Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 965 - 967: Set the Date (1)

Chapter 965: Chapter 967: Set the Date (1)

The house that the main house leased out for fifty taels of silver was rented back by Cai Wei for the price of sixty taels of silver, earning a clean profit of ten taels of silver. The tenant family was almost overjoyed to tears, with everyone, young and old, pitching in, and in just one hour, they had cleared out the house.

No sooner had the tenants left than Yao Ji’s Fine Woodworking sent people to deliver furniture. After having them place the furniture properly, Cai Wei agreed with them to return to this place in three days to haul a batch of excellent wood, and tasked them with making two more sets following the style of this furniture set!

In Space, there were century-old Golden Silk Nan wood, yellow pear, and Purple Sandalwood, among other top-quality woods. Fearing that Yao Ji’s craftsmanship was not refined enough to avoid ruining these premium materials, Cai Wei did not immediately take these high-grade woods for them to work on. Instead, she had them make a set of sour branch wood furniture first to test their skills. Only after their craftsmanship was deemed satisfactory, did she feel comfortable using the timber from Space.

Now, she decided to commission two sets of luxurious furniture as bridal gifts for herself and Fei’er.

Both she and Fei’er came from humble origins. She was better off, having the Spatial Artifact as backing; wherever she went, she would not be put at a disadvantage or humiliated. Fei’er, however, was different. Although the people of Duke Li Guo Mansion were very kind, Fei’er’s inherently low status, combined with her lack of skills in managing people, meant that without a few prestigious dowry items to bolster her reputation, she would inevitably be looked down upon by those servants who were fond of flaunting their higher status. Therefore, preparing a few dazzling dowry items was indeed essential!

After organizing many affairs at the old mansion, Cai Wei locked the door and went straight to the official Slave Shop.

In a while, she and Fei’er would be married off. As a future Royal Consort, having only Huan Qiu and Chun Liu to serve her was not enough; at the very least, she would need four capable maids. Fei’er also lacked attendants, so Cai Wei, taking advantage of her free time today, wanted to pick out several agreeable girls from the Slave Market to bring back.

The Slave Market was now overflowing with people. In the past few days, after the mansions of entities such as the Mansion of Marquis Wuchang, Guangling prince’s mansion, Duke An’s mansion, and several other court nobles were raided, the women were demoted to slaves and brought here to be sold at a price.

When the madam of the Slave Market heard that Cai Wei wanted to buy seven or eight girls, she was so delighted that she could barely contain her grin. She respectfully ushered this significant customer to where the women were held, inviting Cai Wei to pick for herself.

Cai Wei followed the Tooth granny into a basement that resembled a prison. As soon as she entered, she was met with a musty, strange smell mixed with the stench of human waste, which almost made her vomit.

Cai Wei quickly pulled out a handkerchief to cover her nose and mouth and made her way down the stairs. At the bottom, she saw an elongated, gloomy underground room where a few oil lamps burned faintly, casting light on one wooden cell after another. Inside the cells, former noble ladies disheveled and huddled together, weeping miserably and creating an unbearable din.

The Tooth granny frowned and shouted, "Crying, always crying! If you don’t stop, I will sell you to the brothel to be whores!"

Some of the younger and more beautiful Ladies and misses were frightened into silence, dropping their heads meekly for fear of really being sold into the brothels. However, the older ones didn’t care about such threats; anyway, they were old now, and even if they were sold to a brothel, no one would want them, so they cried even louder!

The Maid was enraged and bellowed, "Shut up, you bunch of old sows and dogs, still fancying yourselves noble ladies! If you don’t behave, I’ll give you a taste of torreya nuts!"

The Tooth granny’s voice was much louder than that of these delicate ladies, and after her angry roar, the place did indeed quiet down.

After yelling, the granny turned back to smile apologetically at Cai Wei, "Do not be offended, Miss. These creatures, relying on their past in the Marquise Mansion, hold themselves as more precious than treasures. Once you buy them, some harsh beatings will soon make them behave!"