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Chapter 262 Mistress' Consideration
Chunying didn't know what the second wife Zhuo's intention was when she asked this question, so she could only answer: "It's a family named Hu in Qingrundian Township. That person is on good terms with the servant's second uncle and brother-in-law. Both his parents are dead, and now he works outside. Some small businesses, traveling all over the world, not in Beijing right now. He has already given the dowry, and he has agreed that he will marry again in two years." After a pause, he slightly raised his cuffs, revealing the inlaid dress that Hu Fei asked her to wear. He picked up Yuzhu'er's silver thread bracelet, "Old lady and madam, please take a look, this is from the betrothal gift."

Zhuo pursed her lips and smiled slightly, she just felt that Chunying's attitude when talking about her own marriage was very generous and not at all twitchy, but she didn't think it was a big mistake, usually when girls talk about this kind of thing, they are always shy Dwitching for a while, humming out a word in a hurry, it really makes people impatient, as long as I am a decent and polite person, and have a more generous attitude, I won't look petty.

She said: "I'm an acquaintance, and I've already been hired. I won't say anything, but he's running around outside. It's too pitiful that you have to stay at home alone after you pass the door. Our family There is also a shop to take care of. How about asking him if he is willing to work for our family? You don’t need to be naturalized, you just invite him to be a clerk. In addition to the wages every year, you can also share a bonus at the end of the year. Wouldn’t it be better than running around outside? powerful?"

It sounds a bit like Shopkeeper Shi's situation.The so-called buddy is actually more like a partner. He has a lot of decision-making power and can share a part of the profits. He is a businessman to the outside world, but he is not a domestic slave, he can only be regarded as a vassal.However, the second wife's suggestion was to ask someone to do things for Dongfu. Although they could get a share of the bonus, they didn't have much autonomy.Even if Hu Fei is not from that background and has his own plans, Chunying herself is not willing.She would rather start some small business by herself than spend her whole life relying on others, and from the tone of the second wife, it seemed that the other party wanted to find a reliable person to be the steward or the steward's wife.

So she said: "Mrs. Grace, I shouldn't have resigned. It's just that although his family has fallen, he has had a good time in the past. He wants to revive the family business. I'm afraid he may not be willing. When he returns to Beijing, my servant will ask my brother-in-law to ask He said, if he offends, please don't get mad." Lu's brother-in-law is not a servant of the two houses, so he was carried out, and when Hu Fei refused, the second wife couldn't get angry with him.

Zhuo felt a little regretful in his heart, but he didn't take it seriously: "It's fine if he doesn't want to, and I won't force it. I just thought you were capable, so it's a pity that you left within two years."

Chunying smiled and said: "Madam is really flattering the servants, what kind of capable people are the servants? Even if they know some rules, the house is much better than the servants, not to mention the sisters around the old lady, just The Mingfeng and Qingluan in front of the wife are all one in a hundred. In fact, the old lady and the wife can take care of people. Even if they are just stupid girls who don't know how to understand when they first come, after two or three years, they are both capable and political. What's the pity for a fool like Numaid to go away? There are people ten times stronger than Numaid to serve the old ladies and wives."

The second old lady smiled and said: "Listen, the little mouth is so sweet, but she calls herself a fool. I don't know when I was able to do this, and trained a stupid and honest girl to look like she is now glib. Zhuo couldn't help laughing at the side: "If someone like you is also called a stupid person, where in the world can you find a smart person?"

Chunying smiled, but she became wary of the second old lady's words in her heart. She quickly restrained her flattering smile, lowered her eyebrows and said calmly: "Although it is a bit glib, this servant did not lie. The servant is in Huo Miss Jiabiao had served her for a few years, so she knew some rules, but when she came to the old lady, she had to learn many things again, how to deal with people, how to speak and act, how to behave, and how to dress up... She had to learn all the things she had learned before. They overthrew it and started again! The wife also carefully reminded the servants to know what is good or bad. The servants have only been here for less than two months, and they have already benefited a lot. Those new little girls have learned this way for a year or two. Isn't it even more remarkable? Isn't it because the old lady and the wife have been well trained?"

These words made the two old ladies, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, feel ironic. Although they could hear that Chunying was flattering them before, they didn't feel guilty in their hearts. They did teach a lot to the girls around them, and changed the bad points of the girls. After learning the rules, he personally instructed everyone on their clothing and hairstyles, and asked outsiders to praise them, so that his own face was also radiant.

Thinking of this, they all looked at Chunying at the same time, and felt that Chunying was more disciplined than when she first came in, and she looked more like a decent girl from a wealthy family.The second old lady then remembered her point from time to time, and the second wife remembered her two beatings, and the corners of her mouth turned up in satisfaction.The second old lady said with a pleasant face: "Aren't you talking glib? Don't talk about it here, and let me go and see that the fourth lady is done with her work? Tell her to come over for dinner after you're done."

As soon as Chunying heard it, she knew that she had passed the test again, so she hurriedly smiled and left.

Zhuo turned to her mother-in-law: "Mother, look at this girl..." The second old lady sighed: "It seems that her marriage cannot be changed, so don't worry about it, I think she is very willing to this marriage Although the businessman's status is inferior, she is considered a match, if his family's life is not going well in the future, we can just help her, and it is not in vain for her to serve me."

Zhuo said in a low voice: "Although the mother is generous and compassionate, she is not blessed after all. The daughter-in-law originally planned to keep her. The master also has a few young children by his side. They are all good-looking, capable, and at the same age. If they become, She will be able to serve our parents for a long time. I think my mother really likes her, and she is also very kind to other girls. What is rare is that she never competes with others. What can Brother Ruo Dun and Yajun do? If it's not good, she will remind her quietly. The daughter-in-law is really not reconciled to letting such a person go out for nothing. "

The second old lady shook her head and said: "She has already made up her mind. Don't worry about it. You think it's for her benefit, but you are complaining for no reason. Although we are the master's house, the servants below will inevitably have their own ideas. If you are willing to listen to you, don't be too self-assertive, and you must be sincerely respected and grateful to you."

Speaking of this, she lowered her voice: "I usually look at it coldly, Chunying is a girl who is unwilling to live under others for a long time. It's not that she has the intention to climb high, but she has already made up her mind to go out and make a fortune. The rare thing is She didn't use my name to collect money secretly for this purpose, or to benefit her family. She made friends with people from all over the house, and she just asked someone to help her send letters to her family, or buy some It’s just needlework, paper and pen. I was a little angry at first, why does she always think about going outside? But she is serving me with all her heart. Thinking about it carefully, her sister married a wealthy family outside, and she heard that life is very good, she It's probably because of this that I came up with that idea. It's not a bad thing. Although she can't be asked to intervene in important internal affairs, such a person doesn't have too much selfishness, and it's great to be responsible for teaching the little girl. Put it next to your brothers and sisters It is also reassuring. If there is something on the surface, you can teach her to do it. When I have nothing to do here, you can borrow someone and mention a few words secretly, so that she can see the world and wait for her to become an adult in the future. I have become a housewife, I understand your grace, and I must be grateful to you."

Zhuo was a little surprised: "Mother means..."

The second old lady nodded: "Although our family is an official, we can't rely on the help of our relatives for everything. If we meet someone with talent and good conduct, we will praise him, no matter whether it is an official or a businessman. Even ordinary people have their uses. For us, it is just a few taels of silver and a few words, but for them, it may be the virtue of regeneration. Think about it, the smear around your master Sir, if it wasn't for the grace of our family when we were down and down, and your husband and wife being a matchmaker to marry your sweetheart, how could you have stayed with me for more than ten years and helped your master make a lot of contributions? This girl Chunying's fiancé-in-law, although We have never met before, and we don't know the background, but looking at Chunying's personality, we know that he is not too bad. Even if he is really incompetent, we can't suffer any losses. If he is good and has some foundation, maybe he can help in the future busy."

Zhuo had doubts in her heart, but she also knew that her mother-in-law was more considerate than herself and had experienced many major events. Since she said so, she must have her reasons, so she agreed.

When leaving, Zhuo specially called a woman in charge of Songyiyuan, and asked some details about Chunying's management of the old lady's warehouse. Hearing that she ordered a register, he was a little curious, so he ordered someone to take a look. , I saw many thin horizontal and vertical lines drawn with a Chinese ink brush on the registration book to make a table, which was the clothes and jewelry that the old lady used every day, when and where was used, when was it returned, and who handled it. , which clothes were sent to be washed, who took over the job, which jewelry was sent to be repaired and refurbished, who sent it, and which shop it was sent to, all the details were recorded, and which link went wrong. Just know.Zhuo could not help but nodded secretly.

These trivial matters usually depend on the big girl's memory. If you meet a careful and good memory, you will know everything as soon as you ask. Three don't know, throwing things is still a common thing, and what I fear most is that the people below will deceive the upper and lower and make profits from it.It was the first time she had seen Chunying make a booklet like this. Firstly, the girls might not be able to read, and secondly, even if they could, they might not have thought of writing it down.If Chun Ying does this, even if she leaves in the future, if others want to track her down, all she has to do is look through the brochure.

Thinking of this, Zhuo remembered her mother-in-law's words again.It seems that this girl really doesn't have much selfishness, otherwise, why would she make a brochure that everyone can get?Which big girl doesn't want everyone to know her own benefits?What scares me the most is making people feel like I can do without myself.

In fact, Mrs. Zhuo wanted to get out of this matter. Chunying made this booklet just for convenience.Why does she keep such trivial daily things in her mind?If something goes wrong, she will inevitably be scolded, why not write down the person responsible for each link, so that the responsibility can be clarified!Chunying even considered that with this booklet, when she leaves in the future, she won't be hindered because the role is so important that Songyiyuan cannot function without her.Thinking about the day when she leaves, she only needs to hand these brochures into the hands of her next boss, and then she can "wave her sleeves without taking a cloud with her". Isn't that very straightforward?

How did Zhuo know the little Jiujiu in Chunying's heart?Seeing that Chunying is literate, can calculate accounts, and knows the market outside, he calls her to come over from time to time to help calculate the accounts, and asks her to tell her daughter about the price of food outside, so that her daughter can know some things about the world .And the second old lady also sent a message, asking Chunying to be responsible for the restraint management of all the little girls and the second and third class women and daughters-in-law in the courtyard.For a while, Chunying suddenly became the chief girl of Songyiyuan, very busy.

She was still thinking about what kind words she said that day, which made the two generations of mistresses of the East Mansion look at her differently, and suddenly she used it again, and was entrusted by the fourth lady with a heavy task, to hand over the tea party in the Prince Ke's Mansion from the second young lady of the Hou Mansion. Send the invitation to the second wife, and ask the second wife to reply.

Chunying just waited to swallow her sigh, put her hand on the post, and walked through the corridor and door again to the Hou's mansion.This time the journey went smoothly, without encountering any obstacles, but the girls and women she met along the way treated her very politely, which made her sigh secretly for the benefits of power.

After the post was delivered, Zhuo sneered there, and then said lightly: "I see, you can go back, and let Fourth Miss rest assured."

Chunying saluted and retreated, turned back the same way, and not long after entering the garden, she was stopped by Cui Manru at a corner, she couldn't help frowning, and asked coldly: "What's wrong today?"

(End of this chapter)