Kill the sadistic male protagonist and become the emperor

Chapter 130: Human and Non-Human

Ren Baozhi shook his head, implying something: "I don't need servants to fight for me, so what do I need so many high-quality servants for?"

The shopkeeper took the opportunity to ask, "Madam, what are you going to use the bibi for? Can I recommend one for you?"

"It's just some odd jobs, like burning firewood and cooking." Ren Baozhi replied.

The shopkeeper clapped his hands and smiled flatteringly: "Madam, please follow me. Our male servants here are strong and nimble, and they can do their work very efficiently."

As he spoke, he walked towards the male servant, but found that Ren Baozhi did not follow him: "Madam?"

Ren Baozhi didn't look at him: "My humble abode is simple and can only accommodate women, not livestock."

"This..." The shopkeeper forced a laugh, "My lady, you are joking."

"Do you need me to explain it more clearly?" Ren Baozhi said, "An animal is an animal. They are lazy and clumsy. Do you need me to give you more examples?"

The shopkeeper was furious after hearing this, but Chen Baozhi was no small matter, and the distinguished guest was still following her, so he could only maintain his composure. "No, no, you're right. I understand. Then, my lady, please choose for yourself. I won't bother you anymore."

Seeing the shopkeeper leave, Si Jiangchou finally spoke: "The shopkeeper doesn't want to listen, but I still want to listen."

Ren Baozhi smirked: "Oh, what a coincidence, I suddenly don't want to talk about it."

Si Jiangchou said with a slight frown, "My lady is truly heartless and ungrateful."

"Let's talk nicely," Ren Baozhi said, "We are now clear of all ties."

Si Jiangchou covered her lips with a handkerchief, pretending to smile. Then she slowly leaned close to Ren Baozhi's ear and whispered, "Really? But I was the one who sent your brother back."

Ren Baozhi turned around and looked at Si Jiangchou through the white veil for a long while. As the veil swayed, she seemed to be able to see an ambiguous smile on her red lips.

Neither of them spoke anymore.

After a long time, Ren Baozhi was the first to look away and no longer looked at her.

She turned around to observe the servants in the store. They were dressed in tattered clothes, with messy hair and lifeless eyes. Each of them looked gray.

His body was horribly thin, with skin attached to bones, as if there was no flesh at all, which reminded her of Jiang Jingfeng's appearance when she first met him.

It is a human, but not a human.

Ren Baozhi said to them, "I only have three requirements for my children: one, a sense of responsibility; two, a willingness to learn; and three, the ability to work in a team. If any of you feel you meet these requirements, please let me know."

"Oh, by the way," Ren Baozhi continued, "the advantage of following me is that I won't beat or punish you, so you won't have to worry about your lives. As long as you behave well in the future, I will let you go."

Upon hearing this, the servants' dull eyes finally regained some clarity, and a glimmer of life appeared. They knew too well what Ren Baozhi's words meant to them. Whether it was true or false, this was the first time they had heard such words since they were sold.

"I."

"Ma'am, I can."

"I can too."

"..."

For a moment, the hoarse voices of the slaves rose one after another. Their hands were tightly grasping the iron bars of the cage, and their fingertips turned white due to excessive force.

Ren Baozhi left the horse trading company with about thirty servants and prepared to go to the West Market Office to sign a sales contract.

The cages that originally held the slaves at Koumaxing are now empty.

Si Jiangchou stood in front of the store, watching the crowd leave in a mighty procession, and softly asked the servants behind him, "Do you want to be reinstated as good citizens?"

In the next few days, Ren Baozhi discussed the preparations for the newspaper with everyone every day.

That day, she called everyone together for a roundtable meeting.

Now that her messy short hair has been trimmed into a buzz cut, Ren Baozhi posed her first question of the day: "How can we attract new customers on the first day of opening?"

Yundu suggested: "We can do some limited-time promotions."

Ren Baozhi nodded and wrote it down in the notebook: "Okay, is there anything else?"

Qingqiu said, "I can make pastries. Madam and I have discussed this before, and we can give some away for free to the first ten customers. By the way, we all think the clear tea that Zhi'er mentioned is refreshing and sweet. If we can offer it for free in the store, I think it will be quite popular."

"Okay," Ren Baozhi took note. Just as he looked up to ask, "Anything else?", he saw Chen Lanyue's right hand raised high. "Yue'er said."

Chen Lanyue said excitedly: "Sister, I have already told my sisters about your plan to open a shop. When they told me about the opening of the shop, they all came to support us!"

Ren Baozhi nodded with great satisfaction: "Yue'er did a good job. How many little sisters do you have?"

Chen Lanyue counted on her fingers and said, "During this period of time, I have probably notified more than a hundred young sisters. Don't think it's too little, sister. I will continue to notify more!"

Ren Baozhi's hand trembled as she held the pen. "Well, how about you have them come in batches? Our shop can only accommodate about forty people for reading and listening to newspapers. Would it be convenient for your sisters to come in around twenty per day? How about leaving the remaining seats for other customers in need?"

Chen Lanyue was a little annoyed: "Oh, I just want the more people the better. Of course, I'll go and notify them later!"

"With Yue'er here, we don't have to worry about drainage anymore," Ren Baozhi looked around at everyone, "Now it's time for everyone to divide their responsibilities."

She flipped through the pages. "All we know for sure is that A-niang is in charge of the accounts, Ying He-le is in charge of the cashier, and Jiang Jingfeng is in charge of the writing. Do the rest of you have any ideas?"

Ying Buhuan raised his hand and said, "Security, security, I can be a security guard and enforce discipline. If I see anyone not following the rules, I will kick him out."

Ji Pingyue said, "I can organize the books and keep the environment clean."

Jiangchun said, "Yaoxia and I will be responsible for reading the newspaper."

"Okay, let's arrange it this way first," Ren Baozhi wrote it down one by one.

She put down her pen, crossed her hands, and surveyed the crowd. "One last question. How can we create a women's newspaper in today's environment that's only for women?"

Chen Lanyue said, "Isn't this simple? We can just hang a sign and write 'Men are not allowed to enter' on it."

Yundu shook her head slightly and said, "Although there are many shops in the West Market, most of them are divided into high and low categories, or women are not allowed to enter. There has never been a shop that explicitly prohibits men from entering."

Chen Lanyue was even more puzzled: "Then wouldn't it be better for us to be the first one?"

"No," Jiang Jingfeng said, "If it's really as Yue'er said, it will probably arouse the anger of the men. Although Baozhi's current status has changed, it would be quite easy for those dignitaries to frame us with any crime."