Mrs. Cheng looked at her daughter, surprised. Cheng Xiao Xiao noddedand smiled, âOf course. After all, they are logging for us, right?â
âOf course. Xiao Xiao you are right. They are helping us out, of coursewe should feed them good food. I will have them prepare the food right away!â
Mrs. Cheng headed happily toward the kitchen. Cheng Xiao Xiao raisedher brows and decided that she must not let her mother be there when shedistributes the food. Ugh, she would have her dozens of shi xiong help.
Coming out of the courtyard again and this time she ran into InnkeeperZhu along with the with the dozen or so maid that has been trained by him. Theygreeted her on her way.
Cheng Xiao Xiao looked at the maids of all difference sizes and noddedat them, thinking that it had turned out quite good.
âMiss Cheng, do you have some time?â asked Innkeeper Zhu with a bigsmile.
âWhatâs up?â
âI would like to discuss something with you.â
Innkeeper Zhu had figured out in the recent days that maiden Cheng wasthe one that made the calls in the Chengâs household. As long as she signed offon a proposition, it will get done, even the house master Cheng Biyuan wouldnâtturn it down.
So he reported and discussed everything directly with Cheng Xiao Xiao!
âSure!â Cheng Xiao Xiao had no idea what he wanted to discuss, sheturned to the dozen or so maid and said, âThey need help in the kitchen, whydonât you go there to help out?â
âYes, mistress!â
The maids curtsied and left politely, much different than when they hadfirst arrived at the Chengâs.
After they have went into the courtyard, Cheng Xiao Xiao asked as theywalked, âInnkeeper Zhu, letâs head over to the pond to chat!â\nâYes, Miss Cheng!â
The two arrived at the pond in leisurely pace and Cheng Xiao Xiaoasked, âInnkeeper Zhu, please go ahead and tell me whatâs on your mind. No needto worry about being too straightforward.â
âI understand,â nodded Innkeeper Zhu. âI want to see whatâs youropinion on something.â
âOh?â Cheng Xiao Xiao was a bit surprised, âWhat is it that you want todiscuss with me, Innkeeper Zhu?â
âAbout the Chengâs servantsâ matters of course. Idonât really know much about anything else.â
Innkeeper Zhu smiled, a bright smile on his chubbyface. He then said, âMiss Cheng, after some observation, the servants are allkind natured, but only a few that you can truly rely on. The rest, we can dowith or without them.â
âPlease elaborate, Innkeeper Zhu.â
âItâs like this, Miss Cheng, all the kids came fromWillow Village, they are all kind-natured. Yes that does not necessarily meanthey are the best, or the most suitable. For example, Liu Yesu, Liu Yecao, LiuXiaoxua, and Liu Chunniu, they are smarter in nature, and suitable to be keptaround to help you out. The others one are either still young, or slower bynature. These type of servants, I donât suggest keeping them around.
âIt might seem like small issues on the servants,but these types of small issues usually will bring about larger issues,especially if you keep them close by. If the servants arenât smart enough, theywill only bring about more trouble. Especially considering the situation ofyour family, if they arenât mature and savvy, they will only cause you moreheadaches!â
ââŠ.â
After Innkeeper Zhu has finished, he noticed thatCheng Xiao Xiao has been very quiet and he felt a little bit unnerved.
After a long while, Cheng Xiao Xiao looked up andsaw the uneasy look on him. She couldnât help but said, âInnkeeper Zhu, you areright. Thank you for the reminder. To be honest, we accepted all the kids fromWillow Village as servants because we couldnât turn the villagers down. If yousay some of them are not suitable, naturally we shouldnât keep them. Please keepa close eye on those for me in the next few days!â\n___
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