Chapter 321, Selecting a Maid
On the second day after returning home, Daohua had breakfast in the old lady's yard, and then she and Yan Yihan and the other two went to the main courtyard. When they arrived, the courtyard was already full of people.
Four chairs have been placed on the eaves of the door.
When Daohua saw it, she walked straight over.
Yan Yihan and the other two hurriedly followed. As they walked through the crowd, they subconsciously straightened their backs and used all the rules that Master Shen had taught them, making sure they would not lose their status in front of the servants.
Daohua sat straight down on the chair in the middle. Seeing this, Yan Yihan also sat in the middle seat without much hesitation. Yan Yile and Yan Yishuang sat on both sides respectively.
After the four of them sat down, Pingtong smiled and handed the roster to Daohua, saying loudly, "Madam said that this time, the selection of maids will be entirely up to the girls themselves."
Upon hearing this, Yan Yihan, Yan Yishuang, and Yan Yile all straightened their expressions.
After moving to Ningmen Mansion, they knew that they would have to hire maids, and they also knew that these maids would follow them to their husband's home in the future, so they attached great importance to them.
Pingtong noticed the expressions of the three girls. Compared with these three, the eldest girl was a little casual. She wanted to give them a few reminders, but she remembered that the lady had said before not to interfere with the girls' selection of maids, so she swallowed her words.
"Miss, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
Daohua quickly flipped through the roster, glancing over every page. After hearing Pingtong's words, she nodded and said, "Go and do your thing."
In just a moment, Daohua finished looking through the list and handed it to Yan Yihan next to her.
Yan Yihan didn't expect Daohua to hand her the roster so quickly. She asked in surprise, "Big Sister, you've finished reading it so quickly? Don't you want to take another look?"
Daohua smiled and said, "There are too many names. I can't remember them all even if I look at them." The main reason was that the list only contained rough information such as name, age, and place of origin, so it was useless to look at it.
Yan Yihan didn't expect Daohua to say that. She was silent for a moment and said, "Then I'll watch it first. If you want to see it, just tell me."
Daohua smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Looking at the huge crowd of people below, Daohua estimated that there were at least fifty or sixty of them, all of them were little girls between ten and fifteen years old.
Rice Flower glanced at Guyu behind him.
Guyu immediately stepped forward, bent down and asked, "Miss, what's the matter?"
Daohua covered her face with her round fan and asked in a low voice, "How many people did my mother buy this time? Can the family use so many people?"
Guyu whispered back, "Madam has bought over a hundred people this time, saying she wants to fill all the vacancies in the courtyards at once. All the maids in the courtyards have been selected through competitions, and those who didn't meet the requirements have been sent away."
"It might seem like a lot of people when gathered together, but if they are distributed among the various courtyards, they won't be noticeable. Last time, when the master entertained the officials of Ningmen Mansion, we were still a little short of manpower."
Daohua let out a breath, and then began to silently calculate how many people she would choose today.
There is still a shortage of one of the four head maids, none of the four second-class maids, two of the four cleaning maids, and two of the four servants.
So, she has to choose 7 maids and two old women today.
After knowing how many people had to be selected, Daohua had an idea in mind. She glanced at Yan Yihan who was still looking at the roster, thought for a moment, and said to Wang Maner, "Go, make a pot of tea for me and my three sisters, and bring two plates of dessert."
I'm afraid the selection process won't be over so soon.
Wang Maner bowed and said, "Yes." Then she trotted away.
Because they took it very seriously, Yan Yihan and the other two watched it very carefully. They put down the roster only after Daohua had finished three or four cups of tea.
"Did you finish reading it?"
Yan Yihan said apologetically, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Daohua waved her hand and said, "No problem. I don't have anything else to do today anyway." Then she looked at Yan Yishuang and Yan Yile and said, "Then let's start choosing. Who goes first?"
Yan Yihan glanced at Yan Yile who wanted to speak, and immediately, Yan Yile, who wanted to take advantage of her young age to choose people first, pouted and kept silent.
Daohua saw the quarrel between the two, but ignored it and drank her tea with her eyes lowered.
Yan Yishuang spoke up: "Big sister is the eldest, so it's her turn to choose first."
Daohua glanced at Yan Yishuang, who was keeping her brows lowered and looking pleasant. This time when she came back, she found that this person was much more low-key than before.
I have become smarter!
If she continued like this, given her mother's personality, she wouldn't make things difficult for her, and she would ignore her even less.
Yan Yihan also smiled and said, "Third sister is right. The eldest sister should choose first."
Daohua glanced at the three of them and said, "Since you three sisters are so polite, I won't be polite." Then she stood up.
At this moment, some people began to sway because they had been standing for a while.
"You, you, you, step out of line."
Daohua kicked the shaking person out.
Don't blame her for being cruel. After all, she is the one chosen to do the job. If she doesn't have a good body, she can't do the job well.
Daohua walked down and kicked out the girl who was too beautiful and trembled when she got close to her. After walking around, she returned to her seat.
"Let me tell you what I require of a maid: one, loyalty; two, duty; three, strict mouth; four, abiding by the rules; and finally, a certain level of ability. If you can't meet these requirements, please withdraw."
As soon as these words were spoken, the maids standing low started to stir.
They have been in the mansion for nearly two months. They have more or less some understanding and contact with the other three girls, but the eldest girl went to the farm and only came back yesterday. They know very little about her and only know that she is a powerful one.
Most powerful masters are difficult to serve, and many people are worried about this.
But the eldest daughter is the legitimate daughter of the master and his wife, and the future will definitely be better if he follows her than if he follows the other three girls.
Because of this, although many people were concerned about the strength of the rice flowers, they still stood still.
Daohua noticed the hesitation and struggle of some people and smiled: "I have given you the opportunity to choose. You must cherish it. This may be the turning point that determines your future destiny."
"I know many of you may think that staying with me will give you a better future. However, the rewards are proportional to the efforts. The higher the rewards, the greater the price you pay."
"My standards are high. Not everyone is suitable to stay here. If you don't have the ability and insist on coming to my yard, you will only be sent away in the end."
“Choosing what’s right for you is the most important thing.”
As these words were spoken, someone in the crowd couldn't help but stand up.
Someone took the lead and more people came out one after another.
Seeing this scene, Yan Yihan and Yan Yishuang's expressions changed.
Yan Yihan: It is indeed right to let the older sisters choose first. If we let them choose, they won’t know how to do these things. They will basically just choose what they like.
With such a choice, the quality of the maid depends entirely on luck.
Yan Yishuang: With just a few words, she kicked out some weak-willed and wavering people, and also gained a good reputation. The elder sister is really very capable.
In the end, including those who were eliminated previously, there were less than thirty people left.
(End of this chapter)
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