So, adding that to what was deducted before, it's like working for nothing for a year and a half!
The head maid was heartbroken and sobbing.
Wen rarely rewarded them; she lived entirely on her monthly allowance.
Working for nothing for a year and a half, think how much meat I must have missed out on!
"Now that things have been discussed, you may leave!"
Madam Pei was tired, so everyone left.
As soon as Wen stepped out of the courtyard, she gave Jiang Shuwan a cold laugh.
"Jiang, you are truly admirable!"
"Your wife is too kind; I am unworthy of such praise."
Innocent!
It really wasn't her initiative.
She's at best like Jiang Ziya fishing.
"snort!"
Wen turned and left.
Jiang Shuwan said insincerely, "Take care, Madam."
"Miss, after this incident, Madam probably won't dare to keep such a close eye on our courtyard anymore," Granny Tao whispered from the side.
"Whatever, I don't care."
Jiang Shuwan remained calm.
She's experienced being monitored by another company in the business world before.
"Go back and replace Qingxing and the others' charcoal with writing brushes and ink. Anyway, Zhang Niangzi's matter has already been formalized with the old lady, so giving them some writing brushes and ink is not an outrageous thing to do."
"yes."
As soon as Granny Tao returned, she bought more than a dozen sets of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.
Jiang Shuwan had previously worried that her hiring of female tutors for them would be used against her, so she did not prepare any black ink for them.
Fortunately, after Wen's lawsuit, everyone immediately upgraded their equipment, and started using writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.
Of course, the quality of the writing implements was that of an ordinary person.
Even so, the girls were extremely shocked.
"Is this a calligraphy brush?"
"My hands have actually come to hold a pen one day?"
"There's ink here too. This ink really does dissolve in water, and it even has a faint fragrance. I always thought it was such a beautiful scene when I saw Sister Qingxing grinding ink for Miss."
"I never imagined I'd be grinding ink myself, let alone grinding it for myself..."
All the maids had a dreamy expression on their faces.
"Who would have thought that one day I would be able to read..."
"It's like a dream..."
The girls touched these learning tools with reluctance and cherishment.
They used to be low-ranking servants in the Jiang household, and their lives were very difficult.
Since following Jiang Shuwan, life has become better, and I envision myself doing well so that things will only get better in the future.
However, reading and writing were far too far away for them.
So far away that they dared not even dream of it, so far away that even holding pen and ink, they felt it was unreal.
"Study hard, and I will reward you handsomely if you do well."
Jiang Shuwan took the opportunity to encourage them, and the maids quickly kowtowed to express their gratitude.
So he studied even harder and cherished learning to read. Usually, after finishing his work, he would hide away to play, but now he would take out the board to learn and write characters whenever he had free time.
right!
They couldn't even bear to use the writing brushes and ink that Jiang Shuwan had given them, and continued to use their previous small boards and charcoal blocks.
When Jiang Shuwan asked, they said that this thing was cheap and economical, and that by hanging it on her waist, she could learn to read while working.
Unlike paper, which crumples up as soon as you put it in your pocket, it's so precious to them.
This reminded Jiang Shuwan.
Jiang Shuwan quickly had the furniture room make dozens of labels for her. All the furniture in the main room, including the storeroom, was labeled with the name of the item.
In this way, it's like a museum, where the girls look at these words every day, studying while working, making them incredibly efficient.
In addition to these, Jiang Shuwan also hired an accountant to teach them how to use an abacus and read accounts.
Since the female teacher has already made her position clear, having another accountant isn't a big deal.
Sure enough, the accounting lady's abacus clattered away for several days, but there was no sound from the Wen family's side.
On the contrary, the other servants in the Marquis's mansion were extremely envious.
"The maids in the young mistress's room are living such a good life, being taught to read and write and using an abacus."
"They'll all be extraordinary in the future."
"At worst, she'll still have the potential to be a young lady."
The servants were both envious and jealous.
In this mansion, any maid who can read a few words, even if she doesn't rise to the position of manager, is still a first or second-class maid.
Not to mention that Jiang Shuwan also taught these girls to do accounting.
"Is the young mistress's room going to produce a group of maids who can do everything from the eighteen martial arts to the most skilled ones...?"
"I'm so envious! It's one thing for the maids to be so good, but even the nannies who do odd jobs are learning to read and do accounting."
"How old are they? Don't they think they can compete with those quick-witted young girls?"
"I really don't know what the point of having a maid like me learn chores. It's a waste of ink. If you ask me, I'd rather be the one doing the chores..."
"You! Keep dreaming! In our household right now, who doesn't want to learn to read and write and do accounting? If it were up to you, would it be your turn?"
"That's right! If it weren't for the fact that only people from the young mistress's courtyard are qualified, we would have gone long ago."
"Besides, even if those nannies learn slowly and can't compete with the young girls, they still have grandchildren."
"After they learn to read in the young mistress's courtyard, they will teach the younger generation when they go back in the evening."
"Goodness, other people's kids learn to read and do math from elementary school. When they grow up, they can work in the fields, making our kids look like dirt..."
"By then, will our children even have a chance to get good jobs..."
The servants' eyes were almost filled with tears, and their voices were hoarse as they spoke.
They finally understand what it means to lose at the starting line.
Those who weren't born into the young mistress's household, and who didn't serve the young mistress, were at a huge disadvantage, along with their children.
Thinking about it, these servants admired Jiang Shuwan even more and wanted to serve her even more.
Jiang Shuwan's courtyard is currently not short of people, so they go to curry favor with the maids and nannies, offering them snacks like melon seeds and peanuts to get closer to them.
Once you get to know them well, you can call them "good sister" or "good younger sister," and your relationship will become closer. Then you can ask them to teach you a few words, and you'll have gained more than you expected.
The servants were busy calculating with their abacuses.
As a result, the peddlers selling melon seeds and peanuts outside the Marquis's mansion made a fortune.
When Jiang Shuwan found out, she couldn't help but laugh.
"No wonder there have been so many people loitering outside the courtyard these days, each with a bag of melon seeds and peanuts in their hand. They're probably asking you to be their tutors."
The little girls all blushed.
"Miss is making fun of us."
"This servant only knows a few characters, how can I be a tutor..."
The girls were both shy and overjoyed.
Some are happy, some are sad.
The ones who are most worried are the head maid and the storeroom maid, who have recently offended many servants because of their "self-examination".
He even warned his own people.
He offended people everywhere.
Of course, they hold high positions of power, so it's okay to offend them; it's not like we can't afford to offend them!
The key issue is that while they are offending people, Jiang Shuwan is winning people over.
Regardless of whether they occupied Jiang Shuwan's side or not, all the servants flocked to Jiang Shuwan's courtyard, all wanting to learn a few words.
This is what causes suffering!
Suddenly, Jiang Shuwan's popularity rose by two points compared to before.
"Young mistress, could you be a fox reincarnated?"
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