Yutai Bi

Chapter 132 Missing 1
Du Xifu entered the hall, glanced at it, and lowered his head involuntarily.

He thought of Cen Sanniang he saw last time.Delicate and cute, she snuggled up to Young Master Sun, wanting to grow famous peonies in a whimsical way.Today, she looks like a dignified and noble lady, and she feels a little absurd in her heart.He secretly asked himself, is this the same person?
"Mr. Du, today is the first time I've met someone who works in the mansion. Please introduce me first." Cen Sanniang said calmly, putting on airs.

"Yes." Du Xifu was a little surprised that he was distracted.He restrained his thoughts, and after listening to Cen Sanniang's handling, he would know what kind of person she was.

He respectfully agreed.Take the roster and hand it over.

Ah Qiu stepped forward to pick it up, but did not pass it to Cen Sanniang.He held the roster and sat on the round stool next to him.

Xia Qiu also sat down, grinded slowly, and spread paper on the table.

This is what Cen Sanniang ordered early in the morning.Let them both listen and memorize.

"...Two accountants: Mr. Xu and Mr. Tian." Du Xifu didn't need the roster, and he knew it by heart.Introduce the people in the mansion one by one.

Mr. Xu and Mr. Tian are in their early fifties, thin and thin, wearing a navy blue cocoon gown with a round neck.There is a goatee beard under the chin, which is very in line with Cen Sanniang's image of the accountant.

Du Xifu gave a brief introduction.The two accountants were former staff members of the Du family before they were deprived of the dukedom.

The government of the state has its own staff according to the system.It is classy.The monthly salary is awarded by the Ministry of Households.The more people in the Duke's Mansion are raised by the mansion themselves.The title was gone, and the staff returned to the Ministry of Households, waiting for another assignment.

These two had been favored by Du Ruhui when they were young.Good at accounting and settlement, no other is good.He was hired by the Duke's own money.The Duke's Mansion collapsed, and his bureaucrats scattered.Mr. Xu and Mr. Tian were loyal and refused to leave. They vowed to be as rich and honored as the Duke's mansion, so they stayed.

A good account manager is a person who can be used.Cen Sanniang nodded to Ah Qiu, and the second maid carefully wrote it down.

Du Zhien was in his twenties, standing beside him in a samurai uniform, when he heard his brother introduce himself, he went forward to salute Cen Sanniang.

He stood on one side with the guards in the commander's mansion.

Cen Sanniang looked over, and there were actually two of the guards with all white hair.

She froze for a moment, listening to Du Zhien's calm and loud introduction.Only then did he realize that these were all personal soldiers who had been by Du Ruhui's side through thick and thin in the past.

After the establishment of the Duke's Mansion, he became a guard.The Duke's Mansion collapsed, and the old lady couldn't bear to let them have nowhere to go.As long as you are willing to stay, stay.

They stood quietly in the yard. The samurai uniforms were washed clean, but they were a bit old, and the color of the fabric was washed and faded, faintly whitish.

Cen Sanniang's nose was sore, and she felt uneasy because of her gorgeous clothes.I remembered it again in my heart.

After a round of introductions, Cen Sanniang knew it in her heart.

"...Mother Wu, you are still in charge of the big kitchen. There are four cooks including you. I will give you eight maids who will help you with rough work. Every day, the whole house's food will be handed over to you. You will report the accounts carefully later, Every meal must have meat and vegetables, and enough rice and noodles. How many stones, rice noodles, meat, melons, fruits and vegetables, and firewood are used every month. The approximate amount of money will be allocated to you on a monthly basis. As long as no one in the house complains about eating Meat and vegetables spoiled by moldy rice, or the portions were cut short, it’s up to you how to buy them. Zhengqitang, my yard, and other people in the house need to add additional vegetables, and each of them will pay you two taels of money. .”

"Yes." Mama Wu agreed.

The cost of the kitchen is a big one, and Cen Sanniang can't let it go.

After listing the kitchen, Zhengqitang also explained that Mama Yin should manage it alone.

The embroidery house bought four new embroiderers, Cen Sanniang looked at it, and ordered a kind-faced Mama Wang to be in charge.

The outer court still let Du Xifu be the manager.Welcome to send, take care of things.The guard squad, carriage and horse department, concierge, as long as external affairs are under his control.

Basically, his powers are not reduced, and he can concentrate more on dealing with external affairs.

In this way, Cen Sanniang was relieved to mention Fang's mother as the chief housekeeper's mother.

Mother Fang was in charge of Cen Sanniang's yard.There are four maids in the yard to help, and Cen Sanniang lives there, so nothing can happen.He also ordered four rough envoys to come to his yard to do rough work.

There are only two extra tasks for Fang's mother.One is the gatekeeper woman who enters the second gate and the back gate of the inner courtyard and the little girl who is in charge of running errands to report the news.The second is dozens of girls who do rough work after the assignment.Responsible for sweeping and cleaning the front yard and inner yard, washing clothes and other tasks.

After the arrangement, the management of the Duke's Mansion became simple, clear and orderly.

There was no thorn in Cen Sanniang's imagination, and there was no upstart to teach her a lesson.She was quite sorry.

At this moment, Du Xifu felt that he had underestimated Cen Sanniang.There is faint hope for the future of the Duke's Mansion.

"...Everyone performs their own duties, and outsiders are not allowed to enter the second door. If there is something that needs to be communicated by the mothers of the second door. Every day at the right time, the supervisors and mothers in charge of various places come to the conference hall to meet. There will be a mailbox outside the conference hall. Everyone If you have any comments or suggestions, you can write them anonymously. You don’t have to worry about not being able to meet in person, and you don’t have to worry about being known by others. Only I have the key. After receiving the complaint, I will naturally verify and implement it. There is no way to ignore problems that arise.”

Cen Sanniang motioned, Mother Fang picked up a wooden box she had prepared, and nailed it to the wall herself.

This move is quite new.Everyone in the yard looked at the mailbox with great interest.

Cen Sanniang took the key from Mother Fang and put it in the pouch hanging on her waist in front of everyone.

She remembered the whistle-blowing boxes that Wu Meiniang set up all over the country after she became emperor, and she came up with this idea.It's just that Wu's whistle-blowing box gave birth to false accusations and framed people, and also cultivated the famous cruel officials in the Tang Dynasty, Lai Junchen and others.

Many people may not remember his name, but when you talk about the famous story of inviting the king into the urn, you will know what kind of expert he is in extorting confessions.

Cen Sanniang feels that the Duke's Mansion is no better than managing a kingdom.Few people, relatively simple.It is beneficial to use the right method to deal with things fairly.

Everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged.It's time to make a summary.

She stood up and bowed to the people in the yard, so that everyone bowed in surprise, and those who returned to Fuli were in a hurry.

Cen Sanniang raised a bright smile on her face, and made a passionate concluding speech: "There are old people in the Duke's Mansion here, and there are also newcomers to the mansion. This gift is Sanniang thanking everyone for treating the Duke's Mansion as their own home and doing their best. , Never leave and never abandon. You will not fail the Duke’s Mansion, and the Duke’s Mansion will never treat you badly.”

After the words were finished, the venue was so quiet that even a needle could be heard falling.

Cen Sanniang wondered anxiously, did she overdo it?Or is it better to always show the master's spectrum?
Suddenly, a guard shouted loudly: "If the young lady has orders, the villain will die!"

Poutong knelt down and kowtowed to her solemnly.

In an instant, there was a kneeling in the yard.

Du Xifu smiled and thought, Young Master Sun married a virtuous wife.There is really hope for the Duke's Mansion.He lifted his robe and knelt down with the others, earnestly kowtowing to Cen Sanniang.

"Get up." Cen Sanniang heard her voice trembling.

She suddenly understood what Du Yansui was carrying.

Except for the newly bought servants, the original guards and servants of the Duke's Mansion accompanied the Duke's Mansion through the coldest years.After receiving a gift from himself, he could be moved and shouted that he would die forever.

It seems that there were loyal servants in ancient times, which is indeed true.

It's just that after the nanny and Baicao incident, Cen Sanniang still chooses to handle this relationship as a harmonious superior-subordinate relationship.

After inviting everyone, she smiled and said: "Director Du, Chief Guard, the two accountants and Mrs. Wang from the embroidery room stay here, and the rest should leave. At the beginning of autumn and summer, prepare tea."

With a wave of her hand, Mother Fang led dozens of new subordinates.

Cen Sanniang invited everyone to sit down.

Aqiu took more than 1000 taels of silver from selling flooring and Yude, and asked the accountant to record the public account.

Cen Sanniang said: "The most urgent thing is to buy clothes for spring and summer. Head of the guard, go back and count how many sets of warrior uniforms you need to make, and then Mama Wang will lead someone to measure the size. First make the two accountants, and then The guards and concierges in the outer courtyard, and the girls and women in the inner courtyard are waiting. After the statistics are completed, I would like to ask Mr. Du to arrange someone to buy the cloth. They must be fine linen. Show me the account later. Go to the accounting room to pay the money. If the expenses in the mansion are less than 50 taels, Manager Du can withdraw in advance, and it can be kept in the account, and there is no need to report. If it is more than 50 taels, I will know it in the daily report.”

Seeing that the brothers of the Du family were rushing to speak, they showed refusal on their faces.Cen Sanniang knew what they were thinking, and she was afraid that the house would not have enough money, so she had to save money.She smiled and said: "Guards, the concierge is the face of the mansion, including the coachman. Other places in the Duke's mansion can save money first, but this matter cannot be postponed."

The two swallowed back the words of rejection.

"Mr. Du, you arrange a few burly servants to clean up the back garden. Sell all the rocks, plants, and trees that can be sold. The garden is too big, and it can't be cleaned out at present. Both Zhengqi Hall and my yard have their own small gardens at the back. The back garden is also closed. As much as it can be sold."

(End of this chapter)