Because she came late, Lin Xixue was at the end of the queue, watching silently as the middle-aged housekeeper selected a group of boys and girls as if he were selecting objects.
She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, even though the education she received in her previous life told her that human life cannot be measured by money.
But in this troubled world, what should we do?
There are constant wars and starvation everywhere. In order to survive, even today's people have to compete for jobs.
On the other side, the middle-aged housekeeper set a score for these refugees in his mind from various aspects such as body shape, literacy, and skills.
Those who think they are worthy of recognition will be asked to wait aside. If there is nothing special or unremarkable, they will be dismissed directly.
Seeing this, Lin Xixue thought to herself that her guess was indeed correct. She actually came to the homeless place and wanted to buy back some servants at a very low price, but she had to show a compassionate attitude.
After about a stick of incense, Lin Xixue finally stepped forward in turn.
The housekeeper glanced at the cart being dragged behind Lin Xixue and curled his lips, thinking that if such a homeless person dragging his family with him really became a maid in the mansion, he would be in countless troubles in the future.
He was a little impatient and just wanted to go through the motions.
"Have you ever been able to read and write?"
Lin Xixue's senses were so keen that she naturally noticed the impatience in the butler's expression. After a little thought, she guessed that it was probably because she was bringing Bai Qing with her, while the others were alone, so it was obviously more difficult to arrange them.
But Lin Xixue was naturally not afraid at all. She would give the housekeeper a reason why he couldn't refuse her.
She bowed and bowed, and replied: "I have read a few classics, I know some basic music, and I am also an embroidery girl."
Just kidding, after all, my predecessor was a young lady from a wealthy family, so of course she must know these things, and this does not include the modern knowledge she has mastered.
The middle-aged housekeeper was startled when he heard this. He saw that the girl's words and deeds were quite decent, and her posture was dignified. He has read books, knows music, and is also a female worker. Could it be that he is missing from some wealthy family?
He asked doubtfully: "Can you write?"
Lin Xixue smiled, picked up a branch, and wrote the word "Bai Ying" on the ground.
Of course it was a name she made up. The reason why she chose Bai as her surname was because she would later claim that Bai Qing was her sister.
After all, it is easy to win sympathy by selling yourself to treat your bedridden sister.
Seeing that Lin Xixue could write, the middle-aged housekeeper became more convinced of his guess. After all, in this world, only one literate person was born, and those who could write were naturally even rarer.
He looked at the grass mark on Lin Xixue's head and asked, "Why did you sell yourself?"
"The family was in decline, and there was no return. One day it rained heavily, and my sister was looking for wild fruits. She fell and was seriously injured. I sold myself just to recover from her illness."
Well, my ability to tell nonsense is getting better and better. Lin Xixue complained secretly without blushing or beating.
The housekeeper hesitated. Dragging a sick sister was extremely troublesome. But seeing the deep love between these two sisters, I couldn't help but think of the brothers and sisters in my childhood, and my nose felt sore.
Besides, this person knows etiquette and can write, so he is not suitable to be sent to serve the second lady.
He remembered that the second young lady had suffered a cold recently. For some reason, she seemed to have suddenly changed. She refused to be served by all the maids and servants, and locked herself in the boudoir all day long.
The old man once ordered that whoever can make the second lady happy will be rewarded heavily.
If this person can really serve the second lady well, then he will have done a great job! He couldn't help but have some ardent hopes.
He considered all his concerns from the perspective of the master, but completely forgot that he was also a servant.
After weighing all kinds of thoughts in his mind, he said: "Although I can't give you money, I can arrange a separate maid's room and double meals for you. Are you willing?"
Lin Xixue is naturally willing. Anyway, just take me into the city and find a place to wait for Bai Qing to wake up. By then all problems will be solved.
But in terms of setting, she also has to sell herself to treat her sister's illness, so it's hard to agree too readily.
She pretended to hesitate, as if she agreed to the condition with some reluctance.
The middle-aged housekeeper smiled slightly, thinking that although Bai Ying had read some books, her experience was too little, and she didn't know how to bargain, so she agreed directly.
Naturally, Mr. Xu gave him money to house his maids and servants, but now the money fell into his hands openly.
When he thought of this, he felt happy in his heart, and he couldn't help but smile.
How did he know that Lin Xixue was just a drunkard who didn't care about drinking, and this little money couldn't catch her eye.
So just like that, although Lin Xixue was ranked last, she was the first one to be officially selected, which attracted envious looks from the surrounding refugees.
The middle-aged butler screened the candidates twice and determined the final six candidates.
He led six people to the city gate, patted the door, and shouted "Gaomenhou" several times. After waiting for a long time, the city gate opened a small crack.
Lin Xixue carried Bai Qing on her back and followed the housekeeper into the city, and the city gate was immediately closed.
Countless refugees stared at the opening of the city gate, their eyes full of fire, but no one really dared to break through.
But there are always people who are not afraid of death. Seeing that the city gate is about to close, some refugees want to rush in, but they are kicked out by the gatekeeper named Gao.
There was a "bang" and the city gate was closed again.
The middle-aged housekeeper and the noble surnamed Gao had a chat, and they exchanged polite compliments. Lin Xixue was quite annoyed by their hypocritical appearance.
Afterwards, the middle-aged housekeeper took everyone into the carriage, and then got off in front of the Xu Mansion.
Everyone entered the mansion, assigned rooms, and ordered everyone to clean up and rest for a day. Someone would teach them the rules early tomorrow morning.
Everyone else lived in the same room, but Lin Xixue and Bai Qing lived alone in one room.
Lin Xixue could feel the vague hostility in the eyes of the other people, but she naturally didn't care.
She hasn't had enough time to compete with a few refugees. For her, there are too many more important things than this.
For her, even cleaning herself was much more important than this boring competition.
However, when it comes to cleaning, there is naturally no wooden tub for bathing. It is just a matter of using the wooden basin in the room to get hot water and scrubbing.
After all, hot water is hard to come by, and bathing in a wooden bucket is the treatment of a young lady.
After scrubbing it clean, Lin Xixue folded two hot towels and applied them to her face.
As soon as she relaxed a little, she soon became sleepy. In fact, she had been holding on since she killed the tall and thin man last night. Now that she relaxed, she couldn't hold on anymore.
She closed the window, lowered the door latch, and checked Bai Qing's body temperature and breath. After making sure it was safe, she lay down on the bed.
Fatigue came over her like a mountain and soon overwhelmed her consciousness.
Her consciousness was groggy and confused, but she vaguely felt like someone was dragging her body away?
Who could it be?
At this moment, she was already in a trance, and she couldn't think clearly about anything at all, but subconsciously, the remaining five refugees' looks of implicit hostility towards her appeared in her mind.
dangerous!
She suddenly woke up, broke free from the hands holding her armpits, tapped her toes on the ground, stepped back, drew out her magic sword and chopped it off...
