“Yes! This place is so beautiful, it’s even nicer than our own ho.” Xie Shisi also said excitedly as she looked around.
The beautiful woman smiled gently and brought them to look around. Once they had familiarised themselves with their environnt, she let them choose their courtyard.
“Little Jiu, you can share a courtyard with Yutang!” The beautiful woman said and looked at Feng Jiu.
Feng Jiu nodded in agreent.
Xie Yutang glanced at Feng Jiu when he heard this, but he didn’t object. He just said: “Mother, although our house is big, we still need to buy servants. When are we going to buy servants?”
“We will talk about it after we’ve settled in. We are all tired today, let’s take a rest first!” She said softly, then asked them to return to their courtyards, while she herself walked to the main courtyard.
After about half an hour, the old man and Xie Yan also returned. The old man chose a courtyard to stay in, while the middle-aged man went to the main courtyard. After resting for a while, Xie Yan called them all together and said to them: “I’ll take you out to eat today! Later on, we will go to the slave market and buy so slaves back.”
“Is Grandfather going?” Xie Shisi asked.
“Your Grandfather wants to rest. He told us not to disturb him and just bring him sothing to eat when we co back.” Xie Yan said, then went out and led them into the carriage.
After they had eaten in the restaurant, Xie Yan took them to the slave market. He smiled and said to the pair of children: “Today, the task of picking servants will be up to you, I’ll be testing your judgent.”
“That’s not difficult at all.”
Xie Yutang raised his chin slightly and walked forward. He looked at the cages where the slaves were being kept. After a long ti, he frowned and walked back: “Father, all these people have cultivation! The ones locked in the cages look so cruel, I wonder where they got them from?”
“The ones in the cages have higher cultivation bases, they are usually selected to be guards. But we have enough guards, we don’t need anymore. As for servants, we need to find one of the stewards here so that he can pick so out for us to choose.” He said, and pointed to one of the stewards inside.
The beautiful woman had a smile on her face, but she just watched quietly.
Xie Yutang stepped forward and told the steward that he wanted to buy so servants. The steward then brought out fifty n and won with the help of other people. Those people were between the ages of thirteen or fourteen to twenty years old.
Feng Jiu glanced at them and saw that those people only had low cultivation bases. They stood there with their heads lowered in tattered clothes.
“All of you raise your heads.” Xie Yutang shouted. Next, he looked at his sister beside him and said: “Younger Sister, you pick first.”
“Ah? I pick first?” Xie Shisi was stunned for a mont, then she looked back at her mother. Although her mother had taught her how to select people in the past, she had never done it herself!
“Go! Give it a try, if you really can’t, Mother will help you.” The beautiful woman said, and encouraged her to go forward.
So, Xie Shisi stepped forward and looked at the ten people in the first row. Finally, she picked two cute looking twins: “Mother, I want these two. They are twins and look exactly alike. Let them serve by my side in the future!” She looked back at her mother with a smile.
The two twin girls couldn’t help but look at the beautiful woman. They heard it earlier, the Mistress had the final say.
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