The next day, early morning.
Qinyun Courtyard.
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao, who were responsible for guarding the door, each held a round dumpling and sat at the door of the courtyard, chatting about home affairs.
Suddenly they saw a person coming from a distance. The two women quickly stopped talking, dusted off their clothes, and stood up.
When the person came closer, the two women who were waiting for her saw her face clearly, and their minds relaxed. They sat back on the round pier, smiled and said hello to the person: "It turns out to be Mrs. Guan, where is it?" Did the gust of wind bring you here?"
Lady Guan walked closer with a food box and said with a smile: "The kitchen has made a lot of breakfast today. The masters have used it up, and there are still a lot of pastries left. They are all good things and cannot be wasted. I thought The two sisters worked hard on duty, so I brought it to you specially."
With that said, Lady Guan opened the food box and found a plate of red jujube cake, a plate of purple yam cake, and a plate of frosted millet cake, all of which were steaming hot and overflowing with sweet fragrance.
"So many!"
When Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao saw such a sumptuous meal, they couldn't help but turn their heads and look at each other with strange expressions in their eyes.
This lady was originally in charge of the kitchen of the Sheng family. She wandered to the entrance of Qinyun Courtyard a few days ago and chatted for a long time with the two gatekeepers in a very familiar manner.
After that, Lady Guan regarded herself as their best friend. She was in charge of the Sheng family's kitchen and had plenty of oil and water. She would always bring some good things from the kitchen to share with the two of them.
Although Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao both felt a little confused, they were still servants who made a living in a house. They usually didn't look up when they looked down, and people hugged them with warm faces. It was hard to drive them away without any reason.
Therefore, facing Madam Guan's enthusiasm, both of them dealt with it politely.
After all, they are all servants, and they have a lot of topics in common with each other, and one of them intends to blend in and please them. After going back and forth, they gradually become familiar with each other.
However, on weekdays, Mrs. Guan would only come over with a bag of snacks and fruits, and Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao would just eat them as snacks, without any psychological burden.
Today, I solemnly took out the food box and put it in it. The food inside was so rich that it was almost the same size as what the masters ate. Although Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao were drooling after seeing it, they were a little afraid to start.
Seeing the two of them sitting still, Mrs. Guan secretly laughed in her heart: These idiots from the countryside are short-sighted and timid and cannot achieve great things.
So in front of the two of them, he grabbed a piece of millet cake and stuffed it into his mouth. While eating, he greeted the two of them and said: "It's okay, just eat it. It's all leftovers from the masters. It's a waste to put it away." , entering our stomach is better than feeding it to animals!"
When Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao saw this, they both smiled. They wrapped their hands in their coats and wiped them randomly. Then they hurriedly grabbed the hot pastries and started eating them. In a short time, they destroyed several plates of pastries.
Mrs. Li patted her belly, feeling a little unsatisfied. She suddenly thought that these rare delicacies to them were just Mrs. Guan's daily life. She couldn't help but envy: "Sister Guan is lucky. She is in charge of the kitchen, so the whole family has no worries about food and drink."
"Everywhere, Miss Lin is the one who promotes me, otherwise I might still be lighting a fire under the stove!"
Madam Guan smiled and waved her hand, then she said unintentionally: "You two sisters, don't you know that those who help Lin Qige are promoted very quickly, not to mention that they can also get an extra monthly salary from Lin Xiaoniang every month. !”
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao both asked curiously: "How much subsidy does Miss Lin give you every month?"
Madam Guan smiled and said: "I am in charge of the kitchen, and my monthly salary is the same as that of a second-class female envoy, which is six cents. Miss Lin will subsidize me with an additional four cents, so I can make up one tael."
"One tael of silver!" Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao made surprised sounds.
In the Sheng family, the female servants are divided into three, six or nine grades. The first-class female servants earn one tael per month, the second-class female servants earn six qian per month, and the third-class female servants and coarse maids earn three qian per month.
Of course, this is just the public account of the family. The owners of different courtyards will provide additional subsidies to the servants in the courtyard to varying degrees depending on their financial resources.
Qinyunyuan had the weakest financial resources in the past, so it naturally suffered the most in this respect. The few servants to begin with were all corrupted and bribed by Lin Sushuang one by one. Only Xiaodie, who was left with only one muscle, was still guarding Wei Shuyi. around.
Nowadays, Qinyun Courtyard has a large number of new people. Lin Sushuang's tentacles that reached into Qinyun Courtyard were all cut off. For a moment, she had no idea where to start, so she thought of using inducements to defeat them one by one as usual.
After several trials, Mrs. Guan, who was responsible for the specific implementation, finally decided to start with the two most stupid-looking janitors in front of her.
First, he would strike up a conversation in a familiar manner, and then use some small favors to further win his favor. Then he would use himself as an example to promote the benefits of working for Lin Qige to the other party, making the other party envious and itchy.
Then, as long as Lady Guan twitches her fingers, the other party will eagerly fall into Lin Qige's arms.
Seeing that Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao were already in the urn, Mrs. Guan smiled even more proudly: "The two sisters currently only have three yuan a month. If they help Lin Qige with work, I will also supplement three yuan, six yuan a month. This is a normal second-class woman." It’s a monthly routine!”
Mrs. Guan was beaming as she spoke, and her saliva was flying, but Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao secretly curled their lips.
Their whole family, young and old, was working under the hands of the Youyang Sheng family's eldest son, and Sheng Wei's task for them was to serve Wei Shuyi peacefully in Qinyun Courtyard.
Therefore, no matter how much money they could get from doing things for Lin Qige, they would not do it.
They had deliberately acted surprised just now, just to tease Madam Guan to continue talking and to hear what kind of conditions the wealthy Lin Qige could offer them. Even if you can’t go there by yourself, it’s still fun to hear something new!
As a result, six dollars a month...
Isn’t this just a shabby person?
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao don't know what the Qinyun Court was like in the past. In today's Qinyun Court, the third-class female envoys and rough envoys each receive a subsidy of one tael of silver per month, and other miscellaneous benefits are added. It must be worth five denarii to get up.
In other words, Granny Li and Granny Zhao's monthly salary alone is enough to earn one, two or three taels of silver (plus the normal three taels per month), and they also have many benefits, which are more generous than Madam Guan's life.
Madam Guan just wanted to impress them with her monthly salary of six taels of silver, which was simply a fool's errand.
Speaking of which, Lady Guan confidently offered the conditions to the two of them. I thought that after hearing such a generous offer, the two people who had never seen the world would definitely have their eyes lit up and they would bow down.
As a result, looking back, they both showed a lack of interest, and Lady Guan was immediately confused.
This script is wrong!
"Sisters, did you hear clearly, this is six cents a month?" Lady Guan asked anxiously.
"Yeah, I heard it clearly, it's good."
"You are not moved?"
"..."
"..."
"Sister Guan, we've finished breakfast. If you have nothing else to do, go back first." Mrs. Li yawned lazily and sat back on the round pillar in a daze.
Madam Guan was dejected, packed up the food boxes on the floor, and was about to leave when she was stopped by Mrs. Zhao again.
"Sister Guan!"
Lady Guan was overjoyed, turned around quickly, and said expectantly: "Sister, do you have something to say to me?"
Mrs. Zhao scratched her head and said shyly: "The snacks my sister brought this time are quite delicious. If you have something delicious next time, don't forget to bring them!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely not forget the two sisters." Mrs. Guan forced a smile, turned around and left quickly.
When he reached a deserted place, he finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart anymore and threw the food box to the ground.
"Eat, eat, eat, just know how to eat. If I feed you such heartless things, I might as well feed them to animals!"
