Chapter 31 Buying People
Chapter 31 Buying People
Gu Yao met the man called Gu Xiaoshu, who looked tall and thin, and indeed in a very disheveled state, with patches all over his body, and not much flesh on his face.
Looking at her timid appearance, I knew she was having a hard time at home.
Village chief Gu was already very happy. She didn't expect that Gu's mother would agree. If she was willing, she would have to give Gu Xiaoshu some advice.
Let her serve Gu Yao well. It would be a great honor for her to be Gu Yao's servant. I believe her status in her mother's family will also rise.
"Xiao Shu, come and meet your sister A Yao. From now on, you should serve her well and call her Madam. She is the most promising person in our country. You should serve her well and listen to her. Don't listen to others. Also, you should be more discerning in the future and do everything you can."
Village Chief Gu was afraid that Xiaoshu would not be tactful and would make Gu Yao unhappy, so he sent her back.
If she was returned by A Yao, she would really have no way out and could only become a servant.
It is better to be a servant to Gu Yao than to be a servant to others. After all, we are all family.
Gu Yao has made it big now, and she is no longer a problem. Gu Xiaoshu listened to what Village Chief Gu said and looked at Gu Yao with eyes as bright as a god.
He immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Gu Yao: "Madam, I will follow you from now on. Please accept me. I can endure hardships and I can do anything. I will definitely serve you well in the future and will never betray you."
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Mother Gu couldn't bear it and quickly let her get up.
"Ayao, what do you think? I see she has done some work before, so she must be diligent. But it depends on you. If you think she's not up to the task, let's buy someone else."
Gu Xiaoshu became very nervous when she heard this. She was afraid that Gu Yao would not want her, and she looked at Gu Yao with expectant eyes.
Gu Yao also felt it difficult to refuse, after all, it was Village Chief Gu’s first request.
What's more, Gu Xiaoshu looks like an honest person, and from what the village chief said, you can tell that she is also a pitiful person.
"Since that's the case, let her follow me. But I have to make it clear that if she doesn't do what I want, I will definitely let her come back. After all, I still have to study and take exams in the future. If the people around me don't do things in a timely manner and have bad intentions, I will not tolerate it."
Let me be frank with you. She is not a saint. After all, it doesn't matter who she uses. As long as Gu Xiaoshu treats her with all his heart, he will be good to her.
As soon as Village Chief Gu heard this, he knew that Gu Yao had agreed, and he quickly said, "Don't worry, if Xiaoshu dares to betray you, I will immediately expel her from Gujia Village, and will not let her name enter the Gu family tree. She will serve you well in the future."
Village Chief Gu looked down at Gu Xiaoshu and scolded: "Xiaoshu, remember this, you will serve A Yao well from now on. If you don't serve carefully, I will punish you."
Gu Xiaoshu was very touched. She knew that this was a way for Gu Yao to give her a chance to survive, so she hurriedly said, "Madam, don't worry, I will serve you well and will definitely do my best."
From then on, Gu Xiaoshu stayed by Gu Yao's side, but Gu Yao still went to the town and bought three more servants to serve the Gu family.
Two of them were responsible for cooking, cleaning and washing clothes, and the other one stayed with Lin Wulang. After all, she was pregnant and could not do some things. In the future, she would also help him take care of the children.
Father Gu looked at Gu Xiaoshu and the other three people and asked in confusion: "Boss, what's going on with these people, and why did Xiaoshu come to our house?"
Mother Gu smiled happily and said, "Xiaoshu will be Ayao's servant in the future. Other scholars have servants, but Ayao in our family does not have one, so Village Chief Gu specially sent Xiaoshu here. She will live in our house in the future, and the other three people will work for us. Don't worry, the indenture contract is with Ayao, and they will definitely not be careless in the future."
Little Gu and the others were extremely happy. They had never thought that their family had reached such a state that they could afford servants. They were happy just thinking about it.
They have been working so hard for so many years and feel very tired. Now that they have servants to serve them, they can finally take a break.
After hearing this, Gu's father scolded: "How much money will it cost to buy three people? We don't have much money at home, and we have to save some for A Yao's imperial examination."
Gu Yao said immediately, "Don't worry, Dad. We have money at home, and we have to buy these three servants. You have worked hard all your life, and these three people are dedicated to serving you. Let them do the housework in the future."
Then he looked at the three of them and said, "You must serve my Gu family well in the future. Although my Gu family will not mistreat you, if you dare not be attentive or have any bad intentions, I will immediately sell you out again."
The three people she bought were all men, after all, there were more boys in her family, and they were all in their thirties.
It had been sold here and there before, and now it was bought by a scholar. They were very touched and wanted to serve it immediately. How could they have bad intentions?
"Madam, don't worry, we servants will serve you well and will never betray you."
"Tell me your name so that your family can recognize you."
An older one stepped forward and said, "Madam, my name is Zhang Gui..."
The remaining three immediately said, "My name is Ding Miao, and my name is Hu Zhi."
Gu Yao saw that the man named Ding Miao was quite gentle and thought that he would be able to serve good people.
"Ding Miao, you go to Doctor Lang. He is pregnant, so take good care of him. Zhang Gui and Hu Zhi, you are responsible for cooking, washing and cleaning the house. You two should cooperate well with each other."
Gu Yao turned around and looked at her father and said, "Dad, make them some clothes. After all, they are servants in our family and we cannot treat them badly. Let them live in the innermost room on the right. That room is big enough for three people. We also need to ask the carpenter in the village to make three beds and three cabinets and send them to them."
Gu Xiaoshu said, "Madam, I'll go. I just happened to be at home, so I have to do my job well."
Gu's mother was very proud. She liked people who worked hard for their family. Xiaoshu would be Gu Yao's student in the future. Her hard work meant that she would serve Gu Yao well in the future.
"Then you go and make the trip. I'll give you the money and you can pay me a bigger deposit later."
Ding Miao was very happy. She didn't expect that she would be able to serve the eldest lady's doctor as soon as she arrived. He knew at a glance that the eldest lady was the head of the family.
As long as he serves well, he will be able to gain a firm foothold in this family.
The other two servants were very envious, but they would not feel disappointed.
After all, there are only three servants in the family. As long as they serve well, how can they have no future?
Gu Yao took their reactions into consideration and felt at ease. As long as they worked hard, she would treat them well.
Father Gu was a little unhappy that Gu Yao specially assigned someone to serve Lin Wulang.
He felt that Gu Yao was too nice to Lin Wulang, but why was a man so nice to him?
Just as he was about to say something, he was stopped by Xiao Gu, who didn't want him to have any conflict with Gu Yao over a son-in-law.
After all, Gu Yao is their child.
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