noffsinger Chapter 39 Ling Silang wants money and picks people
Chapter 39 Ling Silang wants money and picks people
Eight thousand taels is a bit low, but the Ling family doesn't know much about this.
When Ling's father heard the number eight thousand taels, he felt his breathing become labored. His family probably never even had eight hundred taels in their entire lives, so hearing eight thousand taels was truly frightening.
Du Mingxian didn't quite understand this price range, so she didn't know how to offer her a price. She wanted to compare prices and then take one out of her storage space to sell later.
Ling Silang, being a scholar with extensive experience, narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing the price of eight thousand taels. "Doctor Lin, if we take this to the prefectural city to sell, will the price be even higher?"
Doctor Lin's heart skipped a beat. "It's not that I want to lie to you, but this price is indeed not low. If you take it to the prefectural city to sell, you might be able to get nine thousand or ten thousand, but you'd have to find someone with a conscience. Ordinary people wouldn't offer this price."
This is the truth.
Ling Silang didn't speak, but just looked at Doctor Lin. After a long while, Doctor Lin gave in, "How about this, eight thousand taels, and we'll cover all your medical treatment and medicine at our shop from now on, how about that?"
Before Ling Silang could speak, his father agreed, "Alright, alright, as long as you treat my Silang well, a little less money is fine."
Ling's father agreed, and the others naturally had nothing to say.
At Ling's father's request, Doctor Lin took two hundred taels of silver, one hundred taels of gold, and the rest in silver notes.
Upon receiving the item, Ling's father nervously tucked it into his pocket. Du Mingxian felt that Ling's father's demeanor was somewhat... like he was trying to hide something obvious; anyone could tell at a glance that he was carrying something valuable.
"Dad, how about we buy some meat, some flour, and some rice?"
Without a second thought, Ling's father nodded. The ginseng was a gift from his fourth son's wife, and now she could buy whatever she wanted. "Alright."
The group went to the grain shop and bought some things. Du Mingxian bought some pastries outside and asked the shopkeeper for a basket. After the group reunited, she looked at Ling's father.
"Dad, don't be nervous, put the things in here."
The more Ling's father tried not to be nervous, the more nervous he became. He couldn't control his nervousness. After putting the things inside, he said, "Let's go, let's go, let's go home quickly."
Du Mingxian came here today because she had something to take care of. She said to Ling Silang, "You and Dad go back. I'll go take care of my business and then go back."
"No, let's go together."
Having this man around would affect her selling ginseng and her ability to buy people, which would be very inconvenient.
"It's okay, I can manage on my own. I already know what to do."
Ling Silang disagreed and instead looked at his father, "Father, my wife dug up that ginseng. Shouldn't we give her some money?"
"Here, I'll give it to you when I get home."
For many years, the Ling family had followed the rules without any objection from Ling Dalang and Ling Erlang. Besides, without their fourth sister-in-law, they wouldn't have received any of this money.
Ling Silang wasn't in a hurry. "Father, we have some things to take care of in a bit. Could you give us five hundred taels first?"
"Okay." Ling's father didn't ask any questions and gave it directly to Ling Silang.
Ling Dalang then asked, "Should I send Dad back and then come back to pick you up?"
"No need, brother. You guys go back first. We'll head back ourselves once we're done."
"to make."
With the money Ling Silang asked for from his father, Du Mingxian could no longer sell ginseng.
After the Ling family left, Ling Silang led Du Mingxian toward the brokerage firm. "After bringing your mother-in-law out, where do you plan to settle her?"
"Should we build a small courtyard first?"
"Yes, it's safer to have a yard."
After the two entered the brokerage firm, the broker greeted them, saying, "Are you buying a person or looking at a house? We have everything here."
"Buy players first."
The two were quickly ushered inside. The broker asked about their requirements, and Ling Silang said, "Preferably a family, and honest and law-abiding."
“Okay, there are many families here, I’ll go and bring them over right away.”
Du Mingxian added, "It doesn't have to be from the same company, as long as they're quick-witted and preferably a bit feisty."
The Du family is not easy to deal with.
Soon, the broker brought over a large group of people, young and old, who stood in family units. The broker gave them a brief introduction, and Du Mingxian went forward to take a closer look, while Ling Silang sat to the side watching.
After looking around, Du Mingxian chose three companies.
The family of four—an old woman, her son, her daughter-in-law, and their eldest grandson—were being sold after their owner committed a crime. The family wanted a buyer to purchase them all together, so they remained in the hands of a broker for a long time.
The family consists of seven people: an old man, a son and a daughter, a daughter-in-law, and three children. Because the children are ten, eight, and five years old, most families don't want such young children, so no one is willing to buy them.
There was another family, an elderly woman and a young girl. The elderly woman was seriously ill, and the young girl was her granddaughter. The young girl was sixteen years old. Such a young girl would be easy to sell, but the young girl insisted on taking the sick and frail old woman with her, and no buyer was willing to buy her.
Du Mingxian chose three companies to stay, while the others were taken away.
Ling Silang glanced at the person she had chosen, "Have you made your choice?"
Du Mingxian stepped forward and whispered to Ling Silang, "Each family has its own advantages and disadvantages. My mother is soft-hearted. I'm afraid that the old lady and the others will take advantage of my mother in the future, especially with that family of four."
"A family of seven is not bad, but there are too many people. We don't need that many people right now. I don't know how this family is doing."
“I’m most interested in the old lady and the young girl, but… they’re weak. I’m afraid a sick old lady and a young girl won’t be able to deal with those wolves in the Du family.”
After all, she had previously managed the entire General's Mansion, so how could she not know how to use people? But people have weaknesses, so it's hard to say what the pros and cons are.
Ling Silang glanced at the families and asked the broker about their situations. One family of four came from a wealthy family, while another family of seven was sold off because the old lady had made a mistake in the master's house and died. The grandfather and grandson sold themselves.
The broker was angry when he talked about this. "I was tricked by this girl. She told me that I could buy two people for the price of one person, so I bought them. But when I got the money, this girl took the old lady to see a doctor, and that's when I found out that the old lady was sick."
“At the time, I wanted to sell this girl, but who knew she would be so fierce and insist on attacking me with a knife. She even dared to fight back. I also have thugs in my yard, but the toughest are afraid of those who don't value their lives. I didn't want to see bloodshed here, so in the end I could only turn a blind eye.”
After hearing this, Du Mingxian had already made her choice. She looked at Ling Silang, who said, "If you're worried that they're not strong enough, you can buy another servant and have them pretend to be a family. It's better to have a man in the hospital, so that it won't be all women and they won't be bullied."
"to make."
Soon, the broker brought up another group of men. Du Mingxian had them introduce themselves and finally chose one who had come down from the battlefield due to injury. Because his family elders were biased and didn't care whether the man lived or died, and his comrade's son was seriously ill and needed money, the man simply sold himself. However, because he was missing an arm, no one wanted him, and now he was about to be sold into the broker's hands.