Yufu walked to the cook with a smile.
"Do you know that the Gongmi in the palace is not available every time, most of which are my precepts. Your Majesty said that the princess in the palace has some, and I must have it too."
The cook's face became stiff, and he turned his head to look at the bright yellow mark on the basket. He couldn't tell whether it was Yufu's sample rice or the rice that his Majesty rewarded Guhou Mansion.
Yufu knew he couldn't see it.
"Even if the affairs in the house are not in my control, if you move my rice, can I still not control it?"
When the timid cook next to him weakened his knees, he was about to kneel down to plead guilty, and was picked up by the leading cook.
These cooks are all invited from outside, I'm afraid they are a group outside, so they have the courage to steal rice after entering the mansion.
"You dumb thing!"
The leading cook gave him a wink, his face immediately changed color, and he sat on the ground crying with tears.
"Miss, you are kind, I have the old and the young, and I have been cooking for more than a year in the mansion. You can't bully me a little cook like this! Guhou Mansion is the poorest and cherished old man, you You can’t bully the younger ones while your family members are away!"
It is clear that he stole rice, but instead said that Yufu bullied him and used the reputation of Guhou Mansion to suppress her.
He thought that because of Guhou's reputation, Yufu couldn't do anything to them. Yufu's first time seeing this kind of rogue trick in the market, she is not angry, only finds it novel.
"Guhou Mansion always pity the poor and cherish the old. The people in the mansion have been raised by generations of grace to be loyal to Guhou Mansion. For example, Qi steward, and Qi stewardship, their father and son inherited the inheritance, everyone in Guhou Mansion Respect for three points. Another example is Qi Ting—"
The cook sitting on the ground was taken aback. Who is Qi Ting
I haven't heard of it.
An old woman next to her reminded: "Qi Ting is a girl who manages everything. She used to be the big girl in the lady's room, but she made a mistake and died."
died
The cook trembled with fright, thinking that Yufu had killed Qi Ting, and seeing her eyes suddenly became terrified.
Yufu said: "In the Guhou Mansion, the older subordinates are more decent than the young masters. When did you see us being disrespectful to the steward? But this is not an excuse for you to oppress the master. How have you ever seen the steward of Qi dare Oppress us? People will humiliate themselves, and then others will humiliate them!"
Her words cleverly maintained the reputation of the Guhou Mansion, and refuted the words and deeds of several cooks, and everyone was convinced.
"Miss, forgive me!"
The few cooks who had just been domineering, knelt down and begged for mercy, never daring to speak hard anymore.
"Miss, we did stole the gonmi, but before we had time to ship it out and sell it, the two sons found out! Let's return the rice, and beg the lady for mercy!"
If there are imperial gifts in other residences, you must carefully cover them with red cloth and hide them in the inner room.
They thought that if the person in charge of the house was not there, they could take advantage of this loophole to steal some and sell them. No one would find out, and they would not be able to deal with them if they found out. They did not expect Yufu to be so powerful.
Gu Yi pointed at them and said, "Hmph, fortunately you haven't sold it yet. But knowing that if you sell it, this matter will have to be handled by Dali Temple, and it will be useless for you to beg for mercy!"
Several people kowtowed like garlic, begging for mercy.
Gu Xiang leaned close to Yufu's ear and whispered, "Xiao Yufu, what are you going to do with them?"
She will do it
Yufu thought for a while, "First take it to the firewood room and lock it up, and wait for the fourth brother to come back before disposing of it. The mansion is now in charge of the fourth brother, and the subordinates have to follow the old rules. It is not easy to dispose of them at will."
"No need."
Suddenly there was footsteps behind him, and Gu Wenqing brought Qi An and Qi Zhou over, smiling.
"Four brother? Why did you come back so soon?"
Gu Wenqing said: "The accounts of several farms are clear, and the originally scheduled one-day itinerary was completed in half a day."
When he came back, the three of them had the backbone, "Fourth brother, just right, you come to deal with these rice-stealing cooks! I tell you, they—"
Gu Wenqing waved her hand and interrupted Gu Yi, "Needless to say, just now, I and the steward Qi were still working together, and I heard everything behind."
When Qi An and Qi Zhou looked at Yufu, the brilliance in their eyes was different from day to day.
It seems more respectful and more convincing.
Gu Wenqing glanced at several cooks, "I have the impression of these people. When you first came to the mansion, your father ordered you to find cooks from outside. My father said that our vulgar martial artists are not picky. You are not a girl. I want to give you delicate and delicious dishes."
It turned out that this happened because of myself.
Yufu said, "I said, the servants in the mansion have always had rules. These things are not done by the old servants. It turns out that they were brought into the mansion for me, but it was my fault."
Gu Wenqing said: "Father has a deep love for you. If I dispose of them, it will be unavoidable that my father will come back to blame. Since it is the one who got into the mansion for you, it is better for you to dispose of it!"
Several cooks listened to their conversation, and when they heard this sentence, they knocked their heads in shock.
"Miss forgive me! Miss forgive me!"
They would rather fall into the hands of the good-natured Gu Wenqing than this Zhenjiang princess!
Yufu glanced at the steward Qi and sighed, "Okay. Then they will be punished to make up the tribute as much as possible, and then sent back to the original place. They are allowed to take away their belongings and the master's reward, and the other person will seal it again. Twenty taels of silver is used as severance pay, and it is considered that our Guhou Mansion did not treat them badly."
The cooks raised their heads inexplicably. They didn't understand. Why did the servants who stole the things and were driven away still have silver rewards
This is a manifestation of the generosity of the Guhou Mansion's imperial court. Yufu's words and deeds inherited the spirit of the Guhou Mansion.
A gleam of relief flashed in the muddy eyes of Steward Qi.