“…… In fact, there were not many people here in Yizhou at the beginning, and later it was to accept the displaced people in the war to have the current scale, among which many people moved here from Youbeiping, Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Xuzhou to survive and take refuge, and among them, there were no men in the family, and most of them were orphans and widows, and the two of them were just the most common women among these displaced people......

When Mink Chan said this, she subconsciously glanced at the kitchen, shook her head and sighed softly, and then said just now: "The two of them, the one with the melon seed face is the Youbeiping people, and the husband died at the hands of the thieves who robbed Karasuma; Another round-faced person is the Xuzhou people, whose husband was forcibly dragged by the local wealthy clan to make a trilogy but died, and the livelihood of orphans and widows has nowhere to go. Later, when they fled, they boarded our fleet in Yizhou and fled here. ”

Shi Ah nodded silently and asked, "Then how do they live here?" There is not a single male in the family, and the two of them do not look like people who can go down to the fields......"

Minchan said: "Uncle Shi, haven't you been visiting Yizhou for several months?" In fact, most of the people we take in here in Yizhou are old and young women, and there are many young and strong men, and there are many mountains and little land in Yizhou, so it is a little unfeasible to cultivate enough food like an ordinary place.

"Maybe Uncle Shi will hear people say in recent years that Yihao gave up his official position and went into business because he gave up the big and sought the small, forgot his righteousness and pursued profits, which made those who pretend to be high-minded think that they are despised, but have those people ever thought that there are so many old and young women here in Yizhou who can't go to the fields and can't plow the land, what do they have to rely on to support their families? If it weren't for Yihao's extensive construction workshops, the use of more female workers, and the sale of the goods produced by these workshops back to the Central Plains, and then the purchase of grain and grain utensils to make up for the shortage of Yizhou, where could we, a small land in Yizhou, afford to raise so many old and young women? ”

As she spoke, Minchan pointed to the two women who were busy in the kitchen: "Just like the two of them." Because there are few men in Yizhou, there are always many women who can't get married, especially those who still have children in their two families, and they can't find anyone to remarry. But the family always has to eat and get by...... The 'housekeeping center' that Yihao set up is actually trying to find a way to make the best use of people, so that women like them with limited strength can support themselves. ”

A person with a character like Shi A is not a person who talks a lot, and after listening to Minchan say such a big deal at this moment, Shi A didn't say anything, but nodded slightly between his eyebrows. As for Minchan will say so much...... Well, Diao Chan is indeed helping Lu Ren say good things and advertise. Minchan was sent by Lu Ren, how could she not understand Lu Ren's careful thoughts?

Having said this again, Mink Chan also hopes that a character like Shi A can stay by Lu Ren's side to help Lu Ren, even if it is the most time, just being Lu Ren's senior bodyguard is a good thing, right? Lu Ren often runs around. Although Minchan can follow Lu Ren all the time, there are some places where it is always inconvenient for Minchan to follow as a woman.

After frowning and nodding, Shi Ah suddenly asked with a little curiosity: "What does this political center mean?" ”

Mink Chan hurriedly explained: "There are many old people here in Yizhou who are too old to work and have no children to support them. And the women who take care of the food and daily life of these old people are taught in the home economics center; There is also a nursery for orphans, and it is also used by women trained in the home economics center.

In addition, many female workers in Yizhou can earn money in the workshop to support their families. However, when working in the workshop, it is inevitable that there will be no time to take care of the children at home, so we also have a special 'nursery' here to help these female workers take care of the children at home while they are working. And the women workers employed in these places. All of them have received relevant training in the home economics center and know how to take care of the elderly and children. Only in this way can people who work can work with peace of mind. ”

Shi A nodded and sighed lightly: "Sure enough, people make the best use of it." and to each his own needs...... But is it appropriate for them not to go to this 'nursing home' or 'nursery' and be transferred to me? It's always good to have someone extra person to take care of the elderly, children. ”

Minchan smiled: "Uncle Shi doesn't have to worry too much, there are not a few female workers like them in the housekeeping center." However, there are not many female workers in nursing homes and nurseries. Except for the women workers who were needed in those places, most of the rest of the women workers would go to the fields, factories, and docks to find something to do, such as the people of the villages outside the city who went out to work, and these hired women helped the people of the village to cook, wash, or clean the houses. If they are literate and kind-hearted, the home economics center will select them for teaching them separately, and after they have completed their studies, they will be sent to the school to teach the children to read and write...... Oh yes, both of them are here to serve their uncle during the day, and at night only one of them will be left behind, and the other will go home to take care of the children. The two of them come in turns, and they have one day off every ten years, and they will discuss how to arrange them. ”

Shi A was speechless for a long time, and Lu Ren's manpower arrangement seemed a little ignorant at the time, but Zhutiao's careful thinking in the past was very reasonable. In fact, this is the way it is, what Lu Ren did can be imagined by others, the only difference is that Lu Ren, a traverser, will not pay attention to the rules and regulations of the ritual system at that time, and can liberate the labor productivity of women at that time as much as possible. But if it were someone else at that time, bound by those rules and regulations, even if they thought about it, they might not dare to do it.

The two were silent for a while, and one of the two housekeeping maids came over with a food plate and said, "Mrs. Xiu, Mr. Shi, the meal will take a while to cook." Let's cook two side dishes and sell a pot of wine, please have a drink first. ”

Minchan said: "Youlao, let's put it here first." ”

The woman set up the food and drink, and turned to leave. The moment she turned around, Shi Ah noticed that she was smiling happily, but it was a very happy smile, and there was nothing else in it. After she walked into the kitchen, Shi Ah asked Zhen Cheng: "I saw that woman laughing for no reason just now, but there was no trace of spring on her face......

Minchan smiled and continued: "This is natural! The women who can be selected into the house by the Lu, Mi, and Zhen clans are three percent higher than other housekeeping women. According to the current standard, it is more than 30 catties of polished rice per month. And this thirty catties of polished rice is enough for a family of three to eat for nearly a month. ”

In modern terms, this means that the person who is looking for a job is selected by a large company with good treatment, and the person who is looking for a job will naturally smile. And the people of that era could certainly understand this kind of thing, so Shi Ah closed his eyes and sighed lightly when he heard this: "Lu Servant shoots to govern one side, and the people are really rich......

Minchan couldn't help but puff up her chest, and said with some pride: "Of course, Yihao's original name of 'Immortal Master' was not boasted of in vain. ”

Shi Ah frowned again at this time, bowed his head and remained silent.

Seeing this, Minchan asked, "What is Uncle Shi thinking?" ”

Shi Ah hurriedly raised his head and waved his hand, "Oh, nothing, nothing." I was just wondering if I could start a sect here. ”

Minchan said: "Uncle Shi is not very familiar with the environment when he arrives in Yizhou, so there is no need to rush this matter. I think Uncle Shi won't have anything to do for a while, so it's better to take a walk around here in Yizhou. If you see a child with the right qualifications, you can write it down first, and then go back and build a place to pass the sword and bring them in. Oh, this is handed over to Uncle Shi. ”

As she spoke, Minchan took out a token about three inches long, two inches wide, and about three millimeters thick, which was made of fine copper and handed it to Shi A. Shi A took it and took a closer look, and saw that the pattern on it was exquisite, obviously not an ordinary bronze medal, so he looked at Minchan with puzzled eyes.

Mink Chan explained: "Uncle Shi can hang this card on his waist when he travels, and he can use this card everywhere when traveling. If you buy wine and goods in the shops in the small town and the docks, you can also enjoy a 20% discount with this brand. If you find a child you like when you travel and want to accept it as a disciple, most of the times you will be able to show this card. ”

Shi Ah looked at the bronze medal in his hand and said with a smile: "Oh, how good is it?" In this way, can't this thing be counted as a thing of the seal ribbon here in Yizhou? ”

Minchan said: "Almost." Uncle Shi, there are not many people who hold such a bronze medal in Yizhou. Until now, only Mr. Zheng and a few respected people have held it. In other words, Uncle Shi's status here in Yizhou is very noble, even if there are people who don't know Uncle Shi, most of them will be respectful when they see this card. ”

Shi A didn't say much, knowing that Lu Ren was tantamount to giving Shi A a very noble identity. With Shi A's temper, he was able to get this relatively detached identity, and he was still a little dark in his heart, so he smiled at Diao Chan, and he seemed to be casual but solemnly took this exquisite bronze medal into his arms.

It didn't take long for the two female workers to bring up all the prepared meals, and Minchan naturally accompanied Shi A to drink a few more cups. Then I looked at the sky, and it was not too early to get up and say goodbye. Shi Ah didn't force Mink Chan to stay, only said that he would live here with peace of mind in the future, and when he was free, he would go around Yizhou.

Minchan nodded in response, took a few steps and suddenly remembered something and turned around, and after frowning for a while, Minchan leaned into Shi A's ear and whispered: "Uncle Shi, I think I still have to remind you first." Although these two daughters are called female workers, they are only hired to take care of their uncle's food and daily life, and they will not serve and sleep for distinguished guests like those ordinary maids, so Uncle Shi must not treat them as ......."

At this point, Diao Chan stopped her mouth and didn't dare to say any more. This is not because Minchan is a woman, and it is a little inconvenient to talk about this aspect of things, in fact, in that era, it was very common for people with high families to send special maids to serve guests when they were entertaining distinguished guests, and there was nothing to be ashamed of. Didn't Lu Ren encounter this kind of thing when he was first entertained by Mi Zhu, and didn't the eldest lady like Mi Zhen talk about it indifferently? And the reason why Minchan didn't dare to say any more was because Shi Azheng glared at him with a murderous gaze, and bursts of murderous aura erupted from his body...... (To be continued.) )