Everyone followed the sound and saw Jia Lian standing at the door of the flower hall with a smile.
Tanchun was a shrewd girl with great ambitions. She once said, "As long as I am a man and can go out, I will leave early to establish a career. Then I will have my own reasons."
It’s rare to find a person with some knowledge.
When Tanchun saw Jia Lian at this time, he smiled and said:
"When the master brother came, he didn't say he would make the decision for us. When we met, he would laugh at us, saying, 'This master is so mean.'"
Jia Lian had his own plan. He knew that Tanchun was a strong person and didn't like others telling her what to do, so he waved his hand and said with a smile:
"This is your internal affairs. It depends on your ability. I can't show my ability by interfering."
Baochai hurriedly stepped forward and smiled:
"When it comes to ability, it's either ability or ability.
"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" says that in the late Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man from Lu named Mi Zijian, one of the seventy-two sages of Confucius, who once governed a place called Shanfu.
With the virtue of a gentleman, this man only sat quietly in the hall and played the piano every day, and never had to go out, so he managed his single father very well. Confucius said that he was "what a pity! If you are not equal, you will rule a small person, but if you rule a big person, you will be a commoner."
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When Wu Maqi, another one of the seventy-two sages of Confucius, also came to govern Shan's father, he wore the stars and the moon, went out early and came back late, stayed up day and night, and personally handled various government affairs. Shan's father also managed well.
Wu Maqi asked Mi Zijian the reason, and Mi Zijian said:
'What I do is called using talents, and what you do is called using strength. Those who use strength will certainly work hard, and those who use talents will naturally be comfortable.'
Mi Zijian is a virtuous gentleman. His limbs are at ease, his ears and eyes are intact, his mind is peaceful, and he handles all the affairs under his jurisdiction well. This is what he should do. He just uses the correct method.
However, in the Wuma period, life is damaged, energy is wasted, limbs are tired, and the teachings are cumbersome. Although the management is good, it has not reached the highest level.
"The Tao Te Ching" says: "The sage does nothing, and teaches without saying anything." "The Analects" also says: "If his body is upright, he will do it without being told; if his body is not upright, he will not obey even though he is told."
As long as you do your best, there will be no one you can't influence, so why bother asking this mother every day?"
She has always been good at teaching people and speaking eloquently. She can often educate others on any matter, and everyone who listens will be impressed.
At this time, there was Jia Lian in the audience, and she was even more happy to show off her versatility and knowledge.
In order to show that she was extremely loved by those below, Baochai smiled again and said to the daughters-in-law and mother-in-law:
"These mothers are all third and fourth generation mothers in the house. They are the ones who follow the rules and know how to behave.
As expected, there was some drunken gambling in front of you. I explained the truth to you yesterday, and I expect that you will not do it again in the future.
Although you will inevitably work harder than before, I will not let you suffer. Now, I have come up with this additional benefit for you.
From now on, brothers and sisters, your monthly money, including the pen and ink money and book money you just mentioned, will no longer be collected by the maid and handed over to the master, but by the oldest wet nurse at your brothers and sisters’ place.
Withdrawals are in charge.
These mothers are people who know how to live well, so they naturally know how to save money. From now on, the remaining monthly money will be distributed by them to other mothers who are taking care of their brothers and sisters.
In this way, officials do not spend too much money. Every month, everyone will have some extra benefits and everyone will not be disappointed."
When all the women heard this, they all burst into joy and said one after another:
"The girl is right. From now on, the girl and grandma can rest assured that we will do our best.
The girl loves us so much, and if we don’t show affection, heaven and earth will not tolerate it!”
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Tanchundun’s face suddenly darkened:
"Sister Bao, what does this mean?
As masters, shouldn’t we have to ask our slaves for our monthly money?
In order to get more points, why don’t they deduct us?
Once we want to reward someone, but we don’t have any money, is it possible that we should be asked to pawn our jewelry and clothes?”
Baochai smiled and said:
"My second sister has always been like this.
Her wet nurse has always taken care of the money for her second sister. When there is a lot left over, her wet nurse will benefit more. When there is a shortage of this or that, her wet nurse will naturally make up for her."<
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Tanchun is a red and fragrant rose that immediately makes me feel cold:
"Not to mention that the second sister can't control the servants, but that servant can control them.
Even if we just talk about the matter itself, Sister Bao should not use us as favors for the servants. In order to win people's hearts, we have broken the original rules of our house."
"Pah, pah, pah -" Jia Lian clapped his hands, "What a third sister..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Xing'er's voice coming from outside:
"Second Master, everyone in front has been called to the front yard, and Wu Xindeng and Wu Xinzhu have already arrived."
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Just this sentence caused an explosion in the little flower hall.
Especially Wu Xindeng's family, who immediately knelt down with a "gudong" sound and cried:
"Please, Second Master, please spare me as the head of the family. We have been serving the Jia family for many lifetimes. Even if there are some inconsiderate things, they are all unintentional mistakes."
Jia Lian glanced at her and ignored her. He only said to Tanchun and Baochai:
"Hey, I've prepared all the things outside and are waiting for me.
The things within you are not trivial. In my opinion, some changes are necessary, but you still have to consider the specific changes.
What I just said about ‘governing by doing nothing’ will only make the master of the family less like the master and the slaves less like the slaves. Chaos will arise from this, which is terrible.”
After that, he turned around and walked out.
Baochai ate a piece of his "roasted chicken" but didn't feel embarrassed. He only caught up two steps and asked:
"Brother Lian, what are the things that have been prepared outside?"
Jia Lian turned around, smiled, and said lightly:
"Oh, it's not a big deal. I just want them to understand clearly that when the master acts like a master, the slave must act like a slave."
This simple sentence was like a slap on Baochai's face, causing her silver-faced face to finally turn red.
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In the front yard of Jia's house, there is the south courtyard stable to the east, Mengpo Zhai, Jia Zheng's outer study, to the west, and Yimen to the north.
Although the courtyard is large, with hundreds of male servants gathered here, it still seems crowded.
It was Lin Zhixiao who summoned everyone on Jia Lian's order, which made Lai Da, the former chief steward, extremely embarrassed.
But now everyone knows that the Jia family has changed its head. Lai Da had won the trust of Jia Zheng before. After all, as the emperor and his ministers replaced the old, it is normal for him not to be popular.
Seeing the uncomfortable look on Lai Da's face, Lin Zhixiao felt proud, but did not dare to show it on his face. He was busy trying his best to divide the people into groups according to the errands they were responsible for. Hundreds of people lowered their hands and lowered their heads.
Stand and wait for Jia Lian to come out.
But at this time, Xing'er, Long'er and eight other Jia Lian's boys came in with a few strangers, and in the hands of these strangers were Wu Xindeng and Wu Xinzhu tied up like rice dumplings.
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Everyone immediately became confused.
The older ones were more steady and just kept beating in their hearts, but the younger ones didn't care. They especially liked to watch the excitement. They were originally standing at the back, but they wanted to squeeze forward, lest they couldn't see Wu Xindeng and Wu Xinzhu clearly.
His face, and his pale lips that were tightly blocked by rags.
Lai Da quietly grabbed his servant and ordered:
"Go in quickly and tell Wu Xindeng that it's time to save his man."