The matchmaker thought she had misheard: "You? You want to buy them?"
Upon hearing this, the young man immediately led his family to kowtow to Zhong Muyu: "Thank you, Madam! Thank you, Madam! We will serve you wholeheartedly, even as a slave!"
Zhong Muyu nodded: "Of course. This big guy fits my requirements quite well, and he's also educated. Of course, if I only buy him, he and his family will probably suffer a lot."
The matchmaker's eyes lit up. It seemed he was a kind customer. Well, rather than letting this old man die in vain and lose money, it would be better to sell him off in bulk and save herself some trouble.
The two arrived at the front hall, where the matchmaker calculated, "We charge ten taels of silver for young servants like that, but girls like his sister are more expensive, at twelve taels. Since you are so kind, we'll charge ten taels for the two old men as well, making a total of thirty-two taels of silver."
"Thirty-two taels it is."
"Madam is so agreeable!"
The matchmaker beamed with joy and quickly ordered someone to fetch the household registrations of the four of them, exchanging money for goods in exchange for their documents.
When they left, the young man carried his father on his back, and the group did not go to the clinic, but instead went to Zhong Muyu's shop.
The young man was puzzled when Zhong Muyu brought over alcohol, a towel, and some pills, and told him how to use and take them.
The young man asked, "Is the lady a doctor?"
"I'm not a doctor, but I can treat minor ailments. Just do as I say."
After Zhong Muyu finished speaking, the three of them knelt down in unison again: "Liu Ping thanks you, Madam!"
Zhong Muyu and Zaochun quickly helped them up: "Don't kneel down so easily. As long as you are loyal, I will not treat you unfairly."
"Yes, we will certainly serve you faithfully, Madam!"
"Alright, alright, let me introduce myself first. My name is Zhong Muyu, this is my maid Zaochun, and what are you?"
The three introduced themselves one by one, and only then did Zhong Muyu realize that they had previously worked for officials and were not ordinary servants.
No wonder Liu Ping was able to serve as the young master's study companion.
When the group arrived at the front hall, Zhong Muyu gave them instructions—to oversee the bricklayers' renovations.
This was inevitable, as she had two places to renovate and couldn't be in two places at once.
Even so, Zhong Muyu still paid them their monthly wages in advance.
Zhong Muyu said, "Liu Fu's illness may require further medical attention, so I'll give you your monthly wages first, along with the workers' meal allowance. I'll entrust the supervision of this month to you; I'll check on things regularly."
Liu Ping said solemnly, "Madam, rest assured, we will definitely do our job well."
After settling them in, Zhong Muyu went to find the bricklayers and gave them the renovation plan and blueprints.
Since this group of bricklayers was the same group from the previous Prince's Mansion, it was much easier for Zhong Muyu to arrange their work. She was kind and had ingenious ideas, so the bricklayers were happy to work for her.
After returning home, Zhong Muyu rubbed her sore feet. She was afraid she would be busy for a long time to come, and she couldn't be too careful with this young lady's body!
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The bricklayers worked efficiently, and in just a few days, the renovation was nearing completion.
Zhong Muyu was very satisfied with the bricklayer's work. To avoid arousing suspicion, she first ran out to retrieve the solar charging panels, and then asked villagers for help to transport them back.
Everyone in the room was startled. Zaochun asked, "Your Highness, what is this board?"
"This is a good thing, be careful, I bought it at a high price at the harbor!"
Zhong Muyu made up a lie, and then set up a ladder on her own to fix the charging panel to the roof.
Everyone quickly stopped her, but Uncle Zheng said, "Your Highness! Let this old servant do such a dangerous thing!"
"No, you can't install this. I'll have to do it."
"Then, then this old servant can help you hold it in place. This thing is so heavy, this old servant is really worried..."
Zhong Muyu glanced at the ceiling: "Alright, you help me secure it and I'll take care of the installation. Remember, no one is allowed to get close or touch it while I'm installing it, understand?"
"yes……"
Early Spring and Granny Zhang looked worried, but they could only swallow their words under Zhong Muyu's serious gaze.
Zhong Muyu is increasingly impressed with her personal space. No matter what she wants, 4601 can find it for her, and it's always the most advanced kind. For example, this solar power generator is highly efficient and easy to install.
After it was finished, everyone looked up at the large board and the black box, completely puzzled.
In early spring, she asked, "Your Highness, what is the use of this?"
"It's very useful! For example, it will make the night no longer dark."
Having had enough of candles and kerosene lamps, the first thing Zhong Muyu did was to install energy-saving lights throughout her house.
Of course, the conditions here are basic, and even energy-saving lamps are used sparingly, but it's enough.
Early Spring seemed to understand but not quite: "This servant doesn't understand, but this servant trusts the Princess."
"Just trust me."
Zhong Muyu wiped away her sweat, and Zhang Mama hurriedly said, "Your Highness must be covered in sweat. Go and change your clothes. This old servant will prepare bath water for Your Highness."
Taking a bath in this place is a luxury. Zhong Muyu has only taken two baths in so many days, and she feels like she's going to rot.
Early Spring nodded: "Then I'll go fetch water for the Princess!"
Uncle Zheng went to chop firewood, and Sister-in-law Zheng went to cook. The group of people were busy in an orderly manner as usual.
However, after a while, Zaochun returned with water, looking furious.
Sister-in-law Zheng asked, "Early Spring Girl? What's wrong with you?"
"Sister-in-law Zheng, do you know Granny Wu?"
“Granny Wu? Oh! You mean Madam Wu Xiuying who lives at the edge of the village? I remember, she used to work at the Prince Ling’s mansion, but she was kicked out after making a mistake.”
"It's her! How utterly despicable! Someone who was kicked out of the house dares to publicly humiliate the princess!"
Zhong Muyu happened to overhear their conversation and came out, saying, "I didn't expect to run into an old acquaintance here."
Sister-in-law Zheng said, "Her husband was from Qingshui Village, but he died young, and her son also died young from illness. Now she lives alone."
Early Spring asked, "Doesn't she have a maid named Xiaomei? She seems to be a relative of hers?"
Sister-in-law Zheng shook her head: "When Xiao Mei saw that she was no longer capable, she left not long after."
"She deserves to be all alone because she didn't behave properly!"
Zhong Muyu said, "Early Spring, it seems she thinks I was also kicked out, so she's gloating."
"Yes, but even after I explained, she still doesn't believe me and keeps mocking you, Your Highness."
"Ignore her. If she ever tries to mess with me, I won't mind making her lose face again."
Looking at the two buckets of water, Sister-in-law Zheng suddenly thought of something: "Your Highness, if you wish to take a bath, perhaps you could go up the mountain. The reason our place is called Qingshui Village is not only because of the Qingshui River, but also because there are many hot springs on the mountain."
"There's a hot spring here?"
"Yes, there are plenty of them on the mountain. Because water is precious and we are tired from carrying water every day, we village women occasionally go to the hot springs on the mountain to bathe. Your Highness can try it when you have time."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Muyu immediately became interested: "Then we definitely have to go and see it."
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