What else can Mrs. Jing'an say, Mrs. He is using her role as a daughter-in-law to suppress her. If she doesn't take over the power of the family at this time, it will be unfilial.
Chu Lian also frowned slightly, not understanding what Old Madam He's intention was.
Although she wanted to help her mother-in-law with a few words, but the old lady and Mrs. Liu were both her elders, so she had no position to interrupt.
Mrs. Jing'an is a soft-hearted person, she dared to disobey the old matriarch face to face, so she obediently agreed.
It doesn't matter if you don't agree, she doesn't care about it.
In the past, she didn't care about the family because she was seriously ill and didn't have the energy. She even asked the old lady to take care of her. Now that she is in good health, the old lady asked her to hand over the power of the house to her. She didn't refuse anything. reason.
Mrs. Jing'an squeezed the handkerchief in her hand, stood up and blessed the old lady, "Don't worry, mother-in-law, my daughter-in-law will try her best to take care of the whole house."
"Get up quickly, you are in good health, so don't be so polite. With your words, I can rest assured that I will hand over the power of the house to you. If there is anything unclear, just ask Mu Xiang and sister Ying." .” The old lady finally had a smile on her face.
"yes."
So Mrs. Jing'an Mrs. Liu returned to her yard with a few maids carrying stacks of account books.
Chu Lian followed behind her mother-in-law, seeing her frowning and worrying, she had no choice but to comfort her: "Mother, you don't have to worry too much, there are not many people in our house, the population is simple, there are the chief housekeeper and the second housekeeper in the front yard, There are also many women in charge in the backyard, as long as you get rid of these people and see clearly in the account books, there will be no major problems."
Mrs. Jing'an was a little embarrassed, she smiled apologetically at Chu Lian, "I'm really useless, at such an age, I still need you as a little girl to comfort me, don't worry, I'm not so easy to fool Yes, when I was young, I just married into the uncle's house, and I also worked as a housekeeper for a few years."
"It's good if mother can think so. If mother needs help, you can send someone to Songtao Garden to find me. Anyway, I don't have much to do all day long. Although I haven't been in charge of the house, it's okay to help mother. "
Mrs. Jing'an felt a little more relaxed after being teased by Chu Lian.
He nodded and told her to go back and rest.
She patted Chu Lian's hand, "Okay, it's just some housework. Mother has a nanny by her side, so she can be busy. You take good care of yourself. Mother is still waiting to hold a grandson!"
Chu Lian's cheeks were flushed by her mother-in-law Liu's words.
She never thought about having a child at such a young age before. At that time, she even thought about living in seclusion and finding a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to live a pastoral life, but with the passage of time and the progress of her relationship with He Changdi, now, she also began to wish A baby can be born in the womb as soon as possible.
Then he and He Changdi watched that cute little guy grow up little by little, and raised her/him together.
Seeing Chu Lian leave with her maid, Mrs. Liu returned to her yard and went directly to the study.
Today, she didn't even have time for her granddaughter, so she sat down at the desk and flipped through the books. Soon, Mrs. Jing'an discovered something strange.
Mrs. Jing'an was shocked after only a rough calculation. How could there be only so many shops and properties left in the public house
If calculated according to the current situation, the monthly balance may not even reach five hundred taels of silver...
And this must ensure that the shops are profitable.
As for some farms, they only collect money from their tenants at the end of each year, and their daily output is nothing more than melons, fruits and vegetables, which can't be exchanged for much money when they are sent to the family to eat.
The servants of the mansion, the sons of the family in the Zhuangzi, the shopkeepers in the shop, and even the monthly records of the masters of the mansion, which one does not need money
In this way, the monthly expenditure of silver is calculated to be six to seven hundred taels, which is still a tight calculation, not counting the favors with other mansions.
The monthly income is only 500 taels, but the expenses are much more than the income...
Thinking of the triumphant smile of my sister-in-law when the old matriarch handed over the power to her.
Mrs. Jing'an felt very helpless and helpless while burning with anger.
She remembered that Jing'an Bo's Mansion was not like this more than twenty years ago. At that time, her housekeeper had five or six thousand taels of cash on her account.
Every month, the shops, fields, and Zhuangzi also earn a lot of money.
After so many years, how did the Bofu get to this point? Not only did it fail to accumulate, but it also regressed a lot.
It has reached the point where she is stretched.
Nanny Wang, a confidant who accompanied Mrs. Jing'an, said worriedly: "Ma'am, what's wrong with you, Miracle Doctor Miao told Lao Nu that your health has just recovered, so don't worry too much."
Mrs. Jing'an sighed, and handed the rough calculation in her hand to Nanny Wang, "Su Xin, take a look."
Su Xin was Wang Momo's name when she was a maid, and now only Madam Jing'an can call her by that name.
Nanny Wang took it, scanned it ten times at a glance, and dared not answer: "Ma'am, how did this happen!"
Before, Wang Momo was secretly happy for his wife, after all, now that his wife is in good health, it is her turn to be the housekeeper. Mrs. Jing'an is the eldest wife of the uncle's mansion. It is better to hold the economic lifeline of the uncle's mansion in her hands than in the hands of the eldest aunt, but who knows that this is a hot potato, a deal that will pay off to death.
Mrs. Jing'an is very worried. The power of the family is in her hands. From tomorrow onwards, the stewards of the front and back yards will come to her yard. She took medicine before and spent almost all her dowry. Now Where can I find money to supplement the public account.
Nanny Wang is Mrs. Jing'an's confidant and knows her best.
Judging by the expression on her face, you can tell that Madam is trying to make amends! But where did they get the money.
If it is supplemented according to this account book, it will cost three or four thousand taels at least.
She paused, and said with a determined expression, "Ma'am, you can't hold on, you have to explain this matter clearly to the old lady, Auntie Jun."
Although Mrs. Jing'an was a little cowardly and soft-hearted, she was not really confused. After being reminded by Wang Momo, she also planned to find her eldest aunt.
Immediately, she took people to the place where the great aunt of Qingweitang lived.
But in less than half an hour, he was sent out by his aunt.
Mrs. Jing'an, Wang Momo and others were walking back to their yard. Wang Momo was very angry, "How could my aunt be like this? This old slave doesn't believe it. It's not her share of the credit that this public account book is so empty." '!"
He Ying was unwilling to pay even a tael of silver, and put all the responsibility on Zou, who had already reconciled with He Dalang.
Although it is very likely that the Zou family is the biggest reason, it is impossible for He Ying to be free of responsibility!
Mrs. Jing'an shook her head at Wang Momo, "Okay, don't talk about it, it will only make people listen to gossip."