"Yes, I understand. Does the young lady have any other instructions?"
Chaoge thought for a while and spoke again, "Also, when buying land and building a workshop, don't tell me. Just do it as you see fit."
"yes!"
Ziping took the order and immediately left the courtyard and went to the front yard to pick a suitable security guard. On this side, Ruan Qing was invited back to the Yun Mansion by Xiang.
"Miss, today I went to Ruan Qingchang's stall and found her. I told her that you wanted to invite her to your house. She is here now."
"Oh? Then I'll go to the front yard to see her. By the way, arrange two maids for me who have good personalities and are careful in their work. The nurse won't be back for a few days, and the young masters also need someone to take care of them. Ziping also has to go out to do some work today, and she may not be back for ten days or half a month."
"Yes, I will go right away."
When Chaoge arrived at the front yard, Yunchang had already received Ruan Qing and was drinking tea in the main hall.
Although Ruan Qing was invited to be the cook, they were once friends after all, so Ruan Qing was not restrained. When Chaoge arrived, the two were already chatting.
Just seeing Chaoge, Ruan Qing became nervous for no reason and stood up immediately.
"Don't be nervous, just sit down first."
Ruan Qing nodded and immediately sat back down.
"I heard that Miss Yun wanted to hire me as a cook. Your housekeeper briefly told me about it. I asked the housekeeper to let me talk to Miss Yun about the details."
“Yes, I ate the dishes you cooked before, and they tasted very good, not worse than those in restaurants. I didn’t expect that you, Ruan, have such good cooking skills. Why do you work so hard to set up a stall?
With your skills, even if you go to a restaurant in Beijing, there will be people vying for it."
"This skill is inherited from my mother's family. It is not convenient to work as a helper in other restaurants for profit. However, if Miss Yun does not mind, I am happy to come to your house to work."
"That's great. I'll send a carriage to take you back later. Go and fetch your mother-in-law and daughter. From today on, you will all live in the Yun Mansion, and you won't have to travel back and forth."
Ruan Qing was surprised. Although she could earn more than ten taels a month now, she was exhausted from running around and her business was not stable.
But now, if she entered the Yun Mansion, her life and income would be stable, and she would only have to cook three meals a day for several masters. The rest of the time, she could spend time with her daughter and mother-in-law. She felt really lucky.
Although setting up a stall gives her freedom, in the summer she will be exposed to the wind and sun. The food she makes will be wasted if it cannot be sold. Moreover, business in the summer is not as good as in the winter. She really wants such a stable job!
In this way, the family will have no worries about food and drink, and all the monthly money can be saved. Ten years later, she will be able to save a generous dowry for her daughter, and buy a small courtyard for herself and her mother-in-law in the capital, and a dozen acres of good farmland outside. She will be very satisfied.
"By the way, did Xiang tell you about this monthly salary?"
"I've said it before. She said that the skilled cooks in other mansions get around 20 taels of salary a month, and the masters give them rewards during New Year and other festivals. But in the Yun Mansion, she said it's at least 30 taels of salary.
In fact, you don’t need so much. Before this, Master Yun also did me a favor. If it weren’t for Miss Yun and you guys stepping in last time, our family wouldn’t have such an easy life in the village. You really don’t need to deliberately give me more monthly allowance. Twenty taels a month is already very good.”
Upon hearing this, Chaoge stared at Ruan Qing quietly until he saw the sincerity in her eyes without any politeness, and he felt more and more satisfied.
She had heard Yunchang talk about Ruan Qing's affairs, especially about this woman, a widow who took care of a family and did not abandon her unfaithful mother. She was indeed kind, hardworking and brave.
In addition, her cooking skills are really good, and she saved Yunchang's life. Chaoge also wanted to help this poor woman.
Although Ruan Qing's debts have been paid off and her life will get better and better in the future, it is really difficult for a widow, especially a beautiful widow, to do business outside without anyone to rely on.
Looking at Ruan Qing being polite to his daughter, Yun Chang couldn't help but think of the first time he met Ruan Qing, when he directly blackmailed him.
"Why are you like this? You were obsessed with money at first, and now my daughter is willing to give you more money, but you refuse it? Why do I think this is a bit unlike you?"
Although Yunchang said this in a joking manner and with a hint of smile, Ruan Qing was obviously a little anxious.
Listening to Yunchang's words, Chaoge looked at the two of them strangely, with curiosity in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, when Ruan Qing raised her eyes, she wanted to glare at Yunchang, but suddenly she thought of Chaoge next to her, and she quickly softened her expression.
"I was desperate before, too. Who made Master Yun bump into me on the street? I will pay you back when I make money in the future. Don't bring this up again."
"Is there something I don't know?"
Looking at the conversation between the two, Chaoge really didn't want to interrupt, but couldn't help her curiosity and asked softly.
Upon hearing Chaoge's tone, the two came back to their senses and shook their heads hurriedly!
"without!"
"without!"
Seeing how well-integrated the two were, Chaoge became even more suspicious, and even the way he looked at the two of them had a hint of weirdness!
Hiding the expression in his eyes, Chaoge nodded and put away the gossipy look on his face.
"I calculated that you make more money than ordinary people every month from your business. I can't let you earn less, right? Moreover, you are my father's savior, so I have no reason to treat you unfairly. I will give you fifty taels of silver every month."
"ah?!"
When Chaoge said this, Ruan Qing felt like a pie had fallen from the sky and hit her! She was even a little dizzy!
Although sometimes in business, if you are lucky, you can earn two or three taels a day, which is normal during the Chinese New Year period, but it is not stable at all. Most of the time, it is only five or six hundred coins. But the hard work is all thanks to her gritting her teeth and persevering!
The monthly salary that Chaoge gave was more than twice what a wealthy family usually gave to a skilled cook. How could she not be surprised?
And this doesn't include the annual festival rewards. For this year, that's 600 taels. If it takes ten years, she can earn 6,000 taels? !
There is nothing to spend money on in this mansion. Xiang also said that clothes are provided for all four seasons, and all daily necessities are paid for by the employer. She has no money to spend at all.
Not to mention ten years, she can even work for thirty years. In thirty years, she will only be fifty-five years old. By that time, she will be able to earn eighteen thousand taels? !
When Ruan Qing thought about how he would still have more than ten thousand taels of savings when he was old, what was there that he would not be willing to do?
For this amount of money, she wished she could sign a contract directly with Chaoge, and sign a contract for thirty or forty years. With this money, her daughter and mother-in-law would not have a hard time in the future!
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