After going back to the old house and looking around, the number of servants in the Cui family was full.
In addition to the servants in Aunt Cui's dowry shop and Zhuangzi, there are now more than twenty people serving in the house.
The outer courtyard was Cui Weizhen's territory. Previously, there were only two male servants, Hong Zhiyuan and Zhang San. Hong Zhiyuan was only responsible for one-third of an acre of land in the study; Zhang San had the hard work. He was the concierge, groom, and messenger all by himself, and he was responsible for many tasks.
I am busy as a top.
Now that she has manpower, Ye Zhenzhen naturally no longer treats people harshly, and arranges for Qiu Yan's father and younger brother to be the porters; two grooms, one is dedicated to serving Cui Weizhen's beloved horse Hongyun, and the other is responsible for the horses traveling in the house.
The handlebar type is Qiuting's younger brother Wu Hai.
Although the handlebar style is inconspicuous, this errand can follow the master out, keep track of the master's whereabouts, and make friends with servants in various houses. It is a big job.
If Cui Weizhen hadn't been riding a horse when traveling, Ye Zhenzhen would have arranged for Zhang San to drive for him. After all, he was an old man who had followed him all the way. Naturally, she couldn't let him down, so she made him the general manager of the outer courtyard.
As for the errands in the study, Ye Zhenzhen asked Cui Weizhen for his opinion and added three more servants. One of them was the one who had appeared in the Cui family ancestral hall before, named Guan Yan. He used to serve Cui Weizhen as a book boy.
Very clever.
The two ladies-in-law of the second gate were on duty in turn to prevent the servants or male guests in the front yard from bumping into the inner family; there were more errands in the inner yard, for example, there were two big maids and two little maids waiting in front of Aunt Cui, in addition to Qiuting.
Apart from the servants of the Cui family, the remaining three were brought by Aunt Cui from the Wang family.
Ye Zhenzhen also followed Aunt Cui's example. Originally, Yuxiu, Qiu Yan was the eldest maid, Qiu Feng, and Qiu Wu were the little maids. Each of them divided their labors and were in charge of clothing, jewelry, tea, scrubbing and other tasks. Now Qiu Wu Bu
To deal with the lack of Qiu Yan, we have to bring up another little maid.
In addition, there are Aunt Guilan and Qiuting's mother-in-law Wu in the kitchen, plus two maids who cook the fire; four people in the laundry room; two people in the sewing room; and two women in charge of the care... Once arranged, twenty
Multiple servants divided it up cleanly.
The Cui family is just a small house with two entrances. There are three masters and more than twenty servants to serve, but in Aunt Cui's perception, this is already very shabby.
Ye Zhenzhen went to Cui and Wang's family, and had already seen the scene where the masters had their slaves in groups, shouting in front of each other, and the old lady of the Wang family had more than ten slaves serving her, and they were all pampered like everyone.
Like a young lady, the other maid beside Aunt Cui, Mo Mei, was rewarded by the old lady.
I heard that she was the best at caring for people and made good medicinal food. The old lady was worried about her daughter's health, so she specially rewarded her. She was very proud of her in front of the old lady, her temperament was a bit arrogant, and she was even a little fond of Ye Zhenzhen.
Ignore it, let alone other maids.
After all, it was Aunt Cui who served in front of her, and it was the old lady who rewarded her. Ye Zhenzhen didn't argue with her too much, and rarely interacted with her on weekdays, but now they are getting along well.
Because there were more servants to serve, a shift system was adopted. Today, those serving in front of Ye Zhenzhen happened to be Qiu Feng and Qiu Wu. They listened clearly to the conversation between Ye Zhenzhen and Qiu Yan, and their expressions were different.
There are differences.
Ye Zhenzhen secretly looked at them, trying to figure out their temperament. When they were almost done, she asked: "You guys heard clearly just now, and you know that if the job is done well, you will have the opportunity to work as a manager outside. Qiu Feng, Qiu Wu,
What are your plans for the future? While we are free now, let us master and servant have a chat. If you have any requests, just say it, so that I can make more plans for you in the future."
Qiu Feng and Qiu Wu's eyes met, and Qiu Wu, who was finally promoted to eldest maid, spoke. She had a round face and looked very happy. Now she had a red apple face and said shyly: "This slave is not as good as Sister Qiu Yan."
If you are very capable, I just want to serve you by my wife's side. When I get older, I can have a servant to take charge of my affairs, and then I can be a steward in the future."
Well, this is a way for a maid to advance into the career, and she is very down-to-earth. This is also an important reason why Ye Zhenzhen is willing to promote her. She knows how to distinguish people.
She shifted her gaze to Qiu Feng again, her almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly: "Where are you, Qiu Feng?"
Qiu Feng lowered his head: "This slave, like sister Qiu Wu, is willing to accompany the master."
These words were not as detailed as Qiu Wu's, as if he did not want to steal the limelight, and his wording was subtle and restrained. He not only pleased Qiu Wu, but also established a good reputation in front of his master. It could be said that he achieved multiple things with one stone.
Ye Zhenzhen was not fooled. When she was interested in investigating, Qiu Feng was also one of the maids who jumped out to show her courtesy, and her behavior was not as non-competitive as she behaves now.
Qiu Wu came to the top and surpassed her to become the eldest maid. I don't believe that she has nothing in mind. What's more, there are three masters in the Cui family beside her master. Which master should she serve?
Ye Zhenzhen smiled playfully, without saying anything clearly, and said: "I understand what you are thinking, go down first, there is no need to wait here."
Although there are many slaves nowadays, Ye Zhenzhen prefers to be alone most of the time. No one who traveled from later generations to ancient times would be able to treat maids as decorations - a bunch of maids standing around in the house, private
There is no space left and I don’t feel comfortable at all.
Fortunately, she was in charge of the Cui family, and no one said she was out of line. The maids gradually got used to it and no longer made a fuss because she poured tea and water by herself. Of course, I don’t know what she was thinking behind the scenes.
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Ye Zhenzhen has always been wanton and does not care about other people's opinions, and she is not willing to restrain herself because of it. Just like now, without the maid by her side, Ge You slumped on the couch, casually picked out a book to read, and ate a few snacks from time to time.
Fruit, so happy.
When Cui Weizhen came back from the Yamen, seeing her carefree look, he couldn't help but feel jealous and asked, "What book is Zhen'er reading?"
When Ye Zhenzhen saw him coming back, she was stunned for a moment. She closed the book calmly, revealed the words on the cover, and emphasized: "Here, "Three Hundred Poems", this is not an idle book."
It was rare that she actually watched it with gusto and didn't even know he was back.
Cui Weizhen was tired for a day, so he walked to her and lay down next to her without thinking deeply: "I went to the racecourse for a run with Your Majesty today. I'm a little tired. I'll lie down for a while first and then call me after dinner."
When he returned to his hometown before, he rode Hongyun on the road for a whole day without feeling tired. Ye Zhenzhen didn't believe that he was tired because he was racing with the emperor. He must have been busy with other things.
Seeing that he fell asleep in the blink of an eye, Ye Zhenzhen, who had overturned the jealousy jar because the maid was restless, could not remember anything at the moment, so she carefully pulled out a thin quilt from the side and covered him, and then in slow motion
She lay down next to him, peeked at his sleeping face, and fell asleep unconsciously.