The county lord summoned, and the stewards did not dare to slack off. Early the next morning, the stewards who had been serving in the Qucheng County Mansion and the heads of the Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing had all arrived, sitting in the side hall in an orderly manner, waiting for Qin Wan's summons.

Some people are well-informed, and the steward who knows that Qin Wan has found more than a dozen account rooms to check the account books must be a little apprehensive, for fear that the new housewife is a person who cannot be flawed, and this tension quickly infected everyone. After all, the people who sit in their positions, no matter what post they are in, always have some methods to make money and water, and even conventions. If you really want to think about it, none of them are in order.

Sandalwood recalled Qin Wan's instructions, took a deep breath, and was determined to handle this matter well. Qin Wan casually glanced at these stewards, and exchanged glances with Chen Miao.

They discussed for a long time yesterday, and while they were sure that the Su family had at least financially supported the King of Wei, they also believed that there must be people from the King of Wei among these stewards, at least people who were trusted by both the Su Mansion and the Wei Wangfu. Only in this way can we keep close contacts without attracting too much attention from others - the two families are originally in-laws, juniors play together, and Mo Luan is a very famous good sister-in-law, and they all say that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and it is not uncommon for her to care about Princess Wei Su 'Yin'.

What does Sue 'Yin' like? Before Qin Wan got married, he had already done his homework, this princess was interesting, she had been married for nearly 20 years, and her 'sex' was still like a young 'girl' who had not left the cabinet, she loved piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, 'flowers', birds, fish and insects, and didn't like to take care of trivial matters. Mo Luan wanted to fund the King of Wei in the name of throwing Su 'Yin's favor, and the people he sent were either the right-hand men of the Su Mansion or the stewards related to Su's 'Yin' hobbies.

Qin Wan understood that most of these stewards were Mo Luan's eyes, nose and mouth, even if they didn't dare to offend her, they wouldn't hide anything for her. Therefore, she put on a graceful attitude, as if she was listening, and she didn't care much about the stewardship, first widening the hearts of these stewards, and then slowly looking. Well, once you relax, your own 'nature' can be 'exposed' better.

Although Qin Wan doesn't care much about the affairs of the inner house, he is clear - among the many stewards of the inner house, the most oily and watery position is the kitchen purchase, the people take food as the sky, other positions may not enter new things every day, but the kitchen is not short for a day. Those nobles who are pampered and do not have to worry about gold and silver will not care how many 'chickens' and ducks are used for a cabbage, they only care about whether it is refreshing or not, whether it is 'refined' beautiful or not. How much material is used, how high or low the price, is not the final say of the stewards? As long as you don't be too greedy, the master will turn a blind eye and get by.

Under the kitchen purchase, it is the purchase of fat powder, and there are so many 'women' in the back house, fat powder, hair oil, head rope, balm, and the most important clothes...... Nothing is short. Then it is in charge of the garden's 'flowers' and trees, a total of one acre and three points of land, who doesn't want to dress up the place where they live beautifully?

Compared with these important positions, such as arranging night duty, disciplining newcomers and other positions, it is a little insufficient, of course, the head of the village is not counted, in terms of wealth, the chief steward may not be able to catch up with them, but they are far away, and they can be ignored for the time being. Sandalwood is well aware of this, and first asks the three major stewards what the Su family's example is.

Su Quan, the steward in charge of kitchen procurement, was the son of the Su family, and he also fought on the battlefield with Su Rui in his early years, but before he could fight a few battles, he was cut off two fingers, and his career was hopeless, so he had to return to the Su family to be a big steward. Because of this relationship, he has a lot of face in the Su family, and Mo Luan doesn't dare to shout at him too much. Su Quan also felt obediently, never put the old servant's score, smiled at everyone, heard Sandalwood ask angrily, and said busily: "The house is a rule, Du Hu and his wife have six sheep per month, a total of thirty 'chicken' ducks, nine catties of pig 'meat' every day, one liter of Chen terrier rice, two pounds of old rice, six catties of white flour, one catty of tofu, ten catties of fresh vegetables, six ...... of 'chicken' eggs." Even the charcoal is prescribed to be used, not less, but not much.

Parents are like this, and the number of children and daughters must be lowered by one level, and if you calculate carefully, it will be less than eighty percent.

This kind of example is not less, the Su family has a simple population, and no matter how luxurious it is, it is nothing. If you set up a mansion with a large population, such as Yong'an Hou Mansion, Sincerity Bo Mansion and the like, the master can see one or two plates of meat dishes every day, and it would be good to get one or two servings a day, how can you pursue so much?

If you ask about the materials of the clothes, it is the same, it is not shabby, the amount is sufficient, and there are many precious materials, which is enough for a person to change four sets a month and there is surplus.

To be honest, although the Su family's food and clothing are much worse than those of the Dai Wangfu, it has no impact on Qin Wan. After all, she used it too much before, she couldn't finish eating, she couldn't use it, so she rewarded her subordinates with her hands, fed them to their heart's content, and praised Qin Wan for being good when she saw people. So after listening to this, Qin Wan asked: "Is there an old example in the small kitchen?" ”

Sandalwood repeated the words, and Su Quan hurriedly said, "I have it." "As long as it's human, who doesn't have a preference? There are only a few masters in the Su family, it is impossible to follow the rules in everything, even if there is not, Qin Wan wants to set it up, he dares to stop it?

"Set up a small kitchen, and all the accounts will go to my 'private' account." Qin Wan said lightly, "Go on." ”

Sandalwood nodded, and asked about the garden again.

When she was not out of the cabinet, Su Rui loved her sister, and because of the lack of financial resources in the house, she could not afford to spend a lot of money just to fight for "flowers" like those rich businessmen and magnates, so she set aside a Zhuangzi to plant "flowers" and trees in the "door", and selected them to be sent to the house. Later, the Su family gradually developed, Su 'Yin' became a princess again, and more and more people voted for it, and one Zhuangzi was no longer enough, so another Zhuangzi was added.

Although the two Zhuangzi are responsible for 'serving' and 'making' these 'flowers' and trees, there is a distinction between priority and subordination. Two village heads, one is called Feng Da, more than half a hundred years old, his hair is gray, his body is a little rickety, but he stands very far forward, and he can see that he also has some face in the middle of the management;

Qin Wan wrote down these two people, continued to listen to the reports of the stewards, and when several important stewards finished their reports, the time was also noon. She looked at the sun and said, "I just entered the 'door' of the Su family, and I don't know much about the affairs, and I hope you can help." It's not too early, your meals have been prepared, and today you will be rewarded with two more months' money. Speaking of this, she seemed to think of something, and added, "The kitchen is also hard, add a month's monthly money to reward them for their hard work today." ”

Although the stewards inquired about Qin Wan's habits and knew that she had always been bold, they didn't expect it to be like this. Shout over and ask a few words, kowtow, and there will be two months of monthly money in the account? Rao is Su Quan was also speechless, not to mention others? This is not a reward of a few hundred yuan, but an expenditure of nearly a hundred!

After being surprised by Qin Wan's generosity, the stewards were all overjoyed - the master has a wide amount of money, which is definitely a good thing for the people below! Such a master often does not care about the details, once he is in a good mood, the money will be scattered like raindrops, and the subordinates will also benefit. It's different to follow the master who has no money at hand, because he has no money, so he values money, and every article has to be taken care of.

If they think so, how much more should they be others? Qin Wan asked the big kitchen to prepare the dishes, and the second-class envoy 'female' Zilan, who was in charge of the message, went with a purse, which contained a lot of silver leaves and silver beads, and stuffed them into the hands of the stewards after the order, so happy that these people's mouths couldn't close.

This kind of action is not to please the Su family, but Qin Wan has always been used - what is sent according to the rules, she will only reward it if it is done well, and if it is something she asks for on a whim, when the order is given, the reward will follow.

The people in the big kitchen received the benefits of Qin Wan, and naturally discussed: "The county lord is worthy of being a noble 'daughter' of the royal family, and she is really noble!" ”

"The 'maids' of the palace are different. I heard that although Sister Zilan is second-class, she is a first-class example in our house? That clothes, that attitude, that style, this is the subordinate who serves the county lord! ”

"The master is benevolent, and he is naturally gentle as a subordinate, and they have served the county lord for many years, and they don't know how much benefit they have received. Now that the county lord marries in, we can enjoy it too! ”

"It's just that, it's like the one in the West Garden, this one doesn't agree, that one doesn't agree, the personal 'woman' comes over and says what she wants and leaves, no ......"

"Shut up, you don't want to die!"

The person who spoke shut up, and knew that he was too forgetful - it was none other than Mo Luan's only 'daughter' child, Su Ran, the youngest child of Qucheng County Mansion. This little lady is pampered by her mother and four brothers, arrogant and domineering, she must do whatever she wants, she will not consider any personal contacts, and she will not care about the thoughts of slaves. A few years ago, she admired Qin Fang's appearance and was determined to marry him, knowing that Qin Fang was married, she was not happy in her heart, she couldn't eat, and she didn't know how much punishment she had suffered in the kitchen, so of course she had a grudge against her. Because of Su Ran's special status in the Su family, he didn't dare to say it.

People are like this, the more things they are ordered not to say, the easier it is to be curious. Aunt Zeng, who had just drunk and asked her colleagues not to talk about this, couldn't help it, only to see her lower her voice and say mysteriously: "Have you heard?" The one in the West Garden heard the county lord enter the 'door', and his face was 'pale'--" She stiffly put up a coffin face, and felt hideous and vicious at a glance, "That's it! ”

"I've also heard that in the past three months alone, two whips have been broken, and the doctor has been in and out of the mansion frequently. Fortunately, he is a familiar doctor, and he knows that the person is from the lower ninth class, but in the end, ...... Alas, do iniquity! ”

"Come on, don't sympathize with him, someone's deed of sale is in the hand of the one in the West Garden, isn't ours the same? If only you wanted me to say, we could go into the county lord's courtyard and serve. ”

"You're right, I don't know if the county lord is short of people to call ......"