บท 57: 57. Is it edible?
One man started getting giddy and stepped a bit forward. ''Miss, such work is paid it better...''
Shu Ya chuckled. ''Of course. When you work ower winter you will be given normal payment. In summer as your work doubles, your payment will be double. And later if you prove yourself as talent I might even pay you more to do better jobs. But that is another thing.''
they all had smiles on their faces. So they rushed to sign new contracts.
Xin and Yanglin were new male workers and as they read the papers they looked at each other and happily signed the contracts.
Shu Ya pointe out. ''Go out and clean the rooms you will stay at. Later on, I will send to each room a coal heater. Winters are cold here so we won't take chances for you to get sick. Go.''
Shy turned to cook and her boys. ''The boys will go and gather water and clean whole kitchen. After that cook meals for everyone. I will check the quality of the meal. I do not plan to slight servants so the rice will NOT be watered. Understood?''
Hualing smiled brightly and nodded. ''I understand miss. I will do as you say.'' She actually went to storage and knew that they had enough food not only for a few of them than for a large amount fo people for at least two more years.
But when she checked now closer she almost got a bit dizzy. The storage is actually huge and she saw only part of it. The amount of rice was huge, but how was this possible. She was sure that they brought only two dozen of carriages of food. Should she ask actually?
She shook her head and chose to ask that later on. Mingli is as it seems their overseer, she'll ask later on.
She found on one side a bunch of dried meat, fresh vegetables and pots filled withs strange things. She just shrugged and took what she alredy knew.
For dinner, Shu Ya wanted to control what everyone ate so she cooked a normal meal for everyone. Including Shu Ya. Only for her, she added two more dishes.
When she brought out the food into the servant dining-room she found Shu Ya sitting on headspace and froze for second but then just turned and started bringing our food with the help of her sons.
Shu Ya had Louli serving her food. She looked at the meals and tasted each a bit.
Hualing stood and waited nervously. Of course, she didn't dare to ask anything. Her sons stood by her side with bowed heads and waited for Shu Ya's words.
Seeing them nervous Shu Ya sighed inwardly but outside she calmly spoke. ''The rice is overcooked, the vegetables overcooked, the dried meat was probably not washed from salt before frying so its quite salty, the soup on other hand is too watery and bland. Nothing is by my taste, but for common people, this might be fine. Now all eat. From tomorrow I will help her cooking. You will see the change. Eat. It's edible. You four as well. Sit down. Louli you as well. You can serve me after she learns how to cook.''
Louli nodded and sat by her side but still helped her now and then.
Shu Ya didn't mind at all. It was comfortable to have so many people helping her. This life now should be comfortable, right? She ate and then stood up from the table after she saw everyone eating their fill.
She pointed at the food on the table. ''Tonight make light porridge with leftovers. For breakfast, you can prepare something you know and after that, I will come to the kitchen to help you out.''
When she left the room the new servants sighed in relief. ''This was awkward. It's hard to eat while she is watching.''
Bolin pressed his lips and Mingli just stared at the servants that visually relaxed with cold eyes but didn't comment. He knew it was unseemly for Shu Ya to eat with them. But knowing her cooking she probably hated the food. She ate just too little right now, but none of the new servants notice that.
Except for the cook that stood up and looked at him with a worried expression. He pointed at the door to the kitchen and she stood up and went there.
The boys will wash dishes and the two big servants had work around horses and yard. There were so many things to do, so they had full hands as well.
Shu Ya saw the little girl coming out of the dining room after her and sat outside on the porch and pointed next to her. ''Sit here and wait. Your dear father must have done everything to get that girl out that place. Ten big silvers are not little amounts. You will write death contacts as he practically sold you to me. So your life... and death are in my hands. Aren't you afraid?''
She nodded. ''I am. But even here living as your simple maid is better than being sold to the red-light district. Here I can eat at least some food.'' She just stood nearby and spoke calmly with her.
''Will your sister think the same? Living as a simple servant is not that easy, you know?'' Shu Ya pointed at the garden. ''Simple servants need to care about it all. Wash, clean, run to do this and that. It's not an easy job.''
The girl sighed and looked towards the sky. ''The only thing that kept me alive so far was my sister and mother. Father has absolutely no respect towards women and he is teaching brother his ways. I fear now that the two of us are gone, our mother won't last long. She was tired and sick even before that. But if we didn't go now away, we might have worked ourselves to death for my brothers and father.''
Shu Ya looked at her drained face and dark circles and remembered herself. ''If everything goes well I might ask him to sell his wife as well. People like your father will find another fool to marry him and be his slave. All I can do is to ask him would he do that. Do you think your mom and sister will accept it?''
The girl shook her head. ''Sister yes, but mother I am not sure. She really loves father. Would she give up on him and stay with us is a question. When older sister comes, ask her, please. She knows mother's dreams and wishes better than I do.''
Shu Ya could see her eyes being in pain, it seems it will be hard to get that woman out that house. But for those that don't want she has no time to spare. Some people can't be saved if that is not their wish.
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