Within almost ten or so days, Nanny Liu and Guan He managed to organize the servants and guards sent by Jinrong. Although everyone was not yet very familiar with each other, they were able to carry out their respective duties.
The guards naturally followed Guan He, listening to her arrangements and rotating in shifts to protect the dairy workshop and the cattle farm.
Among the servants who were bought, the Song family of five included Old Lady Song, who was about forty-seven or forty-eight. Though advanced in age, she was still physically fit and was arranged by Nanny Liu to guard the back gate and also attend to miscellaneous chores in the backyard. Old Lady An's daughter-in-law, Song Ping's family, served in Ye Xinyan's rooms, undertaking sewing and laundering work. The granddaughter, a twelve-year-old girl named Jiu Yu, served as a maid to Ye Xinyan, while the grandson Jiu Hua looked after Brother Jia.