The history of struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 168 Slaves
"Do you need me to go with you?" Han Qingquan raised his head and asked.

"No, it's just buying a servant. I can do this kind of thing alone." Han Qianluo said indifferently, and continued to eat with his head down.

Han Qingquan nodded and said, "That's okay, it's not a very difficult thing anyway, so go by yourself."

"By the way, is Second Uncle Sun's house finished?" Han Qianluo asked casually as he remembered this matter.

"Not yet, there are only four of us, and the building is very slow, and it may take two days to finish it." Han Qingquan replied, and then asked with some puzzlement: "What's the matter, what's the matter?"

"It's okay, I'm just curious and asked casually."

The next morning, Han Qianluo set off for the city with enough money, hoping to find a slave seller.Although it is normal to buy and sell servants, servants are not Chinese cabbage. They are found every day. For example, Han Qianluo did not encounter them yesterday.

Her luck wasn't very good today, she searched around but didn't see any slave sellers, so she was a little disappointed, so she went to the shop.Since I went around several markets, I arrived at the shop much later than usual.

"Sister Tao." Han Qianluo shouted as soon as he entered the shop.

Dow turned his head when he heard the voice, and asked with a smile, "Sister Han, why did you come here so late today?"

"I looked around in several markets, planning to buy a servant, but I couldn't find it." Han Qianluo said with some regret.

"You can go to the matchmaker." Dow said.

"A matchmaker?" Han Qianluo was a little surprised, and asked two questions in succession, "Why have I never seen one before, where can I find a matchmaker?"

Dow stopped, thought for a while and said, "I know a matchmaker, why don't I take you to find her."

"That's really great. When are we going to find the matchmaker?" Han Qianluo said happily, but after she finished speaking, she remembered that Dow needed to keep the shop and had no time to take her there, so she said: "You better tell me the address, and I will find it myself."

Without any hesitation, Dow told Han Qianluo the address of the matchmaker she knew, and then said: "Her family has a stupid son, be careful when you go to find that matchmaker."

"I see, Sister Tao, I'll go and have a look now." Han Qianluo left after finishing speaking.

As the capital of a country, Chang'an City is still very wide, and there are not many squares. Each square is very wide. Han Qianluo walked for a long time before finally arriving at Changle Square where the toothmaid was. It was daytime The doors of the squares were all open, and Han Qianluo walked in smoothly, searching from yard to yard.

Soon, Han Qianluo found Changle Square No. 30, a very ordinary courtyard, the gate was closed tightly, and she didn't know if there was anyone inside, but she still walked over and knocked on the door, but there was no movement in the courtyard.

Han Qianluo was a little disappointed. Could it be that there was no one in this house? She knocked on the door again, thinking in her heart that if no one opened the door, she would go back and come back another day.

But fortunately, there was some movement in the yard this time. A tall, but silly-looking boy who was eleven or twelve years old opened the door and asked with a silly face, "Who are you looking for?"

It seems that this is the silly son Dow mentioned, Han Qianluo thought to himself, but the expression on his face did not change at all, and he asked with a very polite smile, "May I ask if Mother Friday lives here?"

The boy, maybe you can also say that he is a teenager, although he looks stupid, but after hearing Han Qianluo's question at this time, he suddenly became vigilant and looked him up and down, which made Han Qianluo a little bit I can't laugh or cry.

"Is Friday's mother your mother? I came to see her on business. Is she at home?" Han Qianluo asked politely.

"My mother is not at home." After the silly boy finished speaking, he closed the door very quickly, as if there was some monster standing outside the door.

Han Qianluo rubbed his forehead, thought for a second, then decided to go home, and come to find the matchmaker tomorrow, so he turned around and was about to leave.Unexpectedly, just as she turned around, she saw a middle-aged woman in her thirties walking towards her, wearing an ordinary woman's bun without any ornaments on her head.

The woman walked up to Han Qianluo, smiled and said, "Are you looking for this family?" After speaking, she pointed to the door that was closed just now.

"Yes." Han Qianluo nodded.

"I am Friday Mother." The woman, that is, Friday Mother, still said with a smile, but after looking at Han Qianluo, the smile on her face was not as bright as before.

After Friday's mother finished speaking, she yelled into the room: "Xiaosong, open the door quickly." As soon as the words fell, the door was immediately opened by the silly boy, and the silly boy showed a silly smile: "Mom, come back!" gone."

Mother on Friday patted the silly boy's head and said, "Go in and practice writing." Then she turned her head and said to Han Qianluo, "I'm so sorry, come in quickly, girl." After speaking, she walked in first.

Han Qianluo followed her in, and quietly looked around the yard.The yard is very ordinary, and the layout is also very ordinary, the same as most other people's yards, and there is nothing extra in the house, it is very simple.

"Let's sit and talk." Wu Niang said politely, then picked up the dark brown water cup on the table, poured two cups of tea, and pushed one of the cups of tea to Han Qianluo: "Miss, please drink tea, the house is simple, I hope Please do not mind that."

Although Han Qianluo was not thirsty, he still took a sip of tea from his cup, then put down the cup, and said straightforwardly, "I want to buy one or two servants, I heard you can help?"

"It turns out that the girl wants to buy a servant. You have found the right person. I am not boasting. Even those high-ranking officials want to find me." Wu Niang boasted, but she asked immediately, "I don't know what you want, girl?" What do you want, what are your requirements?"

Before Han Qianluo came here, she didn't think about this question carefully. She was stunned when she was asked this question, and then she started to think about it. She thought about the things that the family needed to do now, and finally said: "I think, it's better to have a hard worker who can take care of things."

Although Wu Niang is already in her thirties, her skin is still good. It can be seen that she has taken care of her seriously and she looks good. When she smiles, she gives people a sense of coquettishness, but Han Qianluo is not either. Male, so don't really feel much about it.

"It's easy to find a good job, but it's hard to find someone who can manage things, and you have to be a manager before you can tell if you are good at managing things." When Wu Niang said this, there was still a smile on her face. The smile seemed to stick to her face.

"If you can't find it, forget it." Han Qianluo said a little dejectedly, "Then ask for someone who can do a good job."

Mother on Friday seemed to have thought of something, and she rolled her eyes: "Actually, you can find someone, and then cultivate him into what you want little by little, isn't that good, and maybe it can make him Thank you very much."

Han Qianluo didn't know whether to believe it or not, so he didn't speak.Seeing this, Wu Wuniang quickly added: "Actually, think about it, the most important thing about this slave is sincerity. If he was trained by others, he would definitely only be sincere to his old master. With you, it is just a last resort." .”

These words suddenly reminded Han Qianluo of the matter of the second aunt Wang who wanted to steal her prescription, and the matter of being betrayed by the second sister, and suddenly felt that sincerity is more important than ability, anyway The things she asked her servants to do did not require much ability.

"Then do you have anyone to recommend?" Han Qianluo asked.

"I happen to have such a person here. He is very honest and obedient. He is just 20 years old this year. His parents were also servants for others before they were alive. He knows the rules and can read. If you train him, he will be very good." Wu Wu's mother chattered endlessly. Introduced, an imperceptible smugness flashed in his eyes.

Although Wu Niang spoke eloquently, Han Qianluo didn't dare to believe it easily. She felt that what she heard was believing what she saw, so she said, "Can I take a look at that person first?"

Mother on Friday was very happy when she heard this, she stood up quickly and said, "Of course it's no problem, girl, sit here for a while, and I'll bring him over." After speaking, she left in a hurry.

Looking at the back of Zhou Wuniang leaving in a hurry, Han Qianluo felt a little strange, is there a need to be so anxious, and she didn't rush.

After a long time, Han Qianluo drank all the tea on the table, but Wu Niang still didn't come back, she was a little worried in her heart, she couldn't help standing up, and walked to the gate of the yard, just as she walked out, Wu Wu Niang He came back with a young man in black sackcloth.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Wu Wu Niang apologized as soon as she came back.

Although Han Qianluo felt that he had waited for a long time, he couldn't say that, so he smiled and said, "It didn't take long, it was just a while."

Mother on Friday pointed to the man she brought back and said, "This is the servant I just told you about. Take a look at it."

Han Qianluo just started to look at this man, and suddenly felt very strange. He was not so much a servant as a young master. Even though he was wearing black linen clothes, he still revealed a trace of the aura of a superior.

If it's a friend, Han Qianluo would like to know such a person, but if it's a slave, she doesn't want to at all. She really doesn't feel like a slave, but more like a master.

"Girl, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)