After transmigrating into a stepmother, I transformed my whole family to work on farming

Chapter 78
Qin Yao stayed in Ding Mansion.

The room the housekeeper arranged for her was in a side room in Miss Ding's yard.

The room was small, with only a small bed and a set of black-lacquered tables and chairs. The windows were opened very small, and the room was dimly lit, but it was cleaned fairly clean, and the prepared bedding was also washed.

Although it is a servant's room, it is better than the master bedroom in ordinary people's homes. It is just big enough for one person to live in.

Next door to the penthouse is Miss Ding's bedroom. She can hear a shout from inside the room at any time - mainly because the soundproofing is not good.

Miss Ding's yard is not big, and there are four servants in it.

Aunt Qiao, who is like the manager of the courtyard, is Mrs. Ding's former dowry maid. Besides Miss Ding, she is the biggest in the courtyard.

Aunt Qiao has two girls, one named Cao'er, who is responsible for sweeping the yard.

One is Dou'er, who is Miss Ding's personal servant girl, responsible for her food and daily life.

There is also a servant named Zhang Ba who is responsible for running errands and looking after the door. Miss Ding also acts as a groom when she goes out.

Qin Yao is different from them, she is a commoner, but these four people are all lowly, that is, slaves.

Theoretically, the master family has complete control over their life and death and transaction rights.

However, there are also laws that stipulate that the master cannot kill slaves at will. Life safety is guaranteed to a certain extent, but not much.

The Ding family has a very upright family tradition, and there is no such thing as harsh treatment of servants. In terms of treatment, it is more than enough than the top, but more than the bottom. It is possible to work well and be stable until death.

Qin Yao had a rough understanding of Shengguo's employment costs. It cost two to thirty taels to buy a slave. Once the slave arrived, he had to pay a monthly salary. Food, clothing, and housing all year round were a huge expense.

If the master treats his slaves too harshly, the slaves will run away, causing economic losses to the master's family.

Therefore, from the number of servants in a family, the economic level of the family can be roughly estimated.

In the Ding Mansion, there are 30 servants and guards. They have to feed so many people, maintain dignity and daily expenses. For a commoner like Qin Yao, the amount of money is almost astronomical.

Qin Yao became curious, they are all human beings, how could Ding Yuanwai earn so much money?

First of all, his father, grandfather, and ancestors were all rich, and there were no prodigal sons in the family. The wealth accumulation of several generations laid a solid foundation for Master Ding.

Secondly, Mr. Ding is a man of fame. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of 19.

Scholars were exempted from corvee taxes, which in turn provided a guarantee for wealth accumulation.

When he was 31 years old, he was elected, and all direct family members were exempted from taxes, so all the fields of the Ding clan were recorded in his name. At the same time, many people put their fields in the name of Mr. Ding in order to be exempted from taxes.

This group of people will take out a part of their output to supply to Master Ding every year, and they have formed a mature economic chain.

Finally, because of his fame, Mr. Ding obtained various privileges granted to scholars by the court in this era, and he used these privileges to promote the development of his entire family and became a powerful person in this area.

Butler Yu said that the Ding family is not only a scholar but also a scholar in the Ding family. There are also members of the same clan who are officials in the capital.

But that is the direct line, and these collateral children have developed so many generations that they can no longer be related.

But no matter what, we are all from the same clan, and even studying is much more convenient than others.

The academy teacher in Kaiyang County is named Ding.

From birth, children of the Ding family have been exposed to information such as reading and imperial examinations earlier than others.

This time, Mr. Ding funded the establishment of a clan school just to make it easier for the younger children of the clan to go to school.

On the other hand, Qin Yao's own family didn't even have an enlightenment book. Everyone knew that studying was good, but they didn't know exactly how good it was.

However, the upward path of the imperial examination has nothing to do with Qin Yao.

This road is for men, and women are not even qualified to enter schools.

Just. Fucking!
Qin Yao picked up the water and patted her face, then looked down at the face reflected in the copper basin.

With a standard oval face with three courts and five eyes, rough clothes and rough hair, it can be seen at a glance that he is a good-looking person.

Because there was a new person inside, the originally affectionate eyes revealed a bit of sharp light, making people feel the invisible pressure just by looking at them.

Such eyes rarely appear on women from the Sheng Kingdom. Most of them are reserved and restrained.

Or maybe she is like Miss Ding, who is bright and curious, as clear as a spring, and you can see the bottom at a glance.

Mr. Ding and his son set off for the Bauhinia Mansion early yesterday morning. The bustling Ding Mansion lost more than half of its people in the past two days, and it was a little deserted.

Qin Yao has become familiar with her work tasks in the past two days. In addition to eating, sleeping and going to the toilet, she stands at the door of Miss Ding's room and acts as a doorkeeper.

If Ms. Ding leaves the yard, she can just keep a distance of one meter and follow for protection.

She didn't have to do anything else. Instead, someone would prepare food for her and call her to eat at regular intervals.

Personal bodyguards cannot leave the person they are protecting, so Qin Yao usually squats in front of Miss Ding to cook.

Tired of squatting, he stood on the porch leaning against the pillars and continued cooking.

Watching her eat was so scary. Aunt Qiao and Douercaoer watched her twice and then stopped watching. Miss Ding was not allowed to watch, it was too vulgar!

If the young ladies fail to learn, the master will beat them to death.

During the military training in college, everyone was afraid of standing in a military posture, but Qin Yao is different. She hates to move, and what she likes most is standing in a military posture. She wishes she could stand for a whole day, because in this way she can always divert her thinking. Unconstrained.

After washing, Qin Yao tidied her clothes, then came to the door of the next door with a bow and arrow on her back and stood still.

It was just dawn and candles were burning in the room. Miss Ding had to get up very early to study. She was already up now and was washing herself under the service of Dou'er and Aunt Qiao.

After getting dressed, I ate half a bowl of fish porridge, sat at the table by the window, chose a book of poetry, and started reading in the morning.

"Shu Shu Shuo Shu, I can't eat my millet!"

"Three-year-old girl, I'm not willing to take care of you."

"The dying girl is suitable for this paradise."

"Land of Promise, Land of Prosperity, Yuan (yuán) has my place."

The girl's reading sound was rhythmic, and Qin Yao thought it was very cute, so she couldn't help but also read in a low voice:
"Shu Shu Shuo Shu, I have no food!"

"A three-year-old girl, I am so kind."

"The daughter who is about to die is suitable for this happy country."

"Happy country, happy country, love me straight"

The girl in the room poked her head out of the window curiously, "You can actually read?!"

The low reading in the corridor stopped, Qin Yao turned around and looked over. Miss Ding put her hands on the window edge, leaned forward and showed her fair face, and asked in surprise: "You also like this article?"

Qin Yao shook her head, "I just thought it was interesting for the young lady to read, so I subconsciously followed a few words."

Every morning, the first chapter she reads is "Shuo Shu", which unfortunately she memorizes.

(End of this chapter)