Chapter 356: Breaking the Thought
The main courtyard of Zhulan was also empty, with only Zhulan there. Zhulan had drawn the blueprint of the courtyard and calculated how many servants were needed before Boss Zhou came to the main courtyard.
Zhou Lao Da was sweating profusely. It was not good to have a big house, so he trotted over. "Mom, I was not at home just now. I went to the city for a walk and just came back."
Zhu Lan said, "Xue Han told me, you should take a breath and drink a few glasses of water first."
Look at his head covered in sweat. He must have come running here as soon as he received the letter.
Boss Zhou sat down and took a deep breath, "Mom, you asked me to go to the dental clinic, is there anything else?"
Zhulan, "Nothing else, you just went out for a walk, tell me about the situation in the city."
Boss Zhou was still worried. "The streets were full of people going to the government office to collect food. The queue was so long that you couldn't see the end. The shops on the street were all closed today. I went to the market and took a look around, but there was no one there."
Boss Zhou sighed that no matter whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, the people would always suffer the most. Fortunately, his family had a powerful father, and the Zhou family was no longer a people who could be bullied at will.
Zhulan sighed and no longer had the desire to ask, "Go to the pawnbroker. Our family needs 20 servants, preferably from a family. Go ask the pawnbroker which pawnbroker has a family of servants for sale, and then have the pawnbroker come to our house."
Boss Zhou stood up and said, "Mom, I'm leaving."
"Um."
Boss Zhou was thinking as he walked. A few years ago, he never dared to hope for servants in wealthy families, let alone envy them. But now that he has become the eldest master of the Zhou family, buying servants is no longer a big deal. Boss Zhou walked with steady steps, exuding the aura of the eldest master of the Zhou family.
After more than half an hour, Boss Zhou arrived with some human traffickers. There were the most human traffickers in Lizhou City right now, from all forces. Boss Zhou hired the traffickers based on my mother's request.
The trafficker was a man in his forties. He was the most well-informed person in his line of work. They were waiting for a big sale from the new governor. The trafficker said respectfully, "I've met the madam."
Zhu Lan didn't waste any more words and said, "The boss has told you what he needs. Do you have a suitable candidate?"
The trafficker knew what was going on and said with a smile, "Madam, you want servants for your whole family. I have four suitable families here. Coincidentally, two of them are the servants of this house. This family owed gambling debts, so they sold the house and the servants. Now they are all in our hands."
Zhulan thought to herself, what a coincidence, "Why didn't you let go?"
Yazi didn't hide it, "Madam, one of the servants of these two families is a housekeeper. We originally planned to send them to Jiangnan for resale. Because we knew that Mr. Zhou was coming soon, we stayed for a few more days to see if we could catch Madam's eye. "
Zhu Lan was silent. She was well-informed about all kinds of information. They all knew how many servants they had brought with them. "You are honest."
Yazi smiled and said, "Madam, if you like it, I will go back and bring someone over."
Zhu Lan said, "Don't worry, first tell me who are the people in both families."
The clerk flipped through the notebook. "The family name of the housekeeper is Ding. There are ten people in the family. Housekeeper Ding was originally a servant, but later gained trust and became the housekeeper. He is thirty-eight this year. His wife was a maid and later became the housekeeper in the backyard. He has three sons. The eldest and second sons are married. The youngest son is twelve. There are also two grandsons, the oldest is four years old and the youngest is three years old."
Zhulan raised her eyebrows. This family was all relatively young, and they had a housekeeper before. Servants like this were the most welcome. If they hadn't received the news that they would be coming, this family would have been sold in Jiangnan long ago.
The guard continued, "There is another family named Wan, with four people. The servant and the maid got married, and they had two children, a boy and a girl. The older girl is twelve, and the younger boy is eight years old."
Zhulan thought that these two families really had high-quality servants. "Bring them over here and let me see them. Then bring some maids and servants over. I don't need to sell them off."
Yazi knew in his heart that the wife had chosen these two families, "I understand, I will bring people over now."
The broker returned quickly, bringing with him ten maids and five servants in addition to the two families.
Nearly thirty servants filled the yard. Zhulan took Li and Xuehan to look at the people. Zhulan first looked at the servants and maids. These were children who were sold by their families, and those sent by the pawnbrokers all had good looks.
Zhulan narrowed her eyes. There were some little girls about fifteen or sixteen years old. They looked okay and did not look like they came from farmers. Zhulan touched the bracelet on her wrist and sneered in her heart. Was this prepared for Zhou Shuren?
Yazi was also nervous, but when he remembered that Lord Zhou had only one wife, he felt relieved. The maids he brought with him were well trained, and in order not to reveal his intentions, he picked girls who were all pretty.
But Yazi was depressed. He thought that Lord Zhou was forty years old and his wife should be old at about the same age. Unexpectedly, when he saw her today, she looked only in her thirties and looked better than the girl he chose. Fortunately, the girl was young, so he felt at ease.
Zhulan's eyes passed over the older ones and focused more on those between six and ten years old. The six-year-olds were reserved for Yushuang and Yulu, and the ten-year-old was for Xuehan. The servants were older and the family was short of manpower, so Zhulan paid more attention to those between thirteen and fifteen years old.
Zhulan called out three maids and pointed out three servants. Zhulan never missed the Ding and Wan families from the rest of her eyes. Except for being a little excited when they first arrived at the house, the two families quickly calmed down, stood quietly, and never looked around. They were indeed high-quality servants.
Zhulan had chosen the people and said to the broker, "The two families of Ding and Wan, as well as the six maids and servants I chose, take the rest back!"
Then he said to Mr. Zhou, "Bring back the silver and the money to exchange for a new indenture."
Yazi was stunned for a moment, "Madam, don't you want to choose a few older maids to serve you?"
Zhu Lan said with a half-smile, "Are you staying here to serve me or my master? This is our first transaction and it will also be the last. Okay, take your people and leave!"
Yazi's heart skipped a beat. They had been very subtle, but they had never expected to be discovered. The information clearly stated that Lord Zhou was from a farming and reading family, but the mistress of the Zhou family actually had such good eyesight. Yazi was panicking. This was the last time they would buy and sell. They lived in Lizhou City to please Lord Zhizhou, not to offend anyone. He quickly bowed, "I didn't mean anything else. Madam, you misunderstood me."
Zhulan was too lazy to listen to the explanation and said to Xinghua, "Take them to the brothel in the back to wash and change clothes, and then come see me in the afternoon."
Xinghua had a strong sense of crisis in her heart. Although she was one of the first batch of servants, she was clear about her family's abilities. She now hoped to complete the tasks assigned by the mistress as much as possible, and trust the Ma family more for their obedience and honesty. "Yes."
After Zhulan finished giving the instructions, she stood up. This chicken must be killed today. There are so many people out there who want to give it to Zhou Shuren. If she keeps thinking about it today, it will only make her feel disgusted in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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