Xia Chunyu looked at Ye Jiayao in surprise, not expecting that she would take the initiative to cook food for her mother.
"Well, I was just about to tell you about this. Mom is tight on money right now, and she has to arrange Chunfeng's marriage next! Since dad has already agreed to the third uncle's family matter, I feel embarrassed to push it forward. I think , should we take out this money first?”
Ye Jiayao was stunned for a moment. He actually discussed it with her. Well, she had no money. If she wanted to take it, it was his own money, so why discuss it with her. However, since I asked her for her opinion, she would just say a few words.
"You can take this money if you want, but don't say it's for building a house for your third uncle's family, just say it's for Chunfeng's marriage."
Xia Chunyu thought for a while: "It's the same anyway."
"That's different. To be honest, your third uncle's family didn't handle this matter kindly. How could you bring so little money to repair a house? It's obvious that your father will be defeated."
"Our father." Xia Chunyu corrected.
Ye Jiayao curled her lips: "Okay, dad, we know that our brotherhood is very important and we can't hide it. I guess they are also used to tricking our dad. We should keep this kind of relatives at a distance. If you are generous once, he will come again." The second time, maybe it will depend on us in the future, we are juniors, there are some things that are hard to say and cannot be said, but don’t let others buried you without knowing that you dug the hole yourself."
Although Xia Chunyu felt that this sounded a bit shameless, after all, it was his third uncle, but he had to admit that Yaoyao's words made sense. The third uncle and the third aunt did do some things inappropriately. My mother gritted her teeth every time she mentioned the third aunt.
"Okay, then it's up to you. This money will be used for Chunfeng to get married."
Ye Jiayao sat down: "How much are you prepared to give?"
Xia Chunyu asked, "What do you think?"
Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes at him: "I don't have any objection to how much you give to Chunfeng, as long as I guarantee my share of the income."
Xia Chunyu couldn't help but laugh: "Eighty thousand, I will ask Manager Zhao to deliver the banknote tomorrow. You can give it to my mother!"
This is asking her to be a good person! She would not refuse such a good thing.
After washing, Ye Jiayao sat on the couch and looked at the roster. She asked Song Qi to get it so she could understand the situation of the servants in the mansion.
This place is very particular. In a large house, there are only a few masters, most of them are servants, and the servants are also divided into three, six, and nine grades. For example, Mrs. Sun next to Xia You, although she does not hold any position, she is still a servant whether she is a master or a servant. , I believe that no one will offend Mama Sun easily, and there are others that seem unknown and insignificant. Many times, right and wrong are born from these details.
"Second Young Mistress, if you look at it this way, I can only remember her name. Why don't you ask Sister Qiao Xi to introduce me?" Yue'er asked in confusion.
Ye Jiayao said slowly: "Asking others about everything will make you easy to be regarded as a fool. Secondly, some people will think that I am ready to take over. Read and remember everything. If you want to ask, you have to ask for the point. "
Yue'er seems to understand but not understand.
Ye Jiayao thought that Jiang Yue was her confidant, and she would have to rely on her for many things in the future. It would be impossible to get around in a big house without some scheming and ability.
"Come here and I'll talk to you."
Ye Jiayao pointed to the seat opposite and told Jiang Yue to sit down.
"You came to take a look at this list, but what problems do you see?"
Jiang Yue had already learned a lot of words from Ye Jiayao. After looking at them for a while, she shook her head blankly and said, "I'm so confused. There are so many servants in the house that I can't remember them."
Ye Jiayao smiled and gave her an angry look, and explained to her: "If we want to look at it, we have to look at the tallest one first. Let's talk about Mr. Zhong first. Mr. Zhong and Mother Sun both came here with Madam, and they are the most trusted by Madam. We also We must respect them, and Mr. Zhong’s son is in charge of the silk and satin business in Hangzhou.”
"Looking at the stewards of the inner and outer courtyards, the one in charge of the kitchen belongs to Zhou Xing's family. Zhou Xing is in charge of the tea business of the Hou Mansion. The one in charge of the warehouse belongs to Lin Kun's family. Lin Kun is also the steward of the outer courtyard. The one in charge of needlework belongs to Qian Mingde's family. Qian Mingde is in charge of the silk and satin business of the Hou Mansion, and these people have been in this position for more than ten years, which shows that the personnel of the Hou Mansion are stable. Not to mention their ability and loyalty, in Madam's opinion, these people They are all trustworthy.”
"Looking at the other servants in the house, Qiao Xi in our courtyard has a great background. She is the granddaughter of Manager Zhong, Hong Xiu in the first house is the niece of the Lin Kun family, and Zi Ming in the third young master's courtyard is the son of the Zhou Xing family. Not only So, the pearls next to Aunt Wei and the Rachel next to Aunt Gui are all the daughters or relatives of the stewards whom the lady values, so what does this mean?" Ye Jiayao asked.
Jiang Yue thought for a while: "Does this mean that the entire Hou Mansion is under Madam's control?"
Ye Jiayao nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, it can be seen from this list that Madam is very good at running a house. At least, she can grasp the movements of each room in time, just like a pervasive information network. This is just What can be seen on the surface, and whether there is any arrangement behind the scenes, we still don’t know.”
"Also, among the servants in the big house, except for Hongxiu, the others are all brought by Mrs. Qiao's own family, and the rest are second- or third-class girls..."
Xia Chunyu was in the study room in the west room. He had a good ear. He could hear Ye Jiayao and Jiang Yue whispering clearly, and he couldn't help but laugh. This man had managed to figure out the interpersonal relationships in the house with just a list of names. Seventy-seven or eighty-eight.
After Ye Jiayao read the roster, she decided to reuse Qiao Xi, but this reuse must be done with a good sense of proportion.
"Yue'er, how close are you to Qiao Xi? Ask her about everything you don't know. Ask more."
Jiang Yue said blankly: "Didn't you say that you have to ask about the point?"
Ye Jiayao clicked her tongue: "I'm different from you. I'm the second young lady and I have to be careful. It doesn't matter to you. It's not good for you to be too shrewd when you first come. You have to blend in with everyone. The deeper you integrate, the more My ears are longer and my eyes are brighter, you know?”
Jiang Yue laughed: "Yue'er understands, what Second Young Mistress means is that Yue'er is your eyes and ears."
"Yes, and also, let your mother have more contact with the mothers in charge of the house. You are the people I can really trust." Ye Jiayao said.
"Well, I'll tell my mother when I go back." Jiang Yue's eyes sparkled with excitement, feeling that the Second Young Mistress had given her a very important task, and she must complete it well.
Let Jiang Yue go down to rest. Ye Jiayao looked at the study and saw that there was no movement at all. She felt worried. She wanted Chunyu to sleep first. Because she fell asleep last night and Chunyu didn't harass her, she felt that she might not be so lucky tonight.
Forget it, I'm too sleepy to ignore him. Ye Jiayao closed the register and went to bed.
When Xia Chunyu heard the movement over there, he also closed his book, turned off the lights and went to bed.
As soon as he came up, Ye Jiayao's nerves became tense. What do you mean? As soon as she got into bed, he came.
Xia Chunyu held her slender waist and his hands naturally slipped into her underwear.
"Don't make any noise, I'm sleepy." Ye Jiayao said lazily, pretending to be tired.
"Does your body still hurt?" Xia Chunyu came close to her ear, licked her earlobe, and asked in a low voice.
"Of course, who can stand up to you?" Ye Jiayao muttered angrily.
Xia Chunyu was so disappointed that he thought he would be able to do it today. Hey... I'd better bear with it. He took out his hand and lay down on his back. It was better to stay away from her, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable.
You actually let her go like that? Ye Jiayao was a little surprised. He was not so easy to talk to before.
Ye Jiayao relaxed and went to sleep. In a daze, she felt that the people around her were getting up and coming back again. She didn't know what was going on.
Xia Chunyu had insomnia, and the fragrance of her body seemed to have an aphrodisiac effect, arousing his thoughts that were ready to move, but he couldn't move when he looked at her, it was so uncomfortable. It was simply torture.
Xia Chunyu had no choice but to go to the yard and practice all eighteen weapons until he was exhausted. He took another cold shower and finally fell asleep peacefully.
The next day, Ye Jiayao was woken up early in the morning.
"I want to see my second sister-in-law." The child's childish voice said.
"Fourth Young Master, Second Young Master hasn't gotten up yet!" Qiao Xi coaxed him.
"When I meet my second sister-in-law, I'm not meeting my second brother."
Qiao Xi was speechless. The fact that the second young master didn't get up meant that the second young mistress didn't get up either!
Ye Jiayao was startled and suddenly woke up. Seeing that Chunyu next to her was still sleeping, didn't this guy usually get up very early? Why did I sleep like a dead pig today
"Get up quickly, Chun Guo is here." Ye Jiayao pushed him.
Xia Chunyu had heard it a long time ago and was too lazy to pay attention. He didn't fall asleep until dawn, and he happened to be sleeping now! Turned around and continued to sleep.
Ye Jiayao had no choice but to get up and put on her clothes. It was troublesome to wear this ancient costume, layer after layer.
Fortunately, Qiao Xi stopped Chun Guo and bought Ye Jiayao time.
"Qiao Xi, take the fourth young master to the side hall and ask Yue'er to bring water in later."
After finally tidying up, Ye Jiayao went to the side hall.
As soon as Chun Guo saw her, she happily came up to her and said, "Second sister-in-law, I have prepared the gift."
"Really? Chun Guo is really thoughtful. Bring it to me quickly." Ye Jiayao said with a smile. It turns out that this little guy came to deliver gifts early in the morning.
Chun Guo took out his work as if to present a treasure, his big eyes were shining, and he was looking forward to the second sister-in-law's praise. He wrote these words very carefully. He wrote many pieces and picked the one that he was most satisfied with.
Ye Jiayao unfolded it and took a look, and suddenly her face turned green.
Damn, it actually means "give birth to a child early".
"I asked my aunt what my best wishes were for the newlyweds, and she said these four words. Second sister-in-law, what do you think of what I wrote?" The little guy's face was full of sincerity.
Ye Jiayao chuckled: "Not bad, not bad."
You can't dampen the enthusiasm of other people's children, right? Moreover, these characters are indeed written very well. At such a young age, the characters are angular, the writing is smooth, and the structure is neat, which is indeed good.
"Then Second Sister-in-law wants to frame it and hang it up!"
Ye Jiayao's face turned green again. Who would hang up these four words? Then you have to laugh your head off
(End of chapter)