Bondage

"Guard Liang."

"Back to the old lady, the old slave is here."

Seeing her worried eyes, Song Wan said: "I heard that your old mother was ill a few days ago, and she hasn't been able to take care of her. Is there such a thing?"

"Grandma, the old slave's mother is in good health, and the old slave has not returned home recently, and has never neglected his duties..."

"you misunderstand me."

Song Wan took a piece of red flannel from Heng Zhi, and opened it casually: "I have half a 50-year-old ginseng in my room, which was originally given by the old lady. If you don't mind it, you can take it back and give your mother a boost of energy and blood." .”

Granny Liang bent her legs and knelt directly on the ground.

"Thank you, grandma. This old slave thanks grandma for her kindness on behalf of my mother."

Heng Zhi stepped forward to help him up: "Don't do that, our grandma knows who has worked hard in the past, and you will always be to blame."

Jiang Fu's daughter-in-law's expression turned ugly.

She is the chief steward in the back house, although Song Wan didn't say anything bad about her today, everything he did before was slapping her in the face, but she was convinced again, and it was difficult to generate any resentment.

"Nurse Zhou."

"The old slave is here."

Seeing that she saluted him respectfully, Song Wan couldn't help saying softly: "I heard that your grandson can know hundreds of characters at the age of five?"

Nanny Zhou nodded, and Song Wan said: "This child has some spirituality, I thought, don't waste his talent, why not send it to our ethnology school, and be educated with the young masters in the mansion, maybe in the future he can produce a young champion."

The grandson is Nanny Zhou's darling, so it's fine if the child is just mischievous, but now that God has blessed him with some amazing talents, she naturally has extravagant expectations.

If her grandson can really become the No. [-] scholar in the future, she would be willing to let her die immediately.

Nanny Zhou knelt in front of Song Wan and kowtowed three times without saying a word.

"Grandmother is kind, this old slave will be determined to follow the lead of the horse in the future, and will do his best."

Song Wan helped him up, and said with a smile that a little thing is not worth it.

"You ladies also know the situation of the Lan courtyard. In the past, the courtyard was clean, and there were naturally fewer girls. Now that the uncle is back, there are new people in the courtyard, so there is a shortage of manpower. I am not familiar with the people in the mansion, so I will need a few Let me pick some cute and clever girls to come over."

"If you have capable ones, or if your daughters and granddaughters are suitable, you can also send them to Heng Zhi for a look."

Ladies, you look at me, I look at you, and your heart is full of joy.

The master's courtyard is not easy to enter, especially the Lan courtyard.

And when he entered the Lan Courtyard, he would have the opportunity to serve the uncle up close. He was dexterous, and he might be able to serve him in the uncle's room someday.

They are all born in the family, and they have been slaves and handmaids in the Hou Mansion for generations. Which family does not have a daughter or granddaughter?

As long as one of them can get close to the uncle, the whole family will also ascend to heaven.

The women were eager to try, and they were already thinking about candidates in their hearts.

Seeing this, Song Wan's smile deepened: "The mansion makes the mother-in-law and the maidservants the most tiring of jobs, but the monthly silver is a little less. I'm thinking of giving these maids an additional [-] Wen a month. On the [-]th and [-]th of winter , one set of cotton-padded clothes in January, one thin skirt in June, July and August in summer, and an extra two shillings in winter and summer, so that they can buy some melons and fruits and charcoal fire."

"Grandma is benevolent..."

A group of women scrambled to compliment Song Wan, but she just smiled and didn't take it seriously.

"Jiang Fu's daughter-in-law."

"Hey, the old slave is here, what orders does Grandma have?"

Song Wan didn't feel any dissatisfaction, instead he looked apologetic: "It's been hard for you in the past few years when the uncle is away."

"Where is grandma, it's what old slaves should do."

"What should I do?"

Heng Zhi handed over a wooden box, and Song Wan handed it to her: "You and Uncle Jiang have worked hard for the Hou Mansion all your life, and the Hou Mansion owes you all in the end."

Jiang Fu's house was opened in a daze, only to see a recommendation letter inside.

"Your youngest son, Jiang Youcai, grew up with the old man. It is said that now that the old man comes back, he should be taken care of by his side. But the old lady and I feel that we are inferior, so we asked someone to write a letter of recommendation, recommending him to weaving and dyeing." The bureau will be a deputy envoy."

"The position is a bit lower, but it is an official position after all."

Holding the recommendation book, Jiang Fu's family's eyes were bloodshot.

"Grandma... old slave..."

Song Wan smiled softly and patted her hand.

There was nothing else to do, Song Wan simply explained one or two things and then let the women leave. After the room became quiet, she saw Jiang Xingjian standing in the corner, and she didn't know how long she had been there.

Song Wan was slightly lost in thought: "Is there something wrong with your husband?"

Jiang Xingjian shook his head, walked to her side and sat down.

In fact, he was worried about coming here today.

He thought that if Song Wan was made things difficult by the slaves, he would come forward to support her, but he didn't know that in just half a day, she would treat those women into obedience without saying a word.

First, a majesty was established with a killing stick, and then the status quo of collusion between servants and servants in the mansion was dismantled to rebalance the distribution of power.After dealing with the pocket-filled people in the inner courtyard, they were brought back into the Lan Courtyard.

If they want their daughters to be valued by the master, they must be obedient and obedient, be used by her, and be willing to be coaxed and driven by her.

As for favoring the poorest maidservant in the mansion...

Jiang Xingjian smiled lightly, thinking that it would not take half a day for nearly a thousand servants in the entire Hou Mansion to know that the grandma in the mansion is kind and kind.

Jiang Xingjian twitched his fingertips, thinking to himself that it would be no better than Song Wan to let him take care of this family.

He had never seen the decisive Song Wan while talking and laughing, but seeing her for the first time now inevitably overturned his previous impression of her.

"you……"

"Master, grandma."

Xie Yi came in from outside the house, saluted the two of them and said: "Master, Aunt Lin of Xiuyan Pavilion is ill, I would like to ask you to go and have a look."

Jiang Xingjian pursed his lips, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Lin Jiayue for a few days.

He looked at Song Wan beside him, but saw that she half-closed her eyes, looking sleepy.

"Ma'am take a lunch break first, I'll come back later."

Song Wan opened her eyes and smiled distantly, and went back to the dormitory with Heng Zhiheng Wu.

After the two waited for her to rest, they walked out of the room lightly.

The rose scented pillow under the neck exudes a delicate fragrance, the fragrance is clear but not turbid, and the fragrance is comfortable and pleasant. In the past, Song Wan liked this fragrance the most, but today it smells a little disturbing, and he has not been able to calm down for a long time.

Before she could lie down for a stick of incense, she sat up.

It rained last night, so Heng Zhi put the woodcarvings of the zodiac signs on the window back into the house, and now the eight woodcarvings are placed on the edge of the embroidering, neatly arranged.

Song Wanhong touched her eyes one by one, her expression becoming more and more confused.