The six nuns nodded in unison, knowing that the new master should not be judged for his young age, but he was very clear-sighted and bright-hearted.
Minghua nodded, "Now that you know me well, you should know that I am not a master who waits for easy words; you must be obedient when serving me. I asked the master to help me find someone to serve me, not someone to manage me. Do you understand?"
"clear."
"If I take this job, I'll make it clear; only four of the six nuns can stay with me to serve me, and the other two will be assigned to my grandparents and parents. They will have some rules and etiquette. What's missing, the two nuns who passed it over should take more care."
Several people were silent, waiting for what she would say next.
Minghua didn't keep them waiting for long. When she saw that they accepted it, she continued: "Aunt Min went to serve my parents and taught them the rules and etiquette; Aunt Ning went to my grandparents and taught them the rules and the proper care. We need to nurse them back to health. As the elderly are getting older, there will always be some minor ailment, so Grandma Lao Ning will have to worry about it in the future."
Aunt Ning hurriedly said: "The county master has beaten me, it's all what I should do; but the rules may not be as good as those of Aunt Min."
"It doesn't matter. You are all old people who came out of the palace. You all know the rules in the palace. Just teach them according to the palace rules." People who came out of the palace have the rules engraved in their bones; the palace is a cannibal. It's a hodgepodge of things, and if you make the slightest mistake, your head will fall to the ground. You have to be cautious, the rules are the first point that you need to adhere to.
If you want to survive well in the palace, you must have good rules; secondly, you need to be good at skills, and which old man who can survive to leave the palace does not have rules deeply ingrained in his bones and full of skills?
"In this case, I will try my best." Ning Ning said.
Having never gotten to know the two elders of the Xiao family and not knowing their temperaments, Grandma Ning still felt a little uneasy.
Aunt Min Fu Shen said: "Mr. Zhaoyang County, I wonder if I would like to learn from you?"
"I wish."
"I see."
Minghua called the housekeeper, "Mother Min is going to my parents' courtyard, and Aunt Ning is going to my grandparents' courtyard. Housekeeper, please send them over and tell them."
"My servant understands." Xiao Pingfu stood up after bowing and said to the two nuns, "Two nuns, please."
Aunt Min and Aunt Ning stepped forward in tacit understanding and followed Xiao Pingfu to the inner courtyard. On the way to the inner courtyard, Xiao Pingfu suppressed his smile and said, "I wonder who is Aunt Min between the two nuns?" , who is Grandma Ning?"
"I am Grandma Ning."
"My surname is Min."
The two of them opened their mouths, and Xiao Pingfu knew who was who, "I have something that I don't like to say, and I have to explain it to you two in advance. You two probably don't know about the inner courtyard. After going to the inner courtyard, , do you understand that your master is still the Lord of Zhaoyang County?"
Aunt Ning's eyes flashed slightly, and she looked at Aunt Min. Both of them guessed some of the details.
"Butler means..."
"It's good to know. If you two don't want to serve here in the future, you can return to the county master. The county master will provide for you two in old age. The chief assistant should have told you that you all rely on the county master for your pension. Of course, If you don’t want to live in the mansion for your retirement, that’s okay.”
Aunt Ning and Aunt Min's eyes were flickering, and they originally wanted to take a look; if the new owner had already considered taking care of them in their old age, then she would have to do a good job so that she could enjoy her old age with the county owner.
Who doesn’t want to live a few years of leisure for those who work in the palace until old age?
"We understand. The butler will tell the master and we will definitely do our duty."
"Easy to say, easy to say. Our master couldn't be more gentle. He is very kind to our servants and is never harsh." Xiao Pingfu said a lot of good things. The two of them listened to half of it, but the other half was yet to be verified.
After sending Nanny Ning to the main courtyard first, Xiao Pingfu led the people to pay homage to the two elderly people.
"Old Master, Old Madam, this is Aunt Ning who came from the palace. From now on, Aunt Ning will teach you two the rules and etiquette. The Lord of the County has asked my servant to bring them to you two."
Nanny Ning was very sensible and took the initiative to give a half salute, "I've met the old man, I've met the old lady; my surname is Ning, you two can call me Ning."
Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao didn't understand the affairs of wealthy families. Just seeing that she didn't call herself a slave, they knew that she was not a slave; rather, she was someone invited back from the palace. They might have to be more respectful in the future.
"Get up, there are not so many rules in the house; three..."
Sanya's son didn't say anything, Xiao Pingfu coughed lightly; Mr. Xiao paused and changed his words, "That kid Minghua asked you to come over, I guess he trusts you; we will definitely follow you and learn from you. If you don't do something right, Wherever you want to go, feel free to say so."
"Yes." The two old men of the Xiao family seemed to be getting along well with each other.
"Old Master, Old Madam, this slave has to go to the second courtyard and excuse himself first." Seeing that the matter was done, Xiao Pingfu bowed out.
Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao watched the people go out, and then looked at Aunt Ning who was standing upright with her eyes slightly lowered. Mrs. Xiao's heart sank slightly, and she always felt that the future would not be easy.
Her hunch was right. The two of them had never learned the rules and etiquette, and it was very difficult for them to learn them; Ning Ning was also a nanny who had very strict requirements. She would point out the slightest mistake and start over.
After repeating this process, Mrs. Xiao has no time to find faults at all; she can learn the rules and shed a layer of skin, so where can she have time to think about things?
Mr. Xiao also worked hard, but thinking that he could not embarrass his son and grandchildren in the future, he gritted his teeth and persisted.
Xiao Pingfu sent Aunt Min to Xiao Leshi, and Xiao Leshi was not idle either; she followed the rules every day, and Aunt Min was very good at it. When Minghua returned from her half-monthly bath, she saw Xiao Leshi Shishi has obviously become different.
She smiles without showing her teeth, and smiles slightly calmly, and her words and deeds are closer to the direction of an official wife; however, she learned the rules late, and she cannot follow the rules like the girl who grew up in elementary school, who engraved the rules in her bones. So interesting. However, these are not important, as long as you can deal with the people outside, it will be good.
It was only after she came back this time that Minghua learned that the place where her father would sit had been decided; it was a private school run by the Ji family, and it only accepted children from ordinary people's families.
"Congratulations to my father, he is very powerful." Minghua sincerely praised him, although he didn't know how the private school recruited teachers; according to the Ji family's family style, they must be strictly controlled.
"My daughter is even better. I took the exam once, and somehow I got hired smoothly." Xiao Zhengning said this, but he guessed it was because of his daughter.
The person in charge of the assessment was stunned for a moment when he saw his name; after that, he was successfully hired, and he knew better.
Minghua chuckled, "That's because my father has solid skills, otherwise they wouldn't accept him."
Xiao Zhengning smiled slightly, "I'm afraid this matter will trouble your senior brother again. So, what do you think about inviting your senior brother to our home? No matter what, I have to thank him personally."
