Chapter 28: 27· Flower garden handyman
Ying Zhiyuan's sentence waited for a while, which directly made Zhao Zhi wait for a few more months. It wasn't until the early summer that the winning director finally brought good news - there was a gap.
Some time ago, the servant of the Wei family, who was in charge of taking care of the flower garden, died of a sudden illness and needed to fill the vacancy.
After the information was spread, several directors of the Wei family recommended personnel to the government, and the one who won the director's recommendation was Zhao Zhi.
The next morning, Director Ying took Zhao Zhi into the Wei Mansion. As one of the five major clans of the Flying Dragon Mansion, the Wei family's old roots are really unusual.
- The whole Qingyun street, only the Wei family, the family occupies most of the street, there are more than 400 houses, of which there are six in the flower garden alone, and there are nearly 300 people in the settlement.
The Wei family's current generation is naturally the old lady Wei, Mrs. Wei. The old man and his wife have two sons and two daughters, both of whom have been married.
The eldest son Wei Bodan is the current head of the Wei family, with a wife and two concubines, and the main house Wei Zheng Huangshu has two sons and daughters, the eldest son Wei Tianzhi is now in Huanyue Academy, and the second daughter Wei Qing'er went to the Illusion Heart Academy of the Refining Love Sect, and the younger son is Wei Chongtian.
In addition, because the son and daughter are concubines, they have no inheritance capital, but they don't even have the opportunity to enter the academy, and they are inferior to domestic servants in some aspects.
Tianzhi, rushing to the sky, from its name, you can see the ideal of the Wei family, which is going to the sky. When Wei Badan attained the sea, the Wei family had already become powerful in the Feilong Mansion, so the consideration was no longer to make money, but to cultivate the Tao.
It's a pity that they are still shallow at all, so far there are no cultivators in the clan who really belong to themselves, only some spirit masters who are hired at a large price, and the three families of Jin, Zhang, and Gu are still incomparable.
As long as the Wei family can produce its own spiritual master, it can protect the clan for a century. If it is able to go out of the Heavenly Realm, then the Wei family is no longer the Feilong Mansion Wei family, but the Lingzhou Wei family.
As for the national-level clan, it must have multiple heavenly realms, plus the clan itself has its own Dao lineage to make a number.
In addition to Wei Bodan, the second son of the old man, Wei Cangsong, also has a son-daughter, the eldest son Wei Ming, and the younger daughter Wei Xuedie.
Among them, Wei Ming has also entered the academy in the last two years, but like Wei Tianzhi, the door is open, etc., and it is difficult to practice.
Compared with Wei Baidan, Wei Cangsong can give his baby son fewer resources, so the old man has no great hope for this pulse, so the main hope of the Wei family is this Wei Chongtian.
The Wei family prefers women over men, but they don't pay much attention to the cultivation of girls - they don't need to spend precious resources for other families' daughters-in-law.
It is precisely because of this that there are not many female cultivators in the cultivation world, not because they have bad qualifications, but because the power from the clan is far less than that of men, Wei Qing'er heard that because of her very good talent, she took the initiative to take it away after being taken by the Refining Sect, otherwise I am afraid that she is still waiting at home now.
The hundreds of people in the Wei family can be said to be all used to serve the old men, ladies, sons and young ladies of the Wei family, and the handyman in the flower garden that Zhao Zhi wants to apply for is the Ning Shenyuan where the little son Wei Chongtian lives.
Because of this, this battle for war is also particularly fierce. In addition to the eldest director Ying Zhiyuan brought Zhao Value, the second director and the third director also each brought a boy, in addition to the Wei family's - some landlord recommendations, a total of eighteen young people, at this time in front of the Wei Mansion's wife Zheng Huangshu, - to ask Mrs. Hello.
Finally, this era is not as troublesome as the Qing Dynasty, and the servants do not need to call themselves slaves, and they don't have to kneel when they see people.
In fact, in this era, there were more Tang Dynasty like the earth, the fashion was more open, although there were all kinds of rules, but the domestic servants were not Diaomin, and they also had their own self-esteem.
After all, the world of cultivation is itself a world full of opportunities, and even the poorest people can be amazing.
Because she was choosing an entourage for her baby son, Mrs. Wei looked very serious and came to select it herself. At this moment, before she sat in the hall, she was wearing a red satin shirt with flowers, with jasper beads and hairpins on her head, and two maids gently shaking fans behind her.
After drinking the refreshments first, he said slowly: "Let's report your name first." "Eighteen young people will sign up one by one, and there will be a document on the record.
Then the lady said, "If you can read, raise your hand." The eighteen young men raised their hands at the same time, and the documents were ticked in front of each of the eighteen names, indicating that the level was up to standard.
In fact, the young people in the Feilong Mansion, all who were born in commoners, rarely knew how to read. However, most of the people who were introduced this time were the old people in the government, and they were very clear about the requirements of the Wei government, and they would never pick some people who did not meet the conditions.
Even Zhao Zhi was asked many times by Ying Zhiyuan in advance, and only accepted it after confirming that his conditions were met.
Zhao value literacy began in Hebang Village, he already has a very good learning background, learn words quickly, and after Xuyang Mu, he is idle every day and has nothing to do to practice penmanship.
According to Xu Yangmu's rhetoric, he couldn't write the words well, what kind of characters could he draw? He originally thought that the eighteen people who came here this time would always be a little illiterate, but he didn't expect that all of them were well prepared.
The lady said, "Those who know math, raise your hands." Finally, a few people didn't raise their hands, but most of them still raised their hands.
Mrs. Wei said again: "If you have worked in a big household, raise your hand." There were even fewer people who raised their hands this time, only Zhao Zhi and the other two young people.
Mrs. Wei carefully asked the three people about their life experiences in doing things, and Zhao Zhi had already compiled his life experience in a big household when he was in the Chu family, and he had gone through a half-year process of telling lies, and now he is even more proficient.
After hearing this, the lady of the Wei family asked, "What kind of flowers have you all planted, tell me about it." "Not many people have spoken.
Ordinary flowers and plants, the Wei family is not surprised to plant, it is useless to say it, and the precious flowers, ordinary young people are not qualified to make trouble.
Everyone looked at each other, and no one raised their hands, and they were relieved. On the contrary, Zhao Zhi thought about it, raised his hand and said, "The small one raises more than a thousand flowers." All the young people's faces changed dramatically at the same time.
"Ah?" Mrs. Wei came up: "Talk - look down, how did you raise it." Zhao Zhiding replied: "A thousand flowers, a kind of needle-like flowers, underground stems and leaves have cold thorns, is a very drought-resistant vegetation, and its stems can be pharmaceutical." If it can be cultivated for ten years, it can have a fixed aura. Every three years, it blooms - back flowers, because there are many leaves, so when it blooms, if there are thousands of flowers blooming, it is called a thousand flowers. ”
"Okay, very good!" Mrs. Wei nodded with a smile: "This is what you learned from someone you used to follow?"
"Yes. Zhao Wei replied: "Qianhua does not like a humid environment, so the north accounts for the majority, which is not uncommon, but it is much less in Feilong Mansion." In fact, this flower was left by the previous family when he bought the house.
Zhao Zhi heard that these thousand flowers are beautiful, so he stayed to take care of them, but unfortunately he took care of them for more than half a year, and he didn't see them bloom - back, but he didn't think that it was used to solve problems here.
The Wei family's flower garden is determined to be more than this flower, but it is better to plant it first than not to understand it.
"Yes, that's why it should be taken care of. Madame said with a smile at this moment, and then turned around and said to others: "You have not raised any precious flowers, and I still don't blame you." If the flowers planted by the Wei family are similar to ordinary people, those who don't have them will lose their net worth. Therefore, don't worry, if you don't understand, you can learn, the Wei family has someone to teach you. When everyone heard this, they were relieved.
It's a pity that Zhao is worth it, although he doesn't expect to be selected with this point, but he can't play a role in that advantage, after all, it's a pity.
This lady has a good character, and it seems that she is determined to find out the roots of those young people.
When it comes to performance, none of the eighteen young people are as good as Zhao. However, Zhao Wei knows his own family affairs, and his most serious problem is that there are some problems in the bottom line.
Although there is a guarantee from the two elders of the Chu family, it is still not as good as those young people who grew up locally and know the roots.
Fortunately, he already has a bottom on this matter, so he is not afraid that Thete cares more, but only worries that she cares less.
After asking some questions again, Madame said leisurely: "If you enter the Wei family, how much salary do you think is appropriate?"
Fortunately, those young people were prepared, and the well-behaved one replied first: "Naturally, the lady decides, and the lady gives as much as she wants." ”
"Yes, it is a blessing to be able to do things for the Wei family, it is a blessing from a few small lives, how can there be a reason to make a price. There are even young people who will do whatever it takes to have the opportunity, and said loudly: "As long as you can enter the Wei family, the small ones will not receive anything!" Most of those young people are not very old, but they are mature and aware at this moment, Zhao Zhi understands that most of them have already been taught by the adults of his own family.
Seeing that at this moment, everyone said that Zhao Zhi thought about it, but replied: "If Te is willing, Zhao Zhi hopes to get a salary of three times a month." "Three pieces of money, that is three thousand copper plates, equal to three taels of silver.
That is, Zhao Wei asked for a salary of three thousand. This price should be placed in the present world, which is normal, but for the young servants of the Wei family, it is simply a terrifying number.
No one has ever dared to ask for such a high price!—Xiazi, all the young people looked at Zhao Zhi in amazement, and Ying Zhiyuan was even more surprised, is this son crazy?
Even the wife of the Wei family looked at Zhao Zhi in surprise: "Do you want three times of money?" Zhao Zhi looked embarrassed, gritted his lower teeth and said: "Yes! Please also ask the lady to be considerate, the little one came out to do things, it is true that he wants to climb the high branch of the Wei family, but the more important thing is to earn some daily expenses for his father and mother." ”
"For the two elders of the Chu family, are they struggling?"
"That's not it. Zhao Zhiji replied: "It's just that my father is about to die, I worked when I was young, and I fell into the lesion, and now every rainy day I will have sore muscles and numbness, and I am weak." Feilong Mansion is also a city with abundant water, and there are many rainy months, so the little ones want to buy some elixirs for their adoptive parents, but the price of elixirs is extremely expensive...... "Zhao Zhi didn't say, but Mrs. knew it.
"I see. Mrs. bowed slightly: "Your business, I heard Ying Zhiyuan talk about it, in the end, it was a coincidence, it was also picked by the two elders of the Chu family from the snowy region, usually treat the two elders well, and the neighbors are also very praised, it is rare for you to be grateful for the picture, to be a good child." As she spoke, the lady smiled: "Okay, I'll ask about this place today, you all go down first, and when you pick one, I'll tell you." Eighteen young men left.
Back at the Chu family, the two elders of the Chu family hurriedly asked Zhao Zhi what the situation was, and Zhao Zhi replied one by one. Hearing that Zhao Zhi actually offered three times, the two elders wailed at the same time, and the old woman complained and said: "You baby, you are usually very well-behaved, why are you so ignorant today." That person's baby doesn't want money and wants to send it inside, but you want three times of money, this is really ...... It's hopeless. Zhao Zhi didn't explain yet, but said with a smile: "If there is no hope, there is no hope, it is also good to serve you in front of the two elders." The two elders sighed, but they were helpless.
The eighteen young people here left, but the Mrs. Wei family was still looking at the information one by one, and the two girls in the back looked at no one around, so they started talking to themselves.
This one is good for me to see the young man surnamed Li, and the other is more suitable for me to look at the young man surnamed Liu, and then said, I see that you are moved by love, look at the handsome people, and the two of them will fight together.
Mrs. Wei listened ridiculously, shook her head, coughed gently, and the two girls stopped talking, and couldn't help but laugh secretly.
Mrs. Wei said, "What are you laughing at?" - Wei Nizi replied: "Mrs. Hui, I was thinking that the young man named Zhao Value just now actually dared to ask for three times to get to the exit. ”
"That's it, I really think that this Wei family is begging him to come in. When they spoke, they happened to come in, and when they heard this, they couldn't help but blush, bent down and said, "Mrs. Hui, these boys have been sent back." ”
"Yes. Ying Zhiyuan thought about it, and said: "What Zhao said today, Mrs. must not take it to heart. ”
"In your heart?" replied, "What do you mean?"
"That's it...... The wages of the three times. Ying Zhiyuan replied. Mrs. calmly drank a cup of tea: "What, do you think that my Wei family can't come up with these few dollars to invite people?"
"Naturally, I don't mean that, it's just that guy doesn't know ......."
"I felt that he knew everything. The lady has replied: "The two elders of the Chu family saved his life, and he desperately has no future, and he has to take care of the two elders. When I was young, I understood that all evil and fornication are the first, and all good and filial piety are the first, which is a good thing. Speaking of this, Mrs. Wei sighed: "You must know that there is no one in this world, if you treat him well, he will definitely reward you. It is true that the ears and eyes are good, and the true temperament is even more important!" Win Zhiyuan ecstasy, know that there is a way to this matter.
But Nizi said: "But that guy's background is shallow, and people are unpredictable." Ying Zhiyuan was furious in his heart, and he didn't dare to scold, but his wife snorted: "You took the benefits of the Li family and took care of the good words, right? What if you have less time? It's not that everyone needs to be innocent." The sibling has the opposite purpose, and the kindness of the meal also has the same thing. Why did I overcome all difficulties to let Ying Zhiyuan become the great steward of the Wei Mansion, not because he was grateful for the newspaper, is he a reliable person? Although the details of this Zhao value are a little unknown, but his character is generous and his heart is good, I see, it is more reliable than the one with roots. ”
"Wouldn't that have to pay three times a month? "Besides—the girl grunted. Madame turned her white without a good voice, and poked Nizi's forehead with her pointed fingers: "Look at your stingy appearance, what is a few pieces of money? For the Wei family to be able to produce a spiritual master, the old man is willing to fight for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, he is really uninformed." Besides, that Chu Hongxing is also going to school with Tianyi now, if he knows that the other young people in our family don't choose, and they choose the most expensive one in their family, he should also think that he is taking care of his family early, right?
"Madame!"