Chapter 1559: nominal

  Chapter 1559 title

  The New Year gift is based on the reward, so it is not directly received from the warehouse.

   Instead, they specifically choose a time of the day, and a few big maids and servants led by Housekeeper Luo stand at the top and divide according to the roster.

  Chu Ziluo walked over with Sumei.

  The people hurriedly bowed to each other: "I've seen Miss."

  Chu Ziluo had a shy smile on her face: "Now the time is just right, and the New Year's gifts can start. Those who have received the New Year's gifts stand aside and don't block the queue."

   "Thank you, miss."

  Chu Ziluo stepped forward and stood under the eaves. There was no snow at the moment, and the weather was still slightly clear.

  With Chu Ziluo's order, the New Year ceremony began.

   According to the rules, the maids have third-class New Year gifts, the first-class rewards are silver taels, a piece of jewelry, a box of pastries from the cake shop, and a basket of fruits. There are many types of fruits, and you can choose them arbitrarily.

  Second prize: eight taels of silver, two bolts of cloth, and a box of pastries.

  The third prize will reward five taels of silver, a piece of cloth, and a box of pastries.

  The silver rewards for servants and guards are similar, but the reward items are different.

  In addition to rewarding silver, the boy replaced the jewelry with a box of fruit wine Ye Muyu made on the Zhuangzi, a box of pastries and a basket of fruit.

The amount of fruit wine is not much, because it needs to consume a lot of fruit, and it is necessary to add fruit wine to the New Year's gift. Many high-ranking officials who have good friends are not very interested in other things, but the ones in Ye Muyu's hands. Fruit wines are flocking to, especially wines, because Ye Muyu makes very little, and even a barrel is offered to the palace every year.

  The fruit wine is given to the empress and the empress dowager and other female relatives.

When it was the guard's turn, there was an extra suit of armor, which was also a chain mail, which was made with a lot of effort. Although the Ministry of War has now used chain mail in the army, the spread is very slow. The guards of the palace, the second batch is the Gyeonggi guards.

   Afterwards, it is not known how long it will take for the troops stationed outside the capital.

  So when Ye Muyu gave the chain armor as a reward to the guards.

  The guards in the mansion couldn’t believe it, and hurried forward to get the chain mail, their hands trembling: "Miss, are these really rewards for us?"

   "Of course, you have worked hard this year." Chu Ziluo asked them to choose according to size.

   "Thank you, miss." The guards couldn't put it down, and their eyes were red with gratitude.

   "In addition to the chain mail, there are other rewards. My mother and I consider that the most uncomfortable thing you are usually responsible for guarding is the cold."

   "So reward a set of leather boots and gloves."

   "In addition, the pastries are replaced with stewed pork, and there is a pot of sweet-scented osmanthus wine."

   "But you don't usually get drunk, drink when it's time to rest."

  The guards blushed with excitement.

  These people have no family. Most of them are orphans between the ages of fifteen and thirty. All the annual gifts are prepared for them. Even if they need other items, they can buy them with silver.

  When Ye Muyu came over, what he saw was a group of people happily exchanging what kind of New Year gifts they all shared.

  Seeing Ye Muyu approaching, all the servants hurriedly saluted her.

  Ye Muyu waved his hand: "According to Butler Luo's arrangement at night, those who take turns can go out of the mansion, and come back the next day, staying in the big kitchen of the mansion will be in charge of the New Year's Eve dinner."

   "Thank you ma'am."

   A group of people couldn't help but be happy.

  Chu Ziluo ran to Ye Muyu and stood beside Ye Muyu, talking.

  (end of this chapter)