Dozens of low tables and cushions were neatly placed on both sides of the lobby of the Charity Federation, and each of the ladies and noblewomen sat in a seat.

The bejeweled women whispered to each other.

"Hey, Mrs. Gao, you said that the princess ordered someone to call us to this charity association, does she want us to donate all our private money and jewelry to support her in charity to build orphanages and nursing homes?" Mrs. Chen asked.

Mrs. Gao's eyebrows frowned: "I don't know, but I don't have the money to take it out, if I have to take it, I can only get a few hundred Wen at most!" ”

When Mrs. Liu next to her heard this, she smiled bitterly and said: "Yo, Mrs. Gao, you are crying poor, who doesn't know that you are a big family with a high price, you said that you can only take a few hundred Wen at most, who is this mixed with?" ”

Mrs. Gao was unhappy: "How did Mrs. Liu speak?" Is there still a big family in this Qianguo now? The fields have been confiscated by the government, and the children of ministers and officials are not allowed to do business. ”

"Mrs. Gao's words seem to be very pitiful, but your family used to be a big family, as the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and it is much better than those of us who are from a bitter background! Besides, it's true that the government has taken over the fields, but didn't you sell all the fields within the specified time? Now you still have the maximum number of acres of land allowed by the government to be privately owned, 2,000 acres! And how many shops do you have in various places, I'm afraid you, the hostess, can't count them, right? Still crying poor! ”

Dozens of women and noblewomen formed a dozen small circles to whisper, sarcastic, and ridicule each other, and these women and noblewomen also fought fiercely in the open and secret.

At this time, Mulan walked in, and a female official in the palace shouted at the door: "The princess has arrived—"

When the wives and noblewomen heard this, they immediately knelt down behind the dwarf and shouted: "The concubine meets the princess!" ”

There was a fire burning in the hall, and the temperature was much warmer than outside, Hua Mulan stopped and asked the maid to take off the big hat, walked through the middle of the hall to the main seat and sat down with the women and noblewomen, raised her hand and said, "All ladies are exempt!" ”

"Xie Niangniang!" The ladies and noblewomen shouted again, and each of them got up and knelt on the cushion behind the low table.

Hua Mulan looked at the women with a smile and said, "You may all be thinking in your hearts, should this princess call us over to ask us to donate money and materials?" This palace will give you a reassuring pill first, this time this time this palace summoned all the ladies to come over and not ask you to donate money and materials! ”

There was some embarrassment on the faces of the ladies and noblewomen.

"Then sit down some of you have met with this palace, some of you are the first time you have met in this palace, and you don't know each other, it is estimated that you are not very familiar with each other, and even many people do not know each other, so let's get to know each other, and you will get up one by one and introduce yourself!"

The first woman stood up and said, "The concubine is Chen Liu, and the outer son is Chen Ang, the servant of the ministry!" ”

One by one, the women stood up to introduce themselves, and they got to know each other, and some of them had a good memory and could remember all the names of the women and the names of her husbands.

Hua Mulan saw that all the women were introduced, so she said: "The ladies also know that this charity association was set up under the edict of the king, and the shelves have been set up, but there are still many vacant positions. She will take the registered register to the palace, and the official will select the lady who is serious and responsible, virtuous and virtuous on weekdays, and has an excellent reputation to serve in the Charity Federation today! ”

When the women heard this, their minds were activated, although this charity association is not an official yamen, but the family is the princess of the dynasty, the person closest to the king, if you can often be by the princess's side, more or less you can hear some news from the court, and even can inquire about the king's intentions, this is a shortcut to the supreme ruler.

Also, the stall of the Charity Federation will definitely not be small, once it is operational, it will definitely move the world, and the high-level executives of the Charity Federation will definitely be famous all over the world in the future.

But······ Although the idea is good, if you really want to come out and do something, it may not be possible, first of all, will the person in the family oppose it? Also, will the goblins of the second, third, and even fourth and fifth children in the family take advantage of their absence from the family to seize power? Even occupy the husband's heart in the past?

At this time, someone got up and saluted and asked: "Dare to ask Niangniang, if the concubines and others can work in the Charity Federation, can they receive the money?" ”

Hua Mulan said with a smile: "Only the ministers of the court and the officials of the government receive them are called salaries, not the wages received by officials and ministers are called salaries!" Naturally, there is a salary to work in the Charity Federation, and no one wants to do it without money! ”

"So how much do you get paid each month?"

The other ladies and noblewomen were a little scoffing at this official wife asking such a question, they were all people with status, and they cared so much about these yellow and white things, and they didn't think they were cheap?

Hua Mulan replied: "The specific salary should be decided according to the level of the position and the specific affairs in charge, and the account office is currently calculating, and the salary of the Charity Federation will be based on the salary of the ministers and officials of the imperial court, and the specific salary number of each position will be determined in a few days!" ”

Someone else asked: "Dare to ask the princess, if you work in the Charity Federation, how much time do you have every day, when is it ordered, and when is it on duty?" ”

"At mid-hour, at two o'clock, there is an hour's rest at noon, and those who are close to here can go back for lunch!"

A woman stood up and saluted and said, "Niangniang, the concubine Liu Huang, the husband is Shangshutai Shangshulang Liu Dan, and the concubine is willing to enter the Charity Federation to do things!" ”

All the women looked at this Liu Huang in surprise, and they agreed on the spot that they were willing to join the Charity Federation to do things, this year's social atmosphere does not prohibit women from coming out to do things, but the wives of officials generally rarely come out to work, after all, the husband wants to save face, how can he let his wife go out to work to support the family!

Hua Mulan really didn't expect that someone on the scene would be willing to enter the Charity Federation to do things, didn't she need to ask her husband for his ideas?

Hua Mulan asked, "Liu Huang, why don't you even ask your husband what he thinks?" ”

Liu Huang smiled reluctantly: "Say it to make the mother laugh, the husband and the concubine are all from the grass people, used to a hard life, the concubine's family has no land, no shop, nothing, now the small courtyard is still given by the king, the court has rules, the family and children of ministers and officials are not allowed to engage in business, the concubine's family depends on the husband's Lu to live, there are not many Lu, there are two elders and four children in the family, the concubine's family often needs the concubine to help, the husband is a decent person, I don't like to engage in crooked ways, Never accept the filial piety of subordinates and outsiders, the life of this family is naturally tight, fortunately, the concubine is not a pampered person, she has done dirty work and tiring work in the past, and she can still do it now, if you can earn some money to reduce some of the burden on the family, it is naturally unwanted, not to mention that it is still to follow the princess to do things, it is something that can benefit all the people in the world, and the concubine thinks that the husband will definitely support it! ”

"Papapa" Mulan applauded and praised: "Well said! As an official, you must benefit one party, you can't engage in crooked ways, this palace knows your husband Liu Dan, he is an upright person! As husbands are working outside for the stability of the world and the well-being of the people, we wives should do our best to support them and relieve them of pressure! Liu Huang, this palace allows you to directly enter the Charity Federation to follow Ding Shanggong to do things, and you will report tomorrow! ”

"Thank you, Niang!" Liu Huang happily did it, and it was also blessed.

Hua Mulan said to the other wives and noblewomen: "Don't worry, ladies, think more after you go back, it's best to discuss with your own man before making a decision!" However, this palace has a word first, except for Liu Huang's, other people who want to enter the Charity Federation can ask Ding Shanggong to sign up, but whether they will be admitted depends on this palace, if they are not admitted, don't be discouraged, there will be a chance in the future; Those who have been admitted, this palace hopes that you will work seriously after joining the Charity Federation, because your seriousness is likely to allow many orphans and elderly people to live, which is a matter of great merit! ”

When these wives and noblewomen returned home and told their husbands who were officials in the court about Mulan's summoning of them, some husbands agreed with their wives to join the Charity Federation to do things, while others were resolutely opposed, they didn't like their wives to show their faces outside, and they didn't want to be talked about behind their backs.

Two days later, Lilac handed over the list of the registered noblewomen and life-wives to Mulan, and Hua Mulan immediately sent someone to investigate these noblewomen and life-saving women to check their origins, family conditions, personality traits and behavior.

After the selection, Mulan finally selected twelve women from the list, all of whom were virtuous and virtuous.

"Inform them that these wives and noble ladies will serve in the Charity Federation tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

With the participation of these wives and noblewomen, the Charity Federation can be officially operated, and the first batch of the royal family's appropriation for the Charity Federation has been approved, Hua Mulan convened the high-level members of the Charity Federation to discuss and decided to send people to the counties to find the local government to grant land, and then build orphanages and nursing homes; On the other hand, to send relevant high-level organizations to collect donations, the Charity Federation must not only rely on royal funding, but also mobilize social forces.

The participation of those noble ladies and women really added a strong force to the fundraising of the Charity Federation, but they invited the wives of some businessmen and the wives of petty officials to a banquet in their own homes.

"Niangniang, in just five days, we have raised 4,526 yuan!" Lilac excitedly reported to Mulan.