Lin Zhu invited the woman into his home and asked her in detail about her life and background. Unexpectedly, after questioning, he realized that this woman's experience was extraordinary and her background was not small. It turned out that this woman's surname was Chang and she was young.
At that time, she was sold into an official's house and worked her way up from a rough servant girl to a first-class maid. Although she was capable, she was only in the middle of the pack among the many first-class maids. She strictly abided by her duties, did not push the top to be strong, and did not praise those who were superior and those who were inferior.
Life in the mansion was smooth. The maid had to be married at the age of twenty, so it was up to the head wife to marry the son who was in charge.
As time passed, the steward's son became the steward, and she became the steward's wife in charge of a party's affairs. She also had a smart and sensible son. It can be said that her life was very nourishing.
However, something unexpected happened. First, the husband was demoted due to some affairs and lost his position as a manager. Then, the son was framed and wanted to be sold by the master. She was also disliked by the master. As a result, her plea failed, and the whole family was in trouble.
She was kicked out of the house, and her son was sold to someone unknown. She and her husband had no choice but to return to their hometown, where they could go to their younger generations who were very respectful to them. However, their attitudes changed drastically because they lost their jobs and were penniless.
, while the two of them were out looking for something to do, they threw their luggage out, and then closed the door.
Although she and her husband were angry, they had nothing to do, so they had to look for something to do in this cold weather. Unfortunately, she and her husband got lost, and their search was fruitless. She somehow ended up outside Lin Zhu's house in Linjia Village, because of the snow.
I haven't eaten anything for two or three days, so I knocked on the door for help.
After listening to her words, Lin Zhu was already very interested in keeping her. However, there were some things that he had to ask clearly. "Aunt Chang, if you are looking for something to do, my family can invite you," he said
At this point, Lin Zhu's voice paused. She looked at Chang's reaction, but Chang just nodded and waited for her next words, "However, I think you must go find your husband and son."
, it makes me a little worried whether it will last long." Lin Zhu decided to get straight to the point and lay out the problem first. People who came out of Chang's house in the courtyard would have seen more of the world than she did, so they would not fail to understand what she said.
the meaning of.
After hearing what Lin Zhu said, Mrs. Chang was about to say something when Lin Zhu said again: "I can give you two choices. One is to only work for three or four months and leave after the winter. During this time, I can give you
You get five hundred cents a month. With your qualifications and these few months of buffer, it will definitely be easy to find a job with a wealthy family. The second option is to sign a five-year work contract. After five years,
Within the first three months, the salary will be 300 yuan per month, and there will be an increase every month as appropriate. There will be four days off every month, and wages for New Year holidays will be calculated separately. You can consider it."
After Lin Zhu finished speaking, he ignored her and asked her to sit in the main room and think about it. She went back to the house to check on Fu Douer's little bun.
Madam Chang sat there without moving, her eyes following Lin Zhu's figure until she entered the east room. Madam Chang thought she had seen a lot of the world, and she had received countless officials, wives, and ladies, but people like Lin Zhu
I have never seen a child of Zhu's age say such things in an orderly manner. She has fallen into such a situation. Apart from her husband and son, she doesn't care about anything else. She is already ready to sell herself.
, but she didn’t expect Lin Zhu to give her such two choices. She couldn’t make up her mind for a while.
Logically speaking, she could choose the first option, which would not only solve her current predicament, but also help her find her husband and son faster. But she hesitated. In the first option, Lin Zhu had actually helped her to the maximum extent.
By marrying her, she would be able to earn two taels of silver in four months, which was a big gain. According to Lin Zhu, she could definitely find another wealthy family, which would definitely pay more than what Lin Zhu gave her. However, she
I always feel like something is wrong.
After thinking about it carefully, she realized that Lin Zhu had never let the adults in the family speak out from the beginning to the end. It was Lin Zhu who had always been the one to make the decision to deal with her affairs. Not only that, the second option proposed by Lin Zhu was also very difficult for her.
It was advantageous. As long as she had wages, she could go find her husband during those four days of rest. Moreover, she would not sign a selling contract, but just a work contract. When she thought that she would not have to sell herself into slavery, Chang could not help but feel warm in her heart.
After having been a slave for a long time, she saw her son being sold by her master at the request of her master. At that time, she didn’t know how much she hated her status as a slave. Now that she didn’t have to sell herself, she was very excited and wished she could do it right away.
Agree to the second way Lin Zhu said.
Mrs. Chang was just about to call Lin Zhu, when suddenly the sound of a baby crying came from the east room, and Lin Zhu couldn't help but softly coax her, "Okay, little Fudou'er won't cry anymore, oh, oh, won't cry anymore."
But the crying still didn't stop, "I drank the milk and changed the diaper for you. How can you be dissatisfied?" Lin Zhu was holding Fu Dou in the back room and coaxing him, but he just kept crying.
She was sweating profusely, but she didn’t know what the problem was?
When he was anxious, Chang's voice came in from outside, "Little girl, how about I come and take a look?"
Lin Zhu thought for a moment and realized that she was more experienced than him. Whether he could do it or not was another matter. He should deal with the matter at hand first. So he invited her into the back room.
Mrs. Chang first went outside the house, dusted herself off, and then opened the door curtain and went inside. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Lin Zhu struggling to hold a little baby, walking on the kang, shaking her arms. But in her arms,
The child still cried non-stop.
Seeing that there was water in the room, Mrs. Chang washed her hands with water first, then took off her coat, leaving only the cotton coat inside. Then she took the child from Lin Zhu's hands. She first put him on the kang and unwrapped him.
After getting the quilt, I realized that Fu Dou'er's clothes were tied too tightly, which made him feel uncomfortable. In addition, there was something wrong with Lin Zhu's way of hugging him, and he couldn't get relief. That's why Fu Dou'er kept crying.
Come to protest.
Mrs. Chang dressed him again, wrapped him in diapers, and then wrapped him in a quilt, and then he calmed down. He fell asleep comfortably in her arms.
After Mrs. Chang put down the sleeping Fu Dou'er, Lin Zhu motioned for her to go out to talk, for fear that if they talked loudly in the room, it would be bad to wake him up.
Mrs. Chang put on her coat again and followed Lin Zhu out of the house. Just now, Lin Zhu saw that she washed her hands first and then took off her coat before holding the child. He was very satisfied with her approach. "Ms. Chang, thank you just now.
." "It's just a little effort, it's nothing." Mrs. Chang shook her head gently. She wanted to say something more, but she couldn't open her mouth.
Seeing her like this, Lin Zhu took the initiative to ask: "Aunt Chang, have you thought about it?" Mrs. Chang smoothed her hair with her hands, "Yes, I have thought about it, but don't you need to ask your parents to come over to discuss it?" "No, at home.
There are only two of us, Fu Dou'er and me, and everything is up to me." Lin Zhu explained to her the matter of not having parents, and asked her to think about it again, but Chang was just stunned for a moment, and then said that she would use the second method.
Things are done here.
Seeing that she answered so cheerfully, Lin Zhu was a little puzzled. Most people wouldn't doubt whether money could be given out to a family with only children if they hired someone. Why wasn't she worried at all?
Seeing Lin Zhu's expression, Mrs. Chang smiled and said to her that she was willing to give her a mouthful of hot water just for the cold days. She was willing to make her a slave, not to mention taking her in.
Things are going on at home.
Now that Chang had decided to stay, Lin Zhu made an agreement with her to sign the work contract first. She would have to ask the village chief for help, and then buy her some clothes. All her luggage was pawned.
Only the clothes on my body were left.
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