C564 They would rather die than leave home (1/2)

With a ”pa” sound, the paper that was filled with words was slapped on the table. The girls surrounded Xiao Letian furiously, while half of the chicken bone in Xiao Letian's mouth was still exposed.

”Nice to meet you, old master. You talk like you are doing something with your hands, do you really hate us so much? What do you despise about us? You want us to leave just like that? ”

”What is this contract? When did we become your employees? Is this going to drive us out of our homes? ”

The girls all knew a little about it, they could understand that this contract was actually just a contract that Xiao Letian wanted to give them.

It was written very clearly on the contract. From the day the contract was signed, Qing Wen and the rest had become free people, giving back all their identities. The women would earn a year's worth of money from their work.

The duration of the contract was three years, and if both parties had no objections, the contract would be extended for another three years. The girls had the right to unilaterally terminate the contract, which meant they could freely leave Xiao Letian's home.

This was only a drafted contract, the price offered by Xiao Letian was extremely generous, he only needed to pay 300 Eagle Yang per annum. This had already reached the level of a senior shopkeeper in the Tanggu City, there was no better condition than this.

”You all … ”Why are you guys crying again …” Xiao Letian spat out the bone in his mouth and muttered, ”Isn't this for your own good? I'm not even willing to give you your freedom! ”

”Freedom? Master, you just have to tell us to get out of here... While we are young, we will spend money to hire us for a few years. When we are old, we will kick them away. ”Sob, sob, sob …”

A group of women surrounded Xiao Letian and started crying. Just by pushing her a bit, Xiao Letian was tortured to the point of grimacing.

”No …” Listen to my explanation! Not... Amber, don't pinch me... ”Everyone, listen to me …” Xiao Letian was so angry that he jumped onto the chair.

”Quiet down, all of you...” Can't you listen to me? This so-called contract was just a trick used by the predecessors to fool the eyes of the future generations. It was nothing more than a scam on the part of foreign devils … Your indenture contract is all with me, so the foreigners and the Protestantism will think that you are my concubines. It will not help them and I in our diplomacy … ”

”Now that you have signed this contract, I will return the indenture contract to you all. Actually, it was just an act …” Of course, if all of you really want to leave, I will not stop you.

”As for what you guys are worried about, there is simply no need at all. I, Xiao Letian, will support you all for your entire life. As long as you do not leave, this place will forever be your home …”

After Xiao Letian said this, he pointed at the candle and said, ”I swear by the lamp, every word I say is true, not a single lie!”

It was only until Xiao Letian started to swear that the women stopped crying. After thinking about it carefully, if what the old master said was true, it was not unacceptable.

Seeing that the girls had all calmed down, Xiao Letian finally let out a sigh of relief. He thought to himself, This time, I really didn't get to see the calendar when I return home.

Just as Xiao Letian had let out a breath of relief, a cold voice came from outside the door: ”Master, can you promise? But how long can you promise? ” The figure that appeared from the door was Qing Wen.

Qing Wen's face was cold, her voice even carrying ice shards, ”Let me ask Master, do I have to sign this contract too? Do I get three hundred a year? In your eyes, am I a prostitute that you spent money on? ”

”No, no, no …” I can't even be compared to a prostitute, I'm just a prostitute hired by money... Is this what you promised me? It's only been a few hours, yet you're already giving me a bowl of ice water! ”

”I, I, I …” Xiao Letian was completely dumbstruck by Qing Wen's words. He had really slapped her own face, what about Qing Wen? She had just eaten her!

Seeing that Xiao Letian could not say anything, Qing Wen verified the thoughts in her heart. ”My sisters, according to the Great Qing Rules, we were all accompanied by the First Madam to be married off, and in plain words, we are all concubines, the concubines of concubines … ”To put it harshly, we are just a bunch of domestic prostitutes …”

”But don't forget, sisters, as long as we stay in the main house for one day, we will be part of this family. We will have to be nurtured regardless of birth, age, or illness …” After signing this so-called contract, we won't have any relationship with the main family anymore. The old master has the conscience to support us for ten or twenty years, but what about in the future? ”

”In the future, there might be the possibility of Young Master being in charge and sweeping us out. At that time, other than jumping into the river, what other means of survival for us old ladies?”

”Sisters, you can't sign it! If we sign it, we won't have any hope at all... ”Wuu!” Qing Wen started crying as she said this.

He had never calculated the power of a habit before, and the people of the Qing Dynasty had already lived in the traditions for two hundred years, and many of the traditions had been passed on for over a thousand years, which was not something that Xiao Letian could change with just a few words.