Chapter 102 Lose, Lose

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 102 Lose, Lose

The strips of cotton towels, about twenty centimeters long and ten centimeters wide, were steamed repeatedly at high temperatures and then hung out to dry in the courtyard.

It's winter now, but the weather today is very good. There are still two or three hours before the sun sets, so I think it should be enough to dry out.

By night, Xiaoqiuzi will probably be able to change into this auntie towel. This is really a very happy thing. Xiaoqiaozi was so happy that she hid in the room and refused to come out, and did not participate in drying the auntie towel.

Kind of thing.

Wu Ma and Mute Niang looked at these things to be dried with some confusion. When they were helping to cut and steam them just now, they felt very distressed. The good fabrics were cut into this horrible shape. This is something that any person with a conscience can't bear.

All intolerable.

Although she was distressed, she was inevitably curious at the same time, but Wu Ma abided by her duty and didn't ask.

The mute girl couldn't speak and didn't ask questions.

"Isn't Wang Shouren here today?"

"I've been here and learned that the master went to the palace. I sat and waited for a while, but then left again when I didn't see the master come back."

"oh"

Xia Yuan nodded, feeling a little uncomfortable again. He thought for a moment and said, "Wu Ma, why don't you stop calling me master in the future? I always feel awkward."

"Then what did the slave family call you?"

"You can call me Young Master. This is a young title."

Wu's mother followed the good example and said, "Young Master."

Xia Yuan felt quite comfortable with this title, and asked again: "Wu Ma, you and the mute mother are the only ones running the house. Will you be too busy on weekdays?"

"The young master and his wife are both kind-hearted people. They don't have any pretensions. They treat us slaves who have signed the contract of sale very well. They even give us monthly payments. The slaves are happy when they are busy and tired."

Actually?

The two words "rang" caught Xia Yuan's attention, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, a little shocked, "Isn't it appropriate to pay monthly money?"

Wu Ma seemed even more shocked, "Why did the young master say that?"

"Well, I think other people's servants get paid every month."

"Young master, you already said that he is a servant, so of course he will be paid."

"Aren't you a servant?"

"Young master is joking. The slave family and the mute mother signed a contract of sale. How can they be servants? We are slaves."

"What's the difference between a slave and a servant?"

"It's definitely different."

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Xia Yuan held his chin and was thoughtful. It was so complicated. Who would have thought that slaves and servants were not the same.

"That means the servants don't have to sign a deed of sale, they are hired?" he asked.

"Yes, the young master is a civil servant, so he can buy slaves. He wants to live in the wealthy family nearby. He is not an official and has no fame. If he has money, he can only hire servants."

"oh"

Xia Yuan suddenly understood. No wonder when he went to Ren Yazi's place, the first thing he asked was whether he had any fame or official status. It turned out that people trading these days could not be bought with money. He had to have fame.

Or have an official status, so that you are qualified to enslave others.

"So it means that slaves don't have to be paid?"

Wu Ma's expression was stagnant, but she still forced a smile and continued to nod, "Yes."

"It's okay, you two don't have to be nervous. Don't worry, I will still pay you the monthly payment."

"Thank you, Master, thank you, Master" Wu Ma thanked her repeatedly. Although she sold herself to the Xia family, she was not without a family.

The purpose of signing the deed of selling oneself was to earn the ten taels of silver to keep the family alive. It was originally a one-time deal, but I didn't expect that I would be able to earn wages every month, and I could use the money I earned every month to support my family.

The mute lady couldn't speak, but she stretched out her hand to gesture, which seemed to mean thanking her.

"You're welcome. You can go and do your work."

"Eh."

When Wu Ma and the mute girl turned around and left the inner courtyard, Xia Yuan's expression was a bit unsightly. Damn it, he was tricked by that person's teeth.

He clearly wanted a servant at the beginning, and when he asked, he said he was a servant, and in the end he bought two slaves.

Obviously, servants are hired, and they don’t have to spend any money when hiring them, but they have to pay their wages every month.

The slave needs to spend more than ten or twenty taels of silver to buy the deed of sale, but it is a one-time deal. After buying it, he only needs to take care of the food and give him a place to live, and does not need to pay wages.

As a result, I spent more than thirty taels of silver to not only provide food and accommodation, but also pay monthly wages. No wonder Mrs. Wu said that she was a great benevolent person.

Lose, lose.

I suffered the loss of not understanding the market.

Looking up at the sky, Xia Yuan smashed his mouth, turned around and entered the house with his hands behind his back.

In the room, Zhao Yuerong huddled on the bed and didn't know what he was doing.

Xia Yuan leaned over to take a look, "Are you asleep?"

"No."

"Are you angry?"

"No."

Xia Yuan took off his boots and lay down beside the bed, stretched out his hand to pull her twice, and finally put her in his arms, "Here, let me hug you and see what's going on with our little shepherd's purse."

At this time, Xiao Qizi looked soft and soft, with a not obvious blush on her face. Xia Yuan lowered his head and asked, "Are you shy?"

"Um."

"Is it because of the gift I prepared for you?"

"Um."

Zhao Yuerong continued to nod, hesitated for a moment and then said with a serious face: "It is wrong for my husband to do this."

"What's wrong?"

"Anyway, it's wrong. It's wasteful. Such good cloth ends up being used to make things like that." As she spoke, her voice weakened and her face turned red again.

"You don't understand, this kind of cloth is suitable for making this kind of thing. Once you use it once, you will fall in love with it."

Speaking of this, Xia Yuan thought of something again, "Oh, that kind of cloth is also very suitable for making another good thing."

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"Don't worry, the good thing my husband is talking about this time is clothes."

"Clothes?" Xiaolizi finally responded.

"Yes, and it's a close-fitting garment. The cloth is soft and thick, just suitable for a cover. It's definitely more comfortable than the bellyband you're wearing now. Unfortunately, we've run out of fabric now, so we can only wait until tomorrow to make it again."

As he spoke, Xia Yuan already stretched out his hand, "Here, let me measure your size first."

Zhao Yuerong was so embarrassed that he protected her with his hands, "I don't!"

"Be obedient and let your husband measure you."

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