The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

After watching the excitement, Gu Yin planned to leave.

"Ayin, come with me to buy a maid?" Ye Ningxin said.

"Buy a maid?"

Ye Ningxin nodded, "Well, we don't have enough manpower, so I'm thinking of adding another maid."

The three of them came to the dental clinic in the west of the city.

This was Gu Yin's first time here. He had only heard of it before but had never been there.

As a modern person who grew up under the red flag, Gu Yin has an instinctive aversion to the trafficking of human beings, even though the people who are bought and sold in the pawnshop all go through formal procedures.

The three of them arrived at the door of the pawnshop, and a man came out to greet them warmly, "Welcome to Chengxin Pawnshop, my last name is Qian, and I'm the pawnbroker here. I wonder if the three young ladies want to buy a maid or a servant girl?"

"You're a money-grubber, right? I'm planning to buy a maid, so bring out the suitable one among you. Remember to choose a good one." Although Ye Ningxin looked delicate, petite and lovely, she was born in a family of officials after all, and when she was serious, she exuded the aura of a lady from an official family.

Seeing that the state was becoming more respectful, Qian Yaren said, "Okay! Miss, please wait a moment!"

Soon, a dozen little girls were brought out. They looked to be between thirteen and sixteen years old.

They either folded their hands in front of them or let them hang at their sides, with their heads lowered, not daring to look straight ahead or away. They just stood there stiffly, waiting for the customers to choose.

Gu Yin and Song Ruorou sat aside, while Ye Ningxin walked past the little girls one by one, selecting carefully.

After a while, Ye Ningxin finally finished looking around.

"Which one does the young lady like?" Qian Ya Ren asked attentively.

Ye Ningxin looked at Gu Yin, her eyebrows slightly frowned, "Ayin, how about you help me choose?"

"what happened?"

"I want to find someone who can help take care of the flowers and plants in the yard, but after looking around, I haven't found a suitable one. I'm really overwhelmed."

Gu Yin didn't want to stay in this place any longer, so she nodded and agreed.

Like Ye Ningxin, she walked past the little girls and stopped when she saw a pair of rough hands. "What did you do before?"

"I do odd jobs in a rich family." The little girl said timidly.

"Do you recognize common flowers and plants?"

The little girl nodded, "I know her and I helped plant them before."

Gu Yin said to Ye Ningxin, "If you are willing, then take her."

Ye Ningxin didn't say a word and asked her personal maid to pay the money.

However, just as they stood up to leave, there was a sudden commotion in the pawnshop, and they could vaguely hear a woman shouting something like "let me out".

"What's going on?" Gu Yin looked at Qian Yaren.

Qian Ya Ren quickly apologized with a smile, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, but there are always some disobedient servants bought from the pawnshop, so you don't have to take it to heart."

"You won't kidnap decent women, will you?" Gu Yin asked suspiciously.

She was powerless to stop legitimate transactions, but if she encountered illegal trafficking of decent women, she would feel guilty if she did nothing about it.

"Miss, you are wrongly accusing me." Qian Ya Ren was not panicked, "The slaves in our Chengxin Yahang all have indentures."

As they were talking, the noise inside grew louder.

Suddenly, a dishevelled woman who had escaped from the dental clinic rushed out.

Qian Ya Ren stood in front of Gu Yin and the others, and shouted at the servants who were chasing after them, "Catch her back quickly, or you might offend the guests!"

"No! Let me out, I want to go home!"

"I have children at home, you can't sell me!"

The woman struggled desperately.

Qian Ya Ren wiped his sweat off his forehead, turned to Gu Yin and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry that the servants didn't manage the place well, and made the ladies laugh. How about I send the ladies out right now?"

"No rush, why don't you tell me what's going on first?" Gu Yin said coldly.

"This..." Qian Ya Ren looked embarrassed, "The young ladies have already bought the maid they wanted, why don't you just pretend you didn't see this?"

This is about driving people away.

"It's illegal to kidnap decent women!" Gu Yin sat back on the chair and said calmly, "Since I have seen this, I can't just sit back and do nothing!"

The woman seemed to have seen a savior. She struggled to break free from the servant of the pawnbroker, ran towards Gu Yin, knelt down in front of her and kowtowed frantically, "Please, young lady, save me. I really didn't sign a contract to sell myself!"

Gu Yin looked at Qian Yaren, "How do you explain this?"

Seeing that Gu Yin was really going to intervene in this matter, Qian Ya Ren's original flattering expression completely disappeared, and he immediately said unhappily, "Miss, no matter what, this is our business, are you meddling too much?"

"Really? What if I insist on taking care of it?"

"There is no such thing in the world. If we have to control everyone who comes to our dental clinic, then can we still open our dental clinic?"

"Miss, why don't you stop here..."

Qian Yaren looked straight at Gu Yin.

Gu Yin suddenly smiled, "If I heard correctly just now, you are just a broker, right? Why don't you call your manager out to talk?"

Qian Ya Ren slowly stood up straight, his aura changed, and he said calmly, "I am not talented, but I am both the Ya Ren here and the manager here!"

Gu Yin was a little surprised and said, "That's easier. Since you are the manager, just take out her indenture and have a look. Then everything will be clear."

Manager Qian refused to give in. "I still say the same thing. If anyone comes and questions us, we won't be able to continue running our dental clinic."

"Why are you talking so much nonsense!" Song Ruorou shouted directly, "It's just a contract of sale, why are you wasting time?"

Qian Ya Ren waved his hand and the servants from the pawnshop surrounded them.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, Ye Ningxin suddenly saw a yamen runner passing by outside the door and hurriedly called the man in.

When Qian Yaren learned that the girl in front of him was actually the county lady, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, but his face was trembling with fear, "I was blind and didn't recognize the great man. I offended the county lady. Please forgive me."

Gu Yin just wanted to get the matter settled, so she asked, "Where's the indenture?"

"Please wait a moment, my lady. I will get it right away." After saying this, Qian Ya Ren left in a hurry.

After a while, a contract of sale was taken out.

Gu Yin handed the indenture to the woman and said, "See if this is yours."

The woman shook her head helplessly, "I can't read..."

Gu Yin glanced at the indenture and asked, "Your name is Zhang Meihua?"

The woman nodded.

"You are from Meihua Village, Dashi Town, Nanshui County?"

The woman continued to nod.

Gu Yin handed the indenture to the yamen runner again, "See if this is real?"

The yamen runner carefully identified it and nodded, "Yes."

Qian Ya Ren immediately smiled and said, "Please rest assured, County Lady, we at Chengxin Yahang are doing legitimate business."

Gu Yin glanced at him and said, "Okay, I'll buy Zhang Meihua. How much is it?"

Qian Ya Ren said respectfully, "I offended the county lady before, so I will be given to her as a servant."

Of course Gu Yin wouldn't take it for nothing, so she asked Zhenzhu to pay the market price and then left with everyone.

"Just because there's a contract doesn't mean there's no problem." Song Ruorou said in the carriage, "Are we just going to let him go?"

Gu Yin was helpless, "There's nothing we can do. We don't have any evidence right now. Let's wait until we find out more about this."