At that time in the study, Shuangxi and Siping were leaning on the chairs and taking a nap, and the eldest girl Caiyun was arranging the books on the shelves in the room. She was very surprised to see him coming, so Caiyun came out to greet him and said, "Didn't the master say that this one will be in the spring breeze?" Have you spent a day in the garden? Even Grandma Lan and Grandma Yun invited you to enjoy the flowers. You have pushed back, why are you here again now? The slaves didn’t prepare any snacks, let alone prepared, how can they compare with those in Chunfeng Garden? "
Siping and Shuangxi were also surprised, but they heard Duan Tingxuan let them in, and then asked: "Who is in charge of the shopping in the house now?"
The two don't know why the master asked this question? He was a little confused, so Siping said carefully: "If you go back to the master, now my wife and Mrs. Min don't care about family affairs, so everything in the house is under the control of the second grandma and our grandma Yun. When you buy it, you mean Which one?"
"Rouge and gouache."
Duan Tingxuan went straight to the point, it wasn't that he was a big man who cares about such a small amount of money, as a little fox in court, how could he not know the truth of "when the water is clear, there will be no fish"? It's just that today I saw the lead powder on Duan Xinqi's face, as if painting a wall, the whiteness is actually white, but there is still a gloomy look in the whiteness, such a young girl, she turned into those old bustards in the prostitute's house Even in brothels, red prostitutes are not used, and ordinary prostitutes don't use such powder makeup. The people in charge of buying at home are so greedy, but they don't take their masters seriously. Duan Tingxuan can't Put up with people fooling him like this.
"The rouge and gouache should be in the care of the second grandma." Siping carefully looked at the face of the master, and said softly, but he was thinking in his heart that he didn't know what was wrong with the rouge and gouache. Do you want to take this opportunity to weaken the housekeeper's power in the hands of Second Mistress
"She took care of it?" Duan Tingxuan frowned slightly, it was a bit difficult, even if there was something tricky here. But he is an elder brother, so he can't fight this ring with his younger siblings who are blushing and thick-necked, right? What's more, after careful recollection, it seems that except for Duan Xinqi, no one else has noticed that this kind of inferior powder is used. If there is any special reason here, wouldn't I be ashamed and thrown to my grandma's house up? It also made my father feel frivolous.
With this in mind. He raised his head and said to Siping: "You have always been flexible. Go out and check for the master to see what kind of rouge and gouache you bought..."
Before finishing speaking, Caiyun said with a smile: "Why do you need Siping to investigate this matter? The servants will know now. Those compradors who are in charge of the rouge and gouache are all greedy. They support them, so every month they use some low-quality rouge to make up for it.”
"It's so rampant?" Duan Tingxuan was really surprised: "Then how come I don't think the rouge on your face is so bad?"
Caiyun smiled and said, "Who is he referring to? Is it Grandma Yun, Grandma Lan or the servants? Of course it won't be too bad, and the compradors also have winks. How dare Grandma Lan and Grandma Yun dare to fool Grandma Lan? That's all for Grandma Lan, Yun Grandma is not easy to talk to. Let her catch the handle, wouldn't the wealth of money be gone? As for the servants, the respectable servants in front of the wives are naturally good fans. The slaves are not so lucky. It's just Is it impossible for the servant to complain to the master about this matter? How many things does the master care about? Still worrying about this? Girls, big and small, all do this. It wasn't for the master asking today, and the slaves would never say anything."
Duan Tingxuan's face suddenly became ugly. After a while Fang asked: "The girls all have money to exchange for rouge, why the second girl can only use low-quality powder?"
"Second girl?" Caiyun suddenly realized, she just said, why did the master who never cared about these things suddenly ask about this matter today. Seeing that the tea was ready, he brought it over, poured tea for Duan Tingxuan and said, "Second Young Lady and Aunt Lin... It's not just slaves talking about it, but I know it well in my heart, who else in this family takes them seriously?" Son? Even if they are rich, there are two brothers in Aunt Lin’s family who need to help. The slaves heard that it is the monthly money of the third young master and the second girl, and they have to give it to Aunt Lin, so how can they have money for rouge? In short, Don't look at it as a small rouge and gouache, there is a lot involved in it. Ask the servants to say that the master doesn't care about these things, even if you are poor Aunt Lin and the second girl, just take care of them in secret."
This last sentence is wonderful, Duan Tingxuan is the son of the world, who can he take care of? Still need to secretly? Caiyun said this because she knew that Mrs. Yang hated Liu Min, a woman who stole her husband's favor, and even Aunt Lin would not welcome her. If she knew that her son was going to help the mother and daughter, she would inevitably feel a little bit It's not a taste, it's also human nature, Caiyun believes that her father also understands, so she refuses to explain it clearly, just nodded a little bit.
Duan Tingxuan didn't speak, he lowered his head and pondered for a while, then he raised his head to look at Caiyun and said, "Who is in charge of my small warehouse?"
"Of course it's Grandma Yun. Grandma Yun is in charge of everything in our big house." Caiyun said with a smile. There, just say what I said, and ask her to give your grandma the key, and from now on, everything about the warehouse will be handed over to grandma."
"What?"
Not to mention Caiyun's surprise, even Siping and Shuangxi couldn't help shouting in surprise: Duan Tingxuan's small warehouse is a veritable treasury, and the wealth in it is no worse than the warehouse in the mansion. It is the second master who manages all business transactions in the family Well, his private treasury can't compare with Grandpa's. For such an important place, Duan Tingxuan will naturally give it to the person he trusts the most, that is, the eldest grandma married in, because the honeymoon period between her and the master was extremely short, and the key was not available. Grandma Yun also came in three years later, and the master looked at her. Acting prudently and neatly, with a clear mind, she handed over the warehouse to her to take care of. Grandma Yun did not live up to her master's expectations, and did not embezzle or steal. She will take over the power of housekeeper of the mansion and the big house.
While thinking about it, Caiyun couldn't help but said: "Master, this...isn't that good? Grandma Yun didn't make any mistakes, and the warehouse has always been taken care of very well. Now you say to hand over the warehouse to Grandma. How chilling is Grandma Yun?"
"I have my own considerations, so I will naturally tell Ran Yun that you can just go get the key and give it to your grandma tomorrow."
After Duan Tingxuan finished speaking, he asked Caiyun and Siping Shuangxi to go out. Here, he took out a book from the bookshelf and looked at it casually.
"Grandma Lan, Grandma Yun is here."
Long Yan entered the house from the outside and reported to Xue Zhilan. After finishing speaking, she whispered again: "Grandma Yun doesn't look very well."
Xue Zhilan smiled slightly, and said calmly: "It's no wonder her complexion is good, that's all, I'll go to meet her in person, I won't touch her right now." After speaking, she stood up and went to the door in person, her face piled up. With a friendly smile, he said with a spring breeze on his face, "What kind of wind is blowing today, why did it bring my sister here?"
Xu Ranyun forced a smile, and said coldly: "I feel bored in the room, so I came to my sister for a walk. What? Are you making clothes?" She saw Xue Zhilan wearing a thimble on her finger , so I have this question.
"Yeah, it's almost the dog days. I want to make two light clothes for the home. My sister is always careful. I must have prepared the clothes by now, right? Aunt Jiang is a top-notch craftsman. "Xue Zhilan let Xu Ranyun into the room, and while talking, ordered the girl to serve good tea.
Unexpectedly, Xu Ranyun's eyes turned red, and she turned her head and said, "Why bother? Now my master's heart is full of the one from Chunfengyuan. Let's not talk about making two clothes, but get the skin of the dragon in the sky for him He doesn't care too much about being a cloak, it's a waste of all your efforts."
Xue Zhilan pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Sister, don't say that, I know that the eldest grandma took the second girl to the old lady's place yesterday, and she made a big splash. I heard that the old lady was full of praise, and even the wife said Now her temperament has changed a lot, and she actually knows the way of kindness. But who wouldn't say this? But what she thinks in her heart may not be the other thing. My wife is a shrewd person, and she won't be easily deceived by others .”
Xu Ranyun sneered and said: "Are you still thinking about this kind of thing? Hehe! That's right, you have always been submissive and considerate in front of your wife, so you have won her favor. The grandma who died once suddenly intervened Gangzi, let my wife say that she is kind, how can you feel at ease? Just let me tell you, this fact is nothing, in the end, we live with him, and he is our backbone. If there is no one Care and love, what do you and I count? How long can my wife be with us? For a lifetime?"
Xue Zhilan heard that something was wrong, and she couldn't help but said in surprise: "What's wrong with the master? He likes to go to Chunfengyuan during this time, but to be honest, who makes the food and snacks that the grandma cooks good now? I heard that even the old man Even the wife can't leave, and the master and wife like it very much."
"It's not just this. Do you know that my master went to my room last night and told me... that she is back in the backyard now, and she has to do nothing, and that's all the power of housekeeper, and she doesn't want to take care of it, but the warehouse of the master, This errand is leisurely and worry-free. She also said that she is kind-hearted now. If the money and things in the warehouse are in her hands, she can make the best use of them. She can also take care of the places that the master of the house can't see on weekdays. I said at the time that I wished I could bump my head to death in front of the Lord. For whom did I conscientiously manage this big house? I really didn’t dare to make a mistake. In the past few years, have I ever moved a finger in the warehouse? Only occasionally If I use the money to go out for profit, the final income will be in the big house. Why can’t I make the best use of it when it comes to the mouth of the grandpa? It’s like I’m incompetent.” While talking, he burst into tears.