Walking into the Red Mansion starts from the maid

Chapter 6 Maid Training Class

The newly promoted maids are not available for the time being, and they are all assigned light jobs. Apart from familiarizing themselves with their future jobs in various courtyards, the most important thing is to learn the "rules" before lunch and dinner every day.

Every meal, there will be a different woman who will teach them the rules. In addition to the etiquette of walking, sitting and lying, and the skills of serving the master, which are useful to the master, the most talked about is loyalty.

Both soft and hard, soft and hard foam....
The grey-haired but meticulously combed old nanny stood in front of the dining table, and a row of little maids stood under the corridor. They had to stand upright and listen to their daily homework, and only went to eat after being asked by the old nanny.

"The master's family prevents you from being displaced. There are melons and fruits for meals every day, and there are other rewards for seasonal solar terms. Many young ladies from small families outside may not live like you. Therefore, you need to put your own honor and disgrace with the honor and disgrace of the Duke's. As long as you do things faithfully and steadfastly, the master will naturally remember your kindness."

It's soft.

"If there is such an act of eating inside and outside, which damages the reputation and face of the Duke's Mansion, don't blame the second grandma for being iron-fisted and hard-hearted. If you are unlucky and go to such a black brothel, it will be called every day and the earth will not work."

It's hard.

Zhao Liu was noncommittal about this. The capitalists seemed to have not changed for hundreds of years, and the old ways of training people were still the same.

She also had a few short-term internships during her school days, knowing that the boss likes this set the most. Part of the boss's job is to be a subordinate of PUA, to the extent that everyone is willing to live and die for him without blinking an eye.

The feudal society was no exception.

But there is no way now, at least until there is enough survivability, there is no way out of the immediate predicament.She could only prick up her ears to hear that Zhao Liu thought she was doing a good job in these rules of the wheel, not because of her high professional ethics, but because she was paid by others, so naturally she should do things in a down-to-earth manner.

What's more, how generous is the Rongguo Mansion?Ten times better than those small bosses who just paint cakes without paying!It hasn't been a month since she came, and she hasn't even been paid the monthly money, so she has received the bonus twice.

Although there are only a few dozen essays, they can't stand to add up. It's the end of the year, and Zhao Liu is full of energy.

I don't know how much money to save to get out of citizenship.

After lunch that day, I took a bamboo basket to clean up the dead branches and leaves falling in the middle of the garden as usual, and I heard someone gossiping when I was far away.

"It's a busy day today. The old lady's granddaughter, Ms. Lin, has come to our house. After hearing about it, she will stay with us."

Ah, Zhao Liu saw everyone busy early in the morning, so she thought it was some kind of celebration, but today is the day when Lin Daiyu enters Jia's house!
Her heart was aroused. If she wanted to talk about Daiyu, she knew it before she finished reading the Red Chamber. She is a real daughter, a noble lady. Unfortunately, her health is really poor.

This was the first time he was so close to Miss Qianjin, and Zhao Liu was a little curious about what the Langyuan fairy flower described by Mr. Cao looked like.

So taking advantage of his small body, he picked up the dead branches and listened to the chatting of a few women by the rockery.

"But Miss Min's daughter? Married to the Lin family in Gusu?"

Zhao Liuyi couldn't quite get these names right for a while, and after thinking for a long time, he realized that Daiyu's mother was the short-lived Jia Min, Shi Taijun's own daughter, who died within a few years of her marriage.

"It's her. I heard that Miss Lin is deeply loved by her parents. How can she be willing to let her child live in our Rongguo Mansion?"

Zhao Liu groaned in his heart, why else?In ancient times, family upbringing was the most important thing. Daiyu was still young, and her parents were gone, so she had to be sent to her grandparents' house. One was to have relatives to take care of her, and the other was to make plans for her future marriage. Zhao Liu slandered in her heart.

"Hey, are you new to the mansion? Miss Min, let's go. This is the old lady who takes pity on her granddaughter and accepts her heart to broaden her children. After all, how can a father raise his daughter himself?"

"Oh, what a pity, such a young age..."

With the creaking sound of opening and closing the door, the servants chatting over there were like frightened gulls, and scattered in all directions hastily.

"Miss Qianjin wants you to be pitiful! Hurry up and finish the work, and the monthly money will be paid today!"

monthly money!salary!
Zhao Liu's expression was shocked. Xiao Douding, who had eaten enough food for more than a month, was no longer the sallow and emaciated poor child.

Although the thick padded jacket couldn't cover his thin and lonely body, his face had a lot of brilliance anyway. Zhao Liusheng had an oval face, with almond eyes and a delicate and straight nose between his lips, and when he looked better, he looked childlike and very pitiful.

I saw her carrying a bamboo basket, picking up a row of dead branches in the flower garden. These flowers and trees were taken care of by a special person, and what they had to do was just daily maintenance. Seeing that it was time for dinner, she estimated the time and walked back leisurely with the basket.

He dumped the dead branches and leaves in the firewood room, and was about to go to the training first, and then go to receive the monthly money after eating.

Salary will not run away.

Just taking the time to go to the dining room of the servants, he saw Zhang San who was familiar with him within a few steps. Zhang San had the same copper dragonfly clip pinned to his head, and he was standing by the edge of the flowerbed looking around.

As soon as Zhang San saw Zhao Liu's figure, he saw her trotting over to hold her.

"Oh, why haven't I gone back yet, so I'm looking for you! Hurry up, the second mistress has added rewards to the house today when the cousin entered the house, and it will be distributed together with today's monthly money. Go and get it quickly. If you go late, there will be no rewards!"

tips!

Now there is no temptation to even eat, Zhao Liu put the basket on his shoulders, "Really?"

After all, they lowered their heads to look for their own badges. It is a rule in the house that maids and servants must wear waist badges when they are on duty, so that the master will not recognize others and cannot call their names.

"Good sister, help me hold it, I will go to get the monthly money, and I will treat you to a cloud cake tonight!"

"Hurry up, it's going to be lunch in a quarter of an hour!" Hearing the voice behind him, Zhao Liu raised his hand and waved it without looking back.

Seeing that there was no one around, she broke the rules and started trotting with her legs together.

Hitting workers can't let go of any bonus!
Go out from the corner gate of the garden, pass through the Chaoshou verandah, and then pass the south corner gate, and enter the warehouse of Rongfu.

It is also where the salary is paid.

Although there are often servants who are ordered to come in and out from inside, for odd jobs like Zhao Liu, the warehouse is only opened once a month.

Stand in front of the door.

Seeing maids and wives going out in twos and threes, there were only two people left in line to receive monthly money.

When the maid at the end saw Zhao Liu, even though she had never seen her before, she felt very kind. She came over and took Zhao Liu's hand, younger sister long and younger younger sister short, and welcomed her in.

The maid who was in charge of the money box next to her was about to collect the money scales, and she was about to leave.

No wonder this person is so kind, it turned out that he welcomed such a savior as himself.

It is an unwritten rule among the maids that when receiving the monthly money, the last person is considered to delay the accountant maids from coming down, so a little bleeding is required to invite everyone to drink tea.

Otherwise, people will scold you behind your back for not knowing the rules.

It's just that today's bounty is not enough for tea, Zhao Liu panted heavily, knowing in his heart that it was a waste of joy.

The maid at the top matched her waist card, and wrote down something on the paper. When she raised her head, she looked at Zhao Liu's face with calm eyes, and nodded sideways.

Beside him, someone took a string of big money, took it apart and attached a handful of it, and handed it to Zhao Liu.

salary!

Fresh wages!
"Today, the host's family is happy, the old lady is happy, and the second mistress is kind, and the monthly salary will be increased by [-]% per person!"

Some cheered.

Zhao Liu seemed to have a bitter gourd in his heart.

Zhang San's ears are so long, obviously everyone has a share, she said that it is the same as first come, first served!
No matter how unhappy you are, you still have to save face in the workplace. Zhao Liu cheerfully held the money and counted it, then took off a handful and held it in his hand.

"I'm sorry, sisters, I delayed your meal! It's my first time to receive monthly money, I don't know the rules, and I missed the time. My sisters have been waiting for me for so long in this cold weather. I invite my sisters to have some hot tea to warm up. I won't do it again next time!"

Zhao Liu was small and fair-looking, and his playful gags were inexplicably cute.

When she rolled her eyes, she saw the five financial people coming in and out, and put the two hundred cash in her hand back into the box on the table for 30 cash, and said politely.

Those who are in charge of finances are more dazzling than the master. Not only can they not be offended, but they have to find ways to establish a good relationship.

When everyone saw the little girl making bows and offering money for tea, the displeasure of working overtime was wiped away, and they started laughing.

The maids don't care about more money or less money, it's just a pretext anyway, and they get money every month.After accepting the tea money that Zhao Liu handed over, his attitude towards her was also kind.

"Look, there is such a smart Douding in our house, which yard do you serve?"

Zhao Liu was heartbroken to see them distribute thirty copper coins without changing their expressions. Originally, the tea money should have been paid by the maid in front of her, but who would have thought that he was the "Fugener" at the bottom of the box, but now that he can leave his name in front of the finance chief, thirty coins is nothing.

"I can't compare to my sisters. I am currently working in Huifang Garden and live in a group room in the east courtyard. My sisters can come over for tea when they are free."

Seeing this, everyone laughed even more wildly. They only thought that this little Douding was very cute when he spoke adult words, and they all teased her. What kind of tea do you have for them?

Zhao Liu is suffering, she has only entered the Rong Mansion for more than a month, where can there be any tea to entertain guests?

It was the first time to pay wages, because Zhang San, who was crippled in his ears, had no more rewards, and had to take ten yuan out of his own wages.

God knows that what I usually drink is boiled well water.

In a flash, she realized that she lived in a room shared by six people, and the space inside was so small that even a table could not be opened, these maids were teasing her.

She had no choice but to pretend to be shy and giggle silly.

(End of this chapter)