They knew that the buyer this time was the governor of the state. If they went to the state capital, it would be much better than a small family.
But what really caught Cao Xi's attention were the two people standing in the darkness in the corner. The two people had clean faces, their heads lowered, and their bodies stood straight.
Cao Xi walked over and asked, "What are your names?".
"Myolie"
Myolie answered similar questions countless times, but in the end the buyer would not choose her.
Cao Xi turned around and asked Ya Po, "How can she sell it?"
As soon as Cao Xi finished speaking, the child next to Xing'er clung to Xing'er's clothes as if abandoned, staring at Cao Xi.
Qin Zhao frowned slightly when he saw this, and put his arms around Cao Xi, blocking the child's sight.
Cao Xi looked sideways at the boy and saw a defensive look on his face. His hands secretly pulled the girl in.
When Ya Po saw Cao Xi asking about the price, she smiled and held out five fingers to Cao Xi.
"Just give me five taels of silver."
As he spoke, Yapo stepped forward, knocked the boy's hand off violently, and pulled the girl over. When the boy saw this, he rushed over and hugged the girl tightly.
"Don't sell my sister," she said, bursting into tears.
Cao Xi looked a little confused. It turned out that they were siblings. The girl's eyes were also red, and she knelt down in front of Cao Xi.
"Madam, if you want to buy me, please bring my brother with you. He doesn't eat much and can still work. You won't lose. Please."
Afraid of disturbing the distinguished guests, Ya Po hurriedly pulled Xing'er aside and kicked her hard.
"This is a shameless thing. From this point on, it has ruined many of my customers."
Ya Po wanted to continue beating, but Qin Zhao sternly stopped her.
"stop"
Ya Po was so humiliated that she trembled all over and did not dare to continue the attack. She could only gouge out the two siblings with her eyes.
"Do these two people have all the procedures?" A cold voice came from Qin Zhao's mouth.
Yapo fell to his knees.
"Sir, I bought these officially, not the black stuff."
Qin Zhao just wanted to see their physical bond, but he didn't expect that Ya Po would take it the wrong way and frightened him half to death.
"Tell me"
Qin Zhao still looked at Ya Po with a change of expression. This was the first time Cao Xi had seen him look like this. He didn't expect that his serious look had a special flavor.
Feeling her loving gaze, Qin Zhao's ears turned red, but he had to maintain the majesty of Zhizhou. It was too difficult for him.
Yapo trembled, "I bought them in Lijia Village outside the city. Both parents are dead. The older one is fourteen years old and the younger one is eleven years old."
"Who sold you?"
As soon as Qin Zhao finished asking, he saw that the two people couldn't stop their tears from falling and their expressions were very sad.
Xing'er lowered her head and said, "It's my uncle."
Cao Xi took a deep breath, "Can you cook?"
Xing'er knew the opportunity had come as soon as she heard it, and hurriedly pulled her brother to kneel down.
"I started cooking when I was 11 years old, and my brother was helping the family at the age of six."
Cao Xi secretly pulled Qin Zhao's sleeve, and Qin Zhao knew that Cao Xi had chosen him, so he said to Ya Po, "How much money do these two people have?"
Seeing that the business was promising, Yapo stood up from the ground excitedly.
"Eight taels of silver will do"
Seeing Cao Xi's doubts, Ya Po hurriedly explained, "These two are in good health and have nothing wrong with them. They are just too noisy and have disturbed many of my customers. I am grateful to be able to sell them together."
When Xing'er saw Ya Po slandering her, she opened her mouth to refute.
"We didn't make a fuss. It was you who wanted to separate us and buy me into a brothel."
Ya Po glanced at Cao Xi with some guilt, then glared at Xing'er fiercely.
Cao Xi chose two more honest women. By the time all the formalities were completed, it was already afternoon.
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After returning to the state capital, Cao Xi asked Banli to take the wood to wash up, while he led Xing'er and the two wives to the servants' room.
Cao Xi: "You will live here from now on. I will take you to the kitchen and woodshed in a while, and you will boil water and take a bath by yourself. When you are done cleaning up, go to the main house to find me. I will assign work to you."
After Cao Xi gave her instructions, she stopped caring about them. She was indeed a little tired after walking around all afternoon.
Qin Zhao had already laid out the bedding and was just waiting for Cao Xi to come back and rest.
Cao Xi raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "He moves pretty fast."
"The lady wants to rest, and the husband naturally needs to be discerning."
Qin Zhao leaned over and took off Cao Xi's shoes, helped her lie down on the bed, sat at the end of the bed, took her feet, and started to massage them carefully.
Cao Xi was pressed comfortably by him and fell asleep unconsciously.
Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, Qin Zhao complained in a low voice, "He has no conscience." But the doting in his eyes could not be concealed.
It was already evening when Cao Xi woke up. Qin Zhao was reading under the dim light. Cao Xi's stretching movement alerted Qin Zhao.
"Wake up, are you hungry?"
Cao Xi rubbed his stomach and said to Qin Zhao with a smile, "I'm a little hungry."
"I asked Xing'er to bring the food in." Qin Zhao helped Cao Xi sit up.
Cao Xi: "I also said I would tell them what to do, but I didn't expect that I fell asleep."
Qin Zhao: "I have already told you that the two mothers-in-law are responsible for cooking and doing the rough work in the house, and Xing'er will be responsible for taking care of you."
"That wood?" Cao Xi asked curiously.
Qin Zhao: "Let him practice with Banli for a while and then talk about it."
Cao Xi held Qin Zhao's arm and said, "Then let's eat."
Qin Zhao pinched her nose and asked Xing'er to bring the food in.
"You don't need to serve here, go down."
"yes"
After Qin Zhao served Cao Xi a meal, he sat down to eat with her.
Cao Xi took two bites of each dish and thought it was OK.
"Well, this food is not as delicious as yours." A new mother-in-law will always be a little confused on her first day of cooking.
Qin Zhao looked at her sideways, obviously not believing what she said.
Cao Xi smiled sheepishly, picked up Qin Zhao's food with chopsticks, and continued to compliment, "Your food tastes like love."
Qin Zhao had long been used to it. She confessed her love from time to time, but her heartbeat still increased and her ears couldn't stop turning red.
He calmed his mind and looked calm.
"If you like it, I'll often cook it for you." After saying that, he hurriedly put food in his mouth to cover up his emotions.
Cao Xi saw how cute he looked and couldn't help teasing him.
"How can I let my husband work hard both inside and outside? If you have time to cook one or two meals, I will be satisfied."
Qin Zhao suppressed the excitement in his heart and pursed his lips to pick up food for Cao Xi.
"What do you want to eat? Tell me."
Cao Xi really wanted to put down the dishes and kiss his face. But with her mouth full of food, she could only kiss Qin Zhao on the face with her greasy mouth.
Qin Zhao's face was oily after being kissed, but he was not angry. He held Cao Xi's waist with his hands to prevent her from falling.
"Eat well and don't mess around."
