I turned the cold palace into a paradise

Chapter 187 Labor Contract

"If you really have nowhere to go, you can also come to our textile department. Do you know Nirvana Cloth Shop?"

Yi Mei received the indentures for herself and her sister. She was like a new person. She happily continued, "Nirvana Cloth Shop! Who in Chengnan Prefecture doesn't know about it? If you buy a piece of clothing there, you can show off for a long time. I didn't expect it was opened by you, Master Yue!"

"Well, so if you can do embroidery or weaving, you can come."

"I can, I can! I can weave. I learned it at home."

"I can do some embroidery, but my skills are not very good..."

Yunyue smiled and said, "It's okay. There will be people to teach you when you get there."

Several people immediately said they wanted to go to the Textile Department. Lingyao wrote down their names.

"What about you?" Yun Yue asked the other women.

A woman didn't dare to look up at her: "Sir, can we...can we stay?"

"Stay? Are you crazy?" Song Luo was very surprised. She didn't understand why someone didn't want to leave. And the master gave them a way out. Why didn't they leave? Wouldn't this waste the master's kindness?

"Song Luo." Yun Yue tugged at her sleeve, and Song Luo shut her mouth angrily.

"Miss Song... we are willing to be human beings, but we were sold here when we were very young. We can't embroider, cook, or wash clothes... The only thing we learned was how to please men... Apart from this, we don't know anything else."

Song Luo and others were silent.

Yunyue pondered for a moment.

"Sure. If you don't want to leave, you can stay open. But I will make some reforms and give you some training."

"I will arrange for someone to guard it. I won't let you be bullied like before."

Hearing Yunyue's words, these women almost shed tears. They believed in Yunyue and secretly vowed to make money for her!

Every woman had to hand over her indenture.

Yun Yue waved her hands: "I don't want to sell my body. I just want to sign a labor contract with you."

"Labor contract? What is that?"

"Jiang Man, please give them a brief talk."

This is a contract that Yunyue recently started drafting according to some regulations of the future. Originally, she was going to give it to the Textile Department for signing in the next few days. Unexpectedly, it was used here first.

Jiang Man's memory is the best among them. Yun Yue would like to call her a humanoid computer! When drafting the contract, she basically remembered all the contents of the contract. Yun Yue couldn't help but sigh that she is worthy of being a famous talented woman in Qingzhou!

Jiang Man's voice was as clear as a spring as she narrated it slowly.

"Secretary Zhang, you said the contract term is one year. Are you going to kick us out after one year?" A woman raised her hand and asked.

"No, if you want to continue working here after a year, you can renew your contract. If you don't want to do it anymore, you can leave at any time."

“What is this salary?”

"The salary is your monthly salary, which will be paid to you at the end of every month. The specific amount will have to wait for us to discuss when we get back. It includes your commute time, benefits, etc."

Yunyue knew that they didn't understand much of what she said, so she said, "I'll have someone come and explain it to you after the contract is drafted."

"it is good."

"Sir, where do we live then? Still here?"

"Well, you continue to live here. Now register with my secretaries and tell us your name, age, and expertise."

The madam was very considerate and had paper and ink brought.

Lingyao took it over. Jiang Man had no experience with this process, but Lingyao and Song Luo had been through it. So Lingyao asked and Jiang Man took notes.

"Name."

"Hua Fan."

"age."

"sixteen."

"..."

The madam watched the girls start their new lives one by one, and couldn't help but ask Yunyue: "My lord, what about me...can I stay here too?"

Yunyue snorted, and was furious when she thought that the madam had raised the redemption money for the girls so high.

"You want to work here too? Does your second master agree?"

The madam looked at Wu Bin with a guilty conscience. Now that Master Yue of Chengnan Mansion was all-powerful, there was no future for her to follow the second master. It would be better for her to follow the prefect, so that her status would be even higher. Most importantly, she could still get her indenture!

How could Wu Bin not know what this old man was thinking? He was clearly using the prefect to force him to return the indenture contract to her. He was very angry, but he still forced a smile on his face: "Of course I am willing to do so. It is your blessing to follow the prefect! I also want to follow you! Look, I just happened to bring your indenture contract with me." As he said that, he took it out from his sleeve and handed it to Yunyue respectfully with both hands.

Yunyue took it and looked at it: "So your name is Lin Ainv, old procuress!" How ironic! Ainv, ainv. I can't love her at all.

The madam nodded, thinking that Yunyue was going to return the contract to her, and had already stretched out her hands. She was very excited.

Unexpectedly, Yunyue turned her wrist and the indenture passed in front of her eyes and was put into the box that originally contained the indentures of the girls. Lingyao closed the box and held it in her arms.

The madam was stunned, not knowing what this meant.

"Mr. Yue, this..." The madam could no longer maintain the smile on her face.

"Aren't you going to follow me? You switched to another master in front of me. To be honest, I don't trust you very much. So your indenture contract will be kept with me for the time being. If I see you bullying them again..." Yun Yue didn't continue talking. He gave her a look and let her experience it herself.

The madam was struck by lightning and looked as if she was about to break into pieces.

Wu Bin felt better. You old bastard! I'll piss you off to death!

Then Yunyue asked Yimei and the others which maids, servants and thugs in the building were still capable and could stay.

Then those who could be used were kept, and those who helped the evil were driven out.

After dealing with the matters here for the time being, Yunyue led his men away.

Before leaving, he said to them: "From now on, you will no longer be someone else's goods, nor will you be someone else's slaves. You are living people just like us. You work here, just like the shop assistants and shopkeepers outside, you have the right to choose to leave at any time..."

As Yunyue spoke, the women leaned against each other and shed tears.

Not for anything else, just because someone has given them a new life. They are no longer something that can be killed at will by others...

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After returning to the government office, Yunyue discussed with them about slightly modifying the labor contract. Then she called the scholars and asked them to copy many copies together.

On the second day, Yunyue asked Lingyao and Song Luo to take the written contracts to the Textile Department and Engineering Department respectively.

Jiang Man stayed in the government office and was responsible for making everyone working in the government office sign one.

Ding Da was one of the first beggars to be brought to the engineering department. It was lunch time, and Ding Da took a plate full of food and sat next to Yizier. No, Yizier was now called Yueer, a name he gave himself.

Yue Er said that Master Yue saved him. If it weren’t for Master Yue, he would have frozen to death this winter.

So he gave himself this name, in order to remember the kindness of Master Yue forever, at first everyone still called him Yizier, but no matter who called him, he pretended not to hear. Gradually everyone called him Yueer.

"Brother Yue, why don't you eat the braised pork?" Ding Da looked at him and felt a little surprised that he had eaten all the rice and vegetables but left the braised pork.

"What do you know! The best food should be saved for last!"

"Oh, you really can hold it back! I can't!" Ding Da picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in his mouth, feeling the wonderful taste in his mouth.

"No regrets in death! No regrets in death! By the way, have you signed that labor contract?"

"Signed! Secretary Song said everyone has to sign."

"Hey, why does Master Yue insist on making us sign a contract? I just want to sell myself to Master Yue and work for him for a long time." Ding Da felt a little regretful and felt that he could no longer be Master Yue's slave.

"You? Do you deserve a place in the queue? Those who want to be Master Yue's servants can go to Liangzhou! But Master Yue is doing this for our own good. I plan to save some money and marry a wife! And teach the children to read." Yue Er thought, his mouth wide open.

"Okay, I'll give you a big red envelope then! By the way, can you write your own name now?" A few days ago, Master Yue actually hired a scholar to teach them two characters every day.

Nowadays, at every street corner in Chengnan Prefecture, Master Yue has arranged for scholars to teach the people Chinese characters for free every day. Anyone who wants to learn can listen.

The people never thought that they would have such a day. Free literacy! This grain distribution is very exciting! Every evening, every street corner is crowded with people. People of all ages come, even children who can't speak are carried over.

Ding Da felt very proud. After all, Master Yue had hired a teacher specifically for them. So they didn't have to squeeze in with the people outside to listen.

"Do you think I'm as stupid as you?" Yue Er raised his eyebrows proudly. "Not only can I write my own name, I can also write Master Yue's name!"

"What! No! You teach me after dinner!"

Ding Da secretly vowed to learn how to write Yue Gongzi first, and put his own name at the end!