Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao, who were responsible for guarding the door, each held a round dumpling and sat at the door of the courtyard, chatting about home affairs.
Suddenly they saw a person coming from a distance. The two women quickly stopped talking, dusted off their clothes, and stood up.
When the person came closer, the two women who were waiting for her saw her face clearly, and their minds relaxed. They sat back on the round pier, smiled and said hello to the person: "It turns out to be Mrs. Guan, where is it?"
Did the gust of wind bring you here?"
Lady Guan walked closer with a food box and said with a smile: "The kitchen has made a lot of breakfast today. The masters have used it up, and there are still a lot of pastries left. They are all good things and cannot be wasted. I thought
The two sisters worked hard on duty, so I brought it to you specially."
After saying that, Lady Guan opened the food box and found a plate of red jujube cake, a plate of purple yam cake, and a plate of frosted millet cake, all of which were steaming hot and overflowing with sweet fragrance. p>
"So many!"
When Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao saw such a sumptuous meal, they couldn't help but turn their heads and look at each other with a strange look in their eyes.
This lady was originally in charge of the kitchen of the Sheng family. She wandered to the entrance of Qinyun Courtyard a few days ago and chatted with the two gatekeepers for a long time in a very familiar manner.
Later, Lady Guan even regarded herself as their best friend. She was in charge of the Sheng family's kitchen and had plenty of oil and water. She would always bring some good things from the kitchen to share with the two of them.
Although Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao both feel a little confused, they are still servants who make a living in a house. They usually don't look up when they look down, and people hug them with warm faces. It's not easy to drive people away without any reason.
Therefore, facing Madam Guan's enthusiasm, both of them dealt with it politely.
After all, they are all servants, and they have a lot of topics in common with each other, and one of them intends to blend in and please them. After going back and forth, they gradually become familiar with each other.
However, on weekdays, Mrs. Guan only brought a bag of snacks and fruits with her, and Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao just ate them as snacks, so there was no psychological burden.
Today, I solemnly took out the food box and put it away. The food inside was so rich that it was almost the same as what the masters ate. Although Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao were drooling after seeing it, they were a little afraid to start.
Seeing the two of them sitting still, Mrs. Guan secretly laughed in her heart: These idiots from the countryside are short-sighted and timid, and they cannot achieve great things.
So in front of the two of them, he grabbed a piece of millet cake and stuffed it into his mouth. While eating, he called to the two of them: "It's okay, just eat it. It's all the leftovers eaten by the masters. It's a waste to put it away."
, entering our stomach is better than feeding animals!"
When Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao saw this, they both smiled. They wrapped their hands in their coats and wiped them randomly. Then they hurriedly grabbed the hot pastries and started eating them. In a short time, they destroyed several plates of pastries.
Mrs. Li patted her belly, feeling a little unfinished. She suddenly thought that these rare delicacies to them were just Mrs. Guan's daily life. She couldn't help but envy: "Sister Guan is lucky. She is in charge of the kitchen, so the whole family doesn't have to worry about food and drink." "Everywhere, it's all thanks to Miss Lin, otherwise I'd be still lighting a fire under the stove!"
Mrs. Guan smiled and waved her hand, then said like she had no intention of doing so: "You two sisters, don't you know that those who help Lin Qige are promoted very quickly, not to mention that they can get an extra monthly salary from Mrs. Lin every month?
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Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao both asked curiously: "How much subsidy will Miss Lin give you every month?"
Mrs. Guan smiled and said: "I am in charge of the kitchen, and my monthly salary is the same as that of a second-class female envoy, which is six yuan. Miss Lin will subsidize me with an additional four yuan, so I can make up one or two yuan."
"One tael of silver!" Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao made surprised sounds.
In the Sheng family, female servants are divided into three, six or nine grades. The first-class servants are paid one tael per month, the second-class servants are paid six qian per month, and the third-class servants and rough servants are paid three qian per month.
Of course, this is just the public account of the family. The owners of different courtyards will provide additional subsidies to the servants in the courtyard to varying degrees depending on their financial resources.
Qinyunyuan had the weakest financial resources in the past, so it was naturally the most disadvantaged in this regard. The few servants to begin with were all corrupted and bribed by Lin Sushuang one by one. Only Xiaodie, who was left with only one muscle, was still guarding Wei Shuyi.
Around you.
Nowadays, Qinyun Court has a large number of new people. Lin Sushuang's tentacles that reached into Qin Yun Court were all cut off. For a moment, she had no idea where to start, so she thought of using inducements as usual and defeating them one by one.
After several trials, Mrs. Guan, who was responsible for the specific implementation, finally decided to start with the two most stupid-looking janitors in front of her.
First strike up a conversation in a familiar manner, then use some small favors to further win favor, and then use yourself as an example to promote the benefits of working for Lin Qige to the other party, making the other party envious and itchy.
Then, as long as Lady Guan licks her fingers, the other party will eagerly fall into Lin Qige's arms.
Seeing that Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao were already in the urn, Mrs. Guan smiled even more proudly: "The two sisters currently only have three yuan a month. If they help Lin Qige with work, I will also supplement three yuan, six yuan a month. This is a normal second-class woman."
It’s a monthly reference!”
Mrs. Guan was beaming as she spoke, and her saliva flew everywhere, but Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao secretly curled their lips.
Their whole family, young and old, are all working under the hands of the Youyang Sheng family. The task Sheng Wei gave them is to serve Wei Shuyi peacefully in Qinyun Courtyard.
Therefore, no matter how much money they can get from doing things for Lin Qige, they will not do it.
They just deliberately acted surprised, just to tease Madam Guan to continue talking and to hear what kind of conditions the wealthy Lin Qige could offer them. Even if they can't go by themselves, it would be fun to hear it!
As a result, six dollars a month...
Isn’t this just a shabby person!
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao don't know what the Qinyun Court was like in the past. In today's Qinyun Court, the third-class female envoys and rough envoys each receive a subsidy of one tael of silver per month, and other miscellaneous benefits are added.
It’s worth five cents of silver to get up.
In other words, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao's monthly salary alone is enough to earn one, two or three taels of silver (plus the normal three taels per month), and they also have many benefits, which are more generous than Mrs. Guan's life.
Madam Guan just wanted to impress them with her monthly salary of six taels of silver. It was simply a fool's errand.
Speaking of which, Madam Guan confidently offered the conditions to the two of them. I thought that after hearing such a generous offer, the two people who had never seen the world would definitely have their eyes lit up and they would bow down.
As a result, when she looked back, she saw that both of them were showing a lack of interest, and Lady Guan was immediately confused.
This script is wrong!
"Sisters, did you hear clearly, this is six cents a month?" Lady Guan said anxiously.
"Well, I heard you clearly, it's good."
"You are not moved?"
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"..."
"Sister Guan, we've finished breakfast. If you have nothing else to do, go back first." Mrs. Li yawned lazily and sat back on the round pillar in a daze.
Madam Guan was dejected. She packed up the food boxes on the floor and was about to leave when she was stopped by Mrs. Zhao.
"Sister Guan!"
Lady Guan was overjoyed, turned around quickly, and said expectantly: "Sister, do you have something to say to me?"
Mrs. Zhao scratched her head and said shyly: "The snacks my sister brought this time are quite delicious. If you have something delicious next time, don't forget to bring them!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely not forget the two sisters." Mrs. Guan forced a smile, turned around and left quickly.
After walking to a deserted place, I finally couldn't suppress the anger in my heart and threw the food box on the ground.
"Eat, eat, eat, just know how to eat. Feeding you heartless things is worse than feeding them to animals!"