outside and did not see any suspicious figures outside, so he closed the door to the yard.
With a thud, the girl among the four knelt down and bowed deeply to them, "This servant greets the master, and greets the young master."
"Your servant greets the master and the young master." The three people behind him knelt down.
"..." Lu Mingfei was suddenly overwhelmed by these four people.
After a pause, he told the four people to get up quickly. "All of you, get up. We don't have a habit of kneeling down at every turn. From now on, just do your work and talk when you have something to say. You don't have to kneel down to us all the time."
"Thank you, young master." The four people thanked him and then stood up.
However, Lu Mingfei noticed that the tall, curly-haired man among the four simply knelt and saluted with everyone else, without saying a word. He couldn't help but glance at this man, noticing that his clothes were torn in rips, as if he had been whipped. There were also traces of blood on the torn clothes. Did he look like he had been beaten?
It seems that this is a tough nut to crack. I don’t know how his father brought him back.
I guess his father saw that this man was strong and healthy?
Lu Mingfei pulled his father aside and asked, "Dad, have you told them about the family rules?"
"No, I just brought them back from the pawnshop. I haven't even shown them to your mother yet." Lu Youtian shook his head. How could he understand any rules? "What rules do I need to explain to them? Go tell them."
Okay, Lu Mingfei had no choice but to accept this task and come over to ask the names of these four people first.
"What are your names? Let's start with you, then go over and introduce yourselves one by one."
"My name was given by my previous master. Please give me another name, young master." Meixiang didn't like her previous master, and she didn't want to continue to serve as a maid for her new master with the name given to her by her previous master.
When the two boys heard Meixiang's words, they also asked their master to give them names.
Only the tall curly-haired man stood aside, motionless and silent.
"Raise your heads so I can recognize you." Seeing that the young lady had been keeping her head down and didn't dare to raise it, Lu Mingfei asked her to raise her head so that he wouldn't have to meet her face in the future and he wouldn't know who she was.
When the other person raised her head, he saw that the little girl had an oval face and crescent eyes. It was a beautiful face. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old.
Logically speaking, beautiful, youthful maids would rarely be sold by their masters unless they had committed a crime. "Can I ask why your last master sold you?" Lu Mingfei felt they needed to clarify this matter.
"The third young master in the mansion took a fancy to me and wanted me to be his...maid. After the third young master's wife found out, she asked the old maid in the mansion to sell me." When talking about this, a trace of disgust and embarrassment flashed across Meixiang's face.
Lu Mingfei did not miss the look of disgust that flashed across the other person's face.
Judging from her appearance and temperament, the girl in front of him didn't seem like the type who could charm a master to power. She also spoke in a straightforward manner, so it was very likely that she was spotted by a lustful and unscrupulous young master, who wanted her to be his maid. When the mistress found out about this, she sold the maid in a rage.
He thought that these people would come to the pawnshop because everyone had their own stories, but they were not good memories. So he did not ask why the remaining three people were sold to the pawnshop. He just said to the four people: "Now that you are in our home, your past is over."
"Next, I'll tell you about our family situation. Please listen carefully. If there's anything you don't understand, please ask me after I finish."
"Since you don't want to use your old names, I'll give you new ones." Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and said to the only girl here, "Then you can be called Ruyi, which means auspicious and wishful."
"Thank you, young master." Ruyi, who had a new name, bowed and thanked him.
"Just call yourself Jixiang." Lu Mingfei said to the big-eyed boy standing next to Ruyi.
"Thank you, young master." Realizing that this was the name given to him by the young master, Jixiang hurriedly thanked him.
"As for you two, you are Jixing, the lucky star that shines brightly. You can call yourself Jikang, which means good luck and health." Jixing is a thin and dark boy, and Jikang is a tall curly-haired boy. These are the names Lu Mingfei gave to the two people.
"Thank you, young master." Jixing thanked him after getting a new name.
When Jikang found out that he had a name, he also thanked him, "Thank you." Although he didn't like the name.
As soon as Ji Kang opened his mouth, Lu Mingfei realized that he spoke with a strong accent. Combined with his appearance, he knew that he was probably right. This person was probably not from their Central Plains.
"Okay, your names are probably confirmed."
Although his father bought these four people back home, Lu Mingfei did not want them to work for him for the rest of their lives, so he said to them: "I believe you have seen the situation in our family. We are not a wealthy family, but just an ordinary family, so everyone has to work."
"My only request to you is to do the work when it's available. Don't be lazy or try to be cunning."
"As long as you work hard for us, after ten years, you can redeem yourself and leave our home. During these ten years, we will provide you with food, shelter, and clothing for all seasons. We will also give you a small monthly stipend. It won't be much in the first few years, but it will increase year by year thereafter."
When they heard that they could redeem themselves and leave after working for ten years, Jixiang and Jixing's eyes flashed with surprise and joy, and smiles appeared on their faces.
Only Ruyi's face showed a confused look.
There was no change in Jikang's expression, still that "whatever you say is what it is" expression, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.
So when Lu Mingfei saw Ji Kang like this, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"...Yeah." Ji Kang nodded when he realized that his master was talking to him.
"Okay, as long as you understand." Lu Mingfei nodded and continued to talk to the four people: "From now on, you don't have to refer to yourselves as slaves or servants. Just call yourself me. We don't have so many rules in our family. You just need to do the work we assign to you and don't make any mistakes."
"Yes, young master." Ruyi replied.
"Can you cook?" Lu Mingfei asked Ruyi.
"I...will." Ruyi almost called herself a slave again.
"Okay, then from now on, the laundry and cooking chores at home will be left to you. We have to get up at three in the morning every day to make braised food, so you have to go to bed early so that you can get up early to work." Ruyi's arrival happened to help his mother share some of the work, and Lu Mingfei thought it was a good thing.
"Yes, young master." Ruyi replied.
After finishing explaining Ruyi's future responsibilities, Lu Mingfei looked at the remaining three people and asked, "Does anyone among you know any martial arts?"
Jixiang and Jixing both shook their heads and said no.
Only Jikang nodded.
"Then you will follow me from now on. Jixiang and Jixing, you two will work for my father." Lu Mingfei arranged the tasks for the remaining three people. "Dad, do you have anything to say?"
"No, no, just finish your sentence." Lu Youtian waved his hand. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support. Kisses! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading.
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