He felt he could still take good care of his little sister Baozhu and not let her do any rough work.
Thinking about how hard it must be for Baozhu's eyes to embroider, she thought of a friend she knew and invited him to go to the capital to buy goods. They could then bring the goods back to the county town to sell and make a profit of half of them.
He wanted to give Baozhu a good life, which required money, so he was very tempted. However, he was worried about leaving Baozhu alone there, so he refused.
Li Jun wondered whether he should go or not. If he went, who should Baozhu ask to keep an eye on things?
Of course, he wouldn't ruin Baozhu's reputation; he just told people to keep an eye on her and to help drive away any hooligans who came to her door.
Tang Baozhu left the embroidery workshop and came out onto the street. She was strolling around with great interest when she noticed that it was unusually quiet around her. She turned around and saw Li Jun looking absent-minded.
"Brother Li, what's wrong? Tell me what's wrong, maybe I can give you some advice."
"We'll talk about it when we get back."
Li Jun was worried about spoiling her fun. Baozhu rarely gets to come out, so he wanted to make sure she had a great time.
“Brother Li, if you don’t tell me, I’ll keep worrying about it. You might as well tell me so I can relax a bit.”
“I just don’t want you to take on embroidery work so often in the future, as it will hurt your eyes. So I’m thinking of going to the capital to buy a batch of goods to sell, so you won’t have to work so hard in the future.”
Would Tang Baozhu be afraid of harming her eyes? Not at all. One pill could cure blindness.
However, she was quite touched by his intentions, but she felt that women should have their own careers and not rely on men, otherwise it would be meaningless.
“Brother Li, you’re overthinking it. I’m not embroidering all the time. Besides, I love embroidery. Even if you make a lot of money, I’ll still take on embroidery jobs because I want to hone my skills. If you want to go, go ahead, but before you go, help me plant a ring of thorny vines around the outside of the wall. That way, I won’t have to worry and it will be safer.”
Tang Baozhu is not afraid of hooligans. She will kill one if one comes, and two if two come. Anyone who is not afraid of death is welcome to come.
Li Jun felt that Baozhu was too considerate, which made him even more reluctant to leave. After hesitating for a long time, he finally made up his mind to go after the wedding.
Once the two of them get married, those people won't have any designs on Baozhu anymore. If they dare to make such a move, they'll have to see if it's allowed. They can also buy a few maids to take care of her, so there's even less to worry about then.
“Baozhu, I’m still worried about you. I’ll go again in three years. I’ll go to the slave trader later and buy you two maids. Your hands are so delicate, they’re perfect for embroidery. You don’t need to do those dirty and tiring jobs anymore.”
Tang Baozhu saw that he had made up his mind, so she didn't say anything. Anyway, she wasn't the kind of person who needed a lot of money, and besides, she had plenty of gold.
Besides hoarding so much gold in the first world, the puppets in the previous world also hoarded a lot of gold and silver for themselves, so they weren't short of money.
Thinking back to her past life, Tang Baozhu suddenly wondered who the male and female leads were in this life? She had completely forgotten to receive the plot information.
Now I have no interest in strolling around the streets. I'll catch up on the plot before heading back, and see who the male and female leads are, so I can be prepared.
They bought some beaded hair ties and other things from a small stall outside. They originally wanted to go directly to buy a cow, but Li Jun pulled Tang Baozhu directly to the slave trader.
"We won't buy too many, just two will do. They can keep you company and protect you in a pinch."
Tang Baozhu looked incredulous. Did he really think she was so weak that she needed someone else to protect her?
She didn't mean to stop using maids. Having experienced so many worlds, she was used to it. It's just that having two maids in the countryside would make the whole village think she was being too pretentious and needed to be waited on.
As soon as I arrived at the dental clinic, a woman in her forties, dressed like an old woman, quickly came to greet me.
"Sir, what kind of person are you looking to buy?"
Li Jun's stern face and silence were quite intimidating. "Choose two maids to serve my fiancée."
"Please wait a moment, sir. We'll call someone over right away."
The matchmaker called a waiter to go inside and bring the person out.
Soon a group of people came out, about fifteen or sixteen in total, lined up in two rows.
Tang Baozhu frowned upon seeing this. The difference between her and those trained in the palace was too great. Those trained people in the past didn't even dare to raise their heads, but here she was, openly flirting with Li Jun.
Although it was a stealthy flirtation, Tang Baozhu had sharp eyes and noticed it immediately.
"Baozhu, is there anyone you like?"
"Brother Li, you can choose whichever you like, I'm fine with anything."
Tang Baozhu also wanted to see how good his judgment was, and whether he could see through those restless people.
Looking at Baozhu's well-behaved appearance, Li Jun thought that he must choose a few honest girls so that Baozhu wouldn't be bullied by them.
After carefully examining the people standing in a row, he finally chose two people with ordinary appearances who looked honest.
"Baozhu, do you like these two? If you don't like them, we can change them."
Tang Baozhu glanced at the two men he had chosen. They were about seventeen or eighteen years old, with ordinary looks and shabby clothes. In particular, their hands had a lot of calluses, which showed that they were used to manual labor. After sensing that the two men were honest, Tang Baozhu nodded in agreement.
“Brother Li has picked the best ones, I have no objection.”
When Li Jun heard that Baozhu had no objections, he turned to the matchmaker and asked, "How much silver do you want for these two maids?"
Although the matchmaker regretted not picking the best-looking ones, since the best-looking ones would definitely be more expensive, she wouldn't turn away business if she had it.
"Sir, these two maids cost 20 taels in total. Don't worry, we won't overcharge you."
Although Tang Baozhu didn't know the exact price, she felt that ten taels for a maid seemed a bit expensive in this era, considering she wasn't particularly outstanding.
Li Jun knew he had been ripped off, since such an ordinary maid was probably a local peasant girl who would have been sold for only three or five taels of silver.
They could be resold for ten taels at a time; indeed, the most profitable thing was the yak jin (a unit of weight).
He wouldn't just give whatever the matchmaker quoted; he would definitely negotiate. The next step was for the two of them to haggle.
Tang Baozhu watched quietly from the side.
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