The wife of a woman collecting herbs cannot be bullied

Chapter 577

When Chu Xu came back, it was already dark.

When the concierge saw the male master returning to the mansion, he hurriedly reported the news inside, and the whole mansion was busy in the front and back yards.

Chu Xu was dressed in a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, his star-like eyes glanced at the faint yellow light at the gate of the mansion, which was specially reserved for those who had gone out and never returned.Seeing this light, Chu Xu's face, which had been gloomy all day, finally showed some signs of clearing up, and the people around him also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"A few gentlemen and the chief steward are invited to speak in the outer study!" Chu Xu threw the horsewhip to the waiter, and strode towards the outer study.

In the main room in the backyard.

Outside Duobaoge, two new pots of early-blooming Yubai camellias were placed on the flower table. The girls on duty gathered in the small warm pavilion, talking softly to the flowers.

On the warm kang in the living room in the inner room, there are bright yellow golden nankang cabinets against the walls on both sides. On one side of the kang cabinet are needlework baskets and pattern books, and on the other side are clear sapphire incense burner ornaments and crystal white coral trees.

Two candles were burning on the exquisite golden nanmu candlestick in the shape of a lotus flower on the kang table. The candlelight reflected on the newly replaced window paper, illuminating the whole room extraordinarily brightly.

On the clean window sill, a pot of orchids is exhaling fragrance, and in the clear glazed flat fish tank, there are a few goldfish swimming leisurely.

The heated kang was covered with thick silver-blue fine suede mattresses, and Brother Zhao was sleeping soundly in the small quilt on the kang.His two small hands clenched into fists, and he raised them to his ears as if surrendering, and there was a smile on his white and tender face from time to time.

Shi Chuying took a look at her son who was sleeping like a piglet, and reached out to touch his quilt. It was neither cold nor hot, and she touched his back and there was no sweat, so she kissed his little hand , and re-tucked the quilt for him.

Er Fei was lying on the baby's side, squashing his mouth and sleeping soundly. Shi Chuying also made a small quilt for it. Er Fei was not cold, but he envied his little brother and wanted to cover it himself. One.

Both Qinghao and Aunt Yue sat on the brocade stools under the edge of the Kang, waiting to settle the accounts with Shi Chuying.

Facing a list, Aunt Yue said: "As of the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, there are a total of 240 and eight servants in the whole house, all of whom are in good health, including 25 children under the age of three;
Because last month our mansion was promoted to be the mansion of General Zhen Guo, ten more guards were assigned to the House of Internal Affairs as required, adding six guards of ceremonies. "

Shi Chuying was sitting on the edge of the kang table, and she also had a list in her hand. Hearing this, she picked up a snail pen and drew on the list, and asked, "Have the bounties for these people been handed out together? "

Aunt Yue said: "I've posted all of them today, otherwise it would be ugly to be short of so few people."

"That's exactly what you said. Are all the errands in Huaishu Hutong back?" Shi Chuying asked again.

"They're all back, and your bounty and extra monthly money have been paid out, and they all said they would come to greet you tomorrow."

Shi Chuying waved her hand, "No need, I may go out tomorrow, I may not be free."

Glancing at the two of them again, he asked, "Are the rewards for the New Year and the red envelopes for New Year's greetings ready?"

Aunt Yue took out a heavy brocade pouch from her armband, Qing Hao hurriedly handed over a small tray, Aunt Yue poured it in, and there was a pile of shiny copper coins, gold and silver dazzled the eyes.

Aunt Yue picked out a few shiny copper coins, "This is a newly exchanged copper coin, a total of 300 taels, divided into three levels of rewards: thirty cash, fifty cash and one hundred cash, all strung together; red gold [-] taels There are two hundred small fish zippers for five cents, and two hundred small fish zippers for one tael; the same is true for pure silver."

As she spoke, Aunt Yue picked out a few shiny gold and silver fish for Shi Chuying to see.

Shi Chuying took it over and looked at it. The pattern was drawn by herself, so it was pretty. Seeing that there was a hole in the mouth of the big fish, she couldn't help saying: "They made this hole? Are you troublesome? "

Aunt Yue smiled and said: "I said when I sent it, if it can be done, it will be done, if it can't be done, let it be. We don't have a lot of them, so even if it takes a lot of trouble, they are willing to do it if they think about it."

Shi Chuying nodded, and then asked Qing Hao, "Did you call all the people in Huaishu Alley?"

Qing Hao nodded, and also took out a two-point slip, presented a copy to Shi Chuying, and replied: "The newly exchanged copper coins, Wushihang, and 200 taels of gold and silver were sent over ten days ago. hands."

"Another 28 taels of pure silver was used to make four sets of sterling silver jewelry, 25 taels or six dollars of pure gold was used to make three sets of gold jewelry, and half a box of gold and silver jewelry inlaid with medium-sized pearls, jade ornaments, details are here gone."

This was prepared by Shi Chuying for her parents from her small treasury, for them to use during the New Year. Anyway, she is not short of money, so there is no need for her parents to live in hardship.

She calculated her private house two days ago. In the empress dowager's treasury, regardless of gold and silver, each layer is an integer of 1 taels. These three layers are converted to 10,000+ taels of silver. No wonder the saint has been suspicious for several days.

Aunt Yue handed over the account book again, "Ma'am, take a look, all the accounts that should be paid this year have been completed, I checked with the account office in the outer court, and you can take a look at the surplus at the end of the year."

Shi Chuying glanced briefly, then nodded.

Qinghao also handed over a copy with a smile, "Madam's income in Wangshan County and Lianhuashan, as well as the income from Beiyuan and Wanci Herbal Medicine Store have all been calculated. It's all settled, so you can take a look."

Shi Chuying glanced at it, um, it still has more wealth than Chu Xu, and this is not counting the treasures she robbed several times.

After finishing the business, Aunt Yue pondered for a while, then smiled and said to Shi Chuying: "Do you still have Madam's Hundred Flowers Cellar? Auntie asked you to ask for a drink."

Shi Chuying smiled, "What's the problem, there must be others who don't have aunts who want to drink." Then she called Yulu to make tea, and Qinghao packed up her things wisely and left.

Shi Chuying kept the last two account books, put them in the drawer of the kang cabinet and locked them, and let Aunt Yue sit on the kang to talk.

When Yulu brought the tea, Shi Chuying ordered a cup of peach juice herself, and drank it cool, feeling very comfortable.

Aunt Yue likes hot tea with a lingering aroma, she took a few sips before putting down the tea bowl, leaned closer to Shi Chuying and said, "The previous aunt went to the silver building, and heard that the shopkeeper secretly leaked a word, saying that the higher up intends to mint new money in the next year. "

"Create new money?" Shi Chuying heard this news for the first time, and was a little puzzled for a while.

(End of this chapter)