Maid, plus gold and silver jewelry, calligraphy and painting antiques, etc., it really takes a lot of effort to sort them out.
The two hostesses of the Yu Mansion passed away one after another, and the list of housekeepers naturally fell on Jiang Yuezhen. Jiang Yuezhen had just married into the mansion not long ago, and she was not even familiar with the doors of the houses and courtyards. Things, naturally feel very difficult.
As for the other ladies, according to their identities, Yu Qianjiao is the most suitable to help Jiang Yuezhen manage the family, but Yu Qianjiao is still young, restless, too delicate, not mature enough, not to mention that after Mu's departure, It was a big blow to her, and it was obviously unrealistic for her to be a housekeeper. Although Yu Qianfang is a little older and has a cautious personality, but because of her lack of hair, she seldom even goes out, not to mention disciplining servants and managing housework. Yu Qianliu wanted to take care of her, but just because she was a concubine, and she was tricky and unpopular on a daily basis, so she was not a good candidate.
After Mrs. Mu's death, Jiang Yuezhen took over the burden unexpectedly, and after only a few days, she felt that the affairs in the mansion were chaotic, and she was really unable to do what she wanted. Gradually, the servants and wives of the Yufu began to complain.
Today, Mother Tian, who was in charge of the storeroom, went back and forth to Jiang Yuezhen: "On the list sent by my son Mu's house, there is a complete set of red gold and red treasure heads. This storehouse is confiscated. Please ask grandma to send another person to look for it."
Jiang Yuezhen sorted out Mu's dowry for several days, and knew that these things were not accountable, except for the land and shops, which had land deeds and could not be moved. Put it away again, or break it and write it as a compensation, or simply give it to other rooms, it has long been a mess. As for gold and silver jewellery, needless to say, those given to Yu Qianjiao, rewarded by others, given as gifts during festivals, melted down and turned into new jewellery, or even pawned and redeemed when there is no money in the account, if If you want to check one by one, I'm afraid you won't be able to find out clearly in the year of the monkey.
What's more, Mrs. Mu has been married for so many years, these things have come in and out, even the account books have been changed a lot, so how can I find out.
So this time Mama Tian said that she couldn't find a set of red gold and red treasures. Jiang Yuezhen didn't take it to heart, but just waved her hand casually: "Got it, I'll ask someone to ask Mama Cui."
Mama Tian withdrew, and Jiang Yuezhen sent a little maid to Mu's room to pass the news to Mama Cui.
Mother Cui has been with the Mu family for many years, and she knows these clothes and jewelry by heart. Seeing Jiang Yuezhen's question, she hurriedly came back to Jiang Yuezhen herself: "I have seen that set of red gold and red treasure headed servants before. Madam mentioned it once a few years ago. Said that the quality of this ruby is very good, I am afraid that I will not meet such a good one in the future, and I wanted to keep it for Miss Six. At that time, I ordered someone to send it to Miss Six's room. After a few days, I remembered it and said Miss Six was too young, she couldn't wear it at that time, and she was afraid it would be inappropriate to put it away, so she asked someone to tell them to send it to the warehouse."
Jiang Yuezhen frowned slightly: "The warehouse just returned, and it said that the things are not there, what's going on?"
Cui's mother smiled and said: "It's easy, let someone go to check the account book, and you will know whether it is in the warehouse or not."
Jiang Yuezhen called the little maid again to invite Mama Tian, and by the way, Mama Tian also brought over the account books from the previous years so that she could check them face to face.
After this trip, Mother Tian brought a few women in at night, and each woman held a thick stack of account books in her hands. Mother Tian asked the women to put the account books on the table, and the dust immediately flew up. Choking Jiang Yuezhen coughed.
Ding Xiang, the dowry maid next to Jiang Yuezhen, hurriedly waved away the dust in front of her, and said angrily to Mama Tian, "Why don't you be gentle, Mama? You choked Grandma, what's wrong?"
Mama Tian rolled her eyes, and said in a low voice: "Grandma ordered the slave to bring all the books. The servant sorted out the books for a long time before finding all the books. No one has asked about these books for many years. It is natural that the dust is a little bit bigger. It is also inevitable."
The implication of Tian's mother's words is obvious. No master has asked to check the account books for so many years, but Jiang Yuezhen wants to check, obviously because she doesn't believe her.
Jiang Yuezhen covered her mouth and nose, frowned and looked at the ledgers on the table. With so many ledgers, it was not easy to find out the whereabouts of a set of Hongbao heads.
Mother Cui moved her lips a few times, as if she wanted to say something, but hesitated for a moment, and finally stopped talking.
She wanted to remind Jiang Yuezhen that the account book for gold and silver jewelry was a separate book, and it shouldn't be difficult to find out the approximate year from it.
But looking at the situation in front of her, Tian's mother obviously wanted to give Jiang Yuezhen a bad impression, so she should stop helping Jiang Yuezhen so obviously. After all, Mother Tian is an old man in the mansion for many years, so it is not easy to offend, not to mention that Mrs. Mu has just passed away, and Mother Cui has no master. She still doesn't know how she will live in the Yu Mansion in the future, and it is better to do as little as possible to offend others. good.
Besides, Jiang Yuezhen is a new grandma, Cui's mother also wants to take this opportunity to see what kind of temperament this grandma is like, and understand the master's temper, so the future will naturally be much easier.
So, when Mother Tian put on a posture to make things difficult for Jiang Yuezhen, Mother Cui chose to remain silent.
Jiang Yuezhen took a few sips of the tea from Lilac before she stopped coughing. She looked at the thick ledger on the table, and at Mother Tian who lowered her head but was obviously not respectful. She couldn't help being a little angry.
She is not a fool, of course she knows that Mother Tian's intention is to embarrass herself, but she has just taken over the housekeeper's affairs, and she doesn't know much about the rules of the Yu Mansion, so she really can't do anything if she wants to check the account book herself. However, it would be too reluctant to punish Mother Tian with the majesty of a master.
Jiang Yuezhen suppressed her sullen breath, and slowed down her voice: "There are so many books, how should I check them?"
Tian's mother gave Jiang Yuezhen a sideways look, and said in a muffled voice: "Grandma can do whatever she wants to check. The slaves have been working in the warehouse for nearly forty years, and the masters have never checked the account books of the slaves. If you want to investigate, then you have to let the grandma decide."
I have to say that Mother Tian does have the capital to bully the master. She has worked in the warehouse for many years and has never made any mistakes. She arranges everything in and out of the warehouse in an orderly manner. She is very reassuring.
Jiang Yuezhen really didn't know about these unwritten rules in Yufu, let alone that Mama Tian was such a hard-to-talk person, seeing the situation in front of Mama Tian, she had to check the accounts by herself.
Seeing these dusty ledgers, Jiang Yuezhen felt a headache. She still had a lot of things to deal with. Would it be possible to waste days looking through these dusty ledgers just for a set of red treasures
Jiang Yuezhen thought about it, and asked Cui's mother: "Madam said to leave the honor to Miss Six, when is it?"
Mother Cui thought for a moment before saying, "It was about three or four years ago."
Jiang Yuezhen nodded: "Leave the account books for the past two years, and take the rest back."
Tian's mother didn't agree, and she ordered her mother-in-law to go forward to search. Naturally, there was another burst of dust, Jiang Yuezhen couldn't help it, so she got up and left the table, standing far away.
Mother Tian left a dozen ledgers, hugged the rest, and said to Jiang Yuezhen, "That's all."
Jiang Yuezhen nodded, and before she could speak, Mama Tian said again: "Grandma, please take a closer look to see if the hair is kept in the warehouse. You can't leave the slaves in the warehouse, and you have to take care of everything. Daddy If grandma comes to investigate today and tomorrow, then the slaves don’t have to do other things, they will just serve grandma looking for things.”
After finishing speaking, Mother Tian did not leave, and took the women away directly.
Ding Xiang was on the sidelines, and spat at Mother Tian's leaving back: "An old man with no rules, I don't know why Madam kept her for so long!"
Mother Cui felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this.
Jiang Yuezhen glanced at Cui's mother, signaled Ding Xiang not to continue talking, and called all the literate maids in the room, and each of them divided two ledgers and checked them one by one.
This search lasted all night, and it was not until noon the next day that the account books left behind were counted. Indeed, the storage record of the pair of red treasure heads was not found.
Jiang Yuezhen had no choice but to ask Mother Cui to come over again. When Mother Cui heard that the things were confiscated in the warehouse, she also felt strange, and said, "Could it be that it is still at Miss Six's place? This servant remembers that Madam gave the face to Miss Six. As for the warehouse confiscating it, The slaves really don't know."
Cui's mother didn't know, so she shirked her responsibility completely. Jiang Yuezhen's big maids checked the account books all night, but they did nothing.
Tian's mother was ordered to retrieve the ledger, so naturally she couldn't help but sneer and sneer, Jiang Yuezhen knew she was wrong, so she could only hold back her anger.
As for the disappearing Hongbaotoumian, Jiang Yuezhen had to send someone to ask Yu Qianjiao's personal maid, hoping to get news about Hongbaotoumian.
Unexpectedly, this inquiry was not important, the next morning, when Jiang Yuezhen just woke up, someone reported that Yu Qianjiao had come in person.
Yu Qianjiao had her hair unkempt, and was only wearing a homely honey-colored gown with flowers on her body. Her face had not been applied with makeup, and she looked haggard and pitiful. When she entered the room, she sat on the couch under the window and wiped her face. Tears burst out.
"My mother's things are gone, but my sister-in-law asked someone to come to my place to ask if there are any. What does this mean? Could it be that I have been ignorant of my mother's things and don't take them out? I'm so impatient. I can't wait! When my mother is here