During this period of time before the New Year, we basically prepare for the New Year’s goods and prepare for the New Year.
To be honest, I really don't have much to do. Ping'er is responsible for all the preparations in my house. After making a shopping list, I hand it over to the housekeeper Zhang Fu, who is responsible for leading the purchase.
I am still underage, so I still have to go back to Rongguo Mansion during the New Year, where I will celebrate the New Year with Jia Mu, Jia She and others, eat New Year's Eve dinner together, and watch the New Year's Eve together.
There is no need for him to come forward for all the welcome and delivery. Naturally, Rongguo Mansion will come forward, but he still has to follow some people who must visit.
After breakfast, Ping'er took out a list of new year's goods and handed it to Jia Cong.
"Third Master, this is the list of New Year's goods in our house. If you have a look at it, if there is no problem, let Butler Zhang arrange for someone to buy it."
Jia Cong took it and took a general look. They were all necessary items for the New Year, such as candies, dried fruits, melon seeds, pastries, etc., as well as meat, fish, vegetables, eggs and other supplies used during the festival.
There are also a lot of miscellaneous things.
He handed the list back to Ping'er and said, "Sister Ping'er can make up her mind. By the way, it's the Chinese New Year. Are you prepared for the welfare of the servants in the house, rewards and other matters?"
Ping'er nodded and said: "We have already prepared some. The servants in the mansion will each make a new suit of clothes. As for how much the reward will be, it will be decided by the third master."
"Then let's give everyone an extra month's monthly payment. Your monthly payment will be ten taels. Qingwen, Xiaohong and the four of them will pay the maid's monthly payment. Each of you can make two pairs of better clothes. "
Ping'er's current position is equivalent to that of the housekeeper's wife. She is the talkative person in the entire mansion and is in charge of all the affairs of the mansion. She should get more.
Ping'er was very happy after hearing this. It wasn't about the amount of money. It was the third master's recognition of him and a reflection of his status.
"Thank you, Third Master, I will notify you shortly."
Jia Cong thought for a while and said: "Ask Zhang Fu to take a thousand taels of silver to a silversmith's shop and exchange it for some silver coins. Try to exchange them for those with blessings, wealth, longevity and happiness, and exchange some for other patterns. As for other things, that's it. It’s up to you.”
Ping'er smiled sweetly and said: "There are only a few people in our house. The third master is not yet an adult and there are not many things to do. After the arrangements are made later, I will find a few skillful maids to cut some window grilles and stick them on to add some joy."
Jia Cong nodded. He was the master and all he had to do was talk. Seeing that nothing happened, he went to the front yard.
Summoned sixteen nursing staff, and selected two from the six who followed him for special training as captains and deputy captains, with Liu Er as captain and Zhang San as deputy captain.
The sixteen people were divided into two teams. Liu Er and Zhang San each led a team. Except for those who had missions, the others had to train every day. They ran four laps around the mansion every morning, practicing stance in the morning and fighting in the afternoon. .
The two captains will lead the training respectively. Wangcai is responsible for supervising and training when there is nothing wrong.
My yard is too big and there are relatively few people. If a few people come in over the wall, it is really difficult to find them.
When I'm not at home, there are women in the backyard. It's really not very safe, especially since the soap workshop is still in the backyard. It's really impossible without some protection.
After the Chinese New Year, select a few of the thirteen girls to protect them in the backyard. They will train in the backyard and become the guardians of the backyard.
After asking everyone to retreat, he called Wangcai and two servants, got on the carriage and took some silver, planning to go shopping in the city and buy some medicinal materials.
At the end of the year, Shenjing City is very busy. The flow of people is several times greater than usual. The streets are bustling with people doing New Year shopping everywhere.
A few people went to the drugstore first. Jia Cong bought another month's supply of Shiquan Dabu Decoction. After thinking about it, he bought twenty pairs of medicinal materials for Dali Pills. They spent a total of seven hundred taels of silver. The shopkeeper was very happy. Difficult.
Then the group of people wandered around the street. If they saw something they were interested in, they would go up and have a look. If they saw something they liked, they would buy it.
After wandering around, I came to the livestock market. It was quite sloppy and the smell was not good. I wanted to leave directly, but when I saw someone selling puppies, I walked over.
"Third Master, do you want to raise a dog?" Wangcai asked in confusion.
"Well, our family is relatively large, and we don't have many guards. Dogs are always more alert than people. We keep a few dogs to help look after the house."
A few people walked around, looked at the ones that were selling well, and selected ten puppies. The total cost was less than one tael of silver, which was almost like giving them away for free.
Putting the puppy on the carriage, the group continued forward, passing through the livestock market and arriving at the nearby human market, which was the slave market.
Although I have read about it in many books, I have never seen it since I came to this ancient time. I just heard that there are all kinds of people who want to buy here. These slave traders have a lot of power and background behind them. .
The status of slaves in Dachu is similar to that of goods. They are all private property of their masters. It does not matter even if they are killed by their masters.
There are four main forces in this slave market. Each force occupies a certain position and encloses a large space. The slaves in their hands are the most comprehensive and of relatively high quality.
In addition to them, there were some people with grass tags in their hair on the roadside, mostly children.
These are families who cannot survive. People are selling their children and daughters here, thinking of selling their children or themselves to find a way to survive.
However, for such a family, both adults and children are skinny and skinny, so not many people are willing to buy it.
Many children look at passers-by with expectant eyes, hoping to be bought, because their parents have said that if someone buys them, they will have enough to eat and no longer have to go hungry.
This is the busiest time, with groups of men and women standing there like goods. In addition to young people, there are also some old people and children.
These people were usually betrayed by the government because of family troubles or because they owed money to landlords and gentry and could not repay it.
There are also some slaves who were dragged out and sold by their original owners for unknown reasons.
Some of them were even robbed, but they were not easy to come by.
Passers-by first look at the slave's appearance just like selecting an animal. Some people will open the slave's mouth to see the teeth, or lift the clothes to see if he is strong.
Some new slaves are still not used to it. When the buyer breaks his mouth or lifts his clothes, he will subconsciously resist. At this time, the thugs standing by will pick up the whip and give him a few severe whips.
Seeing this kind of scene, I was really not used to it, and I felt a little uncomfortable.
It's just that this is a product of the feudal social system. As a small person, there is nothing I can do. Besides, even if I am a slave owner, I have more than fifty slaves at home.
In total, there is no difference between myself and these slave owners, except that I am slightly better than the slaves under my command.
He shook his head and threw away some unrealistic thoughts, and began to wander around the slave market to see if there was anything he liked and buy some back. This was the purpose of coming here.
