When purchasing the manor previously, it incidentally came with some Selling Covenants, but Yang Ruxin had not looked at them at the time. Just now, she scanned them with her mind in the space and realized that there were a total of four families registered as slaves, among them was the Wa Family.
If a servant is sent to the manor, it is generally because they have committed a mistake and are being punished.
If Mrs. Dong intends to spend her life with Wa Da, she must be registered in the household registration at Xiao Liu Village. Since the Wa Family is of slave status, the daughter-in-law will naturally also be a slave upon marriage. Waiting for Dong Hongmei to become a slave too would make it easier to control her.
The people, listening to Yang Ruxin’s explanation, harbored no suspicions and even thought the new landlord was easy to talk to. After all, when a new landlord arrives, everyone comes to greet them, and yet that person ran away in a panic. It was very impolite. If it were someone stricter, they might even drag her out for a beating.
Liu Genmao hurriedly agreed, promising to sort out the household registration issue in the next few days.
Next, Yang Ruxin instructed everyone to continue working as before. Even though the landlord had changed, the status quo was to be maintained. She also distributed one qian of silver to each household as a reward, a welcome gift from the new landlord.
The people all breathed a sigh of relief and were also delighted. The landlord was very generous.
Liu Genmao was also quite tactful. He quickly gathered a few baskets of produce from inside the manor to put on the carriage—just some wild fruits and bamboo shoots from the hilltop.
Yang Ruxin did not stand on ceremony, but she instructed Liu Genmao to gather some people to refurbish the main courtyard.
The previous landlord rarely visited this manor. Although people cleaned the main courtyard, it was somewhat dilapidated, so it needed to be tidied up. Yang Ruxin thought that when the opportunity arose, she would take the whole family for a vacation here.
Guan Qingshu had been following Yang Ruxin the entire time. His heart couldn’t help but be shocked, but beyond the shock, he also felt it was to be expected. Ruxin had always been capable. In the end, it was he who had missed his chance, but inside him, there was still a trace of unwillingness. He didn’t think Gu Qingheng was worthy of Ruxin. He even fantasized that if one day he made it big, would he then have the credentials to pursue this girl once more?
It must be said that Guan Qingshu’s unwillingness was precisely the driving force behind his continuous progress. However, when the day arrived that he finally attained a high position, he realized that things were not as he had imagined. Some people would not wait in the same place for him. Of course, that is a story for another time.
Back to the Wa Family.
Hong’er, in fact, Dong Hongmei, breathed a sigh of relief only after running back to her house. She hadn’t seen Yang Ruxin, but she had seen Guan Qingshu, which made her very nervous. Of course, at the moment, she hadn’t realized that the owner of the manor had changed to Yang Ruxin, but Guan Qingshu’s presence alone was enough to make her anxious. She was already thinking of ways to escape.
After leaving Xiao Liu Village, Yang Ruxin and her party headed directly back to the village. Due to the delay, it was already getting dark as they entered the village.
Yang Ruxin insisted on escorting Guan Qingshu into the village, stopping only when they reached the place where he lived. She told him to walk home by himself since it wasn’t far from there.
Guan Qingshu wasn’t pretentious and simply nodded slightly before walking towards the village.
Yang Ruxin originally planned to visit Gu Qingheng first, but she was pulled aside by Sanni, who had heard the news and run out: "Big sister, you’re finally back. You have no idea, today..."
Suddenly, a cough came from nearby.