She Became A Downfall Noble Lady
Chapter 295 - 294 Really Worried

Chapter 295: Chapter 294 Really Worried

Guan He knew that Nanny Jin had set up a pastry and soup shop in the county town. Looking at the pastries the Qi family had these last few days, it seemed the snack shop was doing well. However, given Qi Ye’s extraordinary shenanigans, Guan He didn’t believe this shop could become one of the top pastry houses in the county town.

It appeared that even if the Old Master Qi’s older brother had good judgment, it was quite limited. If Qi Ercheng really did well managing the snack shop and was reliable, he could perhaps become a rich and famous Store Manager in the future.

Guan He smiled and said, "Your great-uncle is right; if you work with a capable boss, even being a waiter could lead to great things."

Speaking of this, Qi Sanshun’s spirits seemed a bit deflated as he said dispiritedly, "My second brother also used to work at the snack shop, and Nanny liked him because he was clever and hardworking." Qi Sanshun paused but couldn’t hold back, "But then, my mother and eldest sister caused a ruckus, and second brother lost his job."

Guan He raised an eyebrow. In a small village like theirs, having Qi Ye as a benefactor was like a stroke of great fortune. One ought to quietly reap the benefits instead of stirring up trouble. Wasn’t Qi Sanshun’s mother too muddle-headed?

There was also Qi Ye, capable of firing someone else’s child because of a family quarrel. He truly was vengeful.

Qi Jiaer saw the pitiable look on Qi Sanshun’s face and took pity on him. Patting his back to console him, he said, "Don’t worry, once things calm down and my sister isn’t angry anymore, we’ll plead with her to let Ershun brother return to the snack shop to work."

Qi Sanshun shook his head and said, "It’s no use, my grandmother said our family has no face to ask my eldest sister anymore. She also said that if the snack shop were to hire second brother back, she’s afraid my mother would cause trouble again due to the family connection, and there would be no more room for maneuver."

Guan He smiled, watching the two young ones talk. He had seen plenty of families fall out over trivial matters due to family relationships. The Qi family might not be a large clan, but it clearly wasn’t short of troubles, and these children alone could not resolve such issues.

He, too, patted Qi Sanshun’s shoulder and said, "What your grandparents say makes sense. When you grow up and work diligently for your great-uncle and eldest sister on your own merit, you’ll be able to secure a good position just the same."

Qi Sanshun nodded and then his eyes gleamed as he stole a glance at Guan He. If he could learn skills from Uncle Guan, he could one day look after the business for his eldest sister on his own merit. Take Uncle Guan for example; he was so competent that even the magistrate, Lord Jiang, had to show him respect.

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Lord Jiang’s promise had indeed been useful. Even though family servants weren’t commonly sold in Qingyuan County, two days after Cui Cheng ordered the Middleman, the Middleman invited Nanny Jin to select from a group of more than twenty servants and maids, men and women, picked from the large households that were either declining or had faced some misfortune.

Nanny Jin had trained many maids and dealt with plenty of daughters-in-law and old woman servants, so it didn’t take much effort for her to pick two maidens and a family of five from the Song Family, two additional maids, and two young male servants.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law from the Song Family appeared to be neat and efficient, and their son and grandchildren, three individuals, all seemed honest. Nanny Jin was quite pleased. Although the youngest child was only nine years old, if he was to take care of Qi Jiajia and be his Attendant as he grew up, the age was just right.

Nanny Jin brought back eleven servants, along with seven guards assigned by Jinrong to Guan He.

The guards were naturally left to Qi Younian and Guan He to settle in, while Nanny Jin led the remaining eleven servants into the back courtyard. After discussing with Nanny Liu and those from Anshun’s Household, they were finally led into the outer rooms of the main house.

Ye Xinyan looked at these eleven servants and truly fretted for a moment. She had Bi Ning by her side, and every day either Nanny Liu or Nanny Zhou closely followed her without fail, later joined by those from Anshun’s household; now to have two more maids and many other women and old woman servants around her, her future life was bound to be watched by these people, uttering lacking any privacy.

Ye Xinyan discussed with Nanny Jin, "Nanny, you see, I’m not short of people here. How about letting them work for your pastry house since it’s so busy there?"

Nanny Jin’s pastry house was indeed bustling now. Earlier they had purchased the residential house behind the pastry house, broke through to make a kitchen, and a few days ago, they took over the shop next door. With the expanded storefront, more customers came, and the original staff were far from enough. Moreover, Ye Xinyan wanted Nanny Jin to open a bigger store in Yuyuan City, so using her own trained hands was naturally the best; it was indeed time to train a few people in advance.

Nanny Jin felt she probably knew the reason why Ye Xinyan didn’t want many people following her, which was nothing more than the young lady planning to flee the Duke’s Mansion, feeling that having fewer people around would make her actions more convenient and secretive. Even now, the lady still retained this habit, clearly because she felt insecure. She never considered that her lady had never been surrounded like this before, and simply didn’t like to be watched in everything she did.

"The Qi family is not as unpopulated as it used to be, and Ye Zi is now a woman of status, it can’t always be so casual," Nanny Jin muttered, "I’ve already retained people for the pastry house, aside from two maids and two lads working at the pastry house, the rest are all staying at home. Ye Zi should also assign a few maids for herself, having two older maids and two younger maids to serve in her room, for the current Lady Qi, this is already very few."

"This is few?" Ye Xinyan’s eyes rolled over these few people a few times, and together with Bi Ning, there indeed were four maids. The bought household’s daughter, twelve years old, was just at the age to be a younger maid.

Without allowing for objections, Nanny Jin pushed Ye Xinyan back onto the couch and said, "Let’s leave it at that, Young Lady, you go ahead and name these few maids. Working in the Qi family, naturally they should have a name from the Qi family, making it convenient to call them in the future."

Ye Xinyan looked at Nanny Liu and those from Anshun’s Household serving in the room; neither showed the slightest hint of surprise, apparently treating the current situation as a matter of course.

"Fine." The servants were already bought, what else could she do? She had no memory of a precedent where bought servants were returned or exchanged.

Ye Xinyan pointed at each one in turn and said, "You three, Jiu Yue, Jiu Mei, Jiu Yu, alright, first learn the rules of the Qi family with Nanny Jin, then work with Nanny Liu for a few days, and after that, we will see how to arrange things based on the situation. As for those working in the pastry house, Nanny Jin, you take care of naming and training them; I won’t worry about that."

Not satisfied with Ye Xinyan’s perfunctory attitude, Nanny Jin, in front of the new servants, had no choice but to emphatically repeat their names to each person again, before she took them away along with Nanny Liu and those from Anshun’s Household.

Nanny Jin had to go to the county town every day to manage the pastry house, so the four servants following her would of course be adjusted and taught by her, but those assigned to the young lady and staying at the Qi family had to be managed by Nanny Liu.