"We are willing, we are willing."
The twenty or thirty women nodded quickly and cried with joy. Finally, they no longer had to be driven down the mountain.
Nie Chen said,
"Okay, you go find the eldest lady and let her assign you who to serve. I don't care about this matter. But as agreed, the monthly salary of the maid is not as high as that of the Shadow Guard and the Medicine Shop. It is only two yuan per month. silver."
"Thank you very much, Second Master. Thank you very much, Second Master."
The women hurriedly ran towards Weng Qiuchan.
At the end of the crowd, there was a girl who had been covering her face with her sleeves and did not dare to look up. Nie Chen felt that she looked familiar before. Now she put down her sleeves and ran quickly, and Nie Chen could see her face clearly.
This little girl is only fifteen or sixteen years old. She has double braids and fair skin. She is a pretty little loli.
When Nie Chen saw her, he immediately smiled, grabbed her braid and said,
"Where do you want to run?"
"Help! Help! Miss, please save me. I am willing to serve you. Don't let the young master hit me..."
The little Loli was so anxious that she cried out in tears.
When Weng Qiuchan saw Nie Chen bullying the little girl, she came over angrily and wanted to beat Nie Chen.
Nie Chen glared at her, and Weng Qiuchan immediately became honest.
He loosened the little Loli's braid, gently rubbed her little head, and said,
"Xiao He, please stop crying. The young master will never hit you again."
"Really...really?"
The little Loli raised her little face and asked timidly.
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Of course it is true. I am no longer the young master of the Nie family, but the second in charge of Qingfeng Village. I am no longer the person I used to be, and I will no longer bully others. Can you still follow me and serve me in the future? "
"All right."
Xiao He nodded timidly.
"You were hiding in the crowd just now, covering your face with your sleeves. Are you afraid that I will find you? Are you afraid that I will hit you?"
"yes."
"Then don't think about it. You've already come to Qingfeng Village. It's not that big here. It's still my territory. If I can't find you today, won't I be able to find you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"
"ah?"
Xiaohe thought seriously.
"Hahaha, what a silly girl."
Seeing this, Weng Qiuchan asked curiously,
"How do you know her?"
Nie Chen explained,
"She has been sold to my family since she was four or five years old. She is a few years younger than me. She was my former personal maid. I used to be a dandy. I drank and drank all day long. I bullied her when I drank too much. He also beat her and refused to give her food.
Later, my home was ransacked, and I didn’t know what happened to her or where she went. "
"I was captured by the county government officials and given to the Liu family as a maid."
Xiao He said timidly,
"The people in the Liu family are bad. They knew that I used to be your maid, so they made me do the heaviest work, eat the least food, and beat me every day."
Xiao He rolled up her sleeves, and Nie Chen and Weng Qiuchan felt extremely distressed when they saw her arms covered with bruises and whip marks.
"The Liu family is really inhumane. Such a young child can be so cruel!"
Nie Chen cursed angrily.
Xiao He said timidly,
"Master, you hit me before. The wounds from the Liu family's beatings are all on your back."
"This bastard Nie Chen is so inhuman. He can kill such a young child!"
Weng Qiuchan returned exactly what Nie Chen said just now.
Nie Chen rubbed his nose in embarrassment. He was wronged. These things were all done by the original master and had nothing to do with him. How could he be so cruel to this child?
"Xiao He, if he dares to bully you in the future, just tell me and I will beat him up for you!"
Weng Qiuchan pointed at Nie Chen and said.
"Haha, I'll beat you too!"
Nie Chen hugged Weng Qiuchan and kissed her pretty face.
Weng Qiuchan pushed him away fiercely and rolled her eyes at him.
Nie Chen said softly,
"Xiao He, you go to the medical shop first and ask Sister Yuanjun to give you some medicine. During this period, you should heal your injuries first. No one will be able to bully you in the future."
"Thank you, Master."
"Let's go, I'll take you there, Qiu Chan, you arrange those maids, and remember to keep a few for the boss and yourself."
"I know, go ahead."
Weng Qiuchan waved his hand.
Nie Chen took Xiao He towards the medicine shop and asked as he walked,
"Then since you don't want to see me and are afraid of following me again, why do you follow everyone up the mountain?"
"I...I don't know where to go. I was sold to Nie Mansion when I was a child. Nie Mansion is my home. I don't even know who my biological parents are, and I don't want to go back. If I go back, I will still be sold. .
After something happened at home, I was assigned to the Liu family again. After the Liu family was destroyed by the young master, I was taken up the mountain by everyone. I didn’t know if I could still make my own decisions. I didn’t know where else I could go. I could only help everyone. Wherever you go, I will follow you. "
"What a poor child..."
…
In the afternoon of that day, Nie Chen went to the men who were following them up the mountain again. Just like he asked the women, he also asked them what they wanted to do.
According to their voluntary choice, those with skills went to the arsenal, and those who wanted to be servants stayed as servants. After all, manual labor such as chopping wood and boiling water had to be done by men.
The rest, some of them who were smart, were incorporated into the Shadow Guard, and the hard-working and down-to-earth ones were incorporated into the Medicine Workshop.
After all, these two departments have just been established, which is when manpower is needed most.
In the following period, Qingfeng Village has been recruiting people from the outside world. Whether they are workers or soldiers, all comers are accepted and join according to their own choice.
However, the requirements of the Shadow Guard and the Medical Workshop are higher, and not everyone wants them. Most of those who are greedy for high salaries do not meet the requirements and are eliminated and placed in other departments.
Qingfeng Village became famous in Qingshui County because of the killing of the county magistrate and the head of the Liu family, and its reputation as a heroic man who upheld justice for heaven also spread. People realized the power and benevolence of Qingfeng Village, and knew that this place was a Great place. Join Qingfeng Village. Not only will you have food and money, but you can also find a future.
For a time, many people in the entire county who had no food to eat, including young and middle-aged people, rushed to Qingfeng Village one after another, hoping to make a living.
Moreover, both men and women are welcome in Qingfeng Village. Many families have daughters. I heard that some of the women in Qingfeng Village are soldiers and some are doctors. They are not buying and selling women, but working and making money like men, and they will not be humiliated.
This caused many poor families to send their daughters to Qingfeng Village to work.
After all, you can't do much work if you keep her at home, and you have to have an extra mouth to eat. It's better to send her to Qingfeng Village to work and make money, and you don't have to sell your daughter. Why not?
