After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Lu Chuan said quickly: "Miss San is very smart and will definitely be able to take care of the housework properly. I just need to listen to her."

Lu Chuan is good at speaking and being a good person, which may be related to his many years of business experience.

I was very satisfied with Lu Chuan and said with a smile: "It's a long way from here to the city. I have a carriage here. When you leave later, I will let the carriage take you back and pick up your family and luggage along the way."

Lu Chuan was stunned. He didn't expect this employer to be so kind. He quickly said, "No need, Second Young Master. I'll just walk back and hire a carriage when I come back."

I waved my hand and said, "You don't have to be polite. Let's just leave it at that."

After that, I turned to Yi Ping and said, "You can advance some silver to Steward Lu so that he can go back and buy some necessities. Then you can deduct it from his salary."

Lu Chuan was scared by me again. He had never seen anyone get an advance on wages without working a single day. Aren’t you afraid that someone will take the money and run away?

Yi Ping obediently took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve, looked at me and asked, "How much is the advance?"

I then remembered that I hadn't discussed salary with Lu Chuan yet, so I asked, "Butler Lu, how much monthly salary would be appropriate for you?"

Lu Chuan was shocked again. He had never seen a master asking a servant how much monthly salary he wanted.

Lu Chuan felt that he must have encountered a ghost today, and he would make sure to look back to see if the house was still there when he went out.

Lu Chuan wiped his forehead and whispered, "Second Young Master, give me whatever you think is appropriate."

I really didn't know how much the housekeeper's salary should be per month, so I said with some embarrassment: "You should just give me a number. If I think it's reasonable, I'll accept it. If it's not reasonable, I'll tell you again."

Lu Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Generally, the monthly salary for a housekeeper in a wealthy family is eight taels of silver, and for a small family it is six taels of silver. Second Young Master, just give me six taels."

Is the housekeeper's salary so low? Yingchun's salary is higher than his.

I thought about it and said, "How about this? I will give you 10 taels of silver a month. If you do a good job, there will be an extra bonus at the end of the month. As for how much the bonus is, it depends on how well you do your job. If you do an excellent job, the bonus will be higher, and if you do a sloppy job, the bonus will be less. What do you think?"

When Lu Chuan heard this, he felt like his heart was about to jump out.

Ten taels of silver a month, plus a bonus?

He had already said a high salary, and was worried that I would blame him for asking for too much, but he didn't expect that I would give him an even higher salary! Such a young master is really rare in aristocratic families.

Since he retired from the imperial merchant job, he has been living a tight life every day, with his income not enough to make ends meet. Later, he opened a breakfast shop, but he worked from dawn to dusk and could not even earn one or two taels of silver a month. Later, his son fell ill again, and all his money was used to pay for his son's medical treatment. In the end, he could not even open the breakfast shop, otherwise he would not have come out to look for a job.

If I had ten taels of silver a month, I would have enough money to treat my son's illness.

The more Lu Chuan thought about it, the more moved he became, and tears were almost coming out.

Lu Chuan choked up and said, "Thank you, Second Young Master. You have given me enough. I will definitely work hard in the future and repay you by working like a cow or a horse for you."

People in ancient times liked to repay others with their lives, which made me feel a little overwhelmed. I quickly said, "Just do your best. I won't let you work like a slave."

After that, I said to Yi Ping, "First, give Steward Lu an advance of ten taels of silver. If it's not enough, we can talk about it later."

Yi Ping looked through the stack of banknotes and found that there was no banknote worth ten taels, so he said, "I'll go inside and get some."

I nodded, and then said to Yingchun, "Take Butler Lu for a walk and familiarize yourself with the place. Talk to Zhang San while you're at it, and then send Butler Lu back to pack up."

Although there are professional grooms here, travel is now strictly controlled. Zhang San has the prince's jade pendant I gave him, so it will be much more convenient for him to travel.

Yingchun listened, bowed to me and said, "Yes, Second Young Master."

In fact, Lu Chuan has been secretly observing Yingchun. He feels that this girl's words and actions seem to have received strict training. Her every word and action is just right. She treats people neither servile nor arrogant, not like an ordinary maid.

I saw Lu Chuan observing Yingchun intentionally or unintentionally, so I told him clearly, "All the people in this house were sent by His Majesty, and all expenses are managed by the palace."

Lu Chuan had already noticed the difference in Yingchun, but he looked at me in disbelief. Everyone in this room was under the control of the palace, so what was he in charge of?

I saw the confusion in Lu Chuan's eyes, so I had to explain: "Although these people were sent by the palace, they gave me a lot of trivial things, such as the rewards for festivals, the distribution of clothes for each season, etc. I want to have a full-time person to do this."

Logically speaking, the people sent by the palace are under the management of the palace, and the monthly salary and other things should be distributed by the palace. Then, the reward money that the second young master mentioned, isn't it paid out of his own pocket?

This boss doesn't look stupid at all, but why does he always give me the feeling that he is just rich and stupid?

While Lu Chuan was thinking secretly, Yi Ping came out with a purse.

Yi Ping handed the purse to Lu Chuan and said, "Butler Lu, I have prepared all small change for you to use. Do you think the amount is correct?"

It was impossible for ancient people to carry a scale with them all the time, so silver was weighed according to size before being circulated.

Lu Chuan took the wallet with both hands, but did not open it. He bowed to me and Yi Ping and said, "Thank you, Second Young Master and Third Miss. You don't have to look. I trust you two. It's getting late. I'll go back and pack my things and come back."

I nodded and said, "Don't worry, be careful on the road."

Lu Chuan bowed to me respectfully again before following Yingchun.

As soon as Lu Chuan left, I felt my stomach growling with hunger, and Yi Ping hurried to bring me food.

After breakfast, I had nothing to do, so I said to Yi Ping, "I want to practice martial arts in the back of the house for a while. Call me when it's time for dinner."

This house is right next to the back door of the Martial Arts Academy, and the back door of the Martial Arts Academy leads to a small hill planted with fruit trees. If it were not winter, the lush and green scenery would be a different kind of scenery. But now the mountain is covered with snow, and all you can see is a vast expanse of white. Only the trunks of the trees are left, and there is no scenery at all.

But that hill is a good place to practice martial arts. It is sparsely populated and there are few wild animals.

Yiping didn't want me to go out, but there were too many people in the house, and the small yard was already full of little servants, leaving no place for me to practice. She couldn't stop me, so she could only watch me carrying a small axe and leaving through the side door with Li Si.

Li Si and I came out of the side door and walked towards the back mountain without looking back.

After walking for a while, we reached the top of the mountain.

From the top of the mountain, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire Wushu Academy.

The martial arts academy is really big. In addition to the courtyard and school dormitories, there are also horse training grounds, archery training grounds, martial arts training grounds, etc. If you take a walk around it, it will probably take one or two hours.