Splendid Abandoned Wife

Chapter 233

Mulan's face turned pale, and she began to feel weak in her heart. Her lips moved several times, and she finally asked uncertainly: "Salary? Do I have to work? Be a helper? If I don't work, there will be no money?" She had no objection to things like red and etiquette. Her mother had said before that girls from wealthy families had to learn these things from their husbands.But, aren’t they all just learned to put on a show to increase their worth?Now if she is asked to exchange her work for money, doesn't she become a slave?

"What kind of cousin is this?" Mulan couldn't hold it back and blurted out what was on her mind.

Mu Song was anxious: "What kind of cousin? Why are you as whimsical as my mother? If you want to follow your mother to your uncle's house to be your cousin, just go ahead."

Go to your uncle's house to be a cousin?Mulan shuddered. Her uncle had been planning to sell her to be a fool's wife, right?Even her mother helped her uncle.

"I can stay at home," Mulan curled her lips reluctantly, "It's not like you and dad can't support me." Although you can't call slaves for slaves and have someone to wait on you at home, you don't have to work, right?Of course, the food at home is definitely not as good as Meizhuang.

Changsheng had already received Zhiruo's instructions, and immediately sighed and said: "As long as your brother and I have a mouthful of food to eat, we will naturally not let you go hungry. However, you also know the bottom line of the family. Your mother took the food when she left." With the little money I finally got, I even owe your cousin Hui'er this month's rent."

Sure enough, Mulan wilted after hearing this. She had secretly seen her father give her mother a purse that day, but she was afraid that her mother would not leave and would conspire with her uncle to sell her out, so she hid and did not dare to say a word. of.

As if Chang Sheng didn't see her face, he continued: "You are already 12 years old, and you will be at the age of marriage in a blink of an eye. No matter how much your brother and I love you, we won't be able to save much dowry, and your brother will be the same in a few years." Are you talking about being a daughter-in-law? Also, your mother's bad reputation will definitely have an impact on you. The eldest girl asked you to come to Meizhuang to learn crafts and etiquette for the sake of your aunt and Hui'er. At the same time, I also let you earn more money for your dowry, what else are you dissatisfied with? Who will care about you in other people's families?"

Mulan was shaken. She was not completely ignorant. Before her family was cheated by her uncle, her mother often said that she would buy a generous dowry for her in the future. Without a dowry, a woman would have no confidence in her husband's family.Since her mother was divorced, the neighbors and customers who came to the Liu family's shop have been talking about her mother's affairs. Especially when the Wu family caused trouble in the shop that day and demanded compensation and the transfer of the deed to the shop and yard, her mother and Her uncle was crying and begging her father for permission.

She heard clearly that everyone said that her mother was a thief and a troublemaker to the family, and that her father had to be unlucky for eight lifetimes to marry such a daughter-in-law. Some people even directly said, "This woman's daughter is pitiful. She was almost killed." After her mother was sold, she will still be influenced by her mother for the rest of her life. I'm afraid no good man would be willing to marry a girl raised by such a woman, right?" She had been crying for several days over these words.

Seeing that Mulan was loose, Zhiruo struck while the iron was hot: "If you don't want to, I won't force you. For one tael of silver a month, I can raise two or three capable maids who can sign a death contract." He gave the maid a month's worth of silver. Generally, it is three to four hundred coins. This is still in the Yin family in Meizhuang. Other families do not have so much. It would be good if in the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion, the rough servant maid could get 200 coins on time every month. Generally A second-class maid only has four hundred coins.

Although Mulan didn't know the maid's monthly salary, she was still calmed by the one tael of silver that Zhiruo said: "One tael of silver? Is there really so much wages?" When she was in the southwest, the sister of a good friend of hers was raped. The family sold her to an old rich man as a concubine, and her monthly salary was only one tael of silver, but she was always being deducted.Also, at that time, my father wanted to hire a pastry chef who would earn one tael of silver a month to help him in the shop, but my mother was reluctant to do so, so she only hired two apprentices to help my father, each of whom only had two hundred bucks a month.In addition to being busy in the shop, the two apprentices were often ordered by their mother to do this and that. They worked nine out of twelve hours a day.

Zhiruo leisurely picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then said: "As long as you study and do things according to the arrangements of Gui's mother and Ajuan's sister-in-law, one or two silver dollars per month will naturally be real. If you are smart and capable enough, you can do the work If you satisfy them, it is not impossible to earn a monthly salary increase in a few months." She needs a large number of ruffles, purses, handkerchiefs, etc. as annual gifts, store opening gifts, etc. She has high requirements for fine workmanship. Whether it is high-end fabrics or ordinary cotton.

Mulan's eyes were getting brighter and brighter, and she was quickly calculating in her small eyes, isn't it just to learn how to be a girl, and how to cook?How difficult is it?She had also learned embroidery for a while with the little girls in the neighborhood, and she learned it faster than anyone else. She just did it too lazily, thinking that her mother-in-law would still be well-fed and well-fed, and her father would be obedient.

However, when her mother complained to her uncle a while ago, she realized that it was because her mother was not beautiful and not good at being a popular girl that she was rejected by her aunt. Even now, the eldest girl and cousin Hui'er do not take her as her aunt in the eyes. .

Although her mother still refused to admit it, she somewhat knew that it was important for a woman to be a good actress.Of course, what is more important is money and a generous dowry.Like Miss Yin, the dowry is so huge, who are you afraid of?If you say you want to make peace, just make peace. If you say you don’t recognize your grandmother, uncles, or aunts, then you won’t recognize them...

"Okay, I'll stay," Mulan gritted her teeth and decided without hesitating for too long, "but you have to keep your word. You can't say I didn't do a good job just because you don't like me, and you can't treat me badly."

What a child!Zhiruo was secretly amused, but his face remained calm: "Of course, you can see the standards in advance, and you can also see what people who do the same job as you have done. As for the mistreatment, when did you feel that you were being mistreated? , you can leave at any time. In addition, I don't like some of your words, deeds and attitudes, but I don't dislike you. Otherwise, even for the sake of Hui'er and your aunt, I won't let you stay in Meizhuang. We have no shortage of maids. , cheaper than you and easier to use than you.

Okay, since you have decided to stay, let's go with Sister-in-law Ajuan. First, learn the rules of our Meizhuang for a day. Remember what you are not allowed to do and what you are not allowed to say. Otherwise, you may be kicked out suddenly. "

Mulan stared at Zhiruo blankly for a long time, not knowing whether she was frightened or just digesting Zhiruo's words in a daze. She didn't come back to her senses until she was led away by Sister-in-law Ajuan who was waiting at the door. Come.

Mulan went out, and Chang Shengcai said with a grateful face: "I'm very grateful that the big girl can take such trouble to let Mulan stay and study well. Where else can I let you spend money? I will bear the girl's wages, and I will pay you the same every month. Hui'er's rent will be sent together." He knew that his daughter was ruined by the Lu family. She was lazy, low-minded and high-handed. She could earn a tael of silver a month from anything she could do, and she was still eating and drinking in Meizhuang.He didn't have much hope for Mulan, so he just needed to learn to be more practical. As for the one tael of silver per month, he would just give it to his left hand and let Mulan save it for her future dowry.

Zhiruo shook his head and asked with a smile: "Uncle Changsheng doesn't believe me, or does he have no confidence in Ajuan? Don't you believe that I can help Mulan change her temper? Don't you believe that Ajuan can teach Mulan well?"

"No, no, of course not," Chang Sheng waved his hands anxiously, "I'm just worried that Mulan will not live up to expectations, and that her temperament has been distorted by the Lu family." They say that their daughter is Xiao Mu, and Mulan has always been the closest to her mother. , no matter how much he loves his daughter, he still knows that his daughter has a lot of bad habits.

Zhiruo comforted him: "Don't worry, I know it well. Mulan's nature is not bad. Although she has many bad habits, she has a strong temper and is also a little clever. Plus she is young, so she is not sure yet. As long as we use the right method, And you are patient enough, so there is a good chance that you can help her change her temper. Uncle Changsheng, since you have given her to me, don’t think too much about it."

Zhiruo has already said this, and Changsheng can't say anything more. He can only keep his deep gratitude in his heart.Mu Song also told himself secretly that the eldest girl had been so kind to their family, and he would do his best to repay her if he had the chance.

The recent progress of several things was as she expected. She ordered some dim sum and got a big order. Zhiruo was in a good mood. She always smiled when talking to Uncle Qiang and Mo Wang, which made Uncle Qiang happy. When he got up, he talked more than usual: "Qiu Yiran got married just these two days. I heard that he was busy with work and asked his younger brother to pick up the bride for him. He only picked up the bride at the dock and disembarked. Humph, a run-down prince's mansion , embroidered pillows, why are you busy with business? After all, I still look down on the merchant's home."

Zhiruo also sneered, Qiu Yiran was proud and arrogant, but unfortunately in this life...hehe...I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve his wish.She wanted to see what Xu Yuanniang could bring to Qiu Yiran and the Qingyuan Hou Mansion when she entered the Hou Mansion?Of course, there are not many people as stupid as her in her previous life, not to mention Xu Yuanniang's reputation for being smart and capable.

In addition, the Qiu family has undergone many changes in this life. The old lady passed away long ago, the truth about Qiu Yiran's life experience was exposed by the old Marquis and the Ji family, and Qiu Yanran was reborn...

What impact will these changes have?

After roughly calculating the time, Zhiruo asked casually: "Qiu Yanran should be able to walk, right?" She was originally a restless master, but now she is reborn with "precognition", I am afraid that she will bear the brunt of the impact.Well, Qiu Yanran is not stupid. If you want to compare many things between the two lives, you should have already suspected that she will live another life.

"She has recovered well," Mo Wang replied, "Now she is helping her mother with Luo Qiu Yiran's marriage. Ever since Qiu Yiran's life experience was confirmed, both Qiu Laohou and the Ji family have attached great importance to her. It's also strange. It was just a dream that foretells the future, and her whole personality has changed and she is much smarter."

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