The five of them spent a total of thirty-eight taels of silver, and after Broker Liu had given them the slavery contracts, they returned to the pawnshop with the new hires.
Afterward, they went to Ju De Lou again, requesting Shopkeeper Li to send someone to collect the remaining batch of bean paste and shrimp paste. Afterward, they headed back home with Ye Zi'an and the new hires.
By the time they got home, it was already late, so the news of Yang Chuxia buying more people didn't create much stir in the village.
Ms.Wang was perplexed as to why she bought so many people, but after Yang Chuxia explained, she realized she had misunderstood.
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Since Yang Chuxia had Land Officer Yang inform the villagers that she was purchasing pine nuts, the village was quiet for days as everyone was out collecting pine nuts.
The task was not strenuous, so both the elderly and young alike could do it.
