I was a housekeeper in ancient times

Hong Luo watched her put the money into her purse, "Mom, are you really going to help Brother Mugua's sister?"

She asked, “Shouldn’t I help?”

"What if Brother Papaya doesn't pay me back in the future?"

"That's his business, I don't think about it. Sometimes, when you decide to do something, just do it without worrying too much. The result is important, but it's not everything."

She wasn't going to spend all her money to help her sister Papaya. Redeeming a little girl was just a trivial matter for her.

After packing up, she took Hong Luo to Xia Yapo's residence.

Xia Yapo was a famous matchmaker in the nearby area, with plenty of servants at her disposal, of all ages. Whether it was buying and selling maids, boys, and old women, or concubines and maids, things that were difficult to deal openly, or private matters in the backyard that could not be seen in public, there was nothing Xia Yapo could not do.

Granny Xia Ya often went in and out of wealthy families, so she knew everything about their families. If you wanted to find out any news, you could always go to her.

However, Xia Yapo was a person who loved to get things for free, to gossip, and was careless with her mouth. Some people who were more particular about things were somewhat wary of her.

Grandma Xia Ya rented a small yard specifically for keeping the girls and boys. Even before she entered, she could hear bursts of noise from a distance.

Hong Luo had just escaped from Grandma Xia's hands not long ago, and now she suddenly returned. Perhaps it brought back bad memories for her, so she has been hiding behind Lin Weiqiao.

"Tsk, you don't know. I saw the Qian family's guy go out secretly these few days. I don't know which lover he is looking for. Tell me, what man would be as cowardly as the Qian family's Dalang? I know he loves his wife, but he wouldn't let his wife look for another man."

"That's right. I heard that the Qian family girl had an affair with the neighbor when she was still a virgin, and her reputation has long been ruined. But she is pretty and knows how to please men, so the eldest son of the Qian family made a fuss at his family to marry her. Now that he has married her, she is his wife..."

Grandma Xia and her old sister-in-law were leaning against the door, talking about other people's gossip with relish.

Lin Weiqiao waited until the other person finished talking before going over. This gossip was really exciting.

Seeing her coming, Grandma Xia immediately greeted her with a smile, "Oh, Mother Lin, you are a rare guest. What brings you here? Please come in. I will make tea for you myself."

She said: "You are so polite to me. I am not afraid of you laughing at me. I am here because I have something to do."

"I'm looking forward to mom's coming. Last time I went to the mansion, mom was kind enough to give those maids cakes. How could they have eaten such exquisite food? It was mom's kindness that treated them as human beings. After they came back, they all remembered mom's kindness. Even an old bone like me needs mom's kindness to be able to eat the snacks in the mansion."

"Look at what you said. You have a room full of girls and boys, but you can't even have cakes to eat?"

After the two of them exchanged greetings, they each had their own thoughts.

Grandma Xia Ya made tea for her, muttering to herself, "I always go to the mansion by myself, why do you come here in person? No one comes to the temple for no reason, so it must be to ask for something."

Lin Weiqiao, who was sitting down, also had doubts in her heart. This Xia Yapo was really a shrewd person, with many tricks in her head and she had seen countless people. She might not be her match.

She pretended to be here to pick a girl at random. Logically speaking, Xia Ya Po should not deliberately lower the price. If she let the other party see that she came here specifically to redeem someone, she would be ripped off.

Back to business, she sighed, "To be honest, I came here this time to pick a maid to serve me. You know, I am also a servant, and I have served for most of my life. I don't expect my son and daughter-in-law to be filial. I will feel at ease if they can live a good life. I am also old, and my hands and feet are not nimble, so I hope to have someone to serve tea and water by my side."

Grandma Xia said hurriedly, "Look at what mother is saying. Mother is such a respectable person. Every girl and boy in the mansion is at her disposal."

"How would you know? I am the same as them. I just rely on my age and the madam gives me some respect. Can I take it seriously?"

"That's the truth. If you buy something yourself, you shouldn't be afraid of people criticizing you no matter how you use it."

At that moment, when Grandma Xia was about to call over a teenage girl, she hurriedly said, "It would be better if she was younger so that she can teach for a few more years."

Soon, the yard was filled with maids of all ages, all standing obediently, waiting for her selection.

She searched one by one, and looked carefully at each one. Mugua said that this sister was about the same age as Hong Luo, about six years old, thin, and had an obvious red mole at the corner of her eye.

There are about eight or nine people who are of the right age.

She looked around and found no one who met the characteristics that Papaya described.

She asked, “Are they all here?”

Grandma Xia said, "They are all here. Mom, are you not satisfied?"

"You're not hiding something good from me, are you?"

"Oh my, what are you talking about? How dare I fool my mother? She is giving me face by choosing people. How could I hide them? I wish I could put all the people in front of her."