"The master's household has good food. You eat well, live well, and dress well. I'm willing to sell myself to the Tang family..."
"Steward Luo, you handle buying people..."
"Come on, everyone who wants to sell themselves, line up. One at a time, no rushing.
Those who know martial arts must have their cultivation tested first. Those with scholarly honors must provide proof, and those with other talents must demonstrate them.
If your daughter is especially pretty and can play instruments, sing, and dance,
she may be selected for the Public Relations Hall, and the price paid for her will be doubled..."
"Steward Luo, I was a craftsman to begin with. Can I get more money?"
"Yes, yes, of course. We'll have to see how good your carpentry is first."
"I'm a bricklayer..."
"I'm a fisherman. I can weave nets and catch fish, and I'm very good at rowing..."
"Fishing is a craft too. More money."
Tang Wen had not expected that, after the commotion caused by Ridge-Sea Academy and a little fanning of the flames by Zhang Hanzi, even the two or three thousand people doing temporary work here would start getting restless.
After all, they had witnessed Su Mei Island's development during this time and eaten good food.
They had seen that the Tang family's servants were all properly dressed. Naturally, when they compared their circumstances, those servants lived better than they themselves had before.
People sought higher ground, while water flowed downhill... This was an unexpected gain.
Tired, Tang Wen returned to his room to get some sleep.
The moment he entered, he froze.
Holy shit!
Gu Hanyan had become a little prettier again, and younger than last time too. Now her face looked like that of a thirty-year-old.
She had gone from fifty to forty,