newbobooks Chapter 316 Year-End Bonus
Chapter 316 Year-End Bonus
When the old marquis and his men in front found out that the women behind had driven Mrs. An and her family away in anger, they sent people to investigate.
I thought I would see an awkward scene, but unexpectedly, the room was filled with harmony.
Everyone was listening to the book attentively.
This is especially true for some little girls.
She nervously covered her mouth with a handkerchief, her eyes widened, and she let out a small cry of surprise.
When they saw someone come in and interrupt the storyteller, everyone couldn't help but let out a groan.
Even the old lady Bai frowned: "Why did the old marquis call you here?"
The visitor swallowed and said cautiously, "The old marquis heard that the people from Old Master An's family had gone home first, and was afraid that something might have gone wrong, so he sent me here to ask about it."
Old Madam Bai waved her hand and said, "Nothing has gone wrong. Sister An said she wasn't feeling well, so she took the children home first!"
It’s not just my body that’s feeling unwell, my face has turned blue, how can I feel comfortable?
The visitor carefully glanced at the people in the room. Although he didn't quite believe it, since the old lady said so, there was no need for him to ask any more questions. He agreed and was about to leave.
The remaining two sisters-in-law were quick to react and said with a smile, "Mrs. An is old after all, and it's common for her to have some minor health problems! Is such a trivial matter worth asking about?"
The visitor lowered his head and said, "It was Old Master An who asked the old marquis, and that's why the old marquis sent me here to take a look."
The two sisters-in-law laughed: "Why is Brother An still worried that we will bully Sister-in-law An? We sisters-in-law have always been harmonious and have never had a quarrel in all these years. Brother An is just too worried."
Old Lady Bai was too lazy to say more. She probably just asked someone casually because the old marquis couldn't resist his eldest cousin's face.
Once you get the reply, leave quickly and don't delay them from listening to the book.
So he waved his hand and said, "Okay, go down."
The man had no choice but to leave. Not long after he had walked away, he heard the storyteller's voice: "Let's talk about Sun Xingzhe..."
The visitor thought for a moment, who is Sun Wukong?
Is there a new storybook coming out in the capital?
But he quickly put it behind his mind and went straight back to report.
The two storytellers took turns, and by the second half of the afternoon, no matter how reluctant the two sisters-in-law were, it was time to say goodbye and go home.
They agreed to have a New Year's party in two days. The storyteller insisted on continuing with what she had said today, and then she said goodbye reluctantly.
Seeing that it was time for dinner, Jin ordered a sedan chair to be used to take Hu's three sisters-in-law and several of her brothers and sisters to Ruixuan Hall.
After a while, the men in front also came over.
For dinner, men and women have their own table, separated by a screen, to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner.
After dinner, everyone continued chatting.
The old lady couldn't wait to ask the storyteller to come over and continue telling the story.
At first the men didn't listen much and just kept gossiping.
Only Brother Lun and Brother Jie listened carefully and stopped running around.
They gathered around to listen to the monkey's story.
Later, several men outside also heard it.
When the storyteller took a break to drink water, the old marquis asked, "Where did you find this storyteller? This is the first time I've heard her."
The waiter replied cautiously: "It was found by the fourth grandmother and specially presented to the old lady."
The old marquis was stunned and looked at Fu Zhiyi.
Fu Zhiyi met the old marquis's gaze calmly and did not retreat.
The old marquis's eyes flickered and he lowered his head to look at the wine glass in his hand.
Because there were three pregnant women, and everyone had to get up early in the morning to work, and also go to the palace to pay homage and attend the banquet, they could not bear it for a long time.
Especially the children, who were already dozing off like rice pecking at rice, were still forcing themselves to listen to the monkey story.
Jin saw that it was getting late, so she asked someone to send the boys back first.
Sedan chairs were also sent to take the pregnant women back to their own courtyards.
As for the rest of the people, a few men stayed behind to keep watch while the women went back to rest.
After all, tomorrow morning is another busy day.
Lu Zhenzhen sent Lan back home before returning to Tingtaoju.
Although I wasn't in my yard all day, Nanny Ye stayed there. When I came back, the house was as warm as spring and the hot water was on the stove.
The tea was served at just the right temperature.
Lu Zhenzhen gave instructions early on, asking the kitchen to prepare several tables of food, and asked the maids and servants in the yard, as well as the servants and servants who served in Fu Zhiyi's study in front, to have fun.
As long as you don't drink, there will be plenty of delicious food.
At this moment, Lu Zhenzhen came back and everyone gathered around to express their gratitude.
Lu Zhenzhen finally had some free time at this moment to distribute the year-end bonuses to the people serving in Tingtaoju and Fu Zhiyi's front study.
She had said at the beginning that if she did her job well, she would receive rewards every quarter and a year-end bonus at the end of the year.
In the past, every quarter, those who did their job well would indeed receive an extra month's salary.
Therefore, everyone is looking forward to the year-end bonus.
Lu Zhenzhen had been a social slave before, so she naturally knew what social slaves were most looking forward to at the moment. It definitely wasn't some nonsense about summarizing the merits and demerits of the past year and looking forward to the future.
He took out the performance appraisal book and asked Haitang to read out everyone's performance and the results of the performance appraisal.
Anyone who gets first-class honors will be rewarded with ten taels of silver.
The second-class winner will be rewarded with eight taels of silver.
Those in the third grade will be rewarded with five taels of silver.
Haitang reads out the names, and Dingxiang is responsible for distributing the money.
Everyone in the yard and the study in front has a share.
Everyone was excited for a moment, and without anyone telling them, they all kowtowed to Lu Zhenzhen to express their gratitude.
After handing out the year-end bonuses, Lu Zhenzhen only said one thing: as long as you work hard and are loyal next year, your year-end bonuses will increase, getting higher every year. Even if you are too old to work in the future, she and Fu Zhiyi will be responsible for your retirement and will give you a monthly pension.
Moreover, their offspring will be given priority to serve the young master.
When these words were spoken, the servants immediately went into an uproar!
You have to know that although they are the sons of the Marquis' Mansion, they have lived their whole lives to serve the master of the Marquis' Mansion.
When she was young, she worked as a maid. When she was older, she worked as a servant. When she was older and could no longer move, she could only go home and live off the savings she had saved.
They never thought that the master would promise to continue paying them monthly wages when they were old and unable to do their jobs.
The most important thing is that their children will be given priority and will serve the young master when the time comes.
This is a great blessing! If I am lucky enough to be chosen to be with the young master and grow up with him, I may become the steward and manager of the Fourth Master and Fourth Madam's mansion in the future!
Everyone came to their senses and looked at Lu Zhenzhen with eyes that began to glow green.
But before they could be happy, Lu Zhenzhen spoke again, and everyone knew the benefits of staying in Tingtaoju and being loyal to them.
But if anyone dares to betray her and Fu Zhiyi, they will have to bear the consequences themselves.
Neither of them is someone who can accept betrayal. Once discovered, the entire family will be sold out and there will be no mercy!
After hearing this, the waiter's mind became much clearer.