Gu Zhen and Gu Shan broke up unhappy and left in anger.
Gu Shan smiled wryly, and asked Gu Jiu with a blank expression, "Second Sister, did I do something wrong?"
Gu Jiu said to her: "I said before, you are you, and Gu Yue is Gu Yue. The mistakes Gu Yue made should not be borne by you."
Gu Shan said weakly: "I just want to reconcile the conflict between the eldest sister and the third sister. After all, they are sisters, so why make such a fuss."
Gu Jiu secretly rolled her eyes, "Fourth sister, you don't seem to realize the serious consequences of this incident at all.
The third sister ruined the eldest sister's marriage, which cannot be solved by saying "why make such a mess".
If it were you, the iron-clad marriage was ruined by someone's conspiracy, fourth sister, ask yourself, can you really be at peace? "
Gu Shan was speechless, "I, I don't know."
"Of course you don't know. Because the matter didn't fall on your head. It is extremely difficult for the eldest sister to restrain her temper in front of the third sister. You also persuaded her to let go of her hatred and forgive the third sister. Fourth sister, you do this , clearly only considered the third sister, but ignored the feelings of the eldest sister."
On the surface, Gu Shan's behavior seemed to be out of good intentions. Thinking about it carefully, it is obvious that the ass decides the head, a typical sacrifice of the interests of the victim to make peace.
As the victim, Gu Zhen didn't give Gu Shan a slap in the face, but just argued a few words, which was already extremely polite.
Gu Shan frowned slightly, "I don't think so."
"You really didn't think that way, but you did it."
Gu Jiu looked at Gu Shan, and said in a serious tone: "The marriage in the Haixibo Mansion is an extremely rare marriage for a big sister.
Missing the Haixibo mansion, it is very likely that the eldest sister will never meet such a good marriage again.
But everything was ruined because of the selfishness of the third sister.
After the eldest sister learned the truth, she did not kill the third younger sister with a knife. She really restrained herself.
Fourth sister, you can't make more demands on your eldest sister in this matter.
If you want the two to reconcile, you should persuade the third sister. She is the culprit. But she never said an apology to her eldest sister from the beginning to the end.
Don't forget, in the past, the eldest sister ran as a pawn for the sake of the third younger sister. However, once the three sisters turned their faces, they never cared about the sisterhood. "
Gu Shan was at a loss, "Second Sister, did I do something wrong?"
Gu Jiu said with a straight face: "You care too much about Third Sister and her affairs. Why are you doing this?"
Gu Shan lowered her head and whispered, "I don't know. It seems that all of this has become a habit. I am used to caring about the third sister's affairs, and to take care of her aftermath."
Gu Jiu smiled knowingly, "It's because you and your wife are used to dealing with the aftermath of the third sister, so she dares to do things unscrupulously."
"I, I understand. The eldest sister must be angry with me. Second sister, can you help me explain it in front of the eldest sister. "
Gu Jiu nodded, "Let's see the opportunity. Fourth sister is busy, so I'll take my leave first."
"Second sister, go slowly."
Gu Jiu got up to say goodbye, and left with her maid.
After leaving the courtyard, not far away, I was surprised to see Gu Zhen.
Gu Jiu walked up, "It's such a cold day, why doesn't Big Sister go back to the room?"
Gu Zhen looked at Gu Jiu, her face turned blue with cold.
She said, "I'm here specifically to wait for my second sister."
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Big sister, do you have something to say to me?"
Gu Zhen nodded, "Is Second Sister free? Why don't we take a walk in the garden."
"OK!"
The two sisters walked along the garden path.
A gust of cold wind blew, Gu Jiu wrapped her cloak tightly.
The wind blew across the cheeks, like a knife cut, painful.
Gu Jiu pulled Gu Zhen and found a place with a leeward wind.
Without the wind blowing, it was much better.
She was also crazy, and accompanied Gu Zhen in the garden in the cold weather.
"Big sister, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Gu Zhen's eyes turned red all of a sudden, "They really went too far. Gu Yue, Gu Shan, Madam... They never considered my feelings. Do I deserve to suffer all this just because I'm a concubine?"
Gu Jiu frowned, not easy to persuade.
Gu Zhen seemed to just want to find someone to confide her feelings to, she said eloquently: "The marriage was introduced by my aunt in the lobby of the Hou Mansion, I heard it clearly that day, Mrs. Hai Xibo was very satisfied with me.
The aunt in the lobby also said that this marriage is likely to be successful. But in the end... I hated them, hated them. Why are they doing this to me.
If his father didn't know the truth, Gu Yue could continue to be at ease. "
Gu Zhen gritted her teeth to prevent herself from crying.
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, "Why did big sister tell me these things?"
Gu Zhen sobbed, looked at Gu Jiu, and said, "Second sister, you are also dissatisfied with your wife and third sister.
The third younger sister bullies you everywhere, and your wife puts on shoes for you overtly and secretly. Second sister, we are all bullied people.
I actually like the second sister very much in my heart. There were some misunderstandings between us in the past, and I hope that the second sister can let go of the past.
From now on, whenever Second Sister is asked to do anything, just let me know, and I will definitely not refuse. "
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows and smiled, shaking her head slightly.
In the past, Gu Zhen was willing to be Gu Yue's pawn.
In the end, she was betrayed by Gu Yue and trampled under her feet.
Now, Gu Zhen wants to find another ally, it seems that she is the best candidate.
Gu Jiu looked at Gu Zhen with a half-smile, "Big sister, you have Aunt Hu, you don't need anyone's help."
"It's not like that. My aunt is just my aunt, she can't do many things. But the second sister is different, the second sister is a capable person, I think we can..."
Gu Jiu raised her hand to interrupt Gu Zhen, "Big sister, I know some things, but it doesn't mean I'm willing to participate. Do you understand?"
Gu Zhen was at a loss, "But don't you hate your wife and third sister?"
"That's two different things."
"It's not two different things. If you don't want to get involved, why did you reveal the truth to Auntie?"
"Big sister misunderstood, I didn't disclose the news. Where did Aunt Hu know the truth of the matter, you should ask her."
Gu Zhen shook her head again and again, "Second sister, you can fool others with this, but you can't fool me. My aunt said that I heard the news from the little maid in Zizhuyuan.
But how can there be such a coincidence in the world. From the very beginning, I wondered if someone had arranged all this, created a coincidence, and purposely passed the news to my aunt. After much deliberation, I thought of my second sister. Among the sisters, only your second sister has this ability. "
"Big sister, you think highly of me." Of course Gu Jiu would not admit it.
Gu Zhen didn't understand, and her face was full of doubts, "Second sister, you also want to see the third sister suffer. We have the same goal, why can't we cooperate."
Gu Jiu smiled softly, she could never tell Gu Zhen: You are not worthy of my trust, nor worthy of cooperating with me.
It's not that whoever wants to cooperate, Gu Jiu will agree.
Gu Jiu is very picky about collaborators.
For Gu Zhen, forget it.
Gu said very simply: "If Big Sister has nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."
"Don't go."
Gu Zhen took Gu Jiu's hand.
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, "What else do you want to say?"
"You purposely told the news to Auntie, because you just want to see a good show. I will cooperate with you, and I will make Gu Yue miserable, even worse than me. Second sister, can you help me?"
Gu Jiu turned her head and stared at Gu Zhen, "What does Big Sister want to do?"
"I haven't figured it out yet. But sooner or later I'll get a chance."
Gu Jiu smiled, "Let's talk about it when you find an opportunity. Farewell!"
Gu Jiu shook off Gu Zhen's hand and left with the maids.
Gu Zhen looked at Gu Jiu who was going away, and stomped her feet. Things are completely different from what she expected, what should I do
After returning to Zhilan Courtyard, Qingmei asked curiously: "Why doesn't the girl cooperate with the eldest girl?"
Gu Jiu put down the book, and smiled softly, "Why do you want to cooperate with something that is not beneficial?"
Both Qingmei and Qingzhu looked unclear.
Gu Jiu said: "Big Sister and Aunt Hu just want to use my hand to beat Third Sister, but they don't want to pay any price. I'm not stupid, how can I be their mother and daughter's sword. They want to play with borrowing a knife to kill, but it's a pity to find Wrong object."
Qingzhu nodded again and again, "The eldest girl is too hateful, she actually wants to use the girl. The girl is right to reject her."
Qingmei said: "The eldest girl and the third girl really have a deadly enmity."
Gu Jiu sneered, "Gu Yue should have thought of this when he was ruining a marriage.
If the Haixibo House doesn't like the big sister, the big sister will recognize it even if she regrets it.
In the end, it was because of Gu Yue's scheming that Haixibo's mansion rejected the marriage. If the elder sister could forgive Gu Yue, then it would be a ghost. "
"The girl is right. The third girl is too vicious, and the marriage of a villain will be struck by lightning."
…
Days go by as planned.
In the morning, Gu Jiu was in the council hall, studying housekeeping with the eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang.
A few more people were added to the council hall.
Gu Zhen, Gu Shan, Gu Lin, and even Gu Jun are here. A rare opportunity that must be cherished.
Gu Yue also showed up, but she still had injuries on her body, and she was afraid that sitting for a long time would not be conducive to the recovery of the wound, so she only sat for a while and left.
Gu Jiu watched the housekeepers answering, and watched how the eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, took care of the house and how she dealt with these housekeepers.
The women in charge are all old fritters.
Whenever the head wife makes a negligence, they will take advantage of the loopholes.
At the least, they are greedy for ink, and at the worst, they will tarnish the reputation of the master's family and plant the root of disaster.
The housekeeper, in fact, manages these housekeepers and asks them to do things strictly according to the requirements. Punishment should be punished, reward should be rewarded.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, does things vigorously and decisively, and is extremely straightforward.
Seeing how she scolded the woman in charge and pointed out her mistakes and omissions, Gu Jiu nodded secretly.
It's the same as managing a company. No matter how good a company is, without a good management, it will go bankrupt sooner or later.
Gu Jiu carefully observed each woman in charge, and first made a judgment on what they reported. Then I want to confirm the judgment of the eldest wife Zhang.
As a result, Gu Jiu's progress can be described as lightning fast.
"Xiao Jiu, please check this account book for auntie to see if there is any problem."
Gu Jiu happily took over the account book, picked up the abacus and started to settle the accounts.
The mother-in-law was a little nervous. The reputation of Gu Jiu's reckoning with God's help has long spread throughout the whole mansion, even the neighboring Hou's mansion has heard of it.
If the ledger fell into Gu Jiu's hands, that would be fine.
There are not many accounts on the account book, so Gu Jiu quickly finished the calculation.
"Reporting to Auntie, the amount in this account is correct. But there are obviously signs of fraudulent accounting."
"Oh?"
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, became interested, "You said the mother-in-law made fake accounts?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "I casually looked through the past ledgers, and found that the price of the same category of needlework purchased has increased by 30% compared to the beginning of the year, and increased by 60% compared to this time last year.
I thought about it carefully. This year, I have never heard of any large-scale fluctuations in prices in the capital, nor have I heard of any reduction in production of silk weaving in the south of the Yangtze River. It stands to reason that the price cannot rise so much.
And I also heard that this year's winter is not as cold as last year's, but this year's needlework has increased by 60% compared to last year, which is very unreasonable.
Still, the people who make the accounts are very caring, and the prices are gradually increasing, making it difficult for people to detect that this is a fake account book. "
As soon as Gu Jiu finished speaking, the mother-in-law plopped and knelt on the ground.
"Madam, please forgive me. This servant has lost his mind to do such a thing that is worse than a pig or a dog. I beg my wife to give this servant one more chance. This servant must reform himself."
Snapped!
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, slapped the table, "Shut up. Thanks to how much I value you, that's what you do.
Making false accounts, deceiving superiors and inferiors, and greedy for money in the Mofu. you wanna die.
Someone, drag her down to me, and seriously examine her. In addition, hand over the account book to the accountant, and let the accountant find out how much money has been embezzled. "
The mother-in-law collapsed to the ground, as limp as mud.
Soon, someone came in and dragged the old lady down.
Seeing that the eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, handled the matter neatly, Gu Jiu nodded secretly.
Butler and director should be decisive. Don't procrastinate, it will give the servant a wrong signal.
The subordinates will think that the master is a person who has no opinions, and will naturally become more presumptuous and bolder.
And as a family member, you have to be able to distinguish what the subordinates say, which ones are the truth and which ones are deceiving people.
If a servant fools people for a long time without being discovered by the head wife, then the head wife will be miserable, and the servant will become bolder and bolder. Even if a fatal mistake is made, the master will be implicated.
All in all, as a steward and director, there are too many ways to learn.
Gu Zhen, Gu Shan, Gu Lin, and Gu Jun were all shocked when they saw Gu Jiu settle accounts for the first time.
Gu Jiu settled the accounts quickly and well, it was simply a picture of a beauty, which made people feel happy.
Gu Lin bit her lip and asked Gu Shan in a low voice, "Fourth Sister, when did Second Sister learn to settle accounts?"
Gu Shan shook her head, "I don't know either."
She was almost shocked. Why does the second sister always surprise people.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, smiled, "Xiaojiu girl is very good, you all should learn more from Xiaojiu, and work harder in private.
The housekeeper director not only assigns women to do things, but also checks for omissions and fills in vacancies, with clear rewards and punishments.
For women who make big mistakes, especially those who are greedy for money, we must not tolerate and condone them.
Your appeasement and indulgence will only make their appetites bigger and bigger, and their desires will be hard to satisfy. "
"Yes! Thank you aunt (mother) for teaching me."
The eldest wife Zhang nodded, ready to move on to the next item.
At this time, a servant girl came in to report, "Qi Madam, the Hou Mansion next door has sent a nanny over."
"Ask Mammy to come in, it's winter, don't freeze."
The person who came from the Hou Mansion was Madam Du, the dowry woman next to Mrs. Xiao Wei.
Madam Du walked into the meeting hall and bowed to salute, "I have met the eldest lady and all the girls. The plum blossoms in the Hou Mansion are in bloom, and the old lady is happy. She said that she will hold a plum blossom banquet and let the girls go there tomorrow.
The old lady also said that the girls should bring their salutes and stay directly in the Hou Mansion at night. Stay a few more days, and everyone will be happy together. The old lady likes girls talking around her the most. "
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, immediately laughed when she heard the words, "Have the plum blossoms bloomed in the Hou Mansion?"
"Exactly."
"Great. You go back and report to the old lady. Tomorrow all the girls will go, and the boys will also go. I am tired from studying, so I should relax."
Madam Du bowed in response.
The eldest wife Zhang asked again: "Who else did the Hou Mansion invite to the Plum Blossom Banquet?"
"Several honorable families who often come and go are invited. Ming'er's house is very lively, and the eldest wife and second wife also went to have a glass of wine."
Mrs. Zhang laughed, "I'm sure I won't be polite to the old lady. I'll go ask for a drink tomorrow."
Madam Du laughed, "The old lady is still thinking about the eldest wife today, saying that the eldest wife is not around, so it's so deserted around her."
Mrs. Zhang laughed, "The old lady thinks I'm noisy. Tomorrow, I will go to the old lady's side to chatter. Who made her think I'm noisy?"
Madam Du smiled and said, "That's a good thing, the old lady must be very happy."
Mrs. Zhang asked Shaoyao to send Madam Du away, ready to continue the unfinished business.
As a result, today is destined to be an uneven day.
Mr. Gu broke out again.