Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Of the group that arrived, four people immediately stepped forward and began sparring in pairs. Liu Siyue saw that their punches were swift and powerful, with wind swirling in their palms. These were hardly servants; they were probably guards.

"Would you like to come with me? My family are farmers."

What I want is someone who is willing, loyal, and able to work hard for me. If there's even the slightest dissatisfaction or unwillingness, then forget it.

"As long as Madam can give us a place to stay and treat us brothers well, we will definitely work hard and swear to be loyal to Madam to the death."

When Liu Siyue saw the imposing manner of these people, she realized they were not servants. Had she struck gold again?

"Okay, I hope you can keep your word."

"Song Yaren, I want all of them."

"Alright, Madam, please wait for me in the front hall."

Liu Siyue went to the front hall, and Song Laosan locked them back into the room.

"Madam Liu, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"No problem, how much for these 26 people?"

"50 taels per person, that's definitely not more than what I asked for."

"No, it's too expensive. I'm buying so many people at once, and it still costs 50 taels each."

How much does a strong laborer cost?

"Ten taels of silver for a strong laborer."

"Yes, then I can buy five people for the price of one. I just do farm work. If I had some skills, that would be even better, and I could help look after the estate."

"Madam Liu, please wait a moment while I go and fetch the steward."

"it is good."

In no time, a portly, bearded man followed Song Laosan to the front hall.

"You must be Madam Liu? I am Yao An, the manager here."

"I heard from Song Laosan that you wanted to buy those government slaves, but thought the price was too high, is that right?"

"Yes, Manager Yao, I mainly want to buy someone who can do farm work, and it would be even better if they could also be a bit skilled in martial arts."

The family has a lot of land, which requires a lot of manpower to manage.

"How about this, you'll still get 50 taels for those 26 people, and you can choose 4 more people to be given to you for free, regardless of gender."

"Then thank you very much, Manager Yao."

"I bought a few cows at the livestock market today, but it's not enough, and I haven't bought a cart yet. Do you know where I can still buy cows and carts?"

"Song Laosan can handle these matters for you. I have other things to attend to, so please excuse me."

"Song Laosan, take good care of Madam Liu."

"Yes, Steward Yao."

"Madam, are you going to choose someone now?"

"Okay, I want to pick a few women, one who is a little older and knows how to serve people, and the others who are a little younger."

"Please wait a moment, Madam. I will go and bring the person over right away."

Liu Yue was sitting in the front hall drinking tea when Song Laosan arrived with more than a dozen people.

"Madam Liu, these are all women I selected for you. Recently, there have been fewer high-quality female slaves available in the government offices. Please take a look and see if there are any suitable ones."

"Okay, I'll take a look first."

As soon as Liu Siyue spoke, an old woman in the crowd heard her. She felt that the speaker sounded familiar, and after glancing over, she realized it was Liu Siyue.

This person was none other than Aunt Yu, who had been sold into servitude at the brokerage firm, and was also Zao Hua's mother-in-law.

Liu Siyue walked through the crowd one by one. When she got to Aunt Yu, Aunt Yu immediately stepped forward and grabbed her hand. This action startled Liu Siyue quite a bit.

Liu Siyue quickly withdrew her hand and fled from the crowd.

Old Song stepped forward with his whip and lashed Aunt Yu twice. "You bastard, how dare you offend a guest? Don't you want to live?"

"No, no, no, I didn't mean to offend you. I know that guest; her name is Liu Siyue."

Liu Siyue took a sip of tea to calm her nerves, then turned to look at the woman and was surprised to find that it was Aunt Yu.

"Buy me back in April, I'll take care of people."

Liu Siyue didn't say anything. She didn't expect to run into Aunt Yu here. Looking at her current disheveled state, she could only say that she had brought it on herself. It was impossible for her to buy it back.

"Song Yaren, take this woman away first, don't let her affect my mood for selecting people."

"Liu Siyue, you can't treat me like this. I'm in this situation today because of you. If you hadn't interfered, our family would still be together."

Song Yaren lashed her again with his whip, "You ignorant fool, still daring to make a racket here."

He waved his hand, and two burly old women came and took Aunt Yu away.

"Madam Liu, I am so sorry! That lowly servant offended you."

Liu Siyue ignored Song Yaren and continued to choose her own people, selecting a woman who was not much older than Feng Shi and three maids.

"I've chosen the person; you can take the others with you."

Two old women came in and took the rest of the people away. Liu Siyue then took out 1300 taels of silver and put them on the table.

Old Song picked up the silver note with a grin, "Thank you for supporting my business, Madam Liu."

"I can't take those 26 people with me tonight. I'll come back tomorrow to get them, is that alright?"

"No problem, you can come and bring people anytime tomorrow."

Do you have connections to buy cattle and carts?

"I can help you buy a cart, but I can't help you buy a cow. Cows are all controlled by cattle dealers, and buying a cow requires going through the official channels."

"Okay, then you buy me five carts, and I'll come over tomorrow and take them with me."

"Take these 10 taels of silver; consider the rest as your errand fee."

"Thank you for the gift, Madam!"

When Qingwu got home, she saw that Liu Siyue hadn't returned for a long time, so she got a little anxious and quickly went out to look for her.

They ran into Liu Siyue halfway there. "Master, I was worried because you haven't come back for so long, so I came out to look for you."

"It's alright. I bought dozens of people from the brokerage. When we go to the cloth shop to buy cloth, we should also buy some cloth for the people in the village. Spring is coming, and we'll definitely need to make spring clothes."

The two carriages headed towards Zhiyun Cloth Shop. The 26 people in the room waited and waited, but no one came to pick them up, so they became a little anxious.

"Boss, do you think that woman is abandoning us? She hasn't come to pick us up after all this time."

"Watch your mouth. We're slaves now. Do you want to get beaten up?"

"I just don't want to stay here anymore. I'd rather go out and be a farmer! That way, it wouldn't have been for nothing that Lord Shou risked his life to protect us."

"Shut up. From now on, you are not allowed to mention a single word about the Earl's Mansion, especially our identities."

"I understand, brother. Do you think that woman will come?"

"They should come."

Since we are slaves, we must obey our masters and refrain from your usual temper and tone of voice.

"That woman was clearly not simple. She was very generous and managed to buy us all at once. We thought that we brothers would be separated forever and never see each other again."

If that woman really comes to take us, then we must serve the Lord faithfully.

"Yes, brother."

They waited until dark, but no one came to pick them up. They were quite discouraged and secretly cursed Liu Siyue as a big liar.

Liu Siyue bought more than 60 flawed bolts of cloth at Zhiyun Cloth Shop and bought a change of clothes for the four newly purchased women.

She roughly estimated the size of the 26 people and planned to buy them each a set of clothes, but the fabric store didn't have enough ready-made clothes, so she could only buy as many as they had.

After arriving home, Liu Siyue told Qingwu and Qingye about the 26 male servants he had bought. "Let me tell you two, these 26 people are all skilled in martial arts, which saves us the trouble of buying people to train."

If there's any trouble in the imperial court, we'll have our own people to rely on.

I didn't bring that man back. Even if I had, there's nowhere for him to stay. It's better to let them stay at the brokerage firm for now.

"We'll go pick them up early tomorrow morning. Do you think it's better to send them back to Liujia Village or leave them at the village?"

These people should all be quite skilled in martial arts; you can secretly test their abilities later.

"Master, I'm good at this. I'll give them a surprise attack sometime and test their skills and reactions."