The sun shines through the newly-pasted paper windows, illuminating the room brightly.
The house was newly built and had just been decorated. It was all white and very bright. It had a large bed and a combing table, which were kept very clean. There was also a vase on the table with a few wild flowers.
Wang Siniang is finishing her makeup at the combing table. Although she is a country woman, the area around Hangzhou has always been a land of plenty and has the advantage of tea and silk. It is much richer than other places. As long as the year is better, even if
Farm girls are also very particular about their grooming.
It has been said since ancient times that beauties come out of Suzhou and Hangzhou. Firstly, the water and soil here are warm and nourishing, and secondly, this place is rich. Even women from poor families have the ability to beautify themselves, so there are many beauties.
She combed her hair carefully, put a pearl orchid in it, put some lipstick on her lips, dressed her hair smoothly, changed into clean clothes, and then opened the door and came out.
The main room was empty, with no decent furniture except for a table and four benches. A few wooden boards were fixed on the wall to serve as shelves to store some sundries. But Siniang Wang was already very satisfied - at least the family had something to eat.
I have a decent home. This home is much better than before. Although my home has three houses and one courtyard, it still has a thatched roof, which is nothing compared to the tiled roof and skylight of this house.
Bright and neat.
In the middle of the main room, there are several embroidery frames. The door of the room is open, and the peach blossoms outside the door are in full bloom. Bees are shuttled in the sunshine, and from time to time they will break into the main room and circle around. It makes people feel happy just looking at them.
Her family's "wasp luck" has finally passed! It turns out that her family was also very happy: they had seven or eight acres of mulberry garden, raised silkworms and reeled silk themselves. Although the family was not well off, they were still relatively well-off. Since the year before last, the man Ji Tu
To make a small fortune, I borrowed a loan from "Shuoye" to expand silkworm farming. Unexpectedly, a silkworm disease destroyed all my income, and I was completely defeated. I was forced to sell land and houses to repay this debt to the king of hell with compound interest.
Having lost everything and no way to survive, he had no choice but to be introduced by Cai Shi and became a slave to this master from Guangdong.
Being a slave is a desperate choice - otherwise the family can only live on the street. However, once one sells oneself, one cannot control one's wealth. If the master's family is rich and responsible, it's fine, but if one encounters a cruel and lustful person, one's family will be ruined.
Fortunately, Cai Shi was an old acquaintance and said that although this gentleman was a stranger from Guangli, he was kind-hearted and treated his slaves extremely well. He also took in many refugees to work and care for him.
He is a very kind person, supporting his old age alone.
Even so, Wang Siniang was still hesitant. However, now that she had no choice but to take a risk, she had no choice but to take a risk.
I didn't expect that this step was really the right one. Since joining the Zhao family, my family's fortune has improved step by step.
This gentleman took care of him and settled the family in the villa in Fenghuang Mountain. Wang Siniang's husband Shen Jun was a good mulberry planter. After arriving at the Zhao family, he became the "leader" and led people to plant mulberry trees on the hillside.
, the master is also very resourceful. He said in one breath that he would plant 500 acres of mulberry orchards.
Wang Siniang thought that they would arrange for them to raise silkworms, and she once mentioned it to Cai Shi. If they wanted to raise silkworms, they would have to prepare silkworm raisers first, and they would also have to go to "Shuoye" in advance - it would take several years after the mulberry seedlings are planted.
You can't collect mulberry leaves until you need them. You won't be able to buy mulberry leaves when you need them - it's hard to buy them even if you spend a lot of money to buy them when silkworm breeding is the most stressful.
But last year, there was no sericulture at all. Not only was there no sericulture, the job assigned to Wang Siniang was to lead the female workers in the tea garden to plant and pick tea. Wang Siniang’s natal family is a tea farmer, and she not only knows how to plant and pick,
He can also make green tea. He can be considered a "female head" in Phoenix Villa.
Both of them were "heads", so they got more monthly money. Not long after, the master built a group of houses in the villa for his servants to live in, and the couple also got a room. It was light and dark, and the place was not big, but it was comfortable to live in.
The three daughters were comfortable and convenient. The master also had a kind heart and took them all to study in the "homeschool" in the villa. This was something Wang Siniang never dreamed of - the children who entered this homeschool were all the children of the slaves in the villa.
, as long as everyone under the age of thirteen is admitted to study.
A little girl of six or seven years old can work as a maid, and a boy of seven or eight years old can be sent out to cut grass and herd sheep, or even do some chores. There is no way that the master will give him a free meal and study. This Mr. Zhao
Do you really have to go all the way to Hangzhou to do good deeds?
Doubts are doubts. My daughter has gone to school and her knowledge is different from before. Not only can she talk about many things that her parents don't know, but also about things like planting mulberry and raising silkworms. The eldest daughter can now tell a lot of things -
It turns out that this "free school" teaches not only the Thousand-Character Classics, Hundreds of Family Names, etc., but also many practical things.
As for why we need to teach these things to the children in the villa, I think Mr. Zhao wants to do a great job here, and these children will all be "heads" and "managers" in the future? That's not the case
It takes so many people.
In her opinion, the master is a very mysterious person. When the villa was first built, several strange people came - it was said that they were all Mr. Zhao's "friends", and they were said to be friends, but they were all gesticulating in the villa.
It seems like the owner here. Sometimes he is here, sometimes he is not. The master is also very friendly with them. You can often see them walking around Phoenix Mountain together, holding large rolls of paper in their hands, pointing from time to time.
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Later, these people disappeared one by one. But occasionally, some new faces would come here - it was said that they were also Mr. Zhao's "friends".
Every time a "friend" comes, there will always be some new construction in the villa. For example, building a house or repairing a canal. There is also the strange new house with a chimney built on the mountain.
When the reservoir is about to dry up and a burst of black smoke comes out, the reservoir will be filled with water again.
In short, the master is a very mysterious person. However, Wang Siniang never dared to ask about the master's origin. And she rarely saw Mr. Zhao throughout last year. According to Butler Cai: The master is very busy.
What are you busy with? Wang Siniang didn't dare to ask. She was not a domestic slave in the inner house and was not allowed to enter the inner house department of the villa without being summoned. The master's whereabouts were not within the scope of her inquiry.
But what the owner is doing can be understood by looking at it with your eyes: The master is really investing in this Phoenix Villa! After two years, the hillside that was originally covered with tall weeds and miscellaneous trees has now been opened up into mulberry gardens.
Orchards and tea gardens. Several workshops were built. A large charity hall was built at the foot of the mountain along the river. Last year, the local area suffered a major flood. The master came forward and co-organized this charity hall with the local gentry.
, takes in the victims, takes care of food, housing, and clothing here, making them all fat and rosy. Some people stay in the villa as slaves and are assigned to work and farm in various places. Others live a life
At this stage, a boat came to the dock on the river to pick up the refugees - it was said that they were sent to Mr. Zhao's village to open up wasteland. As for where they went to open up wasteland, Wang Siniang neither knew nor dared to ask. At any rate, her whole family could still survive
If you stay in your hometown, thank God.
She doesn't ask for anything else, she just wants to live a peaceful life here. The daughters are getting older. If one of them can catch the eye of the master and serve him as a "follower", then the future of this family will also be better.
There is more hope.
Wang Siniang's thoughts were not random thoughts. When she kowtowed to Master Zhao, she noticed that when Master Zhao looked at their mother and daughter, there was a strong masculine desire in his eyes. The master was young, and their mother and daughter were quite capable.
It’s not surprising that there are different looks. If the master is lucky enough to be interested in his own daughter, it would be a good way out.
But since then, Mr. Zhao has had nothing to say to them. The dead man in his family breathed a sigh of relief, but Wang Siniang felt a little disappointed - isn't she as good-looking as that ugly Feng Hua?
Speaking of Mr. Zhao, he has neither a wife nor a concubine. The only maid who often accompanies him is a dark and thin Fenghua. To say that he is a seductress, the master’s personal servant Jiying is really
He is not handsome, but looks like a killer who does menial work. In the entire villa, there are few maids and servants who are particularly favored. He Ning, who was rescued from the bridge by the master, although at first glance
Even if she is a beautiful woman, the master still doesn't care about her, not even the maids who are close to her.
This gentleman is really a weirdo. Wang Siniang thought about taking the blue cloth "skirt" from the shelf and wrapping it around her body. She picked up the scarf to wrap her face and head, and put on a bamboo hat - today she
It takes a whole day to pick tea at the tea farm in the villa. The spring sun is already very bright.
The servants' group house is quiet here, and most people have already gone to work. There are dozens of servants' group houses built along the mountain, just like a small village. In addition to the houses, there are public wells and toilets.
.The houses are built neatly, and there are roads paved with bluestones at the door of each house - all are cleaned cleanly. The sanitation here is guaranteed, there are rotations, and there are dedicated inspections. Which one is not doing well?
Monthly payments will be deducted. Not only public places must be inspected, but also homes. This kind of mandatory health inspection is the most effective way to ensure public health safety.
Wang Siniang walked all the way up the hillside. She passed the public well in the village - below is the reservoir. The water is transported here from the reservoir on the mountain through the culvert. There were several maids who were washing clothes around the public well.
When Wang Siniang came, everyone said hello. She is also the "head" in the villa, and her status is much higher than that of ordinary women. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!