"Uh...really?" Jia Rong couldn't believe her ears. So many things happened after drinking too much yesterday? Looking at Ruizhu with his head lowered, his ears were already red, and he knew that this matter was close.
What a sin!
"Can this matter be false? As I said yesterday, Ruizhu's monthly payment will be two taels per month based on her status as aunt."
Qin Keqing didn't have any other opinions. Although she and Ruizhu were masters and servants, they were sisters. Moreover, Ruizhu was originally a dowry maid. Later, she saw that there were few people in the east courtyard, so she immediately became a married woman. Just like Miss Ping'er next to Sister Feng, she will have to enter the inner chamber sooner or later, all she needs is a name.
"Daughter-in-law, just look at the arrangements." Uncle Rong couldn't say anything else! I just casually explored it, and then I had to pay an extra tael of silver every month, and at the same time, I also added a prospective aunt in the room.
For these maids, dowry, marriage, and concubine are three completely different levels. Although my aunt's status is not high, she will be accompanied by two maids to serve her in the future, and she will also have her own small yard.
The little Que'er next to him watched eagerly, wanting to say that the uncle also met him yesterday; Lian Baozhu felt a little moved when he saw that Uncle Rong was so easy to talk to.
How could they not be envious of the little Que'er who had already set her sights on Uncle Rong?
Uncle Rong noticed something and took aim at the two people next to him with evil eyes.
Aren't these two little maids also thinking about it? He has entered a wolf's den. Only children can think about it all, but adults know that their bodies cannot bear it.
Jia Rong's heart trembled and she muttered: "Don't think about it wrongly. We won't talk about these things until a few years later."
After saying that, he ran away as if running away.
Leaving several women in the room looking at each other in confusion, Qin Keqing assumed her identity as a grandma and said: "Of all the maids in the room, how many of them don't want to be aunts? I'm not the kind of grandma who just wants to be alone. You guys From now on, if you can dedicate yourself to this courtyard and Ningguo Mansion, everything will be done properly. Even if the uncle doesn’t say anything, I will give you a title."
Que'er was the first to nod and rushed to say: "Qu'er listens to grandma the most. Whatever grandma tells, Que'er will do."
Baozhu followed closely and said, "It all depends on grandma."
The attitude between the two was excellent, and Qin Keqing was quite satisfied. He nodded and said: "Don't think about other ideas. Having an affair without a reputation is not allowed in the mansion. If I heard that someone was seducing the master, I would not show mercy and send him away directly. This inner house As a grandma, I can still take charge of the matter."
"Que'er must keep an eye on grandma," the round-faced maid hurriedly shouted.
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The day was getting colder and colder, and Jia Rong didn't want to go out more and more. However, even so, Uncle Rong had dinner in the mansion for a long time, asked about the rent in the village this year, and ran to Xifu happily.
There is someone waiting for him there.
Outside Wang Xifeng's courtyard, Jia Rong saw a man dressed as a nun entering, and curiously asked the maid who was guarding the courtyard. "Who just came in?"
"Don't you know, Uncle Xiao Rong? That is Jingxu Bodhisattva from Shuiyue Temple. He comes to the house on the first and fifteenth day of every month and often recites sutras to the old ladies."
"This Jingxu Bodhisattva is very perseverant. He is still going back and forth between Tiejian Temple and the mansion in such a weather."
One of the maids hummed: "That's natural. Every time we come and go, we should recite the scriptures several times. But if you want to take away ten taels of silver, can you not have perseverance?"
Let me go, it’s too easy to make money. Ten taels each time, twice a month, which is twenty taels. When they don't come to Jia's house, if they go to other places to ask for work or recite sutras, how can these nuns earn hundreds of taels of silver a month?
This is fucking more profitable than hiring someone to build a cement kiln that you worked so hard to build. A few hundred taels a month is a few thousand taels a year. Even Jia Rong, who was the head of the outer house of Ningguo Mansion, was dumbfounded by this calculation in her heart.
How much does Ningguo Mansion make every year? It also requires a lot of expenses to feed hundreds of people. And what are the expenses for the nuns? If the nun in this nunnery saves money for a few years, wouldn't she be richer than Ning Rong and Ning Rong?
"There is no need to report. I will listen in the yard and won't go in." Jia Rong said to the maid, walked through the hall, and stood outside the door to listen to the conversation in the house.
Just listen to Sister Feng ask: "What is it?"
The old nun replied: "Amitabha! It's because when I first became a monk in Shancai Temple in Chang'an County, there was a benefactor named Zhang, who was a rich man. His girl's nickname was Jin Ge, and she came to my temple that year. When I came to offer incense, I unexpectedly met Mr. Li, the brother-in-law of the Grand Master of Chang'an Mansion. Mr. Li fell in love with Brother Jin as soon as he saw her, and immediately sent someone to propose marriage. He didn't expect that Brother Jin of the Zhang family had already been hired by the former Chang'an Guardsman."
Sister Feng said: "What does this family want to ask for?"
The man replied again: "The Zhang family wanted to push forward the marriage with Chang'an Shouwei, but they were afraid that Shouwei would not comply, so they said they already had a wife. Who knew that Master Li had to marry, and the Zhang family was helpless, and they were in a dilemma; unexpectedly Shouwei When the family heard the news, they went to Zhang's house to make a fuss without asking any questions, saying, "You want a girl to be married to a family?" But they were not allowed to withdraw from the wedding ceremony, so they started a lawsuit.
Now the Zhang family was in a hurry and sent people to Beijing to find a way out. They were so angry that they decided to break off the engagement with the Shoubei family. I thought that Mr. Yun from Chang'an Jiedu was in good terms with my family, so I went to my second mistress to send my greetings and wrote a letter, begging Mr. Yun to tell the garrison that he would not be afraid of the garrison's disobedience. If you are willing to do it, the Zhang family will be willing to do it even if they are filial. "
Sister Feng's laughter came out: "I wonder what it is, it's not a big deal. It's just that our family has never been short of money? We don't do such things."
After a long while, Brother Rong heard the old nun sigh again and said: "Even so, the Zhang family already knew that they had begged the Jia family. It doesn't matter now. The Zhang family didn't say they had no time or wanted to do anything for him." It’s as if the Rongguo Mansion doesn’t even have such a means of thanking you.”
After hearing this, Sister Feng couldn't bear it any longer, and immediately snorted: "You know me all the time, and you never believe in any underworld retribution. No matter what the matter is, I'll do it. Just ask him to take three thousand taels." silver……"
When Brother Rong heard this, he knew it was bad, so he rushed into the main room regardless. He yelled: "Where is this evil nun who dares to come to Jia's house to stir up trouble? I really don't think I have ever tasted what arsenic tastes like?"
Sister Feng's speech was interrupted by this loud shout, and she felt dissatisfied. Even when she looked at Rong'er, she didn't look good. "Why did you get in?"
Uncle Rong thought that he was being cautious outside and did not dare to leave any clues to others.
Wang Xifeng was so excited by this demonic nun that she even asked for three thousand taels of silver to take care of this matter. He also got angry in his heart and said coldly: "If I didn't come, how would I know what you were up to?"
