The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1142: Must Hand Over the Person

Chapter 1142: Chapter 1142: Must Hand Over the Person

Hearing the noise, she looked over and saw an old granny followed by several men wielding big knives, walking straight towards the family.

"Who are you? What are you doing barging into my house?" Old Master Zhou immediately reacted, raising his voice to ask.

But instinctively, he stepped back several paces, retreating to what he considered a safe distance before he dared to question the old granny.

"Who am I? I am a broker from the servant trading firm. Your wife should have met me before, right? Madam Zhou." The old broker said to Madam Zhou with a smile.

Hearing this, Madam Zhou had no choice but to step forward, her face showing extreme discomfort as she looked at the old broker.

"Granny Hua, what brings you here today? Is there something the matter?"

She was very clear in her mind that the people from the trading firms were those who would treat people according to their appearance, and if they knew the Zhou family was out of money now, they certainly would not be treated kindly.

"The thing is, Madam Zhou, half an hour ago, your maid Ding Xiang came to me, saying that you were short of money and wanted to sell all the servants and maids in your residence to our firm at a cheap price. The boss has already paid the money."

Granny Hua spoke to Madam Zhou.

"So, the boss told me to hurry over and take those people back with me."

"What?!"

Upon hearing Granny Hua’s words, Madam Zhou screamed, nearly fainting.

When had she ever done such a thing? Even if they were short of money, they would never sell off all the personal servants and maids like that.

How could this be something she had done?

"No, that’s not right, Granny Hua, I didn’t sell those people, it was all Ding Xiang’s doing on her own initiative, you..."

She quickly shook her head to deny it.

"I don’t care about that."

Granny Hua didn’t give her the chance to finish speaking.

"All I know is that the boss spent a lot of money to buy all the servants and maids from your residence. Today, you must hand them over."

"I..."

Madam Zhou was at a loss for words.

Where could she hand over anyone? Everyone in the house had already run off, where was she to find even one?

"No, Granny Hua, let’s talk this over, see here... Father, what are we to do? Please say something, this isn’t just my own matter."

She spoke a few words while also knowing that it was impossible to convince Granny Hua, her only option being to turn her head and look towards Elder Mr. Zhou.

But Elder Mr. Zhou, at this moment, was completely baffled. He could never have imagined that things would have reached such a dire state—not to mention that all the money was gone, but now they had incurred such a great debt.

Those maids had been purchased when they were very young, and at that time, they didn’t need to spend much money, three to five taels could buy one.

But now, after so many years, the young girls had grown into pretty maidens, ready to fetch a good price. It was beyond what three to five taels could buy, wasn’t it?

Furthermore, those older servants and women, having been raised by their family, now had sons and daughters of fifteen or sixteen years, and represented another considerable sum of money.

And now, all of a sudden, he was told that they had been sold to the servant trading firm.

"Granny Hua, could you give us some time to think of a solution? As you can see, my home is in a bit of disarray right now," he said to Granny Hua, humbling himself.

But Granny Hua had been instructed by someone else and was not about to give Elder Mr. Zhou any face.