Chapter 130 Xu Qiang: Madam, I don't want to be a slave!
Xu Qiang was confused after hearing what Lord Qin said. He simply asked, "Lord Qin, what are my future plans? If Brother Annan is fine, I will naturally return to where I should be." Madam Qin nodded
slightly and said straight to the point, "Xu, my boy! There is a nanny named Xu in our house who wants to adopt you two siblings. She asked me to ask you what you think."
Xu Qiang was confused for a moment, blinking his eyes and looking at Madam Qin with a puzzled look.
Adopt the two people from Beixiang?
Seeing this, Madam Qin continued to add, "This madam is an elder of the Qin family. Her family has worked for the Qin family for generations and is loyal and devoted."
"It's a pity that her husband and son died in accidents a few years ago, and now she is left alone."
"Yesterday, she saw you two siblings and felt that you have a good affinity, so she came up with the idea of adopting you, so that someone can take care of her in the future."
"Xu boy, are you willing?"
Xu Qiang shook his head gently, looked at the old lady with sincere eyes, and said slowly, "Madam, my son and I are very grateful for Madam Xu's kindness."
"Although our life is a little poor, we can still make a living and not starve to death on the street. Besides, I don't want to be a slave."
He took a deep breath and continued, "Besides, my little sister is still young. As a brother, it is difficult for me to make such an important decision for her. If she grows up and feels resentful about this and blames me, how can I deal with it?"
The Qin couple were surprised when they heard this.
They never expected that Xu Qiang would think so deeply about his little sister and have such a backbone.
You know, for ordinary people, it is a dream to be a slave in a rich mansion. After
all, once the contract of selling one's body is signed, they can get a stable place to live and a guarantee of food and shelter.
Normally, to become a slave in a mansion, one must sign a contract of sale, which is divided into two forms: a death contract and a living contract.
The so-called death contract means completely selling oneself to the master; while the living contract means temporarily working for the master, and still having the right to redeem freedom in the future.
However, this is only a common practice in most mansions.
After selling oneself to become a slave, one loses personal freedom, and one's status and position naturally decreases, and even cannot go to school.
Moreover, even if one gets a job in the mansion and has better food, clothing, housing and transportation conditions than the lower-class people, as long as the contract of sale is in the hands of the master, life and death is just a matter of a word from the master.
Therefore, the two members of the Qin family understood Xu Qiang's reaction very well, and probably understood what he was thinking.
On the one hand, Xu Qiang has a job to do, which can guarantee a basic life without selling himself into slavery; on the other hand, Xu Qiang is considering his sister, and does not want his sister to be bought and sold at will in the future, and even cannot decide her marriage.
If it were any other mansion, Xu Qiang would be right to think so.
However, the Qin family is different.
Qin Huai, the first generation head of the Qin family, was originally a poor commoner. Compared with the people in the four alleys of the capital, his life was worse. However, relying on his brute force and intelligence, he won numerous military exploits and became a famous general in the Southern Dynasty.
But fundamentally speaking, Qin Huai is still a commoner in his bones. In his opinion, if he did not have that opportunity, he might also sell himself into slavery and be controlled by the master at will without freedom. Therefore, he does not want to use the means of selling his body to suppress servants.
Therefore, since the Qin family established the mansion more than 200 years ago, all the servants in the family have never signed a contract of sale, but only a cooperation contract as a basis for the behavior of both the master and the servant.
This cooperation contract naturally has extremely strict regulations, requiring the master not to beat or insult the servants at will, and stipulating that the servants must not betray the master or be lazy.
Each contract has been filed with the government. It can be said that it is essentially equivalent to another form of "living contract", but it is more humane.
As time goes by, the servants in the Qin family mansion are gradually reluctant to leave.
In the Qin family, as long as they work hard, they will not be bullied at will, they can eat well, and they can receive monthly wages. Who would be willing to leave such a good master and job easily?
So they lived in the Qin family for generations. Now almost all the servants in the Qin Mansion are the sons of the Qin family. Their loyalty to the Qin family is self-evident. Lord
Qin explained: "Xu Xiaozi, if you are willing to enter my Qin Mansion, you don't have to become a slave. None of the servants you saw in the mansion were slaves, nor did they sign a contract to sell their bodies. The contracts they signed were all cooperation contracts." "
Therefore, you don't have to worry about other things, just think about whether you are willing to accept Madam Xu's proposal."
Xu Qiang stared at Lord Qin with his eyes wide open, his face full of disbelief, and his heart was even more shocked!
He had never thought that there would be such a thing in the world that servants did not need to sign a contract to sell their bodies!
However, since these words came from the mouth of Lord Qin, they must be true! Lord Qin had no need to deceive him. After
all, he was just a child of no value. Xu Qiang's eyes slowly moved to the little sister in the cradle. If the little sister could live a better life, it would undoubtedly be a good thing, and he would definitely do his best to serve the old lady until she passed away.
But when he thought of his and his sister's humble origins, Xu Qiang couldn't help feeling a little uneasy. Would this Aunt Xu really not mind their origins?
Everyone present noticed the hesitation and uneasiness on Xu Qiang's face.
At this moment, the nanny who had been standing quietly beside Old Madam Qin suddenly spoke up: "Xu boy, the one who really wants to adopt you and your sister is me."
"The reason why I asked you to inquire about this matter for me is because I was worried that it would be too presumptuous for me to come here in person and would scare you two. If you ask the old lady on your behalf, you will feel much more at ease and you don't have to worry about being deceived."
"I want to adopt you, not just because I think your life is pitiful! The most important reason is that I really admire your unyielding and strong character, Xu boy."
"And my surname is Xu, the same as you and your brother. Maybe this is fate."
This Xu Ma was the one who helped Xu Qiang hold Xu Xiaoya yesterday. When she held Xu Xiaoya, she felt pity.
In the past two days, she was very satisfied with Xu Qiang's performance in the mansion. He was neither humble nor arrogant. He was very polite to the servants in the mansion and would take the initiative to find work. Such a good child should have a better future.
She thought about helping out so that she would have someone to take care of her in her old age.
Xu Qiang felt the old lady's sincerity and no longer hesitated. He nodded heavily in response.
Seeing this, everyone smiled, and Aunt Xu was even more delighted.
"Aunt, I will give you half a day off. This afternoon, you can help the two children move and take them out to buy some things."
Old Lady Qin said with a smile.
"Oh, okay! Thank you, old lady. I was just about to speak, but you understand me."
Aunt Xu bowed respectfully, and Xu Qiang followed suit.
Just like that, Xu Qiang and his sister officially moved into the Qin Mansion.
While Aunt Xu was busy moving and buying things with Xu Qiang and his sister, Qin Yue woke up from a full sleep and heard the surprised voice of the system...