0p0 Chapter 460 Cui Er's wages
Chapter 460 Cui Er's wages
Zheng Sisi raised her hand and motioned for the two to sit down: "Please be patient and sit down first. I have some things to deal with in the next two days. I will let you know when I am done."
She knew that if the news got out now, the villagers might rush to the mountains to pick wild fruits and store them at home waiting to sell them.
At this time, the cook had not yet made all the arrangements, and if the wild fruits rotted, it would be more trouble than gain. Therefore, it would be safer to wait a few days before announcing the matter.
She simply assigned some tasks to the three people and sent them away.
Not long after, Village Chief Liu came to the courtyard with three village women. Zheng Sisi saw that although the three women were simply dressed, they were very neat. Their clothes had some patches but were washed clean.
Zheng Sisi was very satisfied. It seemed that these people were the kind of people who loved to keep clean at home.
Since the two cooks had gone to pack their luggage and tidy up their accommodation, Zheng Sisi handed the person over to Rose and asked her to take her to the kitchen to familiarize herself with the environment.
Zheng Sisi thought that with two cooks, Aunt Liu who was always cooking in the yard, and three village women, it should be no problem to prepare daily meals.
I have to go to the county to buy some people tomorrow because we will need a lot of people in the later stage.
Thinking of Aunt Liu, Zheng Sisi remembered the silver Cui'er gave her, so she went to find Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu came to the hall and looked at Zheng Sisi anxiously, wondering if she had done something wrong and that the princess wanted to fire her as soon as she arrived.
Zheng Sisi originally let her family live in the big courtyard, and Aunt Liu was in charge of cleaning the courtyard and preparing meals for the people in Chenzhuang.
After Liu Shitou's injury healed, he asked to go home and left his parents in the compound. He had no pressure to eat alone.
He was also a hardworking man with a lot of ideas. He rented a few acres of land, and then followed Zhuangzi to plant peppers and sweet potatoes on all his land. In the summer, the harvest from these two crops alone made him a lot of money, and now he is considered a wealthy man in the village.
Uncle Liu had a broken leg and needed a hundred days to heal his broken bones. The doctor told him not to walk for three months, so he stayed in the compound to recuperate, but he was not idle either.
He asked Chen Zhuangtou to have the villagers cut a lot of bamboo. After the bamboo was cut, he sat in the yard and weaved baskets, backpacks and dustpans. These things were needed in the farm, so Chen Zhuangtou paid him wages.
After his leg healed, he strongly requested to go home so that the father and son could work in the fields together. Chen Zhuangtou had no choice but to agree, so after that, Aunt Liu would go home in the evening after finishing her work in the yard.
Now that the princess was looking for her, she was really worried that she had done something wrong and that the princess would dismiss her. She kept twisting her clothes with her hands, feeling anxious.
Zheng Sisi noticed her nervousness and comforted her, "Aunt Liu, don't be nervous. I'm looking for you for a good reason."
When she heard that it was a good thing and she would not be fired, Aunt Liu breathed a sigh of relief.
Zheng Sisi was amused by her and teased, "Aunt Liu, would I eat people? Look how scared you are!"
Aunt Liu shook her hands nervously: "No, no, Princess, I'm afraid I've done something wrong."
Seeing her look, Zheng Sisi didn't dare to tease her anymore, for fear that this honest aunt would cry because of her teasing.
She took out a purse and handed it to Aunt Liu: "Aunt, this is what Cui Er asked me to give you. It is Cui Er's wages. The monthly salary plus bonus for several months is a total of fifty taels. Please count it."
"What? Fifty taels!" Aunt Liu was so frightened that her hands kept shaking and she almost cried. She hurriedly asked, "Princess, did Cui'er do something wrong? How could she be paid so much?"
Seeing that she was worried and anxious, Zheng Sisi was not happy about the high salary, but was worried that her daughter would make a mistake.
Zheng Sisi felt very relieved. She was relieved for Cui'er. With parents who loved and cared about her so much, and a brother who tried his best to protect her, her life was worth it.
Zheng Sisi said: "Don't worry, Aunt Liu, Cui'er is very good and excellent. I originally planned to let her be my personal maid, but she likes cooking and told me that she wanted to learn the skills in the kitchen, so I agreed to her.
She studied very hard and made great progress. She is now working as a food manager in a shop, so her salary is higher. The shop has been very busy recently. She said she will come back to see you during the Chinese New Year. She asked me to bring this money back so that you can find a good wife for her brother."
Aunt Liu felt relieved after hearing this. She wiped her tears and said, "This girl is so stubborn. Now that I have brought back all the wages, how can she live outside?"
Zheng Sisi comforted her, "Cui'er has food and clothes in the mansion, so she won't be hungry or cold. Her wages should have been paid by now, so she has money on her, so don't worry."