Jinyi champion

Chapter 72

"Girl?"

Zhu Niang and Aunt Li felt strange about Zhu Hao's proposal.

Zhu Hao nodded and said: "Yeah, we don't need to sign any deeds of selling our lives, just find a girl from a small family outside the city, the kind who wants to work diligently, and give her a salary every month to help the family carry things. ...Mom, we should learn to lighten our own burdens even if we have money, if it is too hard...You and Auntie are exhausted, how can our life be better?"

Zhu Niang fell silent for a moment.

In the past, in order to save money for her son to study, she also had to deal with the exploitation by the Zhu family. No matter how hard and tiring she was, she had to support the family. Thought about inviting someone.

But now being mentioned by her son, even she herself thinks it makes sense.

Now that the family conditions are good and the business is very busy, although the son is not at home a lot of the time, it is really difficult to rely on two women to shoulder the business and housework.

Aunt Li said: "Master Hao, there is no need to hire any maids. There is not much work at home. I can handle it. Just let my wife take care of the business... It's just something happened these few days. Besides, if you are really busy, don't Could you ask the neighbors to come over and help out temporarily?"

It seems that Aunt Li felt a little embarrassed. If her hand hadn't been cut, the family wouldn't be so embarrassed that they needed to find a maid.

"Mother, I can rest assured that I can study in the palace only if my family is stable. What's more, when we live a better life, others are more willing to take care of our business." Zhu Hao laughed.

Zhu Niang was puzzled, "Why?"

Zhu Hao smiled and said: "It's easy to add flowers to the cake, but difficult to send charcoal in the snow. We hired maids, which will make people feel that we are living a better life and doing business more honestly, so there are more customers who come to patronize us... Besides, the mother and aunt only care about it." What about Xiaoting? She also needs someone to take care of her."

"No... no..."

Zhu Ting said timidly.

Zhu Niang didn't make up her mind at first, but seeing that Zhu Ting was young, she was already helping adults with things, so she had to take on some housework at a young age.

If the family conditions are still as difficult as before, there is no way, but now that the living conditions have improved significantly, it seems too stingy to be so mean to the children.

"Okay, just listen to Xiaohao. I will leave the city tomorrow and ask a maid to come back..."

Zhu Niang made a decision.

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Mother, I'll go and see it too. It's best to invite two of you at once. One is responsible for cleaning the yard and washing clothes, and the other is responsible for helping to cook the fire. Mother and Auntie just concentrate on taking care of business."

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The family is happy.

But the next morning, the old lady Zhu Jiashi entered the city when the city gate was open, went straight to the small courtyard, and called Zhu Hao over for questioning.

Zhu Hao didn't get any more information this time, and Zhu Jiashi was a little dissatisfied after hearing this, but he had no choice but to leave with a dark face not long after.

"What did your grandmother say?"

Zhu Niang was not allowed to enter just now, she was very afraid that her son would be bullied by her mother-in-law.

Zhu Hao said: "Just asking about my experience in the palace... I didn't encounter anything special when I went back this time. The palace is still very wary of me. I told the truth, and then my grandmother left."

Zhu Niang nodded suspiciously.

She has always been worried about her son entering the palace as a companion.

That morning, Yu San drove his carriage to Mipu to pick up Zhu Niang's mother and son, and went out of the city to recruit maids.

Yu San was notified last night, and sent someone to the village to inform him early this morning. At this moment, several old women were waiting under the big tree at the entrance of the village.

Zhu Niang let her son stay in the carriage, and followed a few women into the village to talk to the village elders.

Introduce a young girl from the village to a wealthy family in the city to be a maid. There have always been people in the village who do it, but they sign the contract of sale directly. Now they hire a girl to go back to do a long-term job. Unless they are unmarried, they can only find widows. The village boss is the safest choice.

"Brother Hao, the business of the bookstore has been very good these two days, but troubles have also followed. Some people came to our stall to collect taxes, and there were Zao Li from the yamen to collect protection fees. It's very annoying..."

Yu San looked helpless.

With his network of connections, he can prevent local hooligans from coming to make trouble, but when he encounters a local security guard with an official background or even someone from the yamen, he has nothing to do.

When others see you making money, they will definitely find a way to exploit you.

Zhu Haodao: "Even if we set up a shop and open a bookstore, the result will not be much better. If we should blackmail, we will still blackmail. We can only pay according to the rules... I will think of a way later!"

Although Zhu Hao is the son of the late Jinyiwei Baihu, and the family also has a grandfather who was Jinyiwei Qianhu, others don't know that he is the boss behind the bookstore, and even if they know, they know that his mother and son have a bad relationship with the family. Borrow the momentum.

Zhu Hao originally wanted to lure Lu Song into his gang to suppress the place with the prestige of Xingwangfu, but unfortunately Lu Song refused. Now it seems that he must find a way to entrust his relationship to support the facade of this bookstore.

"By the way, there are other storytellers who come to our bookstore to listen to the stories. They record them with pen and paper and prepare to go back and tell them. If I find out during the tour, I will immediately chase them away. I've memorized it a few times, I can't prevent it..."

Business is good, and people miss it everywhere.

Some people come to the door to apportion exorbitant taxes, and some people want to grab business.

Zhu Hao thought for a while and said, "Well, you can build a few more sheds next to the bookstore, and then visit those storytellers in the city, and invite them to come to our bookstore to give lectures. Storytelling in different sheds.

"Based on the quality and update speed of our storytelling books, I think it will attract many people. I believe that we will be the only storytellers in the Anlu world in a short time... From now on, people in the city can only come to our bookstore on West Street if they want to listen to books. It can also avoid vicious competition!"

Zhu Hao could only come up with a temporary solution.

Yu San looks smart, but after all, he has no business experience, so he will be at a loss when he encounters troubles.Now that Zhu Hao had come up with an idea, Yu San only needed to be responsible for the implementation, and the sadness on his face was gone.

As for the effect, it can only be known by practice.

Just then, Zhu Niang came out.

"Mother, why didn't you let me follow you into the village just now?" Zhu Hao didn't continue talking to Yu San, and came to Zhu Niang, "Did you find the maid?"

Zhu Niang said: "There are many big girls and young wives in the village. You are a boy after all, so it's inconvenient... Let's go back to the city, and the village will send the girls who should be selected to the city later..."

Zhu Hao looked surprised: "Didn't it be finalized on the spot?"

Yu San reminded: "Most of the girls in the village who are not married are helping the family with farm work. Now it is the autumn harvest season. Although the grain has been harvested, they still have to be busy drying, plowing the ground and growing vegetables. There are too many, I am afraid that people will not go to the city to apply for election until the farm work at hand is finished."

Zhu Hao sized him up: "Little third brother, why do you know everything?"

"I grew up in this village, and I don't need to inquire about these things."

Yu San touched the back of his head and said embarrassedly.

While Zhu Niang was talking to some women who were seeing off guests, Zhu Hao asked in a low voice, "Little third brother, is there a friend of yours in this village?"

Yu San was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Brother Hao, don't make fun of me. How dare you talk about such things... If the words spread, I will have my legs broken by the elders in the village!"

"Ha ha."

Zhu Hao smiled and said nothing.

Then Zhu Niang came back, and the group went to check the salt fields built in the hidden part of the mountain, and then entered the city.

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Before sunset in the afternoon, sure enough, a maidservant who should be selected came to the shop, a woman with a familiar face led the way, and the driver stayed where he was guarding the ox cart.

A total of four people entered the house, and the mother-in-law brought three unmarried girls of thirteen or fourteen, standing in front of Zhu Niang and Aunt Li, waiting to be selected.

"It's like this. I heard Mrs. Zhu San say that you don't sign the deed of sale. Every family is very excited. There are many girls who want to stand for the election, and there are also girls from the next village. After discussing with the village elders, the old woman chose the girl who is able-bodied and able-bodied. If you find a live one, it will be sent to you if it looks like a juicy one, so you can see which one you choose..."

Zhu Niang said: "Thank you for your hard work."

Then he asked Aunt Li to give the woman a reward.

This kind of thing is equivalent to Yazi helping to introduce servants, but this time the situation is a bit special, and rewards must be indispensable.

Women in agricultural society are weak and it is difficult to stand alone in the society. Zhu Niang hired a maid this time, and the salary she paid was equivalent to that of Li Fu working in the city. He asked his daughter to apply for the job.

"Mom, can I choose? I think the one on the side... looks pretty good."

Zhu Hao is like choosing an oiran in a kiln, he only cares about appearance.

I have no choice but to invite a servant girl to come back. If it doesn't look good, how can I save my face by taking it out?How can I be a leisurely and carefree young master?
"Nonsense, stand aside!"

Zhu Niang looked over and found that the girl on the far side was already blushing, making her look even more charming.

Zhu Niang called her mother-in-law to her side, asked the girl about her family background in detail, and reprimanded her son, but she still tended to listen to her son's opinion on such matters.

"Her surname is Bai, and her father is not from this village. The Bai family escaped from the south of the Yangtze River more than [-] years ago, and gave birth to several of them one after another. There is an older sister above her who works as a maid in a wealthy family. Only twenty can be released... There are two younger brothers and two younger sisters... Her father is not in good health..."

Four daughters and two sons.

It is not easy to support them all. My father is not in good health, and my elder sister was sold to a wealthy family as a maid early on. Even she has to come out to work.

Zhu Niang nodded: "Let's leave it to her. If there is a problem at home, I know what is good or bad, so I should work quickly and diligently."

Then Zhu Niang discussed specific matters with her mother-in-law.

The remaining two girls who were not selected went out to the carriage and waited for the mother-in-law to go out of the city together. Of course, even if they were not selected, they would still pay enough for the carriage and tea money, but it is hard to say whether they will be greedy for ink by the mother-in-law in the end. Also give the mother-in-law a lot of favors.

"Your surname is Bai? What's your name?"

Zhu Hao squeezed out a harmless smile.

To say that this girl is six or seven years older than Zhu Hao, she is already considered a big girl in this era, but facing Zhu Hao, a little kid, her pretty face is flushed red.

Or maybe her sister will instill some thoughts in her when she returns home occasionally. The young master of a rich family doesn't have any good things, they are all perverts and the like...

"I...my name is Erdan..."

No matter how it sounds like this name was chosen casually, Zhu Hao flattened his lips. The Bai family doesn't take their daughter seriously.

"Bitch? That's a bad name... My name is Zhu Hao. I'm usually away from home. I'm studying in the palace. I only come back on Fridays or holidays. My mother and aunt are very busy at home. It's all up to you to take care of me! "

Zhu Hao spoke very politely, without putting on airs of the young master at all.

After finishing speaking, the little girl's face immediately became less nervous than before, and she looked at Zhu Hao carefully, as if she wanted to remember this face.

(End of this chapter)