50, Chapter 50

Huang Huzi's wife said: "I don't know. On the first day when I came here, Aunt Fan mentioned that the food delivered from the kitchen three times a day was enough for the first man in the family. I am not responsible for the food for the family. I thought that if the man was not here today, I would cook some for myself, and even if I did, I could keep it for dinner, so it wouldn’t be a problem.”

In fact, the portions given to men in the kitchen are sufficient, not to say they are very full, but they are 70% full for each meal. A bowl of sweet potato and brown rice porridge every morning, and occasionally a boiled egg or meat buns, steamed buns, etc. For lunch and dinner every day, brown rice is mixed with rice, and a few potatoes are added. The dishes are also meat and vegetables. The food here is much better than at home. At least here, Y‌ can eat meat every day.

So, she was very satisfied with this day. Moreover, she can take some of the food from the man. If there is not enough food, she can cook some food by herself, so there is no need to cook the dishes. So there is no burden on their family.

Meng Ping's wife heard this: "Oh, why didn't I think of that?" Indeed, even if the kitchen brought it, you can still eat it at night. "

Yang Haiyan doesn't care what the private guard's wife is thinking. She was thinking about something in the study at the moment, and the private guard's wives came unexpectedly, so it wouldn't be a problem to deliver meals to the private guard. No, she would no longer send meals every month in the future, and just subsidize the food.

Yang Haiyan's food quota for each private guard is about two hundred cash. If food is subsidized, then five kilograms of rice, fifteen kilograms of brown rice, ten kilograms of sweet potatoes, and ten kilograms of potatoes a month, a total of one hundred and ten kilograms. In terms of food, ten eggs, forty catties of vegetables, two catties of meat, and two catties of ribs a month, a total of one hundred yuan. In total, each private guard earns one hundred and ninety cents a month.

This saves a lot of trouble than paying for food.

"Madam, Uncle Hong is here." Aunt Lian's voice sounded.

Yang Haiyan put down her pen: "Let him come in."

Uncle Hong walked into the study in a polite manner: "Madam, are you looking for me?"

Yang Haiyan said: "Uncle Hong, how many acres is there in the countryside?"

Uncle Hong was stunned. Although he didn't understand what Yang Haiyan meant, he said truthfully: "The upper-class land costs ten taels of silver per acre, the medium-grade land costs six taels of silver per acre, and the low-grade land costs four taels of silver per acre."

Yang Haiyan thought for a while and took out one hundred taels of silver: "Go and buy ten acres of medium-sized land." Although sixty taels is enough, it is better to have more money when buying things.

Uncle Hong took the money and said, "Yes." But he asked again, "Are you planning to plant something, madam?"

Yang Haiyan said: "Yes, plant potatoes, sweet potatoes, radishes, etc., and then build pig pens, chicken pens and duck pens there." With more people in the family, buying these things from outside will definitely not be as cheap as raising and planting them at home. . Moreover, she also has to "buy" other vegetable seeds and fruit seeds from traveling merchants. How can she do it without land?

Uncle Hong: "Then I'll do it as soon as I get down."

Yang Haiyan: "Thank you for your hard work."

Not long after Uncle Hong retired, the family members of the private guards arrived, including Kun Zhang's mother and son, Meng Ping's daughter-in-law, Meng Ping's daughters Meng Ju and Meng An, and Huang Huzi's daughter-in-law.

Yang Haiyan was in the study, and the family members of the private guard came in politely: "I've met my wife." None of them had learned the rules. When they were in their hometown, they lived in rural areas and towns. They lived in this world, so when they were nervous, they saluted. It's also nondescript. They all lowered their heads, not even daring to raise their heads.

Yang Haiyan said in a gentle voice: "No need to be polite, please take a seat." There is a wooden sofa customized by Yang Haiyan in the study. It is long and can accommodate several people.

Private guard family member: "I don't dare to sit down."

Yang Haiyan said: "It doesn't matter, we still want to chat. If you don't sit down, I won't dare to keep you chatting for too long, otherwise I will get tired standing."

After Yang Haiyan said this, the family members of the private guards sat down.

After they sat down, Yang Haiyan said: "Except for Captain Kun's family, let me introduce the rest of them by myself. What time is it this year and what does Jia Y do?"

Meng Ping's wife first said: "Madam, my husband is Meng Ping, my maiden name is Qiu, and I am twenty-five years old this year. I am used to farm work at home, but I can do all farm work."

Yang Haiyan saw the legendary Meng Ping's daughter-in-law, Meng Qiu. Her facial features were a bit rough and wild. Among women, these facial features seemed a bit girly and male-like. Listening to her conversation, she is an out-and-out rural lady. Looking at her eyes again, she seemed to be somewhat innocent.

Yang Haiyan felt that this was different from the Meng Qiu family she had imagined. A person who would come to ask for monthly reports or complain about not having enough food to eat, her impression of the Meng Qiu family... should be like Second Aunt Qin, or in other words, someone even better than Second Aunt Qin, who is always the one in the novel The best. But looking at Mrs. Meng Qiu, she seems to be a carefree person.

To put it simply, he is not that smart and will say whatever he wants.

Could it be that I have read the novel and thought too much about it?

Meng Qiu continued: "Madam, this is my daughter, named Meng Qiu. Qiu Qiu is eight years old this year. My daughter is also very good at work. She can cut pigs, feed chickens, and cook. She can do everything. This It's my sister-in-law Meng An. Meng An is a poor man. He originally had a fiancé. In January of the new year, that beast was spotted by a girl from a wealthy family. Then he became his son-in-law and broke off the engagement with Meng An.

It was okay to break off the engagement, but that beast wanted to spread gossip about Meng An, making everyone think that it was Meng An's fault that the engagement was broken off. So Jia Y‌ sent a letter to Meng Ping and asked Meng Ping what to do. After Meng Ping returned home, he brought Meng An with him. "

When Yang Haiyan heard this, she thought that in January, Meng Ping came to her for a high vacation and said she wanted to go home. She didn't think about it at the time, so she agreed. Now that she thought about it, it turned out that something happened to her sister, and as a brother, he naturally couldn't say much about this matter related to her voice. Now that I have brought my sister here, I naturally have to explain all the details to her clearly.

Yang Haiyan nodded and looked at Meng An. A somewhat reserved little girl with her head lowered. Seeing himself looking at her, Meng An stood up and said with a bit of nervousness: "Meng An came with his brother this time and disturbed my wife's house."

Yang Haiyan said: "It doesn't matter." Originally, she had thought about various trajectories. In novels, young girls often rush to be concubines for their masters. She wondered whether this girl would also have this intention, but now it seems that maybe no.

Then, she looked at the other one.

Huang Huzi's wife said: "Hello, madam. My wife is from Huang Huzi's family. Her maiden name is Xu. She is twenty-four this year. On the third day after she and Huang Huzi got married, Huang Huzi came to serve in the military, so she has lived with her father-in-law and mother-in-law these years. In my hometown, my father-in-law and mother-in-law are getting older, so I have to do all kinds of work in my hometown.”

‌‌ Grandma Lian’s impression of the Huang Xu family. Speaking of it, the Huang Xu family does know more rules than the Meng Qiu family. However, this Huang Xu family is also smarter than Meng Qiu family.

Yang Haiyan continued to ask: "Your men are your personal guards. They are provided with food, accommodation and monthly salary in the mansion. But when you come here, you are not my servants, and you are not hired by me." Yes, so Fu Y‌ will not arrange your food, I think you should understand. "

Mrs. Kun Zhang: "I understand."

Mrs. Huang Xu: "I understand."

This is indeed understandable. No family hires a laborer and has to be responsible for the food of the family of the laborer.

Meng Qiu: "Madam, we understand, but our family of four doesn't have enough food just like Meng Ping does. We have to use the money Meng Ping earns to buy food. ‌ In my hometown, That’s okay, we have land and can grow our own food. But what should we do if we don’t have any land here? “How can we save money here?

Yang Haiyan has a further understanding of Meng Qiu. Maybe this is a machine gun that can't hide its words. But she didn't show it on her face: "Then haven't you ever thought about finding a job by yourself?"

Meng Qiu: "But...but I can't do any other work except farm work. I can wash clothes, sweep the floor, go to the fields, and other...I can't do other rich jobs." "

Yang Haiyan looked at Kun Zhang and others again: "What about you? Have you never thought about finding a job by yourself?"

When Mrs. Kun and Zhang arrived, she said, "My wife plans to rest for two days and then go to the town to see what work is available."

Mrs. Huang Xu: "My wife has the same idea." In fact, her idea is to wait until the wife comes back to see if there are any arrangements for them. If not, then she can figure out a solution herself.

Meng An said: "I...I have thought about looking for a job. I went to the town these days and found that there are people in the town who have taken over the laundry work, and the town also collects firewood. I went to ask However, they charge nine cents for a bundle of firewood. I... I just thought that I could go wash clothes or collect firewood."

When Yang Haiyan heard it, she felt that Meng An's words were very reasonable. She praised very much: "You are very motivated. This job is indeed good. The firewood has been sold well in the town because there are family houses here. , we need firewood. Moreover, there is a two-month winter disaster here at the end of the year. During the winter disaster, no one is outside, so firewood must be prepared in advance.”

Meng An was also a little embarrassed after being praised by Yang Haiyan.

After getting to know the family members for a while, Yang Haiyan said, "I'm a little tired too, so you can just step back."

"yes."

The family members all retreated.

After the family members retreated, Aunt Lian was curious: "Madam, you don't plan to settle them down?"

Yang Haiyan: "There's no rush. I want to hire people from both sides. I can accommodate them, but there's no rush."

At the beginning of the Shen Dynasty, Qin Fang came back with five private guards. Three horses rode into the family room, which was quite powerful. Each horse also had game hanging on it.

Dong dong dong...

Someone is knocking on the door.

Because the private guard was not here and Uncle Hong was not here, Aunt Fan was looking at the door. When she heard the knock on the door, Aunt Fan went to open the door. As she opened the door, she asked, "Who is it?"

Qin Fang: "Me."