After the servants sat down one after another, they were very reserved at the dinner table at first, because after all, they were of low status and had never had the opportunity to eat with their master. Now that they were suddenly sitting together with their master, if they were not nervous, then is fake.
However, their nervousness did not last too long. With 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 when they ate at the dinner table, Zhou Ruhai and Yi Ming, the masters, did not criticize them too harshly. After all, they had paid too much for the Zhou family today, so it was right for them to have a full meal with peace of mind. A reward for them.
Because he was in a good mood, Zhou Yiming had a few more drinks with his father.
During the whole meal, the servants in the mansion began to talk about how they were looking for Zhou Ming last night. They traveled to almost every corner of Huijing City, and some even left the city early in the morning to search in the suburbs. Needless to say, the hard work involved in this process goes without saying.
After listening to the words of these servants, Zhou Yiming was very moved, because he understood very well that the reason why these servants worked so hard to find him was entirely out of loyalty to the Zhou family, and such loyalty cannot be bought by money. After all, if they only valued money, they might have stopped working for the Zhou family long ago, because before Yi Ming entered the Yamen, the Zhou family's financial situation was already in trouble, and they usually couldn't spare any extra money to decorate their appearance. The wages that can be given to servants are even more limited.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yiming became even more determined. After receiving the huge sum of money that Yang Shijun owed him, he must reward the servants in his family. He must not let these honest people suffer, because only in this way can they make them devoted to him. , if the Zhou family encounters hardships in the future, they will definitely never leave the Zhou family.
Lin Ajiao originally had a very bad impression of her father-in-law because of his taking credit for his work. She even felt that her father-in-law had read all his books in vain. Under the circumstances just now, he could be so shameless as to treat her father-in-law He snatched away the credit for his work and openly took it for himself, with a proud look on his face, as if he was not ashamed but proud of it.
But until now, after listening to the servants recounting their experiences last night, Lin Ajiao suddenly realized that her thoughts just now were too arbitrary. If her father-in-law was really such a shameless person, these servants who worked in the Zhou family , when the owner of the family is in danger, he will definitely not work so hard.
She secretly thought in her heart that maybe her father-in-law really had something extraordinary, but she just hadn't discovered it yet.
Since the banquet officially started, Mrs. Zhou, who is sitting next to Zhou Ming, has been busy picking up vegetables for Zhou Ming, worrying that he will not have enough to eat. It is precisely because she has been busy taking care of Zhou Ming that she has no time to listen to others. .
It wasn't until Zhou Ming listened to the servants' stories with a serious expression that Mrs. Zhou noticed that except her, everyone else 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 the storytellers. The more she listened, the more moved she became. She felt that those servants were working too hard to find her son.
After having such an idea, Mrs. Zhou suddenly blamed herself, because when she was in the yard just now, Yi Ming said that she would reward the servants in the family. Not only did she not support it at that time, but she felt that her son did not need to do this. After all, these Servants work as errands in the Zhou family and should contribute to the Zhou family. Like Zhou Ming, giving them heavy rewards at every turn will make them arrogant and become more and more difficult to discipline.
It was only at this moment that Mrs. Zhou realized that compared with her son, she was really too shallow. She had lived so long and thought she had experienced a lot of things and hardships, but at a critical moment, she actually He couldn't put himself in the shoes of the servants at home. His son gave them some reward money, but he actually thought it was too much. If this idea was known to outsiders, he would definitely become a laughing stock.
After realizing her superficiality, Mrs. Zhou felt even more that her son was different. Even though he was young and had just been married, he looked at many issues more clearly than she, an older person. Deep and far-sighted, this youthful and mature quality is really rare for people of his age.
While Mrs. Zhou was moved, she secretly made a decision in her heart. No matter what unbelievable decisions her son made in the future, even if no one in the world understood him, she would still stand firmly on his side.
Zhou Ruhai also fully recognized the hard work of those servants in his heart. For a moment, he even wanted to reward these servants on impulse, but when he thought of the rewards given by Yi Ming before After enough, he gave up the idea and continued to exchange cups with Zhou Ming.
At this banquet, in a good atmosphere, everyone had a great time.
Zhou Yiming was tired and very hungry, so after drinking a few glasses of wine with his father, he quickly ordered someone to serve the meal because he wanted to finish the meal quickly and go back to his room to rest. , after all, after capturing these spies from the North, things are far from over. There are still many things waiting for him tomorrow. He must keep up his energy and be in the best condition to meet tomorrow's challenges.
He soon filled his stomach, but as the young master of the family, he could not get up and leave immediately. After all, his parents were still eating. If he left at this time, it would be very rude and would set a bad example for the servants in the family. A bad example.
Zhou Yiming ordered a cup of tea and drank it while patiently waiting for his parents to eat.
After waiting for a while, Zhou Yiming suddenly discovered in despair that his mother might finish eating soon, but his father would not eat so fast, and he had been drinking, which caused him to The eating speed is even slower.
Zhou Yiming made a little calculation and found that if his father finished the meal at such a speed, it might already be midnight.
Zhou Yiming really didn't want to wait any longer, so he could only say with a smile on his face: "Mom and dad, I'm really tired. I want to go back to my room and take a rest. I won't wait until you finish your meal.
Please don't blame me, you two. "
Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou were so immersed in the happy atmosphere that they both forgot that their son had experienced a narrow escape last night and had not slept yet.
After hearing what Zhou Yiming said, the two old men blamed themselves very much. They immediately said: "Look at our brains, we are so happy that we have forgotten that you are exhausted.
The same goes for you kid, just say it when you are tired, we are your biological mother and father, why do you talk to us so much about etiquette?
Get up quickly, here comes someone, wait for the young master to rest. "
Before Yi Ming got married, because he was relatively weak and often sick, the work of serving him was very hard, so much so that no one in the family was willing to serve him.
The master of the Zhou family was very kind and did not want to force the servants of the family to do this hard work, so in desperation, Zhou Ruhai came up with a very fair way, that is, the servants of the family, except women, , everyone takes turns taking care of Yi Ming for a period of time, and even Laifu, who is the housekeeper, cannot escape this drudgery.
This method of taking turns on duty was fair and equitable, and was very popular with the servants in the family. It suddenly solved the problem of no one to serve Yi Ming.
In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the servants in the family to take care of Zhou Ming, Zhou Ruhai later introduced a reward method. During the period when each servant took care of Zhou Ming, his wages would be doubled. This turned the drudgery into delicious food, and the family's The servants all began to scramble to take care of Zhou Ming.
But this situation did not last long. After Yi Ming got married, the backyard where he lived became a forbidden area for male servants. Except for the maids and servants who could enter and exit the backyard freely, even the head of the family, Zhou Ruhai, could not enter at will. , this puts the burden of taking care of Yi Ming on Lin Ajiao and Huan'er, and no one else can get involved at all.
Later, Zhou Yiming brought Chun Ni'er home. Although Chun Ni was nominally Mrs. Zhou's goddaughter, she was actually no different from a servant in the family. It was just that she could do more than Lin Gillian and Huan'er. When the time comes, I step in to serve Yi Ming. Other than that, there is no special treatment.
As soon as Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou's instructions came out, Huan'er's mood suddenly fell to the bottom. This was not because she didn't want to wait for Yi Ming to go to bed, but because she had a rare opportunity to have a big meal and was not full yet. She had to leave midway, which really made her reluctant to leave.
With this thought in his mind, Huan'er stood up slowly with a bitter look on his face, reluctantly looked at the delicious food on the table, and almost cried.
When Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou saw Huan'er's appearance, they immediately understood her little thoughts, so they all smiled and said: "Huan'er, don't worry, there are so many dishes, we can't finish them all, you go and serve the young master first." Rest, wait until the young master falls asleep. It won't be too late for you to come back and have dinner.
We will keep the good meals and dishes on this table for you. "
Although she was comforted by her master and his wife, the aggrieved expression on Huan'er's face did not disappear at all. On the contrary, there were tears in her eyes.
Seeing this embarrassing scene, Lin Ajiao was so angry that she thought, why is this damn girl so worthless? When she was with me at her mother's house, she didn't have such shallow eyelids. Why can't I move away when I see such a small amount of delicious food when I arrive at my husband's house?
It doesn't matter if she doesn't feel embarrassed, she has embarrassed me too. How can I hold my head high in the Zhou family in the future?
