As soon as Xia Qiyue's carriage entered the alley, a fat aunt came out with a smile on her face.
"Girl, do you want to buy the maid... or sell the child?"
The second half of the sentence was stammered when I saw two little heads sticking out of the car window, both of which were girls.
Xia Qiyue stopped the carriage, took all three little ones out of the carriage, and then faced the fat aunt and looked over, "Buying maid and rough lady!"
As for the nuns, she didn't think about it. For a farmer's family, she only needed a few rough ladies to help clean up the house and yard, wash and cook, etc. The maids would serve closely, so she didn't need any nuns.
"Hey! Hey, hey, hey! Please come to the house, little lady!" The fat aunt was happy. There has been no business coming to her door in the past few days. Finally, someone came over, let alone a salesperson. She couldn't afford it anymore!
That's right, Xia Qiyue was looking for a dental shop all the way. She wanted to buy someone, and besides, there was only selling people here, and there was no other business like renting houses or land.
Xia Qiyue brought her three children into the yard, but had no intention of entering the house. The fat lady cleverly went into the house and moved a chair for Xia Qiyue to sit on, and then asked someone to make tea.
"Little lady, you want to buy some rough ladies and maids, right? Do you have any special requirements?"
Xia Qiyue thought for a while, "I don't have any requirements for the rough lady, as long as she is healthy. As for the maid, it would be best if she could read. It would be better to have a younger one in the same house. I want to find someone to accompany my three children."
The maids who grew up together should be smarter!"
Xia Qiyue didn't say she wanted to marry a maid, because she had been in this world for half a year and still couldn't accept a man having three wives and four concubines. If possible, it would be best for her daughter to meet a man who would be devoted to her.
Even if she can't, she doesn't want to train any maids for her daughter. If this man's heart is not with you, then there is no need to marry. It's not like she can't afford to support her daughter for the rest of her life.
The fat lady's eyes lit up. It seemed that the young lady in front of her was a big customer, and she had bought from more than one person.
"Yes, yes! They are all! Wait a moment, little lady, I'll call them all out for you to choose from!"
As he said that, he staggered towards the backyard and ran, and not long after, a group of women and children came out.
There are children aged five or six, girls aged eight, nine or ten, women in their thirties, and even mothers-in-law in their forties or fifties. These people have one thing in common, that is, they are thin.
All of them are sallow and thin,
Just when Xia Qiyue was wondering why there was no man, the fat lady brought out five little boys at the end, all of whom looked to be less than ten years old.
"Young lady, you can choose whatever you want. There are five boys here who are suitable to serve as your young master's attendants!"
Sure enough, Xia Qiyue discovered that because she didn't say she wanted any nursing home servants, it was not the fact that Mrs. Ya didn't bring them out.
Xia Qiyue nodded, and then read the faces of the people who were already lined up waiting for her selection.
She had no time to feel sad for these people, because the world was governed by the same rules of survival, where imperial power was supreme and women's status was low. She alone could not change these three views at all.
"Mom, should we take them home?" Ke'er stood obediently next to her mother at first, but because so many people came out, the little girl couldn't keep quiet for a while and asked aloud, her little eyes were already on these
People are observing.
Xia Qiyue shook her head, "If you don't want to take them all back, choose two rough ladies from these people, and then choose a few maids to take back! Ke'er, Ling'er, Xuan'er, you pick yourselves, one for each of you, whichever one you like!
"
Xia Qiyue gave her three children the right to choose. From now on, they will be their own personal maids, as long as they like her.
Ke'er's eyes lit up, "Really? Then I like that young lady!"
Not polite at all, not even stage frightened, he pointed to a little girl who looked six or seven years old at the end of the queue in front of him, and then looked at his mother, "Is that okay, mother?"
Xia Qiyue looked in the direction of her finger. Needless to say, she was thin, and there was no fat person present. However, the little girl pointed by Ling'er had bright eyes and a small face that was telling. At first glance, she was a clever little girl.
Xia Qiyue nodded, "Of course!"
Ke'er immediately ran towards the little girl and said, "Follow me home!"
He took the little girl's little hand and pulled her towards her mother-in-law.
But the little girl held a thirty-year-old woman next to her with her other hand and refused to let go.
"Xiaoya, let's go! Seeing how easy it is to get along with the little master, it will definitely be better if you follow him than here!" Although the woman next to her had a look of reluctance in her eyes, she still took the girl's hand out and said.
"But Mom, Xiaoya doesn't want to leave Mom..." Xiaoya, who was being pulled by Ke'er, turned around three times, just not wanting to leave her mother.
Xia Qiyue originally thought that Ke'er would let go of Xiaoya's hand and choose something else.
But she didn't want to, but Kerr insisted on holding her hand and coaxing her, "We have beef jerky at home! There are also many delicious foods, here! I also have candies for you to eat!"
As he said that, he spread his little hand in front of Xiaoya, and there was a nougat in his palm.
The little girl couldn't help but swallow her saliva. Several children and even adults standing behind also swallowed hard.
They only have two meals a day, which are just watery porridge. They are not full at all. How can they not be greedy when they see the food? Besides, it's candy.
When the fat lady saw the nougat, her eyes immediately lit up. She knew about the nougat, and she was extravagant and bought it for her grandson. It was so valuable that it made her feel bad.
"Xiaoya, please thank me quickly, miss!" Xiaoya's mother, who was standing behind her, saw that her daughter was still stunned, not going to get the candy or saying anything, and she was a little anxious.
Xia Qiyue was also puzzled. She looked quite smart just now, but how could she become like this now?
But the next second, Xiaoya let go of Ke'er's hand, ran towards Xia Qiyue, and knelt down when she got there.
"Madam, Xiaoya likes the lady and is willing to serve her. Can you please ask the madam to buy Xiaoya's mother? Xiaoya is the only mother left in this world! She has no other relatives, and the mother is the only one left in the world.
Xiaoya is the only child left. If Xiaoya goes away, my mother will be helpless when she gets old. Please, madam, please take us in!"
After saying that, he kowtowed his head, and soon his forehead turned red.
"Xiaoya..." The woman standing behind couldn't bear it any more, so she ran over and knelt down as well, crying and hugging her daughter.
The mother and daughter came here to escape famine, and their family members died along the way. The mother and daughter were left behind. They had no choice but to sell their bodies and have to survive for a while.
"Mom, please hurry up, madam, Xiaoya doesn't want to be separated from you, mom!"
Xia Qiyue didn't speak for a while, looking at the mother and daughter in front of her, also wanting to see Ke'er's choice.
Although the fat aunt had been a aunt for most of her life, she still had a soft heart. Seeing that her master didn't look angry, she didn't step forward to stop him. It would be a good thing if the mother and daughter could be bought together.