Chapter 26 Recruiting Female WorkersThe person that Emperor Xuanwu sent to Yunshu to help her collect information outside the palace regularly was the eunuch Wang who was previously in charge of purchasing for his palace. Eunuch Wang has frequently been in and out of the palace over the years and is very familiar with every place in the capital. It's just that because he has gotten older in the past two years, he is no longer able to lift heavy objects, so he just happened to have some free time. Hearing that Yunshu wanted to buy a cheap and spacious manor, but had no idea, he volunteered to take Yunshu and his friends to a very simple manor in the southern suburbs of the capital. "Your Highnesses, please." "…What kind of crappy place is this?" After a bumpy ride in the carriage, Yun Chuhuan finally heard that they had arrived at the place. He originally thought it would be some royal villa, hot spring villa, or something like that. When I lifted the curtain, I saw that there was no carved beams, painted pillars, small bridges or flowing water. Each room looks similar to the houses where ordinary people live in the city. The honorable Sixth Prince only took one look and frowned fiercely: "Is there no other village to choose from?" "Your Highness, there are other manors, but they are either too far from the city, too small and not spacious enough, or too expensive."
Eunuch Wang said respectfully: "This is the only place that best meets Her Royal Highness's requirements." “The one with the high price…” “I think this is great!” As soon as Yun Shu saw Yun Chuhuan's ostentatious expression, he knew what he wanted to say. She interrupted the other person before he could finish his words: "After all, to put it bluntly, this manor is just a slightly larger workshop. It's not for you to come and stay for fun. Why does it need to be so exquisite?" "...Well, alright then." Hearing that he didn't need to live there, Yun Chuhuan reluctantly agreed: "You guys continue reading Zhuangzi. I'll stay in the carriage so I can finish reading the booklet I just read." "no!" What if this guy insists on asking her to remove the second article after reading it? That article was placed above for a purpose! Yun Shu grabbed the back of his collar and dragged him down: “What kind of founder doesn’t even take a look at his future industry? Then if you tell people that the Capital Weekly is yours, and someone asks you questions about Zhuangzi and you can’t answer anything, they will think you are bragging! " "Who would ask about this shabby manor for no reason?" Yun Chuhuan murmured reluctantly. But it must be said that Yun Shu's words really touched his heart. After all, he spent 100,000 taels of silver without blinking an eye, wasn't it just so that he could show off to others that the Capital Weekly was his? If he was thought to be bragging because of the affairs of a small shabby farm, he would be really angry to death! Grunting, Yun Chuhuan followed Yun Shu's force and got off the carriage. He raised his chin slightly and paced like a lord: "Let's go in and take a look!" "Yes." Seeing that the ancestor had finally taken a step, Eunuch Wang hurriedly bowed and led the way:
“This manor was actually bought by a foreign merchant to make wine, and he wanted to open his winery in the capital. But later, probably because the wine they brewed was not outstanding compared to the old brands in the capital, everyone was still used to buying the wine from those old brands, so they failed to succeed, and now they plan to sell the manor. At present, there are only a few temporary workers left to take care of the manor. When Your Highness is sure to buy this place, you can replace all the staff with your own. " "Day laborer?" Yun Shu didn't expect there would be such an unexpected surprise: "If they are short-term workers, they should be the common people living near the capital, right?" "Yes." Eunuch Wang confirmed her thoughts: "Some are from the city, and some are from nearby villages." "That's great. Eunuch Wang, please help me gather all those temporary workers. I have something to say to them." "Yes, I will go get him right away!" Since the master had given the order, Eunuch Wang naturally did not dare to delay. In just a short while, he brought all the people in the farm over. There are about ten in total. At the beginning, they were still unclear about the identities of Yun Shu and Yun Chuhuan. But listening to Eunuch Wang's shrill voice with a very royal style, one could guess that the two young masters in front of him, dressed in luxurious clothes, must be of great importance. But even so, they didn't dare to guess too high. It wasn't until the eunuch Wang shouted respectfully "Fifth Princess, Sixth Prince" that a group of people were shocked and fell to their knees in an instant: "I, your humble servant, greet the princess and the prince! Your Highness..." They were all honest and ordinary people. In their eyes, ordinary officials were already very important figures. They never thought that one day they would be able to meet such noble beings as the princess and the prince. They didn't even know what the correct words were when they greeted them. They pressed their foreheads to the ground and stammered for fear of being punished. "Everyone, get up. Don't be nervous." In the era of imperial power, the people's reverence for the royal family was almost ingrained in their bones. Yun Shu told them not to be nervous, but he knew in his heart that it was just useless talk. She simply got straight to the point and said: "I heard that you all live nearby. It just so happens that I plan to open a small workshop on this farm and need to recruit a group of female workers. You come at the beginning of the Si hour every day and can go home at the beginning of the You hour. The working time is four hours, and meals are provided. You can earn one and a half taels of silver every month. The requirements are to be careful and have good eyesight. If there are people in your family or people you know who are willing to come, you can ask them to come to the farm and sign up to try it out." Female worker? Only four hours of work a day? Food is included? There is even one and a half taels of moon silver? ? ! These conditions were more shocking than each other. If it weren't for the fact that Princess Yunshu's identity did have some deterrent power, these people would have exploded on the spot! For such a good job, why only hire women? Could it be... The braver ones struggled for a moment, but finally couldn't help but speak first: "May I ask, Your Highness, what kind of work does this female worker do?" I hope it’s not a brothel or a place where people sell their bodies? Of course, no one dared to ask the following question out loud. But the subtle expressions on their faces almost completely exposed their true thoughts.
Yun Shu glanced at them indifferently, feeling very disgusted with such malicious speculation, but he also understood that this was due to the limitations of the times. In the end, she just pulled the corner of her lip sarcastically: “To print books.” (End of this chapter)