Because it was late autumn, the six gardeners in Yiran did not have much work at hand, so on the same day, Xiao Yiran led them to the east side of the bamboo forest, and set aside the vacant land, and asked them to clean it up first, and wait for the spring of the next year, so as to facilitate reclamation.

As for the matter of asking Lizheng Liu Wen to help hire a long-term worker, Xiao Yiran thought that it would be better to wait a few days, and let Sun Cong do it when Sun Cong came to report on the affairs of the Sun Moon Boat.

Sun Cong basically comes to live comfortably once every half a month. By August 30, Sun Cong arrived as scheduled. Although Sun Cong has not been in charge for a long time, due to the purchase of three or four fans, Sun Yuefang's voice is much better than when Xiao Yiran was there, and the money comes in almost every day.

"Miss, when the prince was leaving, he told the villain that Yiranju has no income for the time being, and the income of the Sun and Moon Boat will not be shared by the palace for the time being, and will be left to Yiranju for living first."

As he spoke, Sun Cong took out a silver ticket and handed it to Xiao Yiran.

"The income of the Sun Moon Boat in the past two months is a total of one hundred and seventy-six taels of silver, except for the fifty-six taels left as running water, the remaining one hundred and twenty taels are here."

Xiao Yiran did not accept the silver ticket handed over by Sun Cong, but said to Sun Cong:

"Since it was said at the beginning, it will be done as promised. For this one hundred and twenty taels of silver, Yiranju can only receive sixty taels. ”

"But ,......"

"Sun Gongzi, no, but. If Yiranju really reached the point where he had no money to live, he would naturally go to Sun Gongzi. ”

Seeing that Xiao Yiran didn't accept it, Sun Cong had no choice but to take back the silver ticket, and then said:

"In that case, let's send cash another day."

"The matter of silver is not in a hurry, there is one thing that needs the help of Sun Gongzi."

"Miss has something to do, just tell me."

"After the spring of the next year, there are a few acres of vacant land in the east of Yiranju, and I want to reclaim it and plant some vegetables and rice, but there is not enough manpower. Sun Gongzi took the time to find Lizheng Liu Wen and see if he could invite two long-term workers to come. ”

"This is easy to do, Miss rest assured."

"Then thank you Sun Gongzi. Also, when did the prince set off? ”

"Five days ago, on the morning of the twenty-fifth."

"Oh."

After Sun Cong finished reporting, he said goodbye and left, and went directly to find Lizheng Liu Wen.

Only three days later, Sun Cong accompanied Liu Wen and the two long-term workers to Yiranju.

"Miss Yiran, the long-term worker has brought it."

"Thank you for the tea."

"I don't need tea, let's introduce it to Miss first."

Liu Wen pointed to the two long-term workers and said:

"Liu Li, who is slightly taller, and Zhao Qi, the other. Both of them are from the Song family, and they are honest, just because there are many people in the family and little land, so they have been doing short-term jobs for many years. I heard that Yiranju needed long-term work, and both of them were willing to come. As for wages, they go with the market. Ten taels of silver per person per year, which can be monthly, or New Year's Day. In addition, during the New Year's holidays, there is also a little New Year's gift, and the lady looks at it. ”

After speaking, he asked Liu Li and Zhao Qi to give Xiao Yiran a salute.

"Ten taels of silver is not a problem, and neither is the annual rites. If it is done well, there will be another red envelope of two taels of silver at the end of the year. ”

Looking at the ages of the two, Liu Li is in his early thirties, and Zhao Qi is a little younger, only twenty-four or five.

"Would the two eldest brothers rather live in the garden or in their own homes?"

"Both of them have families, and it is inconvenient to live in the garden."

Li Zheng and Liu Wendai replied.

"I wonder who is in the family of the two eldest brothers?"

"If you go back to Miss, I have a daughter-in-law and a son and a daughter at home."

Zhao Qi also says:

"Miss Hui's words, the daughter-in-law and two daughters at home."

Xiao Yiran looked at the two of them, they were indeed honest and honest people, after all, Xiao Yiran had learned his family's Qingjian technique from Mr. Kou Xiang in the Northern Song Dynasty, and he generally didn't look away when it came to looking at people.

"If there is nothing to worry about at home, there is still a shortage of manpower for a lot of work in the garden, and the wages will naturally not be disadvantaged to the two sisters-in-law. In addition, the housing in the garden is ready-made, and the two eldest brothers go home to discuss it, and if the whole family moves in, Yiranju is also welcome. ”

The two of them didn't have much land at home, and they all relied on part-time jobs to make money, and they heard Xiao Yiran say that the family could also earn wages when they came to the garden, and they had a house to live in, so they discussed something, so they immediately agreed to come down, and the whole family moved into the garden.

After the matter is negotiated, I always have to thank Lizheng Liu Wen, because Xiao Yiran is a daughter and it is inconvenient to accompany the guests, so I gave Sun Cong two taels of silver and asked him to take Lizheng Liu Wen, as well as Liu Li and Zhao Qi to find a restaurant outside and entertain the three of them.

Sun Cong didn't ask for the silver taels handed over by Qingwen, and made an appointment with Li Zheng, Liu Li, and Zhao Qi, so he said goodbye and left.

The reason why Xiao Yiran asked Liu Li and Zhao Qi to move the whole family in is that there will be a lot of odd jobs in the garden in the future, and the other is that Yiranju is too big and there are too few people, which seems too lonely. Moreover, only Xiao Yiran's master and servant in the garden are girls, and the rest are big men, and sometimes their hearts are not very steady.

The next day, Liu Li and Zhao Qi moved in. Liu Li's daughter-in-law is a tall, thin, fair-faced woman, and at first glance she is the kind of person who is quick and sharp. Because of her maiden name Zhou, Xiao Yiran called her sister-in-law Zhou. The daughter is thirteen years old, her name is Liu Xia, and her son is ten years old and her name is Liu An. Because of the poverty of his family, he did not study.

Zhao Qi's daughter-in-law is a little short and fat, and she doesn't have the vigor of Liu Li's daughter-in-law at all, but she looks a little lazy. Her maiden name is Di, so she is called Sister-in-law Di. A pair of daughters, but they are born very smart, and they are the kind of girls who are born to be likable. The eldest daughter Zhao Yun is nine years old, and the second daughter Zhao Cai is six years old.

There were four in the garden: Liu Xia, Liu An, Zhao Yun, and Zhao Cai, and they suddenly became a lot more angry. Not only does Xiao Yiran like to talk and laugh with them, but Qingwen and Musk Yue tease Zhao Yun and Zhao Cai sisters every day. Liu Xia is a little older and more sensible, although she is often with a few children, she always looks at it with a smile and never goes crazy. Liu An is a boy after all, and more often, he follows his father Liu Li.

Regarding the arrangement of Sister-in-law Zhou and Sister-in-law Di, Xiao Yiran also thought about it. Sister-in-law Zhou is clean and quick, but it is easy to arrange, but Sister-in-law Di is quite troublesome to arrange. Xiao Yiran thought about it for a few days before finding the two and saying:

"There are now two places in the garden that need to be maintained. One is a bamboo forest, and the other is a lotus pond. Sister-in-law Zhou and Sister-in-law Di, take a look, one of you can choose one. ”

As soon as Xiao Yiran's words fell, Sister-in-law Di rushed to say:

"Miss, why don't I take charge of the lotus pond?"

Xiao Yiran looked at Sister-in-law Zhou and only heard her say:

"Since Sister Di chose the lotus pond, then I will be in charge of the bamboo forest. I don't know how to take care of it, so I ask the lady to explain it. None of us have ever experienced it. ”

"Yes, every year, lotus roots and seeds are produced in the lotus pond, and bamboo shoots and mushrooms are produced in the bamboo forest. I think so, the lotus root in the lotus pond needs to be excavated intensively, so it doesn't count. In the future, I won't give you the money to start work alone. Rather, it is a cut of the production you manage. The proportions are all one percent. Of course, if you cut corners and are lazy, you will naturally be fined. If you manage it well, you should earn more than your men in a year. ”

Hearing Xiao Yiran say this, Sister-in-law Di first pulled her round face, probably regretting that she chose the lotus pond. After all, there is only one lotus seed in the lotus pond, while there are two bamboo shoots and grass mushrooms in the bamboo forest.

"Sister-in-law Di doesn't have to worry about making less money than Sister-in-law Zhou, if you want, you can raise some ducks in the lotus pond, no more than twenty. Another requirement is to keep the area around the lotus pond and the places where the ducks pass clean at all times, and not to allow the ducks to defecate around. The income from duck farming is also a percentage of 10%. ”

There is no need for Xiao Yiran to settle accounts for them, the two women went back to the next place and carefully calculated, if it is really according to what Miss said, it is not only more than the money earned by men in a year, but even several times more than the money earned by men. When the man came back, he told the news, and the two men also knew, but the young lady intended to take care of them. Naturally, I was very grateful in my heart, and I didn't need to tell him, so I started to get busy that day. The Zhao family went to the lotus pond to sort out the yellow lotus leaves and clean the path on the bank of the lotus pond. The Liu family went to the bamboo forest, pulled out the weeds, and waited as carefully as the crops.

It's just that the Zhao family is four people are all in battle, while the Liu family only has Liu Li, Sister-in-law Zhou and Liu An. Liu Xia did not follow, but came to the kitchen to help. From the first day Liu Xia came, she automatically went to the kitchen to help, choose vegetables, wash dishes, and be as diligent and quick as her mother.

However, Xiao Yiran did not say anything about paying Liu Xia's salary. Xiao Yiran thought, don't say it, otherwise it will definitely cause the Zhao family's sister-in-law Di to compare. It's better to give the Liu family one more when it comes to the New Year's Festival.

In the blink of an eye, the Double Ninth Festival passed, and on September 12, Mr. Chu Tian came back. Xiao Yiran specially instructed the kitchen, set up a table of banquets, and invited Sun Cong to come over and accompany the old gentleman for a night, which can be regarded as a Chutian pick-up and dust. During the banquet, Xiao Yiran told Chu Tian about his arrangements and plans one by one. Chu Tian also gave Xiao Yiran a good way to take a profit, and the next day he summoned the original six gardeners and subcontracted the flower garden in Yiran to six people, and the salary agreed before remained unchanged, and according to the additional income of each person who contracted the flower garden, he drew 20% as a reward. For a while, everyone in the center of Yiran became diligent.

One day, Xiao Yiran accompanied Mr. Chu Tian to drink tea, and said with a smile:

"The old gentleman is full of talent, isn't it a pity to bury it like this?"

"Hehe, Miss doesn't want to teach these children to be old, right?"

Both of them are exquisite, but they don't have to bother to explain anything, they can understand each other's meaning at a point.

"If the old gentleman is willing, wouldn't it be nice to just relieve boredom?"

So, Chu Tian took out an hour every day, half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the afternoon, to teach the four elementary schools to read, recognize and read, and occasionally when Qingwen and Musk Yue were fine, they also went to listen for a while.