As soon as the words fell, surprise flashed in their eyes. You know, twenty dollars a day is already a very good income. Even in the town, it is difficult to earn so much.
But if I help her with the work, what should my apprentice do?
They still have to pay taxes to the court!
Guessing their concerns, Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Taxation is something that everyone needs to worry about. Mr. Zhao said that if you hand in grain, you can use silver to pay it off."
In this way, everyone was completely relieved.
"I! I, Wang Erzhu, am willing to follow the He family forever!" He walked to the front and said with a smile, "Girl, do you think I can do it?"
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "You can do it yourself." This Wang Erzhu is a man who knows how to repay a favor, so this is useful.
Most of the workers stayed. After all, at this season, there was no land to plant, and there was no money to earn by staying at home. They also went to work in Rulai He's house, where they had food, drink and money.
That night, the He family members sat in the dining room, looking at the tidy room that had not been cleaned for a long time, and everyone's face was filled with smiles.
"Ruoyi, you have worked so hard these days." The old princess said with a smile: "If it weren't for you, we don't know what kind of life we would have lived. It would be a question whether we could arrive here alive."
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Grandma, you are too polite."
Lin Xiao also had a smile on his face: "Now when the baby is born, I will be relaxed too."
He Yunyi sat beside her and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is so amazing! She is like a fairy! She made all these come true."
Shang Ruoyi was startled and said that she was very close to the truth.
The next day, she went directly to the county town to buy it.
She hired workers to work on the fields outside and could not come into the house to serve.
After a while, she entered the city, sat in the car, opened the curtain, looked at the busy traffic in front of her, and the vendors at the stalls were shouting loudly.
There are all kinds of shops on both sides of the road, with many customers coming in and out, creating a prosperous scene.
She found the matchmaker and told her the purpose of her visit. The matchmaker was delighted to see business coming to her door, and happily took her to a courtyard.
"Girl, take a look and see if you like it."
Shang Ruoyi looked at the women standing in front of her with their eyes downcast. They were all scared like quails and didn't dare to look up at her. Here, women who were used for buying and selling were not allowed to look up at the buyers, otherwise they would be whipped.
At this moment, a familiar face came into view.
Peony?
Why is she here?
The originally clever little girl now had a look of despair on her face, and the light in her eyes had completely disappeared.
I looked at her hands. Those originally fair and tender hands had become rough, with some tiny cracks on them.
Seeing that she kept her head down, she walked over to the matchmaker and whispered softly. The matchmaker understood and ordered the peony sign to be removed.
Here, being stripped of the label means being bought by the buyer.
But there was no smile on the faces of the bought women. A few days ago, the madam of Tianxiang Garden came to buy girls, but few of them survived. Thinking of the tragic death, they were trembling with fear.
When Shaoyao heard that her sign had been taken down, her face turned pale.
Shang Ruoyi also selected a few older women.
"Oh, sir, you have a really good eye. You choose the best girls here." The matchmaker had a smile on her face.
Watching the few people being taken away, Shang Ruoyi took the old woman aside and asked in a low voice: "Do you know Kung Fu?"
The matchmaker was stunned, and looked her up and down, with some doubts in her heart. How did she know that she had just acquired two maids who knew Kung Fu? But seeing that she looked like she was just asking, he said, "Yes, yes, but for this money..."
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "It's a money issue."
"Okay! Sir, follow me!" The matchmaker smiled happily: "Sir, you know, these two maids are not only skilled in martial arts, but also very good-looking. It's just that they are a bit unruly. I just got them and haven't had time to train them yet." She walked up the steps and said with a smile: "I wonder if the young lady is satisfied."
"Wait till I have seen it first!"
"Okay, okay." When I walked to the innermost room, I saw two beautiful women standing inside.
They also had iron chains on their feet and watched everyone coming in with caution.
The older one protected the younger one behind him and said in a deep voice, "What are you going to do?"
Upon hearing this, the matchmaker was furious. She walked up to her and slapped her in the face: "Who gave you the courage to talk to a guest like that? When you come to me, you have to lie down like a tiger and coil up like a dragon! Besides, you signed a contract to sell your bodies, what are you doing?"
The woman covered her face with her hands. Although her eyes were filled with pain, she dared not say anything. She only tightened her hands around the woman behind her.
The old woman felt relieved and raised her hand to hit him, but she heard Shang Ruoyi say calmly, "If you have something to say, just talk it over. Why are you hitting me?"
Upon hearing this, the matchmaker withdrew her hand angrily: "I just wanted to make them more obedient, so that you can train them when you buy them back."
Shang Ruoyi ignored her, turned to look at the two of them and asked, "Why did you sign the contract to sell your bodies?"
"My mother died suddenly, and I have no money to bury her, so I have no choice but to resort to this."
"Two coffins bought you two?" Shang Ruoyi glanced at the matchmaker: "You are quite evil."
"Sir, we also need to open the door to do business. I still have so many people to support, and these girls need to eat and drink, and I also need to make money!"
"How much silver do you want to sell them for? I'll buy both of them."
When the matchmaker heard this, her eyes lit up and she said with a smile, "Sir, you are so straightforward. In that case, I will give you twenty taels and the two girls will be yours."
Shang Ruoyi snorted coldly: "Do you really think I'm a fool? Two coffin boards, at most two taels of silver, and you turned around and made ten times the money. This business is really a sure win."
The smile on the matchmaker's face froze: "Sir, how much money do you want to pay?"
"Two pieces, five taels. If you can sell them, sell them. If you can sell them, forget it. You are the only one who can sell them here."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave. Seeing this, the matchmaker hurriedly stopped her and said, "Don't be impatient, sir! Everything can be discussed, it can be discussed."
Shang Ruoyi turned around, with a look of impatience on her face: "Sell it or not? I still have things to do."
"Ten taels, ten taels of silver is good." The matchmaker's face was full of smiles: "These two girls are good-looking and clever. You will definitely suffer a loss if you buy them back."
"Ten taels, I can buy four. Forget it, I see you really want to do this business, so in that case, you can keep these two for yourself!"
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