Wei Jingwei smiled lightly, "I think there are quite a lot of maids in Mei Mansion. There must be at least forty or fifty people in all places. If there are some that are unnecessary, we will cut them off. Now that the method I mentioned doesn't work, this is the only way. ”
Wei Jingwei expected that Mei Xiaoqin had only taken over for a short period of time, and she did not yet know how complicated the personnel inside were.
Among the Mei family's servants, there are some who have given birth to children, some who have been bought by their descendants, and some of whom are married to people in the house. All in all, the staff is very chaotic.
There are many places where the whole body is pulled and it is difficult to move at all.
Wei Jingwei has long been dissatisfied with the fact that these unscrupulous slaves can deceive their master when they gather together.
It would be a good idea to use Mei Xiaoqin's hands to trim them all in one breath. But now everyone in the yard is angry at Zhang Ruoruo. If they are really cut off in the future, there will still be trouble.
I just don't know how long Zhang Ruoruo can maintain his current luxurious life.
Mei Xiaoqin looked at the list of maids, ticked them off, and selected quite a few people.
There are actually many people here that Wei Jingwei hates, and among them, Mrs. Li is the worst.
Her husband-in-law was the chief steward of the courtyard, but he passed away a few years ago. The reason for his death was partly related to Mei Yuanqing. It turned out that he went there unexpectedly while doing errands for his master.
After leaving, the Mei family felt that they could not live up to Mrs. Li, because they indulged her and showed no respect for her.
Mrs. Li always told everyone that her husband died for the master's family, and always called herself a loyal servant.
Externally, he prides himself on his achievements and shows off his power, and shows little respect for his master's family. Even Su'er and Lian'er in Wei Jingwei's courtyard fell into her trap several times. I'm holding in my anger.
But now that she is getting older, she will be criticized if she doesn't move well. This is one of the reasons why Wei Jingwei took the initiative to hand over the stewardship rights.
Mrs. Li is in charge of some purchases in the yard, and there are several types of purchases. She is in charge of the purchases of furnishing fabrics, etc.
It can be said that there is a lot of oil and water.
She has gotten used to it over the years, and many people even know that her son has now found a job as a shopkeeper outside, and the family has also bought a two-bedroom house. It can be said that his life is better than ordinary people. How many.
But her original monthly income was only one or two cents of silver.
I wonder how the money came from.
Wei Jingwei thought for a while and told Mei Xiaoqin: "These people you have circled should be laid off in a gentle manner, and don't be aggressive."
Although she doesn't like Mei Xiaoqin, these people have been old people for a long time, and they still have to give people some dignity no matter what.
This is basic.
Mei Xiaoqin nodded, but she didn't care much. No matter how long they worked in the house, these people were just servants. She didn't understand why she had to be so cautious and cautious.
I also sneered at Wei Jingwei in my heart, feeling that she just had too many rules and didn't know who to show to the girl of aristocratic family all day long.
After the conversation, Mei Xiaoqin left.
Wei Jingwei had lunch, but she didn't expect Xia Ning to come.
Brother Xia Ning and Brother Cheng come infrequently these days. In winter, it gets dark early and lights up late, and Wei Jingwei is also a bit lazy.
So let them not come so often and take care of themselves.
It's dark and cold, and you have to study, but it's not too stressful.
Wei Jingwei doesn't care much about these rules.
Xia Ning entered the room, bowed politely, and then sat down. Lian'er made tea and brought milk cake.
He smiled and said, "You haven't been here for a long time. Today I have the milk cake you like. Try it and see if it still tastes the same."
Xia Ning raised her eyes, her eyes were bright, and the corners of her mouth curved beautifully, "Sister Lian'er actually remembers what I like to eat."
Lian'er was stunned for two seconds and smiled: "You have been here so many times, how could I not know. You are growing, you should eat more."
Every time Lian'er saw Xia Ning, she felt like she was seeing her own brother, and she couldn't help but chatter a few words.
Wei Jingwei saw that the atmosphere was rarely warm, so she just looked at it without saying a word.
Xia Ning picked up the milk cake, took a bite carefully, and said vaguely: "It's delicious. Sister Lian'er makes the best cakes."
Lian'er put her hands on her hips and her eyes turned into crescent moons. She was obviously enjoying it. "You can eat more if you like. I have more there. I'll pack some for you when you leave later."
Xia Ning nodded gratefully.
After eating snacks and drinking tea, Wei Jingwei asked him about his recent studies as usual, "How are you doing in your studies now?"
"Thanks to Madam's concern, I can now fully keep up with my homework. The teacher also praised me for my fast learning speed."
Xia Ning usually pretends to be calm, but he can't help but show off his childish side in front of Wei Jingwei, showing off a little.
Wei Jingwei smiled and nodded, "Then you must study hard and don't waste your talent."
"Yes, I understand."
"By the way, you can use that copybook. I thought you were good at writing, so I specially asked someone to bring it to you for use. I'm just keeping it here, so I might as well put it to some use."
Xia Ning pursed her lips and said vaguely: "The training is not bad."
Wei Jingwei was sitting at the top, and no matter how calm and mature Xia Ning was, she was still a child. The twinkle in her eyes and the change in expression on her face could be seen at a glance.
She considered it carefully and asked, "But what's wrong? Or is someone making things difficult for you?"
Xia Ning raised her eyes, her eyes flickered a little, and after a while she murmured: "Xia Ning really can't hide anything from Madam. I practiced that copybook for a few days, and then brother Cheng asked a boy to come and tell him I asked for it and said he also wanted to practice calligraphy, so he took it away."
Wei Jingwei nodded after hearing this. She was not surprised by this. She had always heard how domineering and arrogant Brother Cheng was in Mei Mansion.
Although he had the same temperament in his previous life, like a little bully, Wei Jingwei was very demanding and often persuaded him, so on the surface he did well. Also try to exercise restraint.
Without her persuasion and teaching in this life, Brother Cheng's true nature was revealed.
It seemed that she didn't need to do anything at all for Brother Cheng to be unable to repeat the path of his previous life and reach that position again.
Thinking of this, Wei Jingwei couldn't help but feel sarcastic.
She thought for a while and said, "Nothing, I will find a way to get it back for you." After a pause, she tentatively asked, "You have been helping Brother Cheng with his homework for a long time, right? When did you start? "
Xia Ning: "He has been leaving it to me to write from the beginning."
Wei Jingwei raised her eyebrows and rubbed her fingers on the tea cup in front of her.
She has always had a doubt. According to her observation, Xia Ning has always been a calm and careful person. Although he was able to go to school because of her gift, he was not proud of it at all on weekdays, but was very low-key.
