Chapter 1266 Slander
The salary of the captain of the palace guard is so small that he can't support a family at all. Even if he makes some money from outside, I'm afraid it won't be much. In the future, Chu Meng will have children, and the family will have to support a few maids and women to support the facade. Bar.
The more Xia Zihan thought about it, the more he thought this method was good.
Simply, let her marry a housekeeper who can manage the shop. This way, she will not have to come forward in person if anything happens in the shop in the future.
From now on, Chu Meng will also be a fifth-grade official wife. She will always step in to take charge of a shop. If word spreads about it, it will not be heard well.
Xia Zihan thought of this and made a mental note.
After returning to Yuqiongyuan, Xia Zihan avoided Chu Meng and ordered Chu Lin to go to the dental shop to buy two maids and two wives for Chu Meng.
"After buying it, put it in another courtyard first, and let them teach them some rules. Also, buy someone who is literate, preferably one who can manage the shop and take care of the housework."
Chu Lin nodded and wrote down everything Xia Zihan told her. Then she asked curiously, "Master, are you planning to marry Chu Meng? On what date? I think you were a little more anxious a year ago. I must have After the new year, right?" Then, he added, "The Chu Meng family has been waiting for so many years, and they are anxious. If they know this good news, they may be so happy."
"If you are a female college student, those little maids will all get married sooner or later. Go and tell them. If they have someone you like, please tell me quietly. Otherwise, if I match them with the wrong person in the future, they will be Don’t blame me.”
Chu Qingyun and others came later, but they are not young anymore. Chu Qingqingqiao is already seventeen or eighteen, so it's time to talk to others.
"Also, you can raise a batch of little maids for me. They shouldn't be too old. They should be eleven or twelve years old. If they are too old, they can't be raised for four or five years and they have to be married off."
A tone of reluctance.
Chu Lin responded seriously, "Master, do you have any other instructions?"
"No, you go do things first."
After Chu Lin went down, Chu Jingqi who was in the inner room came out and said, "If you don't want to give up, just leave a few volunteers and let them serve you all the time."
"How can that be done? We can't delay her from marrying for the rest of her life." This is something Xia Zihan firmly disagrees with.
Chu Fei was not willing to get married before. She had gone through so much effort to get her married. She didn't want to delay the maids around her from getting married.
"Then let the wives come to wait on you. The wives of Shengdi's family and Zhang Youxin's family. If you like it, just let them go directly into the house to wait on you."
Chu Jingqi was talking about Vanilla and Silk Grass.
Vanilla and Silk Grass have served Xia Zihan for more than ten years and are the most convenient maids Xia Zihan has. Currently, one of them is in charge of Xia Zihan's small kitchen, and the other is in charge of Xia Zihan's account books. They were all assigned important positions by Xia Zihan, how could they be transferred away at will?
Xia Zihan thought of the girls in the other courtyard.
She said with a headache, "The dozens of girls in the other courtyard are all sixteen or seventeen years old. The older ones are almost twenty years old, and the younger ones are fifteen or sixteen years old. They are all old enough to get married. Ah Qi, I remember you said back then that you would betroth them to your secret guards. Is this true?”
"Yes, but don't worry about it for a day or two. New Year is coming soon. Let's invite the girls in the other courtyard to come over for New Year's Eve dinner. Then, let them meet the secret guards."
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Chu Jingqi has had this idea for many years, but the girls were still young and Xia Zihan still wanted to keep them to work for her, so he didn't mention it.
Now, Xia Zihan took the initiative to bring it up, and of course he had to happily agree. As for the people around Xia Zihan, they need to train another batch.
Chu Jingqi gently discussed with her, "Let the fox get another group of people to help you train a few useful people. You don't have to marry off all these maids at once. Pick the older ones first." Marry them first, keep the younger ones for a few more years, and let you take care of them for a few more years. When the people raised by the foxes come out, it won’t be too late for you to let them go.”
Xia Zihan also planned the same.
However, she smiled and said, "I have already asked Chu Lin to get someone for me."
Chu Jingqi simply hugged her daughter-in-law and said, "No matter who it is, it is the task of the couple. Let them figure it out by themselves. We will just wait and see the result."
That's right.
The next day, Chu Lin bought back two maids aged 12 or 13, two women, and a middle-aged man.
Chu Lin said, "The middle-aged man's surname is Bao, and he is the husband of Mrs. Bao. He used to be the second manager of a grain and oil store, but the boss was too mean. Not to mention that he owed him a year's wages, but when the new year came, he actually paid him back. He accused him of stealing from the shop and kicked him out without giving him a penny."
"Oh, do you know whose shop it is? Who is the owner?" Xia Zihan asked.
"Master, you also know the owner. She is Zhang Qiongrou, a girl from the Zhang family. She later married a soldier, Si Qianhu, and the grain and oil shop was given to her as a dowry by the Zhang family. She did not rent it out, but opened it by herself with the help of the nanny. The servant came to inquire about the grain and oil store, and the steward was already the third steward she had slandered and driven away.”
Does it mean that Zhang Qiongrou is so mean and stingy that she uses this method to deduct the salary of the store manager?
Xia Zihan thought for a while and then said to Bao Guanshi, "Is your matter a slander or the truth? I will send someone to investigate this matter. If the investigation results are really a slander as you said, then I will come forward to get your money back." It’s your wages, but if it’s true, then I can’t keep you here.”
"Everything the little one said is true, let the princess investigate." Bao Guanshi hurriedly bowed and said with a frank look on his face.
Xia Zihan took a closer look at the two maids and the two women. The two women were both big and thick, and they looked like they were used to doing rough work. The two maids looked average, but they were quite smart and learned the rules. Yes, she nodded and ordered Chu Lin to take the people to another courtyard and let the people in the other courtyard teach them the rules.
"Master, let me investigate the matter in charge, and let me do it. I happen to have nothing to do." Chu Lin said with excitement and interest.
As for the matter of going to various places to find little orphans and beggars to train, she was only responsible for notifying them, and the stewards of each place, Qi Mei, Chu Kuang and others, would carry out the task.
After getting the person, someone will send it over. When the time comes, she can just help the fox train the person.
"Well, go ahead and don't kill anyone."
Xia Zihan nodded and signaled Chu Lin to pay attention.
Since Zhang Qiongrou dared to slander Bao Guanshi and steal things, it must have been planned long ago. Everyone would get the stolen goods, so she dared to drive them away blatantly.
As for whether Bao Guanshi stole anything or not, I'm afraid no one can know except Bao Guanshi and the people involved in the conspiracy.
Therefore, if you want to investigate this matter clearly, you have to go directly to Zhang Qiongrou, the mastermind. According to Chu Lin's past methods, she just tied up Zhang Qiongrou and interrogated her directly.
(End of chapter)