Chapter 10 My rules are the rules
"Now, let me introduce myself to you again and tell you my rules." Song Qingci stood up, walked in front of them, and looked down at them.
The aura of a king made them bow their heads even lower.
"When I was in the Shangshu Mansion, my grandmother and mother taught me how to be a daughter of a Shangshu Mansion. Now, I have married into the General's Mansion, so everything in the past is like yesterday's clouds and smoke, and there is no need to mention it anymore. You just need to remember that I am now the eldest lady of the General's Mansion."
The four maids kowtowed in unison, not daring to disobey in the slightest.
"Since Grandmother and Mother have chosen you four to be my maids, then no matter who you belonged to before, just remember that you are mine."
"Yes. I'll remember that." Yinping and the other four answered in unison.
"Okay, now let me tell you about my rules." Song Qingci paced back and forth, saying, "The first and most important thing is loyalty. I want 100% loyalty. If you can do that, I will be a very easy-going master. If you can't do that, then you must be able to stay unnoticed by me for your entire life. Otherwise..." Song Qingci stopped talking and looked at the four of them. The sudden chill in his eyes made Yinping and the others shudder unconsciously.
"With me, once you are unfaithful, you will never be trusted again. No one gets a second chance. I hope you all remember this."
"Second, just do your part. Follow instructions and don't make decisions for me. I don't care what you think, I care what I think."
"Third, keep your mouth shut. I hate people who talk too much. I hope you all know what to say and what not to say, and what can and cannot be said. If anyone can't keep their mouth shut, I don't mind making her mute."
After saying these three things, Song Qingci stared into their eyes. As expected, he saw fear and obedience in their eyes.
Song Qingci never thought of pretending to be the original owner to survive here. If you spend your whole life pretending to be another person, you will either die or go crazy. Song Qingci would not be so self-destructive.
If there was a bit of surprise in letting Shan Li know her true identity, then letting these maids know about her change in personality was part of her deliberate plan.
Thanks to the ancient slave system. As slaves, their masters had the power of life and death over them. They only needed to obey. She didn't want to explain why her temperament was different from before. It was not clear, and there was no need to explain it to them. If necessary, she didn't mind them filling in the blanks on their own.
Anyway, even if they thought about death, they would never think of the correct option of traveling through time. Since the others were all incorrect, why bother about what they did.
As long as they are loyal and obedient enough, that's enough.
Of course, she came from modern society after all, and she would not be a black-hearted slave owner. As long as they were loyal to her, everything else would be fine. She was definitely a kind and generous master.
"It's not enough for you to just remember these three points. Please tell all the servants and maids in the entire Chixiao Courtyard when you go downstairs. The same applies to everyone." She is only responsible for the four of them. Let them take care of the rest. She doesn't want to worry about it at all. It's too tiring.
"Yes, I obey your command~" The servants of a wealthy family are different after being trained. This voice sounds so neat~
"Yin Ping, can you write?" "That's the problem with ancient times. There were too many illiterate people. So I had to ask first."
"In reply to the young lady, when I was with the old lady, I learned a little and knew a few words. I once helped copy Buddhist scriptures. "The old lady liked to worship Buddha, and she also learned a little from her. It was because of this that she was chosen by the old lady and sent to the young lady.
"Yinping, from today on, you will be in charge of all the affairs in Chixiao Courtyard." Yinping is the oldest, and she used to be with the old lady of Shangshu Mansion, so she is more stable than the other three. The key point is that she is not illiterate, she can read. This is really good.
Song Qingci didn't want to care about those messy things. It would be nice to just lie down and do nothing when he had time.
"Yes, please rest assured, Madam. I will do my best." Yin Ping was a little excited. She originally thought that this job would not fall on her. After all, she was a newcomer and her affection was definitely not as good as Yin Qiu and Yin Xing who had always been with the Madam. She didn't expect that the Madam would choose her.
"Please remember this is the first thing I ask you to do."
"Please give me your instructions, Madam." Yinping became even more respectful.
"When you go down, write a book for me. In the book, record the name and age of everyone in Chixiao Court, as well as their expertise, and write it carefully. I don't want to copy it from the General's Mansion. I want you to ask them one by one in person. Then, no matter how much monthly interest the General's Mansion pays, I will give you another copy. Remember, I'm talking about everyone, including those who came as dowry from the Shangshu Mansion. Write it down clearly and give it to me."
This is a test of her screen ability. I hope she won't let herself down.
Everyone was a little surprised to hear that they could get an extra share of the monthly interest. Their dowry maids were considered first-class maids, and their monthly interest was three taels of silver. If they got an extra share, they could get six taels. Yinxing was still young, and she could hardly suppress her smile. Her fear just now was all dispelled by the six taels of silver.
Looking at their appearance, Song Qingci was also very satisfied. The emperor had no shortage of hungry soldiers. If he wanted the horse to run fast, he had to feed it well.
Those who only want people to work but don't want to pay them are evil capitalists. Song Qingci is not like that. She doesn't draw pie in the sky, she actually feeds pie into people's mouths.
Besides, the original owner's dowry was quite large, and she could afford to pay for it herself. Even if the dowry was spent, she still had boxes of gold bars in her space. Song Qingci was not short of money.
"Okay, all of you go down and do what you need to do. If you have any questions, come and ask me. Yinxing will stay and serve me personally." Song Qingci also saw what happened just now. Among the four maids, Yinxing is the dumbest.
It's better to be a little stupid. It's easier to fool people. It's also good to stay around and serve tea or water or something like that.
Having traveled back to ancient times, she might as well adapt to the local customs and enjoy the feeling of being served.
Song Qingci is also slowly adapting himself to this place~~