Spring House Inner Storm 019 Training Elder Brother and Sister

  Chen Huan walked past Lu Zhu's side and stopped, "Uncle Lu, my brother said you've been exhausted these past few days. He especially wants to thank you for your hard work and says that your salary should be increased by at least double."

  Lu Zhuangui was taken aback, looking at Chen Huan. His current monthly salary is 1 tael of silver, but as a veteran shopkeeper with many years of experience, after the master's death, he immediately received an offer from a large store to poach him, offering one and a half times his current salary. Previously, Qin An was not good at doing business, and Lu Zhuangui also felt that there was no room for development, but after all, he had followed him for seven or eight years and still had feelings for the master. He was hesitant about whether to leave or stay, but Chen Huan's offer was double his current salary, making Lu Zhuangui even more conflicted.

  Pulling Qin Wan, who was also stunned, when did Qin Yu say that? But Shen Huan's words had already been spoken, and it was too late to take them back.

  "Thank you, young master." Lu Zhanggui bowed slightly, "I'll come again tomorrow to have the young master check the accounts."

  Chen Huan rushed up to Lu Zhuang and bowed his head, "Uncle Lu, you've worked hard, tomorrow brother will go to the silk shop himself, Uncle Lu doesn't need to run so far."

  Lu Zhuanggui stared blankly at the back of the two girls, big and small, as if in thought.

  Qin Wan saw him walk far away before asking Chen Huan in a low voice, "Why did you give him so much money?"

  Chen Huan looked at his sister seriously, "Do you think paying an extra 2 taels of silver a month is more important or keeping the several businesses outside stable? Now we have at least 900 taels of silver in our account every year. If not, it would be a mess. Do you think giving Lu Zhuang 2 taels more is too much?"

  Qin Wan opened her mouth and asked after a while, "Huan'er, who taught you all these things?"

  Chen Huan stuck out his tongue and said, "Huan'er is clever, eavesdropping on Father and Mother."

  Qin Wan poked her forehead, "You're so young and yet so cunning." The two sisters chatted as they walked until they arrived at the Dan Gui Yuan.

  The Dan Gui Courtyard is located on the west side of the Qin Mansion, a regular independent courtyard. It is divided into front and back courtyards, with a Xuanhe Hall on the west side of the main hall, which is connected to the garden corridor by a side door. The corridor and Xuanhe Hall are separated by a skywell, where some leafy plants are planted in a staggered manner, accompanied by artificial hills and flowing water. On the edge of the artificial hill stands a one-person-tall dripping Guanyin, with large and green leaves that set off the skywell as exceptionally fresh and having a unique charm.

  There are three main houses in the backyard, connected by a corridor that passes through a vertical flower gate and leads to a small crescent-shaped moon gate. Behind the moon gate is an independent garden surrounded by walls. At the foot of the wall, five old osmanthus trees were planted, which are now growing luxuriantly, almost covering the entire sky of the garden. The ground without sunlight has only a swing made of tree branches, and there is also a stone bench and chair, which must be very cool in summer. Since Xu Niang disappeared, no one else came to the yard, and the garden became overgrown with weeds. However, the osmanthus flowers are blooming brightly, and from outside the yard, the small white-yellow flowers are like stars, fragrant and beautiful.

  When Qin Yu and others entered the door, several big and small maidservants were standing in the courtyard.

  Qin Yu glared at the leader and suddenly flared up, "What are you doing here!"

  Xiang Xing changed his usual arrogant appearance, and respectfully bowed, "Xiang Xing greets the three young masters. Xiang Xing has now received a first-class title, and has come to serve the Fourth Miss in order to redeem her past mistakes."

  Qin Yu hummed and was very unhappy.

  Lu's skills are quite impressive, half-closing her eyes in delight.

  "You don't need to stay here, we have enough people. " Qin Wan said lightly, turning back to instruct, "Qian Yu and Yan Cui take the people from the old house with Yun Shang and Yun Que to put things in their respective rooms. Take the opportunity to get familiar. Shen Huan and I will be staying in the main house in the backyard."

  Qian Yu called out to Yan Yu, who was busy, and had Yun Chui bring in the belongings of the three masters. Qian Yu and Yan Yu were people close to the mistress, so they were not unfamiliar with the layout of this mansion. Qin Yu's things hadn't been moved from the old house yet, so there weren't many things. They just needed to get familiar with Dan Gui Yuan and see if there was anything inappropriate.

  Xiang Xing saw that they didn't take themselves seriously, originally had a grudge in her heart, but on the surface she wasn't anxious. "The three young masters are magnanimous, let me atone for my sins here, otherwise Madam will sell me off." She said, wiping away tears.

  Qin Yu furrowed his brow, surely they wouldn't sell it, would they?

  Xinghuan sighed silently, her brother was just too softhearted.

  She quietly pulled Qin Wan's hand, Qin Wan lowered her head to look at her, and heard Chen Huan say in a low voice, "Why don't we go inside and talk?"

  Qin Wan nodded and said to the people who came from the Qin Mansion, "You all wait in the courtyard."

  Three people entered the main hall, looked around in a circle, and found that the furniture had not changed. It was still the same red shirt wood furniture as before, which seemed a bit old-fashioned but still exquisite and not bad.

  "Xiang Yu wants to stay." Chen Huan said as soon as he sat down.

  "How can someone like her be so familiar? It's obvious that woman sent her to provoke us." Qin Yu's face turned black with anger.

  "Now that you know she sent you, won't you give up if you don't want her? Maybe tomorrow there will be another Xiangli or Xiangju." Shen Huan's words made Qin Yu pause.

  Qin Wan thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. Let's do as Chen Huan suggested earlier. I'll keep Xin Yue and Qian Yu by my side, and let Huan Er have Yun Shang and Yan Cui with her. As for Xiang Xing, she can be in charge of external communication. Just now, Qian Yu came to me quietly and told me that Xiao Xing was asking about resigning. So, we won't keep Xiao Xing and the others. And there's also Zhou Mama's youngest daughter, Zi Ling, who is at the farm. I think it would be good to bring her over to follow Huan Er, after all, Zhou Mama saved Huan Er's life."

  Qin Wan's words made Chen Huan nod, her sister had been following their mother all these years and hadn't learned nothing. Thinking back, she was actually quite mischievous, knowing only how to play every day.

  Qin Yu reluctantly said, "Alright, then how are they going to get rid of them? Directly sending them away is too inhumane."

  Qin Wan looked at Chen Huan with difficulty, and Chen Huan blinked, "We still have a shop."

  Qin Wan immediately understood, "If you're willing, go to the shop and let Lu Zhuangguan take a look. If Lu wants it, he'll keep it; if not, we'll give them more silver to dissolve the contract. That way, they can serve us once and have multiple paths to choose from."

  Qin Yu had no other choice, "Alright, let's do it this way."

  Xin Yue called everyone into the main hall, and after listening to the arrangements, Xiao Xing and Lao Zhai Zi's people knelt on the ground crying and begging to stay.

  Qin Yu looked at Qin Wan with difficulty, unsure of how to start speaking.

  Qin Wan had no choice but to step forward and say, "You all stop crying too. We've returned to the Qin Manor, so naturally we have to follow the rules of the manor. The number of servants attending each master is fixed. We can't overstep our bounds. New Moon, first give each person two taels of silver. If you're not willing to go to the silk shop to work, then give three taels and return home to do some small business or find a good family to marry into. Those who are willing to stay will listen to Manager Lu's arrangements, and your wages won't be short."

  Hearing what Big Sister said, I knew that crying was useless. Anyway, they were also uneasy and wanted to leave, so they all accepted the money with sniffling noses.

  The maidservants of the Qin manor widened their eyes instantly, previously Yun Shang and Yun Que had received rewards, it had already spread throughout the manor that the three young masters of the main house were wealthy and generous, now they saw it with their own eyes.

  Qin Wan tightly grasped Chen Huan's cold hand, and Chen Huan felt that her sister was slightly trembling, so she quickly gripped back firmly and whispered, "Sister, hang in there."

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