Qin Yao stayed in Ding Mansion.

The room the housekeeper arranged for her was in a side room in Miss Ding's yard.

The room was not big, with only a small bed and a set of black lacquered tables and chairs. The windows were opened very small, and the light in the room was dim. However, it was reasonably clean and the bedding prepared had been washed.

Although it is a servant's room, it is better than the master bedroom in ordinary people's homes. It is just big enough for one person to live in.

Next door to the penthouse is Miss Ding's bedroom. She can hear a shout from inside the room at any time - mainly because the soundproofing is not good.

Miss Ding's yard is not big, and there are four servants in it.

Aunt Qiao, who was like the manager of the courtyard, was Mrs. Ding's former dowry maid. Apart from Miss Ding, she was the oldest in the courtyard.

Aunt Qiao has two girls, one named Cao'er, who is responsible for sweeping the yard.

One is called Dou'er, who is Miss Ding's personal maid and is responsible for her food and daily life.

There is also a servant named Zhang Ba who is responsible for running errands and looking after the door. Miss Ding also acts as a groom when she goes out.

Qin Yao is different from them. She is a commoner, but these four are all slaves.

In theory, the host has complete control over their life, death and trading rights.

However, there are also laws that stipulate that the master cannot kill slaves at will. Life safety is guaranteed to a certain extent, but not much.

The Ding family has a very upright family tradition, and there is no such thing as harsh treatment of servants. In terms of treatment, it is more than enough than the top, but more than the bottom. It is possible to work well and be stable until death.

Qin Yao had a rough understanding of Shengguo's employment costs. It cost twenty or thirty taels of silver to buy a slave. When the slave arrived, he had to pay monthly money. Food, clothing, and housing all year round were a huge expense.

If the master treats his slaves too harshly, the slaves will run away, causing economic losses to the master's family.

Therefore, from the number of servants in a family, the economic level of the family can be roughly estimated.

In the Ding Mansion, there are twenty or thirty servants and guards. They have to feed so many people, maintain dignity and daily expenses. For a commoner like Qin Yao, the amount of money is almost astronomical.

Qin Yao was curious, they were all human beings, how could Ding Yuanwai earn so much money?

First of all, his father, grandfather, and ancestors were all wealthy people, and there was no prodigal son in the family. The accumulation of wealth over several generations laid a solid foundation for Mr. Ding.

Secondly, Mr. Ding is a man of great fame. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of nineteen.

Scholars were exempted from corvee taxes, which in turn provided a guarantee for wealth accumulation.

When he was thirty-one, he was elected, and all direct family members were exempted from taxes, so all the fields of the Ding clan were recorded in his name. At the same time, many people put their fields in the name of Mr. Ding in order to be exempted from taxes.

This group of people will provide part of their output to Mr. Ding every year, forming a mature economic chain.

Finally, because of his fame, Mr. Ding obtained various privileges granted to scholars by the court in this era, and he used these privileges to promote the development of his entire family and became a powerful person in this area.

Butler Yu said that the Ding family is not only a scholar but also a scholar in the Ding family. There are also members of the same clan who are officials in the capital.

But that is the direct line, and they, the descendants of the collateral line, have developed for so many generations, and they no longer have any relationship.

But no matter what, we are all from the same clan, and even studying is much more convenient than others.

The academy teacher in Kaiyang County is named Ding.

From birth, children of the Ding family have been exposed to information such as reading and imperial examinations earlier than others.

This time, Mr. Ding funded the establishment of a clan school just to make it easier for the younger children of the clan to go to school.

On the other hand, Qin Yao's own family didn't even have an enlightenment book. Everyone knew that studying was good, but they didn't know exactly how good it was.

However, the upward path of the imperial examination has nothing to do with Qin Yao.

This path is for men, and women are not even qualified to enter the school.

Just.fucked!

Qin Yao picked up the water and patted her face, then looked down at the face reflected in the copper basin.

With a standard oval face with three courts and five eyes, rough clothes and rough hair, you can tell at a glance that he is a good-looking person.

Because there was a new person inside, the originally affectionate eyes revealed a bit of sharp light, making people feel the invisible pressure just by looking at them.

Such eyes rarely appear on women from the Sheng Kingdom. Most of them are reserved and restrained.

Or maybe she is like Miss Ding, who is bright and curious, as clear as a spring, and you can see the bottom at a glance.

Mr. Ding and his son set off for Zijin Mansion early yesterday morning. The Ding Mansion, which had been bustling with activity for the past two days, suddenly lost more than half of its people, making it slightly deserted.

Qin Yao has become familiar with her work tasks in the past two days. In addition to eating, sleeping and going to the toilet, she stands at the door of Miss Ding's room and acts as a doorkeeper.

If Ms. Ding leaves the yard, she can just keep a distance of one meter and follow for protection.

She didn't have to do anything else. Instead, someone would prepare food for her and call her to eat at regular intervals.

Personal bodyguards cannot leave the person they are protecting, so Qin Yao usually squats in front of Miss Ding to cook.

When I got tired from squatting, I stood on the porch and leaned against the pillars to continue cooking.

Watching her eat was so scary. Aunt Qiao and Douercaoer watched her twice and then stopped watching. Miss Ding was not allowed to watch, it was too vulgar!

If the young ladies fail to learn, the master will beat them to death.

During military training in college, everyone was afraid of standing in a military posture, but Qin Yao was different. She hated moving. What she liked most was standing in a military posture. She wished she could stand all day long, because this way she could keep diverging her thoughts. The imagination is free.

After washing, Qin Yao tidied her clothes, then came to the door of the next door with a bow and arrow on her back and stood still.

It was just dawn and candles were burning in the room. Miss Ding had to get up very early to study. She was already up now and was washing herself under the service of Dou'er and Aunt Qiao.

After getting dressed, I ate half a bowl of fish porridge, sat at the table by the window, selected a book of songs, and started reading in the morning.

The great rat, the great rat, has no food for me!

I am not willing to take care of a three-year-old girl.

The dying girl is suitable for this paradise.

A happy land, a happy land, love (yuán) will find my place.

The girl's reading sound was rhythmic. Qin Yao found it very cute and couldn't help but read along in a low voice:

The great rat, the great rat, has nothing to eat!

A three-year-old girl, I am kind to you.

The daughter who is about to die is suitable for this happy country.

Happy country, happy country, love makes me straight

The girl in the house poked her little head out of the window curiously, You can actually read?!

The low reading in the corridor stopped, Qin Yao turned around and looked over. Miss Ding put her hands on the window edge, leaned forward and showed her fair face, and asked in surprise: You also like this article?

Qin Yao shook her head, I just thought it was interesting for the young lady to read, so I subconsciously followed a few words.

The first thing she read every morning was Shuo Mouse, and she happened to memorize it.

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