Waiting for Qin Yuan's sentence directly caused Tang Jie to wait for a few more months.
It wasn't until June that Guanshi Qin finally brought good news-there was a vacancy.
A few days ago, a young man in the Wei family who was in charge of the garden died of a sudden illness and was in need of filling a vacancy. After the news came out, several stewards of Wei's family recommended manpower to the mansion, and Guan Shi Qin recommended Tang Jie.
The next morning, Guanshi Qin took Tang Jie into the Weifu.
As one of the five major families in Canglong Mansion, the Wei family's family background is really extraordinary.
The entire Qingyun Street, the Wei family alone occupies most of the street, with more than 400 rooms, of which there are six in Guanghuayuan, and there are nearly 300 people living in them.
Wei family's current seniority is naturally the old lady Wei and Mrs. Wei.
The old man and his wife have two sons and two daughters, both of whom are married.
The eldest son, Wei Danbo, is the current head of the Wei family. He has one wife and two concubines. Zheng Shufeng, the main guardian, has two sons and one daughter. The youngest son is Wei Tianchong. There is also a son and a daughter because they are concubines and have no inheritance qualifications, but they don't even have the opportunity to enter the college. In some respects, they are not as good as servants.
Tianzhi, Tianchong, you can tell from the name of the Wei family's ambition, that is going to God.
When Wei Danbai got his son, the Wei family had already become influential in Canglong Mansion, so he was no longer thinking about making money, but about cultivating immortals.
It's a pity that their roots are still very shallow. So far, there are no real immortal cultivators in the family. There are only some spiritual masters who have been hired outside with a lot of money. They are still incomparable with Jin, Zhang, and Gu. As long as the Wei family can produce their own spiritual master, the family can be guaranteed for a hundred years. If he could develop a heavenly state of mind, then the Wei family would no longer be the Canglong Mansion Wei family, but the Lingzhou Wei family.
As for the national-level family, it requires multiple heavenly states of mind, and the family itself has its own mantle and inheritance to be counted.
In addition to Wei Danbo, the grandfather's second son Wei Qingsong also has a son and a daughter, the eldest son Wei Ming, and the youngest daughter Wei Die.
Among them, Wei Ming had also entered the academy the year before, but like Wei Tianzhi, the door was open and the cultivation was difficult. Compared with Wei Danbo, Wei Qingsong can give his son fewer resources, so the old man doesn't have much hope for this line, so the main expectation of Wei's family lies in Wei Tianchong.
The Wei family prefers boys to girls, but is not very concerned about the practice of girls-there is no need to spend precious resources for other people's daughter-in-laws.
For this reason, there are not many female cultivators in the world of cultivating immortals, not because of their poor aptitude, but because the support from the family is far less than that of men. It is said that Wei Qing'er was taken away by Qian Qingzong because of his excellent talent. Otherwise, I am afraid that he is still at home.
The hundreds of people in the Wei family can be said to be all used to serve the big and small grandparents of the Wei family, and the garden handyman that Tang Jie wants to apply for is the meditation garden where the young master Wei Tian rushed to live.
Because of this, this time the battle for servants also appears to be particularly fierce.
In addition to the great steward Qin Yuan who brought Tang Jie, the second steward and the third steward also brought a kid. In addition, some outside homeowners of the Wei family recommended a total of 18 teenagers. At this moment, they are standing in front of the Weifu wife Zheng Shufeng. , And greet the wife together.
After all, this era is not as disgusting as the Qing Dynasty, and the servants don't need to call themselves slaves, and they don't need to kneel at the sight of people.
In fact, this era is more like the Tang Dynasty when it was on the earth. The atmosphere is more open. Although there are various rules and regulations, servants are not yet untouchables, and they have their own dignity.
After all, the world capable of cultivating immortals is itself a world full of opportunities, and even the poorest people can fly into the sky.
Because it was to choose servants for her son, Mrs. Wei's family appeared to be very solemn and chose them herself.
At this moment, she was sitting in front of the hall, dressed in a red satin shirt worn by butterflies, with jade beads and hairpins on her head, and two maidservants gently shook fans behind her.
After taking a sip of tea, he slowly said, "You should report your name first."
Eighteen teenagers signed up one by one, with their own paperwork recorded next to them.
Then the wife said, "Those who are literate, raise your hand."
Eighteen teenagers raised their hands at the same time, and the essay ticked each of the eighteen names, indicating that they passed the test.
In fact, the young man in Canglong Mansion, whoever came from a poor family, had little literacy.
However, most of the recommendations this time are elderly people from the Fufu, and the requirements of the Weifu are relatively clear, and they will never pick someone who is unqualified.
Even Tang Jie was repeatedly asked by Qin Yuan many times beforehand, confirming that he was qualified before accepting it.
Tang Jie started literacy in Xiaohe Village. He already had a good foundation for learning Chinese characters. He started to learn Chinese characters very quickly. After learning with Xu Muyang, he even practiced calligraphy when he had nothing to do with him every day.
According to Xu Muyang's view, the characters are not well written, so what symbols are drawn
He thought that the eighteen people who came this time would always be a little illiterate, but he didn't expect all of them to be well prepared.
The lady said again: "Anyone can do arithmetic, raise your hand."
Finally, a few people did not raise their hands this time, but most of them still raised their hands.
Mrs. Wei Jia said again: "If you have done something in a big family, raise your hand."
Fewer people raised their hands this time, only Tang Jie and the other two teenagers.
Mrs. Wei Jia asked about the three people's work experience. Tang Jie compiled his own experience in a big family as early as when he was in Wu's house. After half a year of lieing, he is now even more familiar with it.
After listening to it, Mrs. Wei Jia asked, "What kind of flowers have you all planted? Let's listen."
There are not many people talking about this.
Ordinary flowers are not rare in the Wei family, and it is useless to say it. Those precious flowers and plants are not qualified to play with the poor young people.
Everyone looked at each other, and everyone was relieved to see that no one raised their hands.
On the contrary, Tang Jie thought for a while, raised his hand and said, "The little one has raised a thousand flowers."
The faces of all the teenagers changed drastically at the same time.
"Oh?" Mrs. Wei Jia came over with interest: "Tell me how to raise it."
Tang Jie settled down and replied: "Thousands of flowers, a needle-shaped flower with spikes on the roots, stems and leaves, are extremely drought-tolerant plants, and their stems can be used as medicine. If they can be cultivated for ten years, they can have a certain spirituality. The flowers bloom once every three years. Because there are many needles, if there are thousands of flowers blooming when the flowers bloom, it is called a thousand flowers."
"Okay, very good!" Mrs. Wei Jia nodded in satisfaction: "Is this also learned from the people you used to follow?"
"Yes." Tang Jie replied, "Thousands of flowers don't like humid environments, so there are more in the north, which is not rare, but it is much less in Canglong Mansion."
In fact, this flower was left by the people before that when he bought the house.
Tang Jie heard that these thousand flowers bloomed beautifully, so he stayed to take care of them. Unfortunately, after taking care of them for more than half a year, he had never seen them bloom once, but he did not expect to use them here to answer questions.
Wei's garden definitely has more than this kind of flower, but it is better to understand one kind first than not to understand.
"Yes, that's why you should take care of it more carefully." The wife smiled at this moment, then turned her head and said to others: "You haven't raised any precious flowers and plants, so I don't blame you. It’s no different. Those who haven’t lost their worth. So don’t worry, you can learn if you don’t understand, and someone from the Wei family will teach you.”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.
Tang Jie was a pity. Although he didn't expect to be selected based on this point, it was a pity that his advantage could not be used.
This wife is very temperamental, and one question after another is thrown out. It seems that these young people must be thoroughly investigated.
Speaking of performance, none of the 18 teenagers is as good as Tang Jie.
However, Tang Jie knew his own family affairs, and his biggest problem was that he had some problems with his origins.
Although the two elders of the Wu family guarantee, they are still not as good as these young people who are born and raised.
Fortunately, he has already taken care of this matter, so he is not afraid that his wife cares a lot, only that she cares less.
After asking some more questions, the wife said leisurely: "If you enter the Wei's house, how much do you think is appropriate?"
This question is very subtle.
Fortunately, these young people are also prepared, and the wise one answered first: "Naturally the wife has the final say, and the wife gives it as much as it needs."
"It is precisely that being able to do things for the Wei family is a blessing for a few young students to cultivate. There is no reason to ask for a price."
There was even the young man who did everything for the opportunity, said loudly: "As long as you can enter the home, you will not get any money for the little ones!"
These young people are not very old for many years, but at this moment they behave mature and sensible. Tang Jie knew that most of them had been taught by his own adults a long time ago.
Seeing that everyone expressed their opinions at this moment, Tang Jie thought for a while, but replied: "If his wife is willing, Tang Jie hopes to get three monthly wages."
Three coins, that is three thousand wen of copper coins, which is equivalent to three taels of silver.
In other words, Tang Jie asked for a salary of three thousand.
This price should be kept in the present world, it is normal, but for the young servants of the Wei family, it is simply an astronomical figure.
No one has ever dared to ask for such a high price!
For a moment, all the teenagers looked at Tang Jie in astonishment, and Qin Yuan was even more surprised. Is this kid crazy? How dare to ask Weifu for three rounds of money
Even Mrs. Wei Jia looked at Tang Jie in surprise: "Do you want three sets of money?"
Tang Jie gritted his teeth and said, "Yes! Please forgive me, too. The younger one wants to do things because he wants to defend his family, but more importantly, he wants to earn some home for his righteous parents."
"For the second elder of the Wu family, don't they have enough money?"
"That's not it." Tang Jie has replied: "It's just that the foster father is very old, and he worked hard when he was young, and the root of the disease fell. Now every rainy day will have muscles and bones aches and fatigue. Canglong Mansion is also a city with plenty of water. There are more rainy seasons, and the younger ones want to buy some elixir for their adoptive parents, but the elixir is very expensive..."
Tang Jie didn't say anything, but his wife already understood.
"It turned out to be like this." The wife nodded: "What happened to Qin Yuan, I heard Qin Yuan say. It was a coincidence that it was picked from the snow by the second elder of the Wu family. It's also quite commendable. It's rare that you know how to repay you, and you are a good boy."
As he said, the wife smiled and said, "Okay, I will ask you here today. You all go down first, and you will be notified when you have chosen."
Eighteen teenagers left one after another.
Back at Wu's family, the second elder of Wu's family hurriedly asked what was going on with Tang Jie, and Tang Jie answered them one by one.
When I heard that Tang Jie actually asked for three different prices, the two elders wailed at the same time, and the old lady complained: "You kid, you are very smart on weekdays, so why are you so ignorant today? Those children are all. If you don’t want money, you want to send it in, but you want three sets of money. It’s really... hopeless."
Tang Jie didn't explain, but just smiled: "If there is no hope, there is no hope. It would be nice to be able to serve you in front of the second elder."
The two elders sighed together, but they were helpless.
Eighteen teenagers left here, but the wife of the Wei family was still looking at the information one by one, and the two little girls behind them looked at no one around, until they started talking on their own.
This one said that I think the young man named Li is good, and the other said I think the young man named Liu is more suitable. On the one hand, I said, I think you are in love with you. Seeing that they are handsome, the two started fighting together.
Mrs. Wei Jia heard it funny, shook her head, and coughed slightly. Then the two little girls shut up together and couldn't help but laugh quietly again.
Mrs. Wei Jia said, "What are you laughing at?"
A girl replied: "Mrs. Hui, I was thinking that the young man named Tang Jie just now dared to ask for three ounces of money, and he was able to speak up."
"That's it, I really thought the Wei family begged him to come in."
While they were talking, Manager Qin just came in. Hearing this, he couldn't help but blush, and bowed and said, "Go back to my wife, those boys have been sent back."
"kindness."
Qin Yuan thought for a while, then said: "What Tang Jie said today, don't worry about your wife."
"Take it to heart?" The wife replied, "What do you mean?"
"That's... the three consistent wages." Qin Yuan replied.
The wife drank a cup of tea slowly: "Why, do you think my Wei family can't take out the money to hire someone?"
"Of course it doesn't mean that, but that kid is ignorant..."
"I think he is very sensible." The wife has replied: "The second elder of the Wu family saved his life, so he struggled to lose his future and also took care of the second elder. He was obviously kind in heart and sincere in nature. At a young age, he knew a hundred Good filial piety first, this is a good thing."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Wei Jia sighed: "You must know that there is no one in this world. If you are good to him, he will definitely repay you. In this world, there are still fewer ungrateful people? So choose servants, first. The most important thing is loyalty. It is good to be clever and smart, but sincerity is more important!"
Qin Yuan was overjoyed, knowing that there is a way.
A girl next to him said: "But that kid's background is a little bit shallower, knowing others, knowing my face, and not knowing my heart."
Qin Yuan was furious and didn't dare to reprimand, but his wife snorted, "You are taking advantage of the Li family to help you speak nice things? What if the time is short? It's not that everyone needs to be innocent. There are brothers who turn against each other, and those who have a meal can also be reciprocated. Why do I push Qin Yuan to be the chief steward of the Wei Mansion? Isn't it because he knows the gratitude and is a reliable person? Although the origin of this Tang Tribulation is a bit unclear, but the character is kind and the temperament is good, I think, it is more reliable than the one with the foundation."
"Doesn't that have to pay three more money per month." The other little girl murmured.
The wife gave her an angry glance, and poked her forehead with a pointed finger: "Look at how careful you look, what's the amount of money? In order to be a spiritual master for the Wei family, the master is a million taels. It’s really unseen. Besides, Wu Xing is also studying with Tianzhi now. If he knows that other teenagers in our family don’t choose, he should choose the most expensive one in their family. Think it's taking care of his family in advance, right? So ah, this is the case, and this Tang Jie is chosen!"
"Mrs. Mingjian!" Manager Qin bowed to the end.
…