Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 477 - : Going to Buy a Servant (1 update)

Chapter 477: Chapter 477: Going to Buy a Servant (1 update)

“One hundred thousand taels of silver are already a lot. Tomorrow, I’ll write you a deed, and with the rest, you can buy a few maids, matrons, and manservants. I’ll have Auntie Chen help train them. Since you can’t control those four, we’ll get some who are more fierce to deal with them. It’s always best to have those maids and matrons’ indenture contracts firmly in your own hands!”

Mu Rourou hurriedly nodded.

She thought that Xie Zhinuan’s method was excellent.

“I can buy maids and matrons myself?” Mu Rourou asked softly.

“Of course, you can. Do you have your household registration plaque with you?” Xie Zhinuan asked.

“I have it with me. My father, at that time…” Mu Rourou said, her voice choked up, and she gradually felt an immense self-reproach, “I always thought my father didn’t care about me, but I never imagined he had been making arrangements for me all this time. I am truly unfilial!”

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Seeing this, Xie Zhinuan didn’t know how to comfort her.

After a moment of thought, she said, “Would you like to do something you’ve never done before?”

“…” Mu Rourou’s eyes lit up with hope as she looked at Xie Zhinuan and nodded, “I do!”

Xie Zhinuan looked at the time, and at this hour, the county town was not yet under curfew.

“Take your silver notes, I’m taking you to a place!”

Mu Rourou was surprised but nodded earnestly.

She quickly put on her cloak and followed Xie Zhinuan out of the guest house. Seeing the matrons and maids still kneeling, and people keeping watch, she suddenly spoke out, “You all can just keep kneeling. Without my permission, you are not allowed to stand up. Whoever dares to play tricks, it’ll be lenient to just send you back to the Mu Residence. I’ll sell you all off!”

“Miss, we belong to the lady, and our indenture contracts are also in her hands!”

Mu Rourou nodded, “I know. I’ll write to my father then, asking him to send someone to take your indenture contracts. Don’t forget, the entire Mu Residence belongs to my father. If he asks for your contracts, do you think my mother will give them up or not?”

Just a few words were enough to thoroughly scare the four of them.

After all, no matter how formidable the lady was, it was still the master who held sway in the Mu Residence.

The lady only managed the inner household; if the master refused to give her money, she’d be hard-pressed, and if the master wanted their contracts, would she give them up or not? Of course, she would.

The lady was known for her cold-hearted nature.

Mu Rourou snorted coldly and followed Xie Zhinuan out of the residence.

Xie Zhinuan took her to the pawnshop.

Lian Shi was extremely surprised. At this time, Xie Zhinuan brought someone to purchase servants.

But she knew that Xie Zhinuan was generous and very easy to get along with, so she didn’t dare to delay and immediately ordered someone to summon the people who had already gone to bed.

Learning that it was Xie Zhinuan who had come to buy people, even if they harbored complaints, they quickly vanished. In Fengping County, who didn’t know that if Xie Zhinuan bought a servant, as long as they served loyally and earnestly, their indenture contracts would be returned after five years? If they all worked for her, once they married, they could even receive a small residence.

Once free citizens, they could continue to work for Xie Zhinuan, securing funds for their children’s education and imperial examination preparations.

One after another, they came over in high spirits. Xie Zhinuan looked at them, feeling a pang of guilt if she didn’t buy them.

She turned to Mu Rourou beside her and said, “Pick a few!”

Mu Rourou looked at Xie Zhinuan, pondered for a moment, and said, “Sister Xie, I’m not good at choosing. Please help me pick!”

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“That’s fine too!”

Xie Zhinuan chose eight maids, four matrons, and four manservants for Mu Rourou, all seeming to be clever people.

When these people found out that they would be following Mu Rourou, they felt somewhat disheartened.

But being bought meant escaping their hardships and wanderings, which was also very good.