There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

Wu Youwei ignored her, but asked someone to take them down, and they were not allowed to enter the yard for nothing. Anyway, there was a place for servants to live in the east, and these two were relatives, so they just waited outside the yard.

He didn't want to see them, because it would remind him of the passing of the original owner, which had a great relationship with them.

After sending these two people off, Wu Youwei dressed neatly, took Xiao Xiao and Da Shan, drove down the villa, and picked up Wu Da and Wu Er who were also driving a carriage in Wujia Village.

There are not many people in the group, but there are two empty carriages, which are used to pull people.

He went this time to take a look at the property he had been allocated.

Wu Youwei, servant of Wu, as the third house, was allocated a total of 1000 taels of cash, two shops in not-so-good locations, a three-entry house in Nancheng District near the outer city, and five hectares of land in the suburbs of Beijing.

Let him exchange five hectares of land for silver, which is a lot, two thousand five hundred taels of silver.

There is no way, the land in the suburbs of Beijing is very expensive, and they are all high-quality fields.

The land occupied is good, and every mu can be sold for a price. Besides, the Wu family is not very happy to give it to him, but there is no other land to divide.

For 500 taels of silver, Wu Youwei exchanged it for a ticket of 3000 taels, and 500 taels of cash, which he had already taken out last night. He was going to buy some things and population for the 500 taels.

Don't underestimate the population, he doesn't even have an embroiderer who makes clothes now, the few at home can only make ordinary clothes, and they can't make clothes for meeting guests. Now he misses the days in Wu Mansion, at least Fu Rong and Jasmine Very good at managing and not letting him worry.

Before leaving, he even finished his autumn shirts and all kinds of quilts.

After the group of them arrived in the capital, it was time for lunch.

Wu Youwei took them to an affordable medium-sized restaurant on purpose, and ordered chicken, duck and fish. These people are all hard-working people, so their appetites are naturally large. They ate sorghum rice. The somewhat tense atmosphere finally eased a lot.

After eating, I went to see his three-entry house first.

It is an ordinary three-entry courtyard house. The only advantage is that it is larger than other houses. There are two apricot trees planted in it, but it was rented out before. The family just moved out, although the Wu family also sent someone to clean it. But I didn't clean it very carefully, because I knew it was for the little master, who wouldn't be tired of cleaning it up?

They were going to stay here for one night today, and they couldn't go back, so when everyone arrived, they had to do it themselves, and first tidy up a place for the master to rest.

Everyone rested for noon, and continued to go out in the afternoon, heading straight to the city.

Although Wu Youwei knew that Renshi was a place where people were resold in an upright way in ancient times, he still felt uncomfortable after arriving here, because this is really a "renshi".

Lots of people, and lots of slave trade.

Although the human market in Beijing is the best human market in the world, at least the servants who sell them are clean and neat, and they are not skinny from hunger.

In addition, there are a few people who are bought and sold by big maids from wealthy families, all of them are pretty and cleanly dressed, and there is no shortage of buyers wherever they go.

Wu Youwei felt a little better. If this was a refugee camp, he would have a mental breakdown.

Wu Da and Wu Er, who were leading the way behind him, glanced at each other, and it was right not to take the master to other places. The master is just like the old man, he is soft-hearted!

"Is this the crowd market?" Wu Youwei looked at the high platforms on both sides, the servants sitting or standing on them, and the shouting people below the stage, feeling really complicated.

"Yes, sir, this is the largest recruiting market in central Beijing, you can pick out any servants you want." Wu Erdao: "The price is relatively high.

Wu Youwei understood, how could a really beautiful maid come here?I asked Dashilan to buy it a long time ago. This kind of big maid from a rich family can become a very good flower girl with a little training.

"The price is second, the people must be good, at least the cook must have skills." Wu Youwei strolled in from the gate.

Although he was dressed simply, he looked like a gentleman. Although he was young, no one dared to underestimate him. In this capital city, if a brick falls, no one knows who it will hit.

"What kind of servants does the master want? There are big maids here for the young ones, and they are guaranteed to be the best and cleanest big girls!" Ren Yazi can also tell that this is a big customer. Such a person comes to the market in person. It can be a servant who buys it for personal use.

But anyone who has a servant girl in his hand has his eyes on Wu Youwei.

"Master, there are clever boys here, and all the book boys can read!" Ren Yazi all talked about the benefits of their people when Wu Youwei passed by.

Hearing this sentence, Xiao Xiaoxian became nervous.

All the boys on the table looked clever and clever, but Xiaoxiao knew that he was honest and honest at best, but he was not clever enough.

If it wasn't for the master's unwavering perseverance during the most difficult times, the position of the book boy would not be his turn.

He was illiterate before, but the master taught him for three years before he could recognize a lot of characters and learn the skills of housekeeping and accounting.

It's just that he has learned these things for three years before he can master them. Those people are smart at first glance, and they must learn faster and better than him, and they can also please the master better than him.

He was afraid of being replaced by someone, and he was panicked.

Who knew that Wu Youwei passed by without even looking at them.

Be careful!

Master doesn't intend to change!

In fact, Wu Youwei couldn't bear it.

These are minors at first glance, he bought and sold them and felt that he was making a mistake.

Although he had been in ancient times for more than three years and was used to the life of calling slaves and servants, it was at home after all, and he had paid monthly money, so he hired a housekeeper as a housekeeper.

No matter how well he pretends on the outside, he still has the thinking of that modern person in his core.

All the way to a not-so-high table, where the servants of each family are buying and selling.

At that time, Ren Yazi bought some big meat buns to share with these goods: "Eat all, eat all! If you don't have enough, you have to work hard. When you save money, you can redeem yourself. Still a good citizen, ah!"

"What's going on?" Wu Youwei looked at Wu Er.

He is not familiar with the capital city, or in other words, he is not familiar with this kind of thing, so he can only ask Wu Er, who is a little more familiar.

But Wu: I'm not very familiar with either.

I had no choice but to ask that person: "Brother, aren't these people from humble origins?"

"No." Ren Yazi shook his head: "They are all craftsmen, some were sold by the owner's mistake, some were implicated in the sale, they did everything, the whole family was together, their craftsmanship They are all passed on from son to daughter, and I don’t have the heart to break them up, so I just sell them one by one, so at least the craftsmanship will not be lost.”

Wu Youwei took a look at the man's teeth, and saw that he was wearing a short, old-fashioned muslin jacket, with a money pocket hanging on his waist, which was shriveled, which was quite different from the bulging money pocket of the man next to him. .

Others give these "commodities" all noodles mixed with pickles, and at most a bowl of vegetable soup, which is not bad, but only this human tooth is given meat buns and vegetable soup.

"Why do you give them meat buns? They are expensive, right?" Just like Wu Youwei, Xiao Xiao had such a question.

"They are all craftsmen. If they are not in good health, how can they work?" Ren Yazi said: "And they are a family, old and young, how can they do it if they don't eat better?"

Ren Yazi smiled and said, "Old Dong is showing kindness again. You can't do this. You have been in the industry for three years, and I haven't seen how much money you make."

No way!

The man next to him was wearing a short jacket made of muslin, but it was very new, and all his "products" looked smart, but the food he ate was not as good as that of Old Dong.

"What kind of craftsmen are there here?" Wu Youwei felt that this man surnamed Dong did the right thing.

Old Dong was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "The little one here has cooks, carpenters, bricklayers, and master carvers...

He talked a lot in one breath, even two doctors!

Wu Youwei was overjoyed!

"I would like to seek servants from a family who are good at cooks, a family of carpenters, a family of bricklayers, a family of master sculptors, and a family of doctors." Wu Youwei opened his mouth, and a lion opened his mouth: "Two big maids, two good servants are needed." An embroiderer of needlework.

The person next to him was dumbfounded!

Old Dong was also a little surprised: "The master came here to buy these people?"

"Of course!" Wu Youwei said, "I recently moved to Mo Ling Villa in Mo Ling Mountain outside Beijing. There are only a few servants and servants, and there is a shortage of people."

Old Dong smiled: "For a family like yours, it is natural to send a housekeeper to buy talents. I am afraid that the ones you come out to buy are the maids, servants, or book boys who are close to you."

How could they be vulgar craftsmen?

"It's enough for me to have a book boy, and the big maids are just acting as housekeepers, and they are not going to serve in the front yard." Wu Youwei also smiled: "If possible, I can ask for a shrewd housekeeper."

Old Dong laughed even more: "Who's housekeeper was not trained since childhood? Where can I buy it outside?"

"Even if the housekeeper is a family-born child, didn't his ancestors buy it back then?" Wu Youwei said, "I just want a smarter family. There is no one to take care of me."

In the past, he didn't realize how troublesome his life was. Only in ancient times did he realize that manpower is really needed in every aspect. Visitors can't boil water and make tea by themselves, can they?You can't serve tea and water to the guests yourself, can you?He can't cook even when eating, let alone serve the rice and put the bowls in person.

In this day and age, there is no natural gas, let alone a microwave pressure cooker, and he can't chop wood and cook a stove!

No wonder there was such a profession as a servant in ancient times!

If he dares to act independently, he must be regarded as a psychopath, and a person with a high reputation does not even dare to have a flawed reputation, because reputation was very important in ancient times, and if it was so important, his reputation would be dropped things happen.

Otherwise, Mrs. Wu of the Wu family had disliked the original owner since she was a child, but she had to endure it.

In the end, he couldn't hold back and made a move. He came without the original owner, and fought back under the premise of keeping his reputation. It can be seen that even modern people have to abide by the unspoken rules of this era.

Otherwise, his fame would be lost on the front foot, and someone would have to kill him silently on the back foot.

It doesn't even bring a splash!

"Since you said so, let me introduce you." Old Dong is an honest and honest person. Although it is a bit exaggerated to say that, he is indeed a real person.

"This is Chef Fang." Old Dong pointed to the family of four and said, "Chef Fang can cook all kinds of dishes, and his wife can also make dim sum. The son learned the craft from his father, and the daughter learned from her mother." Pastry.

The family of four looked at Wu Youwei with a little fear, and Wu Youwei also looked at the family of four.

Chef Fang has a big frame, but he is very thin. His wife has ashes on her face, and she is wearing a gray cloth dress, standing in front of her daughter.

The son was inexplicably angry, but he was pulled by Chef Fang and couldn't move.

"Chef Fang is so good at cooking, how could...?" Wu Er asked wonderingly, "Here?"

"His family was originally the cook of a rich family, so I won't say which one is small, because a young cousin of that family took a fancy to the daughter of Chef Fang's family and insisted on taking her, but Chef Fang refused. The Young Master Fang wanted to force Miss Fang. Mother...cough cough....... In a fit of anger, Brother Fang slapped the Young Master, and Miss Fang also scratched the Young Master Fang twice. I sold their whole family..." Old Dong hurriedly explained: "The young one has tasted Chef Fang's cooking, and the taste is really good. Don't worry, master, the four members of Fang's family are It's the duty."