I heard that Niangniang is nearsighted

Chapter 519 Buying a Maid

The little boy couldn't see the proud look of being in charge of things, so he made a face at him, and happily ran behind the new master's house.

"Hey, you boy, if you have milk, you are a mother."

After laughing and cursing, the steward continued to lead Fan Manman to choose.

"My wife also needs some maids who are quick-witted, honest and quiet."

"Oh, that's a coincidence. I have a group of maids here, who were also bought from other places. Their families are innocent, and they are all the daughters of good families. It was only because the master's family was convicted that they were sent to me." The steward said. He smiled and led them to a place.

There are two rows of maids standing here.

"Look at the selection."

Fan Manman glanced over their eyes and casually ordered the three maids, "I want these few."

"Okay, a total of 9 taels of silver."

Fan Manman took Liu Shuang and the steward to complete the formalities, and then led the group of newly bought servants back to the house in Linjiacun.

"Now that you are members of my Gu family, you should take care of your heart and take good care of my wife. My wife is always kind and will never treat you badly. But if there are people who steal, rape, cheat, or have a wolf's heart, don't forget your kindness." My family and life are in the hands of Madam, Madam is merciful, but I will not be merciful."

Liu Shuang never likes to talk too much, but now she is the only one who serves the master, so she can only say a few words.

When the new maid saw the grim-faced maid admonishing her, the madam smiled and let it go, knowing that this maid named Liu Shuang was highly valued, so they all agreed.

"Liu Shuang, you assign them what to do."

"Yes."

Fan Manman ordered people to bring down all the objects on the carriage, and then directed them to put them all in place. After putting the things away, Fan Manman felt a little tired with his hands on his waist.

"Master, go and rest."

Fan Manman nodded and went into the room, but the room was stuffy and hot, and there was no ice basin. As soon as she lay down, she was sweating profusely, and the broken hair on her temples was wet with sweat.

Liu Shuang, who was fanning Fan Manman with a palm-leaf fan beside her, couldn't help feeling sorry for her, but no matter how hard she tried to fan the wind, the fan in her hand would blow out hot air.

"Master, please bear with me, this servant will find a way to get someone to buy some ice."

Now that they have just arrived in Linjiacun, they are not familiar with the place where they live. In addition to Linjiacun, there are all villagers here and no one can afford ice. If you want to buy ice, you have to go to Liuzhou City or Kyoto, which is far away from Liuzhou City. It's also quite a distance, and it takes a lot of ice and time to go back and forth on the road.

Fan Manman was so hot that she couldn't sleep, she asked Liushuang to fetch a basin of warm water to wipe off her sweat, took the cattail fan from her hand, sat by the bed, and fanned herself.

She remembered that when she read a novel before, she mentioned that saltpeter could be used to make ice.

But now such things as saltpeter are also under control in Dali, especially after Fan Manman helped Gu Jinghuai develop gunpowder, saltpeter is basically monopolized by the government, and it is very difficult to buy saltpeter.

She recalled the recipe of using saltpeter to make ice, and when Liu Shuang came back with a basin of warm water, Fan Manman got up, walked to the shelf, stretched out her hand and wrung out the veil in the basin, and put the warm veil on her face Fan Manman couldn't help but let out a comfortable sigh.

"Liu Shuang, can you help me get some saltpeter?"

Liu Shuang's eyes froze, wondering why the master was looking for saltpeter at this time.

Fan Manman didn't mean to explain either, Liushuang on the left and right belonged to Emperor Dog, and others couldn't buy saltpeter, but Emperor Dog must be able to get saltpeter.

Sure enough, although Liu Shuang was puzzled, he didn't ask any more questions. He nodded respectfully at Fan Manman, and went out to order the hidden guards outside to find a way to deliver a batch of saltpeter.

It was not far from the capital, and the saltpeter was delivered to Fan Manman in less than a day, followed by a letter from Emperor Dog.

(End of this chapter)