After deciding on the theme of the four fragrance dew, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiaoxiao finally has time to deal with the recent backlog of work.

Today is just half a month, and it is the day for Wahonglai Magazine to reconcile accounts.

Xiaoxiao just sent Nijie out of the house, and the other side of the book also finished the account with the account. So, the master and servant met in Xiaoxiao's "office", and they were naturally all business matters that had nothing to do with housework.

"Since the magazine launched its story version, sales have almost doubled, resulting in many big businesses willing to spend money to advertise to us. Therefore, our profits have more than doubled." After tracing the notebook in his hand, he reported an amazing number to Xiaoxiao. "The one that is comparable to us in similar magazines is probably "The Thrush Bridge", but the profits are too far apart. After all, it is just a thin single-incense booklet."

"It is also a skill to be able to gather fashion comments into a book, sell sales, and sell them." Xiaoxiao nodded and signaled to sit down and talk.

I felt a little embarrassed to draw the red color first, but seeing that the girl insisted on doing this, she lowered her head and sat on the chair opposite the girl.

"Compared with the popularity of magazines, the business of photo studios is still deserted. Those portrait artists can't even sit still. They watch the magazines all day long, and the painters are envious." Paihong told the girls what he observed, "After all, they are working in the same garden, and they are too busy and too idle, and they will always show up."

Xiaoxiao listened to the words tracing red silently and listened to him: "Can some artists come to the magazine to help? After all, the illustrations of magazines also require the artists."

Xiaoxiao also thought about this question, but now he has been touched by the red tracing, and his heart is a little shaken, but after thinking about it, he said: "You have specialized in your profession, and even if you are painting, the methods and methods are absolutely different."

The ancients had relatively conservative ideas. Since the Jinghong Xiangguan opened, the total number of business orders has been received.

Xiaoxiao turned the topic a little bit: "Have you all the Western painting tools and paints I want?"

"Although the materials are not easy to find, Tuanxi has been found all over the days. Do the girl plan to draw at home or at the club?"

"There are always some people who mobilize their talents at home. Why not just open a studio for me in this club and don't let others disturb you on weekdays." Xiaoxiao also said this to Xiao Dier beside her.

Tram nodded with Xiao Dier.

Paihong continued to report on his work: "Wenjiaxiangshop's profits this month are slightly worse than before. Perhaps it was because the New Year's Xianglu formed a small peak, which caused a significant decline in revenue this month."

"After Shangsi Festival, the situation may turn around." Xiaoxiao was not worried about this, and asked again, "How is the business in the theater?"

Taohong looked at the accounts in his hand and frowned slightly: "I am just about to say this. The income of the shops in the theater has been declining all the time. Whether it is a food shop or a fresh cut flower shop, the income has been declining in the past few months, and even during the Chinese New Year, there has not been a significant improvement."

"What Jig Ji talks about is the small plaid cloth that is yellow and white. Perhaps because the colors of yellow and white are closer, the boundaries of the plaid are not so clear, so it is not very popular. It is said that Haiyige first made a batch of plaids, and only the yellow and white plaids were unsold, so they put these plaid cloths in Curry and put them in the present day."

“How much stock are those yellow plaids in stock?”

Tramma sighed softly: "There are at least five or six hundred."

Xiaoxiao frowned: "This is really a problem. Let me think of a solution slowly. You can talk about this matter with Yinzi Huasui and the others. These young masters of painting are very smart and may be able to come up with a solution."

Xiao Dier said softly: "What the girl said is that the new look of Yinzi is very popular this time, because she designed a very unique belt, which made the trouser skirt become fashionable again."

Xiaoxiao nodded slightly. She has been wearing learning skirts these days and has no time to change into good-looking clothes. She didn't even have time to see the new fashion appearance of Haiyi Pavilion.

Xiao Dier was thinking of persuading the girl to relax and go shopping on the street to buy a few new clothes, but she also thought that if the girl had that free time, she might as well go back to Zhuli Pavilion to have a good sleep.

"I have something I want to tell you about here." The girl's voice suddenly became a little serious.

When Xiao Dier saw Shuhong sitting opposite him sitting upright and listening, she stood upright from the side, listening quietly with a quiet voice.

"I know you two are working for me with all your heart and strength, just that's not exactly what I want."

After hearing this, Xiao Dier quickly examined her recent work attitude. Could it be that she had done something confused because of negligence? But soon heard the girl say, "I hope you work for yourself."

The word work is slowly instilled into my mind by girls these days. I always feel that work and work are not much the same, and I can’t explain what is different.

Now that he heard the girl's words, Xiao Dier suddenly felt that "work" was for himself. This thought seemed a bit unreasonable. Xiao Dier bit her lip and looked at the red tracing opposite her. Seeing that her eyes were particularly bright, listening to the girl's words word by word.

"Are you willing to take off your slavery and become a body of freedom?" The girl's voice slowly rang in the quiet room.

When Xiao Dier heard this, her body softened and she knelt on the ground: "Does the girl want to chase the slave away?"

"What a fool," Xiaoxiao helped Xiao Dier up. "If you become a free person, you can choose your own industry freely. If you are still willing to continue working with me, just like those short-term workers and long-term workers, you will just sign a contract with me."

"Then... in this way, are you not from the Tang family?" Tao Hong asked after a while.

"You are not considered slaves of the Tang family, but the housekeeper of my Zhuli Pavilion or the employee of my magazine. For example, Xiao Di'er, you can be my personal assistant and secretary." Xiao Xiao stood up and pulled a chair, let Xiao Di'er sit down too.

"But... we don't have a family. If we get rid of slavery, we don't have a household registration, unless we get married immediately and put the household registration in our husband's house." Xiao Di'er admired her very much. Her mind was blank at this moment, and she couldn't think of any questions at this moment.

Xiaoxiao said seriously: "This question has been bothering me, otherwise I would have realized my plan a year ago. Now, I have asked my parents and grandmother in advance about this matter, and they are not ready to interfere. Regarding your household registration, you can first stand in Qiaohuisi."

"Qiaohuisi? We don't have any writings, so we are qualified..." Paihong said in surprise.

Xiaoxiao's eyes were cast on Xiao Di'er: "Xiao Di'er has this qualification."

Xiao Dier stood up in surprise, stared at the girl with wide eyes, thinking that she was dreaming.

It was not until the girl gently patted her shoulder: "The Kyoto map we drew has reached enough sales in the past six months. You and I have both been qualified to enter Qiaohuiji. I only received this good news yesterday."

Xiao Dier felt that her heart was so pounding that she almost jumped out of her chest: "Kyoto map? I just did what the girl told me, how could it be considered a drawing?"

"I just drew sketches. There are many areas you measured by yourself, and there are many drawings you also painted. The Kyoto map has been sold to many provinces, and the names are Eiyuan and Guandi, which are considered as co-authors."

For the first time, Xiao Dier felt that the girl's hand on her shoulder was so warm. She used to feel kind and friendly, but she didn't feel such a deep and warm temperature. At this moment, she felt that her eyes were blurred and her words were sobbing: "Girl, I..."

"Don't say thank you, this is all your labor income." Xiaoxiao helped Xiao Dier sit down and continued, "In this way, Xiao Dier can set up a household as the head of the family. After he has removed his slave family from the red line, he can enter the household registration as Xiao Dier sisters, and his address can be set up in the garden of our magazine. However, it is best for the two to have the same surname, so that it is easier to handle when moving the household registration."

"We are all surnamed Tang!" Xiao Dier and Tram almost spoke in unison.

"Okay, you guys carefully sort out your ideas and feel that you can accept it, we'll get this done in recent days."

Ba Hong stood up, walked to the girl, and knelt down on her knees: "Thank you for your re-creation of grace. Even if Ba Hong has left her slavery, she is willing to sign a hundred-year agreement with the girl and never leave her forever."

Xiao Di'er was only excited at this time and couldn't say anything, so she just kowtowed to the girl with tears and tracing.

The girl said seriously again: "When the household registration is completed, you can consider signing the contract. As long as both parties are willing, you can sign for many years. However, the constraints on the contract are not much looser than the contract for sale. The difference is that this constraint is aimed at both parties. If the employee neglects his duties or discloses business secrets, we can unilaterally terminate the contract. On the contrary, if we owe to wages for no reason or maliciously exploits labor, you can unilaterally terminate the contract with me, and these details will be clearly stated on the contract."

Xiao Dier wiped her tears: "If we do something wrong, the girl will beat her as soon as she should, and scold her. If we do something to betray the master, we will hang ourselves first, so that the girl will never make trouble!"

The girl smiled and shook her head: "You might as well take a look at the contract first." As she said that, she said to Lahong, "You should also talk to them separately. If you want, you can set up your household registration in Xiao Dier's Qiaohuisi. However, this matter must be kept secret with others and not let everyone in the mansion know it."

Trahong nodded quickly and agreed.

Xiao Dier was in a mess at the moment. She was happy that she had gained freedom. She felt that she would be far away from the girl in this way. She felt that she had to serve her for the rest of her life. What's the matter if she was not free from slavery?

But I heard the girl's extremely clear voice in my ears: "You all remember that day, in late spring last year, when our friend Hu Luer left, I said to him."

Tramma responded: "I will never forget you. If you take off your slave, you will be your master and you will be able to live for yourself."

Xiaoxiao also nodded: "From now on, you will not only be free to choose your profession, but also to choose your partner."
Chapter completed!