Mu Huagui

Chapter 37
Cherry wondered at the side, "Miss, when you just came back, your eyes were swollen. I thought you were wronged, why are you so happy now?"

Because in the Chen Mansion for several months, I was at a loss, and I didn't know how to investigate the past life.And now, finally have a chance, can you not be happy.

Chen Jiao'er couldn't tell the truth, so she had to say, "Starting tomorrow, my fourth sister and I will learn housekeeping from the second lady."

"Really, that's great, that's great." Cherry was so happy that she almost threw away the dishcloth in her hand, and after turning around the table a few times, she threw down the dishcloth and said, "The maidservant is going to the kitchen to add some dishes to Miss. "

Chen Jiao'er looked at her active background, shook her head and smiled, then took out the book left by Mother Qiao, and read it seriously.This booklet uses Nüshu, a lost script that Godmother specially taught her.

At that time, in order to please the godmother, Chen Jiaoer studied very hard, and soon she was able to speak and write letters with the godmother in Nvshu.I remember that at that time, the godmother was very happy, saying that it was finally not lost in her hands.

What Ganniang said was lost, I'm afraid it was the booklet in her hand. After reading the contents, Chen Jiao'er felt that there was a mountain of tens of thousands of catties weighing on her heart, and this book became hot.Standing up, holding the book several times, I tried to light the fire, but put it down again.

Anyway, the content of this book is written by Nushu, and no one can understand it. As long as I don't tell it, no one will know about it.Subconsciously, Chen Jiao'er touched the ring hanging on her chest with her hand, and said silently, thank you, godmother.

The next day, as expected by Chen Jiaoer, after he offered to take care of the handyman woman, the second lady's eyes lit up, and she agreed after pretending to evade.Chen Qishan is in charge of the kitchen, and the second wife is in charge of the affairs of the house.

Early in the morning, the stewards of the various departments stood in front of the courtyard to answer the questions. After careful observation, Chen Jiao'er couldn't help admiring that the second wife usually made good friends, and the effect appeared at this time.Of course, it is also related to the fact that the steward left behind by the old lady occupies many key positions.

The direct descendants of the eldest lady may have received orders from the eldest lady, or they may know that the new official has three fires when he takes office, and they are unwilling to draw fire on themselves.All of them were respectful and listened to the second lady's lecture calmly.

"...That's all I want to say. All in all, there is no change from before. It's just that everyone has changed to a different place..." The soft voice of the second lady relieved everyone's tension to some extent.Many people's expressions relaxed, and their bodies were no longer as stiff as before.

The steward in charge of the chores is Mother Zhou, who is over 50 years old this year and is an old man in the mansion.To be honest, to be safe and secure, I have never shown my face in front of my master, nor have I messed up my errands.

When the second wife introduced Chen Jiao'er to Zhou's mother, Chen Jiao'er saw an ordinary old woman who was thrown into the crowd and could never be found.She was dressed in a blue shirt that had been washed white, and her hair was neatly tied up. When she smiled, she could see wrinkles and puffy eyes.

"I have met Miss Biao. From now on, if you have something to do, just tell me, and this old slave will definitely do it." Zhou's mother bowed and saluted, and she answered in a regular manner.

"I'm sorry for Mother Zhou. Jiao'er doesn't understand anything. She just came to study at the old lady's order. I hope mother will teach Jiao'er more in the future. If there is anything wrong, please forgive me."

Chen Jiao'er has a good impression of Zhou's mother. She still has a lot of people to use in the future, and she hopes to get along well with her.

Zhou's mother obviously didn't expect that Chen Jiao'er would lower her social status so much, and she changed her tone, and said a little more intimately, "Miss Biao is serious, but wherever there is a need for an old lady, she must know everything and say everything."

Chen Jiao'er thanked her, then went back to the second lady and sat down.Chen Qishan impatiently followed Mother Du to the kitchen.The second lady smiled helplessly, "It's still Jiao'er who is sensible, my girl, if you are half as calm as you are, she won't worry about it."

"Sister Qishan is innocent, smart and generous, and Jiao'er can't learn it even if she wants to." Chen Jiao'er heard that the second lady left a steward.The second lady asked carefully, and then said, "I heard that Guanshi Wang fell off his leg last night, and I don't know what's going on now."

There are many people in the farm, and there are two deputy stewards under steward Chen, both of whom are the dowry of the eldest lady.One was surnamed Wang and the other was surnamed Liu. Steward Wang was the one who lost his leg and did not come. The other Steward Liu was sent by the Da Furen to handle some errands and hadn't returned yet.

Chen Guanshi replied, "Wang Guanshi drank some wine last night. I heard that he fell on the way. He was fine at the time. When he woke up, he found that his legs were swollen and he couldn't get out of bed. The people in the house were sent to report to the servants early in the morning." Come here, if you say your legs are better, come and plead guilty to the second lady."

"It's an old saying to hurt your muscles and bones for a hundred days. Let Guan Shi take a good rest. Don't let people say that our Chen family is harsh. But there are many and complicated things in Zhuangzi. I'm afraid we can't leave people for a moment. I think so." , I’ll send someone to help Steward Wang take care of this mess, you can see if this person is suitable for you later, if it is suitable for you, you will have to work hard for Steward Chen.” The second lady laughed secretly, this stupid slave thought she was pretending to be sick Is it to give yourself a bad start, but you don't know just to move the position for me.

Chen Guanshi also secretly laughed at the fact that the slaves taught by the eldest lady were just like her, and he still couldn't see the situation clearly, so he hurriedly replied, "The people the second lady refers to must be suitable for use, and they are all part of the job, and the slaves dare not say hard work. "

The second lady was very satisfied with Chen Guanshi's attitude. After everyone went down, the second lady said to Chen Jiao'er, "From now on, come here to listen to things every day, and then learn how to manage those little girls and women from Zhou's mother in your free time. Don't look at these rough officials. Girls and mother-in-law are the most difficult to manage. Take it lightly, be lazy, play slippery and delay mistakes, and make it serious, and talk outside and say that the master is unrighteous. If you can manage this one well, you can do everything else It's not difficult."

"Yes, Jiao'er will study hard." Chen Jiao'er responded repeatedly, and sent the second wife away, Chen Jiao'er pretended to have a look at the courtyard.Walking around with the cherry, the old lady only packed the main room and came out, the east and west wing rooms were still locked.

I asked the old lady who is the gatekeeper in the yard, and I know that Mother Zhou has arranged for someone to come to clean it every day. The two rooms are full of books and some calligraphy and paintings left by the old man, which are usually locked. Occasionally, the second or fifth master will come Come and pick up a few books to go back and read, no one else has been here.

Knowing that Chen Jiao'er was following the second lady to take care of the house, this lady was very attentive in answering everything, even telling clearly when the maids would come to clean up.Chen Jiao'er asked Cherry to hand over a purse, and went back to Cuiyun Residence without looking at her mother-in-law's obsequious smile.

For the sake of Chen Zian's marriage, the eldest lady was busy looking around, and now the second wife is in charge of the house.Chen Jiao'er reported to the old lady and the two of them, so she often asked Mother Su to come to the mansion to pay her respects.

When Mother Su got the news and came to Cuiyunju, she closed the door and said, "The girl is really amazing. The shop in the west of the city will be taken back by the landlord and she will start her own business. Fortunately, we didn't take over, otherwise, once the lease comes, Where to find the place with the goods.”

"Fortunately, the landlord is an official and well-informed. When he found out about the shop change, he posted a notice directly. The shopkeeper was forced to sell the goods at a low price so that he could take the money back to his hometown."

Chen Jiao'er thought about it, and said, "If the goods are good, Mom might as well buy some. Most of the customers of the silk and embroidery shop are women, so buying some rouge and gouache by the way is also a business."

Mother Su laughed and said, "Well, the old lady and the young lady thought of going together. It's only 400 taels of silver. Where can we eat it? It's okay to buy a little bit."

"But it's up to mother to decide." Chen Jiao'er was trapped in the mansion, and it was not easy to go out often, so she naturally left the matter to Su's mother.If everything has to go back to her, she can do it. One is that the people who do things are restrained, and they are unwilling to use their brains after a long time. The other is business matters. Sometimes the timing is the test of buying and selling. Maybe I'll pass this opportunity when I get back.

Mother Su is not hypocritical, she thinks very clearly that she has no children all her life, even if she is a foreigner, she still has to follow the young lady for the rest of her life.

The last time we met at the palace, the lady made it clear that she would give them retirement.With these words, I don't have to worry about the future, and I just want to help the young lady save some money outside, so that I can have more confidence when I have a husband's family in the future.

"For the shop in the east of the city, the old lady has already negotiated with the original owner. 500 taels, the deed and the goods will be transferred to us together. Miss thinks it's okay, and I can go to the government office to sign the business documents tomorrow." Thinking that I will soon have my own Mama Su also became happy.

"Okay, Mama Su will do it tomorrow, the sooner the better." Chen Jiao'er opened the dowry, carefully took out the bank note, and handed a 1000 tael bank note to Su's mother.

Mother Su took it carefully, then took out the purse that was hanging close to her chest, put the banknote in it, and said, "I paid the silver taels tomorrow, and exchanged the excess for a banknote and sent it back to Miss."

"The shop needs to invite staff and buy some goods. Maybe some decorations in the house have to be tidied up. It's all a place to spend money. Mom will return 100 taels of silver notes and come back to protect Jiao'er, and let the rest go. Let's stay in the shop." Chen Jiao'er never regarded the Chen Mansion as her home, let alone a place where she could stay for a long time.

"Yes, if miss wants to use money, please send someone to let me know, and mom will send it to you right away." Now that the eldest lady is not in charge, mother Su occasionally comes to give the old master a head, and no one cares about it, so she is not obsessed with it. The silver taels are over there.

Soon, Mama Su successfully sold the shop in the east of the city, and the couple rented out the house in the back alley and moved to the second courtyard behind the shop.However, Mother Su only lives in a wing room in Xize, which is the closest to the shop.Also arranged the inner courtyard, as long as the young lady wants to live in it at any time.

Chen Jiao'er told Mother Su, "Help an experienced shopkeeper in the shop, and you and Uncle Da Zhuang are only responsible for the purchase."

It's not that I'm worried about Su's mother and Da Zhuang, but I just think that one of them was a buddy and the other was an embroiderer, and the location of the store is not particularly good, so it's better to hire an experienced person.

Of course, Mother Su had no doubts and did as Chen Jiaoer ordered.Even if Chen Jiao'er didn't mention it, they would bring it up, after all, whether it's buying goods or embroidery, loyalty and time are enough.

What business needs is experience and familiarity with local customers. If you meet a good shopkeeper, you may bring some regular customers over. This is something Su's mother does not have now.

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