hotmtlnovel Chapter 225 Look, there is a yard to live in
Chapter 225 Look, there is a yard to live in
When you go into the room, you can see the house. The house is very big. Even if their servants and guards live there, there will still be many empty rooms.
There is a backyard at the back, which is also very beautiful, with a pavilion standing on the pond.
But there is a lot of dust on it and it needs to be cleaned.
I am quite satisfied with the way it looks. It does look like a new house, but it is a little dusty, but that's okay.
"What do you think of this courtyard? If you knew, this courtyard is new. If it was put in the past, it would cost more than three thousand taels."
The officials were pleased with them and said.
Xia Qingqing thought the decoration here was very nice, and it was definitely worth the price. He was right, two thousand taels was not bad.
"Okay, sir, we like this yard, so let's pay two thousand taels. Can we get it done today?"
Xia Qingqing took out another purse from her bosom. His eyes almost popped out and he laughed.
"What's the big deal? It's simple. I'll do it for you today!"
He carefully put the silver into his arms, and Xia Qingqing said with a smile.
"Oh, that's really troublesome, sir!!"
"Don't be polite. Just follow me and go through the formalities."
Xia Qingqing followed him and did not forget to inquire about the situation here on the way, and learned a lot of things.
Xia Qingqing was so flattered by the man that she almost said everything.
The brothers behind were all stunned by Xia Qingqing. Why didn't they realize before that Xia Qingqing was such a talkative person?
People are frightened to death and asked about everything. If this is used on them, wouldn't they also tell everything?
They suddenly got goosebumps all over their bodies. They returned to the original place and waited there while the official went inside to process the land deeds for them.
It was done in a short while, and he came out with the deed and said with a smile.
"Okay little girl, this deed is yours."
Xia Qingqing happily took the deed back and said with a smile.
"Thank you very much, sir."
"You're welcome."
In such a short period of time, the official had completely trusted Xia Qingqing.
Xia Qingqing took the deed, turned around and smiled at them, saying.
"Brothers, look, there's a yard to live in!!"
Xia Qingqing was genuinely happy. "Come on, let's go tell our parents to quickly go to the yard and pack up everything so we can sleep well at night."
They were pulled away quickly, and the officer kept watching them from behind until their backs disappeared. Suddenly, another officer came over and asked.
"Is there anything unusual here?"
He was a little surprised and asked, "Why do you ask that?"
Another official said seriously, "The county magistrate received news that the emperor and the princess have left the capital and are very likely to come to our town.
If there are any suspicious people buying or renting houses recently, please tell us."
He was stunned, "If the emperor is coming, then we will be here!"
Before he could finish his words, someone covered his mouth and yelled at him by another person.
"Are you going to die? This matter cannot be made public. If the emperor knew about it, we would all die!!"
He nodded in horror, and his mouth was finally released.
"By the way, do you have any suspicious people here? We need to investigate them thoroughly."
He thought about it and thought of Xia Qingqing and the others just now, but the clothes they were wearing didn't seem that good, just the same material you would normally see.
And she didn't look like a princess. Thinking that her happy look at the end might not have been fake, she shook her head at the person who came.
“I didn’t find anything wrong.”
"You must pay close attention in the future. Even if you have any suspicions, you must not let anyone go."
"I understand, don't worry."
They are all in the same boat, and if something goes wrong, he will not be better off.
Xia Qingqing went to the inn to find Xia Xuan and took them to the newly purchased courtyard.
The guards around them had already changed into normal clothes, otherwise they would be too conspicuous. They would follow them in little by little.
If they went over too quickly, someone would find out, so now they couldn't give anyone any chance to suspect them.
The servants went into the yard and put everything in order, but the number of servants they brought with them was very small, and it was unknown how long it would take just these few of them to finish the job.
So let's go to the local slave market and see what it's like.
Xia Qingqing and Xia Yun went out, and the others arranged for people to do things in the yard.
They came to a yard. The door was closed, so Xia Yun went to knock on it.
There was a small gap inside, and he saw the person coming and asked.
"You are?"
"We heard that we can buy slaves here. Do you have any?"
When he heard that it was a guest, he immediately opened the door and said, "Yes, yes, yes, absolutely, come in, we have as many slaves as you want."
He led them to a yard inside and shouted.
"Bring the person out!!"
He turned to look at Xia Yun and asked.
"What kind of slave do you want, sir?"
Xia Qingqing had already told him before Xia Yun came.
"We just need a few cooks and some maids to clean the house."
"This is easy. We have these here. Take a look at these. They all meet your requirements."
Xia Qingqing couldn't help but frown when she saw that these maids were all skinny, with pale faces and yellow skin.
"Why are they all like this?"
The pedestrian showed a trace of embarrassment on his face and said with difficulty.
"Miss, you know what kind of times it is now, it's quite good to keep them alive.
If we feed them, that is definitely not possible.”
Xia Qingqing looked at them, all with their heads down, wondering if they were too hungry and had no strength left.
If you buy someone like this, can he really do the job?
As if he saw the concerns in Shen Qingluan's heart, he said.
“Miss, you don’t have to worry that they can’t work. Although they are a little thinner, they still have strength.
There are very few people who buy slaves now, and most of them have left. If I can follow you, I might still have a meal."
On the contrary, it is a good thing. No one here has enough to eat now, and they don’t look like poor people, so we should be able to treat them well.