《The Empress Livestream (1-201)》Bab 54: Memilih Petugas (II)
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Pelayan? Penjaga toko itu tercengang. Dia secara tidak sadar mengalihkan pandangannya ke kepala pelayan tua itu.
Detail ini tidak luput dari Jiang Pengji. Dia mengangkat alis sebelum mengetuk kipas yang tertutup di telapak tangannya.
"Masalah? Hm?" dia bertanya dengan dingin.
Permusuhan segera mulai menembus tatapan dinginnya, dan semua orang yang jatuh di bawahnya merasa tercekik.
Meskipun toko budak ini secara resmi diakui, uang yang diperolehnya tidak "bersih." Untuk bertahan dalam bisnis ini, seseorang harus beradaptasi dan mengambil keuntungan dari situasi apa pun.
Penjaga toko itu jelas orang yang luar biasa. Bagaimana lagi dia bisa mempertahankan bisnisnya begitu lama? Tetapi penjaga toko merasa sulit bernapas di bawah tatapan tajam Jiang Pengji.
Dia menguatkan tubuhnya yang gemuk ketika butiran-butiran keringat mulai mengalir keluar. Bunga-bunga sutra yang dijepit di rambutnya menggigil dengan gerakannya.
Nongfu Shanquan Youdianxuan: "Maaf, anda streaming tentang cara memilih pelayan hari ini?"
Shuibian Sanguo Nanshen: "Hahaha ... Meniduri semua perwira sekarang tampaknya penuh harapan. Anda berencana untuk meningkatkan pasukan Anda sendiri?"
Yimi Yangguang: "Tapi saya ingin tahu. Mengapa pedagang bereaksi seperti itu ketika tuan rumah mengatakan dia ingin membeli pelayan?"
Itu adalah sesuatu yang ingin diketahui Jiang Pengji juga. Tetapi ketika dia melihat ekspresi kepala pelayan, dia mengerti.
Bibirnya melengkung dan dia berkata, "Jangan repot-repot menunjukkan kepada saya itu dari manor Liu."
Para pelayan telah dijual ke toko budak ini. Sebagian besar keluarga kaya dan berpengaruh menggunakan pelayan muda yang akan tumbuh dalam rumah tangga karena ini akan menjamin kesetiaan mereka.
Namun cara Jiang Pengji membeli pelayan, tidak hanya membuatnya sulit untuk menjamin kesetiaan pelayan, tetapi juga membuatnya sulit untuk mengetahui sejarah para pelayan.
Meskipun keluarga Liu tidak berada di puncak kekuasaan dan kemegahan, mereka masih memiliki sejarah berabad-abad.
Secara alami, pedagang budak terkejut bahwa Jiang Pengji secara pribadi melakukan perjalanan untuk membeli beberapa pelayan.
Pelayan kepala memberi isyarat kepada penjaga toko untuk membawa beberapa pelayan yang cocok, menyebabkan dia akhirnya keluar dari kebodohannya.
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Wanita tua itu adalah yang terbaik di industri, dan dia efisien. Dalam beberapa saat, dia mengumpulkan beberapa pelayan.
"Aku telah membawa para pelayan. Mereka menunggu di halaman," jawab wanita tua itu dengan manis.
Kalau bukan karena dia gemetar, penjaga toko tua akan terdengar lebih alami dan kurang seperti dia mencoba memberi seseorang diabetes dengan nada manisnya. Ini benar-benar aneh.
Penjaga toko awalnya berpikir bahwa ini hanya akan menjadi penjualan normal, dan dia sangat ingin menyelesaikannya. Dia tidak berpikir bahwa dia akan merasa begitu terpapar oleh tatapan bocah itu.
Jiang Pengji menyeringai ketika dia melihat perilaku tidak wajar penjaga toko.
"Aku akan pergi melihat-lihat sekarang. Jika tidak ada yang cocok, aku perlu merepotkan kamu untuk membawa batch berikutnya," kata Jiang Pengji saat dia bangun.
"Itu tak perlu dikatakan. Tidak ada toko budak lain yang lebih baik dari milikku di seluruh Kabupaten Hejian." Wanita tua itu hampir memukul dadanya sendiri.
Semua pelayan menunggu di halaman, dan penjaga toko dengan bersemangat memimpin jalan. Dia mengisyaratkan, "Langjun, apakah ada orang lain yang Anda minati?"
Dia memiliki motif tersembunyi. Pejabat kekaisaran dan bahkan warga kaya juga mengunjungi penjaga toko ini untuk selir, penyanyi, penari, koki, atau penjahit.
Begitulah cara dia mendapatkan sebagian besar penghasilannya. Meskipun penjaga dan anak laki-laki halaman mahal, tidak banyak orang yang ingin membelinya.
Pelayan kepala mungkin sudah tua, tetapi telinganya masih tajam. Ketika dia mendengar pertanyaannya, dia hampir meledak.
Jiang Pengji juga terkejut. Dia mengangkat alis dan bertanya, "Apa yang kamu miliki di sini?"
Penjaga toko tua itu bangkit dan mulai menjual taktik penjualan. "Langjun, tokoku mungkin kecil, tapi aku bangga pada barang-barang berkualitas. Bahkan bintang-bintang di Langlang Alley itu dari tokoku. Keindahan yang hebat!"
Langlang Alley adalah distrik lampu merah.
"Oh, begitu?" Jiang Pengji pura-pura bersemangat saat dia mengabaikan batuk malu kepala pelayan.
"Aku pernah mendengar tentang gadis-gadis di Langlang Alley. Aku mendengar bahwa mereka tidak hanya cantik tetapi juga cukup berbakat. Aku bertanya-tanya siapa yang merawat mereka. Dan orang itu tepat di depan mataku ..."
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Kepala pelayan: "..."
Yimi Yangguang: "Saya tidak mengharapkan itu! Bahkan pedagang budak tidak kebal terhadap godaan Anda. #Laughcry"
Ketika Jiang Pengji menyanjung seseorang, dia suka menatap langsung ke mata mereka. Mata adalah jendela menuju jiwa, jadi itu membuat orang percaya setiap kata. Bahkan penjaga toko tua itu tersipu oleh pujian itu.
"Langjun kedua ..." gumam kepala pelayan.
"Semua orang menyukai keindahan. Jika setiap orang bisa membawa pulang orang cantik untuk dilihat setiap hari, bukankah mereka bahagia?"
Kepala pelayan: "..."
Kepala pelayan punya firasat buruk ... Tentunya tuan muda keduanya tidak pergi ke Langlang Alley hanya untuk melihat wanita cantik, kan?
Ketika mereka berbicara, mereka mencapai halaman. Para pelayan berbaris dari yang tertinggi ke yang terpendek.
Meskipun para pelayan mengenakan pakaian kasar yang dijahit dengan jahitan kasar, sikap mereka terlihat bagus. Kulit mereka bersih, dan mereka memberi kesan yang baik.
Masuk akal mengapa toko budak ini berkembang dan melakukan lebih baik daripada yang lain di Kabupaten Hejian.
"Apakah Anda memiliki catatan tentang sejarah orang-orang ini?" Jiang Pengji bertanya saat dia berjalan menuju para pelayan.
Dia menyapu pandangannya ke masing-masing sebagai informasi tentang masing-masing individu menetes ke dalam pikirannya.
Sebagai pedagang budak, wanita tua itu secara alami memiliki semua detail tentang "produknya".
Informasi itu tidak rumit, tetapi belum direkam secara tertib, sehingga sekilas sulit untuk dipahami. Jiang Pengji membalik-balik halaman dengan cepat.
Bagi penonton, sepertinya dia menggunakan buku itu untuk mengipasi dirinya. Penjaga toko itu tidak senang. Dia merasa bahwa Jiang Pengji tidak akan memilih pelayan yang baik dengan sikapnya.
Wanita tua itu mengumpulkan keberaniannya dan menunjuk ke seorang pria yang tinggi dan kokoh. Dia adalah yang terkuat di luar grup dan memiliki beberapa kemampuan bertarung.
"Langjun, apa pendapatmu tentang dia? Dia rajin dan jujur. Kalau bukan karena kelaparan yang mengubah rumahnya menjadi gurun, yang akhirnya menyebabkan kematian orang tuanya, dia tidak akan menjual dirinya kepada saya untuk mendapatkan uang untuk menguburkan mereka ... "
Wanita tua itu mungkin kurang memiliki hati nurani, tetapi dia tidak berani mencoba menipu Jiang Pengji. Dalam keadaan normal, pria kuat akan menjadi pilihan terbaik. Tapi dia bukan yang diinginkan Jiang Pengji.
"Heh, tidak apa-apa. Kamu bisa membuangnya," kata Jiang Pengji tanpa meliriknya sedikitpun.
"Kematian orang tuanya disebabkan oleh kemalasannya."
Pemirsa: "..."
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