Chapter 142 Don't Regret
Lu Yao and the others were helpless.
They wanted to keep the family, but they didn't want it to be under such circumstances.
Seeing them frown, the middleman said sternly, "If you don't want to make the noble angry, then behave yourself!"
The two of them immediately stopped and stood up, supporting each other.
The old woman apologized repeatedly: "It was us two old fools who were wrong. Please don't be angry, Your Excellency. We just...just thought that Your Excellency was kind and definitely not someone who would mistreat his servants..."
The old woman found that the more she explained, the more wrong she was. In the end, her eyes turned red with anxiety. She was afraid that her greed would leave a bad impression on the nobleman and thus affect her children's future, so she simply shut up and said nothing.
Lu Yao and the others looked at each other, ignored him, and continued to look at other people.
After completing a circle, return to the front.
"Does the noble have a favorite?"
"We still need to discuss it further."
The family went to the side room.
"If there's no moral blackmail, I think that family is pretty good in every way."
Rong Yanhui spoke first.
Moral kidnapping, I learned it from Yaomei.
Lu Mingxiu nodded. If crying alone could achieve his goal, and he used the same trick again, who would be the master?
Lu Yao nodded: "We have to let them know that we are not soft-hearted people who can be manipulated at will."
She understood this feeling, but as the person involved, she did not agree with it.
Once you buy it, you will be the one who shares their honor and disgrace, so some attitudes must be shown from the beginning.
After a brief discussion, the three of them returned to the yard.
The many slaves in the yard waiting to be selected looked at them anxiously and nervously.
Lu Yao looked around at everyone and spoke first, "I don't like to force things. Let me introduce myself first."
She paused for a moment before saying, "We've just returned from exile in Ganzhou. We live in Yunshan Village and have over twenty people. We have no land at home, so we plan to hire some people to open up the wasteland. If you're willing to go with us, please step forward."
After Lu Yao finished speaking, she looked at everyone. Seeing that no one moved, she added, "Don't worry, everyone in our family is very kind and will not treat you unfairly. Although you can only eat half full, as long as we have a bite to eat, we will definitely not let you go without."
Rong Yanhui and Lu Mingxiu understood Lu Yao's intentions the moment she spoke, and gave her a thumbs-up in their hearts, then followed suit.
"We don't ask for much. We just need to do a good job at home and outside, open up more land, ensure spring plowing, and prevent everyone from going hungry."
"It's still early now. Once we've confirmed everything, we can set off. It'll take at least two or three hours to walk back from here."
The actions of these few people were as fierce as tigers, which made everyone present hesitate.
They were sent to be servants, not to be strong men.
The old woman and the old man looked at each other, then looked at their sons and daughters-in-law, with struggle and hesitation flashing in their eyes.
Finally, the old man looked at Lu Yao and said, "Sir, can you buy out our entire family?"
The other party didn't say how many people they wanted to buy, but I saw that there were more than a dozen people in their family and they didn't look unusual. I guess they weren't sure either?
As for the fact that they are too poor to afford it?
The old man has fallen on hard times in recent years, but he still has a good eye for people. These people are definitely not as ordinary as they introduced.
No matter how the other party performs, he wants to fight for it.
Lu Yao didn't answer but asked, "If I agree, will you follow us?"
The old man's eyes were firm: "As long as you are willing to buy our family of ten, we will do the hard work and eat coarse food, and we will not complain at all."
As long as the family is together, it is better than anything else.
Besides, their family members are capable. As long as the host family doesn't mind, they will work hard to help make money, and life will get better.
"You guys have to think carefully," Lu Yao reminded them, "We just got back home, and life isn't as good as we imagined."
The old man and the old woman nodded in unison, indicating that they had made the decision.
"What about them?"
Lu Yao pointed at their sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren.
The old man said: "My son and daughter-in-law are all honest, capable and filial."
After Dad said this, the others nodded and said that Dad and Mom could represent them, and whatever Dad and Mom said was what it was, and they had no complaints. They also promised that no matter how the master arranged it, they would be loyal and responsible and do everything well, and would never betray.
Lu Yao was satisfied, but she still asked, "You have to think carefully. Our family is not well off, and we can't guarantee that you will all have a good life."
The family shook their heads.
"I'll give you one last chance. Once you've made up your mind, don't even think about regretting or betraying me." In the second half of the sentence, her expression and tone suddenly changed. It was the cold, solemn, and murderous aura that only appeared after years of fighting in the apocalypse.
Rong Yanhui and Lu Mingxiu also became serious.
The old man was not frightened by their changes. Instead, his heart was pounding with excitement.
"Don't worry, sir. We will never regret it!"
"Don't worry, my lord. We will be loyal and will not betray you."
"Don't worry, my lord. Our family will definitely be wholeheartedly committed to the master's wishes."
“…”
The whole family spoke at the same time and expressed their promises.
Lu Yao looked at the others beside her and asked, "Anyone else want to follow us?"
The others shook their heads, worried that they would be drafted, and even took two steps back.
They are not stupid, how could they follow the peasants to the countryside to farm?
Lu Yao raised an eyebrow and looked at the old man's family. "I want absolute loyalty. Can you give me that?"
The family of ten, including two children who were not even as tall as an adult's thigh, all stood straight and nodded.
Since there were no problems, they decided to do it directly.
The old man and his family immediately showed happy expressions, as they finally didn't have to be separated.
However, although they were happy, they were still worried before the contract was signed.
The group followed Lu Yao and the others to the room to sign the contract. When they reached the door, they stood outside waiting nervously, praying that nothing would go wrong.
Lu Yao and the others naturally would not change their decision. When they came out again, they had a stack of indentures in their hands.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mom and Dad, we don't have to separate anymore."
"Yes, it's really great."
"I will definitely work hard in the future."
"Listen to the master."
As the family talked, they burst into tears of joy.
After leaving the dental clinic, Lu Yao did not take them to the Rong family, but went to the market to buy a lot of things first.
The newly bought people were very considerate. Without Lu Yao and the others saying anything, they immediately stepped forward to pick up the things and then quickly retreated to the back.
Lu Yao wanted to say that there was no need to do that, but thinking about the behavior of the young ladies, ladies, young masters and young men she had seen before, she finally held back.
Finally, when they reached the door of a cloth shop, Lu Yao finally remembered to ask, "Do you know how to sew?"
The old woman immediately said, "All three of us women can do it, and our eldest daughter-in-law used to work in an embroidery room, and her embroidery is first-rate."
Unfortunately, after the wife passed away, the stepmother took over. Because of their relationship with the stepmother, their family was not liked by the stepmother, and finally they were forced to go to the farm to farm.
She quickly came to her senses and realized that their current masters were the people in front of them. The people and things in the past were all gone and had nothing to do with them anymore.
Lu Yao was not surprised.
I had heard a brief introduction from the middleman when we met in the yard just now, and I also knew that these men were all literate, but I didn't expect there would be such an unexpected surprise.
Lu Yao and the others went in and bought a few pieces of coarse cloth, and their expressions were rather plain.
"Take these pieces of cloth and make a set of clothes for each of you."
"For us?" They were all a little bit incredulous.
Aren’t the masters’ family financially poor?
They looked at what they were holding and suddenly felt dizzy.
Could it be that it is not what they think?
The old man looked at his sons and daughters-in-law who were not promising and snorted coldly, saying that these children still needed training.
Their new master, although not extremely wealthy, is not an ordinary citizen either.
After buying the things, they returned to Rong Mansion.
These people were not inexperienced. When they were led towards the east of the city, an impossible guess emerged in everyone's mind.
It was not until they arrived in front of a house and saw the huge words "Rong Mansion" on it that they realized how different the identity of their new master was.
Only at this moment did they feel extremely grateful for their original decision.
"This isn't our house," Rong Yanhui explained briefly, as if he could see through their thoughts. "Our house is still under renovation. I've been working with them here for the past few days. Once your place is finished, you can move over there first."
"yes."
Liu Manyun knew what they were going to do today and had informed the housekeeper early on. When the housekeeper heard the report from his subordinates, he hurried over and asked the masters how to arrange it.
Lu Yao looked at Rong Yanhui, who looked like he was listening to his wife and that she had the final say.
This idea is not wrong.
In this era where men work outside and women work inside, everything related to the harem is taken care of by women.
Lu Yao thought about it and asked the housekeeper to take the person to their yard first, and then ask him to help arrange it later.
The housekeeper was flattered: "This is what I should do."
Back at the Rong family, Rong Yanhui and Lu Mingxiu went to the study to discuss academic matters with their cousins. Lu Yao went to the main courtyard to greet Liu Manyun and the others, and told them about their gains today. Liu Manyun and Qin Tianxiao taught her a lot about how to control others, and finally asked, "Do you want us to go and keep order?"
Although Yaoyao will have to rely on herself for all these things in the future, as an elder, I always hope that children can take fewer detours.
Lu Yao thanked both of them and said, "I want to try it myself first. If there is anything I can't handle, I will trouble you two aunts later."
She will have to take care of these things by herself in the future. She can't always rely on others.
"Okay, let Butler Rong take care of it first. Remember to come to us if anything happens."
"We are a family, so we are not polite."
Liu Manyun and Qin Tianxiao always have extra patience and affection for Lu Yao. They really hope for the best for them.
Lu Yao thanked the two and returned to her yard with Mo Zhu.
At this time, a group of ten people were waiting in the yard.
They just stood there with their heads down, not moving, not speaking, not even looking around. When Lu Yao walked in front of them, everyone reacted and shouted in unison, "Madam."
Lu Yao was caught off guard: "..."
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