The second lady came out of the east courtyard and went to Ning'anju, she just entered the courtyard and saw a little girl turn around and go in to return, and the other girl smiled and greeted her, and walked a few steps to pick the curtain. When I went inside, I saw that the yard was so clean that I couldn't see a single extra grass thorn. It was quiet all around, and I couldn't hear any noise.

The eldest lady has a very large Ning Anju, with a gatehouse in front, wings on both sides, a partial room and an ear room, and a back building behind the main house. This yard is more magnificent than the whole house of ordinary people, and there is a small garden in the yard, which is not yet autumn, and it is a magnificent scene.

Although the house in the south is larger than here, it is not as cleverly designed as this house. In the end, it is a big place in the capital, and it is stronger than the south! I didn't expect the old lady to give such a magnificent yard to her sister-in-law, and she was willing to live in the deserted East Cross Courtyard. It seems that the old lady is completely letting go of things, this is the signal!

When the second wife entered the door, the eldest lady followed the eldest master to the capital, and the two of them had not dealt with each other much. After the New Year's correspondence, occasionally the eldest lady met when she returned to her hometown in the south, and it was really not enough to say that she understood.

I just know that the second master has a lot of concubines, and the concubines and concubines are also a large group, and the second wife laughs at the eldest lady in her heart for being too good-tempered. Now it seems that the old lady can completely let go of family affairs and live in this magnificent yard justifiably, but she is a person with some means. Moreover, Yuyi also made a family relationship with the young master of the An family, and I have to say that the eldest lady is very good at communication. The An family is a real scholarly family, I don't know how to look at the copper smell inside and outside the Jin family?

I heard that the master of the An family is the teacher of the princes, and the second prince often goes in and out of the An family. can marry the An family, no matter how you say it, it is Gao Pan. The Jin family's family business is very miscellaneous, as long as it is to make money, they can do anything. However, they mainly deal with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the money of the official family is always better than that of the common people. Now that they are in-laws with the An family, their relationship with the second prince has become closer, and business matters will become more and more smooth in the future.

The second wife has to admit that although the business is mainly run by the second master and the third master, it is still the eldest master who relies on it.

"The second brother and sister are here, come and sit inside." The eldest lady heard the little girl's reply and had already greeted her at the door. When she saw the second wife, she grabbed her hand and was very affectionate.

"There must be something you don't adapt to when you first arrive in the capital, just say anything about it, we are all a family." The eldest lady said in a loud voice, "The courtyards of the East and West Mansions have just been cleaned up, and I don't know the preferences of you and your third siblings. If you don't feel comfortable there, just say it, and I'll send someone to change it right away. The family invited a cook who is good at cooking southern dishes, although the taste is not as authentic as in my hometown, but it can still be swallowed. It's just that there is only one cook, and I haven't found other suitable candidates yet. The old lady can't get used to the taste of the capital, so she has to let you and your third siblings endure it for a while. If it doesn't work, let the big kitchen be ready and send it to you. ”

"Then everyone won't be happy. I'm not a picky eater, but I want to try the specialties of the capital. This time, I came here mainly to give the account book to your sister-in-law. I came from the old lady's side, and on the way there, I had already sent someone back to get it. As soon as the second wife's words fell, a mother-in-law came in with a few account books.

When the eldest lady saw it, she didn't order someone to pick it up, but frowned slightly and said, "Originally, I have always been the housekeeper of my younger brothers and sisters in the south, and I took care of it properly." I followed the eldest master to the capital to set up a single fire, which was to drive the ducks to the shelves, and I had to take care of all the trivial things. Ever since I learned that you were all moving to the capital, I couldn't have been happier. One is that the family is reunited, and the other is that someone can take care of the housekeeping without me having a headache all day. You quickly take this ledger back, and I'll explain it to the old lady. ”

After speaking, before the second wife could speak, he continued: "My younger siblings don't have to worry about being unfamiliar with life, I'll just take my younger siblings out to hang out and walk around." As for our house, you will follow the old practice in the south, and there will be no accident in the custody of it. I have compiled a directory here overnight, all of which are related to the government. In addition, there are some accounts of the old years, which record the money transactions in the house, so I will give you a reference. This is only the accounts for the first half of the year, and I am afraid that my younger siblings will not be able to read them for a while. If you want a year's worth of, I'll have someone send it to you. ”

As she spoke, a woman came over with a tray with two thick books of accounts, and a stack of thick papers on top. When I took a look, it was full of small characters, and I felt dizzy when I saw it. There are so many, and it is only half a year's account details, which shows how complicated and trivial the transactions of Jinfu silver money are. Looking at the list of relationships and contacts, the second wife was even more surprised. It seems that the eldest lady's social circle is quite wide, and the people who correspond with her range from high-ranking officials and noblewomen to ordinary women and children.

The second wife had already taken care of the feed, and after a glance at it, she had a certain number in her heart. But she couldn't help but sneer in her heart again, the eldest lady was deliberately giving herself a leg up, deliberately showing her humility. If you can really take care of the housekeeping of the third room, I believe you can do it well! It's just that she doesn't have this capital at the moment, and even the old lady who has always favored her doesn't support herself, so she has to take a step back.

The second wife took the account book in her girl's hand, put it on the table, and replied with a smile: "The sister-in-law is really kind and kind, no wonder the old lady often praises her." It turned out that I was in my hometown in the south, and my sister-in-law was in the capital, although I couldn't see each other much. The same daughter-in-law, hearing my mother-in-law praise my sister-in-law, I was naturally a little unconvinced. I think that I am cloudy and rainy all year round, always every morning and dusk, serving the old lady to wash, dress, eat, and bed, and take care of the messy mundane things in the house, although there is no merit but there is still some hard work. But the old lady talked about her sister-in-law, what is virtuous, kind, careful, capable, and generous...... All good words are used on sister-in-law.

Now that I have come to the capital, I have dealt with my sister-in-law for the first time, and I immediately understand the old lady's feelings. My sister-in-law is worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the Jin family, and she is really an example for me and my third siblings. Look at my account book, I guess I can see the joke when I look at it for my sister-in-law. Looking at my sister-in-law's hard work, it really makes me ashamed. Those who can work hard, this family has to be managed by my sister-in-law, I am young and stupid and can't go on the stage. In the past, everyone said that my sister-in-law was virtuous and humble, so let me be in the limelight today! Sister-in-law, don't shirk again! ”

After saying this, the eldest lady's heart moved, and she couldn't help but look carefully at the second wife in front of her. I saw that she had a faint rouge on her face, her black bun hanging low, and she was wearing only a silk flower on it. A dress of apricot red shows more and more the white and tender skin of Jiangnan women. On her wrist was wearing an emerald jade bracelet, a pink Kodan, and the collision of the two colors made her slender and white fingers more and more prominent.

The clothes are not gorgeous, but they are better in the details, and they feel very comfortable at a glance, and the more they look at it, the more they feel some charm. The second wife is also in her thirties this year, but there is no fine line on her face, she speaks softly and softly, and although she has given birth to two children, she is like a girl. Her mouth is so good at talking, so that people like the eldest lady who think they are exquisite are ashamed, no wonder she can have a place in the Jin family, she can make the old lady prefer a few points, and she can make the second master obedient.

"Yes, I will accept this account book for the time being, and I can't help but receive the affection of my second brother and sister." The eldest lady no longer shirked, accepted the account book and invited the second wife to have tea.

The two of them chatted while drinking tea, and naturally they wanted to talk about the big happy event that the Jin family was about to do. In fact, the host is not the Jin family, but there are no other elders in this permanent capital, so the Jin family can only come forward to manage it.

It turned out that the old lady asked someone to tell Chang Cun about a family matter, and the girl's family was a local of the capital. It's also fate, the girl's family originally lived in the east of the Jin Mansion, and a while ago they bought another house to sell the house. Chang Cun helped the eldest man negotiate and met with the girl. Two people fell in love at first sight, and each other had a heart, but it was not broken. Chang Cun privately begged the old lady to call the shots, and the old lady wrote a letter to his mother, and only after getting a reply did she send the matchmaker to say goodbye. One said two ready-made, the girl's family agreed!

The girl's parents died, and she only followed her grandmother to rely on each other, but fortunately, her ancestors left a lot of family wealth, and her life was worry-free. Their ancestors and grandchildren disliked that the yard was too big and there were few people living in it, so they changed their residences, but they didn't expect this change to be married.

Chang Cun took the girl back to his hometown to get married, and only came back a few days ago, planning to buy a few more tables in the capital, please invite local relatives and friends. In addition, Chang Cun sought the official position of the chief inspector of the capital, and their husband and wife lived their own small lives in the capital, which was also the only condition put forward by the girl's grandmother before they got married. The girl's grandmother said that their Chen family was not short of silver, and the Yu family could not give any dowry, as long as the two children could live by themselves in the capital.

The mother who had been living for a long time did not agree, but when she heard that the dowry could be waived, she happily agreed. In the end, it was the old lady who suppressed it, and only then did she pass the dowry, but it was a little perfunctory. That's fine, otherwise, with the mother's temperament, the son is not in sight, and I don't know how to test the new daughter-in-law. Living far away from her can also stop a lot!

None of the Yu family planned to come over, and the capital could only be prepared by the Jin Mansion. The eldest lady has been busy with this matter in the past two days, which is related to the face of the Yu family, and everything must be agreed by the old lady. Now that all three rooms of the Jin family have moved over, it is an eventful time, and the eldest lady doesn't want to let people find fault at this time.

"The second brother and sister came just in time, you can help me take a look and see if there is anything missing." The eldest lady has a habit of having many people and events when doing red and white ceremonies, and she likes to arrange them on paper in advance. Repeatedly consider and check, find that there are deficiencies, change them at any time, and order them a day in advance, so as to save chaos.

She handed the second wife a few pieces of paper, which detailed the situation of arranging the table for the guests, who was responsible for serving the food, who was responsible for serving the refreshments, who was responsible for serving the wine, and who was responsible for removing the dishes and chopsticks...... Every detail is properly arranged, from welcoming guests to sending off guests, all of them are responsible for special personnel, and the number of personnel is reasonable.

"Originally, I thought that if I didn't have enough manpower, I would let the girls and mothers-in-law from the East and West Second Mansion come over, but I was not familiar with it, so I naturally wanted to trouble you and my third brother and sister. But no one from the Yu family came, and the relatives of the bride's family didn't need us to entertain them, so there were not a few tables in total. The eldest lady had a smile on her face all the time.

"What will I watch? My sister-in-law has done something bigger than this, and it's a trivial matter. How could the second wife take those pieces of paper, and looked at them twice, "The sister-in-law is really proper and careful, look at the dense writing on this paper." If it were me, I would have a headache a long time ago. ”

These two wives are flattering words, and what they say makes people feel extremely sincere. Although the eldest lady knew that she could only listen to this, she was still a little comfortable in her heart, and the smile on her face was much deeper.

The second wife took it when she saw it, and after sitting for a while, she got up and said goodbye, saying that she would go back to clean up. They had just moved in, so they were naturally going to be busy for a while. The eldest lady personally sent it to the door, and it happened that the housekeeper's daughter-in-law came to ask for instructions, so she went back to the house.

The daughter-in-law in charge was nothing serious, and the eldest lady quickly sent her away. She recalled the words and deeds of the second wife, and she couldn't help but have some doubts in her heart. The second wife came to deliver the account book on the surface, but she always felt that there seemed to be something else. What is going on, the second wife has not leaked anything. The eldest lady thought about it and didn't expect it, so she simply put it aside.

She didn't know much about her two younger brothers and daughters-in-law, but she heard that the third wife was pretentious and liked to be sharp, and she was also a powerful master when she looked at her face. It was the second brother and daughter-in-law who was praised by the Jin family that impressed her, she seemed to be docile and lovely, and spoke smoothly and kindly, but she was a real clever person in her bones.

The eldest lady looked at the account book left by the second wife, picked it up and flipped through it. At a cursory glance, the accounts are clear. Seeing this, the eldest lady couldn't help but snort coldly, she had taken care of the middle feed for so long, and said what she thought about in her heart, even if it was her own home, she had two accounts. Just because some accounts cannot be moved to the table, it is easy to cause trouble in the future. The nobles in this capital look at the scenery, but today the scenery is rich, and tomorrow there will be those who will be raided. The eldest lady didn't see it with her own eyes but heard that the Imperial Forest Army surrounded the mansion inside and out, and everyone from the master to the slave was arrested. Not to mention the account book, even the straw paper used in the thatched house in the house has been checked more than once. If those accounts that cannot be found out are found out, there is one more crime, and sometimes it becomes the key evidence for conviction!

Besides, it is convenient for whoever has the money in their hands, and the eldest lady has also saved some private money. She didn't have any bad intentions, she just wanted to save more for her son and daughter. Women's families, how can they not have the slightest bit of caution?

But the account book of the second wife in front of me is too clean, so clean that people can't find any mistakes, and there is not even any place to alter.

It's just that the eldest lady doesn't want to investigate how the second wife is in charge, that's the old lady's management, and she can't be thankless. The eldest lady took the account book and went to the East Cross Courtyard, naturally she shirked the housekeeper's affairs and said many reasons.

Of course, the old lady didn't allow it, so she pushed it a few times before the eldest lady agreed in embarrassment.

"My younger brother and sister are more suitable than me, but I am not familiar with them when I have just come to the capital. Then I'll take care of it for a while, and then I'll take over later. The eldest lady didn't dare to talk too much, so as not to have no way out in the future, "It's just that I don't understand the rules of my hometown in the south, and I asked the old lady to look at the account book and give some pointers." In addition, I also brought the account books of the house. ”

The old lady immediately understood what she meant, and she had to wait for herself to confirm it before taking over. It's best to do this, lest anyone gossip later. At present, the three rooms live together, there are many people, there are many things, it is inevitable that there will be inconsiderate and negligent places, and it is good to think about it in advance.

The thoughtfulness of the eldest lady is what the old lady values the most! Hearing the eldest lady's words, the old lady smiled and asked Mama Lu to take all the account books, and said, "I'll read it slowly, and I'll send it to you when I'm done." As he spoke, he asked a few more questions about the happy event, and nodded reassuringly when he heard that the eldest lady said it in an orderly manner.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, when they heard the girl reply, saying that Chang Cun had brought the new daughter-in-law over to greet the old lady. The old lady hurried to invite them in, and sent for the girls to come over. In the end, they are about the same age, and they can talk about going together.

Youyi was in Spring Garden, and Yuyi sent someone to find her, saying that the sisters were all over there. When Youyi got there, she saw a room full of people, including Huiyi and Zhuang Yi.

"Your sisters are going to be rearranged now, so that your sisters don't mess together." Wan Rou said with a smile, "Yuyi is the elder, down is Sister Huiyi, then Sister Xiuyi, and then Zhuang Yi and Yunyi." Youyi's sister is still finished, but from now on she will be six girls. "She is fourteen, a few months younger than Xiuyi, because she is not from the Jin family, so she is not ranked with them.

The sisters are only a year or two apart, and they talk to each other more casually. It's just that the newcomer Huiyi and Zhuang Yi don't laugh as much as they talk, maybe they are a little recognized. Looking at their words and deeds, Youyi can see that their temperament is relatively quiet, and the most lively among the sisters is Yunyi.

She can chirp the most in a room of people, and this son is holding Youyi's hand and asking about the Anjia Courtyard.

"How is our brother-in-law?" At first, she only asked about some innocuous things such as decorations, and she began to deviate when she talked about it.

Yuyi's face flushed when she heard this, and she scolded: "You little hoof, I know that you always mention that the family is not kind!" ”

The eldest sister wanted to ask, but she couldn't open her mouth because she was shy. My sister saw that my sister was anxious, so I asked for you, why did you become unkind? It's hard to be a good person these days! She pretended to frown and grumble, and then couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing this, Yuyi got up and twisted her mouth, completely losing her dignified appearance. Yunyi got up and hid behind Xiuyi, shouting for help and the like.

The sisters were laughing, and the old lady came to pass the word. When they heard that Chang Cun was coming with his new daughter-in-law, they hurried there. Although the new daughter-in-law originally lived next to the Jin Mansion, the sisters really hadn't seen what she looked like. Thinking about it, I fell in love at first sight, and I guess she is also a beautiful woman.