Chapter 724: Serving Anyone Is Serving

When they were carrying water, their legs didn't even tremble and they walked very fast, as if they were carrying feathers instead of buckets full of water on their shoulders.

When choosing vegetables, the muscles on their arms can be clearly seen through the thin clothes.

If I meet a man, I'm afraid I can easily defeat him.

All the servants in Jiang's house are so strong.

It's the exact opposite of the servants in other people's homes.

Every year, the Jiang family has several servants who reach age. Zhang Jinlan wants to let them go and get married, but they all refuse to leave. Some of them even look for suitable candidates among the servants or maids before they reach age in order to stay in the Jiang family forever.

Once they fell in love, they immediately went to Zhang Jinlan and asked her to choose an auspicious date to get married.

There are so many benefits after getting married. First of all, the children born will not be considered slaves, and the Jiang family will send them to school for free. If they want to take the imperial examination in the future, the Jiang family will give them some money to take the exam. Of course, there is only one chance. If they fail, they can take it again, and their parents will need to pay for it.

However, the servants of the Jiang family, whether they were servants or maids, could save a lot of money every year. Some wealthy personal maids even had fifty or sixty taels of silver on them.

The cook working in Jiang Fubao Clinic earns even more, sometimes seventy or eighty taels.

Of course, no one could compare to Xue Huan. She was young, but she had a huge sum of 200 taels of silver, which were all rewards given to her by Jiang Fubao.

The children born to these servants did not have to follow the path of imperial examinations. After enlightenment, when they reached a certain age, they helped the Jiang family manage the farm and shop as shopkeepers or accountants, similar to modern employees. They were not considered slaves and could start a family and live outside.

After the servants and maids get married, the couple can still live together and no longer have to sleep in a double or quadruple room. In addition, the Jiang family will give a reward to the couple as a gift and dowry. On the wedding day, the kitchen in the Jiang family will also cook a delicious meal and hold a banquet at home, with only the masters and servants of the Jiang family attending.

Two red lanterns will also be hung outside the palace.

As long as the lantern is hung, the neighbors passing by will know that another servant of the Jiang family is getting married.

The next day, when she returns to her parents' home, she goes to the courtyard to pay her respects to her masters. Everyone will give the bride a gift, either a bracelet or rouge and powder, which are definitely not cheap.

After so many years, the Jiang family still has the same servants. Only two people have left, one male and one female. Both were released from slavery. One returned to her ancestral home to buy land, build a house and get married, and the other got married. However, neither of them lived well.

The maid left the Jiang family with thirty taels of silver in her pocket, but was deceived by her calculating mother-in-law. She gave birth to two children in succession and worked day and night. In just three or four years, she was ten years older. Later, when she went to the street to sell vegetables, she met a purchasing maid from the mansion. The two chatted, and the news spread throughout the Jiang residence.

With this precedent, no maid in the mansion dared to get married. If their life was worse than that of a maid, it would be better for them to stay as maids.

You have to serve others anyway. If you serve the Jiang family, you can have enough food and warm clothes, get money, dress beautifully, and the master will be kind. But if you serve your husband's family, you will get nothing in return and will be beaten and scolded. Even the money for your dowry will be taken away. Your clothes will be patched up and your hands will be red and swollen from the cold.

In the end, she had to take her children to the streets in the cold weather to sell vegetables to supplement the family income. It was really pitiful.

As for the servant who married a wife, he also came back once. He wanted to send his eldest son to be a servant, but Zhang Jinlan did not agree. The child was only three years old and could not do much. However, Zhang Jinlan still gave him five taels of silver and sent him away. With this gift, the friendship between the master and the servant ended.

"Fubao, please save me." Near noon, a figure rushed into the clinic and howled at Jiang Fubao.

Jiang Fubao didn't even need to look up, she knew the man was her fifth brother just by the voice.

"What's wrong?" She was already used to Jiang Tongtu's surprised look, so she asked calmly.

"Grandma forced me to go and see a girl. The girl was in the canteen. Luckily I ran away quickly. When I saw grandma and mom sitting at the table entertaining guests, I ran away. What should I do? If I don't go, how will I get home at night? If I go, I will be roasted on the fire."

Jiang Tongtu was looking worried. He didn't know what to do for a moment and could only come to find his sister.

In his heart, Jiang Fubao is his little think tank.

"Fifth brother, why don't you want to see it? I remember that you are not so averse to the idea of ​​dating." Jiang Fubao motioned Shao Siyou to sit over and replace her, then pulled Jiang Tongtu's sleeve and went to the backyard, talking as she walked.

"That girl's looks, um, are a little disappointing." Jiang Tongtu muttered while shrinking his neck.

"Oh, Fifth Brother, you think I'm ugly?" Jiang Fubao suddenly realized.

"It's not that she's not pretty, it's just that she's not my type." Jiang Tongtu shook his head quickly. He only took a glance at the girl. She was not ugly, but not pretty either. She was just an ordinary person, the kind that you wouldn't be able to find in a crowd.

"What does Fifth Brother like?" Jiang Fubao pulled him to sit down. The cook who was selecting vegetables was very considerate. She wiped her hands on her apron and brought two cups of cold tea to the two of them.

"I like it. I, I don't know either." Jiang Tongtu was slow to realize things and never thought about matters between men and women. He only cared about eating, drinking and having fun.

If you ask him which store’s food is the most delicious, which store’s products are the most exquisite, or which river is the best for fishing, he knows it better than anyone else.

"Grandma and Second Auntie can introduce this girl to you, which means she must have some outstanding qualities. Maybe her soul is compatible with yours. Anyway, you don't like anyone. If you just look at the first impression, you have to find He Mayue. Could it be that Fifth Brother doesn't want to get married? Then I will go and tell Grandma to tell her not to introduce you to anyone in the future."

Jiang Fubao stood up and made a gesture to leave.

Jiang Tongtu quickly called her back.

"Not really. I really want to get married. You know me. If I rely on myself, I will never get married. I don't hang out with girls, so where can I meet girls? Can I just pick one up from the street and marry her? She will think I'm a flower thief and beat me up. It's not worth it."

Jiang Tongtu was very shy and he spoke a little embarrassedly.

"Then it's done. If you don't object, then go and meet her. Sometimes, just looking at her appearance is not a good thing. If you meet her and find that you are really not compatible, then just treat it as usual and have a meal with your grandma and second aunt. Anyway, this matter has not been made public, and no one knows that you are seeing each other. They will just think that the girl's family is our relatives."

When Jiang Fubao saw that Fifth Brother's expression relaxed, he knew that she had persuaded him.

"Okay, then I'll go meet him, and Fubao can go too. You accompany me." Jiang Tongtu's personality is really too childish. He is only two years younger than Meng Bujiu, but his temperament is like Meng Bujiu's son.