Here, Wen Hui was instructing Wan Shuhui to prepare for the opening of a new bank, and over there, Wan Meizhen took advantage of Chen Wenjun's time to go out to do errands, and summoned all the people she married.

There are four big girls in total, Chunguang, Chunhong, Chunshui, and Chunzhi. There are also eight little maids, a four-room family, and the four mothers-in-law in the four-room family are all serving by their side, and the men are all managing Wan Meizhen's dowry. Now Wan Meizhen needs to manage four granges, all of which are about one or two thousand acres, and there are four shops, all of which are shops in Qingyang City, as well as her own glass workshop, and Baojing Fang. Wan Meizhen let these companions take care of these things, and the chief housekeeper is her own nurse's family, and she is very loyal.

Now the four big maids, eight little maids, and four mothers-in-law are waiting by their side. Meizhen called all these people from her, and the nurse also called, looked at everyone first, and then said, "I called you here today because I have something to tell you." First, I will soon go to Shanghai City with the eldest young master, and I will take all four big maids with me, and two little maids, and the rest will stay in the house. It's all in the hands of the nurse. Second, we have come to this mansion, and we will be the people of this mansion from now on, you don't have to think about the affairs of Wanfu anymore, your deeds are all here with me, and Wanfu can't control you. Here you have to abide by the rules of this house. As you know, our Wanfu is a merchant family, and although it has a little money, it cannot be compared with a big family like the Chen Mansion. In the past few days, you should also be able to see that there is a big gap between you and them in terms of work and in receiving people and things. Therefore, you all have to learn the rules. The people who stayed at home, including my wet nurse, had to listen to the discipline of the eldest and youngest grandmothers. Try your best to learn the rules of this house, and when I come back in the fall, I hope to see that you have all learned well, and if someone relies on himself to be the one who is my wife, it is not good to learn. Don't blame me for being rude, I'll sell this person immediately, it's still light, if you violate the rules of the house and give me no face, I'll kill you immediately. Anyway, anyone with money can buy it, and there is no shortage of people to serve. ”

These words made everyone's hearts sink, their own girl, they know, when they were in the house, the emperor was very strict, it was normal to kill people and sell people, but to be small-hearted, otherwise, no face is a trivial matter. Losing your life is a big deal.

Wan Meizhen looked at everyone's faces, nodded, and continued: "I knew from the girl that there is a strange rule in this mansion, and I was afraid that it would not be safe, so I asked the eldest young master again, and then I knew that it was true." You know that. I'm not a jealous person, the maids around me, as long as they are neutral and upright, I think that in the future, they can serve the eldest young master with me, and they can be an arm horizontally and vertically, which is stronger than the one bought outside. However, none of this can be done in this house. In this house, it is not allowed to have concubines who have a room. ”

After saying this, everyone was stunned. But the four big girls didn't react, too. They were the first to know, and of course there was no response. The eight little maids are all curious, and some have strange faces, as well as the four mothers-in-law, and some daughters are errand girls. Her face became even more strange, and Meizhen saw it in her eyes, thinking in her heart, these people really have other thoughts. It's a pity that I didn't see it through. Looks like we're going to clean up a bunch of people.

The nurse had a higher status, and she also asked with a look of surprise: "Grandma, is this true?" ”

Mi-jin nodded and said, "It's true." Ago, the eldest girl told me that if any maid didn't open her eyes and dared to climb the young master's bed, according to the rules of the house, she would be killed immediately, and she would not even have the face to take me, and the young master would have to be discounted with one leg. ”

At this moment, everyone was stunned, and there were not allowed to have aunts and aunts, but there were not many people who were killed for this.

The nurse said: "I'm so old, I've seen a lot of people, and there are many families without an aunt, but in case there are still eyeless maids who climb out of bed, there are also those who sell them, and there are also those who give them away, but there are few who are killed, even if there is, they only kill the maid, and there are those who reprimand grandma for this, but there are no people who beat the young master for this." ”

Meizhen said: "Yes, I asked the eldest young master, and the eldest young master also said the same, and said that this rule was given by the master, not the lady." ”

"Huh?" The nurse was even more surprised: "Such words are usually brought up by the jealous housewife, how can it be said by the master?" ”

Meizhen said: "I'm also strange, but the eldest young master told me that their Chen family has always been like this, and it has been almost a thousand years since this rule, how many generations does it have to be?" ”

The nurse's brain couldn't imagine that a family had kept such strange rules for nearly a thousand years, and the nurse murmured: "But, but, what if there is no future?" ”

Meizhen said: "The eldest young master said that if you don't give birth to a boy, you can raise a clansman, and even if you raise a child, you can't have a concubine." ”

At this moment, everyone was stunned, which was equivalent to blocking the road. Meizhen said at this time: "Chen Mansion, not only are there no concubines, but there are also good rules, that is, as long as there are talented people, they can be released, out of slave status, out of slave status, they can continue to work as errands in the mansion, the same is decent, but the status is much better." Also, those who are out of slavery, errands, and capable people are scary to get a high monthly rate. I heard that several big maids around Madame used to be out of slavery now, most of them are married, Madame gave a dowry of 1,000 silver, and those big maids, who are capable, such as Feiguang and Yinhong, all earn one or two thousand taels a year. ”

The nurse was stunned: "Feiguang, I also know the girl Yinhong, the people who worked together a few days ago are all very capable people, and they look good, combing the woman's hair, but they are not daughters-in-law, or the name of the maid, I am wondering, it turns out that she is out of slavery, and she can make so much money?" Can a woman make so much money? ”

Mi-jin smiled and nodded.

At this moment, Zi Meizhen's dowry maids and mothers-in-law were shaken, and there were all expressions on their faces. Meizhen took a sip of tea, waited for a while and said, "The maids around me, I was originally going to let you give it to the eldest young master, since this road is not good, you will take care of my business in the future." If anyone does a good job, I will have to do it in the future, like my wife, and hand over the business to her, so that I can also get a shopkeeper's monthly routine, even if I don't have more than Mrs. gave, I can have a few hundred taels a year. ”

Now these people are even more restless. Meizhen said again: "You know, I have few people, I have a lot of business, there are three stores in Baojingfang alone, listen to the meaning of the eldest girl, and open a few more stores, and then all need manpower, where is the position of the female shopkeeper left, ability, loyalty first." When the time comes, I will also give you out of slavery. ”

When these people listened, their hearts were turned upside down. Meizhen said: "Okay, now it's like this, you go to pack up your things first, put the things that should be put in the warehouse and put them in the warehouse, and a few people follow me to Liulifang to explain, and there is Baojingfang to explain, and the nurse will follow." At home, we also have to be nimble, we don't have a few days. ”

Everyone responded together. Meizhen took her nurse and Chunguang to look outside to see the business. The rest of the people went their own way. It is the big girl who is on duty at night. The remaining three big maids all stayed in the ear room, and Chunhong said first: "What are you going to do when you listen to the words of the young grandmother?" ”

Chunshui didn't speak, Chunzhi couldn't hide his words, and said first: "Actually, I didn't want to be a concubine before, what's so good about being a concubine?" It's that the people in the family are naked, but what about themselves? Our concubines in Wanfu, do you have a good end? I'm a concubine here, and my family can't take advantage of it, but they're still in Wanfu. I came alone. What's the use, you say? However, this is our life as a dowry maid, if the young master or the young grandmother speaks, if you don't want to, you have to be willing. It's good now, I don't have to be a concubine, I naturally want to go out one day, and the young grandmother will marry someone and live a monogamous life, even if I eat chaff? Or it's okay not to be a slave, it's okay to marry a housekeeper or something, and it's good to serve the young grandmother all your life. ”

Chunhong said: "You little hoof doesn't know shame, you can say anything, and now you want to get married?" ”

Chunzhi hurriedly said: "It's not that I think, I just said that, where do I want to get married?" ”

Chunhong smiled and said, "Hmph, your little hooves are spring, and you still don't admit it." Hey, you're here alone, of course you can think so. My family is here, my father is now in charge of the young grandmother's grange, my mother is here as a mother-in-law, my sister is here as a little maid, and the two younger brothers in the family are still young, there is no errand, and later, when I am older, I am naturally on an errand, what is the meaning of me being born alone? But I don't want to be a concubine, in fact, I thought about it before, my mother and my father don't want me to be a concubine, I don't look outstanding, I don't think I can be a concubine, I married in this house in two years, naturally I still live like this, and it's good. ”

Chunshui has been silent, and Chunzhi hurriedly asked: "Chunshui, when it comes to appearance, your appearance is the most outstanding, your family is here, what do you think?" ”

Chunshui said faintly: "What can you think? My father, don't you know what kind of person it is? In the house, you have to be strong, sharpen your head, the whole family follows the girl, and I was also selected to be a personal maid for the girl, which is a blessing to their hearts, naturally thinking that one day, I can be an aunt, and they can gain some power. Now that this hope is gone, I don't know what to think in my heart? ”

These words made Chunhong and Chunzhi think of her pair of wonderful fathers and mothers, and they were speechless.

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