Chapter 440
440 Another two companions
As for Zheng Ling, she was an orphan. Back then, she was adopted by the second-in-charge of the village and had the same surname as the second-in-charge. When she was adopted, she had a Bell on her, so she was Zheng Ling.
Gu Nian was already very satisfied after getting to know the women. As for the men, well, she would leave them to her father!
When they arrived at the manor, Gu Nian assigned Meng Meng a task.
There was only one courtyard in the manor. The seventy-odd of them definitely could not live in this courtyard. Otherwise, their family would not have a place to stay even if they wanted to come over to play for a few days.
Apart from the family of four and the rooms reserved for the old couple, Gu Nian left the rest of the rooms to Meng Meng and third mother Meng.
Gu Nian then pointed to an empty space that was specially reserved for the people in charge of the manor to build houses.
“Meng Meng, you guys can build your own house, right?” Gu Nian asked.
don’t worry, miss Nian. There will be no problem with building a house. Before third uncle Jiang and fourth uncle Jiang went up the mountain, they specialized in building houses for people. Before seventh uncle du went up the mountain, he had top-notch carpentry skills in their local area. Making a bed, a table, and a bench would not be a problem at all. First Mother and second mother can do embroidery. Give us two months and we will definitely build our own house.” Meng Meng patted his chest and promised.
As Gu Nian listened to the thumping sounds, she wanted to ask,’brother, don’t you feel pain?’
She noticed that Jiang Yao looked at Meng Meng disdainfully when he was talking. She didn’t even want to look at him.
Gu Nian was not happy.’This is the general. You’re just a little girl who came out of nowhere. What right do you have to look down on him?’
Their parents are your saviors!
“Alright! Then you guys can arrange it later! Sanniang, don’t let anyone pick the flowers in the flower field. I have some use for them. If you have time these days, pick some for me and ask Meng Meng to send them to my house.” Gu Nian instructed third mother Meng.
“Alright, miss Nian, you can rest assured with me watching over you! They’re all men and don’t like flowers and plants. It’s just the two little girls and Jiang Yao, I’ll take care of them.” Third lady Meng said.
At first, she was still against signing the slave contract. However, after talking to Gu Nian, she felt less conflicted.
It wasn’t a death contract, and it was only for two years. The Gu family had the ability to arrange for more than seventy people to be good citizens and provide them with a place to live. It was better than living on the mountain.
In their village, many of them were forced to go up the mountain. Their names were long gone from their household registration. They didn’t even have an identity, so they didn’t have the freedom to enter and leave.
Although they didn’t want to be servants, if they wanted to be good people, they had to go through this stage. Her big nephew was not stupid. He was thinking for the more than seventy people in the village!
Gu Nian waited for everyone to arrive before explaining the rules of the village to them again. After that, he brought his sisters home.
When it was time to part, her little koi fish was a little reluctant to part.
She waved to her new friends, Meng Yan and Zheng Ling, indicating that she would come over to play when she was free.
Gu Nian’s heart ached for her. In her previous life, she was a poor little girl who had no friends. In this life, she finally made a friend, Cheng Huaiyu. However, the Cheng family was not good. Now, she had two more friends.
Meng Yan and Zheng Ling both looked good. One had a personality like a silly girl who was like her own brother, while the other had a reserved personality and seemed to be a little precocious, but her eyes were clear and she was an innocent child.