Seeing that Xu Han had finished taking the things, Lu Chuan called out into the courtyard, "Is anyone home? Come out and get your things."
Upon hearing the voice, the people inside were somewhat stunned and asked in confusion, "This clearly sounds like the voice of the main family, so why does it sound like it's coming from the back door?"
Another person said, "I don't know, let's go and take a look first!" After saying that, he took the lead and walked out, and the others immediately followed.
When everyone opened the back door, they were all stunned. Their mouths were agape, as if they could fit an egg inside.
The older man exclaimed, "This...this...this is way too much stuff!"
You have to understand that in this day and age, there aren't many people who can even get enough to eat, let alone servants who have been sold into slavery! They've never had a full meal and are hungry every day.
Now that everyone sees this pile of stuff, anyone would be speechless with surprise.
Xu Han said, "Stop standing there! Let's move these things inside quickly!"
The others then realized what was happening and quickly stepped forward to move the things. It was great to have many people; now, they didn't need two people to do the work anymore. With so many people helping out, they quickly moved all the things.
Liu Erzhu asked, "Madam, where are these things being moved?"
Xu Han thought for a moment. The courtyard hadn't been cleared out yet, so it probably wouldn't fit in the storeroom. She said, "Let's put it in the main hall first!"
Upon hearing this, the group quickly headed towards the main hall, with Xu Han and Lu Chuan following behind.
Once inside, Xu Han could clearly see that the main hall had been cleaned. The dust she had seen when she viewed the house had been wiped away at some point.
The floor was spotless, clearly freshly wiped, though some water stains hadn't completely dried yet!
Xu Han was surprised that this group of people were quite perceptive, and she couldn't help but feel more favorably toward them.
Not bad, not bad, they're all people who are proactive. I thought to myself, "Hahaha, great, finally I don't have to clean up after myself."
After putting their things away, Xu Han and Lu Chuan sat at the top, and the others immediately lined up. Everyone understood what was going to happen.
After Lu Chuan and Xu Han were seated, the rest of the people immediately knelt down and said in unison, "This humble servant greets Master and Madam."
Logically speaking, this should be considered a formal visit to the host family; the previous visit could not be considered a formal visit.
Xu Han slowly spoke, "Get up, all of you!"
Everyone thanked her in unison, saying, "Thank you, Madam."
Xu Han was still a little unaccustomed to it. After all, she was a corporate slave in her previous life and had no chance to see these things. But she had been struggling in society for many years, so even if she was not calm, she had to put on a brave face.
When giving a speech for the first time, you have to keep a respectable air about you. Otherwise, it will be difficult to manage so many people in the future. If you can't control them, some people with ulterior motives might try to get the host to do something or even deceive the host.
After everyone stood up, Xu Han said, "I have a general idea of what you all do, but I don't know your names yet. I don't want to change your names either, since you must be used to them after all these years."
Changing your name now would be too much of a hassle, so it's better to just stick with your old name. Therefore, please introduce yourselves one by one!
Xu Han doesn't have the habit of changing other people's names, and she's terrible at naming things herself, so she'll just skip this step.
As soon as Xu Han finished speaking, everyone below breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Erzhu, standing on the far left, was the first to explain, and the others followed suit, saying their names.
From left to right: Liu Erzhu and Liu Sanzhu (brothers), Zhu Qiang (elderly couple), his wife Zhou, their eldest son Zhu Chunfeng, their eldest daughter-in-law Li, their eldest grandson Zhu Dahu, and their eldest granddaughter Zhu Erni.
The second son, Zhu Chunsheng, and his wife, Zhang, do not have any children yet.
The third son is Zhu Chuntian, the fourth daughter is Zhu Chunmei, and the fifth daughter is Zhu Chunchan.
In addition, there are Yue Niang, Han Qi, and the two old women chosen later, namely Granny Zhao and Granny Ma.
The clever woman Qi Yu, the young man Zhang Yi, and the two servants Li Si and Wang Lin.
After getting acquainted, it was already quite late. Xu Han said, "Alright, now that we've all met, I won't say much more. Just one thing: whatever you're thinking, once we get to my house, put away all your little schemes."
In our household, as long as the servants work diligently and are obedient, I will never let any of them off lightly if I discover that they have ulterior motives or gossip.
Of course, I will never treat those who are hardworking and reliable unfairly. I won't say much else, but at the very least, I will make sure you have enough to eat and clothes to wear.
As you know, my family is just an ordinary farming family, but we don't want to mistreat you. From today onwards, on this day every month, I will give each of you a monthly allowance of 100 coins.
Children don't count; everyone who can work gets a share, though the pay will be slightly less. Right now it's 100 coins, but when things improve and the family has more money, we'll raise your wages accordingly.
Upon hearing this, everyone else's faces lit up with smiles, and they immediately knelt down and said in unison, "Thank you, Madam."
I thought that as long as I could have enough to eat by following this employer, that would be enough. As for wages, I never even dared to think about it.
I really didn't expect there would be wages, and 100 coins at that. Although it was less than that of wealthy families, there were many people here who had never received wages.
The Zhu family, in particular, had been mistreated by their former employer. Not only were they often hungry, but they also had endless chores to do every day, and they didn't have a single penny to their name.
Otherwise, the children in the family wouldn't be dressed in such inadequate clothing! Now that we've moved to a new home, things will finally get better.
Moreover, there are many family members. If you include the whole family, excluding the two very young children, everyone else should be able to get paid. Although it may be less, it should be at least 800 coins a month.
Most of the others thought the same way. After all, Xu Han had made specific requirements when selecting people. People from wealthy families would naturally look down on farmers, so they simply gave up on them when selecting people.
Those who could accept Xu Han's request had naturally not had a particularly good life in the past, and all of them immediately became even more respectful to Xu Han upon hearing this.
Xu Han continued, "Alright, everyone get up quickly. Our family is just a farming family, we don't have such big rules. You don't need to kneel all the time. Instead of these formalities, you should just do your jobs properly!"
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