Seeing this, Qibao immediately said: "Grandma, brother and the others are also back. Each of you will choose one to serve you. If something happens in the future, someone will run errands."
Mrs. Wang and the others were still a little uncomfortable with it, but since Qibao said so, they couldn't let their guard down at the critical moment, so everyone chose a maid they liked.
The chosen maid came forward to salute and said: "And please, my lord, give me a name."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't think of any good names for a while, so Mrs. Wang asked Qibao: "Qibao, please come and give them a name. I don't know what name to give them."
Qibao had a bit of a headache and thought about it, so why not just come up with a few names based on the TV and novels she had watched in her previous life.
Qibao said: "Why don't the one chosen by grandma be called Chunlan, the one chosen by eldest aunt be called Qiaozhu, the one chosen by second aunt be called Pearl (Zhaozhu), and the one chosen by mother be called Suxin."
Mrs. Wang and others also thought it was okay and said: "That's a nice name you've come up with, Qibao. If I were to come up with it, it'd be something flowery and grassy and all that."
The maids below immediately knelt down and saluted and said: "Thank you, Miss, for the name."
Qibao nodded and said: "You all, get up. Don't kneel down all the time if you haven't made a mistake in the future. You must serve your master well, do you understand?"
"Yes!"
Qibao also picked out a little maid for herself and named her Fuli, these maids that she bought are all in their teens and just the right age to know how to take care of people.
Next it was Grandpa's turn to pick them, father and son, all four of them also picked a boy to follow, all named by Grandpa, the one beside himself was called Ding Hui, the one beside eldest uncle was called Ding Ren, the one beside second uncle was called Ding Mao, and the one beside father was called Ding Yi.
Qibao praised: "Grandpa's names are all good and have good meanings."
The old man said proudly: "Of course, your grandmother and I read some books when I'm not doing anything, and although I don't know every word, I do know which ones are good."
All that was left was for my brothers to pick them out, said the older brother: "Who among you is interested in books?"
A boy of thirteen or fourteen stood up, saluted and said: "Returning to the young master, I learned a few words from others when I was young, so I have always been interested in the knowledge in books."
The eldest brother nodded and said: "Okay, then you can follow me. I will name you Zhiyan."
"Zhiyan thanks the eldest young master for the name."
The second brother was left. He didn't have any special requirements. He chose one who was about the same age as him and said: "Since Big Brother is surrounded by the character Zhi, your name will be Zhi Xing."
The remaining third, fourth, fifth and sixth brothers are named respectively: Zhihua, Zhimo, Zhiyong and Zhixi.
Qibao asked Yaya mother: "You had a name before, didn't you? What do you know?"
"My real name is Chen Hongmei. I know how to do needlework and housework. Please arrange it for me."
Qibao said: "Then you will be called Mei Niang from now on. Seeing that Yaya is still young, you help make clothes for the family. And if you're not doing anything, just help out wherever you can."
"Yes! Thank you, miss."
The remaining cleaning maid was named Cuizhu, and the other servant was named Ding Sheng.
The other two women who cook, one is called Mrs. Jin and the other is Mrs. Yin. Kui Wu is still called Kui Wu. From now on, they will be responsible for driving the carriage to send her brothers to school.
Seeing that the arrangements were almost complete, Qibao said: "Mrs. Jin, Mrs. Yin, go to the kitchen and prepare dinner. There are many people today, so cook more."
"Yes, miss, I'll go right away."
Mrs. Wang said: "I'll go with them. They just arrived and can't figure out where anything is. I'll go talk to them."
"Many thanks to the guidance of old madam." The two maidservants saluted and said.
Mrs. Wang was a little embarrassed by this sentence "Old Madam". No one had ever called her "Old Madam" before. It was the first time today, and thinking that she would have to adapt to such a life in the future, she didn't say much and led the two to the kitchen.
Mei Niang and said with an eye: "Miss, I have nothing to do now, so let me help them."
"Well, go ahead."
When Mei Niang turned around, Yaya followed her step by step.
Mei Niang stopped and said: "Yaya, just stay here and wait for mom. Mom is going to cook. When it's ready, mom will come find you."
Yaya nodded obediently. It was her first time in such a big and beautiful house. She felt a little uneasy in her heart. She would do whatever her mother asked her to do, and she would like obedient children.
Yaya didn't know anyone else. In her understanding, she only knew that the young lady bought her buns to eat, and that the young lady was a good person.
After all, she was still young and walked unsteadily. She moved all the way behind Qibao and called out "Miss" in a low voice.
Qibao thought that this child's level of understanding was simply not what it should have been at her age, and she was probably trained by her grandmother, who used to beat her up.
Seeing that the child was a little pitiful, Mrs. Zhang felt that no matter how hard her family was in the past, she never raised her child like this, so she overflowed with motherly love and said: "Is your name Yaya? Come to me, I will give you delicious food."
When the little girl heard this, she stood behind Qibao. She didn't know whether she should go over, so she looked at Qibao with both eyes.
Qibao said: "Let's go."
Yaya only knew that her mother said she should listen to the young lady, so she walked to Madam Zhang's side. Her little feet were wearing rag shoes. At this moment, her two big toes were still exposed. She was probably a little nervous. The two exposed toes were tangled together.
Mrs. Wang saw that this child had a pale face, and her sleeves and trouser legs were pulled up in several layers, presumably because the clothes on top were very large, and the remaining half was stuffed into her pants, tied with a ragged strip of cloth.
Mrs. Wang took a piece of flower cake from the dessert plate on the table and handed it to Yaya and said: "Eat it, this is so sweet."
Yaya was a little afraid to accept it, so she looked back at Qibao. Seeing the young lady nodding, she stretched out her two little hands to take the flower cake and whispered thank you.
Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "Eat slowly, don't choke."
Yaya put the flower cake into her mouth and took a bite. The sweet smell filled her mouth, and she opened her eyes with enjoyment. It was her first taste of sweetness. It was really delicious, even better than steamed buns.
During dinner, Qibao purposely asked those servants to put together a new table on the side, the old man said: "Since you have entered my Xu family, you are naturally members of my Xu family. Today is your first meal in the Xu family. From now on, you can eat whatever we eat. As long as you are loyal, your life will be the same in the future. It will be easier. If you dare to have thoughts that you shouldn't have, although our Xu family lives in a farmhouse, we don't have these financial resources without any means. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Yes, the servants ( slaves ) know, and will absolutely not dare to have second thoughts in the future."
Qibao took out the kettle she had prepared and asked each of them to pour a glass and drink it.
Those people didn't dare to disobey, and they didn't know what the lady meant, so they poured a glass and drank it.
Seeing them drinking it obediently, Qibao smiled with satisfaction and said: "Don't worry, it won't do you any harm. On the contrary, it will be of great benefit to your health. You will know it in the future."