Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 213 They came to the manor together

Su He has already learned that Wang Zhuangtou now has three grandchildren and two daughters-in-law who are from nearby villages. Of course, they also sold themselves to the manor. Su He wanted to buy the manor after knowing everything clearly. She didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble for her workshop in the future. She can only feel at ease when she has everyone in her hands, because this society is a world where the strong prey on the weak. They don't want to cause trouble, they just want to protect themselves.

Manager Wu of Fu Man Lou had said that he could be approached if there were any problems, but Su He felt that he had to rely on himself. It would be too late to ask for help when something went wrong. Su He thought that he could ask Wang Xiaohu for a few more people next time and put them directly on the farm, so that they could guard the house and help deliver goods.

Su He thought so and did so. Later, she actually asked Wang Xiaohu for several more people. When they arrived, she saw that they were all wounded soldiers. Su He was even more satisfied. Wang Xiaohu must have helped to select these people if he could introduce them.

This is a later story. Now Su He's father took the farm's title deed and put it away, and gave Qin Gang five taels of silver as a thank you gift. They said goodbye and went home, preparing to go to the farm with the servants at home to work. Now that they have a big place, of course they will go to the farm.

There was no need to buy anyone. First, check if the servants in the manor were useful. If not, buy new ones. They went back and had a simple meal, then prepared to leave. They were very tired after a day of running, but they didn't rest much. They set out to the manor together.

Let them all sit on the mule cart, Su He's father drove the cart past the ready-made clothing store and bought a set of coarse cloth clothes for each of them, and went to the cloth shop to buy a few quilts. Hearing from Wang Zhuangtou that the master bedroom had everything, Su He was still worried, afraid that there would be no new bedding, so he bought a few quilts directly, so that they could use them sooner or later.

They drove the cart to the manor, and when they showed the land deed and their indentures to Wang Zhuangtou, he knew that this was their new master. Wang Zhuangtou called all the people in the manor together and introduced them to their new master. Everyone greeted them politely and looked at them eagerly, waiting for the master to speak.

Su He's father had gotten used to having servants in the house these days, and he also knew how to get along with them. He stood in front of them, introduced his last name to them directly, and then told them to continue working hard as before. When they were not busy, they could still do work and earn money to support their families. These people's eyes lit up, there was such a good thing, they didn't expect that after being sold once, they would have a new opportunity to make money.

Su He's father said: "We will live here for the next few days to build the workshop. Everyone needs to pass the assessment before they can be assigned to work in the corresponding place."

After Su He's father finished speaking, he asked Wang Zhuangtou to arrange for them to go home and wait, and continue working in the fields. These things could not be wasted.

Head of the village Wang brought them to the courtyard where the master lived. In the largest courtyard in the middle, there were five main rooms and two auxiliary rooms on each side. Su He's father and Su He each occupied a main room, Wang Dashan, Su Dapeng and Su Dazhu lived in a side room, and Meng Qiang and his wife lived in another side room.

After Su He had made all the arrangements, he saw that Wang Zhuangtou had arranged for a ten-year-old girl to bring them water for washing their faces. Su He asked her, "Whose family are you from?"

The little girl answered quickly, "I am from the Cui family in the village. My name is Yingying. The village head asked me to come here to serve the young lady."

This girl looks clumsy, but she is actually very smart. She doesn't stutter when she speaks and you can tell she has good sense.

Su He smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, Zhuangtou, you can follow me from now on!"

The little girl was delighted. She finally didn't have to work in the fields. It was such a good job to follow the girl. Before coming, the village head grandfather told her mother that if the girl could keep her, it would be her good fortune.

Wang Zhuangtou had been the steward for such a long time, so he had some ability to judge people. When the master brought his daughter to understand the situation, the master acquiesced to the questions asked by the little girl from time to time, which showed that this girl was not ordinary in the family. If a girl could ask questions directly without the consent of the adults, it meant that the girl was capable.

Yingying was a good girl who had grown up under her care. It just so happened that the girl had no maids around her. Wasn't this a chance for the girl? She could try her luck. She was a servant wherever she went. The girl was not a bad person. If Yingying followed this master, she would definitely have a good future.