Gu Xinran was proud and still had the ability to bargain.
She looked at the two sickly scarred men with pretended disdain, shook her head and curled her lips, "Twenty-five taels for both of them. If you agree, I'll take them away, otherwise forget it."
Wang Yatou was so heartbroken because he lost a lot of small coins.
After glancing at the two hot potatoes, he healed himself and thought, forget it, it's good to be able to keep the capital, which is better than driving them away.
Finally, he readily agreed, "Girl, you are amazing, I'll give it to you for a bargain. Consider it a token of friendship. In the future, when you need someone, buy a house, or buy land, come to us."
Gu Xinran was happy, she had successfully found a bargain!
He readily agreed, took out two hundred and fifty taels of silver notes, plus a small silver ingot of five taels, and handed them to Wang Yatou.
After taking the indenture, she gave it to Lai Fu and asked him to go to the government office to handle the formalities, while she brought people back to the Gu Mansion.
On the way back, Duan Yunchi saw her happy face and said with a sigh, "The total is only thirty taels less. Do you really have to be so happy? Where is Boss Xinran who was handing out banknotes at the dinner table?"
Gu Xinran looked at him and shook her head. "Can you make money in business? With your emotional intelligence, I'm really afraid of losing money if I work with you."
Duan Yunchi was not going to stand for this. He could tolerate people saying he was ugly, but to make up a story that he couldn't make money was a slap in his face.
Staring at the cousin who had opened her mouth, she said indignantly: "You bad girl, I don't know what emotional intelligence is, but you dare to question my ability to make money? Tell me the truth right now, or I will make you pay."
After saying that, he shook his fist in front of her.
Gu Xinran sucked her teeth at him and said, "Since you are my cousin, I will teach you a lesson for free.
Who are the people at the table? Your closest family. What is the purpose of your money? To provide a good life for yourself and the people you care about. So, giving them more is worth it.
Who are the Wangya people? What's the purpose of the merchant who wants to trade? To make money from me. The business world is like a battlefield. If I let him make more money, I will lose.
In the future, we must fight for every inch of the winery business."
Duan Yunchi was stunned by what his cousin said, but he remembered one sentence, "Business is like a battlefield, be bold!"
He thought to himself that this girl was really extraordinary. He was several years older than her, but he was still not as smart as her. Alas, Mingzhan must have found a treasure.
I had to put on a smile and admit that she was right.
Gu Xinran felt better. After a while, Xiaolan's voice came from outside the carriage, "Master, we've arrived."
Duan Yunchi was able to accompany them to select people in the afternoon, which was a break from his busy schedule.
He did not get off the carriage and asked Xiaolan to take him directly to the governor's office. Tomorrow, Xiao Mingzhan will go north to Zhongzhou, and many things need to be assigned to him.
He had to stay in Jinzhou and do the logistics work.
After Duan Yunchi left, Gu's mother and Gu Xinran led the twelve people into the side hall, and then called all the family members, including the Zhao brothers and sisters.
After a while, Xiaolan, who had sent Duan Yunchi back, also came back.
After everyone arrived, Gu Xinran asked them to stand in two rows and introduce themselves first so that the family could get to know the new members.
The two girls in charge of sweeping the floor were the first to step out. The older one spoke, "Hello, masters. My servant Seventeen and my sister Fifteen are both from Cangzhou. We couldn't survive while fleeing famine, so our families sold us to a pawnbroker. Please give us names, masters."
Gu Xinran looked at her mother. She was the head of the household and was in charge of all the affairs in the mansion, so she had to make the decisions.
Mother Gu nodded and smiled, "What are your original names?"
"Da Ya, Er Ya."
When she heard it, she shook her head. This name was too casual and she needed to change it to a nicer one.
After a moment's contemplation, he looked at the two and said, "From now on, the eldest daughter will be called Chunhua, and the second daughter will be called Qiuyue. First, follow Manniang to familiarize yourself with the affairs of the mansion, and let her teach you how to work."
After saying that, he called Man Niang and took the two of them to stand aside.
Next are the four members of the Yu family, the servants who managed the farm in the former prefect's house. The father, Yu Fengshou, is now 37 years old, the mother, Zhang, is 36 years old, the eldest son, Yu Dafei, is 17, and the second son, Yu Xiaofei, is 15.
The four strong men continued. They were refugees who had fled from famine in Cangzhou. Their names were hard to describe, so Gu Xinran simply changed their names to "Mu, Chan, Qian, Jin", but kept their surnames unchanged.
Grandma Gu smiled and tapped her forehead. "You're a mischievous person, but the meaning is good."
Several strong men also accepted the new name with a smile.
Grandpa Gu was most concerned about the matters concerning Zhuangzi's farmland. He started chatting with them on the spot and was very satisfied with the leaders of Yuzhuang.
When they had almost finished their conversation, Gu Xinran spoke to Yu Zhuangtou, "My family has five farms in the suburbs, with over 1,500 acres of farmland. You will lead them in managing them from now on. If there is a shortage of manpower, we will gradually fill in the gaps."
I will take you to identify the land tomorrow, and you will live in the farm from now on.
If you're not busy right now, you can inspect the house and make plans for spring planting. Give me a list of what you need."
Turning around, he looked at Mrs. Zhang and said, "I originally wanted to choose you to come to the mansion to be the housekeeper, but family should be together. You should go with Yu Zhuangtou to the farm to help."
Being able to have the whole family together is the greatest gift the boss can give them.
The four members of the Yu family were extremely grateful and expressed their loyalty, promising to take good care of the farm.
The four people who produced 1,000 kilograms per mu also said that they would listen carefully to the village head's words.
To be honest, Yu Fengshou was frightened when he heard about five farms, but after thinking about it, as long as there were enough people, one farm could be managed well, and a few more would be no problem.
When Grandpa Gu heard about five farms, he was also surprised. He thought to himself, "Did this girl Ranran buy another farm?" What a bold move! The magnificent scene of 1,500 acres of land flashed in his mind, and he couldn't stop smiling.
It feels so good to be a landlord!
Grandma Gu and Mother Gu were also very excited as the family's assets were growing.
Under Gu Xinran's gaze, Liao Wu began to introduce the remaining Scar duo.
"I am Liao Wu, 22 years old, and my cousin Ling Yun is 17. We drifted here from southern Xinjiang and sold ourselves because we couldn't make a living. I beg the host to give us a name."
At this time, he had his hair tied up in a bun. Although his face was covered with beard and his true face could not be seen, the visible parts of his face were good-looking, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes and a straight nose. If he took good care of himself, he would definitely be a handsome man.
Ling Yun, who had been keeping his head down and looked invisible, was unable to raise his head when Liao Wu mentioned him, and the horrifying scar appeared in front of everyone.
Everyone was shocked. Tingting was so scared that she threw herself into Gu Xinran's arms and covered her eyes, then peeked through her fingers curiously. Xuanxuan, on the other hand, tried to remain calm and sat steadily.
Seeing that the young lady from the host family was frightened, Ling Yun lowered his head even more.
Gu Xinran felt that this was not a good idea and she had to wear a mask, otherwise it would be inconvenient to go anywhere.
She looked at the two of them again, but didn't see anything special about them. She slowly said, "I won't change the name. It sounds okay. From now on, the safety of the mansion will be left to you. Mancang, you take them to familiarize themselves with the environment first."
Then Mancang took the order and took the two men to stand aside.
After the new servants were introduced to each other, Gu Xinran asked the three elders to give them a lecture, and the grandparents and nanny were allowed to do it for Gu Xinran.
There was no other way, Gu Xinran had to go ahead with a cold face. At this moment, she was hoping that Xiao Mingzhan could send her a super housekeeper. She really couldn't do the trivial work of managing servants, and she didn't have the patience to do it.
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