At noon, while Lord Jue and Madam were eating, the servants of the Li family gathered together and whispered to each other.
"When Xiao Rong was pouring tea for Lord Jue this morning, she accidentally knocked over the teacup. Guess what happened next?" A servant girl said mysteriously.
"Xiao Rong is always so careless. She must have been scolded badly. She might even have been fined." Another servant girl pouted.
"If that was the case, I wouldn't have mentioned it in front of you." The servant girl who spoke first shook her head.
Another servant girl was shocked and said in disbelief, "Did Lord Jue kick Xiao Rong out of the residence?"
"What do you mean by 'kick out'? Not only was Lord Jue not angry, he even rewarded her with money and said something about 'peace and quiet' …" The servant girl's face was full of envy. She wished that she was the one who broke the teacup.
"Ah?"
Hearing this, everyone was stunned. How could there be a servant who didn't get punished for doing something wrong, and instead get rewarded?
If it was any other family, breaking a teacup in front of the master would be a light reprimand, a heavy punishment would be beating and scolding. Even two slaps would be considered a light punishment.
"There's more …" A look of envy appeared on the maidservant's face as she continued, "Xiao Qing's table was polished a little brighter, and the floor was swept a little cleaner. Lord Jue was so happy that he increased her salary by fifty percent."
"Hiss …" Everyone took a deep breath. Their faces were full of envy. On the first day, their monthly salary was increased by 50%. Why didn't such a good thing happen to them?
At this point, the servants of the Li family understood that their Lord Jue had a habit of rewarding people whenever he was happy. It seemed that they had to perform well in the future. Their future was suddenly full of expectations.
"I understand now. No wonder Li San came out with a bunch of broken vase pieces. He already knew about it." A servant in green suddenly realized.
"Li San also got his monthly salary raised?" Another servant said with some dissatisfaction.
What the hell was this? They worked so hard, but they didn't get rewarded. Others who broke teacups and vases were either rewarded or increased salary. This was too unfair.
A few servants were already thinking about what other worthless things there were in the residence. Should they find a chance to break them too? Otherwise, wouldn't they be at a disadvantage?
"Promotion fee?" The well-informed servant girl shook her head and said, "I heard that Li San was viciously kicked twice by Lord Jue. He is not allowed to eat until he fills the two large vats of water in the residence before nightfall."
"— —" The servants looked at each other speechlessly. It seemed like this method was not going to work.
Right, Xiao Rong and Xiao Qing were both maidservants. Could it be that only the maidservants in the residence had this special exception?
All the male servants immediately felt somewhat indignant in their hearts. This kind of matter, they couldn't decide for themselves!
"Why are you all gathered there? Have you all finished your work?" A voice sounded out from behind. Everyone's faces changed as they dispersed. In the entire estate, compared to Lord Jue, they were even more afraid of Butler Li …
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Fang and a middle-aged man were squatting at the door, each holding a huge bowl in their hands, eating and chatting happily. Li Yi called them twice, but they weren't willing to sit at the table, so he let them be.
Old Furen couldn't see and needed someone to serve her when she ate. For this matter, Little Aunt wasn't willing to let the maidservants do it for her. She only sent someone to deliver the food to Old Furen's room and she fed Old Furen mouthful by mouthful.
At the dining table, Li Yi placed all the dishes that Duan Wu couldn't reach onto her plate. The little girl was too skinny. She was still growing and should eat more.
"Thank you, Big Brother." Perhaps it was because of her character from a young age, she didn't speak much and always had a timid look. Even though things were different now, it was a habit that was formed over a long period of time that wasn't easy to change.
On one side sat Duan Wu, and on the other side sat Xiao Huan. The most considerate servant girl was always the little servant girl. She knew what he liked to eat and what he didn't like to eat. In the time it took for Duan Wu to take food, her own bowl also piled up into a small mountain.
"Alright, alright, that's enough." He stopped the little servant girl from taking more food into her bowl. Although the cooking skills of the fu's maids were not bad, he still had to eat slowly.
Miss.Liu was still holding a grudge against him for forcefully chasing her away last night. There were a few times when Li Yi wanted to eat something, but she always snatched it away before he could.
He was in a good mood today and didn't intend to argue with her.
She raised her head and met Ruyi's eyes. A red cloud immediately appeared on her face and she quickly lowered her head. Although they had been married for half a year, it had only been a day since they became real husband and wife. It was understandable that she was a little thin-skinned.
Thinking about it, it was better to be alone. In a few days, he would go back to Qing 'an Prefecture and arrange everything there. Only he and Ruyi would go back, without Miss.Liu. It would be a honeymoon trip. It would be fun to walk and see along the way.
The scripture for the old monk was almost finished. After a few days, he would send someone to Cold Mountain Temple. This matter would be settled. He still had to find a chance to discuss the business with Her Highness. It was definitely not enough to rely on the salary of the court to support the family. This matter concerned dozens of people in the Viscount's Mansion, so he couldn't be careless.
From a family of four to the master of such a big Viscount's Mansion, it was not easy to adapt to the psychological gap. In addition, he had no experience and — — laziness. If Uncle Li, the housekeeper, didn't take care of everything, Li Yi really didn't know how to run it.
Not long after the meal, Old Mistress of the Li family came to the mansion in person.
On the one hand, she wanted to see how her grandson's Viscount's Mansion was doing. On the other hand, she had a lot to say to her granddaughter-in-law. The two of them talked in the room, and Li Yi was not allowed to go in.
Later, Old Mistress saw that there were not many maids in the mansion, so she insisted on sending some from the Li family, but Li Yi persuaded her.
There were not many people in the family. Why did they need so many maids to serve them? They didn't need to be used and took up space. What's more, these people needed to be paid. The mansion was still in the stage of development, so they should save as much as possible.
In the end, Old Mistress walked into the courtyard where his grandmother's family lived.
When Li Yi walked into the room, he saw her holding his grandmother's hand apologetically and saying, "I'm sorry for making you suffer all these years."
If it weren't for the Li family, the He family wouldn't have lived so hard these years. But if it weren't for the He family, the Li family wouldn't have turned against the good in-laws and declined so much.
It was no longer clear who was right and who was wrong about the things that happened in the past.
However, even if the Li family declined, for the He family, who were just commoners, it was still an existence that they couldn't afford to reach. At first, Old Mistress was a little reserved, but later she gradually relaxed. When Li Yi walked out of the door, they talked about something happy, and their laughter could be heard far away.
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