allonlinenovel Chapter 116 Zhang Da Niu was sold (2)
Chapter 116 Zhang Da Niu was sold (2)
Zhou Xiaoxi admired Yang Zian's attentiveness very much. This man was a very warm-hearted man in her previous life!
She simply said it bluntly, and told herself to keep in mind any favors she owed, as she would always be able to repay them in the future.
"The girl I brought with me to dinner with Brother Fu last time was sold to the city by her father. I don't know exactly where she was sold to, so I wanted to ask if you two could help me find out. After I find her, I want to redeem her."
Fu Qiuyang still had some impression of that girl, she was a very sensible person. He didn't expect to encounter such a bad thing!
Yang Zian was a little unhappy because he had only had a few interactions with Xiaoxi during this period of time due to the onset of winter. However, she and Fu Qiuyang had become increasingly close due to their business relationship.
Now I feel like an outsider in front of them. I feel really unhappy!
So he immediately said:
"Leave it to me. The girl will most likely be sold to a pawnbroker in the city first, and then sold to a family in the city by the pawnbroker. The New Year is coming soon, and there will be many families in need of maids, so we need to act quickly."
After saying that, he wanted to get up and find the servant waiting outside the door to do the work, but was stopped by Fu Qiuyang.
He said with some dissatisfaction:
"Brother Zi'an, why are you in such a hurry? They say there is strength in numbers. If I join you, we can get things done faster. Sit down first, and we'll divide the work. There are so many pawnshops in the city, let's each do half and act separately."
Yang Zian had no choice but to patiently separate the things with Fu Qiuyang, and then they each called their servants to do the work.
There is no portrait of Zhang Da Niu, and we only know her name and age, so we can only use the process of elimination.
After the servants have found all the pawnshops that meet the requirements, they will go there in person.
Zhou Xiaoxi once again lamented the importance of financial resources and power. It seems that he still has a lot of work to do!
As for why she didn't go directly to Zhang Danv's father to buy someone, it was simple: Zhang Ergou would not agree.
He was hoping that his daughter would become someone's concubine so that he could have a prosperous future. How could he possibly look at Zhou Xiaoxi's family?
Besides, even if he agreed, he would ask for a very high price, a price that Zhou Xiaoxi definitely couldn't afford and didn't want to pay.
That's why she used such a roundabout method.
Once she buys the person back and has the indenture in her hands, she will no longer be afraid of Zhang Ergou's family causing trouble.
Zhou Xiaoxi was very confident that Li Shoucai and the entire village would stand on her side.
Who would want to offend someone who can give them a chance to make money compared to a good-for-nothing lazy bum?
While waiting for the news, Zhou Xiaoxi took out the rabbit-themed window paper-cuts that she and her mother had researched from her bag.
Different from the rabbit bags sold, the one Zhou Xiaoxi uses herself does not have any accessories or patterns, and its main feature is its practicality and portability.
Fu Qiuyang found it funny. Xiaoxi was too casual with him.
"Isn't this the red paper that Manager Li prepared for your family to cut window decorations? Why did you bring it back?"
Zhou Xiaoxi smiled and said:
"Open it and have a look."
It seems that this girl has a new business idea, Fu Qiuyang sighed as he unfolded the folded red paper.
His eyes widened instantly. This turned out to be window paper-cuts?
So chic!
There are more than ten window grilles, each one is different.
Traditional window grilles are round in shape, with auspicious patterns or simple Chinese characters for "Fu" (blessing) inside.
Zhou Xiaoxi brought some rabbit patterns that were either dignified or naive, holding lanterns in their hands with words like "Fu", "Spring", "Auspicious" and so on written on them.
This kind of window paper-cut will probably be imitated very quickly once it is sold, so if you want to make money, you have to do it in large quantities and quickly!
"Sister, this is a great idea of yours, but it's a little late now, so we can't do much!"
The Chinese New Year is just a few days away. In fact, many families have already prepared window decorations, blessing characters and couplets. Even if someone buys them, they are just for the sake of novelty.
It seems that I can only make a small profit.
Zhou Xiaoxi hadn't thought about making any money from this, so she suggested:
"How about we give them as souvenirs to the distinguished guests attending the auction?"
Good idea! Fu Qiuyang clapped his hands vigorously. This time Zhou Xiaoxi reacted quickly and covered his ears with his hands early.
Fu Qiuyang...
Yang Zian looked at the interaction between the two and felt a little upset. He couldn't help but ask:
"Xiaoxi, can you give me a few of these window paper-cuts you made? I really like them."
Just as Zhou Xiaoxi was about to agree, she was stopped by Fu Qiuyang.
"Brother Zi'an, I can't bear to ask Xiaoxi for it. She's been too busy before the New Year. We shouldn't add to her burden, right?"
Yang Zian felt comforted by the words "one of our own".
So he nodded and agreed happily.
At this time, the servants of the two families also came trotting over. A total of five people named Zhang Daniu were found in the pawnshops in the entire county, and two of them were obviously not of the right age.
So Zhou Xiaoxi only needs to go to three places to identify who is the person she is looking for.
Things went smoothly and Zhou Xiaoxi found Zhang Danv as he wished.
The girl was like a rag doll at the mercy of anyone, which made Zhou Xiaoxi feel sad.
The people from the pawnbroker originally wanted to raise the price, but after hearing the whispers from the servant next to Yang Zian, their attitude immediately changed.
I was thinking about making more money to have a good year, but now it’s good enough if I can get my capital back!
"Gentlemen and ladies, I spent twenty taels of silver to buy this girl. You, you..."
Zhou Xiaoxi said directly:
"How about giving you twenty-two taels? I don't want you to make such a fuss, but this girl just came to your place and she hasn't even had a sip of water yet!"
The guy was in a good mood as he could earn two taels of silver and agreed repeatedly.
He found a maid to bring the girl into the room and wash her hands and face. After handing the indenture to Zhou Xiaoxi, he bowed and nodded to see them out the door.
Zhang Danniu couldn't believe her eyes!
She held Zhou Xiaoxi's sleeve tightly and walked out step by step, and the haze in her heart was swept away.
The group found a teahouse, and Zhou Xiaoxi didn't speak until they entered the private room:
"Big sister, please let go of my hand and sit down to rest. You are all mine now, and I can't bear to leave you behind!"
Zhang Daniu blinked her dry eyes and said with a sob:
"Xiaoxi, no, young lady, since you bought me, from now on I will be your maid."
As he said this, he took a step back, preparing to kneel down and kowtow to his master.
Zhou Xiaoxi had never seen such a scene before. Besides, as a country girl, why would she need a maid to serve her?
She quickly supported the person, not letting her kneel down, and said anxiously:
"Big girl, you are embarrassing me. We don't have the habit of bowing to each other!"
"If I wasn't worried about your father causing trouble for you in the future, I would have returned your indenture to you long ago. Keeping you with me is just a temporary solution. When you get married in the future, I will definitely return the indenture to you."