After waiting for a while, I saw Qian Zhongren bringing a group of people over, and then I saw sadness, unwillingness, arrogance, etc. in these people's eyes.

Qian Zhongren asked them to stand still and said, "All the girls are here, see if there is anything you need.

"Okay." Xia Zixuan looked at these people. The oldest was about fifty years old and the youngest was eight or nine years old.

"Is there anyone among you who can read? Those who can read, stand on my right." He then pointed to her right.

Soon four people stood up, two men and two women, they were not very old, about sixteen or seventeen years old.

Then he looked at them and asked, "Is there anyone who knows how to farm? If so, please stand on the left."

Then five more middle-aged men came out, and she found that three of them seemed to be hesitant to speak. Xia Zixuan looked at them suspiciously, "Do you have any questions? If you have any, please speak up."

Three of the men knelt down anxiously and said, "Girl, can you please buy our family members as well? They can also work."

As she spoke, she saw three women and their children in the group kneeling down with their heads bowed, "Please, young lady, buy us together!"

Xia Zixuan looked at these people and paused before asking, "What do you all know?"

One of the women answered cautiously: "Girls, we all know how to do needlework and cook."

Xia Zixuan looked at their children and didn't ask any questions. "You guys raise your heads."

She wanted to observe whether there were any inappropriate emotions in his (her) eyes. She shouldn't spend money and buy something that would only make herself upset. Fortunately, they didn't let her down.

After observing these people for a while, she said, "My family is a farmer, and we don't have a very good life. Are you willing to come with us?"

The crowd replied, "We are all willing to go back with you, young lady. We are not afraid of hardship."

How hard it could be than here? They were picked and picked every day, and they were hungry and cold, and sometimes they were beaten. They would rather follow the girls.

Seeing that they were all willing to follow her, she picked an older couple and turned to look at Qian Zhongren, “Boss Qian, I wonder how much money these people need!

Qian Zhongren was calculating with a smile on his face. "The male will get eight taels of silver, the female five taels of silver, and the four literate men will get ten taels of silver each, a total of one hundred and forty-seven taels of silver. The girl can just give one hundred and forty-five taels of silver."

"Okay." Xia Zixuan took out the money from her sleeve and handed it to him.

After paying the silver and getting the indenture, Qian Zhongren took them to East Street to look at shops. After a while, they arrived at the first shop and opened the door. She went in and saw the interior layout of the shop, which was simple and practical.

There is a spacious and bright hall. There is a counter near the door of the shop, which is used to receive customers and process transactions. Behind the counter is a small storage room.

The group came to the backyard again, and Qian Zhongren introduced: "This is the private space of the shop, and it is also the place where the owner and the staff rest and live.

It is a slightly larger courtyard, planted with some flowers and plants, a jujube tree and a persimmon tree, giving people a fresh and pleasant feeling. There is also a small kitchen in a corner of the backyard, and there is a well next to the kitchen. "

She looked at the room. There were three rooms and a living room in the main house, a study next to the east wing, and a row of houses on the west side for servants to live in. Overall, it was quite good and could be bought.

She asked Qian Zhongren to take her to another shop and found that the two shops were not too far away. She went in to take a look and found that the structure of the shop was similar to the first one, but this shop was not as fresh and comfortable as the owner of that shop.

This shop also has a main hall and living quarters, with the kitchen in the front. It should be a food shop, but this is a two-story shop with several rooms upstairs, which can be used to sell soap, shampoo and other supplies.

After looking at the shops, Qian Zhongren asked tentatively: "Miss, what do you think of these two shops? Do they suit your taste?"

Xia Zixuan pretended to be hesitant and said, "The shop is good, but I don't know how much money it will cost."

"If you really want it, this shop is 240 taels of silver. How about 180 taels of silver for the other shop that is not on the second floor?"

Xia Zixuan said, "Boss Qian, can you give me less? I'll take both shops. If not, we can only cooperate next time."

Qian Zhongren heard her say, "Miss, what do you think of four hundred taels of silver for the two shops? This really can't be any less."

"Three hundred and eighty taels of silver, otherwise Boss Qian should keep it for himself!"

Qian Zhongren gritted his teeth and said, "Alright! Since you are the first one to take care of my business today, I'll give you three hundred and eighty taels of silver!"

Xia Zixuan bought two shops, processed the property deeds and said goodbye to Qian Zhongren. Then she took them back to the first shop. She looked at the dozen people who had bought the shops in front of her and said, "Tell me your names!"

When everyone heard the girl who bought them asking questions, they all knelt on the ground and said, "Slave, please give us a name, young lady."

Xia Zixuan looked at them with a headache and said, "Why are you kneeling down? Stand up and answer me. You are not allowed to kneel in front of me, and you are not allowed to call yourself a slave or a servant. Remember?"

"Yes, girl."

"In that case, you should just take my last name, Xia!"

"Yes, thank you for the surname, young lady."

She pointed at the four people who could read and said, "You four are called Yinglu, Lenglan, Le'an, and Lesong. You can call them in order."

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