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Chapter 206 Another Bodhisattva

Early in the morning, in the open space in front of the Zheng family’s courtyard, the servants were all standing neatly, men on the left and women on the right were divided into two teams.

A yellow cypress armchair was placed on the steps under the corridor, which was for grandma Xu Chunjun to sit on.

It's already September and a half, and the autumn wind is blowing, and it is indeed a bit cold.Some servants were dressed thinly and shivered in the wind.

Xu Chunjun was wearing a light purple dress of thin cotton, with a white camellia embroidered on the skirt, which was elegant and elegant, and it was her own needlework.

The chief butler, Zheng Long, was in his fifties, of medium build, slightly fat, and had a friendly look on his face.

Originally his surname was not Zheng, but the old uncle allowed him to take the lord's family name.Many families will give surnames to capable servants, which is considered a great honor for servants.

Ziling and Lvzhen supported Xu Chunjun to sit on the chair, Zheng Long stepped forward, stood under the steps, and lowered his head to ask Xu Chunjun for instructions: "Good morning, grandma, all the servants in the house are here, please show me. "

This is Xu Chunjun's first day in charge, according to the rules, he should lecture his servants.

Few of the servants of the Zheng family are decent.Except for the few bought by Mrs. Cheng Yihou before Xu Chunjun's wedding, most of the others were old, weak, sick and disabled.

This is not surprising, the Zheng family is in such a downturn, the money given to the servants is naturally not much.

"There's nothing to say, it's so cold, tell everyone to disperse." Xu Chunjun was amiable, without even the slightest intention of lecturing.

"Grandma, this is the rule, so please say something." Zheng Long bowed slightly, with a very respectful attitude, "We also know how to do it in the future."

Although the Zheng family is run-down, the chief housekeeper, Zheng Long, has always followed the rules.

Including today's lecture was also arranged by him, Xu Chunjun didn't mean it at all.

"There is really nothing to say. I can do whatever my wife does when she is housekeeper. I have not been here for a long time, and I am young. Everyone just doesn't find fault with me." Zheng Long is humble, and Xu Chunjun is smarter than him. Humility.

The people standing below couldn't help being a little surprised, thinking that this grandma would have to say a few rules.Who would have thought that Xiao Guicao followed directly.

Zheng Long didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to lower his hands and laugh with him.

For the sake of what Xu Chunjun said, he can't force it again and again.

The butler didn't speak, and the others couldn't speak. The scene was a bit awkward for a while.

So Xu Chunjun got up and said to everyone: "Everyone, go and do what you should do! What you did in the past, you will do in the future. Even though I am the head of the house now, there is no need to come up with any new tricks. I still want to go Seeing the old lady taking medicine, you should all go away!"

The meaning in the words is very clear, there are no new rules, everything is done according to the old rules.

After Xu Chunjun finished speaking, he took his maid and left without saying a word.

The people who were watching her back disappeared, and the pot exploded with a bang just now.

Some said: "It is said that there are three fires for a new official to take office, and they have not lit them at all."

Everyone guessed based on common sense that even if Xu Chunchun had a good temper, he still had to show some sense of leadership, who would have thought that this would be the case.

It's like a person exerting all his strength to move something, but whoever thinks that the thing is light and light will give people a flash.

"It's not good if you don't light it? Don't you have to burn your goatee?" Someone immediately retorted.

Most servants don't want any new rules, they are just dawdling here.

How the life of the Zheng family is doing, although it has something to do with them, is not fatally connected.

They can also be servants when they go to another house, it's no big deal.

"Oh, this family is exhausted." Someone shook his head helplessly, "There is no hope."

There were also a few servants who hoped that the Zheng family would live well, and placed their hopes on Xu Chunjun. Seeing that she didn't care so much, they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"I originally planned to work here for another year before going back to the countryside," someone was obviously moved. "The two dongs a month is not enough to support the family."

Some servants were already thinking about finding a way out, some wanted to go back to farming, and some wanted to change their families.

"Who said that this grandma looks very shrewd, but she just gave birth to a good fetus, but she is actually another Bodhisattva." Someone laughed at Xu Chunjun.

In many cases, the relationship between servants and masters is very delicate. If you are too strict, they will be afraid of you and hate you.

But if you are too good-natured, they will laugh at you and bully you again.

What's more, none of the masters of the Zheng family have been useful for so many years, and it is inevitable that the servants will feel contemptuous.

They originally called Mrs. Fang a Bodhisattva wife in private, because she only knows how to eat fast and chant Buddha all day long, and she has a kind heart and a soft face, so the servants are not afraid of her at all.

I didn't expect this new grandma to be even worse than her.

"What did you say earlier? It's not that if a family doesn't enter the house, it's just what kind of mother-in-law there is." Someone came over to make fun of it.

The crowd slowly dispersed while talking.

When they were woken up early in the morning, they didn't listen to the new rules, but re-acquainted with how easy-going grandma really is.

It is nothing to contend with.

Only the first butler Zheng Long and the second butler Zheng Dahu stood there without moving.

They are father and son. The lady in charge of the house, Mrs. Feng, is Zhenglong's daughter-in-law, and Sister-in-law Bai is Zheng Dahu's wife.

Zheng Long is a son of the family, so is his son.

He is the chief steward, and his son is the second steward.

In Zheng Long's words: "I was born as a member of the Zheng family, and died as a ghost of the Zheng family. When the old uncle was alive, he told me repeatedly to serve my life well. I have a sigh of relief, and I will stay here."

"Father, what does this grandma mean? Is she going to be a housekeeper? Or is she going to let her go?" Zheng Dahu asked his father.

To be honest, I am afraid that such a master will not be found in the whole capital.They are so good, they will meet two as soon as they touch each other.

"Don't talk about the master's affairs. You can do what grandma tells us to do. No matter how good-natured the master is, he is still the master, and we servants have to obey the rules." Zheng Long scolded his son with a straight face, saying that he had to adjust his clothes completely. walked away.

"What should I do?" Zheng Dahu tilted his head, repeating what Xu Chunjun said, "What you did in the past, what you will do in the future..."

The sky was cloudy, and although the sun had risen, it was just like a big red ball, not dazzling at all.

Zheng Dahu shook his head, smiled again, and said to himself: "Then do whatever you want!"

The Zheng family returned to its previous state, and the ripples caused by the change of head of the family soon disappeared, and the whole mansion became a pool of stagnant water again.

The autumn wind is blowing, but the uncle has not come back yet.

Aunt Liu and Aunt Hu didn't come back either.

It seemed that there was not even a little bit of excitement in this mansion.

More and more like a pool of stagnant water.

(End of this chapter)