Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 102 Losing Money
Lu Zhu said, "It's rare for a girl to meet friends, so she drank too much because she was happy."

"Meeting members? Who?"

"The second young lady from the Ningyuan Marquis's family." Lu Zhu thought that as the deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he could find out anything he wanted to know.

"Sister-in-law and Chen Er don't get along. They even had a fight in the mansion. When did they become friends?"

Su Qingwan put her hands on her hips and said, "She and I have been friends since childhood! We have never had a fight, that's great, that's great."

"Are you drunk?"

"I'm not confused. You are not allowed to question my friendship with Baozhu." Su Qingwan was drunk and felt even more dizzy. She grabbed Luzhu and said, "Don't pay him the money. Let's go!"

Luzhu thought to herself that she really had no intention of paying the compensation.

A Yaohuang plant costs one thousand taels, which is quite expensive.

Reluctant to part with it!
Lu Zhu helped Su Qing Wan back to Meilan Garden. Su Qing Wan scolded Lu Jing. Lu Jing could vaguely hear the words scolding him. His face was as gloomy as water. Li An asked, "Sir, what about Yao Huang?"

"Go find a gardener and save it." Lu Jing walked into the courtyard with a flick of his sleeves.

Su Qingwan had a hangover and a severe headache. She was a little confused when she woke up. She actually had a good alcohol tolerance and usually didn't get drunk. She didn't dare to get drunk. Lu Zhu said that she had good alcohol tolerance and would sleep when she was drunk. She was also worried that she would talk nonsense when she was drunk.

Perhaps it was because it was rare to see an old friend. Chen Lanzhu knew her past, her hatred, and her pain, and could comfort her pain. She had no friends or relatives along the way, and was lonely and helpless, with difficulty expressing the depression in her heart.

When she heard that Lu Jing was going to get married, she felt even more sad. She was in a bad mood and easily got drunk.

After washing up, she went to the front hall to eat.

Lu Jing was the only one left in the dining hall. Zhang and Lu Yuntang were not there. Perhaps it was because they had no appetite after having dinner with Lu Jing, so they tried to avoid him whenever possible.

Su Qingwan was drunk and had no memory of what she said. Lu Zhu also said that they were all irrelevant words. She said that the Third Young Master deliberately extorted two thousand taels from her, and the girl was drunk and refused to compensate him.

In the dining hall, the breakfast was rich, with a combination of meat and vegetables, and quite nutritious.

"Sister-in-law, when will Yao Huang's money be compensated?"

Su Qingwan, "..."

What you fear will come true, and now you are talking about compensation.

"Your Yao Huang is only a hundred taels, and you want two thousand?" Su Qingwan said, "You are so poor that you can only cheat your family?"

I don't know what words pleased Lu Jing, he nodded, "Since sister-in-law is unwilling to pay the money, I will admit the loss. I'm going to the government office, sister-in-law, remember to take care of the household affairs."

Lu Jing looked at her deeply and left indifferently.

Su Qingwan was so angry that she lost her appetite. "He waited for me to eat, just to make things difficult for me?"

Lu Zhu spread his hands, confused, "The Third Young Master never ate with us before."

"You're sick!" Su Qingwan was really rich. "Take two hundred taels of silver and send it to the Jinyiwei Yamen. Say that I'm paying him back. The louder the person who delivers the silver shouts, the better!"

Lu Zhu, "...Miss, if the Third Young Master loses face, he will come to settle accounts with us." "He asked for money himself."

Lu Zhu nodded, "Okay!"

Su Qingwan agreed to let Lu Jing manage the general affairs, so she did not give him a perfunctory response. After returning from the business, she asked the housekeeper to gather everyone and find out which servants were in the front yard on the day the brothel girl came to the house. After the housekeeper made a list, Su Qingwan found a matchmaker and sold all the people, eleven in total.

Everyone was stunned.

When Xie Zhaolan was in charge of the household, he adopted the ways of a merchant family and was not too strict. Even if Lin was teaching him, Xie Zhaolan had a soft and gentle personality and was very gentle, and he never punished the servants severely.

Although Li Xueying was overbearing, cruel, and strict in management of the mansion, she was not like Su Qingwan, who did not even have the chance to correct her mistakes and was directly sold out.

The housekeeper was also wiping his sweat, wondering whether he should tell Lin.

But Lu Jing has said that the eldest lady has the final say in everything in the family, and even the eldest lady may not be able to control it.

"I know you must be confused as to why you were expelled from the mansion for making a mistake. Some of you have served the Lu family for several years and were loyal to them. You must be unwilling to be expelled." Su Qingwan looked at the servants kneeling on the ground begging for mercy. The rules of the Lu family were not strict and they were relatively easy to serve. The monthly salary was also high.

Since you have to serve people wherever you go, it is natural for you to choose a host who is more gentle.

"If a teacup is broken or a piece of clothing is torn, it is a small matter and I won't make a fuss about it. But that day, the daughter of the Lu family came to visit and you left her alone. The palace guards were by her side and there were hundreds of servants in the house, but the daughter of the Lu family and her brothers swaggered into the main hall and humiliated the master of the house. You watched the show from the side. The master humiliated the servant and died. You have committed a taboo and the Lu family cannot keep you."

Su Qingwan's voice was not loud, but others felt heavy-hearted. No matter how they begged for mercy, Su Qingwan still had a cold face and sold out all the people.

After the slaves were sold, she asked for a list and inquired in detail about who the nannies in charge of various parts of the house were, including purchasing, the kitchen, the living room, the care of flowers and plants, etc. Managing a large house was very time-consuming.

Managing the household is something that every lady of a noble family has to learn. Su Qingwan redistributed the servants in the house and assigned appropriate work to each person according to his or her strengths, temperament and wishes.

"Miss, you are taking on the responsibility of the family again. Why bother? It is the Lu family's business anyway. You don't have to be so dedicated."

Su Qingwan said calmly, "Since Lu Jing and I have an appointment, I will abide by it. Otherwise... I don't know what harsh conditions he will put forward. Just be patient for a while."

She was used to taking care of these things and didn't find it tiring; it was just a piece of cake.

If she has to spend the next six months in the Lu family, she also hopes to live a happy life. The wicked servant bullies the master, and Lu Yunshu can't control him, so she still has to step in.

Su Qingwan was having dinner in Meilan Garden. She didn't expect Lu Jing to come. The maids in Meilan Garden were all stunned. They looked at each other with their eyes and noses, and dared not speak.

At sunset, I came to my eldest sister-in-law's courtyard. Lu Jing, have you forgotten the oath you made in the ancestral hall? Or maybe you really don't care about the rumors at all.

Fortunately, she set up the meal in the courtyard, which was quite open and aboveboard.

"This is Meilan Garden. It's sunset. What are you doing here?" Su Qingwan frowned, extremely displeased. Is he really crazy?
"I just got off duty. My sister-in-law sent someone to the yamen to deliver two hundred taels today. I came here specially to thank you for the gift." Lu Jing said in a calm tone, and emphasized the word "gift".

Su Qingwan was a little embarrassed, and she didn't mean to embarrass Lu Jing.

"You asked for two hundred taels, and I granted your wish. I did nothing wrong, did I?"

"Yes, so I came here specially to thank you, sister-in-law. You worked hard at home today, and I feel guilty. I have seriously reflected on myself and realized that I shouldn't have accepted your money." Lu Jing took out two hundred taels of silver notes and put them on the table. "I am stingy. I came here specially to return the money to you, sister-in-law."

"Why bother to go there yourself for such a small matter? Just send Li An over."