I'm already a concubine, who wants to fight with you?

Chapter 202 She Comes to Manage the House
Everyone thought that Mother Liu was just an ordinary woman, but they didn't expect her to be so strong that the shopkeeper couldn't break free. He could only hear the crackling of his wrist bones, and he let out a shrill scream.

"Ahhh, let go, let go now!"

Mother Liu snorted coldly and kicked him in the knee, causing him to cry out in pain and fall to his knees.

Su Lu seemed to be unable to see anything, and continued to speak softly, "Please give me the account book. If it is correct, I will pay you all this month's wages. Let's part ways in peace."

The guys were angry but dared not say anything, but the shopkeeper was panicked and no matter how painful it was, he did not forget to move Xiao Shirong out.

"I, I am the Madam's person! If you dare to touch me, I will definitely tell the Madam and let her punish you all!"

Xie Fei held the cup in one hand and said nonchalantly: "The one who asked me to come here for inspection was the Lord."

Her eyes were gentle and affectionate, and she looked at the shopkeeper with a smile. She was truly radiant and beautiful, like a spring flower or an autumn moon.

"Guess, is it the master who is in charge of the mansion, or the mistress?"

The shopkeeper's face turned pale in an instant.

Su Lu checked the account books by herself and found many discrepancies.

Although this shop doesn't have much business, it can still make some money, which goes into the pockets of these people.

Xie Fei asked them to pay the wages in exchange for the money, and then kicked them out without showing any mercy.

A few people wanted to resist, but the able-bodied men from the Pei Mansion were already waiting outside.

Xie Fei waved his hand and they were dragged out without even a chance to struggle.

This is the first shop that Xie Fei wants to reorganize, and he still has to figure out what to do next.

She looked around and decided that making iced drinks and herbal tea in the summer and selling milk tea and pastries in the winter was just fine and there was no need to change to something else.

There happened to be an ice cellar on the farm, where a large amount of ice was stored during the winter, which could be transported here to save some costs.

As for the shopkeeper and the clerks, it is better to let people you trust come.

In the afternoon, Chen Dafa and others arrived at the shop.

Chen Dafa was the shopkeeper, and Daniu, Erniu and others worked as waiters.

As for making iced drinks, those grown men really know nothing about it.

Xie Fei worked with Mother Liu to study the recipe, using the latest fresh fruits and vegetables, and adding milk, honey, etc. to create a wonderful flavor.

However, doing so would inevitably incur high costs, and unless the store's business was extremely good, it would definitely incur losses.

Xie Fei is dedicated to studying ice drink recipes and recalls all the milk teas and herbal teas he has ever drunk in modern society.

After returning home, she was still thinking hard.

Pei Yuan sat on the couch and looked at the prescriptions she wrote.

"Black plums, tangerine peel, rock sugar..." After reading the ingredients, Pei Yuan said, "Isn't this sour plum soup?"

Xie Fei was thinking while writing, and said, "Don't you think the sour plum soup made with my recipe will taste better?"

Pei Yuan did not comment and looked at another one.

"What is this Luo Han Guo?"

"It's also called the Immortal Fruit," Xie Fei said, "This thing has medicinal properties. I'm still thinking, don't give it to people easily."

Pei Yuan knew about the magical fruit, but he couldn't figure out how to use it to make an iced drink.

Just as he was about to ask, Fu Yu hurried in and shouted, "The lady is here."

Pei Yuan immediately turned over and lay on the couch, pretending to be weak.

To the outside world, he was still the playboy who had just recovered from a serious illness, with a pale face and a haggard look, as if he would die at any time. Xie Fei also kept the cold drink recipes to himself and went to serve Pei Yuan.

Xiao Shirong kicked the door open angrily, furious.

As soon as she entered the door, she didn't even look at Pei Yuan, her eyes only had room for Xie Fei.

"Bitch, how dare you chase me away! When will this mansion tolerate you making trouble?"

Xie Fei was feeding Pei Yuan "medicine" and was surprised when he heard this: "Why do you say that, Madam? Those people are lazy and cunning. They only take the monthly salary but don't do any work. A good shop..."

"Shut up!" Xiao Shirong gritted her teeth and said, "No matter what they do, if you dare to touch my people, you are against me!"

It wasn't that she really cared about those people, but Xie Fei's action was undoubtedly a slap in her face.

Xie Fei put down the medicine bowl and said, "Madam, you are too careless as a housekeeper, so the people below follow suit and behave themselves unruly."

In the past few days, Xie Fei and Pei Yuan checked the accounts and found that many shops and farms were hiding something fishy.

The majority of people are like the shopkeeper, who either spends his days in laziness and ignorance, or secretly seeks to make money and enrich himself.

Unfortunately, Xiao Shirong only knew how to enjoy himself and was unwilling to spend time managing his subordinates, which led to the increasing decline of the Fourth House.

If we don't manage it anymore, the huge Pei family will sooner or later be emptied by these unruly servants.

But Xiao Shirong didn't listen to Xie Fei's explanation at all. She just thought that Xie Fei wanted to take the opportunity to criticize her and embarrass her.

Xiao Shirong said coldly: "Within three days, I want all the shops to be restored to their original state. You must remember that you are just a concubine, and you have no right to speak in this mansion!"

Xie Fei didn't say anything, but Pei Yuan raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Shirong with a smile.

"It seems that I am not dead yet."

The gentle, cultured, yet unquestionable, steady voice made Xiao Shirong startled suddenly, and then she saw Pei Yuan behind Xie Fei.

Pei Yuan leaned quietly on the couch, his handsome features were exactly the same as before, but now he looked calmer and more elegant. Suddenly she felt as if he was not the same person before and after.

But she still remembered the purpose of her visit, and immediately sneered: "The master has been wasted for several years, and now he only remembers to ask for a housekeeper. Isn't it too late?"

Pei Yuan said calmly: "As long as I am not dead, it is not too late. From today on, the power of the housekeeper will be given to her."

He gently placed one hand on Xie Fei's shoulder, giving Xie Fei the greatest confidence.

Xie Fei said, "The shop needs to be rectified, and we can't be too reckless in the mansion. Tomorrow, Su Lu will come to Qiong Yuyuan to talk to you about the monthly allowance."

Xiao Shirong frowned, "What do you mean?"

Xie Fei said: "Your monthly allowance has not been determined, and the master has been allowing you to use the treasury at will. So your monthly allowance must be determined, and all future expenses must be accounted for first, and then paid from the account office after obtaining permission."

Xiao Shirong's spending was horrible. He spent at least dozens of taels of silver every day like water. No matter how much farms he sold, it would not be enough.

Xie Fei's actions undoubtedly restricted Xiao Shirong's spending. Apart from the fixed amount of daily food, clothing, housing and transportation, if he wanted to spend money from the treasury, he had to have a legitimate reason.

How could Xiao Shirong tolerate this?
But before she could get angry, Pei Yuan said, "I'm tired, you leave."

It was clearly a gentle and soft voice, but it seemed to carry a biting blizzard, causing Xiao Shirong to inexplicably feel furious.

For some reason, she didn't dare to get angry, let alone look Pei Yuan in the eyes.

Those sharp eyes were like a dark and cold pool. If you looked at them for one more moment, your soul would be sucked out and sink into the abyss.

The door opened and Su Lu led someone in. "Madam, please go back first."

Xiao Shirong was shaken, staggered, and ran away as if he was running for his life.

Xie Fei closed the door again and complained, "Your family background is quite solid. It has not been squandered in the past few years."

(End of this chapter)