Chapter 1615 Zhuangzi (Part 1)
Songshi will arrange work for them the next day, which will count as half a month. At the beginning of the next month, they will be paid half a month's wages.
Everyone was very happy and expressed no objection.
Farm work is better than the heavy physical work at the docks or warehouses. Most importantly, you don’t have to worry about tomorrow.
Everyone was eager to get to work right away.
Liu Fu, Qinglian, Yan'er and others are all orphans. They live with Zheng Sangge, Liu Changming and others. On the day they moved in, they were so happy that they ran around in the yard tirelessly.
That night, everyone had dinner together, and invited Song Shi and the village's steward to come.
Zheng Sangge and his family were cooking in their big yard. Zheng Sangge gritted his teeth and took out some silver to buy about 20 kilograms of pork, 10 kilograms of mutton, and six chickens. The women were busy in the kitchen, laughing and talking all the time.
Although the cooking methods are simple and rough, served in large bowls and pots, the rich meaty aroma is still mouth-watering.
This meal was even more sumptuous than the one during the Chinese New Year. Eating it in the spacious and bright new house made me feel even more cheerful and happy.
This is also a good sign. The days ahead will definitely get better and better...
From then on, Zheng Sangge and his group settled down peacefully in the farm in Yunshui Town.
The farm in Yunshui Town suddenly became much more lively.
Songshi, the chief steward, was busy instructing and arranging various affairs. He was extremely busy in the first few days. He finally experienced what it felt like to be a chief steward and manage dozens or hundreds of people. He felt tired but happy.
Unfortunately, his lordship and his wife will soon be leaving the capital to take up their new posts, and of course he will have to go with them.
Qingyan, Lixia and others will go too.
I heard that place is not very good and there are a lot of bandits and stuff like that, but Songshi is not worried at all.
His master and his wife are such smart people and they don’t seem to worry about this. They are still smiling and happy every day. Why should he, a servant who knows nothing, worry about this?
There must be no problem!
Zheng Sangge and others were all delighted to know that Qiao Xuan was coming today.
There is not much work to do in winter, so no one went to the fields that day and waited for Qiao Xuan to come.
Seeing the carriage coming from afar, several children hurriedly ran home, shouting loudly as they ran: "Mrs. Shao is here! Mrs. Shao is here!"
Soon, people from every household came out, gathered together, with smiles on their faces, eyes shining, talking and laughing, looking at the carriage.
“It’s really coming!”
"I haven't met Mrs. Shao yet!"
"Mrs. Shao is so beautiful and kind. She even brought us candy last time. She is so nice!"
"That's right, Madam Shao is the best lady I have ever met!"
"Oh, how many people have you, a little girl, met?"
Everybody laughed.
No matter how many people I have met, Mrs. Shao must be the best one.
As soon as Qiao Xuan got off the carriage, she didn't know who took the lead, but except for Zheng Sangge and a few others, everyone else knelt down in a sea of people, "Madam Shao!", "Hello, Madam!", "Thank you, Madam!"
The sentimental women's eyes turned red again, they covered their mouths and choked with sobs.
They lived a good life that they had never dared to dream of before. Seeing Qiao Xuan was like seeing light and hope.
One can imagine the surging emotions in one's heart.
(End of this chapter)
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