Chapter 83 Slowly Add a New Slave
In the summer, it was a hot and unbearable hot weather. The roasted weeds on the ground drooped their heads, and the evergreen trees in the backyard dare not be placed outside for fear of being burned and hot weather next to the ladies.
Xia'er went to Ruoying's place to withdraw money and wanted to clean up several empty houses in the backyard and make a flower room for the ladies to play. If Ying nodded and agreed, and had more money than her, she bought some new styles of flowers for the old lady, the eldest lady and Du Sanniang's room, and asked Caiyun if they could move there. Xia Erdao was considerable and appropriate in all aspects, so she was relieved.
However, it is also strange. Du Sanniang has been here for more than half a month. According to He's words, she should take action, but she doesn't even have the courage to see Shang Liangmu. Every time she sees it, she takes a detour, which makes Liang Mu much more relaxed. If no one mentions it, I'm afraid she will forget it.
If you think about it, she is probably the same as He. She is too suspicious. Du is very idle, so she may have taken Sanniang and her own companion.
As soon as Xia'er left, Mrs. Liu, the kitchen, came, "Madam, it's the Dragon Boat Festival in two days, and what needs to be added. The slaves are also well prepared." Ruoyan had been prepared for a long time and looked at Xiaoqiu and said, "Go, bring the accounts just listed."
"Yes!" Xiaoqiu turned around and took the roster and sent it to Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu took it with a smile and said, "Madam has just been here for a few months. I'm afraid she doesn't know the customs here? The old slave is a good student. Do you want to listen to it, madam?
Seeing that she was confident, Ruoyan smiled and put down the quill pen written in her hand, "Let's talk about it. If it's rare, madam will be rewarded."
Liu Niangzi giggled and waved her hand and said, "How dare you ask for a reward from your wife? As long as you get a smile, the old slave will also be happy." She paused and continued, "On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, it is the largest sales meeting in the market. Both old and young women and children in the family can come out to play. Suhe also wants to race dragon boats. I heard that some large families can assign their strong little men to race dragon boats.
She said with a smile: "I don't know if Madam has the preference to bet on two? If there is, we will also invite a few strong men to go to the river to try their luck. Ruoyu has been interested since she played Bopu last time, but she is not addicted to it. She just has nothing to pass the time, but she doesn't know the door of dragon boat racing. Let's ask her husband!
"When the master comes back, I will tell him that if it is allowed, I will leave this matter to you." Mrs. Liu nodded with a smile, but did not dare to answer: "The old slave is good at cooking. It's better to take care of his own skills. It's better to give it to stewer Sun."
That's right. Isn't the kang head just because it was sold? He also rewarded his big girl as his daughter-in-law. Ruo Ying also nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'll leave it to him then."
"By the way, the old slave also heard that some merchants want to give gifts to each other because of their good relationship, and the Zhuang Shang also sent the best Zongzi to the river god to pray for good weather next year." Mrs. Liu said in one breath, and said that the realjuan wine of that family was delicious, the artemisia grass on the top of the mountain was strong, the fumigation, Baizhi tools to be prepared, and so on.
"Exactly, what does the third lady have?" Xia Er turned around and asked with a smile. Du Sanniang said anxiously, "Wait," and then ran back to the room and took out a colorful line box. "I'll go to my sister-in-law's place with you to make a few colorful threads."
Xia'er only nodded with a smile and led the way in front of her. As soon as she entered the yard, she was stopped by Dong'er and said with a smile, "Madam just fell asleep. If the third lady is nothing serious, why don't you come back tomorrow?"
"That's it! Then I'll go to my sister-in-law's place!" Du Sanniang turned around and left with regret. Xia'er saw that people were far away and breathed angrily, "Madam, are you really asleep?" Donger nodded, "Are you really asleep? What's the matter?"
"In the past, the old lady secretly colluded with Du Sanniang and the master, but the master strictly prohibited it, but now in front of us servants, she said so openly, which really did not give the lady face and stained the master's reputation." Xia'er also had something to do and should not stay for a long time. She told Dong'er to leave after a few words.
When Ruo'er woke up, Dong'er told Xia'er's words to Ruo's. She sneered, "The emperor is not anxious about the eunuch. How can Du do it? What can she do? Liang Mu doesn't move this big tree. How can she stand him?" After saying that, he took the phoenix in Donger's hand and put it in his hand to play.
If someone else says she may be on guard, but Du Sanniang is Du's niece. Liang Mu is not in a hurry to prevent her from coming. How can she marry her? It's really a whimsical joke.
"Can Juaner come back?" Donger nodded and helped her comb her hair. "I just came back and said that it had not been cleaned up for several days. It was so dirty that she cleaned it up there and cooked food. She was so tired and sweated. I asked her to go down to clean it up."
"Alas!" Ruozhu couldn't help sighing. Lin Bai really reassured her, but she found several maids who served him, which made him look cold. Even the girl beside Ruoying came to help, and it was rare for her to look good.
Ruoying held her swollen forehead and sighed, "If Juaner didn't attract people's eyes, let her take care of it from time to time!" Donger nodded and gently rubbed her forehead. "Madam, there are not enough people to call, and the old lady's side is not easy to dictate. Why don't we go out and sell two families to fight?"
As soon as Juaner changed and came in, she listened halfway and said, "If you buy it, please help your uncle's family buy a house!" Ruo Mian smiled bitterly: "He doesn't even want a maidservant to serve people, and he can still want a family? Isn't it annoying to put it there? Juaner nodded fixedly: "Yes, madam doesn't know where it was made, alas... I can't say anything."
Ruo Ying can imagine the life of a bachelor and nod: "Om, he doesn't want to force him to put it in."
It is said that buying two families is not as simple as buying a girl. First, it took me to let the steward of the outer court go to contact Renyazi for a few days before meeting a suitable one. I heard that the former governor retired to Quanzhou's hometown. Because the distance was too far and did not take it away, he released the good girl and several families who signed the living deed. It is in charge of the idleness in the inner courtyard of the house, including the current flow of the account room.
Several of the original stewards of the Lian family are old stewards and communicate with the Du family. They don't care about the things in the courtyard. However, Lin County brings girls and girls. Even Xia'er is more safe, it is also difficult for one person to do several things. She is busy hitting the back of the head all day long. Not only is Kang's heartache, but also Ruo Yong to see I can't stand it anymore.
Several women under the kitchen are even more unable to stand on the table. They can make a small stove to eat and drink. If they meet a big banquet, they are afraid that even if they use all their best, they will not be able to compete with the kitchen in Lian's second room. Besides, Liangmu is doing more and more safely on the shop. He has connections with private businesses and overseas households all day long, and he can't always go out to drink, right?
He didn't say anything about himself. He felt sorry that he had no experience and was afraid that he would be taken by Du. If he thought so, he sighed again, "Although the price is more expensive, I still have to buy it. I will definitely use it in the future."
Xiaer held the roster and price in her hand, not to mention frowning, "Madam, the master's business path has just been safer, and he has lived with his family. He has been living with his wife's money these days! However, Du's side is still picky about not having good food and good food for three or two days, and He is also complaining. If you use the money to buy so many people back, how much will it cost? I'm afraid there is not enough money in one of my wife's stores.
"Some people who don't make money still complain?" Ruo Yan snorted coldly, "If you are complaining, you will tell them that if you dislike the public's food, you will pay for it to open a private stove with the wife under the kitchen."
Xia'er nodded and said yes, and asked, "Madam, how much silver do you think is appropriate for these families? Is it to sign a death deed or a living deed?
"Of course, you have to die, and you won't have trouble in the future." Ruo Ying said and took over the accounts in Xiaoqiu's hand and took a closer look. Here, he remembered the income from his own store for more than a month of business, the help of the women of the Lian family, and the publicity effect in all aspects, he had earned a lot of money and used it.
Although Liangmu's money is on the overseas goods of these big ships, it is enough for them to eat and wear for a period of time. Then he opened a few strokes from his private account and looked at Donger's lips, "Madam, is this your own money? It will be reserved for the young master in the future.
If you can't help laughing, the young master hasn't been there yet! It's better to take it for emergency first.
"I'm your master's. What do you do so clearly? Besides, can our master earn it?" Ruo Yan looked at Donger with a smile. She was an uninhabited daughter and didn't understand it. However, Xia'er took the account in her hand with a slight smile and went to find Ren Tong to pay the money.
Ren Tong is now the general manager of Ruo Ying's several stores and is in charge of accounts and cash. Even if Ruo Ying uses money, she has to come out of him! Because of such a decent thing, Ren Tong worked harder and strived for excellence in his work, which was very harsh to everyone. Even if Caiyun and the cake was spread out, he was punished.
The angry Caiyun ran to Ruoyan and cried, saying that Ren Tong disliked her. However, it made it difficult for Ruojing to talk inside and outside. He allowed Caiyun to play with a few beads on the sea, and Caiyun burst into tears and laughed.
The next day, Ren Tong came to plead guilty, saying that Caiyun suddenly was caused by his housekeeper's lack of strictness, and sent the beads back. Ruoqi was even more embarrassed, but her heart seemed to be as sweet as honey, and she only sighed that she had not recognized the wrong person.
Instead, Caiyun learned a lesson and never cried to talk to Ruo. She tried her best to take care of the things on the cake.
It is said that Xia'er took the accounts and went to the shop to withdraw money. Ren Tong still frowned as usual. No matter what the money was used, as long as it was money, he looked like this. Xia'er had been surprised for a long time.
"Wo! So much, what are you going to do, madam? Ren Tong's eyes widened a few times when he saw the account. Xia'er looked over and nodded, "That's right, it's 500 taels!" Seeing Ren Tongyue's frown, Xia'er had no choice but to explain that there were not enough people in the house. The lady was sympathetic to these servants brought by her and thought that it would be convenient for families to invite guests in the future.
Ren Tong listened and nodded, but still shook his head: "Just six families, including the little maids, can change more than 20 people. Even if it is a death deed, the price is really higher." He put down the account, frowned and thought for a moment, and asked, "Where are the man's teeth? I'll talk to him about the price."
Xia'er really admired his mood and took him to see those people. The man's teeth originally agreed to the wife of the family, and it must have been a great success. When she wanted to pay for the goods, she could still come out like this. Her face was not good, and Ren Tong's face was even darker, and the momentum of the teeth was a little suppressed.
"The subordinates who can do the work of officials must be knowledgeable." Ren Tong opened his mouth.
A greasy-mouthed mother-in-law hurriedly smiled and got back together. The attentive introduction said, "Isn't it! The men of Zhang Er's family, who used to be in charge of accounts, had several years of experience and no bad things happened. His wife is also a good manager of the inner house. Wang Sijia is good at managing flowers and nurseries. Li Wu's family has practiced martial arts for several years, and he is also an excellent nurse in the official family. There is also the wife of Liu San's family, who is also a rare lady who is good at cooking all kinds of delicious dishes, and even if she runs banquets. The men of Liu San's family are good at managing refreshments and banquets. Even if they are slaves, they are all capable people who can write and write. If these people enter the house, even the busy wife will be idle.
Seeing that Ren Tong nodded slightly, she smiled and continued, "Besides, these servants sign the death deed when they cross the door, and I'm afraid nothing will happen. There are some little girl in each family, and they can be maidservility. It's all appropriate."
"I understand all this, but I'm afraid you will take up a lot of this price, right?" Ren Tong said too bluntly, and immediately made the greasy mother-in-law blushed. "What you said, the old man is a job of threading needles. How much did you earn there?"
Ren Tong sneered, "Are there still those large families who don't have these servants? Not to mention buying several families in anger, or the deed of death, does this woman understand?
How can she not understand that if these people are left behind, they will have to be assigned to several companies to take action, and the price varies even more. If it is a bad person, I'm afraid they are still picky! How could she meet such a good family once and have to go? The mother-in-law thought for a long time, gritted her teeth and stamped her feet, and fell in love with the people behind her for a while.
"Since my wife has agreed and instructed us to come here to withdraw money, she attaches great importance to your husband. I will listen to you today." Ren Tong smiled and stretched out three fingers. The mother-in-law almost fell over and didn't say anything. Instead, Xia'er was shocked and sweated a lot, and she admired Ren Tong's businessman even more. When she went back, she should talk to her father-in-law and learn a few.
The next morning, as soon as the sun was painted, several ox carts came when the Lian family's head entered the door, and the large cabinet and small frame kicked in. Among them, there were two women of the command team, with a pinched exhortation: "Be light, don't make too much noise. The husbands are happy to be quiet."
It happened that Liangmu got up early to pick up the ship and inspect the goods at the port. When he saw such an appearance, he was so scared that he shouted, "Where did the bold thief come from?" Scared, the little guys who were carrying things took off the cabinet in their hands and fell on their feet and cried out in pain.
Suddenly, the neat team was in a mess. Xia Er was half angry and went back and shouted, "My lord, why did you get up so early?" When Liang Mu was wondering, Xia Er had regained her composure and ran to him, briefly telling him what his wife meant.
When Liang Mu heard that Ruojing actually used her private money to buy people to serve the useless people of the Lian family, she was so angry that she couldn't speak. Xia'er quickly relieved, "Madame did this all for the master's relaxation and the peace of the backyard. The master should understand the lady's painstaking efforts!"
He was speechless and smiled faintly: "The sea goods in the port have arrived. I'll go and have a look. In a few days, life at home will be relaxed." Xia'er was also happy. She followed her wife's appearance, gave a thumbs up and praised, "The master is the most capable. We servants still hope to live a good life with the master's wife!"