Chapter 239: Pushing the cup and changing the lamp
After the people sat down one after another, at the beginning, they were very restrained at the dinner table, because after all, they had a low status and had never had the opportunity to eat with their masters, but now they suddenly sat with their masters, and if they said that they were not nervous, it was fake.
However, their nervousness did not last long, and under Zhou Ming's efforts to adjust the atmosphere, these people quickly relaxed and began to eat and drink without any scruples.
Although these people looked a little ugly at the table, Zhou Ruhai and Zhou Zhou Ming, who were the masters, were not too harsh, after all, they had paid too much for the Zhou family today, and it was also a reward for them to have a full meal with peace of mind.
Because he was in a good mood, Zhou Ming drank a few more drinks with his father.
During the whole process of eating, the people in the house began to tell the scene of their search for Zhou Ming last night, they ran to almost every corner of the capital, and some people even went out of the city early in the morning to look for the suburbs, needless to say.
After listening to the words of these subordinates, Zhou Zhou Ming was very moved, because he understood very well that the reason why these subordinates worked so hard to find themselves was completely out of loyalty to the Zhou family, and such loyalty could not be bought by money, after all, if they only valued money, they might not have been on an errand in the Zhou family a long time ago, because before Zhou Zhou Ming entered the yamen, the economic situation of the Zhou family had fallen into a predicament, and they usually couldn't take out extra money to decorate the façade, and the wages they could give to their subordinates were even more limited.
Thinking of these, Zhou Zhou Ming made up his mind even more, after Yang Shijun owes him the huge amount of money in hand, he must reward these subordinates in the family well, and he must not let these honest people suffer, because only in this way can they make them die for themselves, and if the Zhou family encounters hardships in the future, they will definitely not abandon the Zhou family.
Lin Ajiao originally had a very bad impression of her father-in-law because of her father-in-law's robbery, and she even felt that her father-in-law's books had been read in vain.
But until this moment, after listening to those subordinates tell about their experiences last night, Lin Ajiao suddenly woke up, and felt that her idea just now was too arbitrary, if her father-in-law was really such a brazen person, these subordinates who were on an errand in the Zhou family would definitely not work so hard when the master of the family was in danger.
She secretly thought in her heart, maybe her father-in-law really had something special, but she hadn't discovered it yet.
Since the banquet officially began, Mrs. Zhou, who was sitting next to Zhou Ming, had been busy serving food to Zhou Ming, worried that he would not have enough to eat, it was because she had been busy taking care of Zhou Ming, so she didn't have the heart to listen to others at all.
It wasn't until Zhou Zhou Ming listened to the stories of those people with a serious expression that Mrs. Zhou noticed that everyone else except her was listening to those people's stories with relish.
Mrs. Zhou was not willing to be left behind, so she also focused her attention on those storytellers, and the more she listened, the more moved she became, and felt that those subordinates were really working too hard to find their sons.
After having such an idea, Mrs. Zhou suddenly blamed herself very much, because when she was in the courtyard just now, Zhou Zhou Ming said that she would reward the subordinates in the family heavily, but she not only did not support it at that time, but felt that her son did not need to do this, after all, these subordinates were on an errand in the Zhou family, and it was right to contribute to the Zhou family.
It was not until this moment that Mrs. Zhou realized that compared with her son, she was really too superficial, she had lived at such an old age, and she thought that she had experienced a lot of things and tribulations, but at a critical moment, she couldn't put herself in the shoes of the people in the family, her son gave them some rewards, and she was too much, if this kind of thinking was known by outsiders, she would definitely become a laughing stock.
After realizing her own superficiality, Mrs. Zhou felt that her son was even more different, don't look at his young age, he had just gotten married, but when he looked at many problems, he saw more deeply and far than himself, an elderly person, this kind of young and old characteristic, it was too rare for people of his age.
While Mrs. Zhou was moved, she secretly made a decision in her heart, no matter what unbelievable decision her son made in the future, even if the whole world did not understand him, she would resolutely stand on his side.
Zhou Ruhai also gave full affirmation to the hard work of those subordinates in his heart, and for a moment, he even wanted to reward these subordinates again under impulse, but when he thought that Zhou Zhou Ming had given enough rewards before, he dispelled this idea and continued to push the cup with Zhou Ming.
At this banquet, everyone ate very happily in a good atmosphere.
Zhou Ming was too hungry because of exhaustion, so after drinking a few glasses of wine with his father, he hurriedly ordered someone to serve dinner, because he wanted to finish the meal quickly and go back to the room to rest, after all, after catching these northern spies, the matter is far from over, and there are still many things waiting for him tomorrow, he must raise his spirit and meet tomorrow's challenges in the best state.
Soon he filled his stomach, but as the young master of the family, he couldn't get up and leave immediately, after all, his parents were still eating, and if he left at this time, it would be very rude, and he would set a bad example for the people in the family.
Zhou Zhou Ming asked for a cup of tea, and while drinking it, he waited patiently for his parents to eat.
After waiting for a while, Zhou Zhou Ming suddenly found out in despair that his wife might finish eating soon, but his father's eating speed was not so fast, and he had been drinking, which caused him to eat even slower.
Zhou Ming estimated a little, if his father finished eating this meal at such a speed, it might have been midnight.
Zhou Zhou Ming really didn't want to wait, so he could only say with a smile on his face: "Daddy and Mom, I'm so tired, I want to go back to my room to rest, so I won't wait for you to finish eating."
Please don't blame you. ”
Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou were completely immersed in the happy atmosphere, so much so that the two of them forgot that their son had experienced nine deaths last night and had not slept until now.
After hearing Zhou Ming say this, the two old men blamed themselves very much, and the two of them immediately said: "Look at our brains, patronizing and happy, we have forgotten that you are tired."
You kid too, when you're tired, just say it, we are your own mother, why are you talking to us about so many etiquette?
Hurry up, come on, wait for the young master to rest. ”
Before Zhou Ming got married, because he was relatively weak and often sick, the work of serving him was very hard, so that no one in the family was willing to serve him.
And the master of the Zhou family is very benevolent, and he doesn't want to force the subordinates in the family to do this drudgery, so in desperation, Zhou Ruhai came up with a very fair way, that is, the subordinates of the family, except for the woman, everyone takes turns to take care of Zhou Ming for a period of time, and even Laifu, who is a housekeeper, can't escape this drudgery.
This method of taking turns on duty is fair and just, and it is very popular with the family, and it solves the problem of no one waiting for Zhou Ming at once.
In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the family to take care of Zhou Yiming, Zhou Ruhai later introduced a reward method, during the period when each person took care of Zhou Yiming, the salary was doubled, which made the drudgery become fragrant, and the subordinates in the family began to scramble to take care of Zhou Yiming.
But this situation didn't last long, and after Zhou Zhou Ming got married, the backyard where he lived became a forbidden place for male servants, usually except for the maids and servants who could enter and leave the backyard freely, even Zhou Ruhai, the head of the family, could not enter casually, which made the burden of taking care of Zhou Zhou Ming fall on Lin Ajiao and Huan'er, and others can't intervene at all.
Later, Zhou Ming brought Chun Nier home, although Chun Ni is nominally Mrs. Zhou's goddaughter, but in fact she is no different from the people in the family, but she can intervene to serve Zhou Ming when Lin Ajiao and Huan'er are too busy, and other than that, there is no special treatment.
As soon as Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou's instructions were spoken, Huan'er's mood suddenly fell to the bottom, not because she didn't want to wait for Zhou Ming to go to sleep, but because she had a rare opportunity to eat a big meal, and she had to leave halfway before she was full, which really made her a little reluctant.
It was with such a thought in her heart that Huan'er made a bitter face, slowly stood up, and looked at the delicious food on the table reluctantly, almost crying.
After Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou saw Huan'er's appearance, they immediately understood her careful thoughts, so they all smiled and said: "Huan'er, don't worry, there are so many dishes, we can't finish eating, you go to serve the young master to rest first, and when the young master falls asleep, it's not too late for you to come back and eat."
We'll keep the good food on this table. ”
Although she was comforted by her lord and wife, the aggrieved expression on Huan'er's face did not disappear at all, but tears flashed in her eyes.
Seeing this humiliating scene, Lin Ajiao was so angry in her heart, and said in her heart, why is this dead girl so unproductive? When she was at her parents' house with me, she didn't see such shallow eyelids? Why did you get to your in-law's house and see such a little delicious food, and you can't move away?
It doesn't matter if she doesn't feel ashamed of herself, she will also lose my face, how can I hold my head up in the Zhou family in the future?