Happy Little Scholar

[ps: I really don’t dare to write about details, so you can only imagine them. If the book is banned, it will not even be short and weak. Tianlai 『Novel]

At noon, while the Lord and his wife were having dinner, several servants of the Li family gathered together and whispered.

“When Xiaorong poured tea for the Lord in the morning, she accidentally knocked over the teacup. Guess what happened later?” A maid said mysteriously.

“Xiaorong is so clumsy. She must have been scolded badly, and maybe even fined.” Another maid said with a pout.

“If that’s the case, I wouldn’t have mentioned it in front of you.” The maid who spoke first shook her head and said.

Another maid was shocked and said in disbelief: “Did the Lord drive Xiaorong out of the house?”

“What do you mean by driving out of the house? The Lord was not only not angry, but rewarded her with a coin, and said something like “everything is fine”...” The maid looked envious, wishing that it was she who broke the teacup.

"Ah?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. How could a servant who did something wrong not be punished but get rewarded?

If it were another family, breaking a teacup in front of the master would result in a scolding at the least, a beating at the worst, and two slaps would be the least.

"And..." The maid's face showed envy again, and she continued, "Xiao Qing just polished the table a little brighter and swept the floor a little cleaner, and the Lord was happy and raised her salary by 50%."

"Hiss..." Everyone took a breath, and their faces showed envy. On the first day, the salary was raised by 50%. How come such a good thing didn't fall on their heads?

At this point, the servants of the Li family understood that their Lord had a habit of rewarding money when he was happy. It seemed that they had to behave well in the future, and their future life suddenly became full of expectations.

"I understand, no wonder Li San just came out with a bunch of vase fragments, it turns out he knew it a long time ago." A servant in green suddenly realized.

"Li San was also given a raise?" another servant said indignantly.

What the hell is this? They work hard, but they don't get rewarded. Others get rewarded or extra salary for breaking teacups and vases. This is too unfair.

Several servants were already thinking about what other worthless things there were in the mansion. Should they find a chance to break them? Otherwise, wouldn't they be at a disadvantage?

"Rate increase?" The well-informed maid shook her head and said, "I heard that Li San was kicked hard by the Lord. He is not allowed to eat until the two large vats in the mansion are filled with water before dark."

"------" The servants looked at each other in silence. It seems that this method doesn't work.

By the way, Xiaorong and Xiaoqing are both maids. Is it only the maids in the mansion who have this special exception?

All the male servants immediately felt a little resentful. They can't decide on such things!

"What are you all doing there? Have you finished your work?" A voice came from behind, and everyone's face changed and they dispersed. In the whole mansion, they were more afraid of Li Guanjia than the Lord...

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Old Fang and a middle-aged man squatted at the door, each holding a huge bowl in their hands and eating, chatting happily. Li Yi called them twice, but they were unwilling to come to the table, so he let them go.

The old lady couldn't see, and she needed someone to serve her when she ate. In this matter, the aunt didn't want to let the maid do it for her, so she just sent someone to send the food to the old lady's room, and she fed the old lady one bite at a time.

On the table, Li Yi put all the dishes that Duanwu couldn't reach on the plate in front of her. The little girl was too thin. Now was the time for growth, and she should eat more.

"Thank you, brother." Maybe it was because of her character since childhood. She didn't talk much and always looked timid. Even though she is different now, the habits she has developed over a long period of time are not so easy to change.

Duanwu sat on one side, and Xiaohuan sat on the other. The most considerate person was always the little maid, who knew what he liked and didn't like to eat. While she was picking up food for Duanwu, her own bowl was piled up with food.

"Okay, that's enough." She stopped the little maid from picking up food for her bowl. Although the cook in the mansion was good, she still had to eat slowly.

Miss Liu Er was still a little upset about his forced expulsion last night. Several times, she took away what Li Yi wanted to eat.

I was in a good mood today, so I didn't plan to argue with her.

She raised her head and looked at Ruyi opposite her. A red cloud immediately appeared on her face, and she quickly lowered her head. Although they had been married for half a year, they had only been a real couple for one day. It was understandable that they were a little thin-skinned.

Thinking about it, it's better to be alone together. After a few days, I will go back to Qing'an Prefecture to arrange things there. Just him and Ruyi will go back without Miss Liu. It will be like a honeymoon trip. They will have a lot of fun walking around.

The scriptures for the old monk are almost finished. I will send someone to send them to Hanshan Temple in two days. This matter will be settled. I have to find an opportunity to discuss business matters with Her Royal Highness the Princess. It is definitely not enough to support the family with the salary from the court. This matter concerns dozens of people in the Viscount's Mansion, so I can't be careless.

It is not easy to adapt to the psychological gap from a family of four to the owner of such a large viscount's mansion. In addition, he has no experience and is lazy. If it weren't for Li Bo, the housekeeper, to take care of everything, Li Yi really doesn't know how to run the business.

Not long after dinner, the old lady of the Li family came to the mansion in person.

First, she wanted to see what her grandson's viscount's mansion was like, and second, she had a lot to say to her grandson's wife. The two of them were talking in the room, and they didn't allow Li Yi to enter.

Later, the old lady saw that there were not many maids and servants in the mansion, and she insisted on sending some from the Li family, but was persuaded by Li Yi.

There were not many people in the family, so why did they need so many maids and servants to serve? They were useless and took up space. What's more, these people still needed him to pay wages. The mansion was still in the development stage, so they saved wherever they could.

The old lady finally walked into the yard where grandma's family lived.

When Li Yi walked into the room, he saw her holding grandma's hand with an apologetic look on her face, and kept saying "I'm sorry, I've made you suffer all these years."

If it weren't for the Li family, the He family wouldn't have lived so hard these years, but if it weren't for the He family, the Li family wouldn't have turned against their good in-laws and become so decadent.

It's hard to tell who was right and who was wrong in those days.

However, even if the Li family is in decline, it's still out of reach for the He family, who are just ordinary people. Grandma was a little reserved at first, but gradually relaxed. When Li Yi walked out of the door, they didn't know what happy things they talked about, and their laughter could be heard from a long distance.