Chapter 257 Who Did I Offend?
Ye Caiping spent the whole day looking around, from the dental clinic in the county town to the dental clinic in the provincial capital.
It was not until noon the next day that he finally picked out a few satisfactory servants to take home.
In the main room, Ye Caiping and the old couple sat at the top, with Jin'er, Huan'er and Xiaoyan sitting beside them.
"Greetings to Madam Ye, the old lady, the old master, and the young ladies." Several servants knelt down and bowed deeply.
The old couple had never seen such a scene before and were a little shocked.
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Everyone is up, introduce yourselves."
There were four people in total, a woman in her thirties, two boys about sixteen or seventeen years old, and a maid.
The woman had a round face, was gentle and kind, but had a bit of sophistication in her eyes. She said:
"My maidservant's surname is Yang, and I am thirty-five this year. I used to work for Mr. Lu's family in the prefecture. Later, Mr. Lu's family fell into poverty, so he sold us all out. In the Lu family, everyone called me Mother Yang."
"These two boys are the sons of this servant. The older one is 15 and his name is Shanzi. The younger one is 13 and his name is Shizi. His last name is He."
Old Lady Ye said: "Then your man..."
Mother Yang said, "My husband passed away a few years ago."
Old Lady Ye nodded and looked at the maid beside her: "Then who is this girl..."
The maid was pretty and said, "I am Guixiang, 14 years old this year, and I was originally from a farming family. Three years ago, my parents sold me to a pawnbroker, where I learned for a few years. Madam Ye is my first mistress."
Ye Caiping said, "From now on, your monthly salary will be the same, 800 wen each. If you work well, it will be increased to 1 liang after the Chinese New Year. Shanzi will look after the front door, and Shizi will look after the back door."
"In addition to guarding the gate, you will also be responsible for chopping wood and fetching water. Sometimes you will even have to be my groom."
"As for Yang Ma and Gui Xiang, you guys just follow Xiao Yan's arrangements!"
"Yes." Xiaoyan stood up quickly.
Yang Ma and the others were very surprised. When they were working in the wealthy family's house, second-class servants were paid 600 wen a month, while first-class servants only got 1 tael.
I didn’t expect that although this family was a farmer, they actually gave 800 coins.
"Here are some pieces of cotton cloth. You can take them and make two sets of clothes for yourselves." Ye Caiping pointed to the coffee table beside her. This was what she bought in the county when she just came back.
Servants must have two sets of clothes every season; this is the most basic benefit.
Yang Ma and the others thanked them again and again, then left with Xiaoyan, holding the cloth and carrying her bag.
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Mom, don't go into the kitchen again."
Old Mrs. Ye smiled and said, "That won't work. Sometimes I also like to cook for you. Also, I like to pick vegetables."
Old Mrs. Ye likes picking vegetables very much. She moves a small stool and sits in the corridor, picking vegetables while waiting for her daughter and granddaughter to come home.
"Then you should pick up something light and dry."
"How much did you spend on these people?"
"Yang Ma is 35 taels. She used to work in the kitchen and can sew. Shanzi and Shizi are 25 taels each. They have experience and are more expensive. Guixiang is a novice, so she is 15 taels."
As they were talking, Xiaoyan and Yang Ma came in together.
Yang Ma smiled and said, "It's already noon. I'll go to the kitchen and cook for you, my lady and the old lady. I'll show off my cooking skills."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Go quickly."
After Yang Ma left, Xiaoyan said, "Shanzi and Shizi are already guarding the front and back doors. It's about the meal..."
In the past, Xiaoyan always ate with Ye Caiping's family, but now that they have bought servants, she doesn't know what to do with them.
Ye Caiping said, "It's up to you, Mother and Xiaoyan, to decide. Give us a piece of meat, or an egg, or a chicken, etc. for each meal, one meat and one vegetable. By the way, the meals we provided to the workers who built our houses were not bad, so let's use this as a standard!"
"Oh, they are eating in the kitchen. Xiaoyan, you should eat with us. Also, I will raise your wages to 1 tael and 2 qian."
Xiaoyan was both grateful and ashamed: "I have less work, but my salary has increased. How can this be possible?"
"This is called a promotion and a pay raise, isn't it? All management is like this." Ye Caiping smiled and said.
She has been watching what Xiaoyan has done over the past six months.
It would take three people to complete these tasks for others, but she managed to arrange them in an orderly manner by herself. At first, Mrs. Ye only did some light work.
Xiaoyan is a lively child who is worth training. No matter what she does in the future, she will always benefit from it.
Ye Caiping said, "Besides, don't you like embroidery? We are going to make summer shirts, and I'll leave this job to you."
Xiaoyan's eyes lit up: "Okay. Leave all the clothes, shoes and socks at home to me from now on."
Ye Caiping had already bought the summer cloth. Last time, when Magistrate Lu happened, she was preparing to leave the city with Jin'er and Huan'er, but they were not allowed to go out. So she bought the cloth on the way back.
Soon, lunch was ready. As expected of a cook, Aunt Yang’s cooking skills were really good!
As for Yang Ma and the others, Old Lady Ye gave them a large piece of bacon and let them pick any vegetables from the vegetable garden.
We ate fatty bacon fried with garlic and rapeseed.
The four of them were very satisfied with the meal and thought that the host was very generous and there was even meat to eat.
After dinner, Xiaoyan took Guixiang to the mountain to cut grass for the pigs. She also taught Guixiang and Shizi how to feed the animals and clean the barn.
Ye Caiping walked to the gate with her hands behind her back and saw Shanzi sitting inside the gate guarding it very seriously.
"Madam Ye." Seeing her, Li Shanzi stood up immediately.
Seeing that there was no one around, Ye Caiping stepped forward and said, "I'm telling you...if someone sends fish, you must tell me quietly, and don't let anyone else know. Do you understand?"
"Send fish?" Shanzi scratched his head. "Okay. But...what kind of fish?"
Ye Caiping was a little embarrassed to say: "It's just a small fish jar, there will be a small fish in it..."
"A...small fish?" What is this operation?
"It's just a small fish. If you receive it, don't tell anyone and give it to me quietly."
"OK."
Ye Caiping was very satisfied and went back to her room.
Shanzi was full of questions. He had just arrived and had received such a strange task.
Unexpectedly, just after a quarter of an hour, Old Lady Ye came over quietly. Seeing that there was no one around, she whispered, "Shanzi..."
"Old lady." Stand up.
"Hush, sit down and don't be anxious. I tell you, if someone suddenly brings a small fish, remember to tell me. Do you understand?"
Shanzi's mouth twitched slightly: "I understand."
Old Mrs. Ye was satisfied and turned to leave.
Shanzi looked at her back and felt a little overwhelmed.
It's over. I thought I could live a simple life in the countryside, but I didn't expect that this small village would have so many twists and turns. What did a small fish do to offend anyone?
What kind of shocking case would this be?
Or is it some secret code for murder and robbery?
Or is it some poisoned food that causes miscarriage?
I don’t want to think about it anymore!
Now that I’m here, what else can I do?
He was bought by Ye Caiping, so naturally he only listened to Ye Caiping. He could only give things to Ye Caiping secretly and could not tell anyone else.
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