Chapter 9 Managing the House
Zhang Nan finally found the house that Li Er rewarded him, in fact, it is not difficult to find, after all, Liu Bing has already hung the plaque of the word Zhang Fu on it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoAlthough Zhang Nan doesn't know the traditional characters written in italics in ancient times, he still knows his surname.
And the old servant at the door recognized him, which made him even more convinced that this was his house.
"Master, in Xia Suwen, he is the housekeeper arranged by Lord Liu in Zhang's Mansion." The old servant saw that Zhang Nan had already walked to the gate, and hurriedly greeted him and said.
Zhang Nan nodded, and asked with some curiosity: "There are so many people, how do you know that I am Zhang Nan?" Zhang Nan said to Su Wen.
"The old man laughed, although the old slave is already a little old, but his eyes are still good, the old man's clothes, I'm afraid that the entire Chang'an City will not be able to find a second person." Su Wen also smiled.
After Zhang Nan heard this, he looked at his clothes, he has been in Datang for a while, but he is still this modern casual model, and it is true that he can't find a second one in the entire Chang'an City.
"Okay, but don't always call yourself an old servant in front of me in the future, so I don't get used to it." Zhang Nan really can't get used to this, after all, Zhang Nan comes from a modern society where everyone is equal, and Zhang Nan can't accept a person he should call his uncle an old servant in front of him.
"But below is a subordinate, you can only call yourself like that." Su Wen was also a little embarrassed, after all, his identity was different.
"No, I can't call myself a subordinate, a minion or something." Zhang Nan saw Su Wen so insistent, so he had no choice but to say.
"You go and call everyone out of the house, I have something to say."
"Yes, the old slave will do it." After Su Wen finished speaking, he went to various places in the mansion to inform the other servants.
And Zhang Nan finally had the opportunity to see his own house. Standing in the courtyard, it is difficult for Zhang Nan to imagine that he was worried about his livelihood not long ago, but now he is a person with a house, and he is still a big house with a few entrances and exits, which really makes Zhang Nan sigh, it is good to cross Dafa, although he came to the ancient times where there was a lack of materials and entertainment, but Zhang Nan has the confidence to make it the same as modern times, after all, Zhang Nan still has a man who has a system around him.
Just when Zhang Nan was standing in the courtyard and sighing at the impermanence of the world, Su Wen had already gathered all the subordinates in the mansion.
"Master, everyone is here." Su Wen walked up to Zhang Nan, who was looking up at the sky, and said.
Only then did Zhang Nan realize that he was already full of people standing in front of him.
"Wow, so many people." Zhang Nan saw that there were almost thirty people standing in front of him, and when he thought of these thirty people just to serve himself, he couldn't help but sigh at the benefits of the evil feudal society.
"Okay, let me tell you, what about your lord and I, I am more casual, I don't like vulgar etiquette, and I can't see others call me a slave or something, but just now Lao Su just didn't want to, so I think that your idea of being inferior has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, how to let you end this kind of thought?" When Zhang Nan said this, he didn't say anything further, but said to Su Wen.
"Lao Su, you all have slave status, don't you?"
"If you go back to the master, the thirty-one people present are all slaves, but they are all legal slaves and have official certificates." Su Wen lowered his head and said.
"Okay, you go and get all the credentials." After Zhang Nan finished speaking, although Su Wen didn't know what his master wanted to do, he still ran to get the slave registration.
Seeing that Su Wen went to get the slave registration, Zhang Nan said to the other subordinates: "Can any of you tell me how you got into the slave registration." ”
Everyone heard Zhang Nan's question, you look at me, I look at you, I didn't understand the meaning of Zhang Nan's question, and I didn't dare to talk nonsense for a while, for fear of making Zhang Nan unhappy.
Looking at the people who didn't dare to speak, Zhang Nan couldn't help but have a big head, it seems that there is still a long way to go to instill in them the idea that everyone is equal.
Su Wen quickly took everyone's credentials and handed them to Zhang Nan.
"Master, there are thirty-one people present, and all the subordinates' credentials are here." After Su Wen finished speaking, he stepped aside.
"Okay, I'll tell you, master, I don't like vulgar etiquette, and I don't like you to call yourself a slave or something, so." After Zhang Nan finished speaking, he tore the slave book with the official seal in his hand to pieces, and then threw it to the ground.
"I want you to know that you are people who live by your own labor, this is nothing, this is normal, from now on, you are free people, you are no longer slaves, you will not get a penny for working with me, I will give you a certain amount of money every month, so that you can support your family." After Zhang Nan finished speaking, he felt that his image was much taller, not to mention these people who had just escaped from slavery.
For a moment, all the subordinates in the courtyard were stunned.
Su Wen was the first to react, and immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowing and saying, "Thank you, thank you, master." "The feelings are sincere, without the slightest artificiality.
Only then did everyone realize what they had just experienced, and they all knelt down, kowtowing to Zhang Nan, kowtowing and crying. Zhang Nan saw this scene and said: "I forgot to tell you, in my place, you are not allowed to kneel for me, just say hello when you see me." After Zhang Nan finished speaking, he felt that he helped Su Wen up beside him, joking, let such an old person kneel on his own, Zhang Nan is still afraid that he will lose his life.
"Okay, I called you over, just for this matter, now you are all busy with your own work, Lao Su, you come with me, and I will explain some things to you." After Zhang Nan finished speaking, he raised his legs and walked towards the hall.
But after entering the hall, Zhang Nan was stunned again, in the huge hall, there was not even a decent piece of furniture, let alone furniture, not even a place to sit.
"System, check it for me, how the people of the Tang Dynasty sit."
"Host question detected, searching, please wait."
"It has been found that the ancients sat on the ground, and the room was dominated by beds, and the ground was spread with mats; Later, there were screens, tables, desks and other furniture, and the bed was both a bedding and a seat, and on this basis, it was extended to give birth to a bed. By the Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, and Wei periods, there were not many changes, and there were stools and tables, but they were not the mainstream; It was not until the Han Dynasty that the Hu bed entered the Central Plains, and in the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, high-type seats appeared one after another, and sitting with their feet down became popular. In the Tang Dynasty, the form of recreation was still two forms in parallel, and high tables, chairs, stools, etc. have been used by many people, but sitting on the ground is still a daily habit of many people. ”
After Zhang Nan listened to the system's explanation, Zhang Nan couldn't help but hold his forehead.
"System, change me two Taishi chairs."
"Confirm, two Taishi chairs, ten points, whether to redeem."
"Redeem."
Two Taishi chairs immediately appeared in the empty hall.
"Master, this ......" Su Wen was still the first time to see Zhang Nan exchanging things, so he was very surprised.
"You don't have to ask, Lao Su, you first find me someone who can do carpentry work, and give me ten chairs according to this."
Su Wen is a good servant, Zhang Nan didn't say much, he didn't ask much, and immediately went to find someone who knew how to work. Zhang Nan looked at Su Wen who was going out, and he sat on the Taishi chair that he had just exchanged, took the white water handed to him by another maid, took a sip, and couldn't help but say to himself: "Zhang Nan, you are really a good person." ”