【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

However, because there were too many children in the family, there were many unnecessary positions, so Yun Xi only bought fifty people.

In the small dark room, Chun Tao said, "I was so mean that I stole the old lady's agate bracelet."

Xia Hua: "I'm reporting Mrs. Zhao for stealing the old lady's belongings..."

Qiu Ye: "I report that Chun Tao not only stole the agate bracelet, but also the plum branch flower hairpin..."

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The room was in chaos. Xiaonan and Xiaobei took out pens and took notes quickly. After half an hour, they sorted out the situation and it was similar to what the old lady had investigated, but there were some new things that needed to be verified, so they started to get busy again.

After verifying everything, he went to invite Yun Xi over.

Looking at the ten people kneeling on the ground, these ten people were the ones who stole the most but refused to admit it. After being reported and verified, they naturally had to be sold. Yun Xi asked Xiao Xi to ask Zhao Ya Po to take them away. Zhao Ya Po offered two taels of silver for each servant, which was the market price. Servants who had made mistakes were not easy to sell, and she would have to go through the trouble of training them again. Therefore, the price was extremely low.

Yun Xi had no objection and asked her to wait. The next forty people came to redeem themselves. Each person had to pay twenty taels of silver, with one hand paying the money and the other hand handing over the indenture. Although a few of these people had made mistakes, they actively admitted their mistakes and returned their property, so Yun Xi did not hold on to them. The others were innocent and had the money to redeem themselves.

The last eighteen people were innocent and had no money to redeem themselves. Yun Xi and Zhao Ya Po took them away just like that, each of them paid ten taels of silver. The eighteen people were dumbfounded. How could they be sold as well? Some were sold together as a whole family.

He immediately burst into tears and wailed. The Qi family was really a good family. They were nouveau riche and had money. They also paid attention to rules. Without any background, it was just like that. The servants lived a very comfortable life.

Yun Xi hardened her heart, mainly because she didn't dare to keep him. The servants were all connected to each other. What if they wanted revenge? She couldn't be soft-hearted.

Allowing them to pack up their belongings, not wanting to leave a reputation for being mean, unexpectedly, these people began to borrow money to redeem themselves after saying this. Yun Xi looked at the silver in her hand and was surprised. These people were so prestigious that they could borrow so much money.

From the side, it can be seen that the servants of the Qi family are really rich, with 1,180 taels of silver in their hands. Yun Xi asked Xiaoxi to follow these servants to the government to cancel their slave status.

Mrs. Zhao tied up the ten offenders and dragged them away. She then brought a number of servants into the yard and said with a smile, "Old lady, please take a look. These are all newly trained servants. How many do you want to buy?"

A new official has three things to do when he takes office. As an old man, he becomes more shrewd. Combining what happened in the Qi family, Zhao Yapo thought she had guessed it right.

Yun Xi wanted to buy some people. Zhao Yapo had the best reputation in Nandu City and was also good at training people. So she decided to buy from her. She didn't need that many people. Fifty people would be enough.

"Let them come closer so I can see them." Yun Xi looked at the rows of servants in front of her with their heads lowered and numb, and felt a little uncomfortable. People were being selected like goods, so where was the dignity?

Mrs. Zhao scolded these people and was about to start the introductions, but she didn't expect there to be a commotion outside. When she looked closely, she saw that several women had come.

"Several young ladies from the mansion have arrived. They are almost of marriageable age. Let them watch over us and learn how to manage the household." Yun Xi smiled. "Little Five, Little Six, Little Seven, Little Eight, you just watch from the sidelines. When they get married and their in-laws ask about it, you won't know anything and will make a fool of yourself."

The four young ladies of the Qi family stopped in their tracks upon hearing this, and stood quietly aside, listening attentively. They had not expected that their stepmother would be willing to teach them how to manage the household. They had also thought that their stepmother did not like concubines' daughters and sons. But why did she call their personal maids as well?

"Oh, the old lady is so thoughtful." After flattering her, Mrs. Zhao stood aside with a smile.

Yun Xi looked at the servants below again. She had been observing their little movements. After the commotion just now, she found that several of them were calm and composed, not curious at all. So she decided to choose them.

"Mrs. Zhao, these ten maids in the front, the five middle-aged maids in the back, the five middle-aged maids in the middle, and the ten maids in the last row should all stay. As for the servants, you should take the six clean ones and the six younger ones over here." Yun Xi pointed them out one by one, "They are more stable in their emotions."

Zhao Yapo compared them and took out the indentures and handed them to Yun Xi. "Old lady, do you only want forty-two?"

"It's not enough. Let me see. This, that... eight people will stay. Xiaobei, take Zhao Yapo to settle the bill with housekeeper Qi." Yun Xi carefully checked the indenture contract and asked Xiaobei to take people away.

Each servant cost between five and twelve taels, and fifty of them cost a total of five hundred taels. So, I made a profit from all the work today.

Mrs. Zhao was a little disappointed. She brought more than a hundred people, but only sold fifty. She had to go back and tighten the skins of the remaining ones. She looked around, wondering what was there to see.

After Zhao Yapo and her men left in a grand procession, the courtyard became much quieter. Yun Xi said to the people in front of her in a slightly serious tone, "Come to the Qi family and do your own things with peace of mind. You have seen what happened to the previous batch. The Qi family has clear rewards and punishments. If you do well, you will be rewarded, and you can redeem yourself and become a good citizen. But if you are cunning and have a lot of tricks up your sleeve, you will be returned to Zhao Yapo for retraining."

These words frightened the new servants, and they all knelt down to show their loyalty. After all, they didn't want to experience Zhao Yapo's tricks again.

"Okay, get up."

One of the middle-aged maids wisely did not stand up and said earnestly, "Master, please give me a name."

The others had just stood up when they knelt down again and said in unison: "Master, please give us a name."

"What else are you good at besides serving people?" Yun Xi asked.

"This servant can cook."

"I know a few words."

"This servant is very strong."

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Yun Xi listened and called the four young ladies over. "Come and take a look. Each of you can choose a personal maid and a personal nanny. I will buy some more people later and give each of you a personal maid. You will be trained for a year or six months, and then you can accompany them when you get married."

Qi Wu asked in a low voice, "Mother, did my former personal maid do anything wrong?"

Yun Xi sighed, her face stern. "Yes, your maids were reported for theft, so I sold them and bought new ones. As a master, you must not be soft-hearted. Your maids represent your reputation. If they have problems, others will only think of you, but will not care about a servant. Do you understand?"

Qi Wu's heart tightened. This was actually the case. Xiaomei had been a bit dishonest in the past, but she'd considered it a minor flaw, never considering whether others might think her master also had a habit of stealing. Were all the young ladies in the Qi family...