The abstinent and powerful minister is cold and aloof during the day, but he adores her in his dream

Chapter 56: Still acting nice after getting an advantage

She said it was a bit presumptuous, but she was going to run a food stall, and as a pastry chef, she naturally had to be clean and healthy.

"Don't worry, Miss, they are both in good health," the servant said.

Zhiwan glanced at the two of them and then decided, "I'll have someone invite a doctor to examine them. If they're healthy, then I'll buy them."

The young man then couldn't say anything more.

Zhiwan then asked Chen Jiu to go to the clinic and invite a doctor over.

While waiting, the couple looked at Zhiwan, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Upon seeing this, Zhiwan asked, "Do you have something to say to me?"

The woman knelt down with a thud, wiping away her tears, and said, "Miss, my husband and I are both healthy and have no illnesses, but our child is sick. When the doctor arrives in a little while, could you please let the doctor examine our child?"

Seeing her kneel down, the man also knelt down. "Miss, my husband and I can cook a lot of dishes, and we promise not to disappoint you. But could you please buy our child as well? Don't worry, our child is already seven years old. He won't eat or live there for free, and he will help with the work."

Zhiwan looked at the two of them in surprise.

It turns out the couple had a child who was ill?

She turned her gaze to the child.

The man hurriedly replied, "They do have another son. If the employer only wants the couple, the man will arrange for their son to go elsewhere."

"I mean, their child is sick, why don't you call a doctor for them?" Zhiwan frowned.

The young man said sheepishly, "It's just a minor illness, it will get better on its own without needing to see a doctor."

Zhiwan understood that Yaxing was unwilling to spend money to treat the child.

"Go and bring the child out, and let the doctor take a look at him in a bit," the couple said.

They also asked a doctor to examine the couple and their child, which wouldn't hurt.

"Thank you so much, Miss." The couple almost cried with joy, kowtowed to her, and then hurriedly went to hug the child.

Before long, Chen Jiu brought the doctor, and the couple brought out their child.

The child seemed to be suffering from some kind of illness; he looked very weak and was leaning against his father's chest, giving the impression that he was on the verge of death.

Seeing this, Zhiwan asked the doctor to examine him first.

Fearing that her young mistress might be affected by the illness, Shuang'er tightly shielded her behind her.

The doctor quickly diagnosed that the child had only a fever, nothing serious, and after some massage, the child's fever subsided.

"Although the child's fever has subsided temporarily, we still need to prescribe some decoction medicine," the doctor said.

"Then please have the doctor prescribe a medicine," said Zhiwan.

The doctor then had no more reservations, wrote out a prescription, and handed it to the couple.

The couple accepted it with profuse thanks.

Afterwards, the doctor examined the couple again and confirmed that they were indeed in good health. Zhiwan was relieved and planned to buy the family of three. However, the carpenter, using the couple's culinary skills as an excuse, asked for thirty taels of silver.

"This is too expensive! It's not like we haven't bought servants before. A servant costs at most six taels of silver, never more than seven. You're simply asking for the moon!" Shuang'er said angrily. "Besides, this child is so young, what kind of work can he do? It's only because my young lady is kind-hearted that she had a doctor examine him. Otherwise, who knows what might have happened to him? My young lady couldn't bear to see the family of three separated, that's why she took him. But you're treating him like an adult and selling him to us! Thirty taels could buy us several strong laborers."

Thirty taels of silver was nothing to Zhiwan, but Shuang'er's words made sense.

Those who sell children are indeed taking advantage of the situation to raise prices.

Even if the couple is skilled in cooking, ten taels would be the maximum they could receive. If they also have a child, twenty-three taels would be enough.

Ya Xing felt a little guilty after being rebuked by Shuang'er. "The couple has a skill, so naturally we can't sell them at the price of ordinary servants."

Shuang'er sneered, "Ten taels each is more than enough, but you're asking for thirty taels. You're clearly trying to sell this child as if she were a skilled adult."

“Miss, there are other places in the capital that can help you, why don’t we go and look elsewhere?” Chen Jiu said, frowning.

Zhiwan nodded, "Alright, let's go look around elsewhere first." As she spoke, she glanced at the servants and said indifferently, "I came here because I thought your business was trustworthy, but I didn't expect to be so disappointing. If your reputation for overcharging spreads, the loss will be more than just thirty taels of silver. There are so many servants in the capital, we really don't need you." After saying that, she made a move to leave.

The child's eyes moved slightly.

He saw that Zhiwan was satisfied with the couple, so he took the opportunity to raise the price.

Moreover, Zhiwan had even hired a doctor to examine the family of three. If he didn't buy their services, the money spent on the examination would be wasted. He was certain that Zhiwan wouldn't give up.

But after hearing what Zhiwan said next, he became somewhat hesitant.

Is he really willing to let the brokerage firm be branded as dishonest for ten taels of silver?

If that were the case, the loss would be far more than just a few taels of silver.

Seeing that Zhiwan and her party were about to leave, he quickly spoke up to stop them, "Miss, if you are not satisfied with the price, we can talk about it again. We can't let you waste the money you spent on the doctor."

"Twenty taels. If you're willing, we'll buy the person now. If not, I don't want to waste my breath." Zhiwan stopped, her attitude somewhat firm.

Upon hearing this, the servant looked at the sickly child in the couple's arms. He thought that such a small child, who was also sick, would probably not be willing to buy. If the child stayed in the servant's shop, the shop would still have to feed and drink him. So he gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement, "Twenty taels, it's twenty taels. Consider it a favor to Miss. If Miss needs to buy someone again next time, she should come to us again."

Shuang'er rolled her eyes at him.

It's really cheap and yet still behave well!
Buying this couple for twenty taels is already the absolute best.

After receiving the indenture for the family of three, Zhiwan paid the money.

The couple breathed a sigh of relief; they were afraid that the girl wouldn't budge, and that Zhiwan, in a fit of anger, wouldn't want to buy from them anymore.

They have skills and don't have to worry about finding buyers, but they also have a child, and not every employer is willing to let them bring their child along.

Moreover, Zhiwan even allowed the doctor to treat their child.

Their child has been sick for many days, but Ya Xing refuses to call a doctor for them.

Although it's just a febrile disease, if the fever continues like this, it will damage the person.

Upon seeing that Zhiwan had obtained their indenture, the couple immediately knelt down and kowtowed to her, saying, "Miss, you are our benefactor. From now on, we will definitely listen to you and be loyal to you!"

(End of this chapter)