Traveling through the farm, I just want to earn money by farming

Qing Ning spoke, breaking the heavy feeling. She looked at the middle-aged man and asked, "Uncle, were you a steward before?"

The middle-aged man said yes respectfully.

Qing Ning: "Could you please tell me what areas of management you were mainly responsible for?"

After hearing this, the middle-aged man explained in detail the matters he had been responsible for in the wealthy businessman before.

This middle-aged man was named Zhao Qian. He was originally the second manager of the outer courtyard. He was responsible for the personnel arrangement and the deployment of vehicles and horses in the mansion.

After hearing this, Qing Ning looked at the mother and her two children and asked them to introduce themselves and explain what she had done for them.

The woman's name was Xu Miao Niang. She was an extremely efficient and informal person. Her blunt temper had offended many, but her delicious cooking had earned her a place in the kitchen. Both of her children took her surname: daughter Xu Xiangling, thirteen, and son Xu Jing, ten.

She said frankly that if the owner wanted to buy her, the two children must go with her, otherwise she would rather die than give her teeth.

This hot temper makes everyone look at him differently, but his straightforward temper makes people feel a little uncomfortable, but it is understandable from a mother's perspective.

After the woman finished speaking, the brother and sister came forward to greet them. As soon as the man opened his mouth, it was clear that he was a well-educated and well-mannered person. If it weren't for this disaster, they wouldn't have come to this.

My older brother is named Jiang Yi and he is fifteen years old this year. My younger sister Jiang Zhao is ten years old.

After listening to the past experiences of several people, Qing Ning asked some more questions, and the answers they gave were also quite standard.

"I've finished asking questions here. Do you have any questions?" Qing Ning sought other people's opinions.

After all, she is too young and doesn't understand much about the current situation. All her decisions are based on her own thinking.

"Sister Qingning, you are looking for workers. You already know what they can do from what you asked before. The rest depends on how you choose. How to beat them and how to control them afterwards." Guo Xian spoke to her in a sweet voice.

Qing Ning listened carefully and accepted it humbly.

"If that's the case, I want them all. I wonder what the price is?" Qing Ning directly kept several people.

This really made the broker overjoyed. He didn't expect the owner to be so generous. It looked ordinary.

"If you are interested, I am willing to lower the price. Zhao Qian five thousand coins, Xu Niang five thousand coins, the two children three thousand coins each, the two brothers four thousand coins, and the girl three thousand coins, which is exactly twenty thousand coins in total." The human trafficker stated the price.

When Qing Ning heard this, she calculated in her head that it was only twenty taels.

She tilted her head and asked, "Sister Xian, is this price fair?"

Guo Xian: "The price is fair, but a little high. You can bargain a little more."

"Boss, eighteen thousand wen, it's a lucky number. And since this is your first business, it's a favor. Maybe there will be more business in the future." Qing Ning said with a smile.

When the human trafficker came in and saw that Manager Xu was respectful to the little girl and that she seemed to be the one making the decision for the people in the room, he would be lying if he wasn't shocked, because the girl was just a baby.

But he had met so many people, and although he had no other vision, he was the best.

As if he had made up his mind, he said, "This young lady is really good at doing business. Well, since it was introduced by Manager Xu himself, it must be right. I also look forward to your patronage next time."

Seeing that the human trafficker agreed so readily, Qing Ning felt for a moment that she might have offered too little in return and felt a little regretful!

Is this a common problem when bargaining for something? I always feel like I don’t get enough chance to do so.

Qing Ning collected her thoughts and said, "Then I'd like to ask the boss to act as a guarantor and go with us to the county government office to register the deed."

"Of course, of course. It's no trouble at all." The human trafficker said with a smile.

"You stay here, I will accompany them to the county government office." Yu Shi took the initiative to take the responsibility and went with the human trafficker.

After the people left, Qing Ning said to Shopkeeper Xu, "Thank you so much for this time, Shopkeeper Uncle. You really have good taste and the people you found are very good. If you don't mind, please accept these."

Qing Ning took two thousand coins as his commission.

Shopkeeper Xu refused to accept it and said, "Miss Qingning, you are being too polite. Duoqian and I have been friends since we were young. This is just a small matter, just a few glances. There is no need to pay for it."

"Yes, boss uncle, the relationship between you and Uncle Xu is extraordinary, but I can't let you work in vain for my sake."

"Miss Qingning, there's no need to tell me. I won't take this money." Shopkeeper Xu refused to accept it.

Qing Ning was at a loss for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Even so, I won't force you to do anything. I'll prepare a thank-you gift when I get back, which will just be some food and other things. I hope you won't refuse it again. If you do, I won't be able to trouble you in the future if you have any other requests."

This time, Shopkeeper Xu didn't refuse and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll take it. You won't have to worry about trouble in the future."

The two of them were chatting happily. Seeing that there was nothing to do, Manager Xu let them take a rest while he went back to his work.

"It will take them quite some time to get to the county government office. There are rooms upstairs, so why don't you take a good nap?" Jingyue said, noticing that they looked tired.

They didn't hesitate, but in fact they were a little sleepy, so they went upstairs to take a nap.

Only after everything was arranged for them did Jingyue leave.

"Little sister, you've bought so many people at once. Have you thought about how to arrange them?" Qingzhu and Qingning were resting together. Since there was no one around, Qingzhu asked.

"Yes, I've thought about it. Uncle Zhao will be in charge of the furniture and toys workshop, and Miss Xu will stay with my eldest sister. I think Xu Jing is quite smart and plans to be a servant to the brothers. Sister Xiang Ling can be placed in the snack shop or the jewelry shop. As for Jiang Yi, I think he is well-educated. When he returns, I will ask Mr. Wu to test him. If he is good, let him study with us. It would be a blessing if he can pass the imperial examination in the future. Let Jiang Zhao help out at home for now. There is no rush."

"What did you say? Let Jiang Yi take the imperial examination? Do you know that slaves are not allowed to take the imperial examination?" Qingzhu looked at her, somewhat puzzled.

Qing Ning said, "I know, so I didn't intend to enslave them. I'll leave it to them. Since they don't have any despicable thoughts and are loyal and sincere, I'll release them and it will be a good deed for them."

"Have you thought about it a long time ago?" Although Qingzhu asked, his tone was very affirmative.

Qing Ning smiled and nodded. This was what she had thought of when she first decided to buy people. Her new thinking over the past twenty years did not allow her to treat people as objects for sale.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Qingzhu said no more.

When he woke up, it was already an hour later. Yu Shi had taken care of everything and took the indentures of several people and handed them to Qing Ning.

"We are just an ordinary family in the village. We got some opportunities to do some small business. I'm sorry to have troubled you." Qing Ning said.

Several people said that they were not wronged and thanked the host for his generosity and kindness.

Qing Ning changed the subject and said seriously, "From today on, you are all members of my Chen family. As long as you are diligent and loyal, I will not treat you unfairly. But if you become disloyal, don't blame me for being ruthless. I won't kill you, but I won't let you go easily either. I will hand you over to the county government and deal with you according to national law. There is no need to ask for mercy then. After all, this friendship was broken by your own hands."

The words spoken by this little person made several people alert and admire him.

Qing Ning glanced at them and, seeing they no longer looked down on him, said, "I'll give you a year. During this year, I'll constantly assess your character and your conduct. If you truly possess noble character, I'll allow you to redeem your indentures. I'll buy them for a few coins today, and you can redeem them at the same price when the time comes."

Several people looked up in surprise, their eyes full of hesitation.

"I always keep my word. If you still want to stay in my house after you redeem yourselves, I will sign employment documents with you. If not, you can find a way out on your own."

After she finished speaking, Madam Xu knelt down suddenly and said in a firm voice, "I will not redeem myself and will serve the master for the rest of my life. If my son can pass the master's judgment, let them redeem themselves."

The rest of them immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying that their master was very kind and that they would do their best to serve him.

Qing Ning asked them to stand up. "It's too early to make a decision now. Come and talk to me when the time comes. In the future, don't kneel so often. Farmers don't do that."

Several people kowtowed to express their gratitude and nodded repeatedly.