Chapter 69: A Different Kind of Officialdom
The maid's position is exactly the same as officialdom, it is a radish and a pit, and if you are promoted, I will have the opportunity to do your position, and the same is true below.
With the addition of four first-class maids to the old lady's house, the entire Xu family is no less than a major earthquake experienced, and the people in each room have worked hard behind their backs, competing with each other, all thinking of fighting for more benefits.
This personal maid is equivalent to half of the master, and even better than the master to speak, the bright and dark rewards and all kinds of benefits from below are needless to say, and their relatives will also benefit from it, and there are people who flatter them wherever they go. Therefore, as long as the master's family can't leave for a moment, he often stays until he is in his twenties and will not marry, and there are many examples of being promoted to concubines in the future.
Xu Hao also gradually learned from the steward that the treatment between the daring big girl and the big girl is not the same. The people in the old lady's house undoubtedly have the highest status and monthly money, among which Yuelan's status can be shaken, that is, the wives have to accompany the smiling face when they see it, and they dare not offend her, and the monthly money of the other seven big girls seems to be only one or two, but in fact, there is extra pocket money, and the wives also give rewards from time to time, which is enough to laugh at the whole family.
Even if the monthly money of eight second-class girls is enough to be about the same as the monthly money of other first-class girls. The next level is the two henchmen in the wife's house, and then the personal maid in the young master's house, the personal maid next to the young lady, and then the personal maid next to the aunt, the maid of the young master and the young lady, note that in addition to the three wives, there is only one personal maid.
In the past, Xu Hao's personal maid was Qiu Xiang, but now it has given way to Zhulan, and Qiu Xiang's status is not a little bit worse, or she is sick because of her grievances and depression.
And so on, there is a first-class girl in addition to the personal girl, and then the second-class, third-class and even rough girl, most of the complex official rank system in the court extends to the big family, and the identity of the subordinate has to come to a three, six, nine, etc., the advantage is that everyone knows how to put themselves in the right position, and the head of the family can control everything with this, mobilize the enthusiasm of the subordinates, and the disadvantage is that it has brought countless open and secret battles.
Also because in the eyes of the owner is decent and everyone's monthly money will not be the same, take a few maids in Xu Hao's house, Xu Hao often gives them one or two taels of silver or a half of brand-new silk, while Xu Wen and Xu Song are more generous, and sometimes jewelry worth one or twenty taels of silver is given away.
The difference between men and women is manifested here, the status of the maid in the young lady's house is not as decent as the people in the young master's house in any case, not only because of the inferiority of men and women, most of the girls' families are small and careful, even if they have used jewelry and old clothes for many years, they are not willing to give people, and the income of the maid is naturally very different.
In short, everyone throughout the ages wants to make more money and make their status climb higher, with the selection of four clever and attentive girls from the first and second class maids in each room into the old lady's house, even with many families are following the income, and this large-scale personnel change has made the balance between the rooms and all the subordinates once again broken.
The complexity of personnel in a big family can be compared to a small imperial court, Xu Hao really can't imagine what kind of scene it is like for a certain family with a surname that has lasted for hundreds of years, such as the family of Sage Kong, in that kind of super-large-scale family, probably just remembering the names of countless relatives, it is not an easy task.
Xu Hao didn't stand idly by, the girls in the mother's room couldn't take it, so they quietly sent the two close girls who had been with the eldest sister and the younger sister for half a year, one first-class and one second-class, so the low-status maids benefited from this and were promoted to the next level, and the two families under the house were able to let their daughters enter the inner house to be maids, so that all the people in the second room were very satisfied with this result.
The eldest lady Wang was disgraced because of eating and hanging, and the candidates she proposed were all blocked back, and the two and three rooms were sent in two candidates, and the others were occupied by the old lady's own people, and the long room did not get any benefits but gave out a lot of gifts in vain, so that the people below secretly complained that the wife was not angry.
Wang was in a bad mood, and the original idea of matching his niece and the third child became weak, thinking that he would send the two sisters home in the next two days, but unexpectedly, a confidant family member came to inform him that the third wife's maiden family had two young ladies and had taken them to Fushouju to meet the old lady.
Wang frowned and said: "It seems that my younger brother and sister care about the third child very much, and they are saying good things and making clothes with their own hands, and now even their nieces have been recruited, and there is only one guard left and right, can they still be generals in the future?" ”
Because she was in a bad mood, Xu Cuitao and the other three sisters rushed over early in the morning and sat on the side honestly.
Xu Cuitao either lives next to her mother or sleeps in the old lady's room, and has not had much contact with Xu Hao in recent months, and said: "Mother, you take care of them, when my brother has made military merits, and my second brother has passed the examination, who do you see who is not in a hurry and rushes over to tie up?" Now it's just a temporary pride in the second room, and the future is uncertain. ”
"Hmm!" Wang affectionately stretched out his hand to hold his biological daughter, and said with a smile: "Mother also thinks like this, when you enter the Qin Palace, your mother will follow you for the rest of your life." ”
Suddenly, Xu Cuiliu said slowly: "Mother, my daughter takes a closer look at the third child's personality, although she has no ambition but is steady, although she is steady and dares to give it a go, take the street battle as an example, no one among the brothers is more courageous than him, and no one is better than his means. If his mother had asked a cousin to marry him, she would have been inexhaustible in the future. ”
Faced with the heartfelt words of his daughter, who had never been waiting to be seen, Wang immediately turned cold and sneered: "You are a girl who has not been out of the cabinet, and you are thinking about these shameless thoughts all day long, I feel ashamed for you!" Where are your two elder brothers not a hundred times stronger than the third brother? How long has it been your turn in this room to speak? Get out of here, I'm disgusted when I see your foxy and coquettish appearance. ”
"Yes." Xu Cuiliu, who had red eyes, bit her lip and stood up, said good luck to the Wang family, who didn't even look at her, and staggered out.
The honest Xu Cuiyun lowered her head vigorously and didn't dare to move. Seeing this, Wang became even more angry, and scolded: "They are all horizontal corpses who only know how to eat and pant, prodigal goods who lose money, and white-eyed wolves who eat inside and outside!" After Cui Tao got married, there was no one around her who could speak, how could she live this day! ”
Xu Cuitao frowned and thought about her sister's words, and hurriedly said: "Mother, let's continue to match the good things of my cousin and third brother, not to mention anything else, after all, you still have your own family by your side, and talking from time to time to relieve boredom can also replace the regret that your daughter can't bear the knees." ”
Wang was right to think about it, his mood was somewhat better, and he sneered: "I didn't expect that there would be a beautiful day in the second room, and even I had to go to her?" I'm really angry with my mother. It's okay, instead of cheapening others, this family lady must be matched. ”
Xu Cuitao couldn't help but ask: "Then according to my mother's meaning, is this candidate Xuanqing or Xuansu?" ”
"Xuan Su is a concubine, it was possible in the past, but now there is no hope." Wang said in a deep voice, raising his eyebrows and looking full of confidence, "Xuanqing is different, not only is he a grandson, but his father is a dignified and upright commander, just rely on your second uncle and aunt, and you can't be happy?" If it weren't for the family. Hum! It's cheaper for two of you. ”
"Huh!" Xu Cuitao's eyes are higher than the top on weekdays, but she is the closest to Xu Haolai, who was the most popular when she was a child, and she is secretly happy for Xu Hao in her heart.
Let's say that Xu Hao set off early in the morning to rush to the yamen of the avant-garde of the government army, which is located on the west side of the palace with many official offices, on one side is the Wudu Governor's Mansion and Taichang Temple, the General Administration Department, etc., and on the other side is the Jinyi Guard and the Bannerman Guard, Qin Tianjian and other yamen.
I met with the commander of the young guard, and I met the relevant commanders one by one, such as the commander, the commander, Wei Zhenfu, and the Tongzhi, and reported their names and family history when they registered and made the book, and received two sets of winter and summer guard clothes and bronze waist cards and other bits and pieces to prove their identity.
There were more than 5,000 people in the avant-garde of the government army, which was twice as large as the normal establishment of the guard, and Xu Hao's young army was inconspicuous and did not arouse anyone's interest. Because of Zhu Gaochi's care, except for five drills in the military camp in the suburbs a month, he can spend the rest of his time at will.
After coming out, Xu Hao happily put on the cyan guard uniform, except for the color and the lack of royal patterns that could be displayed, the style was probably similar to the shape of the brocade guard.
With this outfit, I won't be afraid of those bastards coming to seek revenge in the future, even if I dare to come, I have to wait until I change into ordinary clothes, Xu Hao smiled proudly.
The family all looked around him with envy, and Xu Hao smiled: "You are working hard when you are training, and in two years, the most martial arts will be released as a slave and sent to be a guard." ”
Who knew that the family was not interested in this, and someone laughed: "What is the haode of being a guard?" The wind and sun are just enough to support the family, which is not rare! But when you become a general in the future, young master, we will all give you a personal guard, not as majestic as a guard? Who dares to disagree with those who eat fragrant and drink spicy? ”
Xu Hao said speechlessly: "That's all you guys have to say, forget it, let's go." ”
After finishing speaking, Xu Hao turned over and got on the horse, the family did not dare to ride under the root of the imperial city, and the group took the reins with a smile and went to the Qin Palace.
Xu Hao continues to sell cuteness.