Transmigrated To Ancient Time: Thrive With An Auction System!-Chapter 228: Buying Slaves ( 1 )

With an extra 30 taels of silver, even after he deducted the fees, the clerk still earned around 25 taels of silver. This was equal to his income for two years.

Worried that she would change her mind, the clerk quickly showed her the storefront and processed the documents. With "tea money," the process of transferring the deed went smoothly.

After Yao Zhi received the keys and the house and land deeds, she closed the door and opened her system’s shop. She bought eight sets of padlocks, costing her a total of 16 points.

She changed the locks for every door, including the underground cellar’s entrance. When she was done, she went to the main building in the backyard and put on her disguise.

At 8 o’clock in the morning, she left the storefront through the back door.

She had already put her donkey inside the system’s grassland and took out the horse carriage. She had to connect the carriage to the horse personally before she could use it.

When she left Zhu’an Town, the road was sparse, and the guards huddled together around a brazier. They only gave her a glance before they continued their conversation.

Yao Zhi drove the horse carriage and reached the warehouse half an hour later. She parked the horse carriage near the entrance of the warehouse and unlocked the gate.

As she walked in, she looked around and saw that the warehouse was empty. She went to the main building and unlocked the door. Afterward, she took out the deer and reindeer pelts from the warehouse in her system’s husbandry.

Not long after she filled the room with the pelts, she heard voices coming from outside. She locked the door and walked to the gate.

Seeing her coming, Luo Bo walked over and greeted her, "Young Master Lei, you are here."

Yao Zhi returned his greeting and gestured to the people standing behind him. "Master Luo, these people are..."

"Young Master Lei, these are the workers I hired to build the wall." After he said this, Luo Bo turned to the group and said, "Everyone, this is Young Master Lei. He is the one who hired everyone to build the wall."

"Greetings, everyone," Yao Zhi cupped her fists.

The workers were taken aback by how polite she was. They had already heard from Luo Bo and their families about this person’s background.

Usually, those who were born with silver spoons in their mouths would look down on the commoners, no matter how good-natured they were. They had expected their employer to be like others. Unexpectedly, he treated them politely and even greeted them first.

Feeling flattered, they quickly returned her greetings. "Greetings, Young Master Lei."

Yao Zhi smiled at their awkward behavior and said, "Everyone, I know the weather is cold and it’s hard work to build the wall.

Since it’s impossible to build the wall right away, it’s alright to build a simple fence to mark the area. Just follow the red thread used by the Yamen’s clerk to mark my land.

After you build the fence, you can wait until after the spring plowing before starting to build the wall. When the wall is done, I plan to build a workshop and dormitories. So, this job will be a long-term job.

If you have other matters and can’t continue working for me, you can inform Master Luo. Your wage will be paid daily, but it does not include lunch and water."

The moment they heard her words, everyone was delighted. They thought that they had to work in the cold weather and risk their health. Fortunately, the employer was not unreasonable.

After a while, someone raised his hand and asked, "Young Master Lei, we heard that we would get paid 30 Wen a day. Is that true?"

Yao Zhi nodded and replied, "Everyone will get paid 30 Wen a day, but I will only pay those who work hard. Those who try to take advantage of me and slack off will get their wages cut."

"Young Master Lei, will we get the same wage when we start building the wall?" another worker asked.

"Now is a special time, so I pay everyone more just in case you get sick. When we start building the walls, the wage will naturally be lower," Yao Zhi replied calmly.

Although they were disappointed that they were unable to get high pay, most of them were still content. After all, finding a job in town was not easy, and the payment was usually cut by the foreman. After a whole day of work, they often only received 10 Wen.

"Everyone, I promise to follow the market price for your wages after winter. I can promise you that I will pay you 15 Wen per day at the lowest. So, I hope you all work honestly and not let me down," Yao Zhi said.

As soon as they heard this, everyone’s mood was lifted. 15 Wen is a good price. Finally getting the promise, they thanked her.

"Thank you, Young Master Lei. We won’t let you down," they said in unison.

Since it was not early anymore, Da Zhu led the workers to the land so they could start working.

Yao Zhi handed a set of keys and a wooden box to Luo Bo and said, "Master Luo, these are the keys to the warehouse. There are a total of 20,000 pieces of pelt stored in the main building.

There are 500 taels of silver in this box. It’s to pay you, your brothers, and the workers’ wages. I have to leave now, so I have to ask you and your brothers to deliver the goods to the General’s mansion."

Luo Bo accepted the keys and the box. After a moment of pause, he asked, "Young Master Lei, do you have other instructions?"

Yao Zhi thought for a moment before she said, "Please convey my message to Steward Han. Just ask him to help keep the payment for my goods for now. I will get my money when I come back." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Understood."