Li Mansion, a sign of hustle and bustle.

Thirty maids, thirty male servants, a total of sixty people, plus three concubines, two young ladies, one eldest lady, two eldest lady's personal maids, this time it was sixty-eight people.

Originally, for the sake of safety, there were no subordinates in the Li Mansion, although Li Ming had already been appointed to the Hou Ye, but there were only a dozen servants in the family, and most of them were maids.

There is no way, when I first entered Beijing, I didn't know all the situation, and my own strength was meager, so I naturally didn't dare to go around to rectify too many subordinates, and many jobs on weekdays were even done by the brothers and sisters on duty in turn.

But now, as soon as they came, half of these brothers and sisters were injured in the battle, and their followers were also injured, they all needed to be taken care of, not to mention, with so many manpower, there would be no one to do the work in Li Ming's house, so it was impossible to let him have a master, or his uncle, the rest of his brothers, or his own women, right?

Let these more than a dozen servants go, I'm afraid that I won't be able to do it even if I am too busy to die.

At this time, the role of the servant maid is reflected.

Come to work.

What does the maid do every day?

First of all, ordinary maids, ordinary maids are daily servants and chores.

"All the servants and concubines inside and outside, the rooster is salty at the beginning, and the crow is always rinsed. The male servant sprinkled the hall and the court, the bell sprinkled the atrium, the maid sprinkled the room, set up chairs and tables, and Chen Yu gargled the utensils. When the Lord, father, and mother have risen, they will brush the bed and stand on the left and right, in preparation for the command. Retreat to have a diet, and if you are idle, you will sew and sew, and the public will be private first. and at night, the bed is stretched. In that day, the internal and external servants and concubines were only ordered by their masters, and each did his own thing, so that he could serve for a hundred servants. ”

The rooster crows, usually around half past five, when the maid is about to get up and prepare to "go to work".

The first part of the work is to clean the interior and inner courtyard (the outer courtyard is cleaned by a male servant);

Second, set up tables and chairs to prepare for the host's breakfast;

Third, prepare the owner's toiletries;

Fourth, while the master is washing, the maid returns to the master's room to make the bed;

Fifth, after tidying up, return to the master and stand and wait for further orders from the master. If the owner gives way, go to the kitchen to cook;

Sixth, sewing laundry;

Seventh, serve the host for lunch and take a nap;

Eighth, continue to sew and do some chores;

Article 9, Preparation of Dinner;

Article 10: Lay out the bedding and wait for the master to sleep.

The second is the roommate, the kind of person who takes care of the man's diet and daily life, and even if he sleeps at night, he will be in the same room with the man.

They will put a large bunk in the man's room, and the maid sleeps on this bunk, in order to facilitate care, this is the origin of the maid, the room is open.

First of all, before the man goes to bed, what the maid needs to do is to wash herself, and only wear a small amount of clothes into the bed, and warm the bed with her own body temperature, this process may take about half an hour. In the process of warming the bed, he can not sleep soundly, let alone play, and after the bed is warm, he will invite the master to come to bed.

Secondly, after the owner comes to the bedroom, the master unties his clothes and makes the bed. If you meet the owner's old age, you have to support and wait for the master to adjust the sleeping position. During this period, you must not make the slightest mistake, otherwise you will cause discomfort to the owner and will be punished. It can be said that this process is very cautious and cautious.

After completing the above two processes, can the maid go back to sleep by herself at this time? The answer is no, and there is one final process. The temperature in winter is relatively cold, and the most in the room at that time is to rely on the brazier for heating, so the temperature in the house is still relatively low.

In addition, people who sleep at night in winter have their feet the most likely to be cold, so these maids also have to warm the owner's feet to ensure that the owner's feet are not frozen in the middle of the night. This work is done by two maids, one for each of whom puts one foot in their arms to help warm the master's feet.

Then there is the personal maid

This kind of stay by the master's side, accompany him, serve closely, generally do not need to work, just tell others, at most is to bring a tea and send a water, most of them are the master's henchmen.

is like the former Yu'er sister Xiaohemei, and now Li Ming's two concubines.

And then there's the rough maid

This kind of work is generally done the dirtiest and most tiring, such as boiling water, cooking, chopping wood, feeding pigs, what kind of work is dirty, and when they are tired, it will be their turn to pay the most and get the least, which is actually the most pitiful.

In addition, the kind of personal maids, it may be that the young lady who grew up with Miss Qianjin, has been accustomed to their care, and after he got married, these girls also married with them, which is called a dowry maid.

A dowry maid is most likely to become a maid in a room.

All in all, as soon as the day dawns, the rooster is about to get up.

The male maid was responsible for the cleaning of the outer hall and the outside, an elderly maid was responsible for cleaning the inner hall, furniture vases and windows. Arrange the grooming tools for the owner.

When the master wakes up, quickly straighten the bed, fold the cover, and stand near the washing room, waiting for the call at any time. After the master finished washing, he had to hurry to the kitchen to help cook. All the trivial things assigned by the master must be obeyed.

When I have free time, my main energy is on the laundry mattress, according to the rule of "the master first, myself second".

At night, before going to bed, prepare the bedding, serve the master to change clothes, and then rest.

Men govern foreign affairs, and women govern internal affairs. The man does not stay in his private room during the day without a reason, and the woman does not peep into the middle door without a reason. The man walks at night with candles. When a woman goes out of the middle gate for a reason, she will cover her face. The male servant shall not enter the middle gate unless he has repaired it and has a great cause, and the woman who enters the middle gate shall avoid it, and she shall cover her face with her sleeves. The bell is blue-headed, but the words of the Lord are transmitted to the inside and outside, and the things inside and outside are not promoted to the hall and the kitchen.

The male maid is in charge of external affairs, and the maid is in charge of household affairs. The male maid is forbidden to enter the inner hall for no reason, and the maid walks out of the middle hall to ask for leave. The male maid goes out at night to light the lamp, and when the maid needs to go out for some reason, she should use a tarpaulin, hoodie and other features to hide her face.

Except for emergencies, home maintenance, etc., male maids are not allowed to enter the inner hall without reason. When it is necessary to step into the inner hall, the maid must avoid it in time. If you don't have time to dodge, you must cover your face with your sleeves.

An elderly maid is responsible for ringing the bell in the middle hall, and he is responsible for reporting something outside, but even if it is a report, this old maid is not qualified to enter the inner hall and the kitchen.

A landlord with a lot of money, only 1 original match? Of course not, more than 3 women. Where there are three persons at or above the level, it is clearly stipulated that there are three persons. There is no limit, there are more than 5 people, and the record in the history books is 13. With so many women, of course, there needs to be a separate, private area to settle in, which is the "inner hall", which is used to block the opportunity to get close to men outside.

Why is the male maid arranged in the outer hall?

Subject to the position of the male owner.

The daily outer nave is used for reception and work, and the middle nave is located in between. In the evening, when the male master was about to rest, he passed through the middle hall and entered the inner hall. At this time, the maid stopped and changed to the maid service.

The treatment is similar to that of the Son of Heaven, except that the servants below the princes are not pure. If you are not pure, it means that there is a hidden danger. Therefore, the inner hall of the landlord's house is all female servants.

The central hall is located between the inner and outer halls, and a copper bell is tied at the door, and a one-year-old servant guards the door. The inner hall is signaled by a brass bell, and the information and goods are transferred to the old maid, which needs to go through such a procedure. Similar procedures are not only done in the homes of the rich, but also among the poor.

Encounter a male master who doesn't follow the rules and can't control the lower half of his body (most of them are).

Then the maid in the inner hall will most likely be used as a tool for that. And at the same time, even if it is the other way around, it will be tortured by the female master. If the female owner has no status, the favored maid will gain power. The details are not easy to describe, but if the family rules are loose, they will be fine. But if it is a favored maid of an official eunuch's family, an ordinary maid will be disposed of arbitrarily if she oversteps it slightly.

Sima Wengong, Qing Xiu has few desires, there is no concubine in the family, and the prohibition of servants is very strict. One day, a guest glimpsed a maid from the gap in the roulette wheel, unkempt and dirty, and the shape was as thin as a ghost, and he was amazed. I know that my predecessors are in charge of the family, and the distinction between inside and outside is so strict.

For the servant, the one who insults the master, hangs.

That is, strangling the throat with the hand and dying alive.

In this era of heavy etiquette, the relationship between master and servant is very dead.

There is a Tongzhou Zheng woman, who is in the Ma family. Ma was in the middle of the fall, and his slaves were all gone, while Zheng stayed alone, served the sick, raised the young master, and supported his master with his clothes. After more than 70 years, I will never go, and I will end up with a virgin.

Zhang's maid, a native of Haining. The master mother was widowed and poor, and his brother cut the house and lived with his maidservant, and spun for food. The maidservant's mother is cautious, the master's mother is sick and will die, and there is no one to receive mercy. The maid is urgent, and the mediator's family, originally self-haired, is mourned with its value, saying: "There is no more to ask for, you have to get seventy, and I think it is the main mother." When the matter is over, I will be the woman. "To sue the master's mother, the master's mother feels its righteousness. The mistress died, and the maid collected seventy tassels. After the matter is over, I want my husband's family to welcome the public opinion, and the maid caresses the coffin and the pain is a few times.

Bai, a native of Qin'an, is Zhang Cui's maid. Cui's wife died first, and fell ill and died, and her children wept. Bai Ri: "The king is gone, this croaking person, the maid is also responsible!" Emerald jaws, and weeping. Bai Bang bowed under the bed, and said: "The maid is now a gentleman's wife, how can she be different from her will in death and life!" Cui Nai. He caress his children until they are old.

In addition, washing and cooking every day, chopping wood and boiling water, cleaning, feeding poultry and livestock, all of which need to be done by people.

Li Ming, as the Hou Ye, has lived such a hard life, he may not feel anything about it, but those who have a heart estimate that he will not be able to stand it for a long time.

For example, the emperor.

This time, taking advantage of the opportunity of the betrayal of the imperial court by the prince of the city, he deliberately asked him to fill the mansion with more maids, so that someone would do everything, and the Hou Mansion of the military plane would have the appearance of the Hou Mansion of the military plane, so as to support such a big mansion.

In addition, I am afraid that there is another factor———— Li Ming has too few women and no heirs.

How uncomfortable this is, how can a general who is fighting abroad have no heirs in the country, and how can people feel at ease if they have no heirs in the country.

Therefore, Emperor Jianming sent a woman to Li Ming, and he didn't believe that he couldn't create an heir.

What is the black-clothed guard, isn't it the emperor's sword, the message of the leader of the black-clothed guard, in fact, to put it bluntly, implies that it is the emperor's meaning.

Of course, this also sends a message - the emperor has noticed you, and you will be safe in the future, so you don't have to be so cautious anymore.

A dignified military aircraft is so cautious in the capital, how can ordinary people live?

Of course, it may be that this assassination made Emperor Jianming embarrassed to say too much, so he hinted in this way.

However, in any case, with these sixty subordinates, the mansion will indeed be able to hold up.

The most important thing is that these maids were given to him by the emperor as they were, or from the hands of the black-clothed guards, what does this mean.

It shows that these subordinates have been tested, and they can be reassured.

Of course, everything may just be a utopian guess by Li Ming, who knows how it is.

"This is Yu'er, this is Xiaohe, they can't be wronged in the house."

Li Ming took the eldest lady, three concubines, and two young ladies first, and met Yu'er Xiaohe's two concubines brought from his hometown and introduced them to them.

"Li, I've seen two sisters."

The eldest lady is more mature than Yu'er, but after they met, they called their sister sweetly for the first time, so that Yu'er and Xiaohe were a little stunned, but they were able to accept it calmly.

"Ling'er, Xiaocui, I've seen two sisters."

The eldest lady and the second lady also spoke, Yu'er and Xiaohe also nodded hurriedly with a smile, and then the three concubines in the back also greeted them together.

"They will survive in the mansion in the future, and for the time being, they will be counted as third-class concubines, second-class concubines, and first-class concubines, under you, and these maids and servants are also arranged, especially those who take care of the injured senior brothers and Wang Guangyun and the four of them, and the rest will stay and work."

Li Ming smiled and spoke, and then thought about it: "Don't be too harsh, it's not too late to get up again every day, you have to leave a time to rest at noon, rest when it's dark at night, and take turns to rest for three days a month, and you have to boil hot water to wash clothes or something in winter, all in all, try to make people feel better." ”

"But there is one thing, anyone who dares to deceive the lord's family and disrespect the lord's family will be severely punished!"

Li Ming simply set the tone, and then began to beckon the servants behind him to pull the carriages into the courtyard, and then began to arrange the accommodation of these servants and women.

Then he told his uncles and uncles about it and the masters, and after having dinner together that night, he called them to the study with Wang Guangyun, Liu Wu, Liu Zhuang, and Zhao Xiu.

"Today, the emperor kept me in the palace and rewarded me."

Li Ming took out the six spirit beads and looked at the seven people in front of him with slightly moving expressions with a smile: "These six spirit beads are to help people quickly condense their mana, in addition to this, there is also a [Xingqi Absolute Practice] is the cultivation of immortal exercises!" (End of chapter)