That night, the news spread among the servants of Lord Ningguo that the Crown Prince's wife would personally distribute monthly silver rewards to every servant in Qiwu Garden. Everyone happily saluted in the direction of Qiwu Garden and thanked him. Especially those servants who had been working in the mansion for more than five years were extremely moved. They saw with their own eyes that the Crown Prince's wife was putting things right, and they felt that there was hope for Duke Ning's mansion again.
Different from the happiness of the servants, Cheng Siyi, Xiao Li and their two concubines of the second house in Changxin courtyard secretly scolded Ning for the whole night.
Since the Ning family took charge of the family, the money that the second-fang master can make has become less and less day by day, and the originally nourishing life has become much dryer.
Especially Xiao Li, when her aunt was in charge of the family, she had to make at least two or three additional sets of new clothes every month, and the latest styles of hair and face jewelry were also added every month. But now that Ning is the head of the family, apart from the normal monthly quota, there is no extra benefit. Little Li has long been extremely aggrieved.
"Second Master, can't we just live like this?" Little Li became more and more uncomfortable as she thought about it. She covered her face with a handkerchief and started to cry.
"Humph, how is that possible! Let her be proud for a few days, wait..." Cheng Siyi said coldly with a sinister look in his eyes.
"Wait? What are you waiting for?" Little Li asked doubtfully.
"Hmph... you're a womanizer, stop meddling in this man's business! It's your business to give him a son as soon as possible." Cheng Siyi shouted angrily.
Cheng Siyi himself was remembered in the name of his legitimate mother as a concubine, so he paid more attention to the identity of his legitimate son. So although he prefers two concubines, he always spends twenty days every month resting in Xiao Li's room, just because he wants to give birth to a legitimate son with Xiao Li as soon as possible.
Little Li's face turned pale. She had not been pregnant since she gave birth to twin girls, Bao'er Beier, two years ago. She was also very anxious. She had been drinking bitter juice for more than half a year. But it has no effect.
Cheng Siyi felt unhappy and didn't want to stay with Xiao Li anymore. He flicked his sleeves and turned out of the upper room, going to his concubine Liu's house in Xikuoyuan.
Seeing her husband throw away his sleeves, Xiao Li just sneered, not worried at all that the two concubines could turn out the palm of her hand. After all, the two concubines were given an extremely powerful drug to kill children on the day they were brought in. Therefore, no matter how hard Cheng Siyi tried, it was impossible for the two concubines to give birth to a boy and a girl.
In the early morning of the next day, the servants of Duke Ningguo's mansion came to Qiwu Garden with great joy and queued up to receive the monthly silver and New Year's rewards. The male servants, led by Cheng Jinsong and his two younger brothers, were in the outer hall, watching the housekeeper distribute the items one by one.
Some of the servants at the bottom have not received a full monthly payment for three or four years, let alone a reward. Now that they have received heavy strings of copper coins and reward money wrapped in beautiful wallets, many servants cannot bear it. Zhu cried happily.
"Second brother, why are they crying?" Cheng Jinfeng tugged on the second brother's sleeve and asked in confusion.
Cheng Jinzhu touched his little furry little head, glanced at the butler standing aside, and said with a smile: "They finally got the monthly reward they deserve, and they are very happy." Crying."
Cheng Jinfeng didn't quite understand, but he still said "oh" obediently. The housekeeper's face turned red with embarrassment after hearing this. He could only pretend not to hear what the second young master said, and hurriedly handed out the monthly money and silver reward purses according to the roll call of the boy on the side.
All the silver reward purses are packed in advance, and name tags are attached to the purses. In this way, only the person who receives the purse knows the amount of silver reward, which means that there is no need to Comparing people with each other can also reward diligence and punish laziness, which can better mobilize the enthusiasm of subordinates.
In the inner hall, Mrs. Ning watched Mrs. Xunfeng Xiyu take the little girl to hand out monthly money and money-rewarding purses. When receiving the money, each servant must click on the roster. Fingerprints can prevent the occurrence of false claims to the greatest extent.
Sitting high above her, Ning's face changed a little when she saw several women below looking at her for acupressure. Several people murmured to each other, and soon one of them ran out. After a while, the woman who ran out sneaked in with seven or eight little maids who had just grown their hair.
Ning whispered a few instructions to Ruiyun beside her. Ruiyun glanced down and secretly made a note of who those women were, so he would have to keep an eye on them in the future. Anyone who is greedy for money is easily bribed and exploited. Ning wanted to take serious measures to rectify the government affairs, so she would not let anyone suspicious go.
There are not many masters in Ning Guo Gong’s mansion now. There are Ning Guo Gong and his wife, six people in the first house, six people in the second house, a total of fourteen people, but there are really a lot of servants. Not counting the servants in Zhuangzi's shop, there were nearly five hundred servants in the Duke's mansion alone. Therefore, it takes most of a day to send monthly money, which is quite time-consuming and energy-consuming.
It was not until three minutes later that all the monthly silver rewards were distributed. Cheng Jinfeng, the youngest, languidly nestled in his mother's arms and sighed, "Mother, please distribute the money." So tired..."
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After hearing this, Cheng Jinsong on the side gently twisted his brother's little face and teased: "Are you still tired? You slept in my arms for more than two hours. You are tired from sleep." Come on!"
"Humph, you stinky brother! I'm just ignoring you!" Cheng Jinfeng immediately buried his head in his mother's arms and muttered angrily.
Cheng Jinsong patted his younger brother's little fat butt and said with a smile: "Isn't it time to rub your eyes and ask for a hug from your elder brother?"
"Mother..." Cheng Jinsong dragged her. With a long voice, he began to squirm in his mother's arms.
Mrs. Ning patted her youngest son's back gently and said with a smile: "Song'er Zhu'er, you have worked hard today and you are all exhausted.Already? "
Brothers Cheng Jinsong and Cheng Jinzhu shook their heads together and said in unison: "Mother, my son is not tired. "
Cheng Jinsong said again: "Mom, I don't realize it on weekdays. Today, when I pay the monthly payment, my son realizes that there are so many servants in our family! "
Ning smiled and said: "This feels like there are too many people, and this does not include your grandfather's five hundred private soldiers. ”
After Cheng Fuhu was granted the title of Duke of Ning, the number of private soldiers he could have increased from the original 300 to 500. These private soldiers could not be maintained in the Duke’s mansion. They were raised in Zhuangzi outside the city. Naturally, Ning could not interfere with the military pay and reward of these private soldiers, but the money had to be paid out of the general account of the Duke's government.
"Mother," Does Dad also have private soldiers? "Cheng Jinfeng, who was lying in his mother's arms, suddenly raised his head and asked.
Mrs. Ning touched her youngest son's head, nodded gently and said, "Your father also has a share of two hundred private soldiers, but you. Dad didn't use these shares. "
Cheng Jinfeng asked again: "Why don't you use it?" "
Ning smiled and said: "The family's soldiers are enough. "
Cheng Jinfeng didn't understand the meaning of his mother's words, but he still nodded stupidly. He had just woken up for a while, and he was still a little dazed.
"Mother, the interrogation on my son's side has come to a conclusion. Grandma Zhang’s son owed a gambling debt of one thousand taels to Dafu Casino. The gambling house failed to press the debt and wanted to cut off the hand of Grandma Zhang’s son. Someone paid him the money to pay off the gambling debt, on the condition that Grandma Zhang He tried to stir up a relationship between our grandparents and our eldest brother in the house. "
"Oh, Dafu Casino? Zhu'er, it's enough for you to check here. Remember not to search any further. "When Ning heard about Dafu Gambling House, her expression changed slightly, and she immediately solemnly warned her again.
The background of Dafu Gambling House is extremely complicated, and its actions are extremely vicious. Ning can not let her son take risks. < /p>
Cheng Jinzhu bowed and responded: "Yes, my son understands, mother, don't worry, my son will not do anything beyond his capabilities. "
Ning smiled happily and said: "Okay, Zhu'er is such a good boy! "
Cheng Jinzhu blushed and finally looked like a child, "Mother, my son will be seven years old after the Chinese New Year. He is not a child. The third brother is the child. "
The mother and son were joking for a while. When Cheng Jinsong saw someone coming up to cause trouble, he took his two younger brothers to leave. Counting the time, it was time to go to Antang to pay their respects to their grandfather.