The next morning, the sun rose and the street pavement was covered with a light layer of white. It was frosty and the temperature dropped a little, but fortunately it was still sunny.

Ru Yue got up early in the morning and made a list of the things she needed for her journey and gave it to the waiter, asking him to help her prepare them. She wanted to set off early and travel quickly. She estimated that she could reach the provincial capital today, but the weather suddenly cooled down, so it would be better for her to go home as soon as possible.

"What are you doing? Walking back and forth in front of our store?" The waiter asked loudly in a bad tone while standing at the door.

"Brother, are there a respectable young man and young woman living here?" a timid female voice asked shyly.

Ru Yue and Chu Ning'an had just finished their breakfast and were about to go out when they heard a familiar voice. They looked up and saw that it was indeed A-Qiao from last night. They had not had any expectations of them and had forgotten about them in their busy journey. Unexpectedly, they ran into him again just before leaving the house. Ru Yue suddenly remembered a sentence she always said in her previous life, "Fate is truly wonderful."

Ru Yue didn't wait for the waiter to reply and walked over directly. It was indeed them.

"Girl, you finally came out." Aqiao called her with an excited tone. It seemed that they had made a decision.

"Come in." Ru Yue stopped Chu Ning'an from paying the bill and pulled him into the room where she had lived before.

"You come to me at this time, I guess you have already made up your mind?" Ru Yue didn't say anything more and started talking straight to the point.

Last night the lights were dim and neither side could see each other's appearance clearly. Now standing opposite each other, they could see each other clearly.

A Qiao only remembered that the two were well-dressed and handsome-looking young men and women. Now that she saw them, she could see clearly that they were really very young, probably about the same age as herself, but their demeanor was extraordinary. She couldn't stare at them and lowered her eyes.

"I've thought about it, girl. There are seven of us who are willing to sell ourselves to you. We only have one request. Can you not separate us? Or can the three little kids follow us?" A Qiao didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his thoughts. A Qi kept nodding in agreement.

While Aqiao and the others were looking at her, Ru Yue was not idle either. She looked them up and down carefully. Both of them were handsome. They certainly could not compare with herself and Chu Ning'an, but they were also good-looking. The key point was that their kindness was once again recognized by Ru Yue. They did not abandon their "burdens" when they were in the most difficult times, and they still stayed with them after finding a new livelihood. It can be seen that these two people are really kind-hearted.

"Since you've sold yourselves to me, you'll naturally follow me and work at my house or in my workshop. It's not a matter of separation, it's just that each of you has your own duties. But I have one thing to say up front: you're not the only ones working there. We all have our responsibilities divided. I don't want to see you forming cliques or small groups. If you break my rules, I can't guarantee how I'll punish you."

Both of them nodded in agreement. They understood this principle. This is how everyone acted when they were in the circus troupe. Otherwise, they wouldn't have torn such a good troupe apart.

The two sides agreed on the terms. Ru Yue asked Chu Ning'an to write a contract of sale, had them both sign and seal it, and then took out twenty taels of silver and gave it to them.

"These are the wages you seven will get for selling your bodies. Take them. I still have to go to the city to do some things and will be back here within seven days. You guys should take care of the things here in the next few days. I will come to pick you up and sign the indentures for the rest of you." Ru Yue told them the truth, not afraid that they had any bad intentions.

"Miss, you gave us so much silver without taking us with you. Aren't you worried that we might run away?" Ah Qi spoke frankly and asked the doubts in his heart on the spot.

"Haha, as the saying goes, trust your employees and don't doubt them. Moreover, even in the most difficult times, you didn't abandon those children who were not related to you by blood. It shows that you are all kind people."

What she didn't say was that the indentures for both of you have already been signed. If you run away again, you will be runaway slaves. Where else can you dare to run to?

The two men were deeply moved. Since their master trusted them so much, they could not betray him and run away.

The two were so excited that they didn't say anything. They just knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Ru Yue, which was considered as a formal recognition of her master.

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