Chapter 90 The eighty-eighth chapter of the old master declared that the slaves were scattered for half a day, and the others only had a son born in August

Feng Ju felt that this scene was too serious.These servants, when they saw the two old accountants, they used to joke with several young masters, and they all ended up like this. The rest of the servants, who dare to say that there is no problem at all, if they are investigated one by one, everyone There must be a lawsuit.Looking at the Jin family's ostentation, five or six out of ten of them have been cleaned up, and they will never use the servants like before. If everyone wants to end in peace, there is no need to be nostalgic.Thinking of this, except for a few people who are close and mature, they all whispered to each other and started discussing one after another.After discussing for a long time, everyone came to a conclusion, so they nominated two representatives to see his wife.It is said that after the death of the Prime Minister, there are much fewer things in the family. They are all favored by the Prime Minister’s wife. They can’t take money and do nothing here. Everyone has to resign.That said, it's glorious, and my wife won't let it go.But after such a discussion, who will be the representative?As soon as it was pushed, no one felt that this matter was a bit risky. If the wife changed her face and called the police again, it would be a disaster.Everyone discussed in vain for a while, but in the end no one dared to act as a representative.

Among the servants, if Li Sheng and Jin Quan were old enough, he would not be a servant, and he could have a meal, but he didn't care much about gains and losses.Moreover, when he was serving Jin Quan, he shared a lot of secrets. He expected that his wife would not embarrass him, so the servants panicked, but he remained calm.Later, seeing that everyone was arguing fiercely, they went to Fengju in private and told him the matter.Feng Ju stomped his feet and said: "These things are too abominable. The Prime Minister is in Japan, do they dare to do this? They are clearly looking down on my buddies, I have to put Yang..." Li Sheng waved his hands again and again: "Master, don't shout! You Don't yell! I'm afraid they won't do that. If they really want to do that, if they don't do it, they will be sent away. Anyway, we don't have the same things in our house as before, so we don't need many people. They want to leave, so we can take advantage of it to clean up That's fine." Feng Ju said: "Although that's the case, according to my opinion, I'd rather I resign from them than they recommend representatives to resign me. My family doesn't use people, but other families still use people. This trend can't last long." Li Sheng said: "Master, how can you have the same knowledge as these people? Send them away and finish this matter, isn't it over?" Feng Ju said, "I'll ask the old lady to see what she means?" Then, he went to Mrs. Jin's room and told her about it in detail.Mrs. Jin sneered and said: "This is what should happen, there is nothing to blame. Since they are afraid of getting a lawsuit, of course let them go. Although my family is not as good as before, it is not impossible that I can't afford these servants right away. Now You can keep one porter, two servants, and two in the kitchen, and the rest will be sent away, and each will be rewarded with two months' wages, so that they can see if the Jin family is poor or not?" Feng Ju said: "This way , I am very much in favor of it, and I will go and talk to them right away." After finishing speaking, he pulled away and was about to leave.Mrs. Jin said: "This is not something that can be done immediately. Don't you really call them face to face and give him a speech? Think about it, how many people should you keep? First call them one by one and tell them It will save them a lot of trouble, and then write a note and paste it in the concierge, asking them to go to the upper room one by one to get the money and leave. I thought, Li Sheng will keep it." When Mrs. Jin said, Second Sister Chen was swaying He hurriedly put down the teacup, and came over to ask Mrs. Jin for a peace: "Madam, I will ask my brother to keep him. I don't think he is such a person who doesn't know what to do. If you make trouble this time, you must be careful." Without him." Mrs. Jin said: "Are you going to intercede with Jin Rong? Actually, you don't have to. From now on, our place will become more and more indifferent day by day. He is very smart, and I'm afraid he won't count in our place." Second Sister Chen said: "Hey! Madam, if you say this, can my sister and son still be able to afford it? Jin Rong came to the house to serve several young masters when he was fourteen or fifteen years old. Raised with a bowl of rice. Talk about the uncle, the second master, the third master and the seventh master, who will be great in the future, even if not, even if you don’t make money, I have to serve you here and repay you a little favor.” Mrs. Jin asked Feng Ju smiled and said: "Never mind, her words are very popular, so let's keep Jin Rong too. But only these two can be kept, and no more people can be kept." Feng Ju said. "Where's the coachman?" Mrs. Jin said, "Just one of you is left. If any of you want to take a car, the car is a public car, and the driver and gasoline have to be paid for by yourself. Is it still the same as before? You don't count on running around, you still have to pay for it." The streets and the city are going to treat guests, and there will be a mess." After saying this, Feng Ju didn't dare to mention it.

Li Sheng knew that if Feng Ju went to ask for instructions, he might not be able to do anything, so he slowly slipped into the courtyard and listened quietly to what was said inside.Hearing that he has been retained, it doesn't matter, it was expected, but when he heard Second Sister Chen's pleading, Jin Rong was also retained, which is good news.He hurriedly ran to the front to find Jin Rong, dragged him to a secluded place, and spoke together.Jin Rong said: "What my elder sister said is that I have raised half of my family in Jin's mansion. Even if my salary is not paid in the future, I should still work in the house." Li Sheng laughed and said: "You are very clever after all. If you don't After hearing my report, you won’t say that.” Jin Rong said: “I’m not that kind of person, just ask around, they’re making a fuss today, am I among them?” Li Sheng said with a smile: “They’re making a fuss today , I didn’t care about this problem at all, I don’t know which one is in it and which one is not.” Jin Rong smiled and didn’t say anything.At this moment, I only heard Feng Ju calling Li Sheng, Li Sheng nodded to Jin Rong and said: "That matter has moved, I'll go first, don't go away, maybe the uncle will call you Here." He said, walking to the upper room.Jin Rong really didn't dare to go away, so he waited under the gate of the inner courtyard.Not long after, Li Sheng walked in with a note in his hand, but frowned deeply.Walking over, raised both hands and said: "This is a difficult job, why did you ask me to post this note?" Jin Rong said: "What kind of note would make you so embarrassed?" Li Sheng didn't answer, Just hand him the note.Jin Rong took it, and saw that the first line on it read: The male servant waits for a lesson....Jin Rong smiled and said, "You're being so polite, I'll give you a word of caution. Probably this is what my wife meant, and it's about getting better and better." Li Sheng said, "Don't talk nonsense, just read this note. Can I go out and post it?" Jin Rong read it from the beginning, and it read:

Lessons from the male servants: The Prime Minister has passed away in this house, and all expenses are being saved as much as possible.All former male and female servants should be greatly reduced.From today onwards, all male domestic workers, except those who have been notified to stay, those who have not been notified will stop working on the same day.Although the dismissed helpers can find another way of life, it is not without hard work to think that they will be with them for a long time.In addition to this month's salary, which is not deducted, the salary will be increased for two months to show sympathy.I hope that everyone will give the uncle a hand to support the collar separately, and there must be no mistake.

Jin Rong said with a smile: "This is like a notice. I'm used to doing business, and when I pick up a pen, it's a set of official documents." Li Sheng said: "You know a few words, but you have to show off. I heard, what punishment do you deserve?" Jin Rong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I have been used to fighting with you since we were young." Li Sheng said: "That's good, you and I have a deep relationship, you should do something for him Just take this note and post it.” Jin Rong said: “I’ll post it, what’s the point? Let’s make a couple of jokes, we’re sent by order, we can’t help ourselves, we can’t say it’s me who is planning on my colleagues.” The idea. Even if I came up with the idea, everyone will get three months' wages, isn't that bad?" Jin Rong said, without thinking about it, he took a note and sent it to the concierge to paste rise.As soon as the note was pasted and the servants made a noise, they crowded into the room, those who could read read it, and those who could not read it with their ears to listen to what was being said.Although everyone has lost their jobs, they still feel that the master is good. Some people actually regret that they shouldn't make trouble today.These servants, after receiving news from the two accountants a few days ago, all guessed that the Jin family was running low.Looking at the situation of the whole family now, it is clear that it is still the same as before, and they don't care about spending money.Then, it is wrong for everyone to think that there is not much benefit in guarding here.It was clearly written on the note that those who were not notified to keep them would go to get the money, but everyone looked at each other and found that they didn't look like they had been notified, so they simply took the money and walked away, so everyone packed up their bedding with half worry and half joy.

In the afternoon, the male servants used by the Jin family were almost gone.The first two entered the room and immediately became indifferent.Especially at the gate, there are usually two benches across the east and west, and there are always people sitting there talking and laughing, but now there are no more.Because there is only one gatekeeper at the gate, Li Sheng and Jin Rong have to come to the upper room to do work constantly, so when it gets dark, the gatekeeper closes the gate so that it is easier to take care of them.That's all, the one who feels the most inconvenience is Brother Feng Ju.The chauffeur could not use the public service, and no one dared to hire someone privately, for fear of Mrs. Jin's words, and fear of unsustainable future.Only one coachman was kept, and he could only drive one car, so everyone couldn't share the profit.Fortunately, my brothers all know how to drive a car, and I still have a lot of gasoline at home, so I had to drive out in case of emergency.

These two days, Yanxi is infatuated with Sister Bai Lianhua, how can she not go out?I still didn't come back until twelve o'clock in the evening.Qing Qiutian waited under the lamp, and when he came back, he frowned and said to him: "It's about to be published, what should I do? You can let me know a little bit about it first." Yanxi always agreed, but always When he wakes up during the day, he will be busy with his affairs. How would he know what kind of pain Qingqiu has?On this day, the family scattered tents and servants.Qingqiu heard the news and thought, since the number of male servants has been greatly reduced, the female servants will naturally also be reduced.In my own house, there are two maids, and there is actually one more.If you want to lay off people, of course you have to.It's just that I'm about to give birth, and at that time, there will be one less mother than usual, which may be inconvenient.I should discuss this with Yanxi first.Unexpectedly, even though there was such an important matter at home, Yanxi didn't pay attention to it beforehand, so she didn't care, and still went out to play.From morning to dinner, I still haven't seen him coming home.Two hours before dinner, Qingqiu felt a little pain in his stomach, and thought in his heart, according to his own calculations, there are still two weeks left, probably not.I have planned everything in advance, and on that day, a car will quietly go to the hospital, wait for the delivery, and then talk about it.If it wasn't for today, I am not prepared at all, and the child comes down, and this is something I have never done in my life, so what should I do?After thinking about it, I'm afraid it's my own psychological effect, so I put this matter aside, maybe it's fine if I don't think about it.So I went out of the house and wandered under the Taihu stone for a while, looking at the bamboo and then the pine tree.But no matter how complacent you are, this stomachache is like a tight fit.This kind of pain method is different from the usual minor illness. It is swollen and falling, and the pain is so painful that people cannot stand upright.I had no choice but to go back to the room and lie down on the sofa chair.As soon as I lay down, the pain seemed to subside a little, and I felt comfortable for a while.However, within two minutes, the pain was the same as before.Unable to lie down, he sat up.After sitting for a few minutes, still restless, I stood up again.But no matter what, he refused to speak out, and only hoped that Yanxi would come back soon so that he could make decisions for her.

Li Ma went in and out to work with Qingqiu, seeing her fidgeting and her expression was not right, she asked softly: "Miss Qi, don't you start it? This is not a joke, I think I have to go to my wife Let me know." Qing Qiu leaned back on the chair, propped his hands behind his back, frowned and said: "I know it is? If it is not, then it will be a joke." Li Ma said: "Even if it is not, it is When the time comes, you should let grandma come and take a look. You are using Japanese grandma here, and Japanese grandma will watch it two or three months earlier. It’s not too early to notify at this time!” Qingqiu said: “Even so, it’s okay Don't rush to notify today." The servants of the Jin family all have a kind of training, who dares to decide to do something without the permission of the master?Because of this, Li Ma didn't dare to report, but just watched from the sidelines, worrying with Qingqiu.When it was time for dinner, Second Sister Chen informed Qingqiu to have dinner, saw Qingqiu sitting on the sofa humming unceasingly, and asked: "Young Mistress is not feeling well again?" Qingqiu hummed: "No, I won't eat It's dinner time, you can go." Second Sister Chen probably understood after seeing that, and Li Ma stood aside and lost a wink with her, so she knew better.When she arrived in the yard, she suddenly called out: "Sister Li, please come out and find something for me." When Mama Li came out, she opened her mouth from afar, walked up to Second Sister Chen, and said in a low voice, "I see It's activated, but she doesn't want to say it. This is not a joke, go and tell your wife." Second Sister Chen said: "I also look very similar, so I'm going." Second Sister Chen ran back to Mrs. Jin's room , smiled first.Mrs. Jin said: "Who is scaring you outside again?" Second Sister Chen saw that there were still many people in the room, so she wondered if she could say this boldly.So he smiled again.Seeing her expression, Mrs. Jin seemed to rush to speak, but she didn't dare to say it, so she said, "Tell me, what business is it?" Second Sister Chen looked at the people sitting in the room, then walked up to Mrs. Jin, bowed her head, The voice said: "I went to the house of Seventh Young Mistress just now. Looking at the situation, it seems..." As he spoke, he smiled again and said, "It seems that I will congratulate you soon." Understood.After a pause, he asked, "Did Qiye not come back?" Second Sister Chen said: "It's because he didn't come back, so Young Mistress Qi didn't let others tell, so no one would know." Mrs. Jin frowned slightly, The people in the room said: "You guys eat first, don't wait for me, I'll go to Qingqiu's place to have a look." After saying that, he stood up and came to Qingqiu's room, Second Sister Chen followed closely behind.When I got to the gate of the yard, I heard Qingqiu's room humming slightly, and when I entered her room, I saw her leaning on the chair with her hands on the chair and resting her head on the pillow, when she heard footsteps, she suddenly raised her head, She also smiled and said: "Didn't Mom eat?" Mrs. Jin stepped forward, held her hand, and pressed her pulse with three fingers secretly, and asked: "You child, you are too silent. Why didn't you say a word about such an important matter in advance? Although I knew a little bit, I didn't expect it to be so fast." Qingqiu couldn't help but blushed, lowered her head and said: "I didn't expect it to be so fast." Mrs. Jin saw She has not denied it, it has been fully confirmed.Quickly said: "It's okay! Get that Japanese midwife quickly." Turning around, she said to Second Sister Chen: "Just ask your brother to drive a car to pick you up, the sooner the better." Qingqiu said: "I want to go to the hospital Go." She said the seven words in a very low voice, almost inaudible.Mrs. Jin was very surprised, so she asked: "Then why?" When Mrs. Jin paid the bills like this, this incident had already alarmed the whole family, almost all the female relatives flocked to Qingqiu's yard.

Only Yufen, the quarrel between her and Qingqiu became more and more serious. When she heard that Qingqiu was about to give birth, she sneered in the room alone and said: "In the 20th century, human beings have evolved, and their physiology has also changed. Now, a child should be born." Peng Zhen was also in the room, and after hearing this, he was afraid that Yufen would come to Qingqiu's room to laugh at her, so he said with a smile: "Don't make it strange, you are a psychopath. This often happens." Yufen said: "You also know physiology, and you brag in front of me." Peng Zhen said: "Although I don't understand, but I have a friend who is a doctor, and I can hear it in my ears. " Yufen thought for a moment, if there is any scientific basis for this matter, don't hit the snake, let the snake bite, and said: "It doesn't matter if there is, or if there is no, as long as her husband thinks it is right, then That’s right. Others want to say, isn’t that nonsense?” Peng Zhen smiled and said: “Everyone joins in, why don’t you join in?” Yufen said loudly: “Bah! Who will support that kind of filth?” Seeing that she couldn't talk, Peng Zhen kept silent.But even though Yufen didn't go to Qingqiu's yard, she still couldn't do it if she didn't ask her anything.The courtyard on this side is separated from the other side by a small white wall. The lights and the human voice can be heard and seen when you step out of the house.She sat in the room for a while, feeling bored, so she stood under the porch, leaning against a pillar and listening quietly.I only heard the murmur of people over there, and it kept going.After a while I heard the voice of the Japanese midwife entering, and after a while I heard some people disperse, and then I heard Peifang say: "It's probably still early, don't make trouble here, I'll come later." Yufen knew her He went back to his own room, couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Peifang for news.Yufen was going to Peifang's side, and it happened that she was also going this way, so the two met outside the courtyard.Yufen laughed softly and said, "Now that things have come to an end, what attitude does she take? Isn't it embarrassing?" Peifang laughed and said, "At this moment, she is in excruciating pain, why should she be ashamed or not? Don't you look at it?" Go?" Yufen said: "To be honest, this is still an illegitimate child, I don't want to look at it. I'll go to your room and sit, and you tell me the news, I'd rather go." Peifang felt that she It is a bit serious to say, but it is not your own business, and it is not worthwhile to go up and argue for others, and said with a smile: "You are welcome to come to my place to talk. But I don't have any news. Waiting for within eleven hours, there will always be Any news?" So the two walked towards Peifang.It happened that Feng Ju was not in the room, so the two could chat freely.As soon as Yufen sat down, she said firstly: "No wonder last autumn, Lao Qi hurriedly rushed through paperwork and rushed to get married, so he dared to foreshadow today's matter. Fortunately, it took more than eight months. Count it for eight months. If it’s one month later, you won’t be able to rely on it.” Peifang smiled and said, “You are really Zhuge Liang, the military advisor of the former dynasty, and Liu Bowen, the military advisor of the later dynasty. You know everything about astronomy and geography.” This sentence, Yufen felt a little embarrassed when she said it, and said with a smile, "Do you think I'm nosy? I don't care about it." Peifang was also afraid that this sentence would offend her again, so she smiled and said, "Not only You, even me, also think that there are many reasons why he was in a hurry to get married in Quqiu. It is ridiculous that the fourth sister has argued with us a lot because of this matter. Now that the truth has come out, let's see who is wrong and who is right?" Yufen said She said: "When the truth comes out, she is even better. She smoothed things over for them, so as not to have any accidents, and she kept a queen for the Jin family." Just as she was speaking, she heard a loud noise and passed down the corridor.One of them spoke, that is Yanxi, he said: "Are you kidding, this is not a happy event." Both Yufen and Peifang were silent, waiting for him to walk over.Peifang smiled and said, "Sir, I've been very busy these days, and I heard that I'm having a lot of fun with my two girlfriends, and we're together almost every day." Yufen said, "Maybe they're girlfriends, right? No A soloist on the dance floor is a female actress. The old seven has the same advantage, not to go to the Bada Hutong." Peifang lost her mind again when she saw what she said.Now talking about Yanxi's girlfriend seems to be Bai Xiuzhu's monopoly. To say that he is with his girlfriend is like saying that he is with Xiuzhu.So he held his head up, deliberately pretending to be thinking about something, and put the matter aside.Yufen laughed and said, "What are you thinking about?" Peifang said, "I think Lao Qi has a baby, what should his name be?" Yufen laughed and said, "Don't think about it, it's ready There. If it's a boy, it's called Qiusheng, if it's a girl, it's called Tianxiang." Peifang said: "It doesn't look like a child's name, and it's summer now, why not follow the current season, but follow the current season Is it because of his mother’s name Qingqiu?” Yufen laughed and said, “It’s true on the surface, but it’s not true in the heart. Do you think that the sound of autumn is not the news of autumn? Doesn’t Tianxiang mean sweet-scented osmanthus? I still remember Such a line of poem: The fragrance of the sky is floating outside the clouds, this child came from outside the clouds." Peifang laughed, "You are too mean, and you are careful about revenge." Yufen sneered: "I don't think so. She made fun of others, enough of it, now it's time for others to make fun of her. Think about it, my cousin..." Hearing Yufen's words, Peifang felt that she had already blatantly helped Xiuzhu, Then he smiled and said: "Your words are very reasonable. Before Lao Qi got married, I was in favor of his marriage with sister Xiuzhu. Not to mention anything else, even your cousin is now a famous person. In terms of relatives, we can also agree with each other. Help me. Now, Lao Qi has money in his own hands, I am afraid that the Leng family will have to ask him to help." Yufen said: "This is not a problem, otherwise, the wife of the Leng family is not Such a enlightened person, she was willing to let Lao Qi mess around in her house before." As she was talking, she heard Mrs. Jin coughing and passed under the eaves, and then Yanxi was talking to someone, and she also came out of her yard and went to Mrs. Jin's room. went.Yufen said: "Never mind him, I'll also go to that room to order a dick. As for whether the seventh young lady welcomes me or not, I don't care much." After saying that, she walked out.But she walked out of Peifang's yard, not into Qingqiu's yard, but came towards Mrs. Jin.

Walking outside the house, I only heard Yanxi coughing. Although Mrs. Jin was talking, her voice was very low.So he walked gently to the window, put his ear against the window, and listened to what he had to say?Hearing Yanxi say with a smile: "Of course it's my fault, but I can't be completely blamed, anyway, it's the child of our Jin family who got it." Mrs. Jin said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I If I knew it earlier, I would send her to the south for a few months, and wait for the child to come back in a few months, so as to save relatives and friends from discussing it." Yanxi said: "What I was going to say is that the family is rushing After the funeral, I have no choice but to mention it. Even if I mention it, I can’t leave. Anyway, Jin Yanxi admits that he is my own child, so there is nothing to talk about.” After these words, the room was silent. for a long time.After hearing this, Yufen thought to herself, don't look at the old man's happy face, but she is very careful behind the scenes.Lao Qi is such an aggressive person, if he is not his child, how can he admit it?But this doubt is not only for the mother, but also for everyone inside and outside.With this doubt, no matter what, you can make fun of Yanxi in the future, right?At this time, inside the room, the mother and son seemed to be chattering for a while, as if Mrs. Jin didn't care about the matter and was still blaming Yanxi.Yufen was suppressing her thoughts and wanted to listen to a few words, but at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps from behind, when she looked back, it was the old lady from Qingqiu's house, who hurried over.Yufen stepped aside and walked to the middle of the road, and asked, "I'm just going to have a look, how are you doing now?" Li's mother said, "Third young lady, you can go, the oriental woman said, hurry up." She kept talking without stopping, and kept running towards Mrs. Jin's room.Yufen knew that they were going to come out too, so she hurried back to the yard.After arriving in the house, just as he was about to sit down, he heard a noise of people in the yard next door.She couldn't help it, and walked down to the eaves again.Pengzhen looked on on the sofa, raised his shoulders and smiled, "People who add children are nothing more than that. I see you are very busy." Yufen heard that, walked to the door of the house, stretched Putting his head down, he came in and asked, "What are you talking about?" Peng Zhen smiled and said, "I will cancel what I said first. If you want to watch the excitement, you should hurry up." Yufen said, "You can control it." Are you doing it? Can you control it?" She simply walked into the room while talking, and asked Peng Zhen's face.Peng Zhen just smiled and turned his face to one side.Seeing that he ignored him, Yufen came out of the house again.

At this time, the electric lights in the yard over there were bright against the high walls.The sound of footsteps coming and going was also ringing continuously.Although Yufen didn't want to go to see it, but when she heard the excitement over there, she couldn't help asking.After wandering in the yard for a long time, they came to Peifang's room to chat.As soon as I entered the door, I saw that the second aunt was also here.She held Peifang's hand, spoke in a low voice, and smiled when she saw Yufen coming in.Yufen said: "Second aunt, congratulations on your grandson again." The second aunt sighed and said, "It's not like Xiaotong and Xiaoshuang were born. Without grandpa, being a grandma is meaningless." Yufen said "If grandpa is still alive, I don't think the old man will be very happy about the birth of this child. The old man is only talking about face, so what if he can't justify it?" The second aunt waved her hand and said in a low voice. Said: "Don't talk about it. I saw your mother's expression just now, she was neither smiling nor angry, so I was worried that this word would spread. It's a bit difficult to say. In fact, it's nothing. It's not a big deal to have a child in eight months. That's it. Besides, in this era of reformation, some people have children and get married. As a master, as long as you can get over it, that's fine." Yufen laughed and said, "I will always meet a master like you. , this matter will be easy to handle." The second aunt said: "I don't have the qualifications to be a master, I have the qualifications, and I can't control anyone, I must cry a few more times." Peifang and Yufen heard that they were so incompetent If so, they all laughed.