Did the third place winner regret it today?

Chapter 11

Yin Shi couldn't take the money for nothing, so he came back and told Qiao Que that he wanted to prepare a banquet to entertain his brothers and sisters in the same room.
Qiao Que said, "I remember that brothers have holidays on the fifth and tenth days. Today is the eleventh day, so it's the fifteenth day?"
Fortunately, she reminded him, otherwise Yin Shi would not have noticed these details. She hurriedly asked what to do specifically, and Qiao Que said, "It's late today, I will go to ask the aunts tomorrow, they often get together, and know how much it costs. Otherwise, we can go directly to the big kitchen, I'm afraid that Mother Zhao will cheat us out of money."
Look, in wealthy families, even concubines can enjoy the best food and drink, and they get together from time to time to have a lively time with delicious food and drink.

As expected, Qiao Que went out for a run the next day, and came back to ask Yin Shi for silver: "He said one tael and eight cents would be enough."
"Originally they said one ounce and three or four cents would be enough, and they also said Erlang is now old enough to eat a lot of meat, and he alone can eat as much as five girls."
Yin Shi said, "That's not true. The little brat is eating me out of money. We are the host and we can't let the guests go hungry. Don't give us one ounce and eight cents. Take two ounces. That will give you more room and allow you to buy something better."

Qiao Que stuck out her tongue and said, "Fortunately Sister Qingyan is no longer around, otherwise she would have accused us of being too generous."
Qingyan was obviously a maid, but she suppressed the young lady in many things. Being older had such advantages. Fortunately, she left on her own, saving Yin Shi a lot of trouble.
Although Qiao Que is a few years older than her, she is not as strong as Qing Yan and is much easier to manage.

Moreover, Qiao Que had just received a promise of promotion from Yin Shi, and was eager to show off. She opened the box to take out the money, ran to the kitchen quickly, and finalized the matter with Zhao Mama, who was in charge of the kitchen.
She came back and said, "Mother Zhao kept praising the girl for her generosity. She patted her chest and promised to prepare a good meal for us."
He added, "On my way back, I went to every courtyard and informed them one by one."

Qiao Que's eyes were sparkling with anticipation.
Of course Yin Shi had to satisfy her and praised her: "You are becoming more and more like a grown-up girl."
Qiao Que was very satisfied and said, "I will hurry to make a new dress for you. Don't forget what happened with Madam Sun."
What's the matter with Sun's mother? Of course, it's about finalizing Qiao Que's monthly salary after his promotion.
Yin Shi was happy: "Don't worry."

Qiao Que looked around and whispered in her ear, "I'm just afraid that she will reduce my monthly salary here and pay me the third grade, but report it as the second grade to the lady."
That means they take the difference from the middle. Yin Shi was surprised: "Is this really the case?"
Qiao Que nodded: "Miss, don't tell anyone, we just need to know it among ourselves."
Yin Shi assured: "Don't worry, I will fight for you what is yours. If they dare to eat without working, I will report it to mother."

After getting the guarantee, Qiao Que happily went to make new clothes for Yin Shi.
In another time and space, she was at the age of junior high school students. In this time and space, she had to do all kinds of work, and even worked late into the night and stayed up all night sewing clothes for the sake of a hundred cents a month.
Yin Shi felt distressed when he saw this, but Qiao Que herself did not feel tired at all. Instead, she was full of energy: "Don't worry, young lady. I will let you wear new clothes on the 15th."

Everyone has his own destiny.
Yin Shi felt that being reborn as a maid was a hard life, but Qiao Que felt that she was lucky to be promoted to a second-class maid after Qingyan left. She just urged Yin Shi: "Miss, don't worry about it, go to sleep quickly."
Yin Shi obediently went back to sleep. In the dim tent, he stared at the ceiling for a long time before sighing, closing his eyes and falling asleep.

In this time and space, transportation relies on walking and communication relies on shouting, so many things are not very efficient.
Yin Shi returned home on March 11th. The third wife asked Madam Sun to find a maid for her. On March 13th, Madam Sun brought five children for Yin Shi to choose.
He looks only about six or seven years old, and in another time and space, he would be an elementary school student.

Yin Shi asked the children to introduce themselves briefly, and then eliminated one who could not speak fluently. He then asked the others what they could do. Unfortunately, none of them could read.
Even Qiao Que can't read. It's just a country gentleman's family, how can there be so many literate servants? It's not a scholarly family. It is said that even the servants in the Shen family can read.
There is no comparison, no comparison.

Among the children, there was one who was obviously much smarter, and whose clothes were bright, but she pretended to be dumb. However, no matter how smart a child was, he was still a child, and no matter how he pretended, he could not fool Yin Shi, an adult soul. She didn't understand at first, but later Yun Juan quietly told her: "That's Xu Mama's youngest daughter, and she must want to be assigned to Erlang and Sanlang..."
Yin Shi suddenly understood.

Thanks to Madam Shen, her father, Master Yin San, was a bastard but still had some weight in the Yin family. Although it was not as hot as the eldest son's house, it was still a warm stove.
If we go down the list, the third room's Dalang, Erlang, and even Sanlang can all be considered warm candidates because they are young men. But if we continue to list down, to Yin Shi, a concubine whose mother has died and who is not particularly pleasing to the third wife, she is completely cold.
Who wants to keep a cold stove? Of course no one wants to.

So the second generation of servants with some background looked down on her small courtyard - Yin Shi finally understood.
A forced melon is not sweet. Although the child looked very smart, it was unnecessary. It was really unnecessary. Yin Shi let her go, and the child was obviously relieved.
Mother Sun just watched with a smile.

In fact, at the beginning Yin Shi still fantasized about being like in the novels, observing people's words and expressions, setting tests, carefully selecting... and then choosing a loyal servant.
You're really overthinking it.
Finally, from the limited choices, I picked a child who looked healthier and had rougher palms. After asking, I found out that his father was a horseman, his mother had no job, and his brothers and sisters had ordinary jobs.
The second generation of servants is very different from each other.

When asked her name, she said "San Ya".
Mother Sun said, "Since you are following me, please give me a name."
Yin Shi sighed softly when he heard this.
No one understood why she sighed inexplicably. Everyone looked at her. Qiao Que also said: "There are only birds in our courtyard." Yes, Yin Shi had discovered a long time ago that the eldest girl who left was called Qingyan, followed by Qiao Que, and then Yun Juan, all of whom were birds.
He is not a human being.
But she will get used to it in the future. In fact, she has already gotten used to it this year.
It was so cold outside in winter that her hands froze. In the early morning, Qiao Que and Yun Juan were the two children who were busy bringing her water to wash. Her face and hands were red from the cold.

Yin Shi did feel guilty, but that guilt could not drive her to suffer this punishment herself.
Slowly, after seeing it more, you will get used to it.
No matter which time or space people go to, they will naturally assimilate.
Slowly in the future... I will be completely assimilated.

Yin Shi gave up resisting: "Call me Kui'er, the Kui of sunflower."
Face the sun and be healthy.
At least the meaning is good.

Mother Sun smiled and praised: "What a nice name. Kui'er, why don't you thank the girl?"
San Ya, who changed her name to Kui Er, knelt down hurriedly: "Thank you, Miss."
Yin Shi asked: "Are you staying now?"
Grandma Sun said to Kui'er, "Go home and clean up, tell the adults at home, and come over when you're done."

Kui Er asked, "Do you want to bring bedding?"
Qiao Que said hurriedly, "No, we have some here. Don't bring your own."
Kui Er was happy: "Okay!"

Kui'er's family must be poor. Yin Shi said to Qiao Que, "Go find two pieces of suitable fabric for her so that she can make two new clothes."
Kui'er's face lit up and she looked at Qiaoque eagerly.
Qiao Que went to find a piece of Songjiang cloth with square patterns and a piece of coarse silk with creeper patterns for Kui'er. She was also a servant, so she knew a lot and told her, "Tell your mother that these are for you to wear when you become a maid in the girls' courtyard. I want to watch you wear them."
Kui'er was delighted, hugged him tightly, and nodded vigorously: "I know, don't worry, sister."
This is what the second generation of servants are like. Although they are so young, they are already so sensible.
Ugh.

After the matter was settled, Mother Sun was about to leave, but Yin Shi stopped her to confirm: "Qiao Que mentioned it, her monthly salary will be second class from now on."
The eldest maid in the adults' room was the first-class maid. The rule of the Yin family was that there was no first-class maid in the girl's room. The eldest maid around her was the second-class maid. In the past, Qingyan was the second-class maid, and Qiaoque was the third-class maid. The youngest Yunjuan was still a rough servant, just like a maid, but because of her young age, she got less money than a maid.

Mother Sun's eyes flickered and she said, "Although we let her take over first, she is still young, so there is no need to..."
Oh my god! I was right to make Qiao Que worried!
This old woman!
Because the girls even let their maids manage their own money, they usually don't ask about the money themselves.
As a concubine's daughter, she would most likely not go to the Third Lady in person to discuss the issue of the maid's monthly allowance.
In fact, the third wife did not take care of these things personally. She only took care of the accounts, and the specific affairs were also handled by her mother.
So these old witches are really capable of doing things like collecting empty salaries - they report to the Third Madam that Qiao Que was promoted to the second grade, but here they suppress Qiao Que and only calculate it as the third grade, and then they pocket the difference themselves.

"It has nothing to do with age." Yin Shi interrupted her, "You get paid for the work you do. Qiao Que has taken on all the work in my room now, and she's doing a good job that satisfies me. Since she's taking over the second-class work, she should get the second-class monthly salary. Otherwise, why do other sisters have second-class maids in their rooms, but I don't?"
She took out a handkerchief and began to press the corners of her eyes: "Are you bullying me because I lost my aunt? I don't believe it. I want to ask my mother to make the decision for me!
As he said this, he raised his foot as if ready to charge.

Mother Sun hurriedly stopped her: "My ancestor! You are the proper girl in this family, who dares to bully you!"
"I think too much. I'm afraid these girls will become arrogant after being promoted at such a young age. The girls are young and they may bully them in the future."

Yin Shi threw her handkerchief and said, "My mother also said that I am the proper girl in this family. Which girl dares to bully me? If there is any, I will ask my mother to come and sell them off."
Oh my god, I have read the phrase "sold it" countless times, but I never thought that one day I would say it out of my own mouth.
Not to mention, the taste is quite authentic, really a bit like that of a young lady who was born to order servants around.

Mother Sun really fell for this and was fooled. She smiled and said, "Young lady, you are right. I was just mistaking your thoughts. So, I will go back and tell Madam that Qiao Que will be second-class from now on."
"And Yunjuan, Qiaoque has been promoted to the second rank, so Yunjuan should be promoted to the third rank, and the monthly salary should also keep up."
"what……"
"Whatever level the girls in your sisters' courtyard are, my courtyard must be the same."
"…What the girl said is true."

Seeing that Grandma Sun had admitted defeat, Yin Shi smiled: "I know that my mother and mom both love me and won't let anyone bully me."
What else could Grandma Sun say? She put her hands in her lap and said, "How can that be possible!"
You were such a good and well-behaved girl, how come you became so fussy after not seeing her for a year?
Mother Sun thought to herself: It’s true that children without mothers grow up fast.

(End of this chapter)