Crossing the Unknown Country

Su He thought she should start drawing first, and be prepared when she had an idea. After practicing calligraphy for so long, she had already controlled the pen very steadily, so she had no problem drawing lines. Besides, these were all patterns memorized in her mind, so she just had to copy them out. Su He was busy at home, she was a person who couldn't sit still, and it felt good.

As soon as Su He's father arrived at Fu Man Lou in his carriage, he saw Qin Ming waiting outside the door and hurried over to meet him. After he parked the carriage, he called out to the two waiters inside to take all the noodles in. Shopkeeper Wu was waiting in front of the lobby. After checking the quantity, he asked them to move it to the back kitchen, where the chef was waiting for the noodles to be put into the pot. After everything was moved, Shopkeeper Wu checked the quantity with Su He's father and readily took out the banknote to pay Su He's father.

He thanked Su He's father all the way and personally escorted him out of Fu Man Lou. Qin Ming was waiting outside, and after Manager Wu went in, Su He's father took out two taels of silver and handed it to him, asking him to treat the waiters to tea.

Su He's father has been with Su He for such a long time that he already knows how to manage relationships. Just look at how Su He gives gifts to these people every time, and how they become closer and closer. It can be seen that people cannot be used for nothing. On top of earning money, you need to be willing to give up some money.

After Su He's father came back, the two sat down and started to discuss how to make noodles in the future. There were not enough people in their family now, even if Su He's grandparents were added, there would only be a little more, the production would still not be enough, and the demand would increase in the future.

Su He told her about his idea to buy someone, and when Su He's father heard it, he quickly said, "How can a family like us buy someone?"

Su He said: "If it doesn't need to be kept secret, we can just hire people from the village, but since this needs to be kept secret, we can't hire outsiders. I don't have enough people in my family, so I can only buy people."

Su He's father thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind and said, "Then let's listen to you and buy someone! Let's go to Qin Gang and ask where the price is cheaper."

Su He and his father went to the pawnshop to look for Qin Gang. When they arrived at the pawnshop, Qin Gang saw that they were very happy and asked them, "Miss Su He, Uncle Su, what do you want to see me for?"

Su He's father said, "Qin Gang, we came here to ask about the hiring. We are too busy with family matters and need more help."

Qin Gang said, "Uncle, this is easy. We have it here. If you like it, I'll tell you a good price. If not, I'll take you to other dental shops and we can negotiate the price there."

Su He's father asked, "We are all family, is it cheaper here or in town?"

Qin Gang said: "The prices are all about the same. These people come from all over the country and buy at about the same price. When they sell, it all depends on how much the buyer offers."

Su He and her father were relieved, so they decided to buy it here, at least there was Qin Gang, an acquaintance. They followed Qin Gang to the place where the pawnshop sold people. It was a large yard surrounded by houses, and people were locked up in different places in the yard.

When a buyer comes, he tells the broker what he wants, and they bring some people out for the owner to choose from. The buyer picks the one he likes, negotiates the price, pays the money and takes the person away, and the rest is to go to the government office to get the deed.

They saw a group of people standing in the middle of the yard. An old lady dressed in fine clothes and two beautiful maids were selecting people. She selected girls with well-proportioned figures and clean and pretty facial features and boys who looked capable. In the end, they picked five men and five women from the crowd. After paying the money, the two maids took the people away. The old lady followed the broker to get the deeds for these people.

Qin Gang walked over and found a broker he was familiar with and told him their requirements: a capable and honest person, with no special requirements for appearance as long as he didn't look like a very evil person.