Chapter 79: Doubts that feel weird
In the courtyard of the middle courtyard, Yuan Rin really lived up to his expectations, and found four servants who Yin Li needed, and four young maids who were okay, waiting in a row in the middle courtyard.
The four servants are: cook, long worker, groom, handyman, and the four maidservants Yuan Rin is very thoughtful, respectively, Mrs. Yin and Yin Li and his two aunts, these are all poor people who have signed a deed of sale, and their families are very innocent and honest, and there is no bad stain or anything.
Yin Li nodded and looked at the eight new servants and maidservants and said, "Well, since you have entered my Yin family, from now on, I will give you your names respectively: you are called Fan, Rong, Chang, and Sheng, do you have any opinions?" ”
The four servants looked delighted, and responded in unison with some excitement: "Xie County's man gave the name." ”
What opinion do they dare there? In ancient times, the class hierarchy was strict, and from the moment they signed the deed of sale, they were part of the Yin family, and it was a great honor to be given a name by the head of the family.
It's no wonder that these servants are so excited, the Yin Mansion is not an ordinary big family, but the four of them who were given names from the imperial court from the status of the five-rank official family, and their status is invisibly higher than that of the ordinary people outside.
Yin Li looked at the four maids and said: "You will be Chunlan, Xia He, Qiu Ju, Dongxiang, Dongxiang and Dongxiang in the future, and you will be responsible for my daily life in the future." ”
Among the four maidservants, the youngest one is about ten years old, the reason why Yin Li chose her is mainly because she is very spiritual, more because she is similar in age to herself, and the rest are beyond Yin Li's predetermined range, and they are about the same as taking care of Mrs. Yin.
The youngest maid, Dong Xiang, responded vividly: "Yes!" ”
Yin Li stretched out his hand and patted Yuan Rin's shoulder and said, "Yuan Rin, in the future, you will be the chief housekeeper of this mansion, and they will arrange it for you." ”
Yuan Rin was a little excited, and clenched his fists and said: "Yes, Mr. Xie Yin is promoted, and Yuan is retired!" ”
Yin Li beckoned to the maidservant who was in charge and said, "Dongxiang, you live in the side room next door to me, and go clean the room by yourself." ”
"Yes!"
Dong Xiang came out of the servant girl queue and answered, followed Yin Li and walked to the side room next to the main house of the head of the house, Yin Li didn't have time to take care of Dong Xiang, pushed open the hidden door, and put a large roll of new rice paper and a stack of blank ledgers on the bookcase, Yin Li couldn't help but want to praise Yuan Rin, he was really a sensible housekeeper.
It's much easier to do with paper, Yin Li loosened his hand and walked to the bookcase, swept away the pen and ink study that Yuan Rin wasted money to buy, and it was not as good as his homemade charcoal, he took out a rough piece of rice paper and began to sketch the blueprint of the new furniture.
"30 taels of silver for wood?" Yuan Rin was stunned by the three brothers of the Lu family asking for 30 taels of silver to buy wood as soon as they opened their mouths.
Lu Dalang thought that Yuan Rin didn't believe it, so he sincerely clenched his fists and said: "Steward Yuan, this is what Mr. Yin ordered, if Steward Yuan doesn't believe it, you can go and ask......"
Yuan Rin stopped interrupting Lu Dalang's words and said: "No, no, Yuan didn't mean that, Yuan also heard Mr. Yin mention this, just to extract silver, there must be a receipt stamped by Mr. Yin, Carpenter Lu, you go and ask Mr. Yin for a receipt." ”
30 taels of silver is not a small amount, Yuan Rin, who can't make his own decisions, suggested that Lu Dalang go to Yin Li to ask for a stamping slip, and Yin Li handed over the treasury in the house to him for safekeeping, Yuan Rin felt obliged to improve the process of taking silver.
Now that the Yin Mansion family business has expanded and the number of people has doubled, various rules should be improved accordingly, and Yin Li's current treasury is not abundant, at least for now, it is best to save both provinces, but the decision is in Yin Li's hands, what Yin Li wants to do, Yuan Rin can't ask, but the process of withdrawing money must be perfected.
Lu Dalang felt that Yuan Rin was very reasonable, and he didn't embarrass Yuan Rin or anything, so he hugged his fists and said goodbye and left to find Yin Li to open the silver slip, without silver, the three brothers of the Lu family had no way to buy wood or anything.
Yin Li opened the silver voucher for the three brothers of the Lu family to get the silver, there was a knock on the door outside the house, the three brothers of the Lu family hugged their fists and left, and Valin walked in with tea, which surprised Yin Li.
Yin Li put down the charcoal in his hand and said, "Ling'er, how did you do this?" In the future, this matter will be left to Dongxiang to do. ”
Valin put down the teacup and went to the bookcase, knelt down on the bookcase timidly and said: "Li, Brother Li, Ling, Ling'er is used to it, that, let Ling'er serve Brother Li." ”
Yin Li rubbed his forehead with a headache and said, "Ling'er, I promised your brother that I would take good care of you in the future until you find Ruyi Langjun, it will be difficult for me to explain to your brother like this......"
Seriously, Yin Li really didn't dare to call Valin to do these rough jobs, and taking her to the house to raise her was to be a young lady's life, so is there a reason for her to work? And he also has a servant girl to serve.
Valin was silent and did not speak, his hands stirred the worn and faded skirt, his eyes stayed on Yin Li's strange pen and rice paper, and seemed to be attracted by Yin Li's strange furniture sketch design, seeing that Valin didn't listen to it, Yin Li was a little discouraged and didn't know what to say.
Finding that Valin was interested in his own sketches, Yin Li felt a little strange and tentatively asked, "Ling'er, are you literate?" ”
It seemed that after the conversation, it was a little familiar, and Valin had no strangeness and nodded again and again: "Well, when Ling'er was in Jiafu, in addition to washing clothes, she also occasionally got Jia Niangzi's pity and knew some words. ”
Referring to Jia Xishi's heart, he didn't know anything about his fiancée, and said in Hualing's words: "Oh? So how is she? What are the interests of love? How's the personality? ”
This fiancée is not simple, as if it is a mystery, even the Turkic prisoners of war escorted by an army of 10,000 people dare to assassinate them, they are really bear-hearted leopards who are not afraid of death, and they are such a rebellious fiancée on the stall, and it seems that they are still enemies of the imperial court, which is very dangerous!
Why did she assassinate Turkic prisoners? This question bothered Yin Li, Valin had contact with Jia Xishi, eager to understand the mystery of his fiancée, and was full of hope that Valin would give good news.
Valin flashed away with painful eyes, and quickly returned to normal, a little nervous and suddenly whispered: "Brother Li, Ling'er doesn't know, but fortunately, Mrs. Jia taught her words for a few days." ”
Yin Li nodded with some regret and said, "Well, since you are so studious, I will find a private school to teach you tomorrow......"
Hualing's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he blurted out and refused: "No, don't break the bank, Ling'er, Ling'er will serve Brother Li'er, if Brother Li has time to teach Ling'er, it will be." ”
couldn't resist Valin, Yin Li sighed lightly and said, "Alas, okay." ”
Valin's cloudy smile climbed up her face, and Yin Li picked up the charcoal pencil strangely, why did she feel weird? It seems like...... Phew, what was I thinking? It's really getting more and more sensitive......