Chapter 152 If You Want the Horse to Run
Walking into the gate of the manor and leaning to the right, Wang Lang immediately sped up where no one could see him.
With just three or five steps, he covered a distance of forty or fifty meters and arrived at the gate of the mansion.
Then, he communicated with the space of Shennong Ding and took out more than 30 huge pine trees with a diameter of 40 to 50 centimeters and a length of more than 30 meters. There were also bamboos as thick as calves and more than 20 meters long.
A large amount of pine and bamboo appeared, directly filling up the empty space on the roadside. This pile was so high and covered such a large area that it could be called a mountain of wood.
These are the most common pine wood and bamboo in the Shennong Ding space. They are very good for repairing houses.
After finishing the pine wood and bamboo, Wang Lang made a large pile of stone slabs that were one meter square and about thirty centimeters thick.
The courtyard is also paved with stone slabs, but they are relatively narrow and overall larger than bricks.
The same situation was not only in the courtyard, but also in the roads throughout the manor. However, many of the stone slabs were damaged.
Wang Lang now made this large pile of stone slabs in order to replace the damaged small ones.
Of course, it would be best if you could replace them all.
But this will take some time and cannot be completed in a short time.
Now I just need to clean the house and repair the doors and windows. At least I will have a place to stay at night.
After a while, Zhou Jie brought twenty-nine men and women into the manor and soon came to Wang Lang's side.
Without waiting for Zhou Jie to speak, Wang Lang asked directly: "Have you thought about it and decided to stay?"
Hearing Wang Lang's question, Zhou Jie said very respectfully: "Master, we are all your servants. We are your people in life and your ghosts in death. Wherever you live, we will stay there to serve you."
"Okay, now that you have decided, then all of you can stay."
After a brief pause, Wang Lang continued, "Everything I just said is valid. As long as you work in my house for a full year and perform well, you can get rid of your slavery and become an ordinary citizen of Chang'an City again."
"Thank you, sir."
Zhou Jie shouted excitedly.
When Zhou Jie shouted, the other twenty-nine people immediately followed suit.
"Thank you, sir!"
"Thank you, sir!"
"Thank you, sir!"
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Glancing at everyone, Wang Lang started talking again.
"Don't be too happy yet. The people I'm talking about who can escape slavery are those who have excellent performance, not those who cheat and play tricks. If you want to escape slavery, then work hard."
At this point, Wang Lang looked at Zhou Jie and asked, "Old Zhou, how was your monthly salary calculated in silver?"
Hearing Wang Lang's question, Zhou Jie hurriedly said very respectfully: "Master, in the past, the Zhou family's master was kind to others and treated us servants very well, so the monthly salary was a little higher."
"The monthly salary for maids and servants is usually around one tael of silver. The monthly salary for the cooks is slightly higher, usually around two taels of silver. The salary for the others who can look after the house is a bit higher, usually around three taels of silver. The youngest one is the housekeeper, and the salary is slightly higher, around five taels of silver."
"For servants of ordinary families, the price is about 20% to 30% lower than this."
Having said that, Zhou Jie quietly looked up and glanced at Wang Lang, then added another sentence.
"Master, we are now the lowest-ranking servants. We shouldn't be paid a monthly salary, but we should be provided with food."
Hearing this, Wang Lang curled his lips and said, "What do you mean by that? As a master, am I Zhou Paopi? If you want the horse to run, you must feed it grass. It's the same for people. How can you not pay monthly wages?"
"How about this, I will add one or two taels of silver to the standard monthly salary for all of you. If you do well, you will definitely get a bonus."
"Old Zhou, you should still be the housekeeper. From now on, the family will be under your management. You can decide who should be paid how much per month."
"By the way, shouldn't there be an accounting office at home? You can take care of it. I'm usually busy and I won't be at home most of the time. From now on, the family's money will be kept in the accounting office, whether it's for monthly salary, regular bonuses, or when you need money. Old Zhou, just go find your young lady."
Hearing this, everyone's face showed joy.
Zhou Jie smiled even more happily.
He had already heard from Wang Lang's words that his young lady would be the mistress of this manor in the future.
At this time, Jay Chou was so excited that he was almost crying.
All of a sudden, these people and the young lady went straight from hell to heaven.
Originally, they had all become the lowest class of slaves without any freedom. The daughter of the Zhou family was about to be sold to a music school.
Well now, everything has changed.
"Thank you, sir!"
With Zhou Jie taking the lead, the other twenty-nine people immediately started shouting.
"Thank you, sir!"
"Thank you, sir!"
"Thank you, sir!"
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Wang Lang really couldn't stand this kind of scene of countless thanks.
But fortunately, these people did not kneel down and kowtow at every turn.
"Okay, okay, if you really want to thank me, just do your best in the future."
Having said that, Wang Lang looked at Zhou Jie and continued speaking.
"Old Zhou, this house is quite large. You can arrange where these people should live."
"If you have nothing else to do this afternoon, you can use the wood to repair and clean up the house. At least you will have a place to sleep at night. You can do other things later."
Wang Lang looked up and glanced at everyone, then said, "How about this, Lao Zhou, you come in with me to get some silver. Then you arrange for someone to go out and buy some tools for repairing and cleaning the house."
"By the way, buy some clothes for everyone. Remember to buy good clothes. From now on, you are the face of our family. If you keep wearing tattered clothes, it will be a loss of face for me."
"Also, I guess I'll be going out soon. The dental office may not be able to send your lady over until around dusk. At that time, they will also send some furniture, beds and so on."
"Oh, by the way, we will also send some good guards to look after the house. You can take them when the time comes. If you need any silver, I will leave it for you."
As he spoke, Wang Lang turned around and walked towards the gate of the mansion.
Looking up, Wang Lang saw the extremely tattered plaque.
Then, he glanced at Zhou Jie who had caught up with him and said, "Remember to replace this tattered plaque, and also the plaque outside the manor gate."
"From now on, our manor will be called Shanhaiyuan. Shan means the mountain on top of a mountain, and Hai means the sea. This house will be called Dahuang Pavilion. Da means big and small, and Huang means wilderness."
"It's the master!"
Zhou Jie was unusually respectful, and now he was completely in the mood.
After stepping over the threshold and entering the yard, Wang Lang started talking again.
"Oh, by the way, you guys probably haven't eaten yet. Let's arrange for someone to go out and buy some food. Buy some good ones, steamed buns, dumplings, meat, etc. Buy more. Only when you are full will you have the strength to work."
"Yes, sir."
At this time, Jay Chou was even more excited.
Now he was 100% sure that they had truly met a good person, a kind-hearted person.
The young lady of his family could finally escape the fate of being sent to the music school and could live a better life than before.
After entering the main room in the backyard, Wang Lang communicated with the Shennong Ding space and took out ten pieces of silver.
Of course, before taking out the four pieces of silver, Wang Lang divided them.
Nowadays, all the silver comes in small pieces, generally around five or ten taels.
Wang Lang casually wrapped them in sackcloth and walked out of the main room carrying them.
There were more than one thousand taels of silver in total, which was indeed a very large bag.
He placed a huge bag of silver in front of Zhou Jie.
Wang Lang said directly: "There are more than a thousand taels of silver here, enough to buy tools and other items, as well as pay for furniture and the expenses of those who look after the house and guard the yard."
"I have already paid the redemption money for your young lady from the Zhou family. It's over six thousand taels. Old Zhou, you must be reliable. If the young lady from your Zhou family is ugly, I will never let you go."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jie immediately said with a smile: "Master, don't worry. My young lady is absolutely beautiful, and she is proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting."
At this time, Zhou Jie did not feel any disgust towards Wang Lang's perverted face. Instead, he was extremely happy.
He knew very well that as long as his young lady could make Wang Lang crazy, his future life would definitely be good.
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