newbobooks Chapter 361
Chapter 361
Hearing this, Xiuhe's face paled a little. This young lady seemed to come from a wealthy family, but why didn't she want her?"Alright, take them down quickly. Don't offend our esteemed guest!" the boss of the brokerage quickly ordered a servant boy nearby to lead the people away.
If they offended the young lady before them and she decided not to buy anyone in a fit of pique, what would he do?
"Please forgive us, noble lady. That maid is ignorant. I will be sure to discipline her properly later!" the boss said with a smile.
"Smack!"
Following that came the sound of the servant boy whipping Xiuhe.
"Why don't you take a look at what you are? How dare you question an esteemed guest?" the servant boy angrily scolded.
The few people Li Zhiwei had selected shrank back in fear and quickly lowered their heads. Clearly, they had suffered their fair share of beatings in similar situations.
"Alright, I will take these people. Please bring me their deeds of sale." Li Zhiwei had no interest in watching others discipline people.
That woman didn't look like a docile one at first glance, so she deserved what she got.
"Right away, Miss. For the six of them, it's twenty taels of silver each, making a total of one hundred and twenty taels of silver," the boss deliberately quoted a high price.
"Ten taels of silver. If it's any more expensive, I don't want them." Li Zhiwei didn't expose the old broker's intentions, but stated directly.
"Oh my, Miss, that won't do. I am running a business here. You've slashed the price too much; I will lose money." The boss hadn't expected this girl, who looked innocent of the ways of the world, to be so formidable. The price she cut to was exactly what his original pricing should have been.
"Miss, these maids all have skills to rely on. If you weren't buying so many at once, I could definitely sell them for a higher price," the old broker said again when he saw Li Zhiwei remain silent.
"Qinghua, Qingyue, let's go," Li Zhiwei said, preparing to leave.
It wasn't that she didn't have the one hundred and twenty taels, but why should she pay more for something that could clearly be bought for sixty taels?
"Oh, Miss, please don't go. Seeing as it's your first time here, I'll grit my teeth and give them to you. Here are their deeds." The old broker looked eagerly at Li Zhiwei, terrified she would actually leave.
After all, every extra day these people stayed meant an extra day of expenses. Especially that girl named Chunya, whose stomach was like a bottomless pit. She ate the portions of three or four people by herself and still complained she wasn't full.
If she kept eating, the old broker felt he would probably lose his very trousers.
"Qinghua." Li Zhiwei signaled Qinghua to pay the silver.
"Miss, next time you need people, come back to my place!" the old broker called out to Li Zhiwei with a grinning face.
"M-Miss, you've suffered a loss buying me." Behind her, Cui'er thought for a moment before stepping up to Li Zhiwei's side and speaking.
After all, she had a red birthmark on her face. Even her own parents considered her an ominous person.
Yet today, this young lady had bought her for the same price as the others. Cui'er couldn't help but feel uneasy, fearing that Li Zhiwei hadn't gotten a clear look at her earlier.
"It's fine. If I think it's worth it, then it's worth it." Li Zhiwei glanced at the maid and sighed. She had naturally noticed the birthmark, but she didn't think it was a problem.
However, seeing that the girl was willing to step forward and tell her this now, she felt she hadn't chosen the wrong person.
"Miss, a-and me. I didn't tell the truth just now. Although I have great strength, I also eat a lot." After speaking, Chunya lowered her head in embarrassment.
She was afraid that later, when Li Zhiwei discovered this problem, she would send her back.
Rather than that, it was better to be sent back right now.
"It's no matter. As long as you do your work well for me, I will definitely make sure you are full," Li Zhiwei said with a smile.
Seeing Li Zhiwei speak like this, the others all revealed relieved smiles in their hearts.
This young lady must be easy to get along with.
From now on, following a master like this, their days certainly wouldn't be too bad.
When Li Zhiwei brought the group back to the manor, just as they arrived at the entrance, they encountered Cheng Qingli's carriage parked outside the Li residence.
"Miss, that looks like the Cheng family's carriage," Qinghua said, looking at the carriage's emblem with some confusion.
"The Cheng family?" Li Zhiwei was surprised. Of the Cheng family, she only knew Cheng Qingli. After what happened last time, it couldn't be that Cheng Qingli was still coming to look for her, right?
"Let's go. Perhaps they are visiting another family." Li Zhiwei thought about it and had no intention of going forward to investigate further. After all, if it really was Cheng Qingli, she should be avoiding her at all costs.
The several maids who had followed her back looked at the grand mansion before them and felt somewhat surprised.
If they weren't mistaken, this should be an official's residence.
At this thought, the few of them exchanged glances, all feeling a little excited.
"Sister Li." Just as Li Zhiwei was about to enter the manor, she heard Cheng Qingli's cheerful voice.
Li Zhiwei took a deep breath. It really was a case of speaking of the devil.
Cheng Qingli actually still had the nerve to come looking for her?
Thinking of this, Li Zhiwei turned around and looked at Cheng Qingli, who was acting as if nothing had ever happened. She gave a fake smile and then asked, "Second Miss Cheng, what do you want to do to me today?"
"Sister Li, how could you think of me like that? Today, I just came to bring you some things. Sister Li, I know I was wrong about what happened last time." Cheng Qingli hadn't expected Li Zhiwei to bring up the issue so directly. She quickly put on a fawning smile and looked at Li Zhiwei.
By this time, quite a few people had gathered around.
"Enter the manor." Li Zhiwei and her family had just moved to this residence on Dongyuan Street and were not familiar with the surrounding neighbors. However, no matter what, she had no hobby of letting people watch them like monkeys at her own doorstep.
Cheng Qingli happily followed her into the Li residence.
"Steward Zhou, take them down to settle in first." Once inside the courtyard, Li Zhiwei said to Zhou Tong nearby.
After all, the few maids also needed to tidy themselves up.
After making the arrangements, Li Zhiwei finally sat down and looked at Cheng Qingli beside her. Although she was displeased that this person had come looking for her, she still said to the nearby servants, "Why aren't you hurrying to serve tea for Second Miss Cheng?"
"Sister Li, I knew you wouldn't blame me," Cheng Qingli said happily upon seeing this.
"Second Miss Cheng, I never said I don't blame you. Speak, what business do you have coming here today?" Li Zhiwei had been thoroughly tricked by Cheng Qingli last time. Who knew what her purpose was for coming here today?
However, out of respect for the Empress, she still provided the necessary courtesy.
This would save her from being faulted by the Empress in the future.
Furthermore, the Cheng family was powerful, and she wouldn't tarnish the Li family's reputation over this.
In her past life, she had never interacted with this Cheng Qingli. In this life, she also didn't know what kind of ulterior motives she actually harbored.