Traveling through ancient times: living a different life

The nanny counted the number of people today and bought a total of 40 people, big and small. Actually, this is not a lot. For a princess's mansion, this number of people is still too few. After the mansion is renovated, more servants will definitely be hired. These are the first batch.

Xiaomai asked the matchmaker what the price was for these people, how much silver would it cost in total? Her eyes sparkled with shrewdness, and she said to the nanny in a flattering manner, "To be honest, the craftsmen are artisans, and each one costs 30 taels of silver. The others will be charged 20 taels of silver. For the little girl and the seven boys who were bought later, I will charge you less, so I will charge you 22 taels.

Seeing her like that, the nanny knew she had to bid too high a price, so she said to her, "25 taels for seven craftsmen, and 15 taels for the others. What do you think a kid of that age can do? He can't do any work and has to eat rice."

"Oh, my lord, don't even mention 25 taels for this craftsman. I'll charge you 28 taels each. For the others, I'll charge you 18 taels each. This is the lowest price. If you don't believe me, go ask around. Where can you buy servants this cheap?"

The nanny glanced at Biyue and saw her nod, so she accepted the price. Xiaomai took out a notebook from her body and immediately calculated the bill. The craftsmen were charged 28 taels of silver each, and the other 33 people were charged 18 taels of silver each, totaling 790 taels of silver. She handed the bill to Biyue.

The matchmaker quickly worked out the bill and reported the total, which was also 790 taels of silver.

Biyue handed the 800 taels of silver note to Xiaomai, who handed the silver to the matchmaker, who found 10 taels of silver and handed it to her.

Then the nanny said to the matchmaker, "Send a few cars to take them to the princess's mansion in front. This is the emperor's newly conferred Princess Rong'an."

When the matchmaker heard this, she knelt down quickly. It turned out to be Princess Rong'an, the goddess in the legend of Dachang Kingdom! She quickly agreed and told the matchmaker inside. Everyone inside came out. There were more than ten people kneeling on the ground. She was confused and asked them to get up quickly.

The nanny explained, "Princess, you don't know that the whole Changping Kingdom is talking about your legendary story. The storytellers in the teahouse are telling stories about how you defeated the enemy army and slew the demons. They say you are the best in the world. Now that they have seen the real you, how can they not kneel down and kowtow to you?"

So that's what was going on. Bi Yue understood. She never thought she was so famous.

The broker had prepared several horse-drawn carriages and had parked them in the open space outside. Xiaomai asked the 40 people bought today to get on the carriages one by one.

Bi Yue's carriage led the way in front, driving towards the princess's mansion in a mighty manner.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the gate of the princess's mansion. Everyone got off the carriage. Xiaomai, Nanny and the young lady got off the carriage. The three of them, along with 40 newly bought servants, entered the princess's mansion.

Xiaomai took them to the servants' room, found two courtyards, and asked them to clean up the rooms so they could stay there tonight.

Bi Yue found two large warehouses in the mansion and put food, seasonal vegetables, and pork in them. Since the weather was hot now, she only put in today's portion.

I put all kinds of men's and women's clothes and toiletries in another empty room, and told Xiaomai to clean up their rooms for the night and come back to get their things. Then everyone had to boil water to take a bath and put on new clothes.

Tell them that the princess mansion will still need to be renovated, and let them stay there first. There is nothing to do for the time being, so let everyone get familiar with the environment, have a good rest, and take care of their health first.

I have to hire someone to come and renovate the garden tomorrow. I can tidy up the flowers and plants in the garden first, buy some seedlings and plant them, and then I’ll give instructions for everything.

Bi Yue just remembered and called the two brothers over, "There were so many people just now that I didn't ask your names."

The two brothers knelt on the ground, "Princess, my younger brother is Li Xiong, 16 years old, and my younger brother is Li Qing, 14 years old. Thank you, Master, for buying my brothers and me and treating my younger brother's illness. I will never be able to repay you for your kindness."

Bi Yue handed him the medicine and said, "You two should get up. Don't keep kneeling. Take this medicine three times a day, one pill at a time. You will be fine after taking it. Work hard here. I will not treat any of you unfairly. You are new here today, so get familiar with the environment first. As for what you need to do, my maid Xiaomai will tell you."

As he was giving the order, he saw Han Chengyuan bringing three neatly dressed middle-aged men in. When he saw Biyue, he smiled and bowed to her, saying, "Meet Princess Rong'an. These are the craftsmen I found in the capital to repair your house and garden."

The three craftsmen also bowed respectfully to Bi Yue and said, "We greet Princess Rong An."

"Well, no need to be polite."

Then he turned to Han Chengyuan and said, "Brother Han, you should call me Biyue as before. We are already acquaintances. I am still living in your house. Calling me Princess will seem strange. You also found a master for me today, so I don't have to go to the capital to ask around like a headless fly. That's great. Thank you."

The group found a pavilion, and after the five of them sat down, the oldest of the three masters spoke first, "Princess, my last name is Zhang, and I'm famous for building houses in the capital. The prince found the three of us at noon today and heard that you were building a house for Princess Rong'an. We brothers are very happy and honored to work for you. Your deeds have spread throughout the capital, and we are lucky to see your true appearance today."

Bi Yue smiled shyly, took out a stack of papers from her bosom and put them on the table. The three masters took the drawings in their hands and looked at them carefully. The more they looked, the more frightened they became.

Not only is the blueprint beautiful, it has never been seen before in the entire Dachang Kingdom, and the building materials are also the first of their kind. If it is built, everyone will know that the boudoir in the princess's mansion was built by the three brothers, and their reputation will be established. In the future, the business will flourish and they will never have to worry about not having work.

Seeing their eyes sparkling with gold, Bi Yue said to the three of them, "I will provide the cement and steel bars myself. You guys go to the back and measure out an area. I plan to rebuild a two-story boudoir. You guys choose a place for me. After all, you are experts in building houses. Once you have chosen, there is no time to lose. Let's start construction tomorrow."

"Princess, these drawings and materials are all new to us, but don't worry, we will try our best to make it according to your requirements."

"Don't worry, three masters. As long as you work hard, you can ask me if you don't understand. I will come to the construction site every day in the first few days. If you repair my building and make it a model project, and make it famous in the future, not only will your business be good, but it will definitely reach a higher level."

"Thank you, Princess. We will do our best. Princess, please sit for a while. The three of us will go to the back and select a place to measure."

"Ok."