Sun Yannan asked Xiaotian: "What's the matter?"
Xiaotian bowed to the two of them first: "Master, Madam."
He hurriedly said, “Xiao Ye saw that the young lady had been very busy recently, so he went to the main kitchen to make some dim sum steamers for her.
All the maids in Concubine Jin's room were taken away. Xiaoye chased them all the way to Concubine Jin's courtyard, but not only did he not get the food back, he was also tied up and beaten.
Xiaonian and Xiaoyue took all the maids in our courtyard to ask for the person back. They had already rescued Xiaoye, but the master came back.
Everyone in our yard was detained there by the servants called by the master. I stayed outside to keep watch. Xiaonian was shouting in the yard, and I heard that he was shouting to me, asking me to come back and tell you. If you don't come back, then go tell the old lady.
Sun Yannan thought to herself: No wonder there is no one in my yard. She glanced at Shi Yue again, and Shi Yue felt uneasy when she looked at him.
Sun Yannan's four girls were the most traditional family configuration, each with their own strengths. Xiaotian was good at accounting, so she could be a bookkeeper. If Sun Yannan needed help in the future, these girls would probably have to be sent out. They didn't have to be proficient in account books, but they had to be able to understand them. So he left the three of them at home to learn accounting with Xiaotian, and now they were involved in a group fight...
Sun Yannan went out today with only a newly promoted maid named Shun'er. When she brought Xiaotian and Shun'er to Jinshu's yard, she saw that everyone in her yard was in a miserable state.
Xiaoye had obviously been slapped, her cheeks were swollen, and she was tied up.
All the other maids, including Xiaonian and Xiaoyue, had their hands tied behind their backs and were forced to kneel on the ground.
Shi Zhongwen was furious and sat on the armchair in the middle of the yard, with Jinshu sitting next to him crying.
When the servants saw Sun Yannan coming, many of them subconsciously loosened their grip on the maids, stood up straight, and saluted Sun Yannan: "Young Madam."
After all, he is now the housekeeper Sun Yannan.
Sun Yannan bowed to Shi Zhongwen and said, "Father."
Shi Zhongwen nodded, but before he could say anything, Jinshu said, "If these people's indentures were in Shi's house, they would all be sold today. The children will be here soon!"
Except for the eight maids, four big and four small, brought by Sun Yannan, all the other maids in her yard were terrified when they heard this.
Their indentures are all in the master's family. If the master's family wants to sell them, it is indeed a matter of a word from the master.
Sun Yannan said, "My wife is asking, is this what father meant?"
Jinshu said, "Hasn't what I said been clear? Every one of these girls dared to come to my yard and cause trouble. If I don't sell them off, it will be a rebellion!
I said, daughter-in-law, your maid made some food, can't I eat it?
I'm pregnant now, and even your father always takes my taste into consideration. How dare a servant come into my yard and take the food back?
Even you should respect me! I have a poor appetite, so you should have cooked something for me yourself.
Now a maid makes it, and you think you can't eat it? Even if I don't eat it, I can just throw it away to feed the birds and fish. You can let me do it.
A junior, plus a yard of undisciplined servants, do I still need to teach them? How can you be someone's daughter-in-law?"
Sun Yannan listened, but was not angry: "Although what Auntie said is not in accordance with etiquette, it does make some sense.
"Has the trafficker gone to call for help? Then my wife will sell off all the bad maids and servants in the courtyard."
Then he said to Shun'er, "Go get the indenture from the housekeeper. Also, have the housekeeper take all the guards out. After all, this is the inner courtyard."
Then Sun Yannan looked at Shi Zhongwen and asked, "Is my father satisfied with my daughter-in-law's handling of the matter?"
Shi Zhongwen didn't object and nodded slightly. Sun Yannan then said, "Father, should we go back to the front yard and change into the academy's teacher's uniform first?"
Shi Chongwen worked as a teacher in the largest academy in Pyeongchang County. According to his usual rules, he would change his clothes and boots in the front yard and only come to the inner yard after changing into his regular clothes.
Perhaps he had rushed here today after receiving a tip from the maids in Jinshu Courtyard, breaking his usual habit. Now that Sun Yannan had mentioned it, he felt uncomfortable. Dressed in the flowing, elegant attire of a scholar, handling such an inner-house conflict seemed ungentlemanly and strange.
Shi Zhongwen stood up and said to Jinshu, "I'll be back soon." He then said to Sun Yannan, "Then I'll leave it to you. I'll come back to check on it later." The servant beside him also followed him.
Jinshu looked proud as she stretched out her body and sat on the armchair. "Daughter-in-law, next time you choose a maid, bring her to my courtyard first so that I can take a look. After she pays respect to me, your mother-in-law, and I nod, I'll take her into your courtyard. This way, you won't be ignorant of the rules."
When Sun Yannan saw Shi Chongwen leave, all the servants followed her instructions, left the yard and returned to their posts.
Thinking that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, he called Xiaotian over and gave him a few instructions.
When Xiaotian left, he closed the gate. Sun Yannan untied Xiaonian and Xiaoyue. Xiaonian and Xiaoyue then untied the people in their own yards one by one.
Jinshu saw this and said, "Why did you let all these people go?"
Sun Yannan asked, "If we don't release them, how can we tie up the people we want to sell?"
Sun Yannan asked, "Who stole Xiaoye's food from the kitchen today?"
Xiaoye pointed at the three girls, and Sun Yannan said, "Tie them up!"
The untied maids came forward and tied up the three.
Sun Yannan asked Xiaoye again: "Who hit you in the face?"
Xiaoye pointed at a maid and two maids beside Jinshu, and Sun Yannan said, "Tie them up!"
The girl next to Jinshu started screaming, so Xiaoye went over to take revenge and slapped her in the face, then covered her mouth. The three of them were also tied up.
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