Chapter 350
Chapter 350
Before coming to this dynasty, Jiang Yan hoped that he would be tall, have long legs, be thin and strong. After being hungry for a long time after coming here, he hoped that he could gain some weight. With the protection of fat, he could hold on longer in times of crisis and not die easily.
Chunying once said that she hoped to become plump because that would mean she would have enough food and clothing and a worry-free life, but she never expected that her wish would never come true.
She broke the awkwardness that had lasted for years between the two of them, stepped forward, pinched Jiang Yan's cheek, and said seriously, "I've been promoted to a small manager. Would you like to help me?"
"Wow, congratulations!" Jiang Yan offered sincere congratulations and then inquired, "Are you still in Fu Mansion? Are you going to live in Rongcheng County permanently from now on?"
She remembered that Chunying had inadvertently revealed that she had worked in several mansions before. Now the target of the mission, Miss Fu, is married. Will she continue to stay in the Fu family or move to another place?
Jiang Yuan once mentioned that she had met Chunying, who worked with her, but she hasn't mentioned it again in the past two years.
Jiang Yan tacitly agreed that everyone would go their separate ways from now on, but she never expected to see them again. She couldn't help but ask, "Is Sister Yile with you?"
Baoqin and the others had appeared in Miss Fu's wedding procession. Although Jiang Yan didn't see it with her own eyes, when Uncle Jiang He and the others escorted them back and told the people in Dongshan Village about the scene, they mentioned several maids, but there was no news of Yile.
"She and I are not together," Chunying replied, but she didn't say where exactly. "The master's surname is not Fu. I will stay in Rongcheng County for the past six months, and I'm not sure when I will leave."
Jiang Yan nodded thoughtfully and returned to Chunying's original invitation: "Although I don't know what to do, I probably can't help you."
She pointed to the land beside her that was in urgent need of recovery. "I still have such a large piece of land to plant. I don't have the energy to do anything else."
Chunying frowned: "You can hire two families to do the work."
"Me?" Jiang Yan pointed at herself in surprise. "I hired someone to help me farm?"
She thought her idea of hiring people to farm the land was quite unusual, but ended up going straight to buy people.
She had never thought about the human trafficking, as she had very little wealth, not even a small landlord. She had never expected Chunying to think so highly of her, thinking she could afford to employ servants from two households.
Jiang Yan touched her nose and declined politely, "Then you have to sell me to provide food and clothing for so many people. If necessary, just hire someone to help." This way she should be able to find a loophole and cultivate much less land.
Seeing Jiang Yan was frightened, Chunying explained, "Even though buying someone costs more money at the moment, over the years it will basically be less than hiring a worker. Especially now that there are so many refugees outside, the price is even easier to lower."
Chunying said this with a nonchalant expression, which made Jiang Yan feel very unfamiliar. She couldn't help but ask, "Have you encountered anything... particularly bad in the past few years?"
Chunying was stunned. After a long silence, she must have understood what Jiang Yan meant. She smiled and said, "I have the protection of my master, so I live a good life. But after seeing so much, I gradually realized that human life is worthless. So many people just want to survive. If you don't have a skill, don't you just have to rely on selling cheap things to make a living?"
Jiang Yan felt an inexplicable fear. She had been hiding in Dongshan Village, shutting her eyes and ears, and one of the main reasons was to avoid the chaos of the outside world.
Now that Chunying has come here, does it imply that this land can no longer remain immune and the people of Dongshan Village will soon be separated again?
Then one day, will she also become accustomed to it like Chunying?
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