In the yard, as soon as Qiao Xin left, the others also started to move. Old Man Mo went to the pharmacy alone to get medicine.
Qin Ma Ma felt a huge responsibility when she received the huge sum of 100 taels. She didn't know whether Qiao Xin really trusted her or was too careless. The first time she asked her to do something, she just let it go and let her handle it completely.
Even though she had lived in the Marquis' Mansion for most of her life, there had never been many masters who would treat her like this! And as daughters-in-law, Xu and Zhang also listened to her arrangements!
Nanny Qin probably doesn't know that Qiao Xin always trusts people when she employs them, and never employs people she doesn't trust. She has always respected talents, but don't test people's hearts at the beginning. You will naturally see it after a long time!
Qiao Xin had never encountered such a thing as choosing a servant, and Xu and Zhang were even less experienced. At this time, only Qin Ma could do it. If you want the horse to run, don't give it bad grass to eat. She couldn't give them a few dozen copper coins to buy ten or eight servants, right? How could a human being do that?
When Qiao Yunqing entered the house leading a cow, he found that the door of his house was open. A few unfamiliar workers were moving things inside. The yard was already filled with all kinds of things!
Qiao Yirui was writing furiously with his head down. Before leaving, Qiao Xin assigned them a task: register the items sent by others, sort them, and each person would be rewarded with ten coins.
The little ones naturally didn't want to give up this good opportunity to earn some pocket money.
Qiao Sanlang, who was the best at writing and mental arithmetic, was pushed out to keep accounts, while Qiao Dalang and Qiao Erlang were responsible for taking care of their younger brothers and sisters and the guys. Mo Jiaquan was in control of the overall situation and went wherever he was needed!
When Qiao Sanlang saw his father coming in, he immediately jumped up from the stool: "Dad, you're back?"
Qiao Yunqing was wearing a grey short brown shirt and a straw hat on his head. He was leading a cow in his right hand and carrying a wooden plow in his left hand, looking like an old farmer. When he saw his son, he asked, "What are you doing? Where's your grandma?"
"Grandma is out, I'm helping her keep accounts, this yard is full of things bought by Grandma, Mom, and Auntie!"
Qiao Yunqing put down his things, touched his head and said, "Then you have to be careful. If you remember it wrongly, your wages will not be enough to deduct it, right?"
Qiao Sanlang's eyes widened suddenly, he couldn't believe what his father said was true, and he couldn't help but complain: "Ah, grandma didn't say to deduct money! How can you deduct ten cents from the wages?"
"So your grandma paid you ten cents a week!"
Qiao Xinsanlang then realized that he had been deceived. His father had no idea how much money his grandmother had given him!
Thinking back to his elder brothers and sisters, they all had their own pocket money, but he and Sanniang were the only ones who were miserable. His mother would take away every penny they earned! Usually, when everyone pooled money to buy something delicious, he couldn't even participate. His elder brothers and sisters would take the initiative to share with him, but it happened so many times, it was so shameful!
Qiao Sanlang didn't know that his sister had already started to resist, and he went to Qiao Xin to complain early in the morning.
The little guy's mind was full of thoughts at this moment: God wants him to die, and he will lose the money again!
Qiao Yunqing watched his son's expression change several times in a short while, and he felt very amused: "What tricks are you up to now?"
"No, Dad, can you please not tell Mom about this? This is all the pocket money I have. When everyone buys things, only my son and sister can't afford to pay. I can't always take advantage of them!" Qiao Yirui pleaded with a bitter face.
Qiao Yunqing's face paused and he asked, "Did your mother take away all your pocket money?"
Qiao Sanlang hung his head and nodded, "Well, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, mother, it's just..." Qiao Sanlang was young and clearly realized that it was not appropriate for his mother to do so, but if you really asked him to explain it, he couldn't come up with any profound ideas.
Qiao Yunqing touched his little head, hugged him to his legs, took out a handful of copper coins and handed them to him, comforting him: "This is not your fault. Wait, I will talk to your mother. Take these and share them with your sister. Just tell me if you have any problems in the future!"
The surprise came too suddenly. Qiao Sanlang didn't expect that this would be the result of his first complaint to his father. Not only did his father not blame him for being rude, but he agreed with his idea. The little guy couldn't help but pursed his lips, revealing a little dimple on his lips.
"Thank you, Dad. I don't want this money. I can earn it myself!"
"Huh? Earn it yourself?" Qiao Yunqing was a little surprised. He had been away from home for more than a month and his family was so poor that they had to let the child go out to earn money to support the family?
"Grandma has drawn up a table. Those who memorize arithmetic and write well will be rewarded every month. Those who take the initiative to help with housework will also be rewarded. I have seen it all. I can work hard to memorize, write well, and help the family to collect grass for pigs and herd cattle. This way I can earn at least 30 coins a month, and save almost half a silver coin a year."
Wow, so this is the way to make money. Her adoptive mother is really generous. Isn’t she afraid of raising her child to be profit-driven?
"So do you think we should take this money?"
Qiao Sanlang was also very entangled: "I don't know, there are many friends in the village who work all day and are scolded by their parents for being idle. But grandma said that he raised me when I was young and I will raise him when he is old, it's just an equal exchange. Children are not idle. It's not shameful for us to work for pocket money.
Dad, do you have to work for that monthly salary? " As Qiao Sanlang was talking, a ridiculous idea suddenly popped up in his mind.
Then he looked at his father's expression which said "you know what happened", and he suddenly realized what was going on!
Qiao Xin advocates the principle that everyone has a share in the work and the more work, the more pay!
Treat everyone in the Qiao family equally. As a son, he has to give half of his earnings to his family, and the rest can be used freely. If he wants to withdraw monthly money from his family, he has to complete the work arranged by Qiao Xin.
There is no limit on time, place or method, the key is that you have to do it!
Being lazy and gluttonous won't last more than three days under Qiao Xin's control! Even three-year-old Qiao Sanniang had to clean the table several times a day and feed the chickens several times a day.
As a student who was about to take the imperial examination in spring, he still had to go to the fields to plow at any time to experience the beauty of labor.
What's the point of my son's job?
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