Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 233 - 162: Bullying by Power_1

Chapter 233: Chapter 162: Bullying by Power_1

The elder sister with grass in her hair, upon seeing Liang Jinzhao, Song Huaijin, and others dressed splendidly, knew they could definitely afford to buy her. She then kowtowed and cried out to them, "Please, young master, buy me, please show mercy and buy me. My younger brother is so sick, he’s about to die, and my mother and younger sister are nearly starving to death, please buy me."

The younger sister also followed suit, kowtowing and pleading, "Please buy my elder sister, so we can get treatment for our brother, he’s close to death. You can buy me as well, I do a lot of work and eat very little, please."

An older servant named Song said, "Sigh, we always encounter this kind of thing as soon as we step out. If we keep being so soft-hearted, there won’t be room enough in the house for all the servants."

The implication was not to buy.

Song Huaijin cursed, "What the hell does it have to do with you, slave?"

That’s what he said, but he stopped short of actually saying he would buy them. Although he was a significant heir of the Song family, he still didn’t feel much belonging here, after all, this home was under his step-grandmother’s control, not his own family in Capital City.

Liang Jinzhao also found himself in a tough spot, as the Song Mansion was only his wife’s family, and it wouldn’t be proper to just bring a maid home. If it really wouldn’t work out, he thought of buying her and sending her to the Wuxi Tea Building.

While they hesitated, Qian Yixiu remembered that her family was actually looking to buy a servant, and her stepmother had specifically asked her to purchase a maid. The sisters, despite being emaciated, had delicate features, and seemed quite clever from their words just now.

She then spoke, "My family is looking to buy a servant. However, we live in the countryside, would you be willing to go there with us?" After a pause, she added, "There’s no problem with getting enough to eat, but if you’re expecting to eat meat and wear silk every day like the wealthy, that’s not going to happen."

Then she quietly asked Qian Yeejin, "Brother, what do you think of them? If they’re suitable, let’s buy them."

Qian Yeejin looked at the two sisters and nodded, "If you like them, sister, then buy them."

The older sister, seeing Qian Yixiu’s faded garments that were too small and hearing her country accent, hesitated. The younger sister immediately said, "Miss, I’m willing. You can tell just by looking Miss is a good person, following Miss is my good fortune. With the money from my sale, my brother can receive treatment and my mother and elder sister can have enough to eat. Miss, don’t mind my small size, I may look young, but I’m already seven years old..."

Qian Yixiu, seeing the younger sister was not only endearing and honest with her words but also young, would certainly choose her over the older sister. So, she asked their mother, "How about it? Do you agree?"

The mother, seeing this young lady, though simply dressed, was clearly from a decent family, infinitely preferable to some of the worse alternatives, was very willing and wept, "Just by looking at the Miss, I can tell she’s a kind person. Who needs silk garments? Just having enough to eat is plenty."

But the mother felt her elder daughter, being older, could take better care of herself away from her and was capable of doing more work. She was worried her younger daughter was still too young and might be unable to handle tasks and get punished or scolded. Wiping tears, she said to her older daughter, "Older girl, you are more skilled than your sister; a master would definitely favor you more."

The elder sister acted as though she hadn’t heard her mother’s words and kept her head down, wiping away her tears.

Qian Yixiu felt uneasy, as if even doing a good deed was being looked down upon. Clearly, the elder sister would prefer to be sold to Liang or Song, wealthy gentlemen—such choosiness from a beggar spurning bland gruel! She coldly said, "I only want the younger sister."

The mother, seeing her younger daughter nod firmly, reluctantly agreed. She then tearfully adjusted her younger daughter’s hair and said, "Younger girl, when you get to the master’s home, be diligent with your hands and feet, be observant..."

The younger girl nodded tearfully and gave a few final instructions to her mother and sister. The elder sister, seeing that the two gentlemen had not offered to buy her, showed a touch of disappointment in her eyes.

Qian Yixiu thought to herself, buying a servant was indeed a skillful affair. Without a comparison, taking that elder sister home would have been somewhat bothersome.

Buying such a young maid usually cost three to four pieces of silver, so Qian Yixiu gave the mother four pieces. The girl named Wong Erya then kowtowed three times to Qian Yixiu, formally acknowledging her as her master.

In the Great Qian Kingdom, household registration was strictly managed, and the purchase of a servant had to be registered at the Yamen with a servitude contract. Song Huaijin ordered Wong Liang to take the young girl, now named Wong Erya, to the Yamen for the paperwork. After it was done, she was sent straight to Qian Sigui’s house.

Uncle Liang, with a heart like a Bodhisattva, had his boy servant buy some steamed buns to give to the mother and daughters. The mother and daughters were extremely grateful once more and then carried the boy off to get medical treatment.