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However, the big kitchen is in charge of Mu's family. Whether this is the true level of the big kitchen is still hard to say.

For so many years, my mouth has been spoiled by Nanny Gu. I have never been a person who treats me badly, but I am just newly married, and I am not good at making reforms, so I can only think of other ideas.

"Clean and shallow." I ordered while wiping my mouth with a handkerchief: "From now on, all the meals from the big kitchen will be rewarded to the second-class and above maids in the courtyard, and I will inform the shopkeeper Wu in Jinhua Building to give them to the Qing Dynasty on a regular basis every day. Wuyuan delivers food."

"Okay." Qing smiled and said, "Miss, when you were taking a nap, Aunt Zhao sent someone to bring you two boxes of matcha cakes. You just ate less, do you want..."

I nodded, it was true that I didn't eat well just now, Zhao Lingrong's pastries are pretty good, comparable to Yaoji, the best dim sum shop in Yecheng.

***

After eating the snacks, the person waiting for me hadn't come yet. I was so bored that I remembered the pool of residual lotus in Xishantang, so I ordered someone to set up a pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

I haven't painted for a long time, and I feel a little rusty with the brush. The tip of the pen is dipped in ink and spread on the white rice paper. Three strokes and two strokes outline the general shape of the lotus pond. In a trance, a section like Xue Hao wrist.

The man's low and pleasant voice also rang in my ears: "Painting is all about being done in one go. The pen must be written accurately. If you hesitate a little, you will lose most of its charm. The spirit of the painter is the soul of the painting. The soul." If you are inferior, no matter how you make up for it in the future, you will inevitably be inferior."

I shook my head, shook off the phantom in front of me, and concentrated on painting. After half an hour, I made the last stroke of the inscription.

Qingqian was at my left and right, and when she saw the painting was completed, she leaned over to look at it, and praised as usual: "Miss, the painting is really good."

I glanced at the lotus pond on the rice paper where the pen and ink shades changed, and I disagreed: "It's not as good as that person by five points."

Qingqian knew who I was referring to, and said with a smile: "Miss, there has been one person in Ye City in the past hundred years. Miss, you lose to her, in the eyes of slaves, you are not ashamed at all. What's more, the eldest lady also praised your paintings for their aura back then, but it's a pity..."

It's a pity that God is jealous of beauty.

Chen Qi, the eldest lady of my painter Chengtianshui Mountain Villa, was assassinated and killed with her uncle on the way back to Yecheng four years ago. Since then, there has been no most talented woman in Yecheng.

When Chen Qi was here, her demeanor was enough to overwhelm all the noble ladies in Yecheng. Wherever she went, she would overshadow the rest of the noble ladies who were in the same frame as her.

However, the proud ladies and ladies in Yecheng were still convinced by her, because Chen Qi deserved to be the number one in Yecheng no matter whether it was piano, chess, calligraphy, calligraphy or painting, or appearance and temperament.I even know her other talents that are not revealed to others, for example, I know that she is proficient in mathematics, and she can do all kinds of strange tricks. I also know that although Tianshui Villa was handed over to Chen Luo before, but The actual decision maker is actually her...

After Chen Qi passed away, her admirers in Yecheng were all heartbroken, saying that beauties have been like famous generals since ancient times, and the world is not allowed to see gray hair...

"Ma'am, Director Wei is asking to see you." The voice of Caizhi, the second-class maid in the yard, interrupted my memory.

"Only him?"

"No, there are still a few shopkeepers and accountants."

I nodded knowingly: "Take them to the side hall and wait, I will come later."

Chapter 8 The Long Road to Guining ([-])

I am young, and my face is tender, so the few times I met with the heads of the Jinyu Pavilion, I always covered my face with a butterfly cover made of yellow gold, and deliberately lowered my voice.In addition to concealing his identity, it is also to better calm down the situation.

But now seeing my [-]% subordinates in Tianshui Mountain Villa, they can no longer wear butterfly masks, so they can only wear clothes and jewelry as solemn and dignified as possible.

After redressing, I took a selfie in the mirror, and I felt that it was okay, so I went to the side hall with Qingqian and a few maids.

When I arrived at the side hall, I saw Wei Zi taking the lead standing at the front to greet me. I glanced over and saw a total of 24 people standing behind him. These must be the managers of the shops that have now been transferred to my name.

Unlike ordinary merchants who hire accountants, they tend to choose people with rich experience. These 20 people are relatively young, mainly between 30 and [-] years old. I even saw two female accountants among them. thing.One of them was in her twenties, with a thick waist and a face like peaches and plums, and she was very beautiful.The other is two or three years older, and although his appearance is not as good as the previous one, he is still pretty and pleasant.

I secretly thought that I had heard that Chen Luo employed people in an eclectic manner, and now it seems that it is really good.

"Madam, I received a letter from the owner of the villa, saying that everything is going well in the capital, and the owner will be there tomorrow morning." Wei Zi said.

I nodded to show I understand.

"One more thing..." Wei Zi looked at the people behind him, and said in a solemn tone: "By the order of the owner of the villa, I will lead all the managers and persons in charge to meet the new owner. In the future, you will no longer obey the orders of the owner of the villa, but is directly subordinate to Madame."

After Wei Zi finished speaking, the 24 people saluted me together: "I have seen Madam."

I smiled and nodded: "Everyone has worked hard all the way."

"Xin Die is the chief person in charge of Qing Zhentang (Xiangpu) and Dexin Buzhuang, and Yao An assists from the side. Both of them have great talents. They were highly valued by the owner in the past, and they can help Madam." Wei Zi After making a gesture, the two people broke away from the crowd and walked up to me for me to watch.

Yao An is short in stature and unremarkable in appearance, and Xin Die is the pretty woman in charge that I noticed from the beginning, oh no, the person in charge.At that time, both of them held up an ebony tray, their expressions were respectful but not obsequious, and they couldn't fault it.

"Forgive me, madam, this subordinate still has important matters to attend to, can you allow this subordinate to resign first?" Wei Zi confessed to me.

I waved my hand: "Go." Anyway, he basically has nothing to do here.

After Wei Zi left, Yao An and Xin Die presented the tray in front of me. I reached out to Xin Die's tray first. After checking, I found that there were forty or fifty sheets of spices distributed in various parts of the Shang Kingdom. The title deeds of the shop, the cloth shop and the garment shop, and two seals representing the spice division and the cloth division of Tianshui Villa respectively.

I asked Qingqian to accept the land deed and seal with the same expression, and then checked Yao An's tray. It was the contract of the main person in charge of the shops in each area, including Yao An Xindie, clearly written in black and white. The length of employment of each person, the monthly salary, the responsibilities of the employer and the employed party, etc., and at the end there is the autograph and signature of the employed person, which is a formal contract recognized by the government of the Shang Dynasty.

I took a closer look at the commission item in the contract, and found that Chen Luo gave Xin Die a monthly fee of 100 taels of silver. In addition, there was a bonus of 80% of the total profit of all shops in the area under his jurisdiction every year. Ann's monthly money is 80 taels of silver per month, and the annual bonus is half of Xin Die's, while the manager of each shop is 5.00 taels of silver per month, with a bonus of 50% of the total profit of the shops under his management every year. Monthly [-] taels of silver, no dividends.

I secretly admired Chen Luo's means of buying people's hearts. In terms of the market situation in Shangguo, it is not too harsh for a general store to hire a manager, and the master's family pays ten taels of silver a month. The business of the shop is very good, and the owner is very kind. The monthly money of 50 taels of silver, only Tianshui Villa can be so rich.In addition, the dividend is also linked to the annual profit. In order to get a more generous dividend, the people below will naturally work harder. In the long run, the person who benefits the most is Chen Luo.

"Ma'am, I have sent someone to bring over the account books over the years, and I'm waiting outside. Look, Ma'am, do you want them to bring them in now?" Xin Die looked at me with unusually bright eyes.

I shook my head and said softly, "There is no rush."

"Yes." Xin Die said.

"It's just that I still don't know something. The person in charge of Pan Xin explained to me. Why did only 36 people come to the 22 shop title deeds?"