On the morning of the third day, Li Xiu had just opened the door and saw Fat Sister and Hei Niang standing outside the door. Hei Niang was the young woman whose husband was seriously ill. In order to treat her husband, the land at home was sold. She suddenly fell from a well-off family to the point where she couldn't get rid of the blame. Now she can only rely on Hei Niang to help others to sew and repair her.

The situation in the same place as Hei Niang's family is similar. Her family was originally from Luoyang. The family suffered a drought two years ago, and the food price suddenly rose. In order to survive, she had to sell her land for food. However, even so, she was forced to escape in the end. Later, she became someone else's tenant near Chang'an. Moreover, her husband broke his leg while fleeing and could not do heavy work. All the work was on her. Thanks to her being stronger than a man, otherwise she would have been exhausted.

It is also because of this that Hei Niang and Fat Sister easily convinced their family and rushed to Li Xiu's house to report early this morning, which made Li Xiu very happy. He personally led them in and arranged a residence for them.

The ward was originally going to live in the front yard, but now there are few people in the family, and Fat Sister and the others are women, so Li Xiu arranged for them to live in the middle yard, next to the inner house, so if there is another situation like Zhang Shiyi on the day, it will be convenient for them to rescue them.

"Li Jijiu, in addition to you and the little lady, we want to know all the servants at home, so as not to be caught by someone in the mansion in the future!" As soon as Fat Sister and the others put down their luggage, they immediately suggested to Li Xiu that since they agreed to be a guardian, they will do their duty.

"Haha, don't worry about this. It turns out that there are only four people in the family with our brother and sister. The two maids are Yuechan and Liu'er. I'll introduce you later. Now I'll talk about your responsibilities and treatment!" Li Xiu smiled when he heard this. Even if Fat Sister and the others were only six, so there was really nothing to introduce.

When Fat Sister and Hei Niang heard that there were only four people in Li Xiu's family, they looked at each other in surprise. Jijiu was a fifth-rank official and was already an extraordinary figure in their eyes. However, there were only two maids in his family, and no one believed it if it was reported.

Li Xiu also saw the surprise of Fat Sister and the others, but he did not explain too much. In fact, if possible, he really didn't want too many servants at home, because there were too many people, he always felt messy. However, now that the family is old, he can't take care of it without recruiting more people.

"Li Jijiu, didn't Qiu Niang come?" At this moment, Hei Niang suddenly spoke. Qiu Niang was the first to agree to come to Li Xiu's place the day before yesterday, but they didn't see her after they came.

"No, I thought she would come with you. Is there anything at home that can't come?" Li Xiu said strangely at this time, but at the same time he felt a little grateful. To be honest, he was really afraid of this girl who likes eunuchs, and she seemed to be very interested in herself, which made Li Xiu feel even more dangerous. It would be great if she didn't come.

"It shouldn't be. When we left together that day, she was still very interested in Li Jijiu and said she would definitely come. On the contrary, Sister Jiu was cowardly and married a bad gambling man. She usually had to take care of the children, so she probably had little hope of coming." At this time, Sister Fat also spoke, and after saying that, she also showed a confused expression.

At this moment, suddenly there was a noise coming from the front yard, which made Li Xiu and the others stunned. Then they quickly walked to the front yard. Before they saw anyone, they heard a crisp voice shouting: "Sister Jiu, if you want a child, come in!"

"Qiu Niang, don't mess around, give me the child quickly, and let Li Jijiu see it, it's not good!" At this time, another woman's voice came over and sounded like it was the honest Jiujie.

"No, and ask Xiaoya if she is willing to go back to your home?" Qiu Niang said with a smile, as if there was a child's whisper. She didn't know what she was saying?

When Li Xiu and the others walked through an arch, they finally saw Qiu Niang standing in the yard with a four or five-year-old child in her arms, while Jiu Jie stood outside the door with an anxious look on her face. When she saw Li Xiu appear, her face also changed. She wanted to leave but felt a little embarrassed. In the end, she had to lower her head and say nothing.

"Qiu Niang, what are you doing? Why did you carry Jiujie's child over?" When Fat Sister saw Qiu Niang and Jiujie, she immediately said angrily. She was the most prestigious among the four, so she had already become the leader of the four.

"Hehe~, Fat Sister, you can't blame me. I just went to persuade Sister Jiu to come with me. Sister Jiu didn't want to, but Xiaoya clamored to leave with me because she was afraid that her father would hit her again when she came back, so I brought her!" Qiu Niang explained with a smile. Of course, she did this to attract Sister Jiu.

When Fat Sister heard this, she also came over to take the little girl in Qiu Niang's arms. Li Xiu also leaned over to take a look. In the end, the girl, who was four or five years old, had a terror on her forehead, and her exposed arms were also blue and purple. She was obviously beaten. This made Li Xiu frown. Judging from Qiu Niang's words, these injuries seemed to be beaten by Sister Jiu's bad gambling husband. Such a person was simply a scumbag!

"Sister Jiu, all the children are like this. Are you still obsessed with it?" Fat Sister saw that the child was so injured, and she shouted angrily. She is also a mother and she doesn't think that the child is hurt the most.

"I..." The Jiujie outside the door seemed to be indifferent. Although she had been a personal guard and was not her opponent in three or five people like her husband, her personality flaws were very obvious. She thought that men were her own gods and had long been used to being in favor of them and did not dare to resist at all. This is also the main reason why she has fallen to this point now.

At this time, the black lady walked out the door and pulled Sister Jiu into the door and said, "Sister Jiu, don't hesitate anymore. If you two mothers continue like this, they will be beaten to death by that bad gambling man sooner or later. It's better to break it off now and find a better father for Xiao Ya in the future!"

"But... but he will find it!" Jiujie was also a little moved when she heard this, but at the same time she said worriedly, her gambler husband is a scoundrel. If she stays here and doesn't go back, the other party will definitely come to her. No one will be good at it at that time.

"If he dares to come, I slap him to death!" Fat Sister said domineeringly at this time. She was not a particularly impulsive person at first, but the scars on Xiaoya's body completely angered her.

However, as soon as Fat Sister said that, she immediately looked at Li Xiu awkwardly. After all, Li Xiu is the master here. If Sister Jiu’s husband comes to make a fuss, Li Xiu is the most embarrassing one, so it’s useless for them to say anything. The key is whether Li Xiu is willing to take in Sister Jiu and Daughter?

"Sister Jiu, just stay here with confidence. Xiaoya stays there too. She can be a playmate with my sister Qi Niang!" Li Xiu said with a smile. He was very sympathetic to Sister Jiu and Daughter, not to mention that the three guards were indeed less. Although Sister Jiu was a little more honest and did not dare to fight with her husband, she would definitely not be ruthless to the enemy, otherwise she would not survive the battlefield.

"Great, thank you Li Jiji!" Fat Sister saw Li Xiu agreeing, and immediately bowed to Li Xiu excitedly. Hei Niang and Jiu Jie bowed to him with gratitude, but Qiu Niang gave Li Xiu a charming look, which made Li Xiu very depressed. He really had no interest in this Qiu Niang who likes to slaughter people!

"Okay, since everyone is here, I will talk about the rules in the mansion. In fact, there are not many people in the mansion, so there are not many rules. Yuechan, the butler of our Li Mansion, has formulated some rules. She will tell you personally later. As for your treatment, it is very generous. In addition to the salary of two jin a month that I mentioned before, you can also take a day off every ten days. As for which day you can arrange for your rest, but the mansion must keep two guards on guard at all times..."

Li Xiu explained some of his requirements for the nursing home and the benefits he gave. After hearing this, Fat Sister and the others felt that the treatment Li Xiu gave was too generous, so no one expressed any objection. At that time, Li Xiu took them to arrange the room. At this time, Yue Chan also came from the inner house and explained the rules in the mansion to them. In fact, they were all very ordinary rules, such as not being allowed to steal, scold, fight, etc.

With the arrival of the four female guards, Li Xiu finally felt a little more at ease. Moreover, the four female guards gave him a big surprise. After they were admitted to the yard, they not only did the ward work, but also started cleaning and doing housework whenever they had free time. Even the fat sister cooked good dishes, so she didn't even have to invite a chef.

However, the four female guards lived in the middle yard, but the front yard was still empty. After all, they were all guards and could not be used by the current people all at once. So in the end, Li Xiu decided to recruit some servants. Yuechan had been officially appointed as the housekeeper of the mansion by him. Liu'er joined in the fun and was appointed as the second manager. The two little girls were also looking forward to a few more servants to let them manage.

If you want to recruit people, you must go to the human market, where there are special human traffickers, and there are also desperate people who voluntarily sell themselves as slaves. Moreover, this kind of human market is usually with the mule and horse market. Thinking about the scene where people and animals are clearly marked with prices, Li Xiu felt a little uncomfortable.

However, as the saying goes, follow the customs of the countryside, and you will have to see the dark side of some society sooner or later, so Li Xiu finally brought Yue Chan to Chang'an. Yue Chan is the housekeeper in the mansion, and she needs to worry about choosing a servant, not to mention that Li Xiu has no experience in this regard.
Chapter completed!