Chapter 176 Ask the long-term worker to buy someone
Just as Tian Minyan expected, Xie Gouzi came to the door soon, and the first thing he said when he saw Tian Minyan was: "Second girl, let me follow you."
Tian Minyan smiled, raised the corners of her lips, looked at him and said, "Thank you Gouzi, do you know what your words mean today?"
"I know that what I said means that from now on I will be your servant, a servant of the Tian family." Xie Gouzi's eyes were bright, without any hesitation or anxiety.
"Thank Gouzi, it is not easy to be a servant of my Tian family. The Tian family does not accept betrayal or deception. If you sign this contract today, no matter what your fate is, you will only be a servant of the Tian family for the rest of your life." Tian Minyan
He handed over a piece of paper, with three words "deed of sale" clearly written on it, and the names of the person selling himself and the host's family were also written clearly.
Xie Gouzi also recognized a few words. Seeing this, he showed a wry smile and said: "Second girl has even written the deed paper. She has expected that I will come. What else can I say?" After that, he took the brush and said,
He licked it on his tongue and signed his name.
Tian Minyan took it over and looked at it, and said meaningfully: "You better not regret it in the future."
"I, Xie Gouzi, have been around for more than 20 years, but I still have accomplished nothing and have nothing, that is, I am dead. What do I have to regret?" Xie Gouzi knelt on the ground and smiled wryly at himself: "I don't want me
My mother squinted her eyes and knitted those two pieces of cloth to support me for the rest of my life."
"You have such an epiphany, which also proves that you are still a man. Don't worry, if you have the ability, our Tian family will not treat you badly." Tian Minyan said: "Thank Gouzi, we can't be acquainted without fighting.
I also hope that you will have good fortune and become a person who is superior to one person and inferior to ten thousand people."
Xie Gouzi was so excited that he knelt down and kowtowed three times and said, "From now on, it will be up to the second lady's orders."
"Get up." Tian Minyan raised her hand and said, "Since you have become a servant of my family, if there is any fate in the future, your name will not be similar, so let's change it to another one."
Xie Gouzi hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Please give me your name, Miss Second."
"The so-called prodigal son returns with gold, and the most important thing in life is honesty. I hope you can be honest and loyal in the future. How about calling it honesty? Xie Chengzhong." Tian Minyan thought for a while and said with a smile.
Xie Chengzhong, Xie Chengzhong, Xie Gouzi muttered a few sentences, which sounded much better than their real names, and then smiled and said, "Thank you, Miss Er, for giving me this name."
From then on, Xie Gouzi changed his name to Xie Chengzhong and became a servant of the Tian family throughout his life.
Tian Minyan's monthly salary to Xie Chengzhong is twenty taels per month. If it is done well, it can be increased in the future. There are also annual gifts during the holidays. Because Xie Chengzhong is originally from Yangmei Village, he does not need to live in the Tian family's house. He still lives in his original house.
I just come to Tian's house every day to help Tian Minyan and the other directors run errands.
Because they decided to recruit long-term workers, they naturally had to provide accommodation. It was impossible for the Tian family's old house to provide servants' rooms. After discussing with her family, Tian Minyan decided to repair the old house assigned to them at the head of the village and pack out servants' rooms.
, temporarily allowing long-term workers to live there.
The house at the head of the village is not big, with only three rooms, a small kitchen, and a yard surrounded by mud brick walls. There is also a well in the yard, which is convenient for drinking water. Behind the house, there is a vegetable patch surrounded by a fence, because
No one lives there, no vegetables are grown in the vegetable plot, and weeds grow everywhere.
The old house has not been inhabited for many years, and the tiles are worn out and leaking. There is a musty smell inside the house, and there are spider webs. Usually, there are just a lot of unused sundries.
Tian Minyan and Tian Huairen led Xie Chengzhong to buy new materials for repairs and tidy up. They cleared out all the useless things and spent a day tidying up the house.
Naturally, she still kept the main house, Tian Minyan thought about it in her heart. Although they lived in the old house now, she knew that this was temporary. Even if Tian Huaide and the others did not come back, they would not be able to live there forever.
If Tian Huaide's fate is not as corrupt as in his previous life, if it's good, he will be an official and stay in Henghe. If not, if he comes back early, they can also move to the house with three rooms.
Of course, Tian Minyan doesn't just want to live in the old house. She definitely wants to build a new house. She has already drafted a sketch of the house in her mind. Living in the old house now is just a temporary measure.
People must have goals to make progress, right?
After the house was repaired, Deng Fugui had also brought news to Tian Minyan, saying that he had found a few acquaintances and recommended a few people for her to choose.
Tian Huairen did not participate in the selection of people and left it entirely to Tian Minyan. Tian Minyan took Xie Chengzhong to the human tooth market.
Renya Market is actually just an abandoned pier, crowded with people. Tian Minyan came here for the first time. Those waiting for their employers included men and women, and there were also little girls and boys being led by Renya. Without exception, those children
They were both sallow and thin, so they must have been sold because their families couldn't make ends meet.
The eyes of those children were dull, some were very naive, some were very confused, and some were shrewd. When they saw Tian Minyan, they looked at her eagerly, hoping that she could buy him away.
"Miss, do you want to hire someone? I can do a lot of work, so you can hire me. I don't need any wages, as long as I have enough to eat." A seven or eight-year-old girl stepped forward boldly, her face dirty.
Xi, with a pair of innocent eyes open, looking at her longingly.
"Go away." Xie Chengzhong blocked the child's outstretched hand, shouted sullenly, and said to Tian Minyan: "Second girl, ignore these children, and don't let them touch you. These people have unknown origins.
Who knows if there is any hidden disease in me."
Tian Minyan was a little intolerant at first, but she nodded after listening to his words. He was right. The children at home were young and Luo was pregnant. If these people had any infectious diseases, it would be serious.
Deng Fugui had been waiting for a long time. Next to him, there was a lean man, the person he introduced, Yazi, whose surname was Zhang. After they got to know each other, Zhang Yazi took Tian Minyan to meet the few people he had brought.
Changgong.
Zhang Yazi brought a total of six people. Tian Minyan looked over and saw that there were young and old people. The youngest was only eighteen years old, and the older ones were in their thirties. They all came from poor families or moved from other places.
"Second girl, I recognize the one next to you. She is from Zhouba Village in the next town. I heard that his wife left the child and ran away with a salesman a long time ago. She is a very honest person." Xie Gouzi said in Tian Minyan's ear.
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Tian Minyan looked over and saw that the man was about 20 years old. He looked simple and honest. He was wearing a patchwork short coat. His hands were hanging by his sides and his nails were neatly trimmed. He then asked, "What is your name? Where are you from?"
"Miss Tian, this is from Zhouba Village, and my name is Zhou Gui." Zhang Yazi introduced with a smile.
"Well, have you ever farmed?" Tian Minyan took two steps closer, looked at him and asked, "Who else is at home?"
"My family has two acres of land, an old mother, and a six-year-old daughter." Zhou Gui smiled shyly.
"I hired a long-term worker, and the contract lasts for ten years. If you come to my house to work, what will my mother do?" Tian Minyan said calmly.
"My mother is still healthy and my daughter is sensible, so she can still take care of herself." Zhou Gui smiled sincerely again.
Tian Minyan hummed, then asked two other men who looked honest and honest. After listening to their brief introduction, she asked about farming again, and she had an idea in her mind.
She chose a man named Zhou Gui, a man named Qian Sheng, and a man named He Fu. They all signed ten-year deeds of prostitution, and their monthly salary was the same as Xie Chengzhong's, which was two taels.
In this way, Tian Minyan's family has four more long-term workers, and the monthly salary is eight taels, which is a lot of money.
Before leaving, Tian Minyan saw the girl who begged her to buy her again. She was being beaten by a fan with a cane, but she didn't say a word, her lips were pursed tightly, and her big eyes were extremely stubborn.
Tian Minyan turned her head to leave, but heard the man Ya say: "If you dare to make trouble for me again, I will sell you to the brothel."
Tian Minyan paused and looked back. The girl's eyes revealed a hint of determination, as if she noticed her gaze and looked over with a hint of longing.
Tian Minyan thought for a while, there were more things at home, and she didn't have so much time to take care of family affairs. Luo Shi's belly was also getting bigger, and it was difficult to do many menial jobs. Maybe, she could buy a girl.
Thinking of this, Tian Minyan said a few words to Zhang Renya. Zhang Renya followed her gaze, nodded, and walked towards that Renya.
In the Renya market, Renyazi are competitors to each other, but at least they are in the same industry, they are acquainted, and they can talk to each other easily. Renya heard that Tian Minyan wanted to buy the most difficult-to-manage girl, so there was nothing wrong with it. She only needed one tael of silver.
Let Zhang Renya take the person away.
Zhang Renya brought the little girl to Tian Minyan and said, "She is an orphan. Her parents are dead and she was sold by her black-hearted aunt. She is quite clean."
Tian Minyan's shameless fate was another bloody fate. Either I died, or she was sold by a ruthless relative.
"Thank you, girl, thank you girl. I will be sincere to you all my life and will never betray you. Otherwise, God bless me and I will not die a good death." The girl knew that she had escaped the fate of being bought into a brothel, and knelt down in front of Tian Minyan and kowtowed.
, voice choked.
"Get up." Tian Minyan said warmly: "What's your name?"
The girl raised her dirty little face and said: "Beggar..." As if she had thought of something, she immediately changed her words and said: "Slave, please give me a name."
Tian Minyan raised her eyebrows. This girl was quite smart. Thinking of her big eyes as bright as stars, she said: "My family is not a rich family, it is just a small family. There is still a lot of work to do. Are you willing to go?"
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"My slave is willing, I don't need any wages, as long as I have enough to eat."
"In that case, you will be called Xiaoxing from now on, Tian Xiaoxing."
After hearing this, the girl knelt down and kowtowed to thank her: "Xiao Xing, thank you very much for the name."
