The butler was quite surprised.
After all, Xu Mingsong has been a cook in Ji's house for more than ten years.
Moreover, his cooking skills are quite good.
"Why do you want to quit your job? Are you dissatisfied with the salary?" It is not easy to find a chef with the same level as Xu Mingsong, so the butler still wants to keep him.
Xu Mingsong smiled and said, "I have been working as a cook in the Ji Mansion for more than ten years. During these years, I have not been back home and have not started a family. I think it is time to go home and get married and have children. Otherwise, I will be too old."
He is now in his thirties, but still single.
The housekeeper said, "So, that's what you're worried about! We have quite a few maids in the Ji Mansion. Take a look and see if there's any you like. If there is, I'll be your middleman and try to connect you two. That way, your problem will be solved and you won't have to leave."
Xu Mingsong quickly said, "No need. I have a deep attachment to my hometown. I've been away from it for too long. I still want to go back and live a peaceful life in the countryside."
The butler tried to persuade him a lot, but in the end, it didn't work.
The butler also felt regretful about this.
"How about this? Don't leave yet. I'll report this to the Master and the Madam. If they approve, you can leave later." The butler said, "If you leave now, I'll report it to the Master and the Madam, leaving them unprepared. I'm afraid they'll scold me. So, I hope you can understand."
"Besides, considering that you have been in the Ji Mansion for so many years, maybe the master and the mistress will give you an extra reward when the time comes."
"In the past, there was a gardener in our house who worked here for many years. Later, when he retired and returned home, the master and the mistress gave him a large reward."
"So, don't rush to leave, wait a moment."
Hearing that there might be a reward, Xu Mingsong thought about it, agreed, and said, "Okay, then I'll wait."
He also knew about the gardener's affairs.
Actually, it happened a few years ago.
If he waits for the master and the mistress to give the order before leaving, who knows, he might actually get a reward!
The butler said that the master and the mistress were busy these days, so he would have to wait a few more days. Xu Mingsong said it was okay, after all, a few more days didn't make a difference, so he just waited.
Afterwards, Yuan Xiao'e met him secretly.
"You quit your job?"
"Um."
"Okay, then pack up your things and leave."
"The butler said, let me wait."
"Waiting for what?"
Xu Mingsong told her what the butler had said.
After hearing this, Yuan Xiao'e frowned slightly and said, "I think it's better not to accept this reward. It's better to leave early. Every day you stay will increase the danger."
Yuan Xiao'e didn't want him to stay for the reward.
What if something unexpected happens?
Xu Mingsong asked, "Do you know how much silver the gardener won when he left?"
Yuan Xiao'e wasn't really interested in the gardener's affairs, so she didn't know and asked, "How much did you get?"
Xu Mingsong said: "As far as I know, he got one hundred taels!"
One hundred taels is already a lot for him!
Although, he had more money than this - Yuan Xiaoe had secretly given it to him over the past decade.
But, after all, he came from the countryside and had suffered a lot. If there was money to be made, why not take it?
What’s more, it’s one hundred taels!
Not one hundred coins!
If you can take it, of course you should take it!
It’s just a matter of waiting a few more days, what kind of accident could happen?
I have been in Ji's house for so many years, so I don't mind waiting a few more days.
"That gardener has a hundred taels, but you may not have that." Yuan Xiao'e didn't want him to linger in the Ji Mansion. "He's been here much longer than you have, and has spent most of his life in the Ji Mansion. How can you compare with him?"
Xu Mingsong took a breath and said, "I can't compare with him. What if, by chance, the master and the mistress appreciate my cooking skills and are willing to give me this reward? Besides, even if it's not a hundred taels, it should be fifty taels, right?"
He could accept fifty taels.
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