344. Take power
"Then the concubine will try hard!" Zhu Shilu was naturally not to win Yao Chongming's pity, but for Yao Chongming's words. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The Zhu family, who got Yao Chongming's approval, got early in the morning on the second day, dressed up ceremoniously, sat in the council hall, with a straight face, and was quite dignified, some young housekeepers' daughters-in-law were really bluffed, honestly, what Zhu said was what he said.
But those who are old know that Zhu is a paper tiger who is strong on the outside, and he either shirks or insinuates that Zhu did not do anything wrong about what he ordered.
Zhu was angry and wanted to take out Yao Chongming's words to suppress them on the spot, but Yao Keqing stopped him and let the old woman go.
Afterwards, Zhu couldn't help but complain a little about Yao Keqing, "That old slave has a ghost in his heart, why did the second lady stop me?"
"Mother should be virtuous to convince people, although the Hou Ye gave his mother the power to kill and punish, but it can't be abused, on the first day of my mother's housekeeping, she killed the old servant who had served in the Yao family for more than 30 years, so she was not afraid to make the people of the Manchu Mansion feel cold?"
Zhu choked, knowing that what Yao Keqing said was right, but he still couldn't swallow this breath, "Is it difficult to let her go on like this?"
"Mother, don't worry!" Yao Keqing pointed to a pot of chrysanthemums on the side, "Mother, look, there is this pot of flowers in this yard, everyone naturally looks at it, but when the flowers are in full bloom, who will remember this pot?
Zhu wanted to endure his anger for a while, and he would endure it when he was angry.
"Madame is the one who is the housekeeper, but the second lady is pointing fingers at the lady, I am afraid that everyone else will think that the second lady is the one who is really in charge!" On the way back, Xia Xiang hugged for the Zhu family.
Zhu Shi glanced at Xia Xiang deeply, "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense! Second Miss is also for my good! I'm in charge for the first time, so it's better to be cautious!"
Xia Xiang's heart sank, and she didn't dare to speak anymore, Dong Xiang took the opportunity to squeeze her away, and helped Zhu Shi to walk away, Xia Xiang hurriedly followed.
Because the Yao family has a simple population, and the Xiao Miao family has a good way of governing the family in the past, except for a few Xiao Miao's henchmen who are hindered from it, the others are very smooth, because there is no wife in charge of the second room, so after consulting Yao Chongming, the Zhu family handed over the affairs of the inner courtyard of the second room to Aunt Dai to take care of, so that she has a lot less to do, and she is gradually handy in handling affairs, and she no longer takes Yao Kerong and Yao Keqing to serve together.
At first, Zhu proposed to take Yao Kerong and Yao Keqing to please Yao Chongming, and secondly, because Yao Keqing had a very good reputation for stroke among his subordinates, and he took them to give himself courage.
Now that the Zhu family has been able to take charge on its own, she naturally doesn't want to have Yao Keqing on the side, Yao Keqing knows that the Zhu family wants to cultivate her own henchmen, so she wants to avoid her, she has no intention of fighting for power with the Zhu family, so she will let her go.
The new official took office with three fires, and the Zhu family was naturally no exception, and after gaining a firm foothold, he took the old department of the Xiao Miao family, and the first to bear the brunt was naturally the first-class henchman of the Xiao Miao family, He Pozi, who was in charge of the kitchen
He Pozi is a well-behaved character, and when she inquired in private, she knew that something was wrong, and she knew that Miao's aunt and nephew would never turn over, so she immediately surrendered to Zhu, and without waiting for Zhu to come to her, she took the initiative to find Zhu with a bunch of greasy account books.
It is a fact that Pozi He colluded with Xiao Miao's family in the past, and she did not deny it, so she simply shook out everything she knew," The old slave has been in charge of the kitchen for many years, since the second lady entered the door, the old slave was in the kitchen as an errand, and then the second lady housekeeper, at that time there were few masters in the house, and the monthly expenses were not large, the second lady felt that this could not show the grandeur of the Hou Mansion, so she doubled the share of the masters, but where did the masters eat so many portions, but the second lady also stipulated how many ingredients must be used for each meal, the old slave racked his brains, and finally did it, such as the old Hou Ye's favorite chicken skin bamboo shoots during his lifetime, this dish has to use five chickensHe Pozi stretched out five fingers and compared, "Five chickens! Only take the chicken skin on the back, and the rest will not be used, but it can't be wasted, the second lady told the old slave, saying that the restaurant outside can be collected, let the old slave take it outside to sell, how can the old slave have the courage, unwilling to go, but in the end, forced by the second lady's persecution, can only take out the leftover ingredients used in the daily masters of the house to sell, and then pay the money to the second lady, the old slave did not dare to take a penny!"
He Pozi said that he didn't take it, how could the Zhu family believe it, but now that Xiao Miao's is not there, so He Pozi is relieved and bold to let Xiao Miao's carry this black pot, but Zhu is also happy to let Xiao Miao's more crimes.
"So, my brother and sister have been greedy for a lot of money over the years?"
"Yes, the old slave has recorded it in the account book, which records every sum of money that the old slave gave to the second lady!" He Pozi took out a step of the account book and handed it to the Zhu family.
The account book is greasy, dirty, and exudes a smell of oil smoke, Zhu dislikes not to open it, Dong Xiang stepped forward to take it and spread it out in front of Zhu, turning the page to Zhu, Zhu glanced at a few glances and understood, a note on this is all the silver that He Pozi gave to Xiao Miao's over the years, the less is ten taels or eight taels, and the more is hundreds of taels.
"This is a good handwriting!" The handwriting on the account book is clear, and every account is also clearly recorded, Zhu didn't expect that the vulgar-looking He Pozi would have such skills.
Mrs. He was embarrassed again, and smiled proudly, "The old slave doesn't know half of the big characters, how can he have that ability, this is dictated by the old slave, and the little boy of the old slave's family wrote it!"
It turns out that this Mrs. He's family are all hiding treachery, and the Zhu family is a little unhappy in her heart, this Mrs. He is a white-eyed wolf who can't be raised, and it is not beneficial to win her over, but no one can go for her for the time being, so she can only be kept temporarily.
"Mama is loyal, I also see it in my eyes, just forget it, but Mama is not allowed to be like this when she is on an errand in the future!"
Seeing that the errand was guaranteed, Mrs. He was immediately overjoyed, and she didn't care much about Zhu's coldness, she was old, and she didn't expect herself to surrender, so Zhu could reuse herself, as long as she kept the kitchen errand, it was great news.
And Xiao Miao's dowry is still in her son's hands, and now that Xiao Miao's has returned to Maozhou, then no one else will interfere in this dowry, so ...... Mrs. He couldn't help but get excited.
Starting from the kitchen, the Zhu family changed a large number of people drastically, and the people who used to be Xiao Miao's were either dismissed or moved to an inconsequential position, and the frequent personnel adjustments in the mansion did not even spare Yao Chongming, and no one in the Duyou Pavilion moved.