Lin Xuan Qi quickly bowed and introduced himself.
"I'm Lin Xuan Qi.
"I am now the master of Yue Jie and Yue Xin.
"They've recommended you to be the security head for my mansion.
"So, I'm here to see if you are interested."
Lee He Song put down his palm when he heard Lin Xuan Qi.
He put his hands behind his back and let out a long sigh.
"Yue Jie and Yue Xin, how are they?
"I just came back to the city and was about to go look for them.
"Their father must have offended someone he shouldn't have." Lee He Song said.
He walked over to a chair, and he sat down in it.
"I've seen them grow up from young.
"They were their father's treasured daughters.
"And yet...."
Lee He Song glanced at Lin Xuan Qi and said, "You had better treat them well."
"Rest assured that I have treated them fairly." Lin Xuan Qi replied.
"Fairly..." Lee He Song pondered Lin Xuan Qi's reply.
He was surprised by the fact that even though Lin Xuan Qi looked young, he had the backbone to stand firm in his status as the master of Yue Jie and Yue Xin.
Other young masters would have been bootlicking him by now.
"How much are you willing to offer?" Lee He Song asked.
"I'm willing to offer one tael of silver per year for the position of security head for my mansion."
Lin Xuan Qi didn't have any reference, so he used the same price for buying slaves from the slave brokerage.
Lee He Song was pleased with the offer.
It was higher than what he had expected.
But most importantly, he could now help Yue Jie and Yue Xin's father look after them for him.
"Deal. One tael of silver." Lee He Song agreed to the sum.
"Yes!" Lin Xuan Qi was glad that it went through this time.
"Please pack first before we proceed back to the mansion," he said.
Lee He Song started packing.
After he was done, they left the house and headed toward the mansion next.
...
Xue Cong, Yue Jie and Yue Xin were sweeping the fallen leaves from the trees that lined the path from the wooden gates to the main mansion building.
By the side of these trees was a garden which was now filled with overgrown plants.
They would have to trim the plants before it would be comfortable for Master Lin to take a stroll in, Xue Cong thought.
She had gotten the hang of things, planning what to be done and executing it with Yue Jie and Yue Xin.
Yue Jie and Yue Xin were also much closer to Xue Cong now.
They saw her as someone to go to when they had doubts about the housework.
And in return Xue Cong would ask Yue Jie about accounting and sewing. She had grown up dealing with heavy tasks and her mother was the one who did all the sewing at home.
Rustle.
Yue Xin swept the leaves on the ground to the side, and she stood up and stretched her back.
Her back and waist were getting sore from doing the work.
"I'm hungry," Yue Xin said.
They'd worked non-stop ever since lunch.
Most of it was already expended.
Yue Jie shook her head and said, "We will prepare dinner after we are done. Be thankful that Master Lin provides us with good food."
Yue Xin nodded as she knew that it was true.
Their servants ate little and only had meat once per week when they were still young mistresses in their home.
Here, they were getting meat in their meals every day.
Creak.
The wooden gates creaked as Lin Xuan Qi pushed them open.
As he and Lee He Song stepped into the mansion, a familiar sound erupted in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations to host for recruiting a Head of Security to the mansion.]
[Additional 5KG of rice will be delivered to the mansion daily.]
[Keep up the good work and recruit more personnel.]
[System shall be upgraded when it's done.]
Lin Xuan Qi was glad when he saw the System's information panel.
With Lee He Song joining, now he would get twenty kilograms of rice daily.
And with the twenty kilograms of rice he already had, he would have forty kilograms of rice to sell by tomorrow.
It might not be much, but it would at least be a start.
He only had six taels of silver left with him.
Xue Cong was holding nine pieces of silver and thirty-odd copper coins for the daily expenses.
"Uncle Lee!" Yue Jie and Yue Xin exclaimed when they saw the familiar face of Lee He Song.
Yue Xin threw the broomstick she had in her hands and ran toward Lee He Song.
Yue Jie picked up the broomstick behind her and followed closely behind.
"Uncle Lee, are you here to be the head of security?" Yue Xin asked.
Yue Jie stopped by the side of Yue Xin and she greeted Lee He Song, "Uncle Lee. Long time no see, hope everything is going well for you."
Lee He Song nodded at Yue Jie and sighed, "It's going well for me."
He stopped and left the latter sentence unsaid.
"Yes, I'm here to be the Head of Security," Lee He Song said and glanced at the huge area of the mansion. "Got to have someone to protect this place, Master Lin and you ladies."
He glanced at Yue Jie and Yue Xin and said, "I see that you are well fed.
"Seems like Master Lin didn't exaggerate when he said he was treating you fairly."
"Fairly? No, Master Lin has treated us very well," Yue Jie quickly replied.
Lee He Song glanced over at Lin Xuan Qi and bowed to him, "Thank you for taking good care of them."
Lin Xuan Qi didn't know how to react to Lee He Song's gesture.
He had only treated the servant girls like anyone would on Earth.
"I'm not so good with such heartwarming scenes. Let's have a tour around the mansion first," Lin Xuan Qi said and glanced over at Xue Cong.
"Prepare a sumptuous dinner to welcome Master Lee."