Another housekeeper and sister-in-law greeted her, and Steward Zhuo introduced: "Girl, this is Neizi, who is in charge of the affairs of the inner house. ”

The aunt of the Zhuo family has a face like a full moon and a slightly chubby body.

She walked a few steps quickly, came to Zhao Sichen, smiled before speaking, and took the words of Steward Zhuo: "I've seen the girl!" Girl, you have worked hard all the way! Do you want to go to the backyard to recuperate now? ”

Zhao Sichen was quite interested in this house, smiled and waved his hand, and said, "No, I'm not tired." It's the first time we've come here, so let's take a look around the house first, so that we can get acquainted with the environment. ”

Steward Zhuo also stepped forward and said, "Yes, then I'll take the girl to learn about the house." ”

This house is not big, only three entrances.

When I entered the door, I saw a shadow wall, blocking the gate and the middle of the courtyard.

Bypassing the shadow wall, you will see an elegant courtyard, in the center of the courtyard is planted an osmanthus tree, although the tree is not tall, the leaves are green, adding vitality.

Further inside, there are the front yard, the inner yard, and the back yard.

Each courtyard has a main room, a wing room, and a lower room.

Steward Zhuo led the way in front and introduced: "Although our yard is not big, the location is excellent. Girl, the Luoying Street outside our house is connected to the main street of Daqing City-

Go out and walk a twenty meters to the main street.

The main street is the most prosperous, the most lively and the most magnificent road in our Daqing City.

Walk along the main street, and walk for another two quarters of an hour, and you will arrive at the imperial palace of our Wei Kingdom.

So, our house is quiet in the middle of noisy, which is both comfortable and convenient. ”

Aunt Zhuo continued: "Girl, don't dislike the small house. You just came to Daqing City and didn't know that this is a good place that many Beijing officials can't buy. ”

Speaking of money, Zhao Sichen became interested: "Yo? How much does such a house cost? ”

Steward Zhuo said with a smile: "Girl Hui, such a three-entry house is worthy of a hundred acres of fertile land in the suburbs. Many Beijing officials have saved up all their lives and can't buy it-

Then again, even if you have the money, you may not be able to buy a house in such a good location—"

Zhao Sichen listened with a smile, and spent two quarters of an hour following Steward Zhuo to walk through the house briefly.

The house is cleaned and tidy everywhere, and all the furniture items are complete.

Bedrooms and other places have been arranged.

Zhao Sichen and Yun Bi live in the backyard.

Zhao Zhufei and Guo Anyang live in the outer courtyard.

Yu Feng lived in the backyard with Yun Bi for the time being.

A room was also cleaned up in the outer courtyard, and when Yu Feng was seven years old, he moved to the outer courtyard to live.

There is also a study room in the outer courtyard, which has excellent sunlight and can also be used as a place for deliberations and receptions.

Zhao Zhufei and Guo Anyang took Yufeng to settle down.

Zhao Sichen was very satisfied with the house, and seeing that it was still early, he simply got down to business.

Zhao Sichen instructed Steward Zhuo: "Trouble Steward Zhuo to call all the slaves in the house." ”

Aunt Zhuo hurriedly asked the maid to bring a chair and put it under the backyard porch for Zhao Sichen to sit down.

Afterwards, she personally brought hot fruit tea and stood beside Zhao Sichen to serve.

Soon, all the slaves in the family arrived, stood in front of Zhao Sichen, and listened to the master's orders.

Looking at the black head in front of him, Zhao Sichen finally knew why Wei Qianlang persuaded her not to ask for too big a house.

To take care of the house, it is indeed necessary to have a lot of manpower.

In her three-entry house, there was a housekeeper couple, four maids, four servants, two cooks, and a groom.

This group of people is responsible for laundry, sprinkling, gardening, eating, drinking, and going out.

Steward Zhuo is still introducing: "...... Our house is not big, and these slaves are only temporarily matched. Now that the girls, young masters, and gentlemen are here, I'll go and call the people tomorrow and buy a few more......

The girls and young masters each have two big maids, two little maids, plus two rough maids, and the young master also needs to be accompanied by four little maids, two errands, and two go out to follow ......"

Zhao Sichen shook his head: I heard that the house in Daqing City is expensive-

In fact, manual work is the daily headache of the ledger.

The cost of eating and drinking for this big family, the pressure is all on her!

Aunt Zhuo took out a sandalwood box, and after opening it, she handed a stack of account books and deed of sale to Zhao Sichen: "Girl, this is the account book for this period of time."

When the third master set aside the house, he also allocated a thousand taels of silver.

The purchase of clean bedding and furniture, the window grilles on the new paste, etc., and the slight repair cost 682 taels.

Everyone ate and drank and spent 20 taels of silver, and 10 taels of silver were given a month. There are 298 taels left.

The ledgers are here, waiting for you to speak, girl, to see what else you need to spend. ”

Zhao Sichen's hands trembled, and his heart was dripping blood: Look, look, this slave of the Wei Qianlang family spends more money than their masters.

Before they left Pushan County, Guo Anyang deliberately lowered his old face to talk to her in order to give the Lin family 20 taels of silver.

And when I came to Daqing City, look, this thousand taels of silver was spent so quickly!

Zhao Sichen took the account book, flipped through it slightly, blood was dripping in his heart, and he smiled on his face: "It's all rewarded." ”

Aunt Zhuo reacted first and shouted loudly: "Thank you for the reward!" ”

hurriedly greeted the subordinates standing in the courtyard: "What are you doing in a daze!" The girl has a reward! ”

Everyone knelt down, kowtowed, and thanked one after another.

Zhao Sichen responded with a smile, took the pile of deed of sale, flipped through it slightly in his hand, and said without looking closely: "However, I can't keep you here." ”

The crowd standing at the bottom were stunned and didn't react.

There are a few clever ones, already secretly exchanging glances.

In the past few days, all the subordinates have heard that Zhao Sichen and his party are about to come to Daqing City.

Before Zhao Sichen came, everyone was discussing in private what kind of temperament the new master was, and whether he could get along with him.

There are even some maids and maids, secretly discussing how to please the new master.

But unexpectedly, as soon as Zhao Sichen opened his mouth, he said that he couldn't keep people.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhao Sichen continued: "You are willing to go back to the original master, I will tell your master, let you all go back, what did you do originally, and what are you still doing now."

If you don't want to go back, or if you have a family in Daqing City, then go to the government to cancel the deed of sale and let your family take it back-

Don't worry, I don't need your money.

Besides, you can take all the money you have saved with you, and you don't need to keep it. ”

The many slaves standing in the courtyard all looked at each other.

I have never seen a master like Miss Zhao, nor have I seen such a style.

Zhuo Daneng and Aunt Zhuo reacted first.

The couple glanced at each other, and the two of them bowed heavily to Zhao Sichen.

Zhuo Daneng said: "Miss Zhao, we won't go back, and we won't redeem ourselves."

Before coming, the third master specially instructed us to take good care of Miss Zhao and serve the girl as if we were serving him.

If Miss Zhao doesn't want us, it means that we haven't done a good job of the things arranged by the little third master.

The matter of the little third master has not been done well, how can we have the face to go back?!

Girl, we have nowhere to go! ”

Aunt Zhuo continued: "Yes, girl, we didn't do a good job, how can we go back to the little third master-

Girl, you will be our master in the future, and we will have no two hearts! ”

Zhao Sichen saw that Zhuo Daneng and his wife were panicked, and explained: "Don't worry, this is not about running errands, I want you to go back."

I'm not used to being served, and I don't like people coming and going in the house.

Don't be afraid of your master's punishment, for I will explain it to your master. ”

Zhuo Daneng said: "Miss Zhao, our husband and wife will definitely not go back, if the girl doesn't want us, we don't know where to go." ”

"Miss Zhao, good girl, you can leave us!" Aunt Zhuo followed behind her husband and pleaded.

Seeing that the two housekeepers refused to leave, the maids below also knelt on the ground and said they would not leave.

For a while, all kinds of pleading voices in the courtyard came and went.

Zhao Sichen shook his head helplessly and smiled.

If you don't know, you think she, the new master, is grinding slaves.

Good intentions have become wicked people.

Zhao Sichen said to Steward Zhuo and Aunt Zhuo: "Okay, I know what you and your husband are thinking."

Presumably, someone told you before you came.

If you don't go back, you won't go back, but I have a request—"

Zhuo Da Neng saluted: "Girl, please speak." ”

Zhao Sichen said: "In the future, I will be your master, then treat me as the only master." Whether your previous master was a dignitary or a relative of the emperor, it is already in the past.

In the future, without my permission, nothing can be handed outside, nothing can be said outside—"

Zhuo Daneng said solemnly: "Yes, miss, we husband and wife must obey your instructions." ”

Zhao Sichen pointed to the slaves who were standing in a yard again, and said, "Presumably they are also loyal, but it is inevitable that there are some relatives and friends in the place where they used to work-

I don't like all kinds of pulls and pulls, you come and go relationships.

Besides, your original master was rich, and he ate, drank, and rewarded better than elsewhere—

I'm just going to put it bluntly, I'm afraid that your original life is better than that of me, a young lady in an ordinary family.

With me, there is no future. So, let's all go back. ”

Without waiting for the people below to respond, Zhao Sichen had already ordered: "Aunt Zhuo, I know that everyone is in front of me, and it is not good to speak freely."

I have to ask you carefully and listen to your real thoughts.

I still say the same thing, I want to go back, I promise that the treatment and errands will be the same after I go back-

If you don't want to go back, you will bring the deed of sale tomorrow and go to the government to cancel your slave status.

Later, he became a free body, got rid of slavery, and wanted to take scientific examinations and enter the office, but it did not matter.

Let's think about it. ”

Aunt Zhuo responded again and again.

Watching the people in the courtyard slowly disperse, Zhao Sichen breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed his brows.

Although she has no doubts about her management skills, it is quite difficult to deal with a group of noisy people.

Yun Bi looked at the empty space and served Zhao Sichen a bowl of hot noodle soup covered with a fragrant omelette.

Zhao Sichen's eyes lit up: "Sister Yunbi, how do you know that I'm hungry?" ”

Yun Bi pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "I didn't eat anything in the morning, and when I got here, you have been busy again." I can't help you, so I can only give you a bowl of noodles to eat. ”

Zhao Sichen couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, and sent a few mouthfuls to his mouth before thanking him vaguely: "Thank you, Sister Yunbi, you are the best for me!" ”

Yun Bi laughed softly and said, "Don't talk, let's eat first." ”