“That much food? Are you feeding them?”
Mrs. Cheng looked at her daughter, surprised. Cheng Xiao Xiao noddedand smiled, “Of course. After all, they are logging for us, right?”
“Of course. Xiao Xiao you are right. They are helping us out, of coursewe should feed them good food. I will have them prepare the food right away!”
Mrs. Cheng headed happily toward the kitchen. Cheng Xiao Xiao raisedher brows and decided that she must not let her mother be there when shedistributes the food. Ugh, she would have her dozens of shi xiong help.
Coming out of the courtyard again and this time she ran into InnkeeperZhu along with the with the dozen or so maid that has been trained by him. Theygreeted her on her way.
Cheng Xiao Xiao looked at the maids of all difference sizes and noddedat them, thinking that it had turned out quite good.
“Miss Cheng, do you have some time?” asked Innkeeper Zhu with a bigsmile.
“What’s up?”
“I would like to discuss something with you.”
Innkeeper Zhu had figured out in the recent days that maiden Cheng wasthe one that made the calls in the Cheng’s household. As long as she signed offon a proposition, it will get done, even the house master Cheng Biyuan wouldn’tturn it down.
So he reported and discussed everything directly with Cheng Xiao Xiao!
“Sure!” Cheng Xiao Xiao had no idea what he wanted to discuss, sheturned to the dozen or so maid and said, “They need help in the kitchen, whydon’t you go there to help out?”
“Yes, mistress!”
The maids curtsied and left politely, much different than when they hadfirst arrived at the Cheng’s.
After they have went into the courtyard, Cheng Xiao Xiao asked as theywalked, “Innkeeper Zhu, let’s head over to the pond to chat!”
“Yes, Miss Cheng!”
The two arrived at the pond in leisurely pace and Cheng Xiao Xiaoasked, “Innkeeper Zhu, please go ahead and tell me what’s on your mind. No needto worry about being too straightforward.”
“I understand,” nodded Innkeeper Zhu. “I want to see what’s youropinion on something.”
“Oh?” Cheng Xiao Xiao was a bit surprised, “What is it that you want todiscuss with me, Innkeeper Zhu?”
“About the Cheng’s servants’ matters of course. Idon’t really know much about anything else.”
Innkeeper Zhu smiled, a bright smile on his chubbyface. He then said, “Miss Cheng, after some observation, the servants are allkind natured, but only a few that you can truly rely on. The rest, we can dowith or without them.”
“Please elaborate, Innkeeper Zhu.”
“It’s like this, Miss Cheng, all the kids came fromWillow Village, they are all kind-natured. Yes that does not necessarily meanthey are the best, or the most suitable. For example, Liu Yesu, Liu Yecao, LiuXiaoxua, and Liu Chunniu, they are smarter in nature, and suitable to be keptaround to help you out. The others one are either still young, or slower bynature. These type of servants, I don’t suggest keeping them around.
“It might seem like small issues on the servants,but these types of small issues usually will bring about larger issues,especially if you keep them close by. If the servants aren’t smart enough, theywill only bring about more trouble. Especially considering the situation ofyour family, if they aren’t mature and savvy, they will only cause you moreheadaches!”
“….”
After Innkeeper Zhu has finished, he noticed thatCheng Xiao Xiao has been very quiet and he felt a little bit unnerved.
After a long while, Cheng Xiao Xiao looked up andsaw the uneasy look on him. She couldn’t help but said, “Innkeeper Zhu, you areright. Thank you for the reminder. To be honest, we accepted all the kids fromWillow Village as servants because we couldn’t turn the villagers down. If yousay some of them are not suitable, naturally we shouldn’t keep them. Please keepa close eye on those for me in the next few days!”
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