The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

Lu Zhaoling felt that no matter what, once she signed the indenture contract, she had no choice.

"When we quit, our last employer suddenly asked us to pay us back for all the things we had done, from accidentally breaking a bowl to nicking a plate, to doing the job incorrectly on certain days, to delaying the employer's business. When we broke the bowl, they clearly told us that one or two small mistakes within a month were not a big deal, and that broken things were not valuable. But now they're going back on their word and we're counting it as valuable."

The man had a bitter face, and the wrinkles on his face looked weathered.

He answered Lu Zhaoling very carefully, "After calculating, we actually owe the master 50 taels of silver over the past few years. How can we pay it back? We can only sell ourselves."

Qing Bao was filled with righteous indignation when he heard this. "Your previous master was so wicked! If you needed compensation, why didn't you tell me at the time? You wrote it down and only came to settle the accounts with you at the end. How insidious!"

Qingyin also nodded.

If the owner had directly offered compensation when they accidentally broke a covered bowl, they would have paid the compensation then and would have been more careful in the future. Or, if all else failed, they could have changed owners early. But the owner lied to them and said it was worthless and that breaking one or two was no big deal and they would not pursue the matter.

In the end, if the couple refused to go to Jiangnan with him, all the money would be settled.

"Just because he calculated this, you guys just accept it?"

Qingbao looked at them with a bit of disappointment. The two who went to help with the rough work had to pay fifty taels, so wouldn't they have to sell themselves?

Qing Yin frowned and asked directly, "You have been helping out at the master's house for a few years. Do you often make small mistakes and break things?"

She didn't think she could buy it back if she was so clumsy.

The young lady will not be living in Huaiyuan for the time being, so the person who stays there to look after the house has to be smart and capable, otherwise who knows if there will be any trouble?

The man waved his hands quickly and said anxiously, "No, that's not the case. We are very careful when doing things. Sometimes we broke things to avoid the children of the host family. Sometimes it was the children who broke things. The host family said we didn't take good care of them, so we blamed them."

The woman also clenched her hands and said, "I am helping in the kitchen. Sometimes it is the cook's responsibility. We kitchen helpers have to share the responsibility with him."

"Miss, the original owner's family hates my husband and me because my wife cooks delicious food and their children like to eat the food my wife cooks. My wife didn't go to Jiangnan with them, so the original owner's family thinks we don't love their children." said the man.

Qing Yin wanted to ask more questions, but Lu Zhaoling looked at the couple's faces and said to her, "Give them some money to buy them. It's fate."

If she is going to hire someone, she will still look at his face for the first time.

The couple certainly didn't look like the cunning or lazy type, they were honest and hardworking. She believed what they said.

As soon as she opened her mouth, Qingyin had no doubts.

Miss, you have seen it, so there is no problem.

Qing Bao thought so too. She couldn't help but ask them, "Have you ever thought about settling accounts with the original owner?"

"Forget it. They have already left the capital, and the accounts they wrote down are so clear. We can prove that we were not responsible at the time, but who would believe us? We can barely afford to eat, and we don't have the energy to make trouble with the original owner's family anymore."

The woman also said, "We have no relatives or friends, so we don't really care whether we sell our bodies or not. When we met a prostitute, we never thought about whether we would become slaves."

She looked at Lu Zhaoling with bright eyes, "I think the young lady is a good master at first glance."

Lu Zhaoling smiled.

"Qingyin, tell them about the situation in Huaiyuan."

They still have to live there, so it doesn't hurt to tell them what happened before, in case they hear rumors somewhere else and make wild assumptions, which might make them even more scared.

Although the two were frightened after hearing this, they were not worried.

When they were in the alley, the woman heard what Lu Zhaoling and Gou Shengniang said. Also, she heard a few words from Hu Dali when he was swearing there later, saying that Lu Zhaoling was talking nonsense.

She felt that even if there really was something going on in Huaiyuan, Lu Zhaoling must have dealt with it.

Otherwise, why would she spend such a large sum of money to buy Huaiyuan?

She, a 16-year-old girl, wasn't afraid, so what were these two old guys afraid of? They were about to end up on the streets without food, and they were still afraid of a house that looked a little strange.

Seeing that they were not afraid, Lu Zhaoling took them to buy some tools for cleaning the house, as well as some tea sets, tableware and the like.

If you buy a lot, the shop will send someone to deliver it.

The men's surname was Liu, so Lu Zhaoling called them Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu.

When they arrived at Huaiyuan, Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu were not afraid at all, but rather a little surprised.

It turns out to be such a nice house!

In the future, they will be able to work here, which is equivalent to living in such a nice house. The servants' rooms are bigger, neater and cleaner than the place they rented before. What is there to be dissatisfied about?

The couple immediately got busy.

Qingyin and Qingbao went to clean for a while, then came back and said to Lu Zhaoling, "I have observed that these two people are indeed very careful and do a good job. Aunt Liu has almost cleaned up the kitchen by herself, and she has even boiled water."

Lu Zhaoling smiled and nodded.

Qingyin and Qingbao went to clean the east wing carefully again, wrote down the household items they wanted to buy, and made a list.

In the afternoon they went shopping again and bought a lot of things.

The new bed, new table and chairs were delivered to Huaiyuan and left to Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu to clean up. Lu Zhaoling returned to the Lu residence in the sunset.

As soon as he entered the door, Lu Ming followed.

"I agree to your conditions. Please find the thing as soon as possible!" Lu Ming said this as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Promise to return my mother's belongings to me, and give me supplements such as bird's nest, ginseng, chicken soup and ganoderma lucidum soup every day?"

Lu Zhaoling raised an eyebrow. "I think you can just keep the food with me and send portions to the kitchen when you want to cook. Otherwise, I'm afraid someone might steal some."

"Who would steal your food? Are you thinking that everyone in your family is greedy and has no morals?" Lu Ming was furious.

He originally thought of getting her some food a day, and once she found the food, he would stop giving her the supplements. What else could she do then?

Unexpectedly, Lu Zhaoling's words shattered his wishful thinking.

"Isn't it? Your wife is a woman who stole other people's husbands, and Lu Zhaoyun..." She even stole the identity of the eldest daughter...

Before she could finish her words, Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat and he immediately interrupted her.

"Okay! I'll give it to you first!"

"I estimate that it will take half a year to replenish the body. Just think about how much money it will cost to buy supplements for half a year..." Lu Zhaoling pinched her fingers.