At the end of June, Brother Nai knocked on the door of Ning's house. Qingdai happily introduced the lady to the place where she called her office. She poured another cup of tea and brought it up. Zhang Dongze put down the things in his hands and picked up the The cup is just a cow's drink. Ning Jiayin is feeling distressed and amused at the same time: "Brother, please slow down and don't choke!"
Putting down the tea cup, Zhang Dongze explained a little embarrassedly: "I was in a hurry because I was afraid of missing my fourth sister's business."
"There's no delay. Brother Nanny, please don't rush. Take a break and talk slowly." It doesn't matter how early or late the loquat ointment is, but she will be happy if Brother Nanny takes her matter to heart.
Sure enough, Zhang Dongze said: "This is the first time that my fourth sister has asked me to do something, so there must be no mistakes. Besides, such a big thing happened to the Ning family. My mother and I were very worried after receiving the letter, and I feel better knowing that I can help you."
"Didn't I tell you in my letter that we were all fine, so you shouldn't worry?"
"You said it lightly in your letter, but you, a little girl, had never experienced such a scene at that time. I don't know how panicked and frightened you were. After receiving the letter, your mother kept saying that she should be with you."
Ning Jiayin could even imagine the nanny's expression, and her heart was extremely sweet.
How can they believe that they are really not frightened?
While Zhang Dongze was talking to Ning Jiayin, he looked at the house with his peripheral vision. Although it was not small, it was so simple. The fourth sister suffered during this period.
"Did your trip go smoothly? You said it was really hard for you to ask a scholar to travel a long distance to run errands for me." Ning Jiayin spoke the truth.
"I study every day, but I am just a frog in a well. I don't know how big the outside world is. This time, thanks to your blessing, I can go outside to see and exercise myself. I feel that traveling thousands of miles is more beneficial than studying in a dead book."
What Zhang Dongze told was the truth, and it was also something that would not make the fourth sister feel guilty. He told Ning Jiayin the process of setting off to collect loquats after receiving the letter in detail. He did not reveal a word about the problems and difficulties he encountered, but Ning Jiayin knew how difficult it was for a weak scholar to do such a thing.
"Although I ran a lot of distance, it was very smooth. The weather was hot and the things were delicate and I didn't have enough money to bring them back, so I put them in the cellar of a wealthy family. The owner was rich and put ice around them. After paying the deposit and signing a contract with him, the storage of things will be charged on a daily basis. When the fourth sister needs it, she can take the goods with her and pay for them.
Ning Jiayin was very satisfied with what the nanny did.
Although Brother Nai is a scholar, he is not pedantic in his work. Ning Jiayin only stated his plan in the letter and asked him to handle it as appropriate, but he arranged it so thoughtfully. To be honest, even when Brother Nai brought the things back, he had to find a way to store them.
"Brother Nai is studying and doing things according to the rules. He will definitely be a good official who can serve the people in the future." Ning Jiayin praised sincerely.
Zhang Dongze blushed instantly and didn't know how to reply to the fourth sister's words. This was his ambition and he must achieve it.
Ning Jiayin saw that Brother Nai was embarrassed, so she changed the subject: "Brother Nai, what are the two big packages on the ground?"
Only then did Zhang Dongze remember what he had brought: "These two packages are full of loquats. I changed the ice several times along the way."
After hearing this, Ning Jiayin stood up and walked forward to open the package. The package had two layers. There was a lot of cotton stuffed between the outer layer and the inner layer, which were all wet. The golden round fruits on the inner layer were squeezed together, which was very cute.
Ning Jiayin picked up the skin with her hands, peeled it off and put it into her mouth. It was so sweet that she almost shed tears. Carrying two big bags on her back, it was so difficult to walk such a long way, just because she said what if If you can't bring them all, just bring a small bag for yourself.
Zhang Dongze saw that the fourth sister's expression was wrong, and he quickly looked down at the contents of the bag. Yes, some fruits were crushed and had black skin. He suddenly panicked: "What should I do, fourth sister? Some fruits are broken." !”
Ning Jiayin waved her hands quickly: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Brother Nanny, don't worry, the fruit can be used even if it's peeled."
Zhang Dongze's mood calmed down, and Ning Jiayin asked Chun Xing to take him to rest, and asked Qingdai to pick out the intact loquats. She was going to drink the loquat cough syrup from her previous life.
The spicy strips and potato chips were successfully tasted, and she had to start arranging the next things.
First, she asked the housekeeper to arrange for the manpower to go out and break the sticks on the mountain in front. She asked Chunxing to hand him the sign on the table and then said: "After you come back, you can arrange the manpower to cut it into something like this. We will need a lot of this in the future. Try as much as possible." Don’t waste materials.”
"In addition, send someone to buy five hundred paper bags." Seeing that Li Fugen agreed, Ning Jiayin gave another order.
When the butler heard about five hundred, he wanted to remind the young lady that the paper bags were very valuable, but he stopped when he was about to speak. He even beat others to follow the young lady's instructions. Why was he so confused?
Ning Jiayin also guessed the housekeeper's doubts. She put down the pen in her hand and explained patiently: "We are doing business in the capital, and we need to ensure that the food we eat is clean." She didn't actually say that although the cost of paper bags is high, they look clean and hygienic. It can improve the grade. As the grade increases, the price will increase.
Li Fugen opened his mouth again, and when Ning Jiayin saw that he was about to speak, he asked curiously: "Does the butler have anything else to do?
"Fourth girl, the manpower in the house is quite tight now, should we..." Li Fugen was a little hesitant. If he bought it, he would be given monthly silver, but if he didn't buy it, he would be really nervous about manpower.
"You have to buy people. You can take your time and look at them. They have to be capable. It's better to have less than too much." After thinking for a while, Ning Jiayin added: "Tell everyone, before I can get enough manpower, I will double the monthly silver manpower. Others’ monthly silver will increase by 30%.”
The more work you do, the more you will get. She was asked to pull over the manpower, and other people had to do more work, so they all had to pay for their hard work. As the director of the department, I believe that "if you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse eat grass." "
Li Fugen quickly went to do errands with satisfaction. Hey, he has been very busy recently, but the fourth girl is really sharp-eyed. How did she know that the maids and servants who did not come to work had complaints? She must be more careful when doing errands in the future. As he walked, he warned himself that, by the way, he had to beat the brat who beat him again.
Ning Jiayin didn't know the housekeeper's little thoughts. She chose two rooms in the yard that could be connected, ordered someone to open them, and then set up a stove. As soon as the custom-made large pot and potato peeling tools arrived, Ning Jiayin and others got busy again.
First, I experimented with potato peeling tools, which once again refreshed the understanding of these women. There is such a thing in the world. It does not require a knife, but the cuts are the same thickness. This saves a lot of time and effort.
With several people, you touch me and I hit you, and there is a silent communication there.
Ning Jiayin just pretended not to see them, and when they were almost done, she glanced at Qingdai. Qingdai coughed, and several people quickly fell silent.
Qingdai spoke in a rare serious tone: "You guys pause for a moment and come out. The girl has something to say."
After hearing this, several people quickly glanced at Liu Kun's house, then quickly turned around and stood in a row, and slowly walked out of the kitchen.
Liu Kun's family was confused and she didn't know anything.
