"Miss, would you like a pot of our Lihuabai wine? It's not intoxicating, it's sweet, and perfect for women."
A wine shop, of course, sells wine, and this shop specializes in selling two kinds of wine, one is Lihuabai, which is suitable for women to drink, and the other is Zuiyunlong, a strong liquor suitable for men to drink.
These two kinds of wine are handed down from generation to generation by the store owner and are quite famous in the North City.
Xue Huan had never had a proper drink in her life, so she nodded and said, "Okay, a pot of Lihuabai."
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the food and drinks arrived one after another.
The food tasted really good. Even though Xue Huan was used to eating food made with spiritual spring water, she still ate two bowls of rice.
The wine was mellow and sweet. Xue Huan thought that someday she would brew some wine and bury it in the space. The wine brewed from the spiritual spring must taste very good.
When she put down her chopsticks, Ah Man quickly shoveled the rice in the bowl into her mouth. Xue Huan said, "Don't worry, eat slowly and don't choke. If it's not enough, you can order more."
Ah Man gave her a silly smile, "Girl, you are so nice."
Xue Huan laughed. What kind of life did this child live in the past? Was it good for her to just let her have enough food to eat?
"Follow me and work hard, and you will never have to worry about food in the future."
"Um!"
After eating three buckets of rice, Ah Man finally stopped. In fact, she could have continued eating, but she didn't want to let the girl wait for her any longer.
"Are you full?"
"Um!"
When paying the bill, Xue Huan asked, "Madam, my grandfather likes to play with gourds. I see that the gourd hanging outside your restaurant is quite old. I want to buy it as a gift for my grandfather. Madam, could you please give it to me?"
The proprietress shook her head. "That gourd was left by an old man in my family. Although it's not worth much, our business has improved a lot since we hung it up, so we won't sell it."
Hearing this, Xue Huan did not force it. After all, the purple five elements beads on the gourd had already been absorbed, and buying the gourd was just a side job.
The master and servant left the tavern and continued to wander around the city.
On the way, Xue Huan bought a lot of snacks. She had a normal appetite, so she only ate a little to taste the food, and most of the rest went into Ah Man's stomach.
Ah Man never refused any food that was offered to her. She was so happy following Xue Huan all the way. The girl was such a good person. She took her to eat delicious food everywhere. She must protect the girl well in the future!
In the evening, when Xue Huan returned to the house, there was a plaque outside the house - Zhao Mansion.
The gate, which was originally mottled with red paint, has been repainted, and the two stone lions in front of the gate have been scrubbed clean, without a speck of dust.
The street in front of the door was also swept clean, without even a fallen leaf.
She secretly praised in her heart, it seemed that appointing Chen Tian as the housekeeper was the right decision.
The things she had bought before had been delivered one after another. Because he didn't know what Xue Huan thought, Chen Tian didn't touch them. He placed them neatly in the courtyard and the main room, thinking of arranging them after she came back.
As soon as Xue Huan entered the door and turned around the white screen wall that had returned to its original color, she saw the courtyard that had been cleared.
The flowers and plants that were delivered were arranged properly, adding a lot of bright colors to the bare courtyard.
The main room was simply furnished with tables and chairs. After Xue Huan sat down, a maid immediately brought her tea.
Chen Tian, who was originally directing his servants to move things, came over to ask her how to arrange the large pieces of furniture.
Xue Huan was already familiar with the layout and structure of the entire house. She had already planned it out in her mind when she bought things and started making arrangements right away.
"Move this rosewood, thousand-crafted, step-out bed into the main room and place it against the north wall. Put this dressing table on the east side, and the screen in front of the bed..."
Under Xue Huan's command, the originally empty main house was decorated in a short time and looked brand new.
The style is bright and exquisite everywhere.
This is her real boudoir.
When she was "Xue Huan", she was often a little restrained and unable to fully display her personality and preferences, but now that she is wearing the vest of "Zhao Xiaoxian", she can be free.
Because no one knows her original identity, she doesn't have to carry any baggage.
Every corner of the house was newly decorated.
Xue Huan placed the purple flowerpot in the corridor outside the bedroom. Inside was a pink peony. After being carried all the way by Ah Man, it had been exposed to the smell of fireworks and the flower had wilted a little.
She dropped a drop of spiritual spring water into it, and soon the flowers bloomed more brightly and beautifully, and the leaves became much fresher and greener, as if they had been washed with water.
Xue Huan stroked the petals and turned to go into the house.
After dinner in the evening, Xue Huan squeezed the magic fruit into juice manually, asked Chen Tian to call all the servants over, and gave each of them a glass of juice to drink.
That way, they won't have hallucinations.
Although the servants were a little confused, they didn't ask any more questions. They just drank what she told them to.
"Okay, you guys go down and rest, butler Chen stays here."
Xue Huan motioned Chen Tian to follow her and took him to the study room that had just been decorated in the afternoon, and showed him some rules and regulations that she had written down.
The first rule is that you are not allowed to discuss the master's private affairs, and you are not allowed to spread the affairs of the Zhao Mansion to outsiders. Once discovered, your employment will be terminated immediately.
Article 2: One day off is allowed every ten days. You can leave the house at will during the holiday, but you need to report when entering and leaving on normal days.
Article 3: Three sets of clothes will be distributed free of charge every season, including inner garments, outer garments, pants, shoes and socks.
Article 4: Wages will be increased every six months, with a 10% increase.
Article 5: Gambling, fighting, and stealing are prohibited in the government office... Once discovered, wages will be deducted depending on the severity of the situation, or the person will be handed over to the authorities.
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Xue Huan wrote down everything she could think of, more than twenty items in total. She said to Chen Tian, "See if there's anything you need to add or modify."
Chen Tian looked at the regulations on the paper in his hand and said, "Miss, we only have one day off every ten days, so this is not necessary."
No one has this rule.
Those servants have signed life contracts and belong to their master. It is their duty to work for the master. How can they be given a holiday?
It’s not that Chen Tian is so heartless, it’s just that the whole social environment is like this. There is no such thing as giving servants a holiday.
I guess the only people in the world who can enjoy the holiday are officials and students in colleges.
Where do the others get any time off? They're busy from beginning to end all year round.
Xue Huan shook her head. "Although they sold themselves to me, they are not beasts of burden. How can they work all the time without rest? Besides, rest is for better work. Besides, people will always encounter things, such as getting sick, visiting relatives, going shopping, etc. At this time, you can use your vacation to do these things.
"If they ask for leave or are lazy and don't come to work on days other than holidays, that counts as absenteeism. You can record it as such and deduct a portion of their wages when you settle their wages at the end of the month."
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