Here Mrs. Zou and her husband went back to the courtyard of the big house together. During the whole journey, Mrs. Zou lowered her head and remained silent.
But He Changqi leaned closer to her with a regretful expression on his face, "If the third sibling knows how to cook venison, I don't know how delicious it will be."
Zou Shi was choked up, and her heart was even more blocked.
After a pause, he walked faster, but He Changqi, who was slow, didn't know what was going on with her.
"Hey, Yuan Jing, Yuan Jing, please slow down, it's getting dark and the road is difficult!"
Zou Shi bit her lip, her face was ugly.
Since my husband came back yesterday, I heard him say how popular the birthday peach made by Chu Lian was at the old Dingyuan Hou's birthday banquet. Later, I told my mother-in-law, and then I went to the old lady and said again, it's a pity that Chu Lian can't cook venison.
As He Changqi's official wife, can she not be angry
No matter how good the third sibling is, so what if they know how to cook, she is San Lang's wife, not He Changqi's!
Zou was heartbroken upon hearing this.
If Chu Lian knew that her sister-in-law was bored with her because of this, she would have to cry in front of her elder brother He Changqi.
Brother! Don't bring such a cheating teammate!
Also, you are so slow, does sister-in-law know
In the evening, when Nanny Gui was waiting for Chu Lian to change clothes, she handed over the money from the jewelry and the things Chu Lian asked for on the list.
As Chu Lian walked towards the small study, she opened the small wooden box given by Nanny Gui.
Inside the wooden box were neatly placed four small gold bricks and the silver jewelry she asked Nanny Gui to find in a jewelry shop.
Nanny Gui followed behind her, hesitated for a while, and then persuaded: "Third Mistress, it's better for you to keep the money for self-defense. Although you are in the house, you are the third wife after all, and the third young master cannot inherit the title. After the Taijun passed away, he must go out and live alone, and the expenses of the house are controlled by the grandma, in fact, there are a lot of places to spend money!"
Chu Lian turned her head and glanced at Nanny Gui strangely, her almond eyes were like stars under the light, shining and clear, "Mom, do you still expect the money to be saved?"
Nanny Gui was at a loss for words, paused, and tried to persuade her again, "But you just took over the third house, how can you be so extravagant."
What she didn't say is that it's not a year or a festival. If you reward someone, you'll earn your head. If you often get rewards in the future, it's okay, but if you don't get any rewards during the festival, the servants will be disappointed and easily disagree. , but not easy to manage.
Besides, although the silver jewelry on the list is not very expensive, each of them is a good design! Don't say it's for the servants, to be honest, even if it's for the masters of ordinary officials and eunuchs.
Chu Lian had already walked to the desk, she put the wooden box on the desk, took out the silver jewelry from the box and put it on the mahogany lacquer plate beside her. On the lacquer plate, Chu Lian specially put a layer of dark blue silk ropa on it.
The newly made silver jewelry is set off by the dark silk, making it more shiny and beautiful. In addition to the novelty of the jewelry pattern, it feels no worse than gold jewelry under the light.
"Don't worry, mom, grandma gave me a restaurant."
Chu Lian happily fiddled with the jewelry on the lacquer plate, putting them away by category.
He casually replied with Nanny Gui.
Nanny Gui choked, restaurant? Just that dilapidated restaurant
It's not in a good section of Shengjing, the dishes are not novel, and you can't make ends meet every month. Where there is money to be made, it's good if you don't post it!
Nanny Gui really suspected that the old matriarch thought that their third grandma was not pleasing to her eyes, so she deliberately threw this dilapidated restaurant for Chu Lian to post the book.
"Oh, my third grandma, how can that restaurant make money! You can't count on this restaurant!"
Chu Lian finally looked up at Nanny Gui, "Mommy, I know you're doing it for my own good, but I know all these things well."
When saying this, Chu Lian's tone obviously became serious, and it was no longer the usual delicate and soft voice.
Nanny Gui was startled, and closed her mouth tightly.
Although the third grandmother's personality is not as extreme as before marriage, and sometimes people become more talkative, but it doesn't mean that she can influence her decision with a few words. She has violated the taboo of servants.
Nanny Gui broke out in a cold sweat after reacting.
Chu Lian also has this kind of thinking. Although she doesn't like to be harsh on others, she also likes to live a comfortable life, and sometimes she is a little dazed and careless, but she is never sloppy when it comes to major issues, and she is a very independent person. , especially don't like others to interfere or even make decisions for her.
She knew that her thinking was very different from that of the people of the Great Wu Dynasty, so after arriving here, she has always been easy to talk to, but it doesn't mean that the things she decides can be easily changed by others.
This is true for silver jewelry today, and even more so for more important decisions in the future.
"The old slave knows."
Seeing Nanny Gui reacting, Chu Lian's face softened, and she returned to her usual soft expression. Her tone was gentle, which made people feel very comfortable.
"Mommy, you have to trust me, money is so hard to earn." After speaking, she smiled and winked at Nanny Gui, playfully.
Although Nanny Gui is nodding on the face, she doesn't believe what Chu Lian said at all in her heart. Although the third grandma has a lot of tenacity, after all, because of her status in the British government, she had very few opportunities to get in touch with the outside world. Her stepwife has never taught her sincerely, so it is normal for her to have a high-sighted and low-handed temper.
Nanny Gui sighed in her heart, thinking that it was better to let the third grandma suffer a second time, so she knew it.
When Nanny Gui withdrew, Chu Lian put away the gold bricks in the wooden box. Including these gold bricks, she had almost six hundred taels on hand. is far from enough. Opening a brocade box next to her, seeing Princess Le Yao's golden unicorn lying in it, the corners of Chu Lian's mouth curled up.
"Princess Le Yao, since you like your Brother He so much, you should pay the rest of the money."
Before going to bed, Chu Lian took out the Guilinju ledger given by Mrs. He and looked through it.
Here is the account of Gui Linju for the past three months, because there are very few daily customers, and there is only a thin book for three months.
With such a thin account book, Chu Lian disagrees with the method of keeping the accounts, not to mention whether the accounts can be matched in the end.
Let's talk about these few things.
On June 1st, the kitchen bought one tael of silver.
Kitchen purchases
What did you buy? Is it the daily needs of vegetables, pots and pans, or desks and chairs
On June 12th, pork five catties and one hundred cash, cabbage ten cash, new tea five hundred cash...
From the beginning of June to the middle of the month, there are only two or three diners who come to the restaurant every day. Sometimes there is no one, and there are never more than five people. Among these diners, only one person has ordered a dish made of pork. .
So Gui Linju's pork dishes are not popular. The kitchen doesn't need to buy more than one catty of pork every day, but today it buys five catties. Is this a private kitchen with public accounts
hehe!
A thin account book has only been read for less than a third, and it is full of loopholes, so there is no need to read it anymore.
It seems that this Guilin House is not only a problem with the management, but also with the staff. Some people who only know how to fill their own pockets come to run the restaurant, even if they are given the most prosperous store in Shengjing, they will lose money sale!
The next day, Chu Lian told Mrs. He alone about going to Wei Wang's mansion for an appointment. Mrs. He took her hand and was very happy, and finally let her go at ease.
When she came back from Qingyu Hall, she asked Nanny Zhong to gather the maids and women in Songtao Garden.
Chu Lian handed over the matter to Xi Yan, and then went to the small study to practice calligraphy.
Xiyan was holding a mahogany lacquer plate, and said to the maidservant in Yihua Hall: "The third grandma's birthday is coming, and I ordered people to beat these jewelry a few days ago, and I will take this opportunity to make everyone in the courtyard feel happy." .”
What Xi Yan said was specially ordered by Chu Lian this morning, Xi Yan is not lying, Chu Lian's birthday in her body is indeed in these two days, July 26, and it just so happened that Princess Duanjia invited her to Wei That day in the palace.
There must be a reason for giving rewards, otherwise the hearts of these servants will be raised. Although Nanny Gui didn't say it directly last night, Chu Lian had already thought of it.
It's like the company always gave out some benefits during the holidays in the previous life. When the benefits are good, the employees below will willingly work hard.
Nanny Gui, who was standing by the side, was startled, she didn't expect the third grandma to be so thoughtful when she was so flustered and forgot to remind her of everything, she felt a little guilty for a moment.
The servants in the room were full of joy when they heard that there was actually a reward.
Xi Yan coughed twice, and the place suddenly became quiet.
"Third Mistress ordered, for these silver jewellery, the second-class maids each choose a silver hairpin and two rings, the third-class maids each have one silver hairpin and a ring, and the lower-class maids each have a ring."
After speaking, he handed the tray in his hand to Wenqing next to him, and asked her to carry it over and sort it together.
All the maids and women were overjoyed and said in unison: "Thank you, Third Mistress, for your reward."
"In the future, you should be good at doing things. As long as you do your job well, the third mistress will definitely reward you, but if there is anyone who behaves badly, let alone rewards, you will be kicked out of Songtao Garden immediately."
Hearing Xi Yan's encouragement, they said in unison: "The slaves and maidservants will definitely do their jobs well."
Baicha is the maidservant in Songtao Garden. My father, mother, and old man are all children of the Jing'anbo Mansion, but they are not good at mixing. My old lady was originally burning a fire in the big kitchen, but later the big kitchen leaked water and got burnt. If he doesn't come to bed, his father runs errands behind the big steward of the outer courtyard. A few years ago, he was framed and accused of embezzling the mansion's money, and was severely punished by the grandma. Now he is shoveling horse manure in the stables.
Xu Shi was hit hard, became addicted to alcohol, was drunk every day, and his two older brothers were not allowed to be reused in the house. Bai Cha started working as a maid when he was ten years old, and now four years later, he is still Sweep and sprinkle in the house.
Originally, he thought about when he would get blue eyes in the third young master's courtyard, but the third grandma came in.
The third young master suddenly left the mansion to go to the north, so Baicha had no choice but to do things honestly.
But the old lady was seriously ill and urgently needed money to see a doctor, and her father took all the silver at home to drink. She was desperate, so she was rewarded by Chu Lian.
She clutched a silver ring in the shape of a clover in her palm, and looked at the master bedroom in the courtyard with gratitude.