There is no race in this world that has such strong feelings for the word home that cannot be described in words like the Han people.
Words such as "fallen leaves return to their roots, souls return to their hometown, and it's hard to leave their homeland" are, in the final analysis, a nostalgia for home.
Chen Kan has a family, but he can't go back to that home.
Then the next best thing is to consider this place as his home.
Although Fang Mansion is nice, it is Fang Xiaoru's home, Fang Zhongxian's and Fang Zhongyu's home, not Chen Kan's home.
After leaving Pudinghou's old residence, Chen Kan jumped up and down and rushed towards Fang Mansion.
"The money given by King Jin can be used to purchase some property and hire dozens more servants. Well... we must invite many, many well-known sisters.
One helped me dress, another fed me, and one...oh no...a group massaged and washed my feet. Bed warmer... Just have a cute girl with big eyes to warm the bed.
Beautiful life is here for me! "
In a very short period of time, Chen Kan planned the whereabouts of the fifty thousand taels of silver given to him by Zhu Jihuang.
It is necessary to hire a housekeeper, and it is also necessary to hire some servants to protect the house, not to mention a beautiful sister, it is necessary.
In the evil feudal society, the corrupt and degenerate officials must have everything they need in their homes.
When I returned to Fang Mansion, I looked around and didn't see Fang Xiaoru.
Chen Kan didn't care. He went back to his room and changed his clothes. He took out two silver ingots from the box that Jin Yiwei sent home and rode towards Nancheng.
Since we have decided to move tomorrow, among other things, we naturally need to hire a housekeeper first.
After hiring a housekeeper, hiring a groom, servants, maids and other things, you can let the housekeeper do it, and Chen Kan can be a hands-off shopkeeper. Why not?
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a labor market dedicated to hiring all kinds of talents, called "Yaxing"
A dental shop was a place similar to an agency in later generations. When wealthy families needed workers, they could come to the dental shop to hire them.
When small families need to recruit workers, they will come to the dental shop to sign up.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu issued an order prohibiting human trafficking, stipulating that common people were not allowed to own slaves with low-pitched speech, but good men could hire them at their discretion.
Chen Kan had read books and was technically a scholar, but he had neither fame nor specific official position, so he was not allowed to buy slaves of low status.
If you want servants to serve you at home, you can only hire a good family.
To put it simply, Chen Kan's identity is the employer of workers, and his servants are his employees. The two parties sign a contract. Once the contract expires and the employee wants to leave, Chen Kan cannot force him to stay.
During the contract period, if either party breaches the contract, it will need to compensate the other party a considerable amount of liquidated damages.
What many people in later generations have boasted is that the buds of capitalism began to appear in China as early as the Song Dynasty. In fact, what they are talking about is the rise of the contract system and Jiaozi.
And these things were naturally inherited by Mr. Hongwu, who was known as the founder of the Sun and Moon Reopening of the Song Dynasty.
Chen Kan ran all the way to Fang City in the south of the city. As soon as he arrived at the gate of Fang City, before he could get off his horse, a group of Ya people came up like a tide.
"Master, does your family need to hire laborers?"
"Sir, we have a new batch of maids here for washing and serving. Would you like to come in and take a look?"
"Young Master, I am a man of integrity. Let's come in and talk in detail."
Looking at the people rushing to come forward, Chen Kan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Sure enough, competition in the intermediary industry is very fierce no matter in which era.
"This young master needs a butler!"
As soon as Chen Kan said this, he persuaded at least two-thirds of the Ya people to retreat.
The profession of housekeepers is considered a high-end talent no matter which dynasty or generation they belong to. Moreover, housekeepers basically belong to the confidants of the master's family. Housekeepers in large families are often inherited from father to son and passed down from generation to generation.
In other words, most of the families who can afford a butler are trained by the master himself, and few butlers who are familiar with the master's family are willing to quit their jobs.
So not all dental clinics will have this kind of talent pool.
"Those who can read and write, preferably have more than three years of housekeeping experience in a large family, will be given priority."
As soon as Chen Kan's request was made, the remaining Yaren had almost retreated.
These days, the illiteracy rate is ridiculously high. Those who are literate are treasures. Those who can read the Analects fluently can enter the yamen and work as a pen official even if they don't take the imperial examination.
Chen Kan couldn't help but frowned when he saw that he had scared away the enthusiastic people with just two words.
Are we going to return in vain today?
"Sir, there may be someone you need in our business."
A clear and beautiful voice came, and Chen Kan followed the sound and saw a woman whose face was covered by a curtain and wearing a large robe.
I can't see my figure clearly, I can't see my appearance clearly.
But just by his voice and his smart eyes, Chen Kan could tell that the face hidden behind the curtain must be incredibly beautiful.
Chen Kan got off his horse and led the horse towards Hengfeng where the woman was.
When he came to the woman, a wisp of fragrance penetrated into Chen Kan's nose, instantly making him feel relaxed and happy, and he couldn't help but reveal a hint of intoxication in his eyes.
He could smell it, it wasn't the smell of rouge, it was purely the body fragrance emanating from the woman.
"Widow Liu, please don't cheat this little brother and ruin the reputation of our dental clinic!"
Before Chen Kan could speak, the Yaren beside him frowned and shouted to the woman.
Chen Kan was a little surprised that she was a widow. Just looking at her eyes, she couldn't be more than thirty years old.
"Ma Laosan, do you want to talk more?"
The woman frowned, looked at the man who made the noise and replied, then looked at Chen Kan and said: "We do have the person you need, but this person left the prison officer's home a few days ago. I wonder if Young Master dares to use it?"
When Ma Laosan heard the woman say these words, he didn't say anything more. He just shook his head and turned back to his dental shop.
Chen Kan looked at the woman, nodded and said: "Why don't you dare to use it? What does the master's crime have to do with the housekeeper? Is he here with you now? Call me over and have a look."
When the woman heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, as if she was surprised by Chen Kan's courage.
In this special period, most people don't even dare to ask about the people and things that have anything to do with the prisoner, let alone use them. If they are not protected, they will be implicated and have to go to Jinyiwei's prison.
She also saw that this young man came on horseback and seemed to have a good fortune, so she asked casually with a tentative attitude.
But now Chen Kan's indifferent attitude made the woman hesitate.
After all, the family who comes here to find a housekeeper is not a wealthy family. At most, they have a little money and have nothing to do with power.
Seeing that the woman didn't speak, Chen Kan asked impatiently: "What are you standing there for? Are you here?"
