"Master Qian has accepted a maid into a good family. The girl must be between eight and twelve years old. If she is chosen, she will be given a bushel of rice."
When they arrived at the South City Gate, Ye Chuqiu and others saw a steward riding on horseback, shouting back and forth.
"The family of Mr. Li is looking for tenants, and they are required to be between the ages of fifteen and thirty and be responsible for three meals a day."
"Master Zhang's family has hired servants. They require that those between the ages of thirteen and twenty not only take care of three meals a day, but also give them ten cents as pocket money every month."
Several stewards were riding horses back and forth among the refugees, shouting at the top of their lungs, as if they were competing for people.
"Me! Me! Me!"
The desperate refugees followed their voices and swarmed forward.
"Oh, thirteen to twenty years old, our three children are not the right age. If we, as a couple, go to work as tenants in other people's homes, we will starve to death in the future." Li Youmei looked excited when she heard the news about recruitment of people from various families.
"Daughter-in-law, you are so smart. You sent your son to someone else's house to be a slave without accepting a penny."
Lin Qingyun on the side said something sarcastic, and Li Youmei said angrily: "If you are going to starve to death, why do you think you are a slave? At least they provide three meals a day and pay wages."
"Silly woman, with long hair and short knowledge, I am too lazy to tell you." Lin Qingyun replied angrily: "What do you believe in what others say? When you sign the contract of betrayal, you will become their family's cow horse.
Became their family dog!"
Ye Chuqiu was sitting on the trolley. Hearing their conversation, he took a high look at Lin Qingyun. Unexpectedly, he was quite smart and knowledgeable.
These disasters are opportunities for these wealthy families to make a fortune. In the past, the original owner sold to a wealthy family, and his family received five taels of silver. But now these stewards just shout at the city gate and buy a good girl for a bucket of rice.
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There are also those who say three meals a day and ten cents a month as pocket money are even more deceitful. They don't even give a bucket of rice, just to defraud someone's son.
As for those who are tenants, it's even worse. As long as you agree, you will become their permanent tenant. When the time comes to cultivate their fields, they will charge up to 60 to 70% of the rent. If you can't stand it,
If you want to leave, you will find that you have already become a black family, and it will be difficult to move away from their home.
These are all the experiences that the original owner gained from listening to people chatting when she was a maid. Maybe some people are not so evil-minded, but they are not much better.
These so-called gentlemen are not doing charity. They are taking advantage of the famine to make a fortune.
Taking advantage of the famine, they purchased the land from the people at a low price and sold the grain at a high price. When the people were desperate, they "showed great kindness" and turned the people into their tenants.
In this way, the people's land became their land; even these people became their tenants.
In the future, when the people talk about this, they have to thank them, kneel down and say thank you to the good people. If it weren't for these good people, they might have died of hunger.
It seems wrong, but nothing seems wrong.
Because this is a cannibalistic feudal society.
At present, there are still many refugees who have been deceived. They rush to the stewards to thank them for their great kindness. They do not know that once they sign this contract that they cannot understand, they will no longer be refugees.
Free man!
In addition to the stewards of these wealthy families, there are also some Yazi who are also shuttled among the crowd. They are more generous in their dealings. A good-looking girl can be given five coins; a handsome young man can be given one to two coins.
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As for those who don't look upright, they don't want them.
They will also take away some little girls who are unable to work, because some wealthy families like to train maids from an early age, so these people will also take them back to raise them. However, these little girls are too young and unable to work, so they are not worthy of their service.
What kind of money is it? At most I can give you a few pennies.
The parents also have to thank each other, because Ren Yazi bought the person, which can be regarded as giving them a way to survive, otherwise they may not be able to survive if they go down further.
So far, Ye Chuqiu has not seen the incident of Yizi eating, but she guessed that if the disaster worsens, it may not be far away.
She suddenly thought about the rain yesterday. The reason why these wealthy families chose this time to buy people was because they were probably afraid that it would rain.
If it rains, many refugees will go home, and then it will be difficult for them to buy people.
Therefore, this is also a game with God. You have to find the right time to buy high-quality and low-price "commodities."
"Sir, my daughter is so handsome. Please add more rice."
"This is a lot of food. Your daughter is worth this price. If we, the master, buy it back, we will have to spend food to support her. If you are not willing to sell it, then forget it." The steward glared.
"Don't be angry, I'll sell, I'll sell."
Many such things happened outside the city gate. Ye Chuqiu watched from a distance, like a bystander.
It stands to reason that with so many refugees here, she should go over and exchange a handful of rice with them to say thank you. This would be considered a good deed and gain gratitude points. Why not?
But Ye Chuqiu did not do this.
Because doing so is too dangerous.
There are too many refugees here, and no one knows what they are thinking. People who have been hungry for too long can do anything.
She just gave someone a handful of rice just by saying thank you. In the eyes of others, wouldn't she be considered a great philanthropist?
If they, these ragged, desperate refugees, don’t rob such a kind person, then who will they rob?
Although Ye Chuqiu wanted to be grateful, she didn't want to be a good person in the eyes of others.
Moreover, she didn't want to deal with these refugees anymore. Seeing this dire straits and their numb eyes, she felt very uncomfortable. She couldn't wait to leave here and wanted to find a paradise and live in seclusion.
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As long as she settles down, she can open a shop in the future. When she opens the shop, she can face many people every day. When the time comes, she just needs to say thank you and she will give them half an extra piece of cake. Wouldn’t the gratitude value just keep rolling in?