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Chapter 132 Talk alone
"Besides that, I plan to entrust you with the tasks of picking up the third and fourth children from school every morning and evening, and taking care of the cow. Can you do both by yourself?"
Compared with the unknown challenge of growing peppers, driving a ox cart to pick up people and taking care of cattle were not challenges at all for Mr. Huang, and he agreed readily.
"Don't worry, young lady. I can do it."
Lin Chuyi nodded at him, "Okay, I'll leave these matters to you."
"Okay, girl."
Lin Chu turned his gaze to the other two adults, "Ms. Huang Li and Shen Yunniang, you two will be responsible for all the chores at home, including sweeping, cooking, tending the vegetable garden, and other rough work. Is there any problem?"
When Aunt Huang heard this, she thought, isn't this just like taking care of housework at home? It's just that the scope is a little wider, but there is also helper, so naturally there is no problem, and she answered readily.
"Reply to the girl, no problem."
Shen Yunniang was sold into a child trader's shop and had long since accepted her fate. After being bought by Lin Chuyi, he became her master, so naturally whatever she said was the truth. Her answer was the same as Aunt Huang's.
"Reply to the girl, no problem."
"very good."
Lin Chuyi's gaze shifted to Huang Xiaoshun, the grandson next to Grandpa Huang. When Huang Xiaoshun saw Lin Chuyi coming over, he hid behind his grandfather in fear.
Lin Chuyi raised an eyebrow. Is she that scary? She shook her head and stopped dwelling on the question. She directly told him about her plan for Huang Xiaoshun.
"Huang Xiaoshun is still young, so he will be Lin Cheng's servant and go to school with them. Come with us to register for the private school tomorrow."
Huang Dafa and his wife were surprised and happy. They bent their knees and wanted to kneel down to Lin Chuyi again, but Lin Chuyi went forward and supported them.
"I told you not to kneel randomly. I'm afraid I'll shorten my life."
As soon as Lin Chu saw that they had stood firm, he let go of their hands, took a step back, looked up at them and spoke with a smile.
"Let me talk about the address. I told you before that from now on, you can just call me Miss. It's the same now. As for my eldest sister, third sister, and fourth brother, you can just call them by their ranking."
"Yes, I obey."
"Yes, slaves obey."
"Don't call yourselves slaves or servants anymore. We are not a wealthy family here, so we don't have so many rules. There is only one thing you must pay attention to. In the future, you will often come into contact with villagers. You must know what to say and what not to say."
"Yes." The three of them answered in unison.
Although Lin Chu was young, the aura she exuded could not be underestimated. They did not dare to look down on her because of her young age, and could only obey her orders.
"As for your names, just use your real names. There is no need to change them."
"Thank you girl."
Huang Dafa and his wife were overjoyed to hear what Lin Chuyi said. They are already in their fifties this year. Before selling themselves, they were authentic farmers. Their son died a few years ago, and their daughter-in-law remarried. They encountered years of drought, so they were forced to flee here with their grandson.
Grandpa Huang only knew how to farm, so naturally he had no way to make money, so he had to sell himself. The old woman saw that they were old and young, so she thought she would help if she could, so she took them in.
However, the buyers looked down on the couple’s age and offered to buy two and get one free, which was not a good deal. That’s why the deal had been delayed until now, when they met Lin Chuyi.
They knew that they would most likely have to change their names after being bought by the buyer. Although they came from poor peasant families, they did not want the incense of their ancestors to be cut off in their hands. Now that they can keep their original names and continue the incense of their ancestors, they are naturally grateful.
Shen Yunniang's situation was different from theirs, but she was secretly relieved to be able to keep her original name.
"Now let's talk about your monthly salary. Mr. Huang has a lot of things to do, so your monthly salary is tentatively set at one tael of silver per month. Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Shen's monthly salary is tentatively set at five hundred coins per month. Huang Xiaoshun will not have any monthly salary, but I will pay for his tuition and miscellaneous fees."
"From now on, your salary will be increased or decreased depending on your performance. Your monthly salary will be paid to you on the first of every month by my eldest sister Lin Jinxiu. This will be the case for now. If you have any questions or objections, you can raise them now."
Several people were very surprised. They did not expect that Lin Chuyi would give them such a high monthly salary. They were so happy that they did not have any objections. They all shook their heads to indicate that they had no objection.
"Since there is no objection, then do your best and don't disappoint me. Okay, you guys go out first, Madam Shen stay."
Although Mr. Huang and the others were very curious about what Lin Chuyi wanted to do by keeping Shen Yunniang, they kept in mind the servant code of conduct: don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't look at what you shouldn't look at, and after bending over to signal, they left the study.
Uncle Huang walked in front, followed by Huang Xiaoshun, and Aunt Huang came last. After leaving the house, Aunt Huang also closed the door of the study.
After everyone left, Lin Chuyi asked Madam Shen to sit on a chair. She moved closer to Madam Shen and looked at her face carefully.
Madam Shen has an oval face and almond eyes. If it weren't for the criss-crossing scars on her face, she would be considered a pretty beauty.
"Do you want to remove the scar on your face?" Lin Chuyi suddenly asked.
When Shen Yunniang heard Lin Chuyi's words, she was startled at first, then a look of joy appeared on her face, and then her eyes dimmed again.
"I... I'd rather not." Mrs. Shen hesitated for a while before finally speaking.
"I know you have a secret, but from the moment I bought you, you've started a new life. You can't stay in the yard forever. Facing your face, our family won't say anything, but the villagers are different. They may not have any bad intentions, but the unintentional words they say may hurt you. Are you sure you can bear it?"
"I'm telling you, I can treat your face. This time I took the initiative to ask for it, and I'll treat it for free. If you're not sure, come back to me next time, and I'll charge you. Don't blame me for charging you too much then."
After Lin Chuyi finished speaking, he straightened up and no longer looked at Shen Yunniang.
"I'll give you a day to think about it. If you don't come to me within the specified time, I'll take it as a rejection. Okay, go out first and help me call Mr. Huang in."
Shen Yunniang pursed her lips, stood up from her chair, bowed to Lin Chuyi, then opened the door and went out.
Lin Chuyi watched her leave. When she was choosing the people, she had only picked Grandpa Huang and his family of three.
Uncle Huang is a genuine farmer. He has been doing farm work all his life and is very good at farming. It should not be difficult for him to learn how to grow peppers.
Aunt Huang is still in good health and can take care of the household chores. This way, Lin Jinxiu doesn't have to spend a lot of time doing housework every day.