Chapter 482: Chapter 482, Departure (2nd Update)
Don’t think she’s easy to bully.
As she thought this, the newly arrived servants perked up one by one.
After all, a good performance meant they could serve close to their master, and there was a clear difference between serving their master and doing laundry or sweeping the floor.
The chief maid and the maids received different amounts of silver each month.
Mu Rourou watched them, and for a while, she didn’t know whom to choose to serve by her side, then she suddenly thought of a method: survival of the fittest.
The smart and capable ones would serve as chief maids and housekeepers, while the ordinary ones would become second-class maids.
“I don’t know your names yet, so start by reporting your own. If they’re acceptable, we won’t change them!”
The maids hastened to report their names.
Mu Rourou listened, finding them so-so; they were neither particularly unpleasant to the ear nor exceptionally pleasant, but memorable enough.
The older women reported their surnames, while the young men reported their given names.
Mu Rourou didn’t dare look at their faces and just waved her hand to signal them to leave for now.
Even if there were people around, she felt nervous around men, even a mere servant.
She urged the maids and older women to quickly pack her things. There wasn’t much to pack, mostly everything was already in a box, and it was easy to gather things together casually.
The maids and older women who came from the Mu Residence were suddenly anxious.
Although they belonged to Madam Mu, life had been good with Mu Rourou since she was gentle and easy to control; whatever they said, she’d agree to, but now that Mu Rourou had suddenly become assertive, they feared for their future. If they were really sent back to Madam Mu, they would no longer be primary maids or housekeepers.
As they wanted to step forward, they were quickly pushed aside by the newly bought maids and older women.
What a joke; the new mistress seemed soft and seemingly wealthy. If they served her well, even a little bit that slipped from the mistress’s hands would be enough for them to live a good life.
Besides, these few clearly weren’t favored by the mistress, so there was no need to be polite.
“Excuse me, has Miss Mu woken up yet?” the fool outside asked with a deep voice.
“She has, she has!”
The fool saw an older woman rush out hastily and slightly furrowed her brows, but she said nothing in the end, since the woman belonged to Mu Rourou and had just been bought last night. They hadn’t learned the rules yet, which was understandable.
It wasn’t her place to critique.
“Then has breakfast been had?” the fool asked again.
The crowd was taken aback; they didn’t know…
Mu Rourou gracefully exited the room, “I have eaten. Are we leaving? I have almost finished packing, and it won’t take long!”
Inside the room, several maids and older women were still hastily tidying up.
But they hadn’t been taught how to serve properly, so the scene was rather chaotic, which made the fool furrow her brows slightly at the sight.
“Then Miss Mu, please prepare and head to the front hall, we’re about to depart!”
“Alright, alright!” Mu Rourou promptly replied.
She urged everyone to quickly get everything in order.
It was only a few boxes; the largest item was a zither.
If it had been any other day, she would have instructed them to be careful with the zither, not to knock it or bump it, but today she said nothing of the sort.
The fool returned and reported to Xie Zhinuan.
Xie Zhinuan merely smiled.
Mu Rourou was soft and sheltered, she had not seen much of the world and was brought up too well; she belonged to those without cunning, otherwise, she would not have foolishly handed over all her silver in an instant.
It was her fortune to have met him; otherwise, she could have been sold and even help others count the money.
“Since she’s all packed up, let’s depart in a while!”
The steward of Xie Mansion, Xie Zhinuan, had chosen well in advance, and henceforth all the major and minor affairs of the mansion would be managed by the steward, that is, the housekeeper.
Normally, with her absence, there would be no one visiting, saving lots of trouble.
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