But Qian Ruoyu knew very well that perhaps it was necessary to give them a little more money to mobilize their enthusiasm for work.
Because helping them is helping yourself.
Then Qian Ruoyu came in front of these cooks. Fatty Wang quickly lowered his head when he saw Qian Ruoyu.
"I have met the princess..."
Although the cooks from Dahonglou saw Qian Ruoyu, they did not salute immediately.
Royal people, they are never afraid.
It is human nature to use money to do things, and it is not a bad thing.
Naturally, they didn't want to salute. Besides, the dignitaries were busy with political affairs, so they were just servants.
Xiaohong said directly.
"Now here is the princess of the Night Palace. She has the same title as the prince. According to the laws of the dynasty, anyone who is disrespectful to the king will be punished for thirty years."
Suddenly hearing what she said, the cooks reacted immediately, quickly lowered their heads towards Qian Ruoyu, and said one after another.
"I've seen the princess—"
Seeing their negative looks, Qian Ruoyu just nodded calmly.
Fatty Wang, on the other hand, looked anxious. After all, he was the head chef, and he had promised well before. Now that such a thing suddenly happened, it naturally made him feel a little ashamed.
But Qian Ruoyu didn't look at him. Instead, he said to the chefs in front of him.
"What's wrong? Did anything unpleasant happen to you?"
None of the cooks dared to speak, so Qian Ruoyu had no choice but to continue to persuade.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. I told the shopkeeper that I borrowed you from Dahonglou. If you are in a bad mood here, just say it. I am here to listen!"
"I will tell you now that the birthday banquet for the old lady is not an easy matter, and the level is very high. If something unexpected happens, not one of us can afford it!"
"If anything goes wrong, I, the princess, will only receive a punishment at most, but all of you servants will be sent to the border areas at the least, and beheaded in the worst case! Not only will everyone be killed, but the whole family will be affected!"
Suddenly hearing Qian Ruoyu's words, the cooks were all frightened.
And Qian Ruoyu's words were indeed said in a stronger tone. If something unexpected happened to the old lady's birthday party, at most the cooks would be punished with hard labor, and they would not be sent to the frontier or be executed.
After all, Qian Ruoyu borrowed everyone from Dahonglou.
Qian Ruoyu then comforted him.
"So if you have anything to say now, just say it. I, the princess, can help you solve it as much as possible. If not, you can go back now. But what kind of punishment Dahonglou will receive depends on you!"
"If you want to talk, please take a step forward."
After Qian Ruoyu finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in confusion.
Not long after, a young cook came out.
"If everyone is embarrassed to say it, let me say it!"
"Princess, please forgive me for the inconvenience. We have just received news that we have come to the palace to help in the past two days and cannot get any wages. They say that this is a corvee assigned by the palace and we must complete it. And Dahonglou
We won’t be paid for these days.”
After hearing these words, Qian Ruoyu frowned slightly.
This Dahonglou is really stingy. Although it is the largest restaurant in Jincheng, it is not even willing to pay such a small salary.
Qian Ruoyu just asked casually.
"How much are your daily wages?"
The young chef immediately replied: "I'm telling you, the princess, our daily wages are one hundred pence, which is about three taels of silver a month."
"Although for a high-ranking person like you, two dollars is nothing, but our family depends on our money... so we had no choice but to complain to Chef Wang..."
After saying this, the young chef turned to Fatty Wang and led the chefs behind him to apologize.
"Chef Wang is really sorry. You have been treated unfairly just now, but there is nothing we can do!"
Everyone apologized one after another.
Fatty Wang also had some embarrassed expressions on his face.
Qian Ruoyu saw the appearance of these cooks and found that these cooks themselves were quite polite and had no real intention to cause trouble.
Moreover, Dahonglou is the largest restaurant in the entire capital, so three taels of silver per month for each chef is indeed worthy of Dahonglou’s salary.
If one person is deducted two hundred cents, if these dozen cooks are not paid for two days, they will only save Dahonglou a few taels of silver.
Qian Ruoyu didn't expect that Dahonglou was really stingy. Although the salary was adequate, but...
However, Qian Ruoyu then thought about it and realized that the disposal costs for the past two days should indeed be charged to the palace.
Being able to let Dahonglou lend out more than a dozen cooks was already an extremely benevolent thing. Qian Ruoyu thought about it and thought that maybe Dahonglou was right to do so.
After all, if it hadn't been for running into Cui Wenhong and the big shopkeeper, I'm afraid the big shopkeeper wouldn't have loaned Qian Ruoyu these dozen cooks and the helpers underneath.
Therefore, Qian Ruoyu felt even more that perhaps she and the palace should indeed contribute the money.
Qian Ruoyu said calmly.
"Two days are not only tiring for you, but also have no contribution. This is really unfair to you."
"However, I will not treat anyone who has helped me and the palace badly. If you are working in the palace these two days, the palace should give you money. After all, you are working for the palace now."
Immediately after hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, everyone's eyes immediately showed a light, and they all looked at Qian Ruoyu.
"You are here to do important things, not just to do odd jobs. Therefore, the palace also attaches great importance to you talents in the dining room. Don't worry, although Dahonglou has sent you here, the palace will give you
For wages."
"Your usual wages at Dahonglou are one hundred cents a day, so the wages given to you by the palace are also one hundred cents, but..."
Qian Ruoyu changed the topic.
"In addition to wages, there is also a silver reward for your work, which is also one hundred cents a day. Of course, the premise is that you need to work in the palace and there are no accidents. Then as long as the old lady's matter is over, everyone will
You can all receive four hundred coins!"
Suddenly hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, the cooks took a step forward one by one and looked at Qian Ruoyu in disbelief.
Qian Ruoyu said calmly.
"Okay, you heard me right. These are what I said. If you don't believe it, bring me a piece of paper and pen. I will write it down for you personally and sign it for you to confirm. What do you think?"