nucmednet Chapter 540 New Member 2
Chapter 540 New Member 2
Upon hearing this, everyone followed him in. Their lunch was the same as what Ma Pozi and the others had had as their first lunch, which was also mixed noodles. Xu Han had even specially brought them some eggs.
The reason for eating noodles was simple, mainly because noodles are quick to make. As for eggs, Xu Han thought that there was no need to favor one over the other, so everyone ate the same for the first meal.
The main reason was that they all looked malnourished. Xu Han wanted to recover as soon as possible so that they could start working earlier. Seeing how frail they looked, she was really afraid that they would be exhausted and unable to get up.
As an aside, since the last batch of servants came to the valley, although they have to do a lot of work every day, because they eat well, live well, don't have so many worries, and are full of hope for the future, everyone's face is visibly getting fatter.
Not only am I fatter than before, but my complexion is also much better. I don't have to worry about food and drink every day. I just need to work hard. How can my complexion not be good if I'm in a good mood?
The newcomers saw that Zhou and Ma were wearing clean clothes and lived in a large and bright blue brick and tile house. They were not fat, but their figures were better than their current condition. Especially the smiles on their faces, it was not difficult to tell that they were living a good life here.
It seems that the new master should be a kind person, or at least not too harsh on his servants. When everyone thought of this, they couldn't help but feel full of hope for their future life.
Although many of them used to sell themselves to wealthy families, they have never been exposed to core affairs. In their daily lives, they can only eat enough and not go hungry.
It looks very decent on the surface, but there are too many bad things inside, especially the private affairs in the wealthy families, which are too immoral.
Living in a wealthy family, those with better abilities don't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, at least they can have enough to eat, but it's not easy to live by hanging your life on your belt every day.
Living under the master's mood every day, especially when encountering a master with a bad temper, being beaten and scolded is a very normal thing.
Therefore, many people would rather choose to do some rough work in the mansion than be promoted to be a personal maid.
The work done by rough maids is dirty and tiring, and is not as glamorous as that of personal maids. However, as long as they meet a good nanny to take care of them and can have enough food to eat, they are better than personal maids.
For women, it is even more terrifying, especially for some of the young masters in the mansions. If they take a fancy to them, it would be worse than death.
Maids have no human rights and their life and death depend on their masters. If they are favored and can be named concubine, then their life will be easier. But if they are just a concubine, then their future life will be even more difficult.
The master is not the master, and the maid is not the maid, so the status is very awkward. The people below look down on you, and the people above oppress you.
However, men are better off than women. If they are appreciated by their masters, as long as they do not make mistakes and are smart, they will have many opportunities for promotion.
Among the people Xu Han selected this time, except Li Wen and Juxiang, the rest were low-ranking women. The men were all selected to be strong laborers. The reason was simple: Xu Han had a clear goal in buying them, which was to let them do farm work.
If I choose the weak ones, they will look fragile. Wouldn't it be a waste of money to raise them after I buy them? There is no value at all. Xu Han is not stupid.
The servants here finally had today's hot meal. Looking at the eggs in everyone's bowl, their hearts were filled with hope for the future.
After the meal, Zhou and Ma became much more familiar with them, and everyone got to know each other a little better. During the meal, the two told them a lot of things about the mountains, including Xu Han's family and basic precautions. The two did not keep anything to themselves and told them everything.
Seeing the two men speaking so frankly, the newcomer thanked them again.
On Xu Han's side, the other person ate the food directly in the space. After eating and drinking their fill, Xu Han sat outside in the sun with his hands on his stomach, looking very happy.
Lu Chuan poured her a glass of water and handed it to her, saying, "What are you going to do with the new people? Are you just going to leave them alone? Do you want to go over and see them?"
Xu Han took the water and said slowly, "Don't worry, they probably haven't had lunch yet! It won't be too late for us to go later.
It's getting late. This group of people have just been sent to the county town. They probably hadn't had enough time to rest before we bought them back. We won't assign them any work this afternoon. Let them rest first and then work together tomorrow.
As for where to live, we can only let them squeeze together for now. Fortunately, the rooms over there are big and there are many of them, so they can squeeze in."
"Well, you can arrange these things. By the way, do you want me to go hunting in the mountains later so that we can have dinner together in the evening?"
Lu Chuan knew that Xu Han liked to be lively and that they would always have dinner together for such things in the past, so he took the initiative to bring it up.
Who would have thought that today Xu Han would directly refuse, "We won't have dinner with them. It's not appropriate with so many people around now.
After all, we are the masters, so it is better to be different from them. We cannot let them think we are too easy to talk to, otherwise it will be difficult to control them in the long run.
In the past, I had more contact with Liu Erzhu and others because we lived together and there was no other way. It was unavoidable, but now it’s different, and we don’t have to do that.
After listening to this, Lu Chuan nodded, feeling that what his wife said made sense.
Xu Han continued, "But we can still go hunt some prey and send it back to the valley later, so that they can have some fun together and get familiar with each other earlier so that it will be convenient for us to work together tomorrow."
"Okay, leave it to me. I'll go pack my things and go into the mountains in a bit."
Xu Han nodded in agreement. After Lu Chuan left for a while, Xu Han looked up at the sky. Seeing that it was almost time, she got up and went towards the valley.
From a distance, I saw a group of people sitting in the yard, and I had no idea what they were doing.
When Xu Han approached, they found that it was Zhou who was leading them to process the chestnuts that had been picked today. When everyone saw Xu Han coming, they immediately stood up.
Xu Han waved her hand to signal them to sit down. She took the stool handed to her by Ma Pozi and sat down directly. "It seems that the chestnuts this year are good, and they are all quite big.
Zhou smiled and replied, "Yes, these chestnuts are big and good, and the harvest is good."
Ma Pozi also said, "They picked so much in most of the day today. They have been transporting it back and forth several times. I heard from Li Lin that there are still a lot on the mountain!"
"That's great, we'll have a lot to eat this year."