Chapter 193: Selecting People is a Great Art

"Uncle Wu, I'm in a hurry! I've already prepared everything to buy a house. Don't worry, I've got all these things with me."

Li Yaoguang patted her chest to show that she was well prepared. Wu Jingji was dumbfounded when he heard that. Seeing that she was in such a hurry, he didn't want to say anything more. He immediately took her to find the owner of the house to negotiate the price.

There was no need for Li Yaoguang to come forward, as Wu Jingji personally bargained for the price. In the end, not only was the deal closed with 570 taels of silver, but the furniture in the house that had not yet been moved out was also included in the price.

Li Yaoguang no longer had any silver notes in her hands. Silver was a big asset, and no one would believe her if she said she carried it with her, so she paid with gold. The exchange rate between gold and silver was very favorable, and Li Yaoguang did not suffer any loss.

To be honest, holding the house deed in hand, Li Yaoguang was still amazed at Uncle Wu's quick tongue. No wonder he could be an economic manager. And the speed at which he bought the house was so fast that people who knew him would think she was buying a house, but those who didn't would think she was buying vegetables.

After putting away the house deed, the two got in the car. Wu Jingji suggested that they go buy someone first, and then go to the government office together to apply for the red deed to avoid making two trips. Li Yaoguang had no objection, and followed Wu Jingji straight to the brokerage firm they were familiar with.

It is called a pawnshop, but in fact it is a courtyard without even a storefront. It's just that the courtyard is relatively large and houses a lot of people.

The car had just arrived and no one had gotten off. In the yard of the brokerage shop with its door open, under the newly planted grape trellis, the broker who was smoking a pipe saw Wu Jingji from afar and her eyes lit up, and she hurried out to greet him eagerly.

"Hey, what's the wind blowing today that has brought you, Mr. Wu, to my little temple?"

Wu Jingji got out of the car, put down the footstool and waited for Li Yaoguang to come out, then he smiled at the toothbrush.

"Okay, Aunt Liu, I'm here to buy someone from you. Do you have any good stuff recently? Let me make it clear to you first. The person I'm buying is my niece. Don't bring anything dirty or smelly to me."

When Liu Yapo heard this, she knew what was going on. She slapped her thigh and promised solemnly, "Look at what you said, Wu Jingji. We have been hypocritical for decades. I, Liu Yapo, would never cheat you. Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of your niece."

Then, she asked Li Yaoguang about his requirements for buying a person. Liu Yapo put her pipe behind her and said politely, "Wu Jingji and Guijie, please wait. I will bring the person over for you two to check."

Wu Jingji nodded and led Li Yaoguang to sit under the grape trellis where Liu Yapo had sat just now. A little maid came up to serve tea. Seeing Li Yaoguang looking around curiously, Wu Jingji reassured her.

"Don't worry, this Liu Ya Po is an old lady in Yuhang City, and she does business in a decent manner. With your uncle here, she will definitely help you, my niece, pick out some good ones."

Li Yaoguang nodded and had not even taken two sips of tea when Liu Yapo came back with about thirty men and women following behind her.

Due to Li Yaoguang's request, there were more women than men in the group. Most of the women were between 20 and 40 years old, while the men were in their teens and twenties, and most of them looked no older than 30. They all looked honest and none of them were particularly lively. It was obvious that this Liu Yapo took Wu Jingji's request to heart.

"Sister Gui, Wu Jingji, please take a look. These are the good goods that our business has recently acquired. Please take a look at them."

To be honest, she said she wanted to buy people, but Li Yaoguang had no idea how to do it. However, she had seen how servants were selected in those house fighting novels in novels. She combined her own actual situation and set a rough selection standard. Most of these people looked panic-stricken and numb, and their clothes were old. When Li Yaoguang selected people, she first looked at their mental appearance, looked for those who were pleasing to the eye, and then looked at whether their fingernails were clean. Then, if she saw someone she liked, she asked them to introduce themselves, and then deliberately said that they were not from a wealthy family and did not want to sell themselves to her, so they could take the initiative to withdraw. Finally, like the interviewer of a modern company, she asked two small questions.

For example, if you are the owner who bought them, how would they respond if you encounter another master who orders them around?

For example, if other servants befriend them and give them benefits, what will they do?

Wu Jingji and Liu Yapo were both surprised that Li Yaoguang would ask such a question. After all, no customer had ever been so direct when buying someone before. The people being asked were also confused. After all, they were all refugees who had come here to sell themselves and had never worked for a wealthy family, so the answers to this question were all kinds of strange.

Li Yaoguang weighed the options for a long time, and first put aside those who took the initiative to retreat and looked down on her. Among the remaining dozen people, she chose a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old who had an ordinary appearance, dull eyes, knew that she did not understand and would not ask her master's opinion before taking any action, and was good at sewing;
Then he chose a woman of about thirty who had clean nails and clean clothes, and was said to be good at cooking, but she was dull, and although she could not answer the questions, she knew how to avoid those with bad intentions and dared not accept bribes;

The last servant Li Yaoguang prepared for his uncle was a lively one. Although he was lively, he knew that he would accept the favor and then hand him over to his master for his decision.

Although they are not all perfect, this is all I can think of for now. After all, selecting people is a big deal. It is obvious that my cultivation is not yet up to par.

The three of them only spent ten taels in total, and the one who had cooking skills paid more. This shows how worthless human life was at that time.

When they were about to leave with the indentures of the three people, something unexpected happened. The little girl who was serving them tea in front of them didn't know what was going on, but suddenly rushed out and hugged Li Yaoguang's legs and begged her to buy her.

At first Li Yaoguang was not interested. After all, buying three people was enough. Even so, she still had to think about how to settle down after returning. She was afraid that she could not bring more.

Besides, there are so many poor people in the world, and she can’t save them all.

It was just these thoughts that made Li Yaoguang unable to bear it. She softened her heart and spent three taels of silver to buy this eight-year-old girl named Banxia.

There were four more people at once, which was far more than planned. When getting on the car, Wu Jingji pointed at Li Yaoguang and shook his head, saying that she was too soft-hearted. Li Yaoguang just laughed.

The sun was rising in the sky and it should have been lunch time. Wu Jingji had been busy with her for half a day without stopping for a moment and should have treated them to a good meal, but they were still in a hurry to go to the yamen to sign the red deed. At Wu Jingji's insistence, Li Yaoguang had to follow them to the yamen first.

Li Yaoguang followed Wu Jingji, who was familiar with the place, into the back hall of the yamen to find his old friend. After Wu Jingji's negotiation, she only spent ten taels of silver on the red deed for the house, and she only spent two taels of silver on the red deed for the four people's personal deeds.

It was obvious that Wu Jingji had put in a great effort, and Li Yaoguang kept it in mind.

After successfully getting a stack of red deeds, he happily put the brand new deeds in his arms, actually sending them into the space. The big thing was done. Li Yaoguang brought up the old matter again and wanted to treat the other party to a good meal at the restaurant, but Wu Jingji declined again, using the excuse that it was inconvenient to bring four servants with him.

There was no other way. Li Yaoguang was hungry himself, so he took his men to a street restaurant and had noodles at two tables. When he returned to the brokerage firm to say goodbye, Li Yaoguang calmly asked the clerk about the commission of their brokerage firm. Before leaving, he secretly left two ingots of ten taels of silver on the counter. Then he took the four people and left and went straight to Jishidiang.