After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

"Go and invite Madam, the eldest daughter, and the second daughter over."

"Yes, Master."

Wenbin went to the backyard to inform Granny Zhou. Now, among the servants in the front yard, only Wenbin was responsible for communication between the front and back yards.

However, it can't go on any longer, since Wenbin will be seven years old in the second half of the year. Right now, Wenbin can still be considered under seven years old and treated like a little kid.

Therefore, Jiang Xiaoqi's intention in buying people this time was also to add a few maids for Lin Yueniang.

Even if she can't do anything for a while, running errands is still good. After all, Cui'er is her personal maid, and Granny Zhou is too old to run back and forth between the front and back courtyards.

Lin Yueniang knew that this was to select maids for her two daughters, and she was also thinking of helping to choose good ones. She simply changed her clothes and came out with her two daughters.

Seeing the rows of boys and girls in the courtyard, she was momentarily stunned. When did her family become so grand?

It's all thanks to my precious son. I bowed my head and told my two daughters to choose a suitable one and not to let their brother's good intentions go to waste.

The two girls naturally would remember their brother's kindness; he was their own brother, their lifelong support.

God knows how long they cried together on the day their younger brother was born, crying for their mother's hardships and for themselves that they finally had hope.

With a younger brother, the two sisters are worlds apart in terms of how much they are valued at home and their future marriages.

As her younger brother has grown up, he has always been the pride of their mother and sisters. Every bit of affection and kindness he shows them is something they will always remember.

"Eldest sister, second sister, today we're selecting people for you. Just point out who you think is best."

"Good~"

Jiang Xiwen and Jiang Xiyue looked at each of them one by one, deliberately ignoring the taller boys in the back row.

Jiang Xiwen is a lively person, but when choosing maids, she prefers those who complement her. It's unclear what she was thinking, but she pointed out two tall and thin girls in a row.

The younger brother suggested choosing more, but Jiang Xiyue felt that given their family's current situation, two was already quite a lot.

After all, our family is currently just a farming and scholarly household, and my younger brother has not yet passed the imperial examinations, so we can't be too ostentatious.

Seeing that her sister had chosen her girls so quickly, Jiang Xiyue also stepped forward to look at the girls below the steps.

She is different from Jiang Xiwen; she is usually quieter and speaks less. It's not that she doesn't like lively atmospheres, but she's just not good at creating them.

No problem, she'll just find someone with a lively personality to liven up the atmosphere in the room.

It has to be said that the two sisters have a keen eye. The girls on the waiting list had no chance to speak or show themselves, and whether they were chosen depended entirely on their first impression.

But there's another saying, "The face reflects the heart," meaning a person's character is reflected in their appearance.

As for character and ability, the brokerage firm has already gone through multiple screenings, not to mention that they carefully selected the best candidates before the lazy brokers came.

Choosing the best among the best will generally prevent any major mistakes.

Jiang Xiyue quickly selected two round-faced maids, who stood alongside the two chosen by Jiang Xiwen at the very front of the group.

The four chosen ones weren't particularly happy, and the ones who weren't chosen weren't particularly disappointed either, which made Jiang Xiaoqi somewhat surprised.

“Mother, why don’t you choose a few errand runners? Wenbin is all grown up now, so he can stay in the front yard to serve us from now on.”

The implication is that if no one is selected, there will be no one to relay messages in the future.

Lin Yueniang swallowed the words she was about to refuse, but didn't choose any more. She already had Cui'er by her side and didn't need too many people to serve her.

I randomly picked two neat and pleasing dishes and then stopped.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaoqi personally selected two younger girls. Lin Yueniang had chosen two girls who were thirteen or fourteen years old, while the two he had chosen were only around ten years old.

The four people were about the same age as the two sisters who had just chosen. Jiang Xiwen chose people who were the same age as herself, all around thirteen years old.

Jiang Xiyue chose someone around eleven years old, since people of similar age are more likely to get along.

After selecting eight maids, Jiang Xiaoqi turned her gaze to the boys in the last row.

He already had Wenbin and Li Mo by his side, which was enough, but Wenbin and Li Mo were not very old. Li Shan was needed, but there was only one of them.

Wenbin's father was somewhat introverted and not very suitable for going out on business, but he was meticulous and thoughtful in managing the household's purchasing.

He needed to select a few people for Master Lin to teach first, and then have Li Shan take them along when he went out on business. He needed to build up his talent pool, whether he was going to do cement business or something else in the future.

This row of boys skipped over the few little ones and kept all those who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, though some were actually younger than that.

But once the height was reached, Jiang Xiaoqi stayed. Being tall at such a young age is an advantage; at least it's intimidating to take her out and gives her an imposing presence!

Eight people were retained, and including the newly selected maids, a total of sixteen people came in this time.

This made Lin Yueniang and her two daughters widen their eyes, and Zhou Mama and Steward Wen were also somewhat surprised. The young master had quite the grand gesture.

Jiang Xiaoqi didn't originally have much cash to buy so many people's items, but he had also collected a lot of unmarked jade artifacts, and any one of them would be worth a fortune.

He singled out those items of mediocre quality, clearly items used in the palace to reward maids and eunuchs, and bought some that he really didn't like and would be too embarrassing to give as gifts.

However, when all these things were piled up, the sheer quantity was astounding. He casually picked out a few nice-looking but low-value items and gave them to his two "veteran employees," Granny Zhou and Cui'er.

It did complete a set with the two pairs of jade earrings from New Year's Eve, and I also got a bracelet, hairpin, hair ornament, bracelet, and necklace of ordinary quality—I matched them all.

The two were terrified. For servants to be dressed in such finery was an honor, a sign of how much their master valued them.

Jiang Xiaoqi's words put the two of them at ease. With more servants coming into the household in the future, the two of them would naturally be in charge of the backyard. Their dignity was the dignity of their masters.

Only then did the two feel at ease accepting the set. They dared not wear the complete set each day, but would wear earrings with a necklace one day and hairpins with bracelets the next, never allowing a third valuable item to appear on their bodies.

He was very tactful and knew how to handle things. Lin Yueniang was satisfied with this and let her son win people's hearts.

Lai Yaren hadn't expected that of the more than thirty people he brought, half of them would end up staying.

While secretly admiring the Jiang family's extravagant spending, I also felt a little smug.

I paid a coin for this job, but in the end I even made a big profit!

Oh my god, won't I have to face that guy's fury when I go back? Pshaw! No worries! He gave it to me willingly!

"Butler Wen, take these eight people to the front yard to settle in. Have Li Shan and Uncle Wen go out to buy all the necessary items."

"Yes, Master!"

"Granny Zhou, these eight people will be taken to the back for a while. We will teach them the rules first, and then they will be assigned to the rooms of the eldest and second young ladies."

"Yes, Master!"

After Jiang Xiaoqi had arranged everything, Lai Ya Ren left with the rest of his men. Just as the courtyard became quieter, the gatekeeper came to report that guests had arrived.