Siyu left the Feng family yard and hurried home. It was already past midnight when she got home, and she was really sleepy. She didn't even bother to check what treasures County Magistrate Feng had in her space, and just lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep. When the sky in the east was just turning pale, Siyu got up to exercise. Then she looked at Nanny Tan, Aunt Li, and Madam Luo, and told them to make some dumplings in the morning, as Henry was leaving. Robert's family would have dinner with her family. So, Madam Luo and the other two made some dumplings, as the saying goes. Dumplings when you go out, noodles when you get off the bus, Henry was going home to make some dumplings, as a farewell to him.

I'm a bit busy today, sowing the rice seedlings. I soaked the seeds yesterday, washed them, and sowed them. I also have to go to the blacksmith's shop and ask him to make a sink.

I also need to hire a few servants. It's not good to keep going like this. I need to finish building the house. The former five-acre compound. Like a two-story building in the dragon's eye, there's a back door at the foot of the mountain, next to a pond. There's also a row of houses at the back door. Siyu looked at the rows of houses and had a plan in mind. This large compound is finally going to be completed. She looked at the dug pond and the built and moved rockery. The house is almost finished. I need to hire a few maids and servants to clean the courtyard. I also need to choose two people who are skilled in martial arts, an accountant, and a housekeeper.

Siyu still needed to buy some soybeans today. After breakfast, she and Henry went out together. Siyu brought the blueprints he had drawn and went to the county town with him. Siyu dropped Henry off at the bus stop. Henry waved to Siyu and headed towards Yunzhou. Siyu then went to the blacksmith shop to ask if he could make her an iron trough. The owner took the trough and looked at it. "Oh, how big do you want it to be?" Siyu replied, "1 meter wide and 2 meters long, because it needs to be slightly narrower at one end. I'm using it to hold water." The blacksmith said, "Oh, that's a bit tricky. Our Yulongwang iron pipes here are a bit tight. You're not just a little bit of iron, it needs to be much finer. So, what's the thinnest you can make it? If it's thinner, I can make a wooden trough. Can you wrap it with this iron sheet for me?" The master said that I have never done such a thing before, so I can give it a try. When you have finished making the wooden sink, bring it to me and I will try to see if I can help you wrap it. Siyu said, "Okay, boss, what is your last name?" The blacksmith said, "My last name is Tie. People call me Tie Laoliu, so you can call me Uncle Tie!" Siyu nodded and said, "Okay, Uncle Tie, please help me make it!" I will go back and ask the carpenter to make two sinks. If there is any problem or damage, I can replace one. As long as one of the two can be wrapped well, I can make two, one for the experiment.

Siyu asked again, and then Uncle Tie sent over a wooden sink, asking when she could pick it up. It was wrapped in iron. Uncle Tie told Siyu to wait four days and then come back. Siyu said, "Okay, that's a bother. Uncle Tie, just make it 1 meter wide and 2 meters long, then taper it a little bit from the 2 meter width. It'll be ready." Uncle Tie said, "Okay, sure, I know how to do it." Siyu left a deposit.

He turned around and went to the grain shop, bought another 5000 kilograms of soybeans, and asked the people in the grain shop to send it back home. Siyu walked around the street, thinking about settling the dividends. Or should he go to Feng Mansion to take a look? He has been in the town for such a long time, why haven't he heard people on the street discussing the theft in Feng's house! Could it be that the things hidden in the secret room by the county magistrate are not visible to the public? He could only swallow this loss in silence, otherwise why wouldn't he look for it? Siyu was puzzled and thought, it's better not to make trouble. If she went to see it, it would attract attention and it would not be beautiful. So Siyu could only walk towards Yuehua Tower.

Siyu arrived at Yuehua Tower. When Feng, the shopkeeper, saw that it was Siyu, he happily stepped forward and said, "Little boss, since you're here, it's a good opportunity for us to calculate last month's dividends." Siyu agreed, and the two of them went to the private room on the second floor to calculate the dividends. After calculating the dividends, Siyu looked at the dividends from the five shops, plus the dividends from the several attached houses, and it turned out to be more than 8000 yuan. With these dividends in the future, isn't this a big deal? What else do I need a bicycle for?

Siyu asked the shopkeeper Feng again, "Uncle Feng, I want to buy some servants. Can you recommend a reliable pawnshop for me?" Shopkeeper Feng said, "Okay, I'll ask Xiao Chen'er to go with you." Siyu and Xiao Chen'er arrived at the most famous pawnshop in Liping County, Wanfu Pawnshop. Before they even got inside, they heard the sound of whips hitting flesh from outside. "Snap, snap, snap! I told you you don't know how to appreciate my kindness. I paid for you and bought you back, not to treat you like masters. If it weren't for me, the girls here would have been sold to those lowly and dirty places long ago. You're still not satisfied and are still causing trouble for me." The sound of whips continued, but the people inside didn't even make a sound. Siyu stepped through the door, terrified. What was going on? Why were there still sounds of beatings? Siyu followed the pawnshop's waiter into the yard. Xiao Chen followed. Inside, Siyu looked at the people being beaten. Their eyes were as big as copper bells. Even though their bodies were covered with scars and blood, they did not lower their heads or cry out in pain. They still had the spirit of not giving up. Siyu looked at their determined eyes and the wolf-like light in them. She felt that these people must have experienced things and had stories, because the hatred in their eyes could not be wiped off. And there was also a glimmer of hope for the future. Siyu felt that if this family had no second thoughts, it would be good. So Siyu stepped forward, stopped the strong man who was beating the group of people and asked them what was wrong, were they all going to be sold? They surrounded a young man about fifteen or sixteen years old. The young man was sitting there, and the manager of the pawnshop was still chattering there, saying, "I tell you, once you enter my place, Zhao Tianhu, you have to listen to me. If you don't listen, you will never get out alive. Fengyang, if you care about your family, you will go to the new master's house safely." Siyu asked these people what was going on and why there were so many people. Did his family commit a crime? The steward pulled Siyu over and whispered, "Alas, this family is unwilling to accept this. They came from Binhai Yancheng. I heard that their family is a salt-making family in Binhai. Then their salt-making secret recipe was noticed by the imperial court. They refused to hand it over, so they were tampered with and a crime was committed. Then their family was confiscated and exiled. They said they were exiled, but the official they offended was quite powerful, so they sold them to a pawnbroker. His family's surname is Feng. Did you see it? It's the old man sitting in the crowd, the head of the Feng family, Fengyang."

When they first arrived, they were all pale and thin. The old ones had caught a cold, and the young ones were covered with bruises. They were all skin and bones. It was me who kept them well fed and clothed, and hired a doctor for them, and finally they recovered. You said that the people in this last family were causing me problems. Do you think I could not beat them?

My good intentions didn't lead to any good results. Siyu listened to the manager's words and felt that the manager was not bad. Everyone has a hard time and has their own things to do. Siyu said okay, I'll ask them later to see if they agree to go to my house. Shopkeeper Wan said happily, okay, okay, and that fifteen or sixteen-year-old is his eldest grandson, Feng Yancheng. I heard that he has passed the Jicai exam. His father and second uncle are both salt-making masters and Juren respectively. Oh, fate is so cruel! A belly full of knowledge is not as good as a mouth! It's not easy for me either! Little girl. Their family has someone they like, so they don't want to split up and sell them. They want the whole family together. Who in our small county can afford so many people? That's why I'm so angry. These people have a lot to eat and drink every day. I have to make money too. I have to support a group of people under my command, don't you think? Siyu agreed. No one could just sit around and eat, and besides, every profession had its own rules. No one was running a charity. Siyu said, "Since his family hadn't had any serious problems and no criminal record, I'll keep all of them. Then you can choose someone skilled in martial arts, and I'll choose a personal maid. I'll also find some educated people, even down-and-out scholars, skilled craftsmen, cooks, and the like." The pawnbroker's manager was like, "Oh, this is a big client!" Manager Wan quickly ordered everyone to come up. Siyu looked at the people standing below, watching them all shrinking back, some even furtively glancing at her, not daring to look up. There were all kinds of people. Siyu stood on the podium and said to the people below, "Today I'm here to select martial arts practitioners. Stand on my right. Those who can read will also stand on my right. Those who can cook will also stand on my right. Those with special skills will also stand on my right. Those who can't read, like those who have retired from wealthy families, will stand on my left. I also have a housekeeper standing on my right. People were divided into two rows." Siyu told the housekeeper to take everyone on the left away and start selecting from the right. There was a man in his forties, a worried look on his face, sitting to one side. Next to him sat a woman with disheveled hair. Siyu looked over. Shopkeeper Wan said, "This man is also a pitiful person." Siyu asked what was going on. Shopkeeper Wan said he used to be a steward in a wealthy family. He had a daughter who was raped by the young master of the wealthy family. He didn't know the details, but he knew that the wealthy family had been single-line for generations, with many daughters and only one son, no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. He was not good at anything but pursuing women and seducing girls, even boys. After he raped the girl, she died. The housekeeper's wife and the housekeeper were going to seek an explanation from the wealthy family, but it turned out that the wealthy family was guilty. The wealthy family pushed the housekeeper out to take the blame. So the couple was sold here.

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