Chapter 188: Postponement of the Monthly Period
After everyone had introduced themselves, Shen Xia looked at them and said, "All twelve of you came here together. For the first two months, each person will be paid 500 coins. After two months, the wages will be determined based on everyone's abilities."
Why twelve?
Because Fan Yu is just a child, he definitely cannot be counted.
When everyone heard this, they were all in disbelief. There was actually a wage. Generally, those who sold their bodies with indentures did not receive any wages. If the owner was happy, he could reward you with some silver.
Everyone said happily, "Thank you, Madam."
Then she looked at everyone and said, "There are clothes in the carriage, Granny Mo, please distribute them to everyone!"
Shen Xia arranged.
Although Fan Zifu asked her to call his wife "Mo Pozi", she also thought that Fan Zifu would be the teacher of Xiaowu and the others in the future, so calling her "pozi" would be more appropriate.
Granny Mo said, "Okay."
"You guys should boil some water and clean yourself up first. Then you don't have to work today. Take a day off. I'll arrange things for you tomorrow. You have to make dinner yourself."
Shen Xia then looked at Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Chen and said, "You two will be in charge of the kitchen from now on."
"Yes, we will follow the young lady's arrangements." The two said respectfully.
"Okay, all of you go down!"
After everyone left, Shen Xia looked at Song's mother and said, "Mom, please remember this clearly. You will be responsible for paying them wages in the future. I will give the money box to you for safekeeping."
However, Song's mother repeatedly shook her head to refuse. She said, "Xia Xia, there's no need to be so troublesome. I can just ask you for money when I need it."
Shen Xia looked at her mother deeply and said firmly: "Mom, as time goes by, the population of our family will continue to increase. You must learn how to manage these people. Do you understand?"
Mother Song looked at Shen Xia, with a hint of doubt and uneasiness in her eyes.
Mother Song hesitated for a moment, then slowly said: "Isn't this the housekeeper's right? How can I accept it so easily?"
She had some concerns in her heart, after all, this involved the issue of power distribution in the family.
At this time, Song Jin stood aside and said with a smile: "Mom, in Xia Xia's view, this is not the so-called housekeeper's power, but a job. You just need to help Xia Xia deal with these matters."
"Think about it, if Xia Xia has to take care of the children and manage the housework in the future, wouldn't she be very hard?" Song Jin's words made Song's mother fall into deep thought.
Finally, after careful consideration, Song's mother finally nodded and agreed: "Okay, let's do as you say."
Shen Xia explained: "Mom, it's just that our family is small now, so we need you to take care of it. If we have a big family in the future, we can just hire an accountant. It's not difficult."
"OK then!"
So after everything was arranged, Shen Xia kept some silver for himself and gave the money box to Song's mother.
Then, while everyone was there, Shen Xia measured the sizes of her three brothers, because they were going to make dresses.
Since there are so many people at home, a lot of things just need to be arranged.
Finally on July 15th.
On the residential side, all the work has been completed.
The yard and pond at the back were all carefully repaired, and the workers evacuated the site and moved next door to start laying the foundation of the factory.
At the same time, the furniture in Song's mother and Shen Xia's yard had been completed, and Xiaotian and Xiaowu's rooms were no exception.
However, Xiaotian and Xiaowu hope to live together so that they can keep each other company.
So, the furniture from Xiaowu's yard was moved to Song Yun's yard.
The three brothers said that they would live in Shen Xia's yard anyway, so they were not in a hurry to decorate their own yard.
But Shen Xia was secretly thinking in her heart: Can you each live in your own yard?
As a result, the objection was invalid.
The wall was also closed, and the only entry and exit was the front yard.
Now it is finally a complete yard.
There is only a bare pavilion next to the pond, and there is no green plant at all. It will take a few rains before the pond can be flooded.
Now all I need to do is plant some flowers and plants in the yard. I asked my mother to buy me some lawn seeds and some flower seeds.
But it may be too late now, so I can only sprinkle grass seeds on the lawn first.
It must be too late for flowers,
All I had to do was go to the mountains and dig up some green plants to plant.
I plan to get married next month and hold the wedding ceremony in the yard, so I hope to plant all the green plants in the yard. Now it seems that this may be a big project.
Fortunately, it is the beginning of autumn now and the weather is not so hot.
Otherwise, it will be difficult for green plants to survive.
All the silkworm pupae from the old house have been taken out and they have started laying eggs.
As long as all the eggs are laid, we can start raising silkworms again.
The newly bought maids all worked together in the old house to make silkworm bags.
Because they don't have much work now, they just wash clothes in the morning.
So for the rest of the time, Shen Xia arranged for them to make silkworm bags with Zhao Xue and Zhao Xin.
Granny Mo also helped out because she lived here.
Fan Zifu taught Xiaotian and Xiaowu in Xiaotian's yard. Of course, Fan Yu also studied with them. Fan Yu was only seven years old.
Three just had company.
As for Fan Yu and his grandmother's illness, he had also examined them. The two generations of grandparents and grandchildren were fine, they just had not eaten well for a long time and their health was poor.
And I even took the pulse of the seriously injured person.
Although the injuries look serious, they are just external injuries that look scary. I am good at dealing with external injuries, so it is not a big problem.
The four servants all worked with Song Jiang and the others.
The other two maids were responsible for daily meals.
Looking at the densely packed silkworm pods in the yard,
The fabrics from Sister Qin have all been delivered. As long as the first batch of silkworm sacs are dry, we can start making silk quilts.
At night, just when I wanted to sleep.
Shen Xia just remembered something very important.
That is, my period seems not to have come this month.
The fifteenth was over before.
This time it’s already past the 15th and it still hasn’t come.
How to do it?
Should I ask my mother to buy me a pregnancy test paper?
This body is only fifteen years old. Would it be dangerous to give birth to a child now?
Are you feeling a little uneasy yourself?
Wasn’t the original owner in poor health?
How can I be pregnant so early when my period comes so late?
Once you start to suspect pregnancy, you become anxious.
I immediately went into space and asked my mother——