Su Meiniang, who bought three slaves, left with Zhao Tianer and Zhu Biao. On the way home, she first took someone to the county yamen to find the official who handled the matter. The case was prepared and the account was transferred, so that the three slaves and maids who had just been bought back became the private property of the Li family.

Leaving the county yamen, passing by a garment shop, Su Meiniang, who stopped, led the group into it. In addition to buying two new clothes for each of the three newly bought slaves and maids that could be changed, she also bought three sets of new clothes for Zhu Biao. They were dressed decently, and that was the face of the head of the house.

The hearts of the three slaves and maids were not only joyful, but also joyful. They each held their two new clothes in their arms, and they felt that they had been sold into a good family. Su Meiniang, who paid the silver, spent a total of fifty taels of silver before and after. In this regard, I feel that this is an extremely necessary expense. She believed that the money that had been spent would soon be earned back by Li Wenxuan, after all, his elixir was extremely popular with the official gentry.

The group of six returned to Li's house. Zhu Biao, who returned to his job, became his protégé again with due diligence. Su Meiniang and Zhao Tianer led the three slaves they bought back to see Li Wenxuan. When he saw these three slaves and maids who had not eaten for a long time, had yellow faces and thin muscles, and were in rags, he felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

For the sake of the health of his family and slaves, Li Wenxuan must pay attention to hygiene and disinfection to prevent the disease from spreading wantonly at home: "Before taking them down, in addition to bathing in salt water, give them quicklime to get rid of bad luck." As for the clothes they were wearing, they were all burned. ”

Su Meiniang, who was standing next to him, got this instruction and added with a smile: "The slave family understands." ”

Zhao Tian'er, who was not far from the slaves and maids, suddenly recalled that she saw a group of people fighting for the big red dates on the ground at Renyazi's house, and put forward her own thoughts: "I think they should be fed first." ”

Li Wenxuan, who felt that she was very careful, did not reject her proposal and said, "Then you can take them to the kitchen to eat first." ”

The three slaves and maids who were originally worried and didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere, and lowered their heads, as soon as they heard that there was food to eat, they suddenly raised their heads, and their eyes lit up with joy. Li Wenxuan, who noticed their instinctive reaction, knew that the three of them must have been hungry for too long, and they were hungry enough. He gestured to Zhao Tian'er again, and then saw that she understood that she had led the three slaves out of the city.

Seeing that they had left, Su Meiniang reported to him one by one about the total expenses of today. Li Wenxuan, who is not suspicious of employing people and suspecting that people don't use them, is too lazy to listen to these accounts: "You are in charge of these small things in the family, and you don't need to reply to me." ”

Su Meiniang, who was happy in her heart, knew that he not only trusted herself, but also did not treat herself as an outsider anymore. Unhurriedly, she took out three deeds of sale from her cuffs, a transaction certificate between herself and Renyazi, and a transaction document that was stamped and recognized as legal by the government, and put them in front of Li Wenxuan.

Li Wenxuan, who picked it up and took a cursory look, didn't want to concentrate all the power in the family in Su Meiniang's hands, so that Zhao Tian'er was not in charge of anything and was looked down upon, so he casually threw it on the table and ordered: "You can hand over these things to Tian'er for safekeeping." ”

Su Meiniang, who didn't raise any objections, smiled knowingly and said, "It's most appropriate for Tian'er to keep these things." ”

Li Wenxuan, who picked up the book in his hand again, no longer spoke, but focused his attention on the page again. Su Meiniang, who was interested and didn't bother much, walked out of the study with light steps and no sound. When she went to the kitchen, she saw the three slaves and maids like starving ghosts, devouring the food they had left over from the morning and noon.

Looking at them to blame poor Zhao Tian'er, she said kindly: "Don't worry, you eat slowly, don't choke." If it's not enough, if you don't have enough to eat, I'll make it for you later. ”

Su Meiniang, who walked beside her, immediately pointed out the inappropriateness in her words: "Now, you are the master of this family, and they are the slaves of this family." Only if they serve you and cook for you, then there is a reason for you to cook for them. If there is no distinction between respect and inferiority, and the priorities are reversed, the law will be broken. ”

Zhao Tian'er, who flattened her small mouth, said with feeling: "Sister Su, I was originally ......"

Before she finished speaking, Su Meiniang was deliberately interrupted, and handed over the relevant documents in her hand and said, "No matter what you did in the past, you are now their hostess." As the saying goes, heroes don't ask where they come from. Since Wen Xuan asked me to hand over all the deeds of sale of the three of them to you for safekeeping, then it is the best recognition of your identity as the hostess. If you really itch to cook in the future, it should only be for certain people in the family. ”

Zhao Tian'er, who didn't reach out to pick up a stack of papers, said sincerely while feeling happy in her heart: "Otherwise, let you keep these things!" ”

"I'd like to, but it's not appropriate." Su Meiniang, who does not have a fake model, said seriously: "He let you take it, he has his own reason." In this family, you should be the woman with the most voice, and I can only be ranked after you. ”

Zhao Tian'er, who had no choice but to take the stack of documents in her hand. Two of the three slaves and maids were slightly older, and they had experienced more things, so their minds were different from those of a girl who was only twenty or seven years old. Not only did they see a real thing, but they also heard it clearly.

In this family, the number one person they know is naturally the lord of the family, Li Wenxuan, the second person is the kind-hearted Zhao Tianer, and the third person is the ruthless Su Meiniang. Although the two of them tacitly have their own totals, they both know that they must abide by their duties, otherwise they will not be able to eat and walk around.

"When you have finished eating, boil water and bathe in your own house. Listen to me, wash every part of your body. After an hour, I will check them one by one in the flower hall. If anyone dares to be so-so and deal with things, don't blame me for being rude to you. Su Meiniang, who was expressionless, pointed to the youngest and the most expensive slave and said, "In a while, you will go to the front door to find Zhu Biao and ask him to take you to get some quicklime." ”

The three slaves stared at her with both eyes, and while continuing to eat their food, they nodded their heads one after another, indicating that they were already clear.

Su Meiniang, who didn't want to stay here to see their appearance, took Zhao Tian'er's hand, and suddenly remembered an extremely important thing and wanted to remind them, and said in an extremely stern tone: "In this family, you can't go anywhere at will." In the alchemy room at home, you are not allowed to approach it at will. If any of you dare to sneak in, you will be beaten to death as soon as you find out. Did you hear it all? ”

When they heard this, they were really taken aback, after all, they had not yet figured out the situation before they heard such a horrific punishment. The three people who still had food in their mouths said in unison with a very tacit understanding: "It's clear." ”

Su Meiniang still didn't have a smile on her face, and said very seriously: "It's best to be clear." Don't forget about it, any of you. I'm not here to scare you. If you commit this, you will be beaten to death. ”

The three slaves who were frightened were not lightly frightened, and they spoke out again and again, accompanied by nods. Pulling Zhao Tian'er's right hand is to walk out of the kitchen, to the garden to breathe Su Meiniang, took a deep breath, after all, there is no need to smell the moldy smell on their bodies anymore.

"Sister Su, what you just said is too scary. You must be joking with them, right? Zhao Tian'er, who had palpitations, had something to say.

Su Meiniang, who did not hesitate at all, said categorically: "I didn't joke with them. What I said just now is true. ”

The word "ah" dragged Zhao Tian'er, who was the elder, and said in complete shock: "Then you are really going to kill the person who entered the alchemy room." ”

Su Meiniang, who nodded a little harder, explained the reason for this decision: "It's not that my sister is born ruthless, but there must be such a dead rule." The alchemy room is the holy place of Wenxuan's cultivation and alchemy. If any of them don't match each other, their fate is unlucky, and they recklessly collide with a mortal god, and damage the surrounding Dao Gate layout and feng shui, it will harm Wenxuan and our family. Moreover, this person knows the face but does not know the heart. If any of them had a thief's heart and stole the pills in the alchemy room, it would be another big loss. ”

Zhao Tian'er, who was relieved in an instant, felt that what she said was reasonable, after all, the gods in the sky and the earth could not be offended. The time, the location, and the layout of the people can not be destroyed. Once it breaks, it's hard to make up for it. Even if she was able to enter and leave the alchemy room at will, it felt like it was all thanks to Li Wenxuan's permission.

Su Meiniang, who patted Zhao Tian'er's little hand, said with a kind expression: "As long as they keep to themselves, then I will not be embarrassed for any of them." Sister, you are kind, I know the Tao. However, blind kindness is not necessarily a good thing. Treat the subordinates in the family or pay attention to a combination of leniency and severity. Being too harsh and harsh on them may damage our family's reputation. If they are blindly soft-hearted and have no punishment, they will be unscrupulously lazy and even bully. ”

"I really don't understand these things. However, you do have a point. In the past, the slaves and maids in the family betrayed Brother Wen Xuan, and the root cause of stealing and cheating may lie in this. Zhao Tian'er smiled and said: "I have always known that Sister Lu Dao's starting point is to be good for Brother Wenxuan, Tian'er, and this family." ”