Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 643 Take care of business
Seeing that something bad was going to happen, Bai Lu hurriedly moved her knees and knelt down in front of Zhao Xiwei, and said in a low voice, "As for my wife, the sisters just don't want to show their faces."

"If you don't want to show your face, what do you want to do?"

The spring is warm and the breeze is blowing.But everyone in the lobby felt sweaty and chilly on their backs.

Zhao Xiwei stood in front of the hall and lectured.

"Do you want to hide in the deep palace and continue to be a slave? Or do you want to hang out in the inner courtyard and continue to be sent around?"

Qiao Yunqian looked over in astonishment.

In my impression, she was rarely so sharp, and she was gentle and tolerant even to the lowest servants.

But at this time, the words she said were more indifferent and ruthless than one sentence——

"Do you think it's not honorable to show your face in a teahouse? Or do you think it's too hard to serve tea and water every day? If you really don't want to, and I don't want to force you, I can let you go now."

She slightly raised her hand, and Jinxiu handed over the roster.

Zhao Xiwei casually flipped through the pages, closed them again, and said in a calm voice, "For 12 people, based on the salary of four taels of silver per month, it's only 48 taels. I'll show you a favor and double the rewards."

Hearing this, Jin Xiu took out a bag of silver from her sleeve and put it on the table.

"Here is 100 taels." Zhao Xiwei has turned around and sat down in the chair again, "If you don't want to do it, stand up now, and everyone can leave after receiving their respective certificates!"

After being reprimanded like this, the original righteousness disappeared without a trace. They all held their handkerchiefs and lowered their heads, kneeling on the ground without daring to utter a word.

Although Bai Lu, who was at the head, was a bit clever, she was also a little hesitant at this moment.

In all fairness, although working as a helper in a teahouse is a bit tiring, it is better than being free.

Being a slave to others is decent, but it is inevitable that you will be treated as a gift, given to this one today, and given to that tomorrow.It's okay if you meet a good master, but if you meet someone who is not in trouble, it is common to take maidservants as bargaining chips and send them to the husband's bed.

Although wealth and wealth are sought in danger, it is not so easy to compete for favor.

Leaving aside, when the emperor rewarded them to His Highness the Crown Prince, didn't they get dismissed without even saying a word?What's more, even if the fight for favor is successful, the fate of being tortured and humiliated by the hostess is still unavoidable.

But if they stayed, it would be tantamount to completely ruining the possibility of prosperity and wealth.

It is a difficult choice whether to be a tea seller with peace of mind, or continue to be a maid to gamble on luck.

But Zhao Xiwei didn't give them too much time to hesitate.

A sentence without emotion was thrown down, "Jinxiu, according to the number of people, let's distribute the money one by one!"

"Yes!"

The shards of silver jingled, but this beautiful sound made everyone pale.

I don't know who took the lead, "Plop" all at once, and his forehead was stuck to the ground, "My lady, forgive me, we are willing to stay!"

Zhao Xiwei didn't even think about driving them out, it was just for the sake of beating and beating them to show off.

Doing business and managing shop assistants is different from managing servants in the inner courtyard.The former must make the other party fear, and the latter must make the other party loyal.

The maids and maids around her can be lively or dull, and even some innocuous small mistakes can be ignored with a blind eye.Because these people want to take care of their own food and daily life, a grain of rice and a drop of water are related to their health and safety, so what they want is to be determined.

And the guys in the shop all work with money, so they can be unfaithful, but they can't have their own ideas too much.If everyone is thinking about things, who will do things honestly?

She motioned to Jinxiu to help them up one by one, and then handed out the money.

"People go to high places and water flows to low places. You are all clever and clever, but this teahouse has just opened and the business has not yet started. It is really wronged for you to stay here every day. The 100 taels, Not too much, not too much, just treat it as a reward for starting work, and everyone will get a lottery."

Twelve red money bags, each loaded with broken silver.

More than a dozen people held it in their palms, all surprised, and looked at Zhao Xiwei in disbelief.

It turned out to be such a big deal.

100 taels of silver, divided among twelve people, at least eight taels, put it in a poor family, almost half a year's cost.

They work in the palace. Although they can see gold, silver and jewelry every day, they are not serving the nobles after all, and the rewards they can really get are pitifully small.

This time I was rewarded with such a money bag, and it was a legitimate income. There was no need to flatter or be frightened. Immediately, everyone showed a grateful look: "Thank you, my lady, I will definitely be here from now on. The teahouse is on duty, and I will never fail your kindness."

Zhao Xi nodded slightly, then took a special look at Bai Lu who was at the front, and said slowly with a smile: "I can see that you are the most sensible one here, so I reward you four taels more."

Bai Lu was taken aback, a little overwhelmed by flattery: "My lady is so kind, I would never dare to be a servant."

After finishing the reassuring words, Zhao Xiwei turned around again, and said in a more serious tone, "Don't be in a hurry to thank me, I didn't give you this money for nothing. If you take more money, you will have to bear more responsibility. From now on, all eleven of them will be under your control, and you will be the only one to watch over Miss Qiao's work, how you do it, and the results of your work."

Bai Lu is also a smart person, she understood immediately.

Qiao Yunqian also showed a look of admiration, and secretly praised Zhao Xiwei's wonderful move.

These twelve people are proud of themselves, plus they are all specially trained by the palace, each of them has grown up with countless thoughts, and she, a young girl, is really tired of dealing with it.

It's all right now, just choose a leader who can hold things together among them, so that even if the other eleven have any dissatisfaction, they will not vent it directly on themselves, but discuss it internally solve.

Zhao Xiwei saw that the arrangements were almost done, so he made a summary of today's turmoil: "Since I have already decided to be a waiter in a teahouse, then from now on, I will follow Ms. Qiao with peace of mind. As for me, regardless of everyone Whatever you have done before, what thoughts you have had, that is all in the past, and from now on, let the past go.”

She smiled slightly, and her eyes swept over everyone's faces, "However, opening the door to do business is different from being a servant in the palace. Serving nobles, if you serve well, you may have a chance to stand out, but in this teahouse, there is no chance of success." Impossible. I gave you rewards and freedom, so I need you to show the self-esteem and self-love of a girl, and don't think about clinging to anyone, and don't have to think about pleasing anyone."

(End of this chapter)