All the servants brought by the Zhang family, as well as Mr. Du's personal attendants, all had their share. According to their status, Lin Zhu distributed annual rewards to each of them. The highest was ten taels of silver, and the lowest was three.
Two silver coins.
Whether it was the maids or the guards and servants, they were all happy. All the previous worries were gone. When everyone received the annual reward, they all saluted Lin Zhu to express their gratitude. This time it was all out of fear.
Sincerely.
Lin Zhu's generosity greatly changed their impression of Lin Zhu. Everyone was very grateful to Lin Zhu, which also made it a lot easier for Lin Zhu to walk around Zhang Mansion in the future.
The happiest ones were the guards of Dr. Zhang, because Lin Zhu added an extra jar of rice wine to them. Although their faces didn't show it, their eyes lit up several times, showing their excitement and excitement.
.After all, the taste of Lin Zhujia rice wine is wonderful.
Finally, Old Doctor Zhang spoke and asked them all to go back. These people should not indulge their emotions too much in front of their master, so they just went back and laughed a few times.
"Girl Zhu, I've cost you money this time." Old Doctor Zhang said this, but there was no expression of embarrassment on his face.
"Grandpa, as you said, these people you brought have also helped me a lot, and they are doing their best to fulfill their duties as landlords." Lin Zhu didn't care much about the money, although he spent a few hundred taels.
Money, but she didn't feel bad at all. Didn't this also make Dr. Zhang look good? He recognized his stepdaughter, so he was so generous. When the servants went back to tell the story, they all praised him for seeing the right person, right?
It is also beneficial for you.
Sisters Zhang Manyun and Zhang Manqing were not surprised by Lin Zhu's annual reward. But they were surprised that Lin Zhu actually spent so much money. To be honest, even if they had a lot of private money, they would not spend so much.
He came to reward this servant. He couldn't help but take another high look at Lin Zhu.
However, several people in Lin Zhu's family were not surprised at all. They had known about Lin Zhu's generosity for a long time, and of course they had received Lin Zhu's gifts a long time ago.
Chang Tianlei, Chang Shi and Chang's mother did not sell themselves to Lin Zhu, so Lin Zhu would not give them money in the name of annual rewards. Even the three Feng family members and Lin Zhu did not do this. She also carefully packed the gifts.
The box was wrapped and given to them. Not to mention their feelings about the value of the gift, they were deeply moved by Lin Zhu's respect for them.
Especially Feng Yuanbo, he thought that when he became someone's slave, he would have to give up all his self-esteem and face, and the worst thing was to be arrogant. He should be humble to his master. This was what he kept warning himself when he first decided to sell himself.
.So Lin Zhu treated him like this, which made him recognize Lin Zhu from the bottom of his heart and no longer have any thoughts of leaving. He wanted to follow Lin Zhu all his life.
Everyone returned to their houses and talked about the annual reward given by Lin Zhu.
"Miss, look." As soon as Xiangqiao returned to the room, at Zhang Manyun's signal, she took out the bulging purse given by Lin Zhu, opened it and saw that two kinds of silver coins were stuffed into the purse.
"She is very generous. It seems that I don't need to give you any more money this year." Zhang Manyun picked up a silver coin, looked at it carefully, and said to Xiangqiao with a smile.
"Miss," Xiangqiao knew she was joking. "Slave, please exchange these for Miss's reward. Miss's reward is the best." Xiangqiao said flatteringly.
"You, you are so good when you get an advantage. Are you, your lady, and I still greedy for your rewards?" Even so, Xiangqiao's words were still very useful to her. "Pour it out and have a look. It will save you your heart."
in a hurry."
Xiangqiao poured out all the silver coins in the purse and said, "Miss, there are so many, at least five taels of silver, right?" It was not obvious even if they were placed in the purse, but when he poured them out, there were dozens of them.
Silver picks are scattered on the table in the style of peanuts and peppers.
"It looks about the same, but it's much higher than five taels of silver." Zhang Manyun said while picking up an object. "This pair of earrings is worth at least one tael of silver." Although it is a pair of silver earrings, the top
There are also two white jade pieces the size of fingernails. "Yes, very beautiful. You can use it as a dowry."
"Miss Zhu is used to making fun of slaves." Xiangqiao blushed at what she said as a dowry. "Miss Zhu is so generous, do you have any thoughts?" Although she was happy, Xiangqiao felt something was wrong.
"You are too worried. You think she is generous, but you don't know where she is really generous." Zhang Manyun sighed softly. The thing Lin Zhu gave her was a pair of white jade bracelets worth several hundred taels of silver. Zhang Manyun's heart
Of course, these are just small amounts of money to Lin Zhu. However, Lin Zhu's greatest accomplishment is not these, but the meals they eat every day.
Zhang Manyun is well aware of some of Lin Zhu's external secrets, such as special watermelon, special white rice, and the visit of Lu Mingtao of Muyue Trading Company. All of these indicate that Lin Zhu actually has huge wealth, and of course it also shows that
Lin Zhu also has a huge potential crisis. The fact that the Li family came to cause trouble some time ago and now that they are about to move to the capital illustrates this problem.
However, Zhang Manyun also found that Lin Zhu seemed to have diverted the crisis, otherwise she would not live such a happy and relaxed life every day. This kind of relaxation happened only after Lu Mingtao came. It seemed that they had reached some agreement.
I have to say that Zhang Manyun observed carefully and was very thoughtful. Of course, she was also smart enough to bury these thoughts deep in her heart, without even telling her parents.
"Miss, I still don't quite understand." Xiangqiao frowned.
"Haha, okay, let me take a look at it. Go and get the box wrapped in pink brocade." Zhang Manyun pointed to his dressing table and said.
"Miss, here it is." Xiangqiao put the box on the table. It turned out that the silver locks on it had already been put away.
Zhang Manyun opened the box and revealed a pair of white jade bracelets inside. She picked up one and put it on her wrist.
"Miss, these pair of jade bracelets are so beautiful. You look so noble when you wear them." Xiangqiao couldn't help but admired. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, she opened her mouth wide, "Miss, is this it?"
Zhang Manyun nodded, "This is a gift from Sister Zhu." She put on the other jade bracelet and looked around. It could be seen from her gradually blooming smile that she was very satisfied with the gift.
.
"It seems that I have to say a few more good words about her in front of my parents." Zhang Manyun said softly.
"Miss, does Miss Zhu want to rely on our house? Does she want to live in our house?" Xiangqiao's suspicion is actually very reasonable. She always feels that no one would give such an expensive gift to someone for no reason.
"No." Zhang Manyun shook his head. Xiangqiao wanted to ask why, but saw that she didn't want to say anything, so she had to swallow the question.
In Zhang Manqing's room, Shucui was holding a purse the same size as Xiangqiao, but she was a little uneasy and didn't know if she should take it. "Miss, what should I do with this that Miss Zhu gave me?"
"If she gives it to you, just take it," Zhang Manqing said nonchalantly. "But what she gave seems to be quite a lot. Is there five taels of silver?" she asked curiously.
"My slave weighed it, it's almost the same." Shu Cui took it in his hand and weighed it.
"I didn't expect her to be quite rich." Zhang Manqing sat at the table and shook her handkerchief. "By the way, she gave me a box a few days ago. Go and bring it to me." Zhang Manqing saw Lin Zhu.
The servants are so generous, and I remember the gifts Lin Zhu gave me that time, so they shouldn't be too bad.
Shucui listened to Zhang Manqing's words and accepted the purse with confidence. In fact, she also knew in her heart that there were several maids and women on the left and right who had the same thing as her, and even Xiangqiao next to the eldest lady passed it in front of the old man again.
If she accepts it openly, no one will make irresponsible remarks. Even if she returns to the house, she will accept it openly.
After a while, she came over with the box Zhang Manyun mentioned.
"Miss, is this it?" Zhang Manqing nodded and opened the box.
"Wow! Miss. This, this..." Shu Cui looked at the things in the box and was a little incoherent.
Zhang Manqing was also very surprised. When Lin Zhu brought it, she thought there could be something good in such a small box, but she was unwilling to look at it at the time. Now she is really surprised.
"Don't make such a fuss, aren't they just a pair of jade bracelets?" Zhang Manqing pretended not to care and picked up the pair of jade bracelets, but couldn't help but put them on her hands.
"Miss, this jade bracelet costs at least one hundred taels of silver." Although the Zhang family is also an official, there are big and small officials, and the ladies in their family don't often spend a lot of money on jewelry. So.
Shucui thinks that one hundred taels for a pair of bracelets should be very expensive.
"One hundred taels? You can't even buy one for one hundred taels." Zhang Manqing still has some knowledge. Her mother often goes out to visit other families and sees many good things. She herself has also envied other officials.
Miss, owns more jewelry than her
They are much more valuable. Now this pair of child jade bracelets are worth a lot of money at first glance, which really makes her happy. "Humph, my cousin always gets angry at me with her pair of child bracelets. Now that I have this pair of child bracelets, I will be with her when the time comes."
Let’s see how long she can remain proud.”
Zhang Manqing and her maternal cousin have always been at odds with each other, always competing over jewelry and clothes. Last year, because her cousin's bracelet was better than hers, she cried to her mother Fang, but she never got the chance to buy a better one.
of.
"Miss Cousin, I will definitely be outdone by you this time." Shu Cui picked up the good words and said them to Zhang Manqing.
In the rooms on both sides of the backyard, the maids and women brought by the Zhang sisters were also chatting happily while holding the annual rewards they had won.
"Aunt Wang, Miss Zhu rewards you as much as Sister Xiangqiao and Sister Shucui." Xiao Qiu looked at Aunt Wang's bulging purse and said with envy.
"Yes, it's the same with Mother Cai." Another little maid also interjected.
"Miss Zhu is generous, and you will get a lot." Aunt Wang felt proud, but did not show it.
Mother Cai is far behind her in this regard. At this time, she is showing off to the little maids in the house.
"How is it? It weighs five taels of silver." Mother Cai poured out the silver in her purse, making several others envious. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it.
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