My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 157 I am also here for training

Butler Cao quickly put down the small teapot in his hand and muttered, "The house will be closed tonight. This is the Madam's way of setting the rules."

Turning his head, he saw the accountant Sun with a look of disapproval on his face, so he urged him, "Don't dawdle, hurry up."

Accountant Sun responded with a perfunctory response, and then he saw Butler Cao running out.

When Accountant Sun came out, the front yard was already crowded with people.

Everyone had received the news early and knew that the government would be closed tonight and would not reopen until those with smallpox recovered and there were no new patients in the government.

Although smallpox is a deadly disease, there have been no new patients in the palace in the past few days. They were busy cleaning, taking medicine and burning incense, and were not too panicked.

"Madam said that the mansion has been sprinkled with lime and fumigated with medicinal incense everywhere. When we get together, we can wear bibs soaked in medicine, so we don't have to worry too much."

"Well, I just don't know how long the lockdown will last. What should I do if there is no one to take care of my wife and children at home?"

"My father and mother are still sick. Sigh... How could it become like this out of nowhere?"

Everyone was talking in low voices, but when they were combined the sound became louder, making a buzzing sound.

Gu Shiliu walked in, looked around for a moment, and walked out again.

After a while, several maids came in carrying incense burners and desks, placed them one by one, and then lit the incense burners. The fragrance spread instantly, a little bitter, a little choking, with a strong smell of mugwort.

"Madam will be here soon, please wait for now," a maid said loudly, "The new list has been prepared, and Madam is asking Miss Hongye to check it. She will call out the names one by one later. Those who are called out should come out and answer."

"Okay, got it."

Butler Cao took the lead in answering.

After the maids were done, housekeeper Cao said, "All of you should behave yourself and listen carefully to what the Madam says. Because of the smallpox, the Madam will be in charge of the affairs of the outer and inner courtyards. Everyone should be careful and not make the master unhappy. If anyone is blind, don't say that I didn't warn you in advance."

The yard suddenly became quiet.

Not long after, a group of maids surrounded Qin Yuan and walked into the courtyard, everyone wearing a bib on their face.

Qin Yuan was wearing casual clothes and her hair was wrapped in a scarf. Not long after she sat down, Gu Shiliu came over and personally moved a throne and placed it next to Qin Yuan.

"Madam, the Marquis said he would come too."

Qin Yuan asked: "Didn't he say he was busy before?"

"My Lord, you will come no matter how busy you are."

Gu Shiliu said attentively, "The Marquis said that Madam relieved his worries, so no matter how busy he is, he will come to support Madam."

Relieve his worries?

Qin Yuan didn't know what Gu Jinghui was referring to.

Gu Shiliu whispered again, "The Marquis knows that Shuhai Pavilion said that our Dingbei Marquis Mansion is pretentious."

Qin Yuan nodded.

Gu Shiliu said, "Sixth Master was so angry that he went to the Marquis and swore that he would work hard to make the master of Shuhai Pavilion look bad."

Qin Yuan couldn't help but laugh. That would be a bit difficult.

The poems written by Gu Liuye are not as good as those written by her brother Qin Heng.

Seeing Qin Yuan's curved eyebrows, Gu Shiliu couldn't help but smile and said, "Sixth Master has been weak since childhood. Although he likes to read, we are afraid that he will get tired, so he stopped reading after elementary school. He has been locked in the room reading poems these days, and the servants are guarding outside the door, and he doesn't allow anyone to disturb him."

Qin Yuan nodded and said, "I understand. When will the Marquis come?"

"It's almost time. The Marquis is very fast. Madam can call the roll first."

Gu Shiliu immediately stepped aside and stood straight. Qin Yuan said to Hongye, "You call the roll."

Hongye was a little surprised and asked, "Me?" "Of course it's you," Qin Yuan said with a smile, "You proofread the new list."

Hongye asked: "Why don't you find a housekeeper?"

Qin Yuan said: "Just order what I ask you to do. This job is yours from now on. If you are too busy that day, just arrange for someone to take your place."

Hongye immediately said, "Then I'll order it."

When Qin Yuan had only a few housekeepers under her, she insisted on reporting for duty every day. She was very happy to report for so many people.

Hongye opened the roster and called out the names one by one. The people whose names were called stepped out and signaled. Qin Yuan sat on the chair and silently matched the people with the names.

At some point, she felt something warm beside her, and when she turned around, she saw Gu Jinghui sitting next to her.

"Master Marquis is here."

"Ah."

After the two had a brief conversation, Qin Yuan focused on watching Hongye call out the names.

After Hongye finished calling the names, he asked, "Are there any people missing? If so, please come and register with me. We cannot be careless. In the future, the rations and medicines will be distributed according to the list."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone took it seriously. Everyone in the yard was checked and no one escaped.

Hongye put down the list in her hand and stepped aside.

Qin Yuan didn't say much, and said directly: "In order to prevent smallpox, I have set the following rules. You must keep them in mind and not violate them. As the saying goes, extraordinary times call for extraordinary things. This rule is like a military order. Those who violate it will be punished as if they disobeyed a military order. If anyone violates it, no matter who it is, they will be severely punished."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

Qin Yuan redistributed everyone's responsibilities. Except for the kitchen, stables, account office, gardener and others, the rest were divided into groups and took turns on duty according to the time.

Those who are not taking their turn must rest inside the house and are not allowed to move around.

Things like sweeping, burning incense, and distributing medicine continued according to the previous arrangements.

Qin Yuan also asked the people in the same group to pay close attention to the physical conditions of others, and report any abnormalities to the corresponding responsible personnel in a timely manner.

With this allocation, everyone knows what they should do and what they should be careful about.

Gu Jinghui listened carefully at the side, and seeing that Qin Yuan was clear and organized, and made appropriate arrangements, he couldn't help but nod secretly in his heart.

After Qin Yuan finished speaking, he asked, "Does anyone have any objections?"

Everyone discussed it for a while, and finally made some suggestions on the grouping. Qin Yuan listened carefully, and if he thought it was right, he asked Hongye to make the adjustments directly.

Finally, Steward Han and Steward Cao signed their agreement, agreeing that from now on until the establishment of the government, everything would be done according to this agreement. If something unexpected happened to anyone in the middle, adjustments would be made according to the agreement. The method of adjustment was also decided after discussion by everyone.

Gu Jinghui said: "After this is decided, it will be a military order. Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. People in your family have been to the battlefield. You should know that military orders are strict and cannot be used for personal gain. No matter if you are a master or a servant, no one can violate them."

After he said this, everyone became more careful.

Qin Yuan struck while the iron was hot and repeated the punishment for violation, so that everyone would be more alert and would not let their guard down as time went on.

Finally, Qin Yuan asked Gu Jinghui, "Does the Marquis have anything else to tell you?"

Everyone looked at Lord Gu.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jinghui said, “This Marquis has already stated that Madam will be in charge of all matters in the mansion. This Marquis is sitting here to set an example.”

The implication was that he also came to listen to the lady's admonition, but he was just sitting in a different position from others.

Everyone: "..."

(End of this chapter)