Portable Space: Small Peasant Girls Farm to Get Rich

Chapter 53 Buying Slaves

In the village, the villagers are busy every day, coming and going, smiling.

Men and women work separately, and children shuttle among them. After half a month, the villagers have been exposed to the scorching sun every day, and their skin is tanned yellow and black. Only some girls who are waiting to be married wear hats, and their skin is a little fairer and tender.

The children have also changed a lot. They work every day, not only can they get five cents, but they can also drink a bowl of mung bean soup.

The old man Niu and Luo Shiyuan were not idle during this period, they were not helping her cut wood and firewood to deliver goods, transport earth and burn bricks to make tiles, or go up the mountain to see if there were any wild goods in the trap.

After this pass, Luo Shiyuan, a young master, was so exhausted that he couldn't complain.

In order to express her gratitude, Liu Qingcao rewarded them in different ways every day. This was the main reason why Luo Shiyuan couldn't complain.

There were so many things going on, Liu Qingcao didn't even have time to look at Liu Jiangbei. Every other week, she would bring a food box to give him a toothbrush. He also studied, and he was busy, so he had to separate after saying a few words to each other.

The last time Liu Jiangbei came back, he knew that his sister was busy, so he stopped pestering her. Knowing that her sister was safe, he devoted all his energy to studying.

Today, Liu Qingcao is going to town with Old Niu to replenish supplies.

The necessities at home need to be replenished every once in a while, and the old man Niu sometimes helps to bring them, but she has to buy some things by herself.

Summer is coming to an end, and the farmland on both sides of the road is full of fruit. Although the output is not as good as that of modern society, the green and yellow rice in patches still has a strong visual impact.

"Uncle Niu, I'm going to the dental shop in a while to see if there are any suitable people. If there are any, I will buy two and go back. You don't have to wait for me. I will come back in another bullock cart later."

"Row."

When the ox cart arrived at the entrance of the town, the three of them separated and got busy.

Liu Qingcao went to the tooth shop to find Zhou Xiaowu who was idle.

"Little Fifth Brother, I'm here, why are you so idle, you're sitting and dozing off." Liu Qingcao joked.

"I haven't been busy for a while, and I'm sure I'll be busy when the food is harvested. I'm here today to buy land?" Zhou Xiaowu explained briefly, and went straight to the topic.

Liu Qingcao shook her head, looked at the notice posted on the wall and asked:
"Have you recruited any newcomers recently? I want to buy two suitable people to go back and help me with my work. Can Little Brother Wu take a look for me?"

"Yes, there are, but it's been a while. Some of them were bought by the owner's family who committed crimes and sold in, and some were collected by themselves. Miss Qingcao, do you want to go and have a look at the back first?"

Liu Qingcao nodded, and followed Zhou Xiaowu to the backyard. The backyard is quite large, and there are people in every room. He was also tied with a rope.

Liu Qingcao walked around the room with Zhou Xiaowu.

"Miss Qingcao, what requirements do you have for your servants, I will help you divide them up so that you can choose someone more conveniently."

"Little fifth brother, good character, clean hands and feet, quick work, better handwriting." Liu Qingcao thought for a while, and said her request.

This point of character must be good, otherwise, if you buy one and go back with an unsophisticated mind, wouldn't you be causing trouble for yourself?

"Look over here, everyone in this room can read and write."

Zhou Xiaowu took Liu Qingcao to the first room, there were about fifteen people inside, all of them were men, unkempt, with clothes draped over their bodies, they could only see a pair of eyes clearly, but not others.

"Why are they so dirty?" Liu Qingcao was amazed. Shouldn't this business be cleaned up so that they can pay a high price? Why doesn't this tooth shop play its cards according to the routine?
"Qingcao, you don't know this. Our dental shop spends a lot of money a day. If we want to clean them up, it will cost a lot of money. The owner's business is to make money, so naturally he won't spend more money. for other things."

After listening to Liu Qingcao, she nodded, indeed, there are so many people here, it would cost a lot of firewood just to wash, not to mention clothes.

"Little Fifth Brother, are there no girls? Why are they all men?"

Liu Qingcao looked at these people. Although most of them had longing eyes and some looked good, she still wanted to see the maid again before making a decision.

There are two more rooms added to the house, so there is no problem with the place where the servants live.

"Yes, it's in the inner courtyard. I'll take you to see it."

In the courtyard, Liu Qingcao, led by Zhou Xiaowu, observed while walking.

Some of the people in the inner courtyard room were young girls, some were frail old women, and some were women and children.

"Will any of them be literate?"

"Yes, the woman in the corner over there knows a little bit." Zhou Xiaowu pointed to the woman in the corner of the room and said.

Liu Qingcao looked over and saw a seven or eight-year-old boy sitting beside her. His face was pale and skinny, and a big patched clothes covered him. Compared with others, it was still slightly better. She hugged the little boy quietly, her lips were chapped and peeled, but her eyes were full of pity.

"That's her, little fifth brother."

Liu Qingcao turned her head, looked at Zhou Xiaowu, pointed at the woman and said.

After hearing this, Zhou Xiaowu said in a somewhat embarrassed way:
"Miss Qingcao, this woman is not only selling, she is selling herself. If you want to buy her, you have to buy her together with her husband and son. Look at this..."

Liu Qingcao frowned, no wonder she was sitting alone in the corner, not taking the initiative to step forward like others, presumably she knew what she wanted, and most people would not want it.

Two for one, this is a bad deal!

"What about her husband?"

"He's a rough man, he can do some handicrafts, he has a lot of strength, um, there's just something wrong with him." Zhou Xiaowu rubbed his nose and said awkwardly.

This family, if this man is good, they can get by in that day, and they don’t have to sell themselves, but they are just out of luck. This man fell ill and couldn’t be cured for a long time. Sold it.

?

Something wrong?
Liu Qingcao retreated in her heart. This family is not two for one, but one for two. If you buy them, you have to pay for the medical treatment and the money for raising the baby...

hiss!
"What's wrong with that man? It can't be cured?"

Liu Qingcao didn't give up, so she asked again.

"It's not that it can't be cured, but the medicines needed are too expensive. They said that they went out to do work, were robbed by bandits, were slashed by knives, and suffered a great loss of energy and blood. They needed ginseng and other precious things to take care of them. Other medicines can treat symptoms. It’s okay if you don’t cure the root cause, but hang your life.” Zhou Xiaowu sighed, feeling a little sympathetic to this family, who had lived a good life, but encountered this unlucky incident, and abruptly ruined the family.

"in this way?"

"Then how much money do they have in total?" Liu Qingcao asked tentatively. If the price is too high, then it is unnecessary, but if it is suitable, it can be considered.

"A total of nine taels of silver, if you want, eight taels of silver will do."

……

Eight taels?This dental shop can really make money.

"Little fifth brother, it's too expensive. In this family, only one can work, and the other two are sick and young..."

"Miss Qingcao, if you buy it sincerely, I won't earn an introduction fee. Seven taels of silver, what do you think? Seven taels is the lowest, and there are rules for dental shops. I can't break the rules and pay for it. Seeing that Liu Qingcao wanted to buy it, Zhou Xiaowu also wanted to get rid of the family as soon as possible, and earn less if he earned less.

"Seven taels is seven taels, but you let them wash it before you come out. I still have to take people with me to go shopping on the street. It's too boring to do."

"Okay, then wait a moment, I'll make arrangements." Zhou Xiaowu immediately called the mother and son in the corner, and took them to the bathhouse, while she was sitting in the dental shop, waiting for someone to come out.

(End of this chapter)