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"Then I'll send a message to my mother and brother tonight, asking them to come pick me up tomorrow night." The green bandit filled my teacup.

"Why did you leave at night?"

Usually, before the servants went home, they would report to the most reputable master in the family. Occasionally, the master would also reward them with money and other things so that they could bring it home. In the Yang family, he naturally went to see his grandmother. Grandmother is a kind person, and married such a happy event, will surely reward something. It was just that when she left the house at night, her grandmother would probably tell her that she had already retired.

"Tomorrow is the birthday of the Old Ancestor, and I'm afraid Miss has something to attend to here."

Thinking that the ladies might come tomorrow with the young ladies, and that I still had to entertain them and might indeed be short of people, I smiled and said to her, "Why don't we go out the day after tomorrow, in the morning?"

Lu Ke shook his head. "I'll go and work for Young Miss once I see my sister. This sort of thing shouldn't be delayed long ago."

The green bandit was truly a pearl, not many people were smart. That kind of pampered and gentle temperament was even harder to come by. When I think about it, I really can't bear to leave this girl in the future. Looks like I have to find a chance to have a good chat with the two girls about my future.

"Then do as you say." I got off the kang and pulled out a drawer from behind the counter. I opened it with the key at my waist and took out a red silk sachet.

"Here is 25 taels of crushed silver. Give 20 taels to your sister, use 5 taels to take to the carriage."

"Why do you need so much!"

"Since I gave it to you, you should just accept it." I waved a hand at Rookie, signaling her not to say anything more.

The green bandit took it with a smile and followed me back to the kang.

"Lan Li and I chose a few maidservants according to Miss's wishes. Here is the list, please take a look." Green Cock pulled a neat list out of his sleeve and handed it to me.

The handwriting was delicate and pretty, but it was actually a pretty good hairpin, Xiao kai.

"Your calligraphy is getting more neat!"

"Since I've been practicing with Lan Li, I often use the brush recently." The green bandit smiled bashfully, but received my praise.

There were five maidservants on the list, and below them were written their ages, all seven to eight years old. Below them were detailed descriptions of their origins, and all of them were children from families that had never done anything before.

I put the list on the kang and turned to Lan. "Do you have any ideas?"

The personnel arrangement was originally under Lan Lingyun's control, but I intentionally passed this matter on to Lu Kui. I just wanted to see how the two of them would deal with it.

As I expected, the two smart people saw through my intentions and worked together to deal with this matter.

Lan Bing stood up and said to him, "Originally, the consul girl in our house was Big Sister Lu Ping. Now that Big Sister Lu Ping has left, each of us took a part of Big Sister Lu Ping's job as well as our own. In this house, I have the most respect from the Miss, so I have to take charge of the house, and Miss Lukas has the most trust in me, so I have to take the income and expenditure of the house. Logically speaking, Big Sister Lu Ku and I should not be on the same level. However, in the end, I only interact with people all day, so I'm still the leader of the maids in the room. " She paused here for a moment, and carefully examined the expressions of Lu Kui and I. I saw that Lu Kui was not only listening to her with a smile, but also occasionally nodding his head in agreement.

"Since you're with me as the leader, when these young maidservants enter the door, they will first have to follow me and learn the rules. They will also have to be under my control in the future." I don't have any family in the mansion, it's all because of Miss's support, so I was originally one with Miss. "Ever since I became the steward of the house, there have been those who fawned on me and those who despised me. I don't mind it, but even though we have a lot of people in the house, there are only a few who work."

Lan Qing's words were extremely true. I had always wanted to deal with this situation, but because there were too many things at hand, I didn't make time for it. I didn't expect Lan Lingyun to have this kind of situation.

I smiled at Lan Lan and encouraged her to continue.

Lan Ling immediately understood what I meant. With a confident look on her face, she said in a clear voice, "In the past, whoever became a maid in our house or a maid in the second class, it all depended on their age." Although he had plenty of experience as a head maid, he did not have much agility. As a young maid, although he had to do some chores, he did not have the ability to be a head maid. In my opinion, there's no need to differentiate based on age. You can only rely on your ability to choose who will be more shameless in front of their master. Only in this way can our house be more united.

There was another sentence that Lan Li didn't say, but all three of them in the room understood.

Only then can I firmly grasp the person in my hand. Thus, even though she had been in my room for eight or ten years, a maidservant, if she was not careful, might still lead a third-class maidservant. Or maybe she just entered my room for two or three months and became a maidservant. However, it all depends on what I say.

I looked at Lu Kui. She wasn't surprised by Lan Ling's new plan, she obviously already knew about it. The faint smile on her face and the glimmer in her eyes clearly showed that she was in favour of this matter.

I couldn't help but sigh. Reformers from ancient times would rarely end up doing well!

A change meant that it would affect the interests of a certain part of the population. For example, as long as he carried out this reform, he would surely complain!

Most of the maids in my house are sons of the family. Their mothers are either working for their mothers or their grandmothers are consuls." He had originally thought that when he reached an age, he would naturally become a corresponding level, so he would often act on the surface and deal with things lazily. Once they became capable servants, they might not be able to fulfill his wish. Although they were young, and could at most speak in groups of twos and threes, their mothers were the ones who spoke the noblest words in front of their mothers and grandmothers!

"Have you thought about it?" There are some things I won't say, and Lan Li will understand. These servants were dissatisfied, but they did not dare to take me as an explanation. They would only say that it was Lan Leng who instigated me.

"I'm not afraid." Lan's eyes glittered.

I suddenly felt self-deprecating.

Why am I so cowardly now? I only made some small changes in my own courtyard, yet I became timid and couldn't even be compared to a maid.

"Good!" Tell me about your plans. " Looking at Lan Li's appearance full of ambition, I was also somewhat eager to give it a try.

At most, he would just get scolded by his grandmother! Just say I'm practicing the housekeeper.

"We are missing one of the first-rate maidservants in our yard, Sister Lu Kou and I think that the second-rate maidservant Lan Zhi is not bad. She is careful and smart, so it would be better for Miss to promote her to be a first-rate maidservant. In this way, I will be in charge of personnel, Miss Lan Zhi will be in charge of Miss Lan's daily meals, washing up and changing clothes, and Sister Lu Kou will be in charge of Miss's finances. There was a maid named Chunliu in the third tier. Although she was not very sharp, she was very taciturn and cautious. It would be better to bring her to a second tier maid and help me manage the chores in the young lady's house. Our courtyard originally had three fewer people than the rules, so Miss might as well use this opportunity to choose three smart and agile people. "I'll spread the word, those who do well will stay, those who don't do well will be chased out, I'm not afraid of them not doing well."

Lan Li had always been a little hasty, but she didn't expect her to be so clever. He also thought of the idea of not chasing her away and only letting the rumors spread to scare her.

"What if I meet a stubborn person?" I asked, smiling.

"Then I can only throw away my sisterhood and throw her out!" Lan Lingyun's words were playful, but there was a faint trace of worry on her fair face.

This was his first time doing such a thing, how could he not be afraid?

"Don't be afraid! If there is, and you only told me, I will uphold justice for you. " I lightly patted her hands. Lan Lingyun smiled and nodded in agreement. She turned her head and shot a look at Lu Kui.

A bright smile appeared on the face of the Green Widow.

"I think we should talk about this after Grandmother's birthday! In case tomorrow we get into a mess in the courtyard and people laugh at us. "

The two maidservants bowed in agreement.

I held the list and looked at it again. Remembering the Wu'er that Mother Du had brought with her, I had an idea. I told the green bandits, "Where are they?"

"He's waiting for us at the gatehouse!"

"Bring them in. I have a few words for them."

"Yes sir!" The green bandit bent his knees, lifted the heavy green satin curtain, and went out to look for someone.

"Miss is taking them to see the old lady?" Lan Ling came over and filled my cup.

"I can't hide anything from you!"

The green bandit brought a group of seven or eight year old girls in. They were all good-looking and had sharp eyes. He came up and politely greeted me before standing in a row.

"In a while, I will take you to see the Old Ancestor. She is a very kind person, you don't have to be afraid." I tried to soften my tone as much as possible before reaching to grab some candied fruits from a nearby fruit dish and giving it to them.

When one of the maidservants received the fruit, her hands trembled and scattered it all over the ground. The other maidservant, upon seeing my kind tone, smiled and took it, bowing without even bowing.

After I saw them out, I asked the two maidservants.

"The timid one is the granddaughter of Mrs. Chen in the washroom. She has lost her parents since she was young and was raised by her grandmother. That bold person is the youngest daughter of Mama Zhang in the old lady's house. "

The washing room was originally rough work, and since his grandmother brought it up, it was normal for it to be timid. This kind of child was probably an honest person. I couldn't go into my room to work, but it was perfect for the storeroom. As for that little girl, she was probably a disaster wherever she went. Because of her mother's service in her grandmother's house, she looked down on everyone else. I believe that my grandmother's eyes are clear and can see clearly.

I nodded and instructed the Green Bandits to bring the maidservants with me to see Grandmother at night, then chased the two of them back to rest.

He seemed to have forgotten something, but he could not recall what he had missed.

I took the forehead in the basket and read it carefully. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with it, I leaned over the brick bed and grabbed a copy of the "Woman's Tribute" and started flipping through it.

I suddenly stood up from the brick bed.

How could he forget about her!