"The third lady really recognized the slave maid, and yesterday Steward Lu told me that I still don't believe it." The housekeeper took a closer look at her dress, this fine and neat is that she may not be able to clean it up, no wonder Mrs. repeatedly told her that she only needs to take care of the etiquette rules of the fourth lady, it turns out that the third lady is impeccable.

"Doesn't Mama know me too?"

"Of course I can't forget the young lady I saw at the door yesterday." With the appearance and character of the three young ladies, who can forget it when they see it?

"I saw everyone at the door yesterday, and although it was only a glance, they all recognized it." Bai Jiaojiao smiled lightly at their skeptical gaze. "You are from Ah Lian Courtyard, you two are far away from your father and mother, one of these two is with my second brother, and the other is Ah Bao's companion. You're the laundry, you're ...... Firewood room. ”

Bai Jiaojiao suddenly sighed in admiration, fortunately, he had already done an investigation to pretend to be so forced. "I remember what you did well and what you didn't do well, but it's just a small thing. Mama Cui, I'm not here to get hot water, but to use the kitchen. ”

"It's just that all the hot water in our house has to be fetched from the big kitchen? Don't have a small stove to burn yourself? ”

"Third Miss, when it was cold, the hot water was indeed boiled in each room by itself, but because the monthly funds for purchasing firewood and charcoal in the house were limited, Mrs. ordered the hot water and meals in each room to be concentrated in the big kitchen at other times except for winter." If you want to buy it privately, you have to pay for it yourself, including Liu, everyone is like this. Therefore, there will be a special person responsible for boiling water in this boiling water room in the big kitchen every day, and it is the busiest time in the morning, and the people under the masters have to come here to receive hot water, and sometimes they have to come several times when they use more, and the people who can't wait will directly clean it with well water at will.

No wonder she saw that not only the maids who made tea and served water were queuing up in Liu's room, but also the maids who were waiting to freshen up were also carrying water here. I have to say that Liu's money-saving tricks are indeed quite effective, and the centralized use saves a lot of firewood, but this is only useful for their families.

Her brother and father are going to the court, so waiting for hot water and time for breakfast to freshen up, no wonder they have to get up so early. Bai Jiaojiao also understood another reason why the Bai family ate at the same table at the same time as long as they were at home, but what made her uncomfortable was why the seemingly beautiful General Bai Mansion had lived so tightly, and even the most basic firewood and charcoal had to be so careful.

"From tomorrow onwards, this kind of master will use it at any time, and all the little things will be prepared by yourself in each room, except for you who need to use hot water and get water here, and send firewood to each room every day."

"This ...... But there is Madame. ”

Bai Jiaojiao glanced at them. "In the future, there will be special people to send the firewood used in the house, and I will let Steward Lu settle it directly. A few of you took hot water and sent it to the masters, Mama Cui, you also tell my mother what I mean. ”

"Needless to say, just do as you say." Liu didn't know when he actually came to the kitchen in person.

"Mother, why are you here?"

"I just heard that our third lady went to the kitchen early in the morning, and my mother guessed that you were hungry and came to have a look." Liu Shi heard all the words that Bai Jiaojiao had just said, this girl really couldn't be idle, and she was going to change the rules on the first day. "Don't be stunned, the third lady will start to do what she said tomorrow."

"Yes." Great, they don't have to get up so early to line up in the future, but now they all have to treat this third lady as a living immortal, and they each quickly took water and wished to go back to tell their master as soon as possible.

"Mother, I didn't mean to break the rules you set, it's just that this is too delaying things, and so many people are piled up in the kitchen early in the morning. In the future, Brother Ah and they will only become more and more relatives, not to mention the friction, even if others know it, they will say that my Bai family is angry. ”

"My mother also understands, but I have no choice but to do so, half of your father's monthly salary will be used to supplement the families of those soldiers who died in battle. The rest has to be dotted up and down, and the food and clothing of the whole family and the façade are supported, and I have to save everywhere. "The Bai family originally still had some land, but if they haven't taken care of it for many years, it is difficult to collect it now, and as soon as those facades go to collect rent, they will make trouble, as if the Bai family wants to force them to death.

Bai Jiaojiao frowned. "Mother is saying that in the past few years, you have only relied on your father's money to maintain this family, and there is no other income?"

Liu nodded rather awkwardly.

No wonder...... No wonder the best house furnishings prepared by the Liu family are just average in her opinion, the decoration of the huge General Bai Mansion is so low-key and elegant, no wonder Steward Lu feels that the reward of ten taels of silver is a lot, no wonder even firewood money has to be saved, it turns out that their family is just a different way to continue to be "poor".

"Mother, I'll let me take care of it in the future...... What do you think? Bai Jiaojiao pondered and asked tentatively, who knew that Liu Shi suddenly looked relieved when he heard this. Then it's hard for you, my mother wanted to talk to you about this yesterday, but I forgot, I can rest assured that you will deal with my mother. "I don't know that firewood, rice, oil, and salt are expensive, and I'm tired of eating and drinking so many people.

…… Oh, so you came last night to throw a mess...... Said that the mother-daughter relationship is deep!

"Mama Cui, you talk to Steward Lu, and send his account book to the third lady tomorrow, and don't look for me for these things in the future."

…… Madam, if she remembers correctly, there are still a lot of bad debts that can't be recovered, is it really good for you to just push it to a young lady who has not yet married? As soon as Mama Cui raised her eyes, she happened to meet Bai Jiaojiao's eyes that seemed to be smiling, and the insight into Yiqi's wisdom and helplessness and connivance with the Liu family suddenly made her heart tighten, where did such a gaze look like an ordinary child.

"Alright, everyone is gone." Bai Jiaojiao touched her stomach. "I originally wanted to make you something delicious, but I'm afraid it's too late for such a delay, so I'll fill my stomach with some noodles first, and I'll make something for you at noon."

"Miss wants to cook herself? This is not to be done, ma'am."

"You follow her, what else can you do in your own house, leave two helpers in the kitchen, and everyone else go out." Liu rolled up his sleeves and seemed to help himself. "It's just that I can't buy any fresh vegetables on rainy days, that's all."

"It's okay, I'll have someone send it." Bai Jiaojiao was surprised that Liu did not dissuade him, but wanted to do it with him.

"This always reminds me of when we were still living in Liujia Village, you haven't grown up yet, and I doubt that you can do a good job." Liu smiled and kneaded his dough and said frankly. "It turns out that you didn't disappoint your mother, and your mother should believe in you more."

"Don't be stunned, no matter how bad it is, your father has to guess, he has been talking about your craft for a long time, and he dreamed and talked in his dreams last night."

"Okay." (To be continued.) )