When everyone came out, Xiangbei noticed that they were all standing in the apprentice section for the shop.
"Miss Tong, these are all elderly servants from the Qiao family. We know that the young master can only engage in business now, so we have all chosen to be apprentices for the shop, hoping to help the young master in the future."
"Good, you're all doing well. You'll follow your young master later. Brother Ziqiu, they're in your care."
Turning to the others, Xiangbei continued, "The rest of you will stay here for a few more days. After the transfer of ownership, someone will come to take you away. Now, I want to ask these two girls, do you want to leave here?"
"Miss Tong, I just want to go to the Wang Mansion."the younger said.
"I also want to, I can do many things by the side of the young master, no, I can do anything."another one said so and Sideways twisting waist, raised eyebrows, looking at Chen Mo.
"Are you two sure you only want to go to the Wang Mansion?" Xiangbei looked coldly at the two who were twisting and making gestures, and those who were sending flirtatious glances at Cheng Mo, feeling like they had just swallowed two flies.
"Yes, my lord, I am only willing to take care of you."
"My lord, I am too."
"Alright, since that's the case, I won't force it. Chen, I'll sell these two back to you. Just give a fair price, and when the Lord Mansion comes to buy people, you can recommend them. Well then, let's go."
After saying this to Chen Yaren, she turned around and left, leaving the two standing there in shock.
These two have been trained since childhood to provide intimate services to the master. Female charm is irresistible to men. This petite girl dared to act so confidently in front of the lord. Isn't she afraid of being accused of jealousy or pettiness?
What was originally thought to be a small favor for Qiao Er turned into a stroll with dozens of indentures added to her. She really needs to think this through.
After bidding farewell to Qiao Er at the street corner, Xiangbei realized she was quite hungry.
She returned to Fuhai Building with Chengmo. To her surprise, half of the ground floor had been set up with hot pots, and many tables featured large pots of sour cabbage fish and free samples of small portions of brightly red and spicy fish.
No wonder Fuhai Building could expand so much, with these new marketing strategies and speed. The exclusive private room was still on the third floor, a suite with a desk and comfortable seating, serving Jiangnan-style dishes with exquisite presentation. The proprietor personally came up to pay respects.
"Greetings to the lord! Allow me to pour some mare's milk wine and grape wine from the Western Regions for the lord."
"Oh, Sea one, you've been hiding these treasures. Quickly pour a glass of grape wine for Miss Tong. Looking at this table of dishes, it's not inferior to the palace. Thank you for your thoughtful arrangements today. Go and collect your reward from your master."
"Thank you, Lord!"
"Why is this young lad trying to impress the Lord again?" Hearing the conversation outside, Cheng Shan(Uncle Mountain Cheng）questioned, as the young shopkeeper bowed and explained to Chengmo, trying to please him,
"Uncle Shan, I'm not trying to impress. Every time the Lord comes, you are always present. Today, as I didn't see you around, and it's Miss Tong's first visit, I brought the mare's milk wine that you and the Lord tasted last time. You know, the grape wine is radiant and beautiful, so I brought it for Miss to taste. Oh, let me go chop some delicacies Sushimi for you here." Saying this, he slipped away.
"These apprentices of Old Uncle Sea are all sly characters. Including Cheng lightings, not one of them learned his honesty. Not to mention those managers in various businesses, just the managers of these more than ten Fuhai Buildings, which one is not a sharp person from their Hai family? Can you find an honest person among them?" Cheng Shan complained.
"Uncle Sea's teachings have been passed on to the Sea family. Sea one is probably taking on apprentices too, isn't he?" Cheng Mo expressed gratitude, thinking about the words of Family Gurds of Cheng.
"That's right, Sea one led two squads out early this morning." Cheng Shan, rarely speaking so casually to the young master, as if something between them had changed this morning.
Whether it was because of him or the girl beside him who brought countless shocks to Cheng family guards, Cheng Shan seemed unable to consider himself an indispensable strategist around the young master anymore.
He walked forward, picked up a crystal golden goblet containing grape wine, and handed it to Xiangbei, saying, "But Miss Bei, this bottle of grape wine sent by Haiyi is indeed very popular with Madam and Miss. Apart from the tribute, the amount that those Western merchants can sell to the common people every year is very limited, especially when it's packaged in those crystal bottles; it's truly hard to come by."