Chapter 31: Laughter and Conversation at the Banquet
The words were divided into two ends, and when Duan Ling'er was angry about Su Laoer's matter, Xie Ci had been asking all the people in the market for two consecutive days, and he wiped his sweat and went to the suburban market.
I happened to see a tall black boy in front of me, carrying three big bags and crumbling.
Thank you for holding it up.
This young man is Geng Dabao, Geng Dabao smiled at the thanks: "Thank you!" ”
Xie Ci shook his head with a smile, and suddenly remembered something and took out the portrait in his arms: "This little brother, have you ever seen this person?" ”
Geng Dabao glanced at the portrait and said "huh".
"I've seen this person in the human market before, and I know it's surnamed Chen. But he's weird......"
Xie Ci immediately asked, "What kind of strange method?" ”
Geng Dabao said honestly: "This person is also a slave, but he is free to come and go, not to mention, and later got a sum of silver, ransomed his deed of sale and bought it back, and even Renyazi personally helped him go to the government to eliminate slavery, you say, isn't this a miracle?" ”
He thanked him: "Little brother, do you know which person it is?" ”
Geng Dabao nodded: "It's Du Yong, who sold our family, is very thin and beats people very hard." ”
Xie Ci nodded slightly, probably in his heart, took out two pennies from his cuffs and stuffed them to Geng Dabao, turned around and ran back to the city.
Geng Dabao looked at the back of Xie Ci and thought to himself that this is really a good person.
He cherished the two pennies in his sleeve, and then returned to the Grange with three large bags of corn on his back.
Geng Dabao put the things away, patted the soil on his body and entered the main hall to speak, and said with a happy face: "Master, that bag of white noodles has been replaced with so many corns, so I will go to the kitchen and clean them up." ”
Duan Ling'er hugged her arms and looked at the three big bags of corn and raised the corners of her mouth: "Don't worry, you wait." ”
As he spoke, he saw Geng Liang enter the door, and there was a gurgling sound outside.
Geng Liang was also full of joy: "These chickens and ducks are all harvested in the farmhouse, there are males and females, a total of fifty-six, and it costs half a penny." ”
As he spoke, he handed over the remaining copper coins to An Niang, and continued: "The old slave also went to the river next to our Zhuangzi to take a look, and sure enough, there are anchovies, crucian carp and grass carp, and the river is also relatively deep. ”
Duan Ling'er was very satisfied, she nodded and was about to take the account book to record, and when she turned around, she saw that the Shen family had carefully written down the entry and exit items on the account book.
Shen raised his head and said to Geng Dabao: "The corn skin is left to mix with rotten vegetable leaves and kitchen waste, feed the chickens and ducks, Ruyi, go and ask Lan Niang if she is ready, and then call all the mothers-in-law in the Zhuangzi over." ”
Ruyi agreed, and went with joy on his face.
Duan Ling'er looked at her mother, her face showed joy, and she turned to Geng Liang and said, "Uncle Geng, you go and call the men in the Zhuangzi too." ”
After a while, there were more than forty servants standing in the main courtyard, the maid and the mother-in-law, the porter, you look at me, I look at you, you know
The new master is here, and I have also met him, I don't know what I am going to do today.
I only saw a very capable and neat girl standing next to the master, and this girl was Ruyi.
Ruyi said: "Now that the master is managing internal affairs, Zhuangzi up and down, must change, every day everyone must be diligent and flexible, in order to eat and dress well, rather work hard and fill the stomach and pockets." If any of you have such a good thing as not working and just resting and watching the heavens, waiting for the money, don't say that you have lost face in front of your master. The masters are the most gentle and amiable to our subordinates, but if they are annoyed for a while, they will not recognize people. Everyone said, "Don't dare, we will definitely listen to our master." ”
Seeing that the more than thirty-year-old grandmother Anniang next to the master also opened her mouth: "Duanfu is a businessman's family, and you don't have to worry about eating and drinking as a slave in Duanfu, our grange is worse, but the master understands us and sends us this month's monthly money first." ”
As she spoke, she saw that Wen Niang took a handbag, Xiao Wen was holding the account book next to her, and Wen Niang took out half a tael of silver one by one and gave it to the people below.
The servants stared at each other when they got the money, this is simply a rare good master in a hundred years, he has been in this Zhuangzi for so many years, either he can't send a monthly money, or a few shabby copper coins a month, and he gets half a month or two of money, and everyone's face is happy.
An Niang said again: "If the money is given to you, you must work hard, and from today onwards, your work will be different." We Zhuangzi people also have to change their way of living. ”
As she spoke, she saw Lan Niang walking up from Duan Ling'er's side, looking at the hands of the mother-in-law and girls one by one, and then returned to Duan Ling'er's side and said a few words.
Duan Ling'er finally spoke: "From today onwards, the girls and mothers-in-law in Zhuangzi, in addition to the daily cleaning of the door, are embroidered and woven by He Lanniang every day, and more than 50 chickens and ducks are also raised by you." If you do a good job, your monthly income will rise in the future. ”
Everyone looked at Shen, and Shen nodded, his face very peaceful.
A bold woman exclaimed, "Good! Mother-in-law, I don't know anything else, raising chickens and ducks is a good hand, and I will definitely be able to do a good job of the things assigned by the master. ”
Another also said: "I have been weaving since I was a child, and my show life is not bad!" ”
The women were chattering, and the men were a little dazed.
Duan Ling'er said: "As for the men, in addition to the daily safety and strength work of the grange, they also have to work in groups of three to go fishing and transport fish with Uncle Geng, and prepare nets and baskets, and some river shrimp in the river. People who do a good job not only have a full stomach, but also have another reward. Everyone gives two days a month to go home, usually if there is an urgent matter, report to the mother's office, you can also ask for leave to go out, if there is a happy event at home, you can also grant leave. ”
At first, the servants did not speak, as if they were all stunned, and then they clapped their heads and slapped their heads, and for a time the courtyard was full of applause.
Duan Ling'er stood up: "Life is not easy, but in order to be fed and clothed, we might as well give him a try!" ”
The words were divided into two ends, and when Duan Ling'er was angry about Su Laoer's matter, Xie Ci had been asking all the people in the market for two consecutive days, and he wiped his sweat and went to the suburban market.
I happened to see a tall black boy in front of me, carrying three big bags and crumbling.
Thank you for holding it up.
This young man is Geng Dabao, Geng Dabao smiled at the thanks: "Thank you!" ”
Xie Ci shook his head with a smile, and suddenly remembered something and took out the portrait in his arms: "This little brother, have you ever seen this person?" ”
Geng Dabao glanced at the portrait and said "huh".
"I've seen this person in the human market before, and I know it's surnamed Chen. But he's weird......"
Xie Ci immediately asked, "What kind of strange method?" ”
Geng Dabao said honestly: "This person is also a slave, but he is free to come and go, not to mention, and later got a sum of silver, ransomed his deed of sale and bought it back, and even Renyazi personally helped him go to the government to eliminate slavery, you say, isn't this a miracle?" ”
He thanked him: "Little brother, do you know which person it is?" ”
Geng Dabao nodded: "It's Du Yong, who sold our family, is very thin and beats people very hard." ”
Xie Ci nodded slightly, probably in his heart, took out two pennies from his cuffs and stuffed them to Geng Dabao, turned around and ran back to the city.
Geng Dabao looked at the back of Xie Ci and thought to himself that this is really a good person.
He cherished the two pennies in his sleeve, and then returned to the Grange with three large bags of corn on his back.
Geng Dabao put the things away, patted the soil on his body and entered the main hall to speak, and said with a happy face: "Master, that bag of white noodles has been replaced with so many corns, so I will go to the kitchen and clean them up." ”
Duan Ling'er hugged her arms and looked at the three big bags of corn and raised the corners of her mouth: "Don't worry, you wait." ”
As he spoke, he saw Geng Liang enter the door, and there was a gurgling sound outside.
Geng Liang was also full of joy: "These chickens and ducks are all harvested in the farmhouse, there are males and females, a total of fifty-six, and it costs half a penny." ”
As he spoke, he handed over the remaining copper coins to An Niang, and continued: "The old slave also went to the river next to our Zhuangzi to take a look, and sure enough, there are anchovies, crucian carp and grass carp, and the river is also relatively deep. ”
Duan Ling'er was very satisfied, she nodded and was about to take the account book to record, and when she turned around, she saw that the Shen family had carefully written down the entry and exit items on the account book.
Shen raised his head and said to Geng Dabao: "The corn skin is left to mix with rotten vegetable leaves and kitchen waste, feed the chickens and ducks, Ruyi, go and ask Lan Niang if she is ready, and then call all the mothers-in-law in the Zhuangzi over." ”
Ruyi agreed, and went with joy on his face.
Duan Ling'er looked at her mother, her face showed joy, and she turned to Geng Liang and said, "Uncle Geng, you go and call the men in the Zhuangzi too." ”
After a while, there were more than forty servants standing in the main courtyard, the maid and the mother-in-law, the porter, you look at me, I look at you, you know
The new master is here, and I have also met him, I don't know what I am going to do today.
I only saw a very capable and neat girl standing next to the master, and this girl was Ruyi.
Ruyi said: "Now that the master is managing internal affairs, Zhuangzi up and down, must change, every day everyone must be diligent and flexible, in order to eat and dress well, rather work hard and fill the stomach and pockets." If any of you have such a good thing as not working and just resting and watching the heavens, waiting for the money, don't say that you have lost face in front of your master. The masters are the most gentle and amiable to our subordinates, but if they are annoyed for a while, they will not recognize people. Everyone said, "Don't dare, we will definitely listen to our master." ”
Seeing that the more than thirty-year-old grandmother Anniang next to the master also opened her mouth: "Duanfu is a businessman's family, and you don't have to worry about eating and drinking as a slave in Duanfu, our grange is worse, but the master understands us and sends us this month's monthly money first." ”
As she spoke, she saw that Wen Niang took a handbag, Xiao Wen was holding the account book next to her, and Wen Niang took out half a tael of silver one by one and gave it to the people below.
The servants stared at each other when they got the money, this is simply a rare good master in a hundred years, he has been in this Zhuangzi for so many years, either he can't send a monthly money, or a few shabby copper coins a month, and he gets half a month or two of money, and everyone's face is happy.
An Niang said again: "If the money is given to you, you must work hard, and from today onwards, your work will be different." We Zhuangzi people also have to change their way of living. ”
As she spoke, she saw Lan Niang walking up from Duan Ling'er's side, looking at the hands of the mother-in-law and girls one by one, and then returned to Duan Ling'er's side and said a few words.
Duan Ling'er finally spoke: "From today onwards, the girls and mothers-in-law in Zhuangzi, in addition to the daily cleaning of the door, are embroidered and woven by He Lanniang every day, and more than 50 chickens and ducks are also raised by you." If you do a good job, your monthly income will rise in the future. ”
Everyone looked at Shen, and Shen nodded, his face very peaceful.
A bold woman exclaimed, "Good! Mother-in-law, I don't know anything else, raising chickens and ducks is a good hand, and I will definitely be able to do a good job of the things assigned by the master. ”
Another also said: "I have been weaving since I was a child, and my show life is not bad!" ”
The women were chattering, and the men were a little dazed.
Duan Ling'er said: "As for the men, in addition to the daily safety and strength work of the grange, they also have to work in groups of three to go fishing and transport fish with Uncle Geng, and prepare nets and baskets, and some river shrimp in the river. People who do a good job not only have a full stomach, but also have another reward. Everyone gives two days a month to go home, usually if there is an urgent matter, report to the mother's office, you can also ask for leave to go out, if there is a happy event at home, you can also grant leave. ”
At first, the servants did not speak, as if they were all stunned, and then they clapped their heads and slapped their heads, and for a time the courtyard was full of applause.
Duan Ling'er stood up: "Life is not easy, but in order to be fed and clothed, we might as well give him a try!" ”