[Red Chamber] When I became Grandma Liu

It's from yesterday:

Liu Cui and Gou'er returned to the town, while Liu Lan was staring at the workers in the workshop.The rouge in his house is so in short supply that he is most afraid of monks and thieves, otherwise, once the formula is leaked, Liu Cui's previous hard work will be ruined.Therefore, one of the most important processes in this rouge has always been completed by the few people in the family. Although it is a bit cumbersome, it can guarantee the greatest extent that their own interests will not be infringed.

After all, there is no patent protection law here.

Although the idea of ​​protecting the secret recipe was not thought of by himself, it was proposed by Uncle Wu, but Liu Cui still deeply felt that Jiang was still old and spicy, and started to follow the advice of professionals, but it was also a problem. Indirectly restricts output...

Ashamed to say,

Liu Cui is in the management of modern studies, and the school has a strong academic atmosphere. He often organizes various competitions to exercise students' thinking ability.

Sometimes Liu Cui will watch the roadshows of seniors and sisters participating in college student entrepreneurship competitions. During the questioning session, no matter whether your ideas are logical or not, whether small money can be made, whether a small company can be established, the questions that the judges must ask are Yes, how to ensure that you have core advantages and how to deal with market competition from other companies.

It's just that Liu Cui was just for the audience who came out during school, and she went into the left ear and the right ear, and completely forgot.

Now when it’s time for her own workshop, Liu Cui was shocked to find that she only memorized the questions, but forgot the answers...

When the book is in use, there will be less hate!

At this time, the role of Lao Spicy Jiang, Wu Bo, and Goutou military adviser was reflected again, and he offered a suggestion: buy a few maids to do the work.

Liu Cui: "..." There was silence.

In ancient times, people were allowed to buy and sell. The tooth trade is a legal industry in this era, and it is still very popular. Many maids in the Lijia Mansion in the world of Red Mansions, including Ping'er, are all sold as slaves.Even if it is not the world of red chambers, the history of buying and selling people in ancient China can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods and down to the Republic of China.

In a disaster year or when the family is too poor to get rid of the pot, many parents will sell their children and daughters, without too many procedures, or even put a grass sign on the side of the road and kneel down, and the sale can be carried out.What's more, "Hanshu Shihuozhi" records: "The ancestor Gao ordered the people to sell their sons, so they ate Shuhan."

The life of the people at the bottom in ancient times was so hard.To be honest, if it wasn't for Grandma Liu who went to Jia's mansion to "fight the autumn wind" after all the hard work and shamelessness, at most two more disaster years would come, and their family would have fallen into this situation.

Liu Cui naturally hated this kind of business, but now...he has to do it.

Liu Cui was in a daze at the door, but the young servant was very clever. He watched the three of them walking together from a distance, and greeted them attentively, bowed and asked, "Masters, madam, what are your orders?"

Seeing the hesitation on his mother-in-law's face, Gou'er knew that she couldn't bear it, so he said on behalf of his mother-in-law: "I want to buy a few girls. If you want to be able to work, you'd better be strong."

"okay".The boy responded with a cheerful tone.

A group of three people entered the dental shop.

Uncle Wu persuaded Liu Cui: "Boss, the maids in this dental shop are either lucky enough to fly to a branch to be the maids of the rich family, or sold to that dirty place. Our workshop is easy to work, and there are fewer rules than the rich family. It's cleaner than that dirty place, we went to buy girls to benefit those girls, not to harm them."

Liu Cui also understands the truth, but she is a little conflicted psychologically, but she has no choice but to act.

Liu Cui simply gritted her teeth and stomped her feet, and rushed in, walking faster than a dog, a man in his prime!

Dog: "..."

Contrary to Liu Cui's imagination, the tooth store is not a market, but a house with a large area, and the slaves are not locked in cages, but live in the backyard.

Hearing Uncle Wu's request, the steward turned sideways and told the boy at the door to go to the backyard to bring the girl over.

The three of Liu Cui stood waiting in the front yard without even a cup of tea.Both Liu Cui and Gou'er went to the dental clinic for the first time. They were very curious about the dental clinic, but they were too embarrassed to take a closer look, so as not to let others think they were bumpkins, so they whispered gossip and looked at them furtively.

Uncle Wu is an old man, standing there with his hands behind his back, looking like an old man.

After a while, the boy brought out twenty or thirty girls.When the girls saw someone coming to see them, they had different reactions. Some were pleasantly surprised at first, but when they saw the three of them dressed in ordinary clothes, they immediately pulled their faces down; some had longing faces all the time; of numbness.

Liu Cui didn't really want to come, but was persuaded by Uncle Wu. What Uncle Wu said was reasonable, and he had to give this old Jiang Hu some face.

But seeing this situation at this time, Liu Cui was a little at a loss. Fortunately, Uncle Wu was also a caring person. Seeing Liu Cui's gesture, how could he not know what his boss meant, and immediately volunteered to pick a girl.First check whether the girls are strong, then let the girls run and jump to see how flexible they are, and finally let them stretch out their hands to check the gaps between their nails to see if they are clean.

At this time, Liu Cui had already hid away because she was bored in the yard, and came in slowly when the dog came to call her.

At this time, Uncle Wu had already picked out the servant girl, and he was waiting for Liu Cui to come over to have a look and take the decision, and the matter was over.

Liu Cui signaled the dog to pay the money, and when they got their deeds of sale, the three of Liu Cui were about to leave. At this time, there was a lot of noise in the backyard! Then a man with disheveled hair ran out!

The man was dressed like a servant girl, and he staggered forward, but a few servants couldn't stop him, and everyone shouted for a rope and a stick!

Seeing this situation from a distance, Liu Cui wanted to retreat three feet away, but in the blink of an eye, Liu Cui and the man looked at each other! Suddenly, he felt a palpitation in his heart, and shouted: "Stop!" .

However, at this time, the person had been knocked down by the person next to him and fell to his knees, unable to move.

The manager looked at Liu Cui suspiciously, feeling that the old lady was rather strange, but since he was a customer and bought a few girls just now, he didn't care about anything.The steward waved his hand, and the servants hurriedly carried the man over.

When they looked at each other, Liu Cui realized that it was a man. Liu Cui squatted down and pushed back the man's hair, mixed with sweat and dirt. Liu Cui couldn't see his face clearly, but he felt that he should be a boy of sixteen or seventeen.

The manager saw that Liu Cui was interested in him, so he kindly explained: "Old lady, this person was sold here more than ten days ago. He usually doesn't speak and has a gloomy face all day long. Today he went crazy without knowing what happened. , you..."

Liu Cui turned her face and asked the steward, how much is this man?

Although the manager was puzzled, he also replied: "40 taels." Liu Cui was still immersed in the palpitation just now, and before she spoke, the dog spoke first

"The four girls are only 40 taels, why is this lunatic so expensive!"

"Hey, my lord, you don't know. Now our dental shop is not the same as before. There are more girls and fewer boys. Besides, we are located in the capital city, and a lot of boys can be sent to the palace. You don't have to worry about selling them." go out."

The dog was still about to argue, but Uncle Wu tugged at his sleeve, and the dog stopped talking.

Liu Cui had come to her senses at this time, and heard the price of 40 taels of silver. When he first came here, Uncle Wu had taught Liu Cui about science. The work in their workshop was not heavy, and a girl could do it, so it was cheap.The price of the boy is too high, and there are still few boys in the dental store, so it is not worth buying.

But Liu Cui still wanted to buy it, not for anything else. Liu Cui felt that when she first saw this boy, her heart palpitations. Liu Cui's shell is very healthy, without heart disease.The body will not send such signals to herself for no reason, Liu Cui has a hunch that this person may be related to her wearing a book.

Then this person, she must buy!

The dog wanted to say something more, but Uncle Wu still tugged at his sleeve!Gou'er had no choice but to let out a long sigh. The decision made by her mother-in-law is not something that anyone can easily persuade. She knew it from the day and night she developed the rouge powder.It's just a slave, it looks like a fool, just buy it if you buy it, at worst, keep an eye on it, and throw it out if it doesn't work, anyway, as long as the formula is there, money is not a problem.

Gou'er is just worried that this kid's brain is abnormal, afraid that he will go crazy, and when the time comes, he, old and young, will be unable to control him, won't he lead the wolf into the house?

Uncle Wu pulled the dog's clothes tightly with one hand, stroked his beard with the other, and said to the steward with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, I don't know where this kid came from, why is he so strange."

The manager tossed out a hot potato. Feeling very happy at this time, he replied, "I bought it on the way to Liujia Town. The family couldn't open the pot. He was sold at the youngest. He seems to be quiet and stubborn. Today I guess I was trapped, don’t worry, I don’t hurt anyone, I just run around, but I’m a leader in work, and I have plenty of strength. It’s definitely a decent way, my family will never do such unconscionable things.”

There are so many people in the steward's hands, and he can't remember everyone's background. Seeing that he can only ask these questions, Uncle Wu tried to meet him, and started a bargaining activity with the steward on this problem, and finally agreed to 30 taels of silver deal.

Seeing that the young man had been bought by her family, a stone in Liu Cui's heart finally fell to the ground. Liu Cui always felt that this boy had some kind of connection with herself...

Afterwards, under the persuasion of Uncle Wu and Uncle Wu, Liu Cui and Uncle Wu took the four maids back first, and Gouer took the young man to the clinic for treatment. Action is so unusual.

Sitting in the carriage going back, Liu Cui's previously excited mood gradually calmed down.

I was impulsive at this moment... Is it good or bad?

The author has something to say:

In ancient times, there were no patent rights, so if many craftsmen who mastered advanced craftsmanship did not choose to do things for the government, most of them would choose family production. The secret recipe was only passed on within the family, and it was passed on from male to female.