[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls":3,"chapter-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-98":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202846,1553,"Chapter 98: Employment Terms","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-98",98,"\u003Cp>\"Don’t let the others know who their master is,\" Lin Xuan Qi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to bring them in two batches to the factories and the retail store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was to make sure that none of them would know the full process of making the soap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin, do take a seat first while I fetch the men and women.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fei Luo didn’t question much, offered him a seat, poured him a cup of tea and went into the back of the slave brokerage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi sat and took a sip of the tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark and gloomy atmosphere in the slave brokerage, with the slaves in the back giving out painful groans occasionally, gave him an uncomfortable feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drummed his fingers on the tabletop impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi couldn’t wait to get out of the place as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sounds of chains could be heard, and Fei Luo emerged in the hall again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Fei Luo and his men were ten men and women tied up in chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked burly and tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their muscles were toned, and their palms and knuckles were covered in tough skin from all the hard work they had dealt with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi figured that they were farmers and laborers from rural villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the harvest wasn’t good or when misfortunes happened to them, they would have no other choice but to sell themselves into slavery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starving to death was the other eventual outcome if they didn’t do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They glanced at him warily with their backs bent down, instinctively giving him a bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Da Qian Dynasty the powerful and wealthy ruled ruthlessly over these poor folks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you waiting for?\" Fei Luo shouted at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His men raised their hands holding a whip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men and women tensed up immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Release them from their chains. I don’t have the whole day,\" Lin Xuan Qi stopped Fei Luo and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was much work to be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men and women quickly bowed at him, thankful for helping them avoid another round of beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand at them and said, \"I’m Lin Xuan Qi, now you shall follow me to where you will work and live.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They nodded at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young master seemed to be much kinder than the slave brokerage boss so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were still wary if it was only a show put up by Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d heard so many stories about how wild these young masters could be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fei Luo and his men released the men and women from their chains and the chains dropped to the ground, giving out a clanking sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men and women hesitated for a moment, glanced at each other and finally stood up straight again after a few moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here are the documents for these slaves,\" Fei Luo said as he handed the contracts over to Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi nodded and said, \"I’ll be back for the rest soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Words appeared in his mind when he took over the contracts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations to host for recruiting ten workers to the factory.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Additional 100KG of rice will be delivered to the mansion daily.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Keep up the good work and recruit more personnel.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System shall be upgraded when it’s done.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi was glad when he saw the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant more earnings from the rice delivery by the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that he gestured for the men and women to follow him, \"Grab your belongings and come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them had their small bundle of belongings on them, so they were able to leave immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they traveled to the factory in the east, Lin Xuan Qi bought them a meal before reaching their destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eat slowly. I still need you to work for me,\" Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men and women were wolfing down the food with a mouthful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fei Luo must have been starving these men and women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin... We are just too... hungry...\" one of the men munched on the food and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others nodded their heads vigorously while they took a bite of the food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were grateful for the meal and more importantly, Lin Xuan Qi seemed like a normal person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone thought to themselves that they would at least try and work hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they were done with the food, it took them another incense time to reach the factory in the east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they entered, the carpenters and ironsmiths were already there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had brought the equipment that was required with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crop stalks and clam shells were also delivered by the suppliers he had arranged earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was good to go except for the actual work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Song, get your men to wait while I get them settled,\" Lin Xuan Qi said to Song and turned to one of the ironsmiths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You too, wait for my instructions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Song and the ironsmith nodded at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned back to the new workers and said, \"Follow me to your living quarters first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They followed closely behind and glanced around at the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The factory looked grand to them, with them coming from a humble background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in their village, they’d never seen such a huge building before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was neat and tidy all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their village, there would be dirt, animals roaming around and rubbish strewn all over the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here we are. Pick a bed for yourselves. Men and ladies separate yourselves. And I need someone from each group to oversee the hygiene and cleanliness of the living quarters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi brought them into their living quarters and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were more than ten beds in each room of the living quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men and women separated themselves and picked a room for each group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were six men and four women and so there were still empty beds for more workers if he wanted to increase the number of workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of them wanted to be in charge of the hygiene and cleanliness of the living quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They glanced at each other, then at Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>",1029,"2026-06-03T13:58:56.970Z",1,"novelbin.me","43879cf3381f0f88b6a617f3dde2b823f25481d0c3457262336f196c0d34f28d","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-189","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-188",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fclan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-cover.jpg"]