The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

The inner courtyard of Gu Laosi's house.

Zhu Meijun, Zhao Ying, Zhao Wang, and Gu Qingshan stood opposite the eleven dusty servants, staring at them blankly.

Huai'er said she wanted to go to the county town to buy servants. They thought she would buy one or two at most, but they didn't expect her to buy eleven people at once!

Eleven mouths!

Except for the old man and the baby girl, the others are young and strong. They are at the age where they can never be full no matter how much they are fed. Is there enough food at home?

Moreover, it is already autumn, and eleven people need at least twenty-two sets of cotton-padded clothes, quilts, and cotton shoes for autumn and winter, which is another frightening expense. Even the daily consumption of toilet paper is frightening.

Gu Qingshan turned around and comforted his mother, grandmother and uncle: "It's okay, don't worry, Huai'er can earn money. There are many laborers at home and they can earn a lot of money. Besides, we are here, we will help Huai'er."

He is the eldest son in the family. When he recovers, he will definitely share more responsibilities with his younger sister.

The brother and sister Zhao Ying and Zhao Wang took after their father. They always knew that they were not smart enough and listened to their daughter (niece) in everything. They were open-minded without Gu Qingshan's persuasion.

But Zhu Meijun, who is hardworking and thrifty as a habit, does not accept the reality so easily.

A look of deep sorrow appeared on her thin, wrinkled face.

With the rate Huai'er spends money, no matter how much money the family has, it won't be enough. Why doesn't this girl know how to be frugal?

Gu Qinghuai noticed the worry on Zhu Meijun's face. She pointed at Zhu Meijun and said to the eleven people: "This is my grandmother. You should call her Old Madam."

"Greetings, old lady!" The ten people bowed to Zhu Meijun and called her respectfully.

Zhu Meijun was instantly captured by the word "old lady". After being stunned for a moment, she quietly straightened her back, and her expression became unnatural: "No...no need to be so polite."

"Yes!" the servants responded in unison.

Zhu Meijun suddenly felt like a general commanding thousands of troops on the battlefield, with a feeling of being high above everyone else.

Actually, Shan'er is right, there is strength in numbers, and it's also... pretty good that Huai'er bought so many people.

Gu Qinghuai glanced at her grandmother who had a complicated expression, held back her smile, sat down at the stone table, and then motioned for her family to sit next to her.

In front of everyone, Zhao Wang and Qi Yuanxiu helped Zhu Meijun sit in the most honorable seat. Zhu Meijun felt like she was floating on the ground and felt very happy.

Gu Qinghuai waved to the eleven people and said, "Come here, closer."

The eleven people walked forward timidly and stood properly.

Gu Qinghuai took the opportunity to introduce everyone in the family.

The servants all had the consciousness of being slaves and maids, calling Zhao Ying "Madam", Zhao Wang "Uncle", Gu Qingshan's four siblings and Qing Ya "Master and Miss", Qi Yuanxiu and Qi Yuanshuo "Cousin Master", and Xiao Huo "Great Cousin Master".

Gu Qinghuai took out the indentures, which clearly stated the names, hometowns, ages, physical characteristics, and experiences of being sold of the eleven slaves.

Gu Qinghuai asked three teenagers to stand up first, and pointed at the youngest one and said to his family, "This one is 12 years old, and his name is Donkey... Donkey Egg?"

Gu Qingsong, Xiaohuo and Gu Qingmiao all chuckled when they heard it.

Others couldn't help laughing.

The young boy named Donkey Egg blushed and lowered his head awkwardly, pinching the corner of his clothes.

Gu Qinghuai flipped through the indenture contract and found that the three young men and the stout girl had no real names. They were called Ludan, Heidou, Sanleng and Zhaodi respectively.

Gu Qinghuai thought of his deceased brother Lai and felt a little depressed.

She sighed and said to the four people, "I'm going to give you a new name, are you willing?"

"Yes!" The four of them nodded immediately, their eyes full of surprise.

Their names are often laughed at by others, but because people are used to calling them that, they don't change them.

Gu Qinghuai pointed at the stout girl and said, "I will name you after the Chinese herbal medicine. From now on, you will be called Gu Lingzhi."

Zhaodi's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly saluted to Gu Qinghuai, "Thank you, Master! I like this name so much!"

What about Lingzhi? She had heard from others that it was a very valuable traditional Chinese medicine.

Gu Qinghuai pointed at the youngest boy and said, "From now on, you will be called Gu Renshen."

The young boy's eyes turned red, and he immediately bowed in gratitude, "Thank you, Master."

The other fourteen-year-old boy was named Gu Shouwu, and the sixteen-year-old boy was named Gu Danggui.

Shouwu and Danggui were very excited and immediately kowtowed and knelt down to express their gratitude.

Qi Yuanshuo added the following line to the indenture with the name changed: "On August 6, the 19th year of Dingde, the name was changed to..."

The woman holding the baby girl also knelt in front of Gu Qinghuai and begged, "Master, I beg you to give me and my daughter a name."

She didn't want to think about the past anymore. She planned to let go of the humiliation and hatred of the past and live a good life with her daughter in the future.

She wanted her master to give them a new name, as the new name would herald a new beginning.

Gu Qinghuai looked at the indentures of the two people. The mother and daughter both had names. The woman was named Wang Yufen and the baby girl was named Du Li.

This name doesn't sound like the name of a country farmer's family.

Gu Qinghuai looked at the mother and daughter in front of him again and asked solemnly: "You both have surnames, and your original names are not bad. Are you sure you want to change your names?"

Wang Yufen nodded without hesitation, "Yes, confirmed! Please give me a name, Master!"

Gu Qinghuai thought for a moment and said, "From now on, you will be called Gu Yiren, and your daughter will be called Gu Yin'er."

"Thank you, master!" Gu Yiren was very grateful.

Job's tears and white fungus have nice names and are good omens!

Gu Laosi's entire family was also trying hard to memorize the servants' names so that they would be able to call them in the future.

Gu Qinghuai looked at the five members of the An family again and said with a smile, "Since you are all in this family, I guess you don't want to change your names. Then let's keep them as they are, okay?"

"Okay, thank you, master!" The An family was very grateful.

They were sold into slavery because their fields and houses were taken away by the bullies in their hometown and they had no way to make a living.

After experiencing those terrible things, they all wanted to find a master who could protect them.

Once they become someone else's slaves, those bullies will not dare to bully them at will. After all, you have to look at the owner before beating the dog.

I just don't know if this new master can protect them.

They don't ask for much. As long as the whole family is alive and well and has enough food and clothing, that's enough.

Gu Qinghuai took the indenture contract and introduced the five members of the An family to his family.

Anping, fifty-one years old.

An Fengshou, 28 years old.

Lu Yongmei, 28 years old.

Anliang, twelve years old.

Anshui, ten years old.

After introducing the newly bought servants, Gu Qinghuai arranged the main tasks for the ten people.

Anping lived in the gatehouse next to the main gate. His main responsibilities were answering the door, cleaning the pigsty and stable, and managing the vegetable garden.

Shouwu, Danggui, An Fengshou and An Liang followed Zhao Ying to make soap.

Yi Ren and Lu Yongmei followed Zhu Meijun to be responsible for cooking, washing clothes, and cleaning.

Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng and Anshui worked with Gu Qinghuai in the pharmacy.