Coming out of the Compassion Hall, Zhao Liniang followed Aunt Wen to the new house prepared for Lin Ruiqi and Li Xinlian.

Lin Wan was idle, and she also followed Zhao Liniang and Aunt Wen with Lin Qingyu, Lin Yunzhu, and Lin Yunju to join in the fun. Zhao Liniang said that the young ladies are going to get married, and it is also appropriate to learn to manage the affairs of the house, and if she marries into her mother-in-law's family in the future, she will not do anything, which is her dereliction of duty as a mother.

Lin Qingyu, Lin Yunzhu and Lin Yunju were secretly happy in their hearts, thinking that Zhao Liniang was the housewife in the end, she was thoughtful, she dared to do it, and she was not afraid of things.

In the past, Mrs. Lin never let these young ladies learn to manage things with their aunts, mainly because they were afraid that they would not learn well with their aunts, and the aunts did not dare to let them help manage the affairs of the house, mainly because they were afraid that they would not do well and cause trouble for themselves.

Only Zhao Qinglan has been learning from Aunt Qin when she was in charge of affairs, so among the five young ladies, only Zhao Qinglan has learned to take care of the affairs of the house.

However, Zhao Liniang is different, as soon as she comes back, she will let them learn and do it together, and Zhao Liniang will bear the burden of mistakes. And it won't favor one over the other, so that a few girls will follow.

Lin Ruiqi and Li Xinlian's yard is on the north side, near the front yard. The courtyard is not large, only two main rooms, four side rooms, and a row of lower rooms. The decoration is very simple, but the house has everything you need, and it is enough for a couple to live.

The doors and windows are pasted with big red wedding characters, and there are red lanterns hanging on the eaves, and the lanterns are also written with gold lacquer.

Zhao Liniang was not very satisfied with this arrangement, pointed to a few pieces of furniture, and instructed Aunt Wen: "These pieces of furniture are too old, I will go to the big warehouse with you to see if there is a suitable one, and ask Manager Wu to move over." ”

Aunt Wen nodded happily and said, "It's still Mrs. who is thoughtful, it's me who is too careless, Miss Li ......."

Zhao Liniang interrupted Aunt Wen's words, frowned and said: "Aunt Wen, Li Xinlian married into our Lin Xiangfu, and she is no longer the second lady of the Li family, but the third young lady of our Lin Xiangfu." Our Lin family, we can give her as much as we can, we won't treat her badly, and we won't take special care of her because she is the second lady of the Li family, understand?"

Aunt Wen was stunned, nodded, and said in a proper manner: "Yes, Madame taught me a lesson, I thought about it before, and I understand it now." ”

Then, Zhao Liniang asked a few more questions about the arrangement of future subordinates in this courtyard. Aunt Wen answered them one by one honestly, and very sincerely asked Zhao Liniang to help with ideas. In the end, a few of Lin Ruiqi's former subordinates were left, and then a housekeeper and four medium-sized maids were added.

Aunt Wen saw that Zhao Liniang was really dedicated to this matter, and she admired it even more, and showed Zhao Liniang the account book about Lin Ruiqi's marriage expenses and the menu of the banquet.

Zhao Liniang opened the account book that remembered some confusion, couldn't help frowning, sighed, closed the account book, handed it to Lin Wan, and instructed: "Wan'er, you take this account book back and read it slowly, if you don't understand it or have any problems, come to me again." ”

Lin Wan hooked her lips and smiled, and said obediently: "Yes, mother, when I figure them out, I'll show them to you." ”

Zhao Liniang nodded with satisfaction, and then instructed Lin Qingyu and the others, "Qingyu, Yunzhu, Yunju, from tomorrow, you will take turns to be responsible for formulating the menu in the kitchen." You need to know the number of people, tastes, preferences, and any special circumstances in each house and courtyard. For example, the old lady likes to be light and soft, Aunt Wen likes spicy food, Aunt Chen likes to eat vegetarian food, and so on. When the third young lady enters the door, she must also understand what she likes to eat and what pregnant women can't eat. According to the regulations, how much money should be spent on each house and courtyard, and how many dishes should be prepared, must be clarified. We can't waste it, we need to make it satisfying for everyone. ”

Lin Qingyu, Lin Yunzhu, and Lin Yunju opened their eyes wide, listening carefully to Zhao Liniang's words, and were secretly surprised in their hearts. They never imagined that they could have such a complicated job with just three meals a day.

Lin Wan secretly snickered, Zhao Liniang was still partial in the end, and only let Lin Wan look at the account book. This menu of three meals a day may seem simple, but it is not a simple task, and no matter how well it is done, some people will not be satisfied. The so-called difficult to reconcile, even if you like to eat, there are times when you get tired of eating. What's more, the skills of the chefs in the big kitchen of Lin Xiangfu are still very ordinary.

Lin Qingyu started to formulate the menu tomorrow, followed by Lin Yunzhu and Lin Yunju, the three of them received the task, they were both excited and apprehensive, and they made an appointment to go to the kitchen together to have a look, and then go to Aunt Qin to learn from them, and finally go to each room and courtyard to carefully inquire about everyone's preferences.

Things were almost arranged, Zhao Liniang took Aunt Wen to the big warehouse to look at the furniture, and Lin Wan went back to Wanxin Pavilion with the account book.

In the Wanxin Pavilion, Lu Liu was sitting in the courtyard waiting. Seeing Lin Wan coming back, he hurriedly got up and greeted him, with tears in his eyes, and said excitedly: "Miss, I finally see you again." ”

Lin Wanwan smiled, took Lu Liu's hand, walked to the table and sat down, and asked softly, "Sister Lu Liu, are you okay these days?"

Lu Liu nodded again and again, and said: "I'm fine, Miss and Mrs. are not in the house, I am idle all day long, while helping Miss and Mrs. make clothes, while looking forward to Miss and Mrs. coming back as soon as possible." ”

Lin Wan nodded and smiled: "You asked the Shadowless Pavilion to help bring the clothes of the Medicine King Valley, we received it, and my mother and I liked it very much." In particular, the wine you brought over, we drank it during the Chinese New Year, and everyone was very happy, and it was lively for several days. If you don't have your wine, it really doesn't look like a New Year. ”

When Lu Liu heard this, he was even happier in his heart, and said, "As long as Madame and Miss are happy, it's fine." ”

Lin Wan smiled, thought of another thing, lowered her voice and asked, "Green Willow, what happened after my father and mother returned to Qiuyi Garden yesterday? What did they say? When did my father leave?"

Lu Liu was stunned for a moment, and said with some hesitation: "Miss, after the Xiangye and Mrs. returned to the Autumn Garden yesterday, they entered the Madame's room. I don't know what they said, but when I went in to deliver the tea, they had stopped and weren't talking. I only know that Xiangye is very gentle with his wife, and he always has a smile on his face. ”

Lin Wan frowned slightly, and continued to ask, "What happened later? What is my mother's attitude towards my father? Have they reconciled?"

Green Willow pursed her lips and smiled, nodded, and said, "It should be considered reconciliation." I see that although Madame is deliberately distant from Xiangye, she is polite. However, Xiangye has always been very kind to his wife, deliberately narrowing the distance between them. ”