Chapter 93 It’s too difficult for the girl
This contract is written by combining modern employment contracts with Dagan laws to ensure it is foolproof.
Hua Chao and the other two were all literate, so they took the contract and carefully opened it. It clearly stated what the young lady had just mentioned, such as paid leave and tuition allowance.
"Miss, this..." Isn't this treatment too good?
Hua Chao swallowed her saliva. As the lady's personal maid, her monthly salary was only one or two taels.
Being a teacher not only earns a monthly salary of three taels of silver, but also offers paid vacations and other subsidies. The contract also stipulates a monthly pulse check.
This... is a big deal!
Hua Chao was wondering if she hadn't woken up yet.
That's not right. She could never have dreamed of such a plot.
"Yes, miss, you don't have to do this. Even if you don't return the indenture to us, even if you don't give us these benefits, as long as you give the order, we will do it according to your requirements." Aunt Cai thought she had lived for decades, and she had seen everything with a half-buried body in the ground.
But she had never seen what Gu Jiayue had done before.
This kind of treatment is probably no different from what you get in the academies in Kyoto, right?
She is just an old woman, how can she be worthy of him?
Gu Jiayue pushed the indenture in front of Madam Cai and said, "I know what you said, but I have my own reasons for doing this. You will understand in the future."
"Not just you, I'll also find a suitable opportunity to give Kangzi's indenture to him. This is a reward for those who are capable. As long as you follow me well, I promise you won't suffer any loss."
Gu Jiayue has said so much, how could they not agree?
Besides, that was a contract to sell one's body. As long as they went to the county government and completed the formalities, they would become good citizens.
Hu Zi held the indenture contract in his hand and looked down involuntarily.
He was wearing a pair of new shoes, which were given to him by a girl named Qingqing in the village, saying that she was grateful to him for bravely sending his grandfather to the county town for treatment in the hailstorm a few months ago.
He worked for his master, and people often gave him gifts, but none of them made him feel as warm as this one.
They lived in the same village and he ran errands for the young lady, so he had contact with Li Qingqing several times later. He felt that there seemed to be something attractive about Qingqing, and he always thought about her day and night.
But he didn't dare say anything before. Although he earned a lot every month, he was just a servant. How could a decent family be willing to marry their daughter to a servant?
You must know that according to the laws of the Dagan Empire, a servant who sells himself cannot marry a commoner's daughter. If a commoner's daughter wants to marry a servant, she also has to sell herself.
So Hu Zi could only bury this thought in his heart, and if he encountered it on the road, he would pretend not to see it.
Later, when Miss Qingqing gave him shoes again, he refused to accept them.
But things are different now.
He was also a good citizen, and he still had money. He could build a house in Taohua Village, then find a matchmaker to propose to the Li family and marry Miss Qingqing in a grand ceremony.
Well, let’s have two children then, a boy and a girl would be best.
The boy is named Feng Long and the girl is named Feng Feng.
Gu Jiayue didn't know that Hu Zi had already thought of what to name his child just by holding the indenture.
"Okay, since you all agree, then tomorrow you can just take the indenture and the letter of release to the county government office to handle it." Gu Jiayue took out the letter of release that she had prepared long ago and handed it to Hu Zi.
No matter whether they were government slaves or private slaves, as long as the servants of Da Gan sold themselves, they had to go to the county government to change their original civilian household registration to that of untouchables.
The untouchables were the private property of their masters and were not protected by the laws of the state.
If one wanted to change from untouchable to commoner household registration, the owner would need to stamp his private seal on the indenture and issue a letter of release.
The slave release letter contained the information of the master, the slave being released, and the reason for release.
With these, one also needs to prepare five taels of silver as redemption money, which is to be paid to the government.
"Okay, that's all for now. Next, let's discuss the lecture schedule for three days from now. As teachers at the school, you will also be giving lectures on stage."
"Madame Cai is the logistics manager, so she doesn't need to go on stage for now. However, if Madame is willing, she can go up and talk about her experience in cooking, housekeeping, and accounting. You two must definitely go up."
"What? We have to give lectures too? In front of the entire Taohua Village?"
Having escaped the danger, Aunt Cai breathed a sigh of relief, and Hu Zi did not react much. After all, he often went out and dealt with outsiders. Although he was a little nervous about attending class, he was not very scared.
In the end, only Hua Chao was left, and he felt that his life was dark.
She was shocked more today than in the entire first half of her life combined.
Hua Chao was so nervous that she was almost incoherent. "But Miss, I'm not ready yet. I don't know what to say."
They say you've never eaten pork, but you've seen pigs run. Although she saw the young lady teaching her younger siblings every day, it was different. She had never tried it herself.
Gu Jiayue calmly stroked Hua Chao's hair, which had become a little tangled due to anxiety. "Don't be nervous, you're not without experience. I remember when we were still in the Marquis' Mansion, you and Madam Cai were the ones who trained all the new maids in our courtyard. I think you're doing a good job."
As the old saying goes, the maids in noble families are not all kept to be bed-warmers for their sons-in-law. They need to learn and master things that are really beyond the reach of ordinary rich and powerful ladies.
"That's different." Hua Zhao pouted and lay on the table with a dull look.
She was the head maidservant of the Marquis's daughter, and ranked third in the courtyard. The younger maids were like little Kalomi in front of her, and she could do whatever she wanted with them. If they disobeyed, he could punish them or even hand them over to the housekeeper.
But she is a teacher now, and the people she has to teach are children from ordinary families. She cannot scold or punish them like she does with the little maids.
This is such a dilemma. What should I do?
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