Zhou Shuren curved his eyes and said, "Put on a high hat!"
Zhulan, “… … ..”
Let Master Chen show off, she sympathizes with Master Chen.
Zhulan smiled and said, "I want to hold a tea party when you have a day off. We will drink the tea given by the emperor. I think my storytelling with Master Chen will be much easier."
Zhou Shuren held Zhulan's hand and said, "It's settled then."
The couple smiled at each other and decided how to trick Lord Chen.
In the evening, the Zhou family's dishes became more and more diverse. There were six dishes in the evening, four meat dishes and two vegetable dishes. Even the servants' meals consisted of one meat and one vegetable.
The servants were well fed and had some oily food. In just one month, the skinny servants and maids gained weight.
The next morning, it was the day when servants collected their monthly wages. The housekeeper received one and a half taels of silver a month, and the maids received eight hundred wen of silver. February's salary was also raised to one tael of silver. The three maids following Xinghua were still young and could not help much, so they received two hundred wen of silver a month. The two maids following Xuehan received four hundred wen of silver.
Older servants basically have work to do, earning 400 wen a month.
The monthly wages of Li and other masters were also raised. Boss Zhou received three taels of monthly wages, Li and Xue Han received two taels, and the grandchildren received one tael each.
Li went to keep an eye on the monthly salary, and when it was over before the end of the month, she came to the main courtyard and said, "Mother, Li Qiu, who volunteered to sell herself, has asked for leave and gone home."
Zhulan thought of Dongzhi and Xiaohan who also volunteered to sell themselves, and then she remembered that she followed Steward Ding to Chuanzhou yesterday and couldn't collect her monthly salary today, otherwise she would have asked for leave. "She sent her monthly salary home."
Li, "Mom, didn't you ask the eldest brother to hire Liqiu's family to watch over the mountain? Liqiu's family should have some money now, why do you want Liqiu's money?"
Zhulan fiddled with the abacus, "There are several people in Liqiu's family who want to get married, and they need a lot of money."
Besides, no one would think that they should not give up money if they have too much money. It just so happened that she also wanted to see how long Liqiu's family would ask for the monthly money of Liqiu, and she could also judge whether to continue to use Liqiu's family to watch the mountain.
Zhulan had done her math. Butler Ding was not at home today, so there was no rush to sell the shop. "Come on, let's go see your grandparents."
Li has been in Lizhou City for a month. She is busy with the housework and rarely goes out. She cherishes every opportunity to go out. "Hey."
Zhulan took Li and her daughter to Yang's house, which was guarded by guards. After getting off the carriage, they went directly to Sun's house.
Sun sat by the window. "I said you would definitely come today, but your father said you were too busy to come. I even made a bet with him, and I won."
Yang Dayong smiled and said, "Yes, you win."
Zhulan brought two sets of clothes. "It's the season change, so I made two sets of clothes for you two. Can you try them on and see if they fit you?"
Sun said, "You are busy enough, why are you still making clothes for us?"
But her hand honestly touched the clothes. She had never seen such thin material in her life.
Zhulan chose the best materials. Now not only she can wear them, but her parents can too. She bought three pieces of fabric in total in Chuanzhou. They are the best for wearing in summer when she is older, as they are breathable and comfortable.
Zhulan took the clothes and helped her parents change with a smile. After changing the clothes, her parents looked more like old lady and old grandfather. It was not that Wuchun did not buy them clothes, but the Yang family had a limited fortune and had basically spent it all, and now they relied on Wuchun's salary!
Wu Chun's salary was not small, but it was not enough to support a large family and several servants. Now the food was barely enough without spending any money.
Zhulan said, "We still have some fabrics at home. I'll make two sets of clothes for Dad and Mom to wear when I get back."
Yang Dayong also admired the clothes on his body. He felt grateful that he had enjoyed his daughter's filial piety until he was old. He had eaten a lot of ginseng on the way. "Your family is rich and powerful. You have spent a lot of money recently. You will spend more in the future. Don't spend money on us. We have enough clothes to wear. My parents are shameless enough to take the clothes you made for us. Don't make any more for us."
Zhulan smiled and said, "Dad, I sold my house in Pingzhou for 1,300 taels, and I still have some silver in my hand. You don't have to worry about me. You and mother can wear it without worry. This is also what Shuren meant."
Yang Dayong was stunned. How could a house in Pingzhou City be so valuable? When he heard that it was his son-in-law's idea, Yang Dayong laughed happily. He was afraid that his son-in-law would have an opinion.
My daughter spent a lot of money on the journey from the capital. When we arrived in Pingzhou, she would send goods to the Yang family every time she went shopping. Now the meat that the Yang family eats is all sent by my daughter. Yes, and the medicine for nourishing him and his wife is also bought by my daughter.
He and Sun were happy that their daughter was always thinking about them, but they were also afraid that their son-in-law might have some thoughts. His son-in-law was a prefect and his status was different. He specifically asked Wu Chun to find out. The Tongzhi in Lizhou City had three concubines, and the Tongpan had many as well. He was afraid that his son-in-law might have some thoughts as well.
Even with Wu Chun's comfort, he was still worried. Now that he heard that it was a gift from his son-in-law, he felt much more at ease.
Zhulan sat with her parents for a while and did not stay for dinner at Yang's house. She took her daughter and Li home.
Time passed quickly, and three days later, Butler Ding came back with Dongzhi and Xiaohan. It took three days to carefully transport all the porcelain and flowers.
This trip cost Zhulan a lot of money. Five sets of tea sets cost her two hundred and forty taels, and the exquisite bowls and plates cost her eighty taels, a whole cart of bowls and plates.
Zhulan also asked people to buy a lot of vases, all of which were prepared for flower arrangement. Yes, Benchao also had flower arrangement, and she would enjoy tea while arranging flowers.
Since she didn't have money to buy expensive flowers for appreciation, she asked Butler Ding to buy all kinds of affordable flowers.
Although Zhulan had never specifically learned flower arrangement, she had seen her grandmother fiddling with flowers many times. She had also seen quite a few flower arrangement works, so she did know a little about flower arrangement.
This trip cost Zhulan four hundred and fifty taels. Zhulan felt heartbroken and asked housekeeper Ding to take two servants to collect the monthly salary and then go back to rest.
Zhulan called Eryue and asked her to take Dahan to cut some bamboo and tree trunks.
When Zhou Shuren came back, he saw a lot of bamboos and tree trunks at home. He asked Zhulan, "What's the use of cutting these bamboos and tree trunks?"