042: The first move

"Madam, just Qiu's mother sent someone to say that a few little girl came to the room. Please go and have a look first." Chulu came in from the outside and said to Lu Ning.

Lv Ning was turning over the account book. Hearing what Chu Lu said, she raised her head, took a look, and then thought about it. She said, "You go back to Aunt Qiu, just say that she is optimistic about it. I'll come and have a look later."

"Yes." When the first exposure here was first, another servant said respectfully outside the door, "Madam?"

"Please come in." Lv Ning answered and saw an old man in brown clothes. The old man came in with a smile on his face and said to Lv Ning, "Madam, the little man is Zhang Jiu, the stew manager of the kitchen. I have saluteed my wife."

"Zhang Bo." During this period of time, when eating in Beijing Houfu, Lv Ning can naturally see that the chef in Beijing Houfu is somewhat skilled. The exquisiteness and taste of those dishes alone are enough to show that there is nothing wrong with Lv Ning. So when I saw this uncle today, I also had a good impression and said politely, "What's the matter?"

"Mrs. Hui," Uncle Zhang was a little embarrassed when he saw that Lu Ning was so polite. He bowed his body and said respectfully, "It was just that I just sent some supplements such as ginseng and bird's nest. The villain thought that such things were so valuable, and it would be better to ask my wife to see them."

"Oh?" Lv Ning thought for a moment and asked, "These matters have always been managed by Uncle Zhang?"

"Madam Hui, it has always been managed by a villain." Zhang Bo smiled and said, "The villain is thinking about it. It's better to let your wife have a look."

Uncle Zhang's words made Lv Ning think about it secretly several times. Seeing that this uncle's face was completely a meaningful smile, Lv Ning's heart also raised a little hesitation. At that moment, he nodded and said, "Okay."

"That's right, madam," Zhang Bo saw that Lv Ning nodded his heart, and his head was secretly happy, so he said, "It's reasonable that the little man should bring everything to his wife. But I think my wife has never been to the kitchen. If my wife doesn't give up today, I would like to invite her to go with the villain and take a look at the size of the kitchen by the way.

Lu Ning looked at this uncle who should have something to say to him, but it was inconvenient. At that moment, he readily agreed, accompanied by Yan Cui and followed Zhang Bo to the kitchen.

This was the first time that Lv Ning came to the kitchen, but she saw several baskets in the small yard. There was a short and thick middle-aged man standing there, as if he was waiting. When Lu Ning was close, he saw that the man was wearing a purple coat, which made his originally dark face more and more dim. His face was full of beards, his eyes were like cow bells, and his face was full of horizontal meat, but it made people a little bored when he saw it.

"Bun Zhang, who is this?" Lv Ning quietly asked Uncle Zhang.

"Mrs. Hui, this person is the buyer of my Houfu, and his name is Chi Gui." Zhang Bo replied.

"Is it expensive?" Lv Ning hesitated for a moment. This surname is not common in the first place. This is expensive...

"Ah, madam," Zhang Bo saw Lv Ning's hesitation and immediately smiled and said, "This man is the cousin of the second lady Chi Caiqing. The year before last, he went to the second lady. Because the second lady begged her ancestors, she left him in the house as a buyer."

"That's it," Lu Ning muttered and asked, "Many of the supplies in the house are bought by him?"

"Madam Hui, that's exactly what happened." Zhang Bo nodded.

So that's it.

Lv Ning had a slight understanding in her heart, and now the money went to the courtyard.

"Well, I said, why are you so slow?" When Chi Gui saw Uncle Zhang coming, he shouted loudly.

"Don't be so anxious," Zhang Bo said slowly with a smile on his face, "Since today, major and small things in the house must be reported to his wife first. Didn't the villain invite his wife to have a look?

When Chi Gui heard what Zhang Bo said, his eyes turned around and then turned his head to look at Lu Ning.

But I saw that this husband Rong was as delicate as a willow, and his pink face was as white and lovely as a peeled egg, with beautiful eyebrows and plump and fair. A light pink fireworks shirt and a water-colored smoke cloud butterfly skirt on the ground, and there are a few strands of silk ribbons decorated with blue fish-shaped jade pendants around the waist. No matter how you look at it, they are all beautiful vases. At that moment, he didn't put Lv Ning in his eyes at all. He just "hummed" from his nose, and then pointed to the few baskets he put on the ground and said, "It's all here. Take your time. I'll go."

"Hail." Not waiting for Uncle Zhang to open his mouth, Lv Ning raised his voice. Chi Gui was about to walk towards the door. Hearing the sound of green condensation, he had to stop.

"What's your name?" Lu Ning slowly turned around, stood behind Chi Gui, and asked coldly.

"Me?" The late noble hesitated for a moment. He wanted to turn around and leave, but he didn't know why he opened his mouth and answered, "Chi Gui."

After saying that, he raised his neck, as if the surname had infinite glory, which was enough to make the sun and the moon shine.

"Oh?" Lu Ning smiled softly. She slowly walked to Chi Gui, raised her eyebrows, and looked at Chi Gui from top to bottom.

Although Chi Gui did not pay attention to Lv Ning, he saw that Lv Ning looked at himself up and down so much, and his eyes smiled, which made people feel a little uncomfortable for no reason. At that moment, he took half a step back, cleared his throat, and turned his face to one side.

"What position do you have in the house?" Lu Ning asked again.

Chi Gui turned his head and took a look at Lv Ning, and then said, "Buyer."

"What do you buy?"

"Buy everything."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Zhang Bo almost couldn't help smiling. He turned his face and looked aside, but collided with Yan Cui's eyes. Both of them unconsciously smiled.

"Are these also bought by you?" Lu Ning pointed to those baskets and asked.

"Hmm." Chi Gui nodded.

"What's in it?"

"What is it? The old man will tell you that I still have something to do. I'll go first." Chi Gui was shocked by Lu Ning's question. It seemed that someone was carefully watering cold water on the tip of his heart, which was particularly uncomfortable. Thinking that he was also used to being domineering in Hou's mansion, how could he stand such a cold reception? At that moment, he blew up his beard and shouted, and turned around and wanted to pass Lv Ning to leave.

"What are you going to do?" Lu Ning just smiled gently and asked, "Madam, I don't remember anything else I need you to do."

A word actually made the expensive footsteps stand still there.

"Yan Cui, go and move a chair." Lu Ning no longer stopped paying gazing at Chi Gui, but just told Yan Cui to say.

Yan Cui answered and hurriedly turned around to look for a chair.

"Bun Zhang, go and get the name. Do you have the account book you bought?" Lv Ning asked Uncle Zhang.

"Yes, yes." This Bo Ping Suriduo listened to people talk about Mrs. Rong, saying that this Mrs. Rong only knew how to talk to the flowers and the moon and the grass, and she was a very headache. Since he wanted to find a short meeting that day, his temperament suddenly changed greatly. He not only loved the marquis, but also deeply favored the ancestor. In a few months, he had moved back from the original small "Tao Ranxuan" to the "Luoxia Pavilion", and even firmly grasped the steward power of the Hou Mansion. This kind of ability is enough to amaze people. Among other things, the third aunt and Chi Caiqing, who are arrogant and only know how to bully their subordinates, seem to be much more honest. Now, Uncle Zhang has indeed seen Mrs. Rong's means in person. Indeed, it is only a lot more than the previous rumors. At present, he responded repeatedly and turned to get the account book.

Yancui had already brought a chair and put it in a shady place. When Lv Ning sat down, she brought a cup of tea and showed Lv Ning.

Lv Ning took a sip of tea and returned the tea cup to Yan Cui. Seeing that Zhang Bo also took the account book, she took it in his hand and turned it over.

"Every month, these people's ginseng and so on are quantitative?" Green Ning asked.

"Madam, there are also quantitative and non-quantitative. Normally, it should be prepared for each hospital five taels every month, but occasionally there are masters who like more, so... with the non-quantitative. Zhang Bo laughed.

"How many two should be prepared in the kitchen every month?" Lu Ning raised her eyes and asked Uncle Zhang.

"It should be five catties. If there is any shortage, you can buy it again." Zhang Bo's attitude was a little restrained. Lv Ning looked at it and turned her head to Chi Gui, but when she saw that Chi Gui also slowly turned around and quietly looked up at Lv Ning.

Lv Ning's heart moved slightly, and then looked down at the account book.

"Okay, Uncle Zhang, just weigh those things," he said, then stood up and said, "Gang Erqiu's mother also came to say that several girls had been sent to me and asked my wife to have a look. Let me take a look. You can call it together with Chi Gui.

After saying that, she took the account book and walked away.

"Well, it's still a person who is unreasonable and doesn't understand etiquette, but he doesn't think that the whole family is like this. It really makes people laugh. Until she walked out of the small yard, Yan Cui didn't forget to look back and pooh. Then he turned back to Lu Ning again and said, "Madam, how dare Chi Gui be so disrespectful to you? Did Chi Caiqing really support him? It's really a person who doesn't know etiquette."

Lu Ning's eyebrows frowned slightly. She looked down at the account book in her hand and said thoughtfully, "This matter may not be as simple as you and I think."

"What does madam mean?" Yan Cui asked in surprise.

Lv Ning was just silent and didn't say anything.

It was not until the time when she was in charge of the lamp that Lu Ning raised her head from the account book. After thinking for a long time, she reached out and called Yan Cui and asked, "Can you and Shui Zhuer be familiar with the servants of other courtyards?" |

"This," Yan Cui thought for a moment and said, "Although it's not very good with the third aunt and Chi Caiqing's personal girl, there are still one or two good ones."

"Well," Lu Ning nodded and asked, "Does it have anything to do with the kitchen?"

"I don't have it before, but Shuizhuer has a fellow villager in the kitchen. She always quietly takes some snacks or something to honor your wife. She is a sensible girl." Yan Cui replied.

"Good." Lu Ning nodded and said to Yan Cui, "Go and call Mingxin and Zhenger. I have something to tell them."