This maid has a pair of smart eyes. When she secretly looks at people, she is full of curiosity, not the kind of look that makes people look suspicious.
"Raise your head." Shuangxi said warmly.
Erya was a little panicked. She had just peeked, wouldn't she have been discovered? It's over, it's over, if she can't choose, she will definitely be beaten again when she goes back!
But she still raised her head as she was told, and now Erya could see clearly that the lady in front of her was only wearing a plain dress, which had been washed white and was no better than what she was wearing.
But she just stood there indifferently, but people couldn't help but want to be respectful.
She had a smile on her face and seemed not much older than herself, but she gave people a sense of stability.
When Erya looked at Shuangxi, Shuangxi also looked at Erya. The little maid in front of him should be about thirteen years old. She was wearing a gray cloth dress with patches on it.
At first glance, it seems that he comes from a poor family. He is not good-looking, but he is definitely not ugly either. He is very delicate and generous.
Shuangxi nodded and asked, "What's your name?"
"My name is Erya." There was a slight vibrato in her voice, as if she was a little nervous.
"What do you know? Can you read?" Shuangxi had a good impression of Erya, so he asked a few more questions.
When Mrs. Song saw Shuangxi and asked about Erya, she was very happy. This girl is sick! There was a big abscess on her arm. No one wanted to choose her. If she went to a normal wealthy family, she would have to have a mother-in-law.
I took off the clothes of these maids and inspected them carefully. Therefore, these maids have never been selected.
If I can get through it this time, it will be worth it.
It's not that she doesn't want to treat this second girl, but that medicine and medical treatment all require money! When a maid received it, it was only two or three taels of silver. Even if she sold it to the best family, she only had
Ten taels of silver.
She has to spend money to support her for some time, and then spend money to treat her. It is really not worth it, and her disease is not contagious, and it will not kill people. It is the same thing whether it can be cured or not.
"How many words do you know, this slave?" Erya asked Shuangxi about this, and she was no longer nervous. She knew that not many of these slaves were literate!
Then she paused and added: "But I don't know many words."
If a maid from a wealthy family wants to be literate, she usually has a room reserved for the young master. She is not good-looking and has some illnesses, so naturally she will not be chosen. As for those from small families, they feel that a literate maid is restless.
!Who would want her?
Now the young lady asked about this. She was filled with joy. She did not seek wealth, nor did she want to be a maidservant. She just wanted a good master who would not beat or scold her and would give her a good meal.
!
"This slave can also wash clothes, cook, and tell jokes." Erya continued.
The maids around them laughed. Who doesn't know how to wash clothes and cook? Telling jokes... is considered something that you know how to do?
When Mrs. Song's wife heard what Erya said, her face darkened a bit, what a damn girl! It seemed that Mrs. Shen wanted to choose her, but if she told her this, she might not want her anymore, right?
In the face of the double happiness, the mother-in-law who sent her home didn't want to have an attack, but she secretly thought in her heart that if she looked back, she wouldn't break Erya's legs!
Shuangxi nodded and didn't say to stay or not to keep her. Erya's face dropped, thinking that Shuangxi wouldn't keep her.
Shuangxi looked at the other maids again, and saw one of them, a beautiful-looking woman standing there. She was older, but she looked very upright and steady.
"What's your name?" Shuangxi asked.
"My name is Lan'er. She is literate and can do embroidery." Before Shuangxi could ask, the maid named Lan'er answered spontaneously, looking very discerning.
What Qie answered just captured Shuangxi's thoughts. Shuangxi was looking for a maid who could do embroidery work. She came from modern times. In that era, how many girls could do detailed needlework?
Clothes are all bought and ready-made. If anyone makes his own clothes and wears them, he may be regarded as a lunatic. If the clothes are torn, they must either find a sewing shop to sew them with a machine, or throw them away directly.
In such an environment, Shuangxi would naturally not be able to do needlework.
But in these ancient times, it was impossible. Even if the wife of the house really didn't know how to make a girl, then some of the girls in the family should also be able to do it. They couldn't always buy ready-made clothes to wear.
The finished clothes here are of a single style, and if you buy them, they will probably match others.
And because they are all handmade, there are not many clothes for sale, and there is not much choice, and even the sizes are not really suitable. At this time, it is very important to have a girl who can do needlework.
Shuangxi nodded and said to the Song family's mother-in-law: "It's Lan'er and Erya."
Mrs. Song's wife struggled for a moment, hesitated for a long time and said: "Ms. Shen, these two girls... are not good enough, why don't you try again?" Unexpectedly, this Mrs. Shen's wife seemed to be a very smart person, with a sharp eye.
It would be so bad.
Take the two girls she picked for example. One of them, Erya, is sick, so it’s okay if you can’t see it. But that Lan’er... Didn’t you see that Lan’er is fifteen years old?
Are you there? Most girls of this age are already married. How can they be sold as maids?
Moreover, this Lan'er's child is not bad. She can be married to anyone and make more money than selling her as a maid.
The reason why Lan'er appears in this group of people is because...she is a maid who was sold off by a house! A maid who was sold off in this way either has unclean hands or feet, or seduces the young master.
The lady in charge has discovered it! In short, no one is of good character.
She was thinking that Madam Shen would just pick a few girls, including one or two bad ones, but she didn't expect that Madam Shen would only pick these two girls, and these two were from the same group.
The inferior inside.
If the housekeeper knew about it, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to tell the truth. Although I don't blame myself for this matter, it is Mrs. Shen's own bad taste, but when it comes to it, it is always related to her.
Shuangxi didn't think about it that much. She had never lived in a large ancient mansion or been a wife, so how could she understand the twists and turns in those back houses.
Moreover, Shuangxi had never thought that when choosing maids, she should be on guard against those maids having evil intentions and seducing the men in the family.
Shuangxi shook her head: "That's it for these two. How much money will it cost?" Shuangxi asked the key question. It was her first time to "buy someone", so of course she didn't know the price.
Speaking of which, she still felt a little guilty. In modern times, this was an illegal act!
"Sixty taels each." Mrs. Song's wife was afraid that Housekeeper Fu would pursue her, but she couldn't bear to lose the money, so each maid was half a tael cheaper.
It's sold so cheaply, and even if you ask, it's worth the money, which makes sense.
Shuangxi thought about it in his mind, and it seemed that it was really not expensive, so he made up his mind.
"Wait a minute, I'll get the money for you, and you should prepare the deed of betrayal." Shuangxi said with a smile. She was not the Holy Mother, and she would definitely not do something like buying a maid without asking for a deed of betrayal.
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When the maid runs away, won't it be a waste of money?
At this time, Shuangxi thought of herself again and chuckled. Shen Ziyan also had a contract to sell her, but later, Shen Ziyan tore it up in front of her.
"Ms. Shen! This is free of charge," the Song family's mother-in-law said quickly.
Shuangxi was stunned for a moment: "No money?" How could such a good thing come about? Giving the maid away for no money? There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, so Shuangxi felt a little more defensive.
"Housekeeper Fu said that Mr. Su ordered that this money come from your money, madam." Mrs. Song didn't know what this meant, but Housekeeper Fu said that after sending the maid away, she asked him to report the account, and now she will give this money to him.
Just say the words exactly as they are.
Shuangxi finally understood that what Su Yu meant was that the maid's money would also be deducted from the dividends in the future.
Shuangxi felt depressed when she thought of her invisible and intangible dividends. Since Su Yu said so, she would be a fool if she took out the money. In short, the money was all paid by her, and it was not owed to Su.
What a favor.
"Madam Shen, are you really not picking out a few girls anymore?" Madam Song wanted to sell a few more, hoping that she would add two more girls after hearing that she didn't have to pay for them herself.
Shuangxi thought for a moment and said, "Bring two boys here next time." Girls can't be allowed to guard the courtyard, right?
Mrs. Song's wife nodded, but she felt a little embarrassed in her heart. Housekeeper Fu had already said that if Mrs. Shen's wife didn't ask about the young man's affairs, then she shouldn't mention it. It would be really embarrassing to send the young man to this house now.
It's better to accept it first, and then ask Butler Fu when you get back.
Of course, this was not what Fu Guanjia meant, but Su Yu's rare pettiness. There were already enough men in Xi'er's house! He would not send any more men to her house! But nothing would happen.
Thinking of these men living in the same courtyard with Xi'er every day, he felt very worried!
As for using the dividends to pay for the maid? Of course that was Su Yu's order.
He just wanted Shuangxi to be tied to him in terms of money, so he was unwilling to give Shuangxi's dividends to Shuangxi, but he also didn't want to make Shuangxi suffer. For example, she wouldn't let Shuangxi take this maid's money!
The woman finally left with a smile on her face, and these two money-losing items were finally sold.
If it weren't for Na Lan'er, she was the one who sold her back then, and she wouldn't have taken this maid back. Now she was relieved of this big trouble.
Only Shuangxi, Erya and Lan'er were left in the yard.
Shuangxi didn't know how to discipline the maid, so she thought for a while and said, "You all tell me about yourselves and what family you were from before." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly vote, you
