Chapter 25 Maid
The work is not heavy, the mistress seems to have a very easy-going temper, and there are no other difficult young masters or ladies in the family.
This kind of job is simply a dream job for those employed maids.
If you put it in the tooth shop, a group of maids will snatch it over your head.
So the dental dealer at the dental shop also introduced Li to the current price of hiring a maid very professionally.
An experienced girl needs 500 cash per month, and another 400 cash for food and lodging. If she can take care of food, food and lodging, she can save these 400 cash.
If you do a good job, the master will also receive extra rewards.
The more reward money you have, the more motivated the maid will be at what she does. Every year, at least, I have to give a reward of four or five ounces of money.
As for girls who are younger and have little experience, their treatment needs to be discounted in half.
“If you think it’s expensive, I suggest you spend money to buy two girls directly.”
"Younger girls can only cost a few taels of silver at most, and those with better looks can only cost around ten taels."
"As for adult girls, I have just a few here, and the prices range from ten taels to twenty taels." About two.”
Compared with hiring a maid, it is indeed more cost-effective to hire a maid.
Moreover, in feudal society, maids who sold themselves had almost no human rights and could be beaten and scolded by their masters at will.
Just like a piece of clothing, it is just regarded as a less valuable item by the owner.
But Mrs. Li did not intend to keep two maids for a long time.
After all, Li Sheng may not be able to resolve his lawsuit one day.
The imperial court may also grant amnesty to the world at any time, and then he and his wife will naturally be able to get together again.
Besides, the two children will grow up in a few years. By then, Mrs. Li's burden will be greatly reduced, and she will no longer have to take care of the food, drink, and toilet of the two children at the same time.
So Li made some calculations in his mind and felt that the price of hiring a maid was probably not much different from what he had expected.
After thinking for a moment, Mr. Li stated his needs.
We need to hire an experienced maid and a younger one.
The time is around one to two years.
"Okay, I'll bring the maid over to pick one for you."
The dental dealer responded with a smile, and asked casually before leaving:
"I wonder where your mansion is located?"
"On the east side of the city, by the Linjiang River."
The dental merchant nodded after hearing this:
"Oh, Linjiang Bank, that is indeed a Feng Shui treasure...Wait a minute? Linjiang Bank?”
The tooth merchant’s face changed when he heard this, and he couldn’t help but ask:
"Is it the Linjiangpan who killed more than a dozen people in one breath?"
In the past year, due to Xu Ke's activity, Linjiangpan's reputation has become fierce.
Almost everyone in Tianhu County has heard that it is located on a traffic thoroughfare, but it is an uninhabited and dangerous place.
Especially because the famous Song family master in Tianhu County previously sent four people to help guard his father's grave.
As a result, within a few days, three people died in one night, and the remaining one was also crazy and ungrateful. Even the doctor said he had an evil spirit and was completely hopeless.
The tooth merchant stood up with a strange expression and stopped mentioning the matter of finding a maid.
Instead, he went back to discuss it with a few of his companions, and then walked over with a solemn expression.
It means that their store is small and really can’t help Li’s request.
“It’s not that we don’t want to make this money, but those maids will never dare to go to that kind of place...”
“Besides, if someone is killed by hiring a maid, the reputation of our dental shop will be ruined. It will also be greatly affected.”
Unless she is willing to spend a lot of money to buy the kind of maid who sells herself, the Li family may not be able to find anyone willing to work as a maid in a dangerous place.
Seeing Mr. Li's face look troubled and disappointed.
The dental dealer also kindly reminded him before he left:
“For the sake of your respect, I have a place I would recommend you to visit.”
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To the west of the city, Dongyue Bridge.
This is the only place that connects the north and south cities. People from the south and north of the city must pass through the Dongyue Bridge if they want to go to the other side.
So this is a treasure place that those who do small business flock to. People who set up stalls selling various things and perform tricks all gathered in places like this to attract passers-by.
In this battleground for business, there is also a small area that is specially circled for people to place bids and sell themselves.
People who do other jobs are not allowed to occupy this area for business under any circumstances.
Otherwise, you will be criticized by thousands of people, and your business will be excluded and left out.
Li walked to the Dongyue Bridge and saw several girls standing there.
Having a grass tag in your hair means treating yourself as cargo.
Most of those people's parents couldn't afford to raise their daughters, so they asked their daughters to find another way to make a living and earn some money for the family.
Ms. Li did not rush to ask questions one by one, lest she really scare everyone away.
Li stood quietly aside, watching several girls crying about their life experiences, hoping to meet a kind-hearted person with good conditions to buy her.
If you want to make the other party not afraid of your so-called dangerous place, you must try to find a girl who is difficult and miserable enough.
Otherwise, most girls would not dare to stay in that kind of place no matter how difficult it is.
After a while, Li found a target.
There was a girl who was about twelve or thirteen years old and could already work as a little adult.
The development is considered good, the body is strong and strong, there seems to be no serious illness, and the appearance is quite beautiful.
Moreover, she sold her body to bury her mother. Except for a gambling man whose whereabouts are unknown, everyone in the family has long since died.
Those who have no family at home will naturally be lonely and helpless after selling themselves.
The host’s family doesn’t have to worry that if they bully her too much, her family will come to ask for an explanation.
But for some reason, everyone who wanted to buy a maid felt like they were facing an enemy when passing by this person, and they couldn't avoid him.
It was as if he had seen some disaster star and refused to come near.
But looking at her appearance, she really didn’t look like she was ill...
Li spent a few pennies at a stall selling pastries not far away and bought a cake. A small bag of pastries, and then I learned the reason.
It turns out that the girl seemed to have a tough life. Her father died just three months after she was born.
My mother remarried someone else, but six months later, that person suddenly fell ill and died.
A few years later, her own mother was also directly hit and killed by a frightened horse.
She was sold to a couple by her uncle and aunt.
Less than a year later, both the couple passed away due to accidents.
She was wandering all the way, and after many twists and turns, only a woman next door was willing to take care of her from time to time.
Because the woman could not give birth to a child, she finally accepted the child as her adopted daughter.
Who would have known that just two months later, this woman fell into the water and died as well.
The woman's husband was a gambler, so he held his nose and endured the thought of her as his daughter.
Seeing that his wife died suddenly, he was naturally too frightened to go home and didn't know where he had fled.
For such a wicked girl, no wonder no one dared to adopt her easily even if she sold her body to bury her mother.
"What a miserable child."
Most people may immediately focus on the peculiarity of her fate, but Mrs. Li, who has always been soft-hearted and kind-hearted, can't help but feel sad for this girl's miserable life.
Anyway, she lives in a so-called dangerous place.
If she is really afraid of any bad luck, is there anyone in Tianhu County who is more unlucky than her?
In other words, if this female doll is really determined to die, wouldn't it be a perfect match for the dangerous place where her family lives?
Maybe it was just a coincidence arranged by God that gave me the opportunity to meet such a child.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Li walked straight towards the girl...
(End of Chapter)