A car accident, our family of three crossed

First of all, there is Uncle Hong. He is the person who is responsible for making decisions and decisions on all matters big and small in the mansion. He can be regarded as the temporary steward of the mansion.

The second is the middle-aged couple. The husband's surname is Zhang, so let's call them Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang. The couple is responsible for the three meals a day and shopping for the house. Every morning they go out to buy the ingredients for the day, and every once in a while, they will regularly buy other daily necessities for the house.

Four maids, Chunyu, Xiayu, Qiuyu and Dongyu, were responsible for sweeping the houses in several courtyards, as well as doing needlework.

Finally, there were three servants, Dafu, Daniu and Dazhuang. They were responsible for cleaning up the fallen leaves in the courtyards of the mansion, pruning flowers and plants, and other miscellaneous tasks.

After listening to everyone's reports, Song Ning recalled his morning tour of the mansion. This area is not small, and there are only a few people, and each of them has multiple duties. Can all these tasks be completed?

She thought so and asked.

As the temporary housekeeper, Uncle Hong spoke on behalf of the family: "Although our house is large, there has never been a master in the mansion. Everyone does things casually every day. We don't force them to do anything. They just need to finish the work of the day."

After he finished speaking, he paused and continued, "In the past, there were no rules in the mansion, and everyone did whatever they wanted. Now that the young master's wife has returned, the rules of the mansion must be established by the lady."

When it comes to setting rules, Song Ning waved his hand. They were not sure how long they would stay in the capital, so they did not plan to make any changes for the time being.

"No rules will be established for the time being. Everyone should continue to do as usual. The affairs of the mansion are still managed by you, Uncle Hong. I will give orders when necessary."

"Ugh! This..."

Everyone hesitated and subconsciously glanced at Hang Shuheng, the head of the family.

Although the affairs of the inner house have always been the responsibility of women, judging from the lady's reaction, it seems that she does not intend to interfere too much.

There is no order without rules. If we don’t set rules in this huge house, the people below will be lazy in doing things without the constraints of the rules.

Hang Shuheng sensed everyone's gazes, turned around and smiled at them, saying, "Why are you all looking at me? In this family, even I have to listen to my wife, so you just do whatever my wife says."

Uh, this, this, this... this master is too shameless! He actually said such unworthy words in public.

Everyone seemed to have heard some incredible secret. They couldn't help but sweat on their foreheads. They felt that they had heard such humiliating words from their master, and they wondered if they would be punished in the future!

Instead, Song Ning burst out laughing, turned around and glared at someone, then sent the frightened people below to do their work.

After everyone had left, she asked Uncle Hong, "Did the servants in our mansion sign a living contract or a dead contract?"

As she had just arrived, she didn't know the specific situation of these servants, let alone whether they had made a decision on whether to stay or go. She had to ask clearly.

"Madam, these are all death contracts." Uncle Hong handed over a box that he had prepared long ago, and said, "Madam, inside are the account books of our house and the indentures of all the servants. Please take a look."

He placed the box gently on the table, then took out a letter from his pocket and handed it over.

"This is a letter left by the previous master, who asked me to give it to the two masters."

The previous master was none other than Mr. Chu. The two men did not expect that Mr. Chu would leave them a letter.

Hang Shuheng took the letter, opened it, took a look at it, and then handed it to Song Ning.

The content of the letter was nothing more than some instructions to the servants in the house.

These servants were the ones who had been assigned to work in this house and were quite familiar with it.

Second Uncle Chu specifically explained that Uncle Hong was originally a retired veteran from the army. Because of his leg injury and old age, he could no longer go to the battlefield, so he arranged for people to work in the house.

If they don't mind, they can keep Uncle Hong, even if it's just to give him a job as a gatekeeper. If they mind, Master Chu will also make some arrangements for the old man.

Song Ning has always admired the soldiers who fought for their country, so how could he refuse to give such an old man a stable place to spend his later years.

In addition, the letter also explained that since the house was given to them, the servants in the house would naturally be given as well. If they were useful to them, they could keep them. If they were not useful to them, they could sell them and buy new ones. In the end, all ownership was in their hands.

After reading the letter, Song Ning looked at Hang Shuheng, feeling helpless.

When Mr. Chu gave the house as a gift, he did not mention that the people working in the house should also be given a gift. Maybe he was afraid that if he told them at that time, they would not want to accept it.

It’s good to be like this now. As soon as they arrived in the capital, they have manpower available, which saves them a lot of trouble.

It's just that with only a few people working in such a big house, Song Ning thinks it's really hard. She doesn't mind adding a few more people, it's just a matter of paying them a few more monthly salaries and adding a few more sets of bowls and chopsticks.

So, after she put the box away, she said to Uncle Hong, "We don't have enough people working in our house. How about this! Uncle Hong, when it's convenient for you, go to the pawnshop and bring back a few maids or servants. This way, we can share some of the work, and everyone won't have to work so hard."

Uncle Hong nodded and said, "Madam, we don't have to go to the broker in person. We just need to give a call and ask the broker to bring the person to the mansion for selection."

Song Ning was very surprised when he heard this, it really is a big city, the service is so good!

"That's great. I'd like you to go and take care of this matter in the next two days."

"Yes."

After the matter was settled, Song Ning asked Uncle Hong to go down and rest.

She picked up the box and handed it to Qingshuang, asking her to keep it for safekeeping. Her behavior became more and more like that of a hands-off boss.

Qingshuang held the box, feeling somewhat helpless, and thought to herself that Madam should really have brought Xu along.

"I never thought that Second Uncle Chu would find ways to send us people."

Hang Shuheng didn't think it was a big deal. Since such a big house was given to him as a gift, a few servants coming with it were nothing.

"Since you can't refuse it in person, just accept it! We will always have contacts in the future, and exchanges of favors are inevitable."

"Yeah! That's true."

The couple was chatting in the main hall until Aunt Zhang, who was in charge of the kitchen, came over to ask about dinner. Then they stopped talking.

"Sir, Madam, I wonder if the masters have any dietary restrictions, and what specifications are followed for preparing the masters' meals."

Song Ning thought for a moment before saying, "I don't have any dietary restrictions, but there's no need to prepare dinner for us tonight. We just arrived in the capital and are planning to go out and visit the night market in the capital, so we won't eat at home."

"As for the specifications of the meals, it's up to you! As long as there's no waste."