Huang Huzi's wife said, "I don't know either. On the first day when I came, when Aunt Fan came to deliver food, she mentioned that the meals delivered by the kitchen for three meals a day were for the men in the family, and the mansion was not responsible for the meals of the family members. I thought that since the man was not here today, he might not deliver the meals, so I cooked some myself. And even if he delivered the meals, I could save them for dinner, so it wouldn't be a problem."
In fact, the kitchen also gave the men enough meals. Not to say that they were 100% full, but they were 70% full at every meal. Every morning, they had a bowl of sweet potato and brown rice porridge, and occasionally there would be a boiled egg or meat buns, steamed buns, etc. Every lunch and dinner was a mixture of brown rice and rice, with a few potatoes, and one meat and one vegetable. The food here is much better than at home. At least here she can have food every day.
So she is very satisfied with this life. Moreover, she can share some of the food with her husband. If she doesn't have enough, she can cook for herself. So they don't have to cook. So their family doesn't have any burden.
Meng Ping's wife heard it and said, "Oh, why didn't I think of it." Indeed, even if the kitchen delivers it, it can be eaten in the evening. "
Yang Haiyan doesn't care what the private guards' wives are thinking. She is thinking in the study at the moment. The private guards' wives are here, so it's not a good idea to deliver meals to the private guards. It's better not to deliver meals every month in the future and just subsidize the food.
Yang Haiyan gives each private guard a food quota of about 200 wen. If the food is subsidized, then five catties of rice, ten catties of brown rice, ten catties of sweet potatoes, and ten catties of potatoes a month, a total of ninety wen. For dishes, ten eggs, forty catties of vegetables, two catties of meat, and two catties of ribs a month, a total of one hundred wen. Adding it up, each private guard has one hundred and ninety wen a month.
This is much less troublesome than having meals provided.
"Madam, Uncle Hong is here." Nanny Lian's voice rang out.
Yang Haiyan put down her pen: "Let him in. "
Uncle Hong walked into the study in a proper manner: "Madam, you are looking for me?"
Yang Haiyan said: "Uncle Hong, the rural farmers are
looking for me. Uncle Hong was stunned. Although he didn't understand what Yang Haiyan meant, he said truthfully: "Two silvers per mu for the best account, two silvers per mu for the middle-class account, and one mu for the lowest account."
Yang Haiyan thought about it and took out 100 taels of silver: "Go buy 10 mu of middle-class land! Ten taels is enough, but it is better to prepare more silver for buying things.
Uncle Hong took the silver: "Yes." But he asked another question, "Madam, are you going to plant something? "Yes, "
Yang Haiyan said, "plant potatoes, sweet potatoes, radishes, etc., and then build a pig pen, chicken pen, and duck pen there." With more people in the family, it is definitely not as cheap to buy these things outside as to raise and grow them at home. Moreover, she also has to "buy" other vegetable seeds and fruit seeds from the peddlers, and Zhao Fucongxiao Uncle
Hong: "Then I will go down and do it."
Yang Haiyan: "Thank you for your hard work."
Not long after Uncle Hong left, the private family came, including Kun Zhang's mother and son, Meng Ping's daughter-in-law, Meng Ping's daughters Meng Ju and Meng An, and Huang Huzi's daughter-in-law. Yang Haiyan
was in the study, and the private family came in in a very orderly manner: "I have met the madam. "No one has learned the etiquette. When they were in their hometown, they lived in the countryside and towns. So when they were nervous, the etiquette was not appropriate. They all lowered their heads and did not even dare to raise their heads.
Yang Haiyan said in a gentle voice: "Don't be polite, please sit down." There was a wooden sofa customized by Yang Haiyan in the study. It was long and could accommodate several people.
Private family: "I dare not sit down."
Yang Haiyan said: "It's okay, we still have to chat. If you don't sit down, I dare not keep you chatting too long, otherwise it will be tiring to stand. "
Yang Haiyan said so, and the private guards' families sat down.
After they sat down, Yang Haiyan said: "Except for Captain Kun's family, the rest of you can introduce yourselves, how old you are this year, what you do at home, and introduce yourself."
Meng Ping's wife spoke first: "Madam, my husband is Meng Ping, my maiden name is Qiu, and I am 25 years old this year. I am used to doing farm work at home, and I can do all farm work. "
Yang Haiyan saw the legendary Meng Ping's wife, Meng Qiushi. Her facial features were a bit rough, which made her look a bit masculine. She seemed to be a homebody and a lazy person. But her eyes were a bit upright. Yang
Haiyan felt that this was different from the Meng Qiushi she had imagined. A person who would come to ask about the monthly allowance and complain that there was not enough food to eat, the Meng Qiushi she had in her mind... should be like Aunt Qin. Or, people who are more excellent than Aunt Qin are always the excellent ones in novels. But looking at Mrs. Meng Qiu, she seems to be a careless person.
In short, she is not that smart and says whatever she wants.
Could it be that I have read too many novels, so I think too much?
Mrs. Meng Qiu continued, "Madam, this is my daughter, Meng Qiu, Qiu for autumn, she is eight years old this year. My daughter is also very capable, she can cut pig grass, feed chickens, cook, and do everything. This is my sister-in-law Meng An. Meng An is a poor person. She originally had a fiancé, but in January of the year, the beast was spotted by a girl from a wealthy family, and then became a son-in-law and broke off the engagement with Meng An.
The broken engagement was called off, but that beast insisted on spreading gossip about Meng An, making everyone think that it was Meng An's fault for the broken engagement. So the family sent a message to Meng Ping, asking Meng Ping what to do. After Meng Ping returned home, he brought Meng An here. "
When Yang Haiyan heard this, she thought of January when Meng Ping asked for a vacation from her and said he wanted to go home. She didn't think much about it at the time and agreed. Now that she thought about it, it turned out that something had happened to her sister, and this was a matter related to her reputation, so as a brother, it was natural that he couldn't say much. Now that her sister was brought here, she naturally had to explain all the reasons to her.
Yang Haiyan nodded and looked at Meng An. The little girl lowered her head and was a little restrained. Seeing that she was looking at her, Meng An stood up and said nervously: "Meng An came here with her brother this time and disturbed the madam. "
Yang Haiyan said, "It's okay." Originally, she had thought of various possibilities. In novels, young girls often rush to be concubines for their masters. She wondered if this girl would have the same intention, but now it seems that maybe not.
Then, she looked at another one.
Huang Huzi's wife said, "Hello, madam. I am from Huang Huzi's family. My maiden name is Xu and I am twenty-four this year. On the third day after I got married to Huang Huzi, he came to serve in the army. So I have lived in my hometown with my parents-in-law these years. As my parents-in-law are getting older, I do all the work in my hometown. "
Just like Nanny Lian's impression of Huang Xu, to be honest, Huang Xu is much more knowledgeable than Meng Qiu. However, Huang Xu is also smarter than Meng Qiu.
Yang Haiyan continued to ask, "Your men are the adults' private guards, and they are provided with food and accommodation in the mansion, plus a monthly salary. When you come here, firstly, you are not servants in my mansion, and secondly, I did not hire you, so your meals will not be arranged in the mansion. I believe you should understand this."
Kun Zhang: "I understand."
Huang Xu: "I understand."
This is indeed understood. No family that hires a handyman has to be responsible for the food of the handyman's family.
Mrs. Meng Qiu: "Madam, we understand, but there are four people in our family, and the food Meng Ping provides is not enough. We have to use the money Meng Ping earns to buy food. If we were in our hometown, it would be fine. We can buy food by ourselves. But here, what should we do? We have to spend money to buy everything." Where can we save money?
Yang Haiyan had a deeper opinion of Mrs. Meng Qiu. Maybe this is a machine gun that can't hide its words. However, she did not show it on her face: "Then have you ever thought about finding a job for yourselves?"
Mrs. Meng Qiu: "But... but I can't do any work except farm work. I can only wash clothes, sweep the house, and other... I can't do any other expensive jobs."
Yang Haiyan looked at Mrs. Kun Zhang and others: "What about you? Have you ever thought about finding a job for yourselves?"
When Mrs. Kun Zhang just came, she said: "I plan to take a rest for two days, and then go to the town to see if there is any work."
Mrs. Huang Xu: "I have the same idea." In fact, her idea was to wait for the lady to come back and see if there were any arrangements for them. If not, she would think of a way herself.
Meng An said, "I... I have thought about finding a job. I went to the town these few days and found that some people in the town specialize in taking on jobs of washing clothes. The town also collects firewood. I asked and they charge nine cents for a bundle of firewood. I... I thought that I could wash clothes or pick up firewood."
When Yang Haiyan heard this, she felt that what Meng An said made sense. She agreed very much, "You are very motivated. This job is indeed good. Firewood has always sold very well in the town because there are family houses here that need firewood. Moreover, there is a two-month winter disaster here at the end of the year. During the winter disaster, no one is outside, so firewood must be prepared in advance."
Meng An felt a little embarrassed after receiving Yang Haiyan's compliment.
After getting to know the family members for a while, Yang Haiyan said, "I'm a little tired, so you can leave."
"Yes."
The family members left.
After the family members left, Nanny Lian was curious: "Madam, you don't plan to settle them down?"
Yang Haiyan: "No hurry. I'm going to hire someone anyway, so I can settle them down, but there's no hurry."
At the beginning of the afternoon, Qin Fang came back with five private guards. They rode into the family room on three horses, which was quite impressive. There was prey hanging on each horse.
Dongdongdong...
Someone is knocking on the door.
Because the private guards were not there, and Uncle Hong was not there either, so Aunt Fan was watching the door. When she heard the knock, Aunt Fan went to open the door, and asked while opening the door: "Who is it?"
Qin Fang: "Me."
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