In the end, Ji Wan bought eight people.

There are six families, who were originally servants for a county household, the man was a housekeeper, the woman served the wife, and the two sons served the doorman. There were also two daughters, and they were also the personal maids of the daughter of Yuanwailang. They were all duty-minded. Yuanwailang's son went to the south to do business and wanted to take over his parents and live with him, so the servants here had to sell them.

After Ji Wan asked clearly, she bought all the people in the family back.

The other two are twin sisters, who are also maids for others. Because the young master of the family married and the new wife was born ordinary, they felt that these two girls were a bit beautiful and were unhappy, so they sent someone to sell them at a low price, each with only one tael of silver.

After registering at the county government office, I went to the Beishi Market to buy some fish, rice, and various seasonings, and specially bought melon seeds, peanuts, pastries, etc. Because the Chinese New Year was coming, Ji Wan bought fireworks, second skirting feet, and red paper, and planned to write couplets and make lanterns by herself.

When I returned to Yi Village, it was already dark.

Ji Hai was waiting at the entrance of the village. When he saw the ox cart, he immediately stepped forward.

"Why are you back now?"

When he saw the eight strangers in the car, he looked shocked.

Ji Wan briefly explained the matter of collecting ducks in Taohua Village, and then said, "Uncle, I have bought too many things, so I have to worry about helping drive the ox cart to the door of my house before I can unload it. My mother probably worried that it will be broken. I will go back first. I will have to trouble you to help my family kill the ducks tomorrow."

"So what are you doing?" Ji Hai knew that his niece was very heartbroken and smiled: "Go back quickly, your mother must be waiting for you to have a meal."

"Um."

They all arrived in the village, not far from their own door, and arrived soon. Ji Rongzao led his younger brother to look at the door.

"Niuche, my second sister is back."

Ji Heng pointed at the ox cart happily, ran over with his short legs.

Ji Rong was also full of joy and shouted at the yard, "Mom, sister is back."

Zhou hurriedly came out of the house and trotted out of the yard. He saw a group of people unloading things into the car. He was stunned, and then realized that this was the slave he bought by his daughter.

Although there are many things, there are many people, and it will be removed in just a few seconds.

"Brother, you go back first, we can just move in by ourselves."

"It's okay. They just came and were not familiar with your family. Anyway, it would be impossible to do anything. I'll move in for you before leaving."

It was hard to refuse the kindness, Ji Wan had to thank him with a smile.

After sorting out all the things, Ji Wan asked the seven servants to stand in the main hall in a row, and reported their names to let their mother, sister and brother know.

"The villain's surname is Zeng, and his name is Zeng Yuan."

The male owner of a family of six arched his body and introduced his family one by one, "This is the villain's wife Huang Shi Suying."

He pointed to the two sons and daughters beside Huang and said, "They are the sons and daughters of villains, and both pairs are twins. The eldest son is Zeng Fu, the second son Zeng Lu, the eldest daughter Zeng Ting, and the younger daughter Zeng Rou."

The other two sisters, one is Zheng Xue and the other is Zheng Qing.

All eight people knelt down and said in unison: "Please to your wife, the two girls and the young master."

Zhou was born in a noble family and had no shortage of maids to serve him since he was a child. He nodded calmly. Ji Wan still remembered the wet nurse beside her mother, and she had been a master, and she was stable. Ji Rong was still young at that time and had no memory. When she saw this scene, she was shocked.

When the wet nurse died, Ji Heng was not born, nor was he served. But he was young and was more surprised when he saw this scene.

Zhou began to speak, "The second girl on the way should have told you about our family's situation. Since you are willing to come to my house, you should do your best and be content with your duties. I will not treat you badly."

"yes."

They spoke in unison again.

"Our family has already broken up, and this title has to be changed." Zhou continued: "I have two girls and one son. From now on, you will call the eldest girl, the second girl, and the young master."

"yes."

"Zheng Xue, Zheng Qing, you two are serving in my house. Zeng Ting goes to the eldest girl's house, Zeng Rou, you go to the second girl's house. Zeng Yuan, since you used to be a housekeeper, you will also be a housekeeper when you come to our house. From now on, I will call you a housekeeper Zeng. Our family is doing food business now, and there is not enough manpower, so your main task is to help in the kitchen. Some physical work will be left to Zeng Fu and Zeng Lu, such as picking up firewood and selling food in the town."

Zhou assigned responsibilities to everyone one by one, "Do you understand?"

"yes."

When I first built a house, I originally planned to build four bedrooms, but later I thought of buying someone, so I built four more, which happened to be the first time.

Zeng’s housekeeper’s wife’s room, four children’s room, and Zheng Xue’s sister’s room.

The kitchen is more than twice as large as before. Six stoves alone have been made, a large oven, a cooking pot, three pots for boiling water have been added, and a stone mill has been added.

Because there are courtyard walls around, there is also a door at the gate of the courtyard.

It took sixteen taels of 1900 to include furniture, kitchenware, etc.

If you are familiar with the new home, start with dinner.

Zhou had enough noodles and steamed more than 20 steamed buns. Huang and his two daughters were both good at cooking and came to the kitchen to help.

Ji Wan was responsible for the command, cutting vegetables and cooking vegetables, and Zeng Yuan and his son were responsible for chopping firewood and cooking firewood.

After nearly an hour of busy work, a large table of dishes was finally ready.

West Lake vinegar fish, potatoes, fried ham with eggs, stewed pork trotters, stir-fried pork liver, braised tofu, stir-fried carrots, shepherd's purse egg cake, spicy chicken, fried okra, sausage, and mung bean cake after meal dessert.

When the Zeng family six and the Zheng sisters were slaves, the master was not a particularly wealthy family. In addition, they were all servants, so they ate alone in the servant's room, two meats, three vegetables and one soup, which was the best. Where did you have such a sumptuous dinner?

All eight people were stunned.

Especially the rich aroma of dishes floated out, which made the Huang family, who was involved in cooking at night, suspected that this was really her own skill?

When cooking, Ji Wan was instructing them, how long it took to add oil, how long it took to stir-fry, how long it took to start low heat, how long it took to put seasonings, and how long it took to be released from the pot. Now, seeing the finished products, they felt a sense of accomplishment, and of course they admired the new master.

"Today is the first day you come to my house. Let's eat with us. Start tomorrow, I will open another table for you."

Zhou smiled and spoke.

All eight people were moved, thinking that they had met a good family, and they were even more determined to be loyal to the master in the future.

The master and servant were happy for a meal. After the meal, Huang and four maids cleaned the table, washed dishes and swept the floor, and burned hot water to wash the master.

After working hard for a while, I stopped.

Living in a separate room at night, Zheng Xue and her sister were nestled in a warm bed and whispered: "Mrs. She is beautiful and has a good heart. The sausages and bacon made by the eldest girl are so delicious. The second girl is also a kind person, and the young master is beautiful and cute. We meet a good family this time, and we must do our best in the future and not let down the kindness of the wife and the girls for us."

Zheng Qing nodded, "Sister, I know."

The Zeng Ting sisters who lived next door were also sighing, "The master we served in the past was precious with gold and jade, and we had a arrogant temper. We lived a frightened life every day. But now our masters are different. Not only are they beautiful but have a good temper. We really have good luck to meet such a good family."

"The big girl has good skills and is smart. The dishes she cooked according to her method are better than those made by the chefs in the mansion. She also lived in a separate room for us, slept in a hot kang, and covered with warm quilts. I never dared to think about such a day before." Zeng Rou's eyes were slightly red and she said happily: "We will never have to worry about being frozen and hungry again in the future. It's great."

Zeng Fu was also discussing with his younger brother Zeng Lu, "Mrs., two girls and young masters are all good people, so we should work more quickly in the future."

"The eldest girl said she bought a batch of ducks and transported them tomorrow. Let's go to bed early and get up early to work tomorrow."

Zeng Yuan and his wife were more calm, "The master's family is full of women, children, and there is some money at home. I don't know how many people from the neighbors are jealous. We have to keep a close eye on them in the future and don't let those who have ulterior motives succeed."
Chapter completed!