allonlinenovel Chapter 918
Chapter 918
Originally, Wei Wu just wanted to hire a new servant, but he forgot the special nature of the position of a cook.
Considering that his wife likes to cook, but does not respect recipes, but instead uses her imagination to innovate wildly, he decided to do it.
Wei Wu knew that the most important thing now was not what gift to express his feelings, but to find a replacement as soon as possible.
It doesn’t matter whether the cooking is good or not. The main thing is to occupy this space. At worst, you can slowly find someone with better cooking skills in the future.
Otherwise, if the position remains vacant for a long time, there will probably be no need to recruit anyone for the position of cook in the future, and it will become Zhu Yuxuan's territory forever.
After all, she didn't need to do it herself, she just needed to find a few servants to do it, and she just had to express her ideas.
horrible! !
This must be stopped from happening!
After making up his mind, Wei Wu prepared to wait for Liya to bring the cook over and then ask her if she had any recommendations.
On the other side, Zhu Yuxuan was lamenting the cook's resignation and did not notice Wei Wu's change of heart.
She is now thinking that since the cook has quit her job, she should give her some reward to show her appreciation for the relationship between master and servant.
After a moment, Zhu Yuxuan had an idea in his mind.
"Husband, since Sister Cheng is leaving, why not give her some land as a reward? This will also provide sustainable income."
I have to say that this is indeed a good idea. In this era, land is basically equivalent to hard currency.
But Wei Wu had plenty of this thing. When he married Zhu Yuxuan, Zhu gave him a hundred hectares of fertile land as a dowry.
One hectare is equal to one hundred mu of land. Adding the good land that Zhu Yuanzhang had rewarded Wei Wu with in the past, Wei Wu now had almost fifteen thousand mu of land.
The problem is that Wei Wu is not a wealthy landlord, he does not need to rely on land to get rich, so he hires people to cultivate these lands.
It’s okay to give some of it as a reward to the servants. Just like Zhu Yuxuan said, this is something that can generate sustainable returns.
Compared to jewelry, which is at risk of being lost or stolen, land is definitely the most suitable item for a dowry.
Because he was tricked by Old Zhu and Little Zhu before, Wei Wu had no choice but to take on the road construction project and risked his entire fortune.
Apart from the harvest from Japan this time, Wei Wu really couldn't come up with any money. His family was so poor that all they had left were those fields.
These servants in his mansion were all rewards given by Old Zhu. They were all implicated in the crime but their crimes were not punishable by death.
That's why they fell into slavery. In other words, their families were long gone, and even if they did, they had already severed all ties.
Not to mention that the cook was a woman. In this era where men were valued more than women, she was already alone when she was arrested.
A woman who does not have the support of her natal family will be more or less looked down upon by her in-laws after she gets married, unless she has some confidence of her own.
For example, land is a property that everyone likes, so after Zhu Yuxuan finished speaking, Wei Wu immediately nodded in agreement.
"That's right. With some land as a dowry, I'll feel more confident in my husband's family and won't be bullied by them."
"Then reward her with twenty acres of land! With this as a foundation, she will be able to speak with more confidence in her husband's family in the future."
Zhu Yuxuan did not hesitate at all regarding Wei Wu's decision and immediately said:
"Okay, my dear husband, then take these twenty acres of land from my dowry!"
When Wei Wu heard Zhu Yuxuan's words, he laughed on the spot and reached out to touch her head.
Why did Zhu Yuxuan ask for a dowry at this time? The reason was actually very simple. She wanted to save some for Wei Wu.
In fact, there has been a relevant system regarding women's dowry since the Qin and Han Dynasties, and it was further strengthened during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
A woman's dowry is her personal property and is not included in the common property of her husband's family. She can take the dowry with her even if she remarries.
This was not only the case in the Qin and Han Dynasties and the Tang and Song Dynasties, but also in the Ming Dynasty, where the same regulations were in place, even higher than the inheritance rights of children.