After listening to Madam Chang's words, Madam Pei nodded, "Wan'er is indeed capable in doing things. I was really afraid that she would become arrogant once she got power. It is rare for her to be so rational and clear-headed."
"Isn't this all thanks to the old lady's discerning eye? She recognized the young mistress at first glance. The young mistress is young and delicate; who would dare entrust her with such an important task!"
"You're just trying to find ways to flatter me."
Madam Pei shook her head and chuckled. After the two chatted and laughed for a while, Chang Mama asked curiously, "Madam, there's something I don't understand. The young mistress is so intelligent, why didn't you dismiss the storeroom nanny and keep the head nanny instead?"
"In the end, the work in the storeroom is much easier. The storeroom has been re-registered, so it's not easy to make mistakes. The head nanny is in charge of personnel matters, which are complicated. If anything happens to the subordinates, it can be blamed on the head nanny. She can be punished for not managing her subordinates properly. Then the head nanny can be easily removed, and the young mistress can take sole control of the household."
"Grandma, the young mistress is so intelligent, surely she couldn't have overlooked this?"
Jiang Shuwan's courtyard.
Qingxing also asked this question.
She completely baffled Jiang Shuwan.
"Huh? Don't I already have complete power now? Do you think the storeroom clerk would dare to cause me trouble?"
“It is very painful for those who hold power to lose it. Look at the Madam and the head maid. One vomited blood and the other fainted. With their example, the storeroom maid will only work harder for me.”
"Think bigger. It's not like you can only wield power by using your own people. You can use your enemies too!"
"Besides, I only have a few talented people in my household, and there will be many more places where I need them in the future. It's such a waste to put a group of girls who have finally learned to read and write and can do accounting in order to manage a mere storeroom."
"Miss, is it possible that we'll ever have a more prestigious position than being a storeroom nanny?"
Upon hearing Jiang Shuwan's words, the maids in the room were all shocked.
"Miss, the storeroom matron is one of the three chief stewards in the mansion. She is very prestigious wherever she goes. For us maids to reach that position is like a scholar passing the imperial examination with top honors."
"It's quite an honor to our ancestors, could we possibly have even greater fortune?"
The maids all looked at Jiang Shuwan in disbelief.
They always thought that being a warehouse clerk was the ceiling of their career.
Even the storeroom nannies might not be able to become one, since of the three main nannies, Chang Mama has one, Qingxing will definitely have one in the future, leaving only the last one, which will be a competition among all the women in the room.
Judging from Jiang Shuwan's words, she has other arrangements for them.
But no matter how big the arrangement, it can't compare to the position of the storeroom nanny. For example, Xiao Tao's sister-in-law now manages several shops, but in terms of power, she is still not as high as the head nanny.
Fang is quite promising; he's been promoted to leader of the Northern Caravan.
But Fang is a man; how can women compare to men?
"Didn't I tell you? When Donglai Street opens, I'll send a group of girls out to sell glass. General Sun has brought a lot of glass ornaments and jewelry. You get a commission for each piece sold. The capable ones can become junior managers, then shop managers, and then supervisors on Donglai Street."
"After all, Brother Nai can't stay on Donglai Street forever. You'll still need to manage Donglai Street in the future. By the way, you reminded me that once a group of you leave, I'll be short of people in my house again, and I'll have to train more people."
"Good heavens, people have such different fates! My wife stays at home eating and drinking well every day and does nothing, while I'm busy with business every day and I've lost weight. Now I have to manage the household too. Why am I so unlucky!"
Jiang Shuwan wiped away a tear of bitterness.
My heart is breaking!
It was so tough.
The maids were speechless. What do you mean, "Madam is living a life of luxury at home"? Madam is so angry with you that she's practically vomiting blood...
only.
The young lady meant that a group of them would be transferred to Donglai Street to sell glassware in the future.
Glass is a precious and scarce item, so wouldn't they be making a fortune from the commissions?
If you do well, you can become a store manager, and if you go further up, you can manage the entire Donglai Street.
They knew perfectly well that every shop on Donglai Street was backed by a wealthy businessman with a net worth of millions...
A bunch of girls, how could they possibly manage them?
This, this, this...
Is this really not a dream?
The girls' eyes all reddened.
This is a future they never dared to imagine. Whether it's learning to read, doing accounting, or becoming a manager, they never dared to dream of such a thing before.
But they also knew that their young lady was a woman of her word and had never lied to them.
So, is this glorious future truly theirs?
Biting their lips, the girls' tears streamed down their faces.
They must have had some really good fortune in their ancestors to be able to follow in the footsteps of young ladies.
On the other side, Jiang Shuwan was still feeling sorry for herself, as she was busy every day without a break.
What a terrible sin!
Who treats their salted fish like this!
No, she can't be overworked. If we don't have enough talent, we'll continue to train her.
Being a hands-off manager is her future.
But where do people come from?
Forget about talented people, she doesn't even have any people, so why is she buying people?
Buying someone requires investigating their background, which is too much trouble.
It would be great if there were people with clean backgrounds.
It doesn't matter if you're a little slow, as long as you're willing to learn.
“Miss, now that we’ve burned down the first house, shouldn’t we also show some kindness to the servants? Firstly, to demonstrate your magnanimity as the mistress of the house, and secondly, to reassure them. Right now, with the power shift between the old and new mistresses, the servants are all very uneasy.”
Hearing Qingxing's words, Jiang Shuwan's eyes lit up. "Good Qingxing, you're so smart!"
Qingxing: "..."
What did she say that made her smart?
Granny Tao had previously mentioned that she wanted to show kindness to the servants in the mansion.
"Granny Tao, call Granny Tao in."
"Really, I should have thought of that earlier. If I don't have enough people in my courtyard, I can find them in the manor. These servants in the Marquis's manor just hang around in the manor all day. What future do they have? They should be sent out to help me with the work."
"In that case, we won't be short of people. But they can't read or write. What future can an illiterate person have? They'll need to be able to write, Granny Tao, Granny Tao..."
Jiang Shuwan called out to Granny Tao to come in, "Didn't you say before that as a new official I should show favor to my subordinates? Don't bother with all that extra food and meat stuff, it's meaningless. Once they have the ability, they can earn their own living."
"Go and tell Zhao Niangzi and the female manager who teaches accounting in our courtyard that from now on, we can set up the classroom in the back room, clear out three rooms, and set up a literacy class. From now on, any maid or boy in the manor who has finished their work, no matter which courtyard they are from, can go there to learn."
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