Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"Yes, as the number of people in this family increases, everyone has their own things to do. I can't let these chores occupy my time."

Du Wenxiu was also worried.

Qi Sanniang said, "The master and his wife are here too. Why don't we let them know and get the housekeepers and servants who we think are reliable to come over."

"That's exactly what I wanted, but I'm afraid the aunts will blame me for being extravagant and wasting money." Du Wenxiu said with a smile, which earned him a roll of the eyes from A Luo.

"This butler and manservant was supposed to be purchased first, but because we don't have a man in charge of the family, we put it on hold for fear that someone might have bad intentions. It's not the same as buying ice for you, so don't mix them up."

Du Wenxiu chuckled and didn't argue with her. He went to the kitchen to help make the sauce and cook the noodles.

After dinner, he went to the street to find Zhang Yapo and asked her to help him find a few reliable people before going back.

Qi Sanniang had already told Mrs. Fan about this matter while taking Haisheng to play with Hui Niang.

The Fan family also knew that their current role was to intimidate the servants, so they readily agreed to come over in the afternoon to help take charge. Only then did Du Wenxiu feel relieved.

After eating the delicious noodles with gravy, Du Wenxiu dozed off while holding Haisheng. Shen Zheng and Qiuyue lifted the curtain to wake her up, saying that it was Zhang Yapo who brought people over.

"Have you called my wife?" Du Wenxiu asked sleepily.

Qiuyue smiled and took the outer gauze dress and put it on with her: "Grandma, wash up first, I will go and invite my mother-in-law."

Du Wenxiu nodded, turned around and saw that Haisheng was still sleeping, so he got up quietly, washed his face, and then he felt awake.

This time, with Mrs. Fan's help, three families were selected very smoothly. One family was named Xu, and the head was called Xu Ada, who was in his forties and looked smart and capable.

His daughter-in-law was called Yuanxi. She had a festive name and looked festive too. She would smile before she spoke to people and was neatly dressed. Du Wenxiu fell in love with her at first sight.

According to Zhang Yapo, Yuan Xi is also a good cook. He showed off his cooking skills at Zhang Yapo's house, and now she keeps praising him.

After hearing this, Du Wenxiu smiled and said that when Master Zou had made some progress in his cooking studies, the kitchen would have to be handed over to the people in the inner courtyard to manage.

The two of them have a little boy named Xu Xiaozhong, who just turned ten this year. He kneels beside his parents and dares not raise his head. He looks like an honest child.

The other man chosen by Mrs. Fan is called Cheng Hou. He said he was about thirty-six or thirty-seven years old, but he looked to be over forty and looked very mature.

The daughter-in-law, Liu Qiaohua, who was about 27 or 28 years old, said that she was originally a maid in an official's family. Later, something happened in her family, and Chenghou spent most of his life savings to buy her as a daughter-in-law.

The couple has two children. The older one, Cheng Yan, is already nine years old, and the younger one, Cheng Ming, is only seven years old. If the couple goes on duty, their daughter can look after their son, which makes it less of a worry.

Originally, I only planned to pick two families, but thinking that Du Wenchan would get married after she finished mourning, and marrying a general, it would be too shabby and not in good shape.

So she thought of preparing the companions first, and letting Mrs. Fan and Qi Sanniang train them together, and then she could go with her when she got married.

Apart from anything else, there must be at least one or two maids as a dowry, so they took a fancy to the couple with a 15-year-old girl.

These two men are not novices. They are used to working in other people's homes. But now the emperor has changed, and a new emperor appoints new ministers. Those who know the situation have retired long ago.

However, there are still some who are ignorant and tactless, and would rather wait until they are convicted and their property is searched before they can avoid punishment, so there are especially many servants of officials who have been convicted this year.

This family was originally the companions of the wife of a criminal official. They had been with the wife for a long time and had grown up together with her.

My daughter once followed the young lady of the family and was originally raised as a dowry maid.

The wife entrusted her family to her handkerchief sister and took her away, but she didn't expect that the sister's family was already weak inside and could even see the money they earned from selling their bodies.

She was then sold to a matchmaker, who then asked her to sell her far away, and that is how she ended up in front of Du Wenxiu's family.

"This family is indeed very important, but I don't know if they will obey discipline. If they say nice things on the surface but have other intentions behind their backs, it will be even more harmful to others."

Mrs. Fan covered her mouth with a fan and discussed with Du Wenxiu in a low voice.

But that family was smart. Seeing that their master was kind-hearted, they knelt down and expressed their feelings. They pointed to the heavens and the earth and swore that they would never do anything to betray their master.

Mrs. Fan seemed a little soft-hearted, but she still looked at Du Wenxiu.

Du Wenxiu thought for a while before saying, "This is also for the girl to choose a man, and he has to suit her taste."

"Why don't we wait until she gets back from work and then take a look? Would it be okay for Madam Zhang to make another trip then?"

Zhang Yapo smiled and said, "We have been working together for a long time. Every time Madam Du needs someone, she comes to me. What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I will keep these people for a few days for Madam Du to take a good look at them. If they are suitable, you can pay me. If they are not suitable, you can ask me to take them away."

Mrs. Fan could not help being surprised. She had lived in Dongxing County before and naturally knew some matchmakers.

This is the first time I've seen someone so easy to talk to.

It can be seen that Du Wenxiu must be a respectable person in her daily life, so people are willing to give her face and help her.

"That's not necessary. Since Aunt Zhang is trustworthy, my sister will come back tonight and let her take a look. She will then have an opinion on whether it is suitable or not."

Zhang Yapo smiled and said yes, exchanged a few more pleasantries, then took her leave and left.

In his heart, he thought that he had formed a good relationship with Du Wenxiu for the sake of neighbors, but he did not expect that he would become her big client.

In just a few months, he bought a house and a person, and his family became more and more prosperous.

I heard that her husband earns a lot of money working outside, otherwise how could a woman earn so much money so quickly.

Ignoring what Zhang Yapo was thinking, Du Wenxiu appointed Xu Ada as the chief steward and Cheng Hou as the second steward, and said with a smile:

"Although you are the chief and second butlers, our family does not have so many people to manage with you."

Mrs. Fan hurriedly said that the people they brought with them would be under their command, and they should not wait to ask her and Fan Zhao about everything.

"Of the nine male servants we brought here, three are our own, and the other six are borrowed from the Fan family."

"We'll ask later. If there are people who are willing to stay, we'll pay them according to our current monthly salary. If there are people who don't want to stay, we'll give them some money and send them back."

Du Wenxiu agreed meekly without being polite to her.

He also took the money he had saved for buying vegetables and gave it to Xu Ada, telling them to settle down in the back house in the outer courtyard.

"We are from a peasant family, so we don't have many rules. We all do our job honestly and think more about the master. If the master is doing well, won't everyone be well too?"

Two of the three families were forced to live away from home because their masters committed crimes. They were used to living a peaceful life and naturally knew what a good life was.

When they heard the host giving them a lecture, they hurriedly responded in a low voice and then left without saying anything more.

By the evening, everyone was busy with their own duties.