Capítulo 56: 56. New coworkers
"Then your parents know she came here and she won't be able to leave here ever if she writes death contract?" Shu Ya stared at them in disbelief.
They pointed at carriages. "Our father is outside, you can ask him."
Shu Ya waved her hand and Bolin went out. Soon he brought a man with big belly and same oily face like his sons. He politely bowed to her while two sneaky eyes stared at her with greed in it.
"Miss, is it about this child? I'll sell her for two silvers." He already counted it as it seems
"Two silvers? No, something Like her is worth different prices in my eyes. Give me a price on how worthy she is in your eyes. Then we will talk." Shu Ya slightly shook and his her fists inside her big sleeves.
He scratched his hair and smiled at her. "Well, then I'm that case one silver. She is still young and she is healthy. If you don't buy her I'll sell her to a red district like her older sister. They give me one silver per child."
A sudden pain could be seen on the girls' face. She started shaking and crying. "Father, you said sister found work in a noble house just like I did. Please, save her. Father please..."
"Tsk, I wanted to sell you as well there, that's why I took you with me. It was just that you could live here. About her life... Think first about your own." He stepped just a little bit and bowed. "Miss, one silver."
Shu Ya shook her head. "Both girls for ten silver. Bring me the other as well and I'll give you for moth ten silver. She will stay here until you don't bring the other."
His eyes shone frantically when he heard the price. Ten silver was a big number in his eyes. "I'll be right back. The woman that bought her was anyway complaining that she was too young. I'll he right hack." He rushed out while the little girl rose her eyes gratefully.
Shu Ya sighed and pointed at nearby was stairs. "Go sit there." Seeing her bowing and sitting at stairs she nodded. She found someone she will need.
She turned her eyes and started making requests. "Those that don't want to be my secants please step to the left." More than held went there. "Now, all that plan to work only for a short time step to the right."
Some of those from the left group went to the right group. She smiled. ''In spring I will need many seasonal workers on fields. So if you want to work as a seasonal worker, stay to the right if you don't go to left.''
Again the groups mixed while some people still waited in mid. She looked at two men, three women and three teen boys. ''You want to stay and be servants in this house even tho servant job is not comfortable?''
They all nodded while one woman confidently went forward. ''I am a cook. I don't need to work anything else.''
Shu Ya rose her eyebrows. ''Who said that?''
The woman stocked and started stuttering. ''Cooks are usually just in the kitchen. That's it.''
Shu Ya smiled at her. ''I do not have enough workers. So the cook might as well cook, wash dishes, clean whole kitchen every day, clean own clothes, clean dormitories, cut and clean vegetables... and many more.''
''I have to do that all by myself?'' the woman stepped back and suddenly went to the group that didn't want to stay. ''I give up then.''
But another woman came forward and pointed ta three boys. ''Miss I will do everything you said and more if you accept the four of us together. The boys are strong and can help on the field. I can be in the kitchen. It's no problem for me to work hard.''
Shu Ya nodded. ''Go to stairs as well with your boys and wait. The two of you, I will need you for many strange types of work around the house. Is that fine with you?''
They nodded. ''We accept.''
She stood up and looked at Mingli. ''Mingli, go and pay those that are about to leave. Show them rooms for those that will stay. Last time I feared that it won't be enough cloth so I bought more sets. Go to the city and bring seamstress here. We need many things.''
He nodded and did as she said while Bolin showed them their quartiers. Shu Ya followed and saw them accepting cold rooms as it was normal. She sighed and asked Mingli to call them all out.
When they all again were in front of her she sighed. ''I didn't expect the rooms to be so poorly furnished. I will order new blankets and clothes. We eat food three times a day. Cook...''
The woman came in front of her and bowed politely. ''Miss.''
''Three meals a day for everyone. How many dishes do you know how to cook?''
''All simple northern dishes miss.'' She was a simple woman, not a professional cook of course.
Shu Ya nodded. ''I will teach you with time many new dishes. Wait before we start... I need to write contracts for you all. Come to the main room.''
Cook was the fist. ''My name is Hualing and boy's names are Heng, Hong and Huan.''
Shu Ya wrote calmly the contracts and the four people signed in, not even checking the details. Just then she realized they didn't know how to read or write. ''Over the wintertime, you will all learn writing. I can have servants that don't know words in my household. What if there is something strange written somewhere or you were given the wrong receipt? No no. You will be given education over the wintertime.''
They all stocked, even the two men. ''We as well? But we are simple servants?''
Shu Ya blinked at them. ''Simple? Who said that? When summer comes it will be your duty to check on temporary workers and handle everything. If you don't know how to write and do accounts why did I even take you in?''
Just then they understood how high their standing is in this household. Even if they work around the house they still alter will be given higher jobs. Right?
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