Return of the Swallow

The servants set up armchairs, and their masters sat down.Qin Huaiyuan, the second master, and the third master sat next to the old lady in the first place. The second lady and the third lady also took the people in each room or stood or sat behind the old lady. Let Qin Yining handle the matter alone.

The servants and maidservants gathered in the clearing lined up according to their respective rooms and their respective positions. With so many people, no one dared to speak out. The scene was quiet, unlike the inner house where the maids of a large family gathered. It's like a well-trained military camp.

Qin Yining held a fan in the shape of a begonia flower in his hand, and stood in front of the crowd with a light wave. With his beautiful eyes, he scanned all the maids and daughters-in-law, as well as the people they brought.

"In our inner house, from the second door to the back corner door, there are 243 people, regardless of order or age. Are they all here now? Moms and sisters in charge , Let’s see if all the people under my jurisdiction are here."

When Qin Yining said the exact number of "two hundred and forty-three," the expressions of the old lady behind her and the Sun family were a little different.

They have been in charge for so many years, and they haven't noticed how many people are in the house. They don't even know this number!

The old lady was a little unhappy at first, after all, Qin Huaiyuan has already returned. If it is said that in order to let Qin Yining grasp the wind direction in the mansion, he would not take a detour, but now that Qin Huaiyuan is at home, she would not want her to be in charge?

But Qin Huaiyuan didn't say anything, Qin Yining didn't give up, and the old lady couldn't hold back his face to compete with his granddaughter, so he could only continue to acquiesce in the identity of Qin Yining's head lady.

Nowadays, seeing her talking to the servant women in the whole house, she still doesn’t dare to say a word of nonsense when she sees her. Besides, she still opens her mouth to make sure that Qin Yining is not just a bluff, but Really have the ability of this butler.

At this point, the old lady really has some thoughts that he will enjoy later.

But for a moment, the maternal and daughter-in-law ordered all of them and told Qin Yining separately. Qin Yining nodded when he heard the words, and said, "With four missing, you will tell them what I said today."

"Yes, girl, please tell me." Mother Fang smiled.

Qin Yining said: "Everyone is an old man of the Qin family. You have served in the Qin family for many years, and you have been doing your best. Some of you have sold themselves to the mansion, and some have written essays. No matter which kind, My Qin family will not treat me badly."

"Nowadays, everyone has heard about the situation outside. This morning, a few people also asked me to resign in person, so I simply summon you all here today to make things clear."

"Qin family, there has never been a wicked master who makes servants difficult! The gathering together is a fate of master and servant at any rate, and there is no reason to make trouble because of the problem of leaving and staying. I will give you the truth today and follow. The Qin family must follow the path of the Qin family. Everyone who eats sugar in the Qin family also eats sugar, and everyone in the Qin family suffers. If you have the intention to go, or have arrangements outside, or have relatives in the south. Anyone who defected can stand up now."

The voice fell, the scene was silent, and no one stood up.

Qin Yining smiled when he saw it, "You don’t need to wipe your face, we are not going to liquidate anyone. If you want to leave, I will not ask for your redemption money, and I will also give those who leave two taels of silver. Stand up now, After registering, you can receive the silver."

Seeing Qin Yining's gentle face and serious attitude, and thinking about the current chaos outside, someone could not hold it, hesitated to stand up, and stood silently on the open space nearby.

In the face of disaster, life and death are at stake.

When one person started, someone followed, one, two, three...More and more people left the team and stood on the side of the open space.There is not only something wrong, the small kitchen, but also the big maidservants in each house and yard, such as the big maid beside Miss Six and the nurse of Miss Eight.

Qin Yi watched quietly, and saw that the original team became more and more sparse, and the people on the open space on the side gradually couldn't stand, the original team was reduced, and carefully counted, only forty people were willing to stay.

The masters of the Qin family behind Qin Yining were unavoidable to be confused when they saw this, and their hearts were chilling.

Especially the people who served close to him chose to leave.

Like Miss Six and Miss Eight, they have silently dropped the class.

Even those who chose to leave them, seeing the master like this, all bowed their heads and blushed, and some quietly wiped away their tears.

Seeing everyone standing still, Qin Yining said, "Is there anyone else who wants to leave? Taking advantage of this time to leave, there is a entanglement to take. If you choose to stay, then you have to advance and retreat with the Qin family."

When the voice fell, another daughter-in-law hesitated to occupy the other side of the team.

Qin Yining waited for another moment. Seeing that no one had made any more choices, he nodded and smiled: "Since these days, everyone has taken care of me. Jiyun."

Qin Yining gave an order, and Jiyun brought a few small servants out of the cage.

Qin Yining said: "Now you stand in the team, come to the front to receive two taels of silver, and you can go back and organize your own clothes and leave after you have paid back your deed or surrender."

The cage was opened, and the inside was shining silver, and anyone who was shaking could not look directly.

Qin Yining stood by the cage and looked at the steward's registration, and often asked:

"After leaving, go as far south as possible."

"If there are relatives in Nanhai Yanzi, that's the best place to go."

"Xi Huacheng is in chaos. If you can't go to the north, try not to go to the north."

"It's really impossible. You can still be safe by finding a boundary in the suburbs of Beijing."

...

I’ve never seen such a master’s house before. Facing someone who has surrendered to the clerk, it’s just a matter of being willing to send away peacefully, but those who sold their bodies to the Qin’s family were willing to disregard, it was bloody betrayal. The master's family was so kind, not only did not pursue it, but also entangled them and told them where to go the safest.

For example, Mama Fang and Mama Li who lied to leave at the beginning, heard Qin Yi's tireless exhortations, and felt as though they had been slapped a few times on their faces, ashamed and moved.

A large number of people were dismissed in this way, but no one had any complaints against the Qin family. When the money was finished, everyone knelt down and knocked Qin Yining and the Qin family master behind Qin Yining.

Qin Yining waved his hand and said, "Farewell today, and in the future it will be on each side of the sky. You cherish each other, and we are all safe."

"Thank you Fourth Miss, and thank Master Hou!"

Everyone squatted their heads again and again, thanking each other in a rush.

After a while, these talents left.

Qin Yining turned to face the thirty-nine people who were willing to stay, "You are willing to stay and advance and retreat with the Qin family, and the Qin family will not doubt your loyalty, let alone forget your intentions! Don't worry, everyone, as long as the Qin family One day, I will protect you for one day. As long as the Qin family has a bite of food, they will never leave everyone hungry! From now on we are a family, and we are a whole that is both glorious and glorious!"

After a word, everyone who said was in agitated mood.

Qin Yining also laughed when he saw this: "Well, everyone has come forward to register. Everyone receives twelve taels of silver. Then I will reschedule your errands. For such a large family, you have to rely on your place to pay. a lot of."

Those who are willing to stay include the elderly women, the little girls who have not kept their heads, and the maids and maids who serve the ladies and ladies in each room.

Just seeing how Qin Yining treated those people, they were already moved. They felt that a master like the Qin family was so humane and worthy of their trust.Now that I heard what Qin Yining said, and saw that she gave them a reward of ten taels of silver each with such a generous amount, I was even more happy and felt that my decision was correct.

Qin Yining rearranged these thirty-nine people.

Like Mother Qin, she still serves the old lady.Jixiang and Ruyi are unwilling to leave. In addition to serving the old lady, they also have to do some sewing room work, and also prepare a small kitchen to serve the old lady's meals.

It was originally so much work, even if it was streamlined, the work shared by everyone would increase.

It's just that Qin Yining's words entered their hearts, and the rewards were a lot, and the monthly bills also increased, so everyone was full of energy.

After all this was done, Qin Yining sent people to do things individually, and then returned to the old Taijun and Qin Huaiyuan.

"Father won't blame me for my own opinion?"

Qin Huaiyuan raised his eyebrows and smiled: "What are you doing? I think our fathers and brothers have a good heart. Just now, your second and third uncles and I were studying how to streamline the manpower in the mansion. But you are vigorous and vigorous. , You’ve already done three, five, and two. This will save trouble."

"No, I have to leave some families who are also working as errands in the mansion. Later, I will go to the outer courtyard and let a group of people out according to sister Yi's method." The third master said.

The old lady looked at his sons, then at Qin Yining, and said, "A family of such a big size, with so many fewer people at once, can you still support it?"

Qin Huaiyuan held the old lady's hand and smiled and said, "Mother, now and then, our house is no longer what it used to be. The next step for my son is to think about how to arrange the residence of the family more together, which is also convenient. Guarding the yard."

The second master agreed upon hearing the words: "Don't pay attention to what yard you live in. It's better to squeeze everyone and live in the courtyard near Cixiao Garden."

The third wife smiled and said: "I have taken a fancy to the old lady Junhouyuanzi's holding mansion, and I will move in when I turn around. Don't bear it, the old lady."

The old lady couldn't help laughing.

"It's so good." Qin Yining also smiled and said to several cousins: "My Shuorenzhai still has an empty room. If the sisters don't dislike it, it is better to move into the Shuorenzhai, and our sisters squeeze in. , It’s more lively."