flstandardbreds Chapter 221 Showing Up
Chapter 221 Showing Up
Wang Jinyi wanted her mother to say a few words to everyone, but her mother shook her head and glared at him alone. Her mother was not yet used to speaking in front of so many people.
Women of this era call performing in front of others "showing their heads in public", which is despised in this era. Any woman with a little family background is unwilling to show their heads in public!
Wang Jinyi disagreed.
Not to mention management, you have to do it yourself. As a person, you have to deal with people after all. If you don't want to show up, you can only hide in the backyard.
This is not my life principle. Moreover, I still have the long-cherished wish to travel all over the mountains and rivers to find Chen Zhiyuan.
Since the mother doesn't want to talk, let's continue. As long as her management position is established, it will be worth her coming here today.
Wang Jinyi looked up at Zhu Yu, who immediately understood the young lady's intention. She walked forward a few steps, stood in the middle of the dining hall, took out a piece of paper, and began to read:
"To celebrate the reunion of the host family, the lady and the young lady have decided:
Tomorrow is a day off. Everyone can go to the Finance Department to get 20 copper coins. If you are going home, you can report the route to the team leader, who will count and submit it to Qingmei Supervisor.
Tomorrow, if you are going this way, the Wang family will send a carriage to take you out of the city. If you are not going this way, you will be given two copper coins as travel expenses.
You must be at work before the day after tomorrow, or you will be treated as absent. Of course, if you have family matters, you can ask for leave in advance and have an extra day off. Only the wages for that day will be deducted. Everyone should think about it and then report it to the team leader. "
After saying all, Zhu Yu returned to the young lady and asked:
"Am I right, Miss? Anything else to add?"
Wang Jinyi just shook his head gently.
Zhu Yu took two steps forward and said:
"Okay, now you can all go get your money. Start by going to the different groups. The sewing room group will go first, and then the second group will line up. No noise or disturbance is allowed. Those who violate the rules will be fined two copper coins."
When everyone in the room heard that it was a holiday, they almost cheered, but now they heard that anyone who made noise or disturbance would be fined, and immediately fell silent. Everyone started to collect their money in an orderly manner.
Wang Jinyi stood up and sent her mother back to her room. The mother and daughter walked back with lanterns. When they arrived in front of her mother's door, Wang Jinyi stopped.
The mother patted her daughter's hand and said, "Jin'er, it's time to rest. It's getting late, and there are things to do at home tomorrow. Don't get up late."
Wang Jinyi replied: "Mom, I still have to confirm the drawings with the needlework room and the Zhen workshop, arrange the next work, and arrange everything for tomorrow's holiday before I can come back. You can rest first!"
After Wang Jinyi bowed to her mother, she waved her hand with a smile, turned around and took Zhu Yu back to the backyard.
The mother looked at her daughter with some regrets. Her daughter had grown up at the age of 9 and had taken on most of the responsibilities of the family.
As she was sighing, she suddenly realized that someone seemed to be following her daughter in the dark. The mother was startled. She grabbed Qingmei beside her and asked:
"Did you see that? Someone just followed Jin'er!"
Qingmei held the lady's shaking hand and quickly answered:
"Madam, don't be nervous. They are Miss's maidservants. How could you forget? They are the two sisters of the Feng family.
They have been following the young lady in secret. You don't even have to worry about it. Whenever the young lady goes out, they are always behind her. Don't worry about that. No one can hurt the young lady. "
The mother felt relieved after hearing this, but she was already in a cold sweat, and asked tremblingly:
"Since when did you start following Jin'er secretly like this? Was this Jin'er's idea?"
This time Qingmei did not answer immediately, but thought for a moment and said:
"I don't know about that, Madam. Miss arranges many things directly with the parties involved. Maybe Miss has discussed this with the two of them."
The mother watched her daughter turn the corner and return to the house. Qingmei followed in and placed the account book on the table in front of her mother, saying:
"Madam, this is the general account. The young lady said that you should take a look at it when you have time. Do you want to rest? I will pass someone to take a bath!"
The mother raised her hand and said:
"Wait a moment, I'll check the account, I'll call you later."
Mother sat at the desk and looked through the account book. Qingmei prepared tea for Madam on the tea table and stood quietly by, waiting for Madam to call her.
The mother originally wanted to take a quick look at what her daughter had done over the years to make her so tired and busy.
She just opened the financial ledger and was quite surprised to see the total amount of cash, but she didn't want to show it and make Qingmei think she was making a fuss, so she said:
"Qingmei, go help the young lady first. Just arrange for someone to wait."
Qingmei hurriedly went out and called in two maids, asking them to greet the lady and introduce her:
"Madam, the young lady knew you were coming back, so she specially sent two maids to your room. They have been specially trained for a month and have served the young lady for a while."
Qingmei looked at the two maids and said:
"Introduce yourself!"
One of them was named Zi Yi, and the other was named Huang Xing. They had signed a ten-year contract when they were ten years old. The mother looked at them and waved her hand to let them go.
Qingmei ordered: "Wait outside the door."
Qingmei guessed that the lady had something to ask her, so she walked a few steps closer to the lady and asked, "What's wrong, madam?"
The mother asked: "Why are you looking for someone so young? What do you think, Jin'er?"
Qingmei replied, "They came when Zhen's workshop was recruiting workers. They are both skillful and can read. The young lady kept them with you on purpose, hoping to help you in the future.
They were indeed young, and the young lady was considering the marriage of girls. She was worried that they would be too old and would have difficulty getting married when they returned home in the future. So the young lady specifically asked about the engagement and arranged it for them.
The young lady said that when a girl reaches a certain age, she can get married first and leave the house after the contract ends. The young lady said that this will not delay a girl's life!"
The mother nodded and thought: My daughter has indeed thought it through carefully. In other families, the mothers always choose servants for their daughters, but in my family, it is just the opposite!
My daughter carefully selected and trained me and sent me here to help me. It is such a blessing!
The sound of greetings outside the door interrupted my mother's thoughts. When my father came in, my mother smelled a slight odor of alcohol.
The mother took off her husband's outer robe and seemed to have something to say. The father saw it and spoke first:
"Sorry, I drank a few more glasses today, and I smell a bit unclean..."
As a result, the wife also opened her mouth and said:
"My husband, I know you want to concentrate on the exam and I shouldn't talk to you about irrelevant things, but I want to talk to someone. I don't know who to talk to."
The father chuckled:
"Hui Niang, you have something on your mind that you don't tell me. Who do you want to tell it to? Hmm?"
The father hugged the mother and asked gently:
"What's wrong? What happened? Don't be burdened, just tell me!"