When the women who had committed crimes in the yard heard that they would be severely punished, they immediately kowtowed their heads and shouted for mercy, creating a chaotic atmosphere.
Jia Mu was silent on purpose, and so was Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Xing shook her hands and said:
"What are you making a fuss about? What kind of decency is this?"
Jia Lian sneered in his heart: From the Lin Zhixiao family, you just want to wait for your master to bring benefits to you.
So he smiled at Jia Mu and said:
"Originally, among the four daughters-in-law of the prime minister's family, Lai Jiaren was the leader. Now that she has been demoted, among the remaining three wives of housekeepers, the one from Lin Zhixiao's family was supposed to be promoted.
But look at the old lady, the minions outside are making such a fuss, and none of the three wives can step in to stop them, which shows that they don't have enough prestige.
It’s better not to promote him now, and when we find out which of the three daughters-in-law is the best at what he does, it won’t be too late to make a decision.”
His casual words made Lin Zhixiao's family want to give her a slap in the mouth - she almost became the "master" of the Jia family, why didn't she seize the opportunity? p>
"It's really not urgent. Since we have to choose again, let's see which one is loyal and capable." Jia Mu waved her hand downwards, "Let's all go out. I'm running out of time now, so I'll just leave a few granddaughters here.
Just chatting."
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After sending everyone away, Jia Mu stayed with Daiyu to welcome the spring, explore the spring and cherish the spring. However, she did not just gossip to relieve her boredom, but patiently taught:
"Today I ask you to deal with things at home, which is something you should understand.
Sooner or later you are going to get married. In a family like ours and with your status, when you get married, you have to be the master of the family. You must have the bearing, style and ability to be the matron of the family.
Don't worry about a man's affairs if you shouldn't, but you should know what he does and be able to advise him at critical moments.
Whether he will listen to your advice or not depends on whether he respects you as your first wife.
If you manage your home well and be your mistress, he will naturally respect you.
To manage a family well is nothing more than to manage money and people well. What I want you to see and learn today is how to manage your servants well.
Lian Er's treatment today may seem a bit severe, but with the chaos in our house, the method of treatment must not be lenient. If it is lenient, it will not have a deterrent effect, and it will inevitably be more severe in the future.
Chaos.
This is the principle of using heavy codes in troubled times."
Greeting the spring with honesty and cherishing the youth, Tanchun thought he had some experience in running a business, so he smiled and said to Jia Mu:
"I also think that Brother Lian's behavior can be regarded as a 'heavy code'.
Even if I was insulted by this slave, I would just give her a warning and that would be it. How could I hit someone with such a big stick? No wonder those women were so frightened that they cried and howled." p>
When Jia Mu heard this, she lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed:
"It seems that because I am getting old, I still haven't explained many things to you clearly.
If you don’t understand these things and human relationships, wouldn’t you be in a big trouble when you become the director of the family in the future? How can this happen?
Fortunately, Lian Er has made this decision to kill today, so that you can see and experience it. It will also be an experience in how to deal with the servants in the family who are unreasonable in the future."
Seeing that Jia Mu was so sad, Daiyu said softly:
"Since the old lady wants to teach us today, she might as well explain it to us. We are not stupid, and we can remember what we have learned."
Tan Chun also said:
"That's exactly what I said, please ask the old lady to teach us."
Jia Mu pulled Tanchun to sit down next to her and said seriously:
"Our Jia family has always been lenient to our servants, so you think it's a big deal to take advantage of them, but it's not.
What the slaves did today was to harm the master of the house. If they were just beaten and scolded, it would make other slaves think that even if they gather for gambling in the future, if they are caught, it will only be a beating.
; But when you can't catch it, it's a big win or loss of hundreds of dollars. If you compare two and one, you still have to bet more cost-effectively.
Among the methods Lian Er used today to punish this gang of unruly slaves, the most severe one was to confiscate all the family property and drive the whole family out of Jia's house. Only in this way can the unruly slaves be punished thoroughly, and at the same time, it can also frighten the other slaves and make them
Don’t dare to go too far.”
Xichun was young and scratched his head and said:
"I understand that they have confiscated their property, but what do they have to fear when they are kicked out of the mansion? If they don't serve in the mansion, why don't they just find another place to work?
It’s like the Liu family’s daughter-in-law in the kitchen. She is good at cooking vegetables. If our family kicks her out, wouldn’t it be the same if she went to cook at another house?”
Jia Mu shook her head and said:
"This is exactly what I want to tell you. If you don't understand this, you can't handle your minions.
Most of the slaves in various houses were sold on death contracts. In other words, like cattle and horses, they were the property of the house. Their children, who were called family sons, would also always be slaves of the house.
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Only a few of them are living deeds. For example, the Xiren in Baoyu's house was sold for twenty taels at that time. If their family uses money to redeem her in the future, we are a generous family and allow her to redeem her body. This will be hers.
Blessing. If we were more generous and let her go home to get married without even giving up her valuable money, then if outsiders knew about it, we would praise our family as a house of good deeds.
Even those slaves who were sold to death contracts, our family has always been treated better than other families. Not to mention the Lai family, the Lin Zhixiao family has long become rich, and those women who are the gatekeepers are all in the house.
After many years of service, who hasn’t saved dozens of taels of silver?
Normally, slaves who sold themselves were not allowed to keep money for themselves, but slave rebellions broke out everywhere in the late Ming Dynasty. Later, many families were not so strict with their slaves, and they were allowed to keep some dignity for themselves.
But now that they have made a serious mistake, they should be shown the seriousness of it, their belongings will be confiscated, and they will immediately return to abject poverty. How can these slaves not feel distressed and afraid?
That's all. What makes the slaves more afraid is to drive them out of the house, especially if the whole family is driven out together. Then they will completely fall to the bottom of the slaves and never be able to get over.
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They made a big mistake and were kicked out. Naturally, they couldn't give him the bond of sale. They were still slaves in this house, and their life and death were still in the hands of their master.
The master wanted to sell them with just one sentence, but no other master would want these 'evil slaves' who were 'driven out'.
As Xi Yatou said, it is absolutely impossible for them to make a living on their own or find other jobs elsewhere, because everyone in the capital is cautious, and no one wants to be implicated by hosting runaway slaves.
These sinful slaves were driven out of the house. They were deprived of the good food, drink and treatment in our house. They were not allowed to leave their place of residence and return to their hometown. They had no place to make a living. In the end, the only way out was to go to the master's village.
Go up and beg the steward for mercy, and allow them to stay in the village and work hard on the farm in exchange for a mouthful of food.
It seems that our house is too tolerant. You are young and you don’t even know how to punish evil slaves. It’s really my fault.”
Among these four people, Tanchun had heard about this because of Aunt Zhao, but she deliberately pretended not to know and suddenly said:
"Fortunately, the old lady has taught us a lesson, which has given me a lot of knowledge, and I will no longer be angry with those unruly slaves in the future."
Just as Jia's mother was about to continue telling them the reason why Jia Lian punished everyone today, someone from outside came to report:
"Second Master Lian is here."
Jia Mu knew that Jia Lian would have something to say when he came, so she said to her granddaughters:
"Let's talk about these for now, and you can go back and have a rest.
I will be free tomorrow, so I have to teach you more. This is the education you should have as a lady."
After talking, the girls left, and Jia Lian came in with a smile:
"I'm here again now. Does the old lady dislike me?"