Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"Your sister was just born when I met her. I know how difficult it was for her. How could I bully her?"

"Okay, okay, I got it, auntie. I'll go talk to my sister right away. I still have to arrange for the maid and the doorman I just bought. I'm very busy..."

Du Wenchan was impatient and talked a lot to A Luo, so A Luo had no choice but to let her go.

I think all women will be like this when they grow up.

Besides, my daughter has been taking care of the workshop's affairs recently, which is a little different from me, a woman who stays at home to take care of the children.

There is no agreement.

A Luo sighed and went back to chatting with Qi Sanniang. When it comes to children's affairs, people of the same age should be able to discuss them together.

"It was said that she was unable to bear children and her life in the business was not good. Later, when her life became better, he thought she was too old and stopped visiting her often."

"She was an honest person, but someone framed her in the inner house, angering the first wife, who wanted to sell her off."

"She begged the eldest wife, saying that she was old and wanted to be a servant in another family. For some reason, the eldest wife agreed."

"Over the years, it was passed through two or three families and several hands before returning to Dongxing County."

Du Wenchan told Du Wenxiu in detail the information she had heard from the matchmaker.

"Mrs. Zhang said that although he is honest, he is not without ideas. He wants to go back to Dongxing County. Maybe..."

She glanced at Du Wenxiu's face and saw that she was just lowering her head to coax the child, as if she wasn't listening.

"I also asked the matchmaker about the Du family. When she heard that the whole family had died out and only a few of us were left alive, she kept silent."

"If Auntie hadn't recognized her before, do you think she would have recognized us?"

Du Wenxiu shook her head, put the sleeping Haisheng on the bed and covered him with a small quilt.

She walked outside and saw Daya sweeping the floor, calling her over.

"Go and bring Old Man Yang and his granddaughter here. We need to make arrangements for what you will do next."

Daya responded in a crisp voice and jumped out to call for help.

Du Wenchan brought out a chair and asked her to sit down. After Daya brought the grandparents and grandchildren over, she stood side by side with them, waiting for the host's instructions.

"It's better to change the name Daya." Du Wenchan wanted to laugh when she said this.

Daya blushed instantly, thinking of how nice Chunlan and Qingtao's names were in the morning, and she was so envious.

"Please give me a name, grandma." She was thinking about the rules of wealthy families that Qingtao and Chunlan had talked about when they were at the matchmaker's house.

I just learned to kneel down like them and speak in their elegant manner.

"Get up, our family doesn't have so many rules. You want to change your name, but I'm a layman who only knows those things."

"I like whatever name grandma gives it." Daya stood up and said obediently.

Du Wenxiu couldn't help but smile knowingly after hearing this.

"If you want, you can call me Qiuyue."

"Hey, I'm the maid Qiuyue, thank you grandma for giving me the name." The little maid who was renamed Qiuyue responded happily, only feeling that her status was different now than when she was called "Daya".

"Grandma, please give a name to this little flower of mine..." Old man Yang pulled his granddaughter forward.

"Stop kneeling like that. I don't like this." Du Wenxiu said hurriedly, stopping the old man Yang and his grandson from performing the ceremony.

"If you want the child to serve us, then bring her along with Qiuyue and call her Qiuyun. Do you think that's okay?"

Du Wenxiu asked in a gentle voice. Old man Yang nodded repeatedly. Ignoring the dissuasion, he asked his ignorant granddaughter to kneel down and kowtow to her grandmother.

Du Wenxiu couldn't help feeling a little strange.

I have become a member of the capitalist class so quickly, living a life of exploiting the common people...

But this is the way the world is, why do we have to be that different person?

Everything has two sides. Let's look at it dialectically. I am supporting them out of kindness.

They do the work and pay themselves, but what they can't accept the most is the use of child labor...

I heard from Du Wenchan earlier that many families in the neighboring counties had to sell their children because they couldn't make a living. Didn't Qiuyue's family also have to sell her because of their livelihood?

Du Wenchan also set a monthly salary for them based on the wages she had inquired about. When they heard that they would get paid, they were all overjoyed.

Old man Yang held his granddaughter down and wanted to kneel down again, but was stopped by Du Wenxiu.

"We have a small family, so we don't follow these customs. It's just that because there are so few people, we need to be more attentive when doing things."

"We will reward those who do well. But if there is any behavior that deceives the master, our family will not tolerate it."

"When the time comes and you commit a crime and report to the authorities, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Du Wenxiu said this seriously, and the three people, one old and two young, nodded in agreement.

It is better to speak out the ugly words upfront so that you can save a lot of effort afterwards.

After arranging everyone's responsibilities, A Luo came out and called Qiuyue into the kitchen and taught her how to cook.

"Our family is not like other wealthy families, where everyone has a clear division of labor. This family has fewer people and is easier to serve, so the work they do is more diverse. You should learn well and don't complain. You will have your own benefits in the future."

"I know. I often do these chores at home. On weekdays, when I have nothing to do, I have to go up the mountain to collect grass for pigs and chop firewood. Our family has much less to do than mine."

While teaching Qiuyue, A Luo kept nagging her, fearing that she would be dissatisfied with her work.

Qiuyue was also very obedient and chatted with A'luo to comfort him.

"When I have time, I will teach Qiuyue and Qiuyun how to read. Then someone will take care of the family accounts, and Auntie will have to worry less."

Soon, the meal was ready and the family sat together eating. Du Wenxiu said this.

Du Wenchan had no objection, and A'luo also said it was just right. Only Qi Sanniang looked up at her, as if she had something to say, but was hesitant.

Du Wenxiu just ignored it.

After dinner, Old Man Yang came over to announce that Madam Mo had come with a young lady.

Sister Du Wenxiu looked at each other and hurriedly asked Old Man Yang to invite the person in.

Madam Mo brought her daughter Guan Shaorong to find Du Wenxiu. One reason was that the family affairs had been settled and they could go to work at any time, and the other was to ask Du Wenxiu what he thought.

Secondly, I wanted to see if there was anything my daughter could learn to do in the workshop. Having someone at home earning more money would reduce the pressure a lot.

Du Wenxiu saw that the girl was gentle and shy, so he said:

"Mrs. Mo, our family is in business, and we employ women, mostly to do rough labor."

"It's the person in charge. In addition to being familiar with the procedures, he may also have to deal with the merchants. It's really not suitable for an unmarried young lady to come forward."

"There are also the accounting office and the pharmacy. If you can read and do some arithmetic, you can consider getting a job in the accounting office."

Madam Mo frowned slightly, glanced at Guan Shaorong, and said nothing.

Guan Shaorong has always been shy, but the current situation at home is really sad. She can't sit still at home doing nothing.

My mother and elder brother went out to work to earn money to pay off the debt, and my younger brother was taken care of by my aunt.

Originally, my aunt also followed my mother to work, but seeing her looking around, I knew she was unwilling to do so.