Qin Yao pointed to the stools and chairs in the room and said, "Please sit wherever you want. I'll tell you about the situation at home first."
Li looked at Song Yu nervously, not knowing whether it was a test from the new master or something else, and she didn't dare to sit down.
Song Yu nodded at her with a soothing look, took two stools closest to him and placed them at the lower right of the host's room, motioning for his wife to sit down with him.
Qin Yao was secretly satisfied when she saw this.
She doesn't have high demands, as long as he is not as stubborn as a piece of wood and can communicate like a normal person.
Liu Ji asked: "Did you come here by car?"
Li stood up and was about to reply, but Qin Yao raised her hand to stop her, "Just sit down and talk, no need to stand up and reply."
"Yes." Li was not used to it and was slow to respond.
Liu Ji curiously asked Song Yu: "Can you read? How old are you?"
Song Yu replied, "My Lord, I went to school for a few years when I was young, but then my family suffered a disaster. After I entered the Song family, Master Song valued my talent and found a master for me to learn how to run a shop."
"Xia Nu is twenty-six this year, and Li is twenty-five."
Liu Ji calculated and found that he was the same age as him. But he looked much older than him!
He nodded to show that he understood, and at the same time reminded: "Call yourself "I", the lady doesn't like to hear these self-references at home."
Song Yu nodded immediately, "Okay, I understand."
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the new master was not a bad person and not the kind of person who liked to torture his servants.
After Liu Ji finished his questioning, Qin Yao came on stage. The two of them, one with a white face and the other with a red face, had a clear division of labor.
Qin Yao asked gently: "What are you two proficient in? Feel free to speak up if you have any needs."
Whether it can be satisfied depends on the situation.
Song Yu and his wife could understand the first sentence, but the second sentence was the first time they heard a master ask about the needs of his servants.
Not only was I not surprised, I felt even more nervous.
Because of this new master, she doesn't play by the rules at all.
From the moment they entered the door, their original response rhythm was completely disrupted.
Song Yu and Li secretly exchanged glances, and could only improvise and follow the new master's ideas.
Li answered first: "My servant."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he realized that he had called himself the wrong person, so he quickly changed to me.
Li said nervously, "To answer Madam, I am proficient in women's work and cooking, and am good at embroidery and making pastries. I have no demands, and it is my blessing to be able to serve the heroine."
The latter sentence actually expressed some of the truth.
Li raised her eyes, not daring to look Qin Yao in the eye. She just stared at her arm vaguely, but the slight admiration in her eyes could be felt at a glance.
Qin Yao coughed twice, feeling secretly happy. Who could resist a female fan who could embroider and make desserts?
It was Song Yu's turn. His expertise in running the shop was specially selected by Song Zhang to solve Qin Yao's current pain points.
He did make a small request, saying that he hoped the family of three could live together.
Also, Xiao Lai Fu is getting older and can help with some things, so he hopes Qin Yao can arrange a job for him.
You can run errands for the young masters and young ladies, be a book boy, or help with the cleaning and chores at home.
Qin Yao raised her eyes and looked towards the yard, and saw Xiao Lai Fu, who was being instigated by Erlang to pick the green onions in the vegetable jar in the yard.
This is Awang’s precious seasoning jar. When making noodles, onions should be put in, and Awang usually comes to pick them himself.
Because he was the only one who pulled them, the remaining onions were all neatly arranged.
If he asked the children in the family to pull out one or two unevenly lengthened green onions, he would feel uncomfortable for a day or two until the green onions grew evenly.
Erlang and Sanlang often caused such little troubles. Awang had a good temper and didn't get angry with them. He just felt uncomfortable himself and glared at them occasionally.
At this moment, the naughty little boy Erlang wanted to "help" Uncle Awang again.
He didn't do it himself, but instigated the unsuspecting Xiao Laifu to pull it out, wanting to see how Awang would react.
Little Lai Fu was completely unaware of this. He just thought he was helping out with the work and was happy to do it.
Seeing that Xiao Laifu's hand was about to fall on the tip of the shallot, Qin Yao immediately shouted, "Liu Zishu!"
Erlang reacted quickly. He immediately grabbed Xiao Laifu's hand and took him to pick a handful of green onions according to the height of the green onions that had already been pulled.
Little Lai Fu didn't know what was going on. He opened his round tiger eyes and was obviously frightened.
Erlang quickly gave a flattering smile to the people in the main hall, waved his big hand, and led his younger brother and sister-in-law and Xiao Laifu to take the onions to the kitchen.
Awang turned around to take a look at the vegetable jar, which was neatly arranged. He then breathed a sigh of relief and took the onions that the children had brought him.
Dalang stood behind his younger brother and sister and watched. In fact, if Aunt Yao hadn't said anything, he would have stopped Erlang in time.
It’s just that Aunt Yao’s eyes are a little faster.
Dalang tapped Erlang's forehead lightly and explained the whole story to Xiao Laifu.
Little Lai Fu showed a look of sudden realization, then looked at Erlang angrily and aggrievedly, lowered his eyelashes, ran back to the main room and stood behind his parents.
Si Niang looked as if she was done for. She reminded him softly, "Second brother, you made someone angry. Go and apologize."
Erlang scratched his head awkwardly, thought for a moment, then strode in and wanted to call Xiao Laifu away.
Xiao Lai Fu ignored him, and Erlang whispered sorry to him again.
Xiao Lai Fu looked at him in disbelief, but seeing Erlang's sincerity, he started to smile, and the two reconciled again.
Seeing the children playing together again, even noisier than before, Qin Yao said:
"It's better for children of this age to go to school."
There was a flash of surprise in Li's eyes, but she was afraid that she had misunderstood, so she suppressed her excitement and waited expectantly for Qin Yao to continue.
Qin Yao began to assign tasks to the two of them and said to Song Yu:
"You will come with me to the stationery factory. After you get familiar with it, you will be the deputy manager. We will try you out for a month to see how capable you are before deciding whether to keep you or send you back."
"In the stationery factory, the monthly salary for a deputy manager is 400 wen, plus breakfast and lunch every day, as well as meat, eggs and rice allowances for other festivals."
"During the probation period, 50% of the salary will be paid, and the full amount will be paid after formal employment."
"I will find you a house. You don't have to pay for the rent. You and your family can live there by yourself."
Then he said to Li: "You will make breakfast tomorrow to test your cooking skills first. After you pass the tasting tomorrow, I will assign you specific tasks."
Qin Yao reminded her: "I have a big appetite and I like heavy food. Besides, the children at home go to school early, so you have to get up early and prepare their lunch."
Seeing the aroma of noodles coming from the kitchen, Qin Yao stood up and said, "That's it for today. Eat something to fill your stomach. I'll go clean up your room. If you have any questions, ask Awang."
Qin Yao got up, and Liu Ji also got up immediately. He told the children to stop making noise, waved to Xiao Lai Fu to come in to eat noodles, and took Dalang and his three siblings away.
These are all ready-made laborers. Dalang and Erlang are strong and are responsible for putting on the quilts and making the beds.
Sanlang and Si Niang have small hands and feet and are not very strong, so they are lucky enough if they can stand steadily. Let them be assigned to the atmosphere group and just cheer for them to cheer.
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