Mu Huagui

Chapter 38 Li Dafeng

According to Miss Chen's example, she originally had a monthly allowance of [-] wen, but since she entered Chen's house, she never took it all.

What happened to Su's mother happened, and I didn't see a copper coin for several months.Yesterday, the old lady arranged for the second lady to be in charge of the house, and that night, the steward personally delivered the monthly bills that were in arrears, and two more high-quality silk forgings.

When others gave her a face, she naturally accepted the kindness. One thousand copper coins were combined into one tael of silver, and the monthly arrears were more than ten taels of silver.

For several days in a row, Chen Jiao'er followed the second lady to listen in, carefully observing the stewards' work style and what Zhou's mother said.In my spare time, I would think about how to deal with this matter if I encountered it.And Chen Qishan was in a hurry, and implemented her own New Deal in the kitchen.

Zhou's mother went back to work as usual today. On the way, she met the steward and complained, "It's your luck. Miss Biao is timid and doesn't dare to really take care of anything. I'm glad you can relax. Look at what the kitchen is like now. , Mother Du was so angry that she wanted to go to the old lady to complain several times."

If it wasn't for the old lady's granddaughter, I'm afraid I've sued her several times, Mother Zhou laughed secretly.I also feel that I am not bad luck, and I can manage my own affairs with ease. If someone intervenes, I am afraid that it will be as chaotic as Madam Du.

Just as he was talking, a little girl came over and said, "Mother Zhou, Miss Jiao'er asked you to go back to the hospital, she has something to ask."

It was said that Zhou's mother was lucky, she grinned and said, "Look at my crow's mouth, it's all right, go and tell the master about it."

Back in the courtyard, only Chen Jiaoer and Cherry were left. Seeing Zhou's mother turning around, Chen Jiaoer said warmly, "Cherry, show Zhou's mother a seat."

Cherry brought the Eight Immortals round stool over, and after Zhou's mother thanked her, she sat down generously.

"Mother Zhou, I've been listening to you for the past few days, and I don't know something, so I want to ask my mother."

"Miss Biao, please tell me." Zhou's mother began to think about what she had done in the past few days. It was nothing more than a few women who were lazy, caught by her, and then fined a few sticks and deducted the monthly regulations.

"Yesterday, the woman in the laundry room washed the clothes of a sister next to the young master and was fined fifty cents; the day before yesterday, the clothes of Hongfu beside the third lady were washed and fined ten cents; the day before yesterday, the young lady who swept the floor The girl was fined [-] Wen for being lazy; and the day before yesterday, a woman was fined [-] Wen for not doing a good job. I don’t know if that’s the case.” Chen Jiaoer looked at Zhou’s mother.

"Yes, what the lady said is not bad." Zhou's mother was still wondering, these are all very common things, and there are several other things, the lady only picked these four, I don't know what the explanation is.

"Everyone in the house says that Zhou's mother is fair, and the girl and mother-in-law are very convinced. I don't know whether it is a monthly penalty or a stick, but there is a regulation." Chen Jiao'er asked again.

Only then did Zhou's mother understand what the young lady meant, and she only sighed in her heart, how could the young lady who has not left the cabinet understand this.She started as the lowest rough envoy in the mansion, step by step until today, there is no work in the mansion that she doesn't know about, and there is no one who can hide from her the twists and turns in the middle.

How to punish, she has to weigh what is the matter, how much loss has been caused, whether the master knows, etc., every time a punishment is set, no one will say that she is wrong.

After thinking through the joints, Zhou's mother said, "Miss, I don't know. The clothes are also damaged by washing, and the prices of the two clothes are also different. You can't just look at what kind of thing it is, but also look at the compensation involved."

"Mom is right, but the elder sister of the eldest young master costs [-] yuan for a piece of clothing, and Hongfu's clothes cost [-] yuan. I don't know what the punishment is based on." Chen Jiao'er was naturally aware of this, but she still asked questions relentlessly.

"This..." Mother Zhou was speechless for a while, but she felt aggrieved in her heart. She has been in charge of handyman for decades, and it is a thankless job. From the old lady to the eldest lady, she has never picked a thorn in her side. Why now a little girl is taking her under the knife.

"Mom is annoying, Jiao'er just thinks that everything should have rules. Follow the rules, even if someone wants to say that Zhou's mother is unfair, it's impossible to talk about it. Let the people below know that they have done something wrong. What will be the consequences?" Chen Jiao'er was still soft-spoken, but it made Zhou's mother break out in cold sweat.

"The lady thinks how to set the regulations. Most of the maids and women below are illiterate, and the old women can only read a few big characters." Zhou's mother didn't believe it, and she had done it for decades without making any mistakes. As for the matter, what good regulations can she make with a girl.

Chen Jiao'er obviously came prepared, took out the regulations written in advance, and said, "One of the handymen, there are 84 maids, 23 maids, 210 laundry rooms, a total of [-] people. The monthly bills are divided For the third class, the first class has three hundred texts per month, the second class has two hundred texts per month, and the third class has one hundred texts per month."

Zhou's mother hurriedly said, "The difference is too much. Does the second lady know about the extra money in the mansion?" It was divided into three classes at once, and Mother Zhou's heart skipped a beat when she heard the first-class monthly case of three hundred articles.

Chen Jiao'er took out the abacus, motioned for Zhou's mother to come forward, and said with the abacus, "I calculated carefully, and the monthly ratio of the new branch is slightly less than before. Mom, please see, we only need to divide the most tiring work into one class, and then we will be able to do it later." The light work is divided into the second class, and the easiest work is divided into the third class. In this way, it seems to everyone that some people will rush to do the most tiring work for the sake of the monthly schedule, without the mediation of mother, for fear of offending this , I’m afraid I didn’t take care of that.”

"Miss's words can be said to the heart of the old slave. The assignment of work every year is the most tiring. They are willing to go to the easy place. Whoever arranges the heavy work for the old slave thinks that the old slave is targeting her and makes the old slave It's not human inside and out." Zhou's mother is not stupid, Chen Jiao'er explained briefly, and she understood the benefits of it.

If the government doesn't need to spend more money, this arrangement is naturally excellent. When the time comes, those who are poor and need money will take the initiative to do first-class work, so that she doesn't need to offend others.

"The second thing is that rewards and punishments are clearly defined. According to what usually happens, I divided it up. There are about a dozen of them. If you commit a crime, you will be fined monthly according to the regulations. If it causes losses to the mansion, then Penalty according to the size of the loss."

"There's a third thing..."

Chen Jiao'er flipped through the regulations in her hand, explaining them to Zhou's mother one by one.Zhou's mother also went from disapproving at the beginning, to nodding, and finally accepting with pleasure.

Since Zhou's mother thought it was good, Chen Jiao'er asked her to keep quiet for the time being, took the charter and went directly to the second wife's Yiwenju.The second lady saw it, and said suspiciously, "These are all your thoughts."

"Jiao'er just observed some of the things that have been discovered by the handymen over the past few days, and found that the contradictions are all due to the tiring work no one wants to do, and then how to punish the errands that are messed up. It took a long time to figure it out.

In fact, thanks to the second lady's time here, Jiao'er let Jiao'er learn from you, seeing what you think when you need to make up your mind, Jiao'er just put them into this matter.Speaking of it, it is still the second wife's ability. "

"Look at this girl, her mouth is not so sweet. It's not easy to think of these things at a young age. Come on, I'm in charge of this matter, so I'll do it like this." The superiors have a low status in the mansion, as long as the steward can arrange things, someone will do the work, and there will be no trouble.Naturally, no one would think about changing anything.

The implementation of the new regulations will naturally have a process. Chen Jiao'er took the opportunity to propose to walk around the mansion. Of course the second lady would not object, and said with a smile, "In my own house, Jiao'er just walks around casually, but you are a girl's family after all. You can just walk around in the inner courtyard."

Chen Jiao'er naturally said yes, thanked the second lady, and began to walk around the mansion in a legitimate manner, and let Cherry often deal with some old women.

Today, when she came back from the back room, Chen Jiao'er took water and gently drew a map of the Chen Mansion on the table, and she traveled all the places in the inner courtyard.I went to the old man's study several times, but unfortunately nothing of value was found.

When Cherry entered the room, she saw such a scene. The young lady was sitting at the table staring at a pool of water in a daze.Taking the rag, Cherry said, "Miss, the table is dirty and I just ask the little girl to come and wipe it. Why are you sitting here in a daze."

After wiping the table, Cherry said a little uncertainly, "Miss, the person you asked the servant to inquire about seems to be guarding the gate in the outer courtyard."

Chen Jiao'er raised her head sharply, and said excitedly, "I really found out who it is." It turned out that Chen Jiao'er had been secretly inquiring about Lin Da's second cousin, and it was a letter from the second cousin that made Lin Da take risks and murder officials. prostitute.

It's just that the elder is in the mansion, no matter what, no one can let people know that she is inquiring about this person.I could only search around slowly, so the progress has been slow, but I didn't expect to be found out at last.

Seeing that the young lady was happy, Cherry also said happily, "Well, today I heard the women chatting about who's family is rich, and the relatives who brought him into the mansion back then couldn't even ask for favors, so what.

The servant girl asked a few more words, and then found out that it was related to Lin Da.It is said that Lin Dafeng's cousin, Li Dafeng, used to be the long-term follower of the Grand Master, and had a good time.Later, for some reason, he was disliked by the elder, and sent to the outer courtyard to look at the gate. "

"A few years ago, my wife died, and my son and daughter-in-law were both honest people. They couldn't get a good job, but there was a grandson who was very smart since he was a child. He secretly went to a private school to listen to his teacher's lectures, and he could recite them when he came back. Li Dafeng Go to ask Lin Da to let his grandson get out of the book so that he can study in a serious way."

"I didn't expect Lin Da to reject it immediately. Li Dafeng was so angry that he got sick for a few days after he came back."

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