Yu Ying rolled her eyes at Chen Qing and pursed her lips: "You are partial, you won't take me with you to Hanzhong!"
Chen Qing laughed dumbly, "Didn't I take you with me last time when I went to Guanshan Mountain? I also took you with me when I went to Linyou County, but Alian never took you out once."
Yu Ying whispered: "Do you know why the princess is reluctant to let Alian go out with you?"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Your eldest sister hopes that I will take care of my body!"
Yu Ying shook her head, "It's not because of this. It's because A-Lian is too attractive. Madam is afraid that your subordinates will see her, and then she will have to choose between Beauty and Jiangshan."
Chen Qing pinched her cheek and said with a smile: "You also look the same and bring disaster to the country and the people. If a general likes you, do I have to choose between two beauties?"
Yu Ying muttered in a low voice: "I have become a mother, so I can't make such a joke."
"You also know that you are a mother. Doesn't Alian have a son?"
Yu Ying's pretty face turned red, and she said after a while: "I forgot the time. Madam said this two years ago, and she didn't even have children at that time!"
Chen Qing sat down with his arms around her waist and said with a smile: "Your eldest sister said this, but it was not directed at Alian, but at you two. You two look exactly the same. If the emperor knew about it, he would ask me for help.
, now! You are my women, who dares to take ideas from you?"
Yu Ying leaned on Chen Qing's shoulder and whispered in his ear: "I also want to serve the officials like Alian, and I also want the officials to pamper me like they doted on Alian."
Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "We'll talk about it later tonight."
At this time, Chen Qing's arm felt hot and his daughter peed on his arm. Chen Qing laughed and said, "The little guy is protesting!"
He kissed the little lady on the cheek and said, "She looks just like mother. She will definitely be daddy's most beautiful little princess in the future."
Only then did Yu Ying remember that she had forgotten to put a diaper on her child, and she was in a hurry. Chen Qing smiled and said, "Don't worry, this is the first time my own child peed on my clothes. It feels good."
He carefully put the child back into the cradle. He suddenly felt that he should make a pacifier for the child so that the child could hold a bottle and drink milk by himself. After much thought, it seemed that a rubber pacifier was the most suitable. Nanyang was rich in rubber, so he could buy it in large quantities.
At this time, the wet nurse came over. Yu Ying handed the baby to the wet nurse, and then she took her husband to change clothes.
In the afternoon, Princess Lu Xiu began to distribute the annual reward. Now that Chen Qing is the prince, the rules of the annual reward are also different from before. Because there are too many people, the princess cannot distribute the annual reward to everyone.
The royal family's annual rewards are divided into three categories. The first category is the family's annual reward, which is given by the male owner Chen Qinglai to his wife, concubines and children. The princess is the head wife, and his annual reward is the highest, 10,000 yuan, followed by Zhao Qiaoyun and Zhao Yingluo.
Each of them has five thousand guans, but the Yu sisters each have 3,000 guans. Next is the eldest son Chen Ji, who has an annual income of 1,000 guans, and the other children have 500 guans.
Family members call it nianqian, which means lucky money. It is given not only to children, but also to wives and the elderly.
Maid servants are not called annual money, but called annual rewards, which means year-end bonuses.
The second category is a special category, personal female guards, each worth one hundred guan, the same goes for wet nurses, each one is worth 100 guan, three hundred soldiers stationed in the mansion, each one is worth 50 guan, several generals and soldiers are one
One hundred guans, and another thousand personal soldiers accompanying the team, each with 20 guans.
The third category is the maidservant category, Tian Da housekeeper, the inner housekeeper Wen, and Liu Da accountant each have 50 guan each, the five field and house stewards each have 40 guan, and then the personal maids of the inner house have 20 guan each.
Next came the cook, servant, accountant, horseman, coachman, maid from outside the house, etc. Each of them had ten guan, and finally there were a dozen rough servants and the caretaker of the farm and the housekeeper, each of whom had 8 guan.
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Everyone has been eagerly looking forward to it for a year, and finally waited for the moment when the reward money was distributed. The reward money was given out in silver coins. One silver coin can be exchanged for 500 coins, and it can be exchanged for 600 coins on the black market. Bags of silver coins were received, and everyone was happy.
It was so unusual that many people jumped for joy.
After the reward money was paid, it was a holiday. There were no slaves in the Song Dynasty. They were all contracted workers. The maids were all girls from innocent families. They signed contracts to work in the house when they were thirteen or fourteen years old. Generally, they signed a three-year contract, and the latest was twenty years old.
You have to go home and get married. Some wealthy families are reluctant to let their familiar maids leave, so they continue to stay in the house to work by adopting a adopted daughter, or marry a high-status male servant in the house.
The Song Dynasty did a good job in protecting personal freedom, and Chen Qing also completely inherited it, and it was even stricter. For example, there were strict restrictions on concubinage. Only those with a title or official rank could take concubines. Different levels have different upper limits for concubines, such as
The upper limit of the prince level is twenty people, but in fact Chen Qing only has five people.
Ordinary people are not allowed to take concubines, and monogamy is practiced. What should wealthy businessmen do if they want to take concubines? Then they have to make a contribution, donate money and food to the army, donate money and food to the Salesian Home, or run schools, etc., and then they can get
To have a concubine, one must obtain the rank of seventh-grade Yunqi Lieutenant.
Moreover, the Yongwang Mansion does not recognize the honorary officers awarded by the imperial court, and must be honored by the Yongwang Mansion.
Taking concubines is very important, of course it is not for playing with women. To play with women, you can go to brothels and brothels. The purpose of taking concubines is to carry on the family line.
It's a bit far-fetched. After the rewards were distributed, the palace went on holiday. The New Year's holiday lasted for three days. You must go back on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. If you don't go back and celebrate the New Year with the master, your salary can be doubled and you can get extra rewards.
With these benefits, many maids and domestic servants went back to have a New Year's Eve dinner with their families and came back early the next morning.
On New Year's Eve, every household was having a reunion dinner, and Chen Qing's family was no exception. Their family, including Li Qingzhao, had more than a dozen people sitting in the lobby, with several maids standing behind them. There were also several tables set up in the courtyard below the hall.
More than twenty female guards, chambermaids, and several wet nurses also sat together for the New Year's Eve dinner.
"You guys should go eat too! You are not needed here." Lu Xiu smiled at the maids behind him.
"Hey!" Several maids agreed and went down to the hall.
"You guys drink less." Lu Xiu shouted again.
"knew!"
Without the maid, Yu Ying took the initiative to get up and pour wine for everyone. Chen Ji took the wine bottle and said, "Sister, go sit down and I'll pour the wine!"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Ah Ying, please sit down! It's rare that Ji'er has the filial heart to pour wine for everyone."
Ji'er first filled Li Qingzhao's glass of wine. She was the elder and should be the father who poured wine for her first. Chen Ji was very clear about the order of elders and younger ones.
"Good boy! Grandma gives this to you."
Li Qingzhao smiled happily and handed Chen Ji a five-tael gold reunion cake, which was very beautifully made.
"Thank you grandma!"
Chen Ji did not take the gold cake, but looked at his father. Chen Qing nodded and said with a smile: "Take it! Grandma gave it to you."
Chen Ji accepted the gold cake and poured wine for his father.
"We also want to pour wine!"
When Chen Xue'er and Chen Bing'er saw their brother get the sparkling gold cake, they were really greedy and ran out shouting for a glass of wine.
Chen Qing laughed and said: "You two are too young. I don't want you to pour wine, Xue'er sings, and Bing'er dances. Daddy will reward you later!"
Zhao Yingluo smiled and said, "I'll play music for you!"
She took the pipa off the wall and tuned it. Like a ball, a series of cheerful music popped out of her fingertips.
Like a little swallow, Chen Bing'er danced gracefully and gracefully in the court dance.
Chen Xueer put her hands behind her back, shook her head slightly, and sang in a childish voice.
"Between the music and songs, flowers bloom and bloom. Happy new year. The vegetables are spread on the delicate hands, and the green hair is thin. The gentle air comes in, and the east wind blows.
The flags are better than those of the aunts, and they look even more playful when worn. I wish you good luck and everything goes well after the New Year."
