Big is good, more is beautiful. Huo Zhongru's aesthetics is so unpretentious, big to the point of simplicity.
Huo Guang said very cryptically: "Father, we are looking for a maid to work for the family."
"It looks like you can do it."
The fat lady shopkeeper immediately came to the street: "Yes, yes, Mr. Huo has a vision and is capable. He can definitely do it. He can do any job. He has been professionally trained."
"Did you hear that?"
Huo Guang reluctantly pulled Huo Zhongru aside: "Father, if you show that you like it too much, the shopkeeper will definitely increase the price temporarily. If we suffer this loss, the money is small, but Dad's face is big. When word gets out, Dad will be told
I can’t control my money.”
Huo Zhongru thought about it carefully and realized that this statement made sense.
Turned his head and said: "Let's change another batch."
After changing two more batches, the fat lady shopkeeper couldn't stand it anymore: "Huo Shaofu, I only have these new people here. If you are not satisfied, there is nothing I can do."
The two of them went back and forth to choose and it was clear that only one was chosen.
"Shopkeeper, don't hide it. People say that your selection of maids here is like the selection of girls in the palace. If the show girls are this good, the emperor will probably get angry."
Although she was sullen in her heart, the female shopkeeper still said with a smile: "Huo Shaofu is a person who has seen the big world and has a high vision. We only have so many people here. How about this, I will select for you what I think is the best."
Come take a look at some of the outstanding ones."
When the female shopkeeper arrived, her face changed. She was no longer the fat man with a smiling face, but a ferocious old bustard. She scolded a group of women: "What do I usually tell you? Put on a more enchanting posture. I brought you from the second floor."
You are not just ordinary guests, you all have a bitter look on your face, you are a damned person if they take a fancy to you."
"You...you...and you, you guys, come tell me."
Soon the latest batch of women came out, and they were all selected. Huo Zhongru was dumbfounded, let alone selecting, his current idea was that I want them all.
Huo Guang gave Huo Zhongru a look, and Huo Zhongru coughed twice.
Huo Guang stood up and walked towards the two women: "This, this, take these two." Among them was a very fair-skinned Hun woman recommended by the female shopkeeper.
When Huo Zhongru saw that he didn't choose his favorite, he immediately stood up, walked to the one with the broadest mind, pointed at it and said, "There is also this one."
"Master Huo still has good taste."
Huo Guang had no choice but to buy it too.
"This woman is a Huns. Foreigners cannot be trusted. It's cheaper." Huo Guang started to negotiate the price.
Generally, few people use Huns, especially male Huns. They are captured on the battlefield and come back. It is difficult to guarantee that they have other ideas. Women are slightly better.
"Hey, Mr. Huo, look at the beauty of this Hun woman. She is fair and tender, let alone a Hun woman. Even the eldest lady of a certain family must look like this."
"But she is a Hun woman." Huo Guang bit it.
The female shopkeeper rolled her eyes and whispered in Huo Guang's ear: "Mr. Huo doesn't know something. This woman is a slave, but she has no title deed, no accounting is kept for her sales, and no one cares about her life or death."
Huo Guang was stunned. The business in Yaxing was the most strict and required certificates. These slaves would also be issued slave status when the army sent them.
If there is no certificate, the origin is unknown. Some officers in the army want to make a personal profit, so they give it to some slaves without certificates and sell them. However, the account is clear, and if the teeth are needed to get the number of people, they have to buy it themselves and find a way.
They are usually women. Women like this without birth certificates have only one purpose. They are to provide pleasure to dignitaries with special hobbies. After they die, they are thrown into a mass grave. I don’t have such people in my family. Please don’t accuse me unjustly without any evidence.
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When Huo Guang learned about this situation, he glanced at the woman meaningfully and smiled evilly: "Female shopkeeper, this woman has never resold it, right?"
"Absolutely fresh, we are very practical when doing dental work."
Huo Guang threw a bag of money to the female shopkeeper: "Then I want these four, and then take us to see the men. We don't want slaves, but a cook and a coachman."
In addition to the slave trade, Ren Ya Xing is also a place for human resources recruitment.
It's just different from the modern ones. These people paid money to come here. Renya Xing gave them the opportunity to show their skills in front of the master. When they arrived at the master's house, their status and deeds were still in their own hands.
To put it bluntly, they are people who come out to work and have a much higher status than slaves.
Huo Guang actually doesn't like using slaves. He and Huo Zhongru can't always take care of the affairs of the inner house. The status of slaves is low, but they have many thoughts. These people with decent households are more or less concerned about not breaking the law. The higher the salary, the higher.
If there were a desperado among the slaves, there was no telling what they would do.
As for women choosing slaves, that's because they have no choice. After all, these days there are almost no serious girls looking for jobs, let alone working as maids in other people's homes.
Even if the daughter of a farmer's family becomes a maid, her first choice is the landlord's family above her.
Only during the disaster years will the number of selling daughters increase, and those sold are some of the maids previously selected.
The female shopkeeper led the two of them downstairs, and then ordered the four maids who were following behind to be shackled on their hands and feet, so that they would not run away because of the crowd. If there was a problem in the dental shop, she would be responsible for it, and she would take it home and run away.
Just don't care about her.
People with special skills such as cooks and grooms are the best to find jobs. If you have a skill, you will definitely have a way to survive.
After looking at a few, Huo Guang chose the youngest cook. He looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, and his cooking was average. However, the dishes of this year were not fancy at all, and he mainly looked dull and dull.
The groom chose a middle-aged man.
After selecting them all, Huo Zhongru said sadly: "Ah Guang, we don't have enough manpower for such a big yard."
"Father, nothing can be accomplished overnight. The yard is also new. Let's slowly add people. Now that we have more people, we are all idle at home."
Huo Zhongru raised his thumb: "My son is thoughtful."
This is not comprehensive at all. If I buy it again, I will have no cash. On average, each of these four maids costs 1,100 yuan. If it were not for the monthly salary of the coachman and cook, he would really not have enough.
After buying the maid, Huo Zhongru said enthusiastically: "Let's go, now we have a groom, let's buy a carriage."
Huo Guang was sweating profusely, feeling like he had traveled through time to pay Huo Zhongru's bill with a special card. He quickly persuaded Huo Zhongru: "Father, wait two days."
In other words, Huo Zhongru was persuaded to come down.
On the way back, Huo Guang glanced at the fair-skinned Hun woman from time to time. The woman also saw Huo Guang's eyes but did not dare to look at her.
This kind of woman with no identity information actually has another way besides becoming a plaything, a dead soldier.
