When Xia Tian returned to Jinglan Garden, before even entering the door, he instructed Ningxiang and Ningxue to call Cuiyun, Cuixin, Cuiqiao and Cuiling over.
These four maids were personally selected by Ningxiang and Ningxue when she first moved in. Now they are all second-class maids in Jinglanyuan.
Ningxiang and Ningxue are first-class maids.
Originally, Jinglan Garden was supposed to have four first-class maids, but Xia Tian felt that Ningxiang and Ningxue were enough, so he did not add anyone else.
The other personnel were assigned by the Marquis' Mansion according to the rules, so she naturally wouldn't say anything.
"Madam, Cuiyun and the others are here." Ningxiang looked at everyone and said as she took off Xia Tian's cloak.
"Okay, come in. Don't stand outside, it's so cold!" Xia Tian said as he washed his hands in the basin of hot water brought by Cuiyun, and climbed onto the bed in the warm room first.
"Madam, do you have any instructions for us?" Cuiyun and the others were a little nervous. They were asked to come over just after they entered the house. Could they have done something wrong?
Xia Tian knew from their expressions that they had strayed from their thoughts again, and quickly said, "Don't overthink it, it's a good thing."
Then he took out his purse and took out a few banknotes from it, "Come on, here comes the bonus."
"What bonus?" Ningxue asked in confusion.
"Don't worry about it. I'm happy today."
Ningxiang leaned close to Ningxue and whispered to her about the painting.
Ningxue didn't go with them today, so she doesn't know what the lady is happy about.
After hearing Ningxiang's words, I was so happy. I didn't expect that the lady was so powerful!
"You have been in Jinglan Garden for over a month and have performed very well, so I am going to give you a reward.
Ningxiang and Ningxue are first-class maids, so they will each be rewarded with ten taels. Here, take them." Xia Tian took out two silver notes worth ten taels and handed them to the two of them.
"Five taels each for the four of you, is that okay with that?"
"We are so happy! Thank you, ma'am." The four of them took the banknotes with a smile.
This banknote was exactly the money the owner of Yayizhai received from selling paintings today, a total of 640 taels, and he could give them 40 taels as a reward.
Over the past month, the maids have been working very hard, especially Ningxiang and Ningxue, who are really attentive to everything, worthy of being trained by a big family.
Ningxiang and Ningxue didn't expect that the lady would be so generous and give out forty taels at once.
Their usual monthly salary was two taels for a maidservant and one tael for a second-class maidservant. But today, the lady gave them five months' salary.
Several people thanked Xia Tian happily. She said a few words of encouragement, and then Cuiyun and the other three went out to work.
Xia Tian took out two purses from his arms and handed one to Ningxiang and Ningxue respectively.
The two took it in confusion, opened it and saw that it was a pair of pure gold earrings.
Everyone looked up at Xia Tian, "Madam, what is this?"
"This is for you." Seeing that the two were about to speak again, he quickly put his index finger to his mouth and said, "Shh, don't let others hear."
The two nodded in unison and bowed to Xia Tian happily to express their gratitude.
It’s not that they are short-sighted, but that the lady treats them sincerely, which is why they are touched.
Seeing Ningxue was about to cry, Xia Tian pretended to be disgusted and said, "Look at your lack of ambition. This is nothing. If I buy you something next time, won't you drown me?"
"Madam~" Ningxue stomped her feet and said angrily.
"Forget about the wife, hurry up and serve the meal. Your wife will starve to death if you wait any longer."
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In a flash, it was the winter solstice.
The Winter Solstice is a grand festival for large families, and the Wu'an Marquis Mansion is no exception.
They got up early that day, and after bathing and changing clothes, all the masters of Wu'an Marquis's Mansion went to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors under the leadership of Wu'an Marquis.
This part was excluded because Xia Tian had not yet been included in the family tree.
Chen Nian originally wanted to take advantage of the opening of the ancestral hall during the winter solstice to ask Marquis Wu'an to directly enter Xia Tian's name into the family tree, but the old lady refused because they had not held a formal marriage ceremony.
Xia Tian looked at Shen Nian’s increasingly dark complexion and quickly comforted him, “It’s okay, we’ll do the same thing when the time is right.”
Shen Nian looked at her with a leisurely gaze, "Do you still want to leave?"
"No, no, I swear!" She quickly stroked her hair, "I'm going to rely on you for the rest of my life. I won't leave even if you chase me away."
Seeing that Shen Nian's complexion had improved, Xia Tian wiped the sweat off her face in her heart. Why did this kid seem to be becoming more and more dependent on her?
After the ancestor worship, everyone gathered in Ruixuan Hall again.
The kitchen brought out a carefully prepared mutton pot, dumplings of various flavors and other carefully cooked delicacies, and everyone gathered together to have a lively reunion dinner.
Maybe because Xia Tian’s performance at the last dinner was too “excellent”, this reunion dinner was very peaceful and no one gave her a chance to perform.
Xia Tian shook his head in his heart. It was boring, so boring.
After dinner, it was time for the younger generations’ favorite game session.
The adults thought they were too noisy and sent them directly to the pavilion in the garden.
Xia Tian originally thought that she had no relationship with these people, so she might as well go back to Jinglan Garden and play cards with Ningxiang and Ningxue.
As a result, no one knew what was wrong with Shen Lan. She came over and put her arm around her affectionately, calling her "sister-in-law" all the time, and carried her over.
In this family, apart from the married Shen Hui, Shen Nian is the oldest of this generation and is only twenty-one years old this year.
The others were naturally not too old either, and were just the right age to play together.
Therefore, there were more than twenty children from the five branches of the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion, all of whom gathered together in the waterside pavilion to play.
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