Wear ancient times with a house

Chapter 26
Shen mentioned something else:
"In the past few years, the family has gradually become more prosperous. I thought, why not add more staff. My sister only has one little maid, and I am afraid that it may not be enough when I arrive at Zhao's house. It is auspicious and convenient for my sister to dispatch."

Mrs. Song naturally had no reason to answer, and offered:
"I don't need it here. I have Baisui and Mrs. Li who accompany me in my spare time. I don't need those people. On your side, Da Lang Erlang has grown up too, and it's time to be a servant. Since our family has enough money, let’s buy a kid for both of them.”

Song Ru glanced at her own mother disapprovingly, and the old lady Song could only add:

"There's also our girl, who likes to play and make trouble. I think that girl Qingmai can't stand it. Why don't you just buy her a little girl who is a few years old."

Shen naturally noticed the lawsuit in the eyes of her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, but the result was what she wanted, and she didn't care whether the mother-in-law really thought of her daughter or was reminded, she just expressed her sincere gratitude:
"My mother is so thoughtful. I almost forgot about the children. In the future, my grandchildren and grandchildren will all have to be taken care of by my mother."

That's it.

Mrs. Song concentrated all her energy on preparing the dowry. She opened her own small warehouse, and picked out some good fabrics and well-preserved jewelry from it, and put them in pairs so as not to buy them again. up.

She also divided part of the land deed from her private house money, and put it together with the [-] mu land deed that Song Ru married when she married Feng's family. She thought it was almost enough, and she didn't plan to buy any more land.

No matter how much she loves her daughter, she still doesn't want to let her son be wronged. If she can buy it without spending money, she won't spend money to buy it.

Mrs. Song couldn't spare her hands, so the matter of picking out the servants was the responsibility of Mrs. Shen.

That afternoon, Mrs. Shen called the county's matchmaker, who was also enthusiastic. Hearing about Mrs. Shen's needs, she brought a row of maids and boys to stand in the corridor in an orderly manner.

Shen Shi and Song Ru went to the corridor to select servants.

Originally, Song Ru was unwilling. In a family, who is the hostess is a very sensitive issue. She is the sister-in-law who lives in the house, and she has to participate in the selection of servants.

It's just that Mrs. Chen also has her intentions. She took care of this sister-in-law and spent money. If she had a bad life, Mrs. Chen would feel panicked.

The Song family rarely bought people before, and Song Ru had no chance to choose.The Feng family is strong outside, and the women are almost doing the burning of the fire, let alone Song Ru to participate in the selection of servants.

The Zhao family is different, from what it means, the two brothers of the Zhao family are comparable to Song Nianshan in their management, and they usually serve slaves and maidservants. When Song Ru married, how to distinguish the character of servants and how to treat servants is a compulsory course.

Song Ru was persuaded, thinking that she was going to go out anyway, and her sister-in-law wouldn't really think that she would fight for the housekeeper, so she went to see the matchmaker with Shen.

The matchmaker's surname is Li. She is a senior matchmaker who has been operating in the county for decades. She usually does some work such as buying and selling houses and introducing businesses. However, the most lucrative and most important thing is buying and selling people.

It is said that "cars and boat shops should be killed if they are innocent." There is some truth to this statement. Take this dental shop as an example. They were sold by their parents or themselves, but many of them were obtained through "illegal" means.

However, when the Song family reached this level, they couldn't avoid dealing with tooth dealers. Although Shen didn't like it, she still greeted Li Mima with a smile:
"Auntie, let's listen to our needs roughly, and recommend a few suitable candidates, so we won't look at them one by one."

Granny Li responded repeatedly, although the Song family was well-known and had some status in Liyang County, Granny Li didn't want to spend too much time dealing with Mrs. Chen and the others picking people one by one.

The job of three aunts and six wives is actually the most extensive and well-informed job in ancient times, and it is also the job that most women can't do without.

Li Yapo has been in Liyang County for a long time, and the wife of the county magistrate does not know how many times she has known. Although she respects the wives and ladies of ordinary wealthy families, she does not want to please too much.

The reason why they all brought them here was just to save face for Mrs. Song. Since Mrs. Shen is knowledgeable and interesting, Mistress Li is willing to reciprocate and recommend some servants to her.

Mrs. Shen is going to pick Song Ru's maid first, this is the most urgent thing, and the others can wait.

Song Ru already has a plan in mind, she doesn't need a maid who is too clever, let alone give her advice, as long as she is loyal, diligent, and able to perform tasks well.

The most important thing is that you can't ask for a girl who can read and write.In this day and age, it is rare for men to study, let alone young ladies?
If a girl can read some words, her original family background will not be bad, and may even be better than that of the Song family.

Otherwise, it's the shameless servant girl next to the master of the big family, who is a slave in name and lives a better life than most ordinary people.

How could a little lady raised like this be willing to be a slave and a maidservant in an ordinary family like the Song family?

For them, it is a good thing to be knowledgeable, thoughtful, and not reconciled, but not necessarily for the host family.

Song Ru mentioned her needs to the matchmaker, and the other party obviously understood what Song Ru meant, and recommended her to be honest and poor girls.

These girls are basically in their teens, thin and thin, and Mrs. Li probably wanted to sell them for a good price, and even specially asked them to clean their faces, tie their hair, and tidy them up, but there were inevitably some black stains on their fingernails and behind their ears.

This is already in a good state. If they were not sold to be maids, these girls might hardly have such a clean time in their lifetime. After all, people need manpower to carry water, and the poor are struggling on the food and clothing line. It's clean and nice.

Song Ru looked over one by one, some girls had shy eyes, and avoided after meeting Song Ru's eyes; The child's eyes are clear and he does not hide, and there are no scars on his face. It is still possible to be a personal maid.

Song Ru asked them one by one about their family situation and what they would do, but she fell in love with a girl who fled from Wei County with her whole family and came to Liyang County.

The family could hardly starve to death, but it was not easy. They had no room and no land, so they simply sold themselves as slaves. The only requirement was that the whole family stay together.

Song Ru was in trouble, she really liked this girl, and she was willing to take her daughter with her when she was fleeing, which shows that the family values ​​love and kindness, so the girl raised in this way will not be too bad.

It's just that buying a family to serve as servants was far too different from Song Ru's expectations, so she had to choose someone from other girls.

(End of this chapter)