The second wife is sure that she belongs to the housekeeper, and she hopes to make a big profit while preparing for the New Year's goods.

She didn't expect the old lady to pity her to the point that she would rather hand over the housekeeping to An Rong, who would not know anything, than give it to her!

The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and I wiped the paleness of my face with a handkerchief, this cold wind was shivering, and there were no maids around, but I didn't worry about being seen.

I was angry in my heart, and my hand was not light or heavy, the cold wind was blowing again, and if I was not careful, my face hurt, and the second wife, who was already annoyed in my heart, stomped her feet in anger.

When she went down the steps, she saw Manager Fu coming in a hurry from a distance, and when she saw that Manager Fu was holding something in his hand, she became more annoyed in her heart, and she should have told her all these things.

I was too angry for a while, and I didn't notice my feet, no, I was careful when I took a step, and the second wife's feet slipped.

Fortunately, there was a maid on the side to support her in time, but just like that, the second wife also flashed her waist.

Feigning illness turned into a real illness.

The poor second wife was sure that An Rong couldn't manage the house for two days, and in the end the old lady had to let her take care of it, now it's okay, even if the old lady asked her to take care of it, she couldn't manage it.

Manager Fu didn't expect that when he came to tell the matter, he would encounter the second wife who shook his head, and the second master gave his foot to Wei, why was she injured?

It's really a patient in a house, yesterday I sent Dr. Liu away, Dr. Liu also smiled and said, let him make room for him in the outer courtyard, so three times a day, the next person is tired of running, and he is also tired.

Let the maid carefully wait for the second wife to return to the East Garden, and then the chief Fu will enter the Songhe Courtyard.

After waiting for a while in the main house, Mr. Fu met the new butler.

When he saw that it was An Rong and Mother Sun, Manager Fu was slightly stunned, but he was not too surprised, the masters in the house were a lot sick, only Hou Ye, the fourth girl and the second girl were safe and sound.

If it's not the turn of the four girls, can't the old lady drag her sick body to do some trivial things in the house, right?

When Mr. Fu thought of the matter of catching the chief financial manager that day, his heart was excited, if it weren't for the patience of the four girls, let him plan and grasp the financial manager.

And because it was the old lady's relics that he stole from him, the old lady didn't have any mercy, and directly disposed of the financial manager's family, and he eased up a lot.

The chief financial manager is the eldest lady's person, he knows that if he is not the old lady's confidant, the old lady trusts him, maybe the position of the head of the Hou Mansion has been robbed by him.

Think about the four girls, they disposed of the financial manager without showing their faces, and dragged the eldest lady into the water with a secret recipe, such a plan is used to manage the house, to be honest, the chief manager Fu feels that it is overkill.

It's a pity that the fourth girl is not really the second young master, otherwise the position of the prince of the Hou Mansion would have to be changed.

Manager Fu wanted to see Anrong's housekeeper's ability, and wanted to see what it would be like to live under Anrong's guidance this year, but Anrong opened his mouth, and Manager Fu was dumbfounded.

He thought he was distracted, but he didn't hear clearly, so he asked more, "Double the gift list?" ”

An Rong nodded, "Double, the gift must be exquisite and valuable." ”

Mr. Fu pursed his brows, glanced at Mother Sun, and said, "Fourth girl, this gift list is valuable enough, what the old lady specially ordered yesterday is two percent heavier than the gift given to Jian'anbo Mansion in previous years." ”

Mother Sun stood aside, and wondered, Mr. Fu was in charge of things, that was done with all his heart, and the old lady specially advised, there would be no mistake.

Mother Sun took the gift list and took a look, from the tonic to the silk and satin, they were all prepared, which was very suitable.

Mother Sun began to worry, although the four girls are smart, young in the end, and they are well-known for their boldness and generosity in the house, spending money like flowing water, and they don't feel distressed at all, but this is a housekeeper, and if they give gifts like this, the house will not be able to make ends meet.

"Fourth girl, this gift list is not bad, if you feel light, add one or two more pieces, you don't need to double it," Sun's mother said.

An Rong took the gift list, of course she knew that this gift list was not light, but it was far from enough to tempt people to make mistakes, "Manager Fu, you can do it according to my instructions, if there is any irregularity, you keep the account separately, and go back to Linglong Garden to get the silver." ”

An Rong said this, he has already expressed his determination not to change his mind, what else does Manager Fu have to say, he can only do as instructed, as for keeping accounts separately and letting the four girls pay for it privately, in this case, Manager Fu just listens to it, and will not be stupid to really ask for it.

Mother Sun stood aside, quite helpless, the four girls were inevitably too easy to talk, Manager Fu disagreed, so she paid out of her own pocket, so how could she take care of the house?

Mother Sun is already questioning An Rong's housekeeping ability, but it is not good to overstep her responsibilities.

After a while, the kitchen, the needlework, and the housekeeper of the garden came.

The New Year is approaching, and there have been accidents in the house one after another, and there is no time to even tell the old lady, and finally there is someone who can take care of things and take ideas, and he is still a housekeeper of the four girls who doesn't understand anything.

Looking at the bills of goods that needed to be purchased and the silver taels that needed to be handed over by the stewards, An Rong flipped through the account books of previous years and compared them, and there was more than one percent.

"Why is there an extra 10%, this year's goods are 10% higher than in previous years?" An Rongxiao asked.

The eldest lady's account book is very meticulous, but it is not difficult to find out the greedy ink, with the old lady's eyesight, it is impossible not to find out, she doesn't care, because the eldest lady has been grounded recently, and she has been deprived of her command, the blow is enough, and then shake out this matter, it has no effect, and good steel must be used on the blade.

It was enough for her to know that there was more silver in the book than was really needed, and that it was not much more, and that anything more than was in the book of accounts would be absolutely problematic.

The stewards nodded busily, happy in their hearts, look, the four girls and a yellow-haired maid know what housekeepers, they don't need them to find a reason, the price is reported, and they will naturally think about the price of goods.

The steward nodded, "This year is exceptionally cold, transportation is inconvenient, and prices in Kyoto have risen a lot. ”

An Rong only flipped through the account books and didn't say anything, and only after several stewards took turns to express their opinions did An Rong raise his head, "That means that to buy all the goods needed in previous years, you must get so much silver?" ”

Several stewards nodded their heads again and again, and the caliber of their answers was very consistent.

This is already the best they can do, and there is no lower than this.

An Rong but smiled silently, and took a sip of tea.

Mother Sun stood aside, and wanted to speak several times, but was blocked by the gentle smile on the corner of An Rong's mouth, with the intelligence of the fourth girl, she would not notice that there was something greasy in it.

An Rong drank half of the tea, and those in charge changed from calm to not calm, and then to worried, as if they didn't say the wrong thing.

An Rong put down the teacup, his eyes as clear as a spring swept over several people, and said with a smile, "Come on, go and call a few deputy stewards." ”

A few stewards were confused, even Mother Sun was confused, what did the four girls do with the deputy steward?

Soon, several deputy stewards came, looking at An Rong blankly, not understanding what An Rong was looking for them to do.

An Rong picked up the manifest of goods that he had managed before and asked, "Have you seen all these manifests?" ”

Several deputy stewards hesitated slightly, they had seen these manifests, but they didn't have the right to speak, but they still nodded.

An Rong looked at the expressions of several people, the deputy steward and the steward are the relationship between superiors and subordinates, and it is also a competitive relationship.

Don't look at only one more subword, the wages and oil and water in it are a grade worse, the work is hard, and the money is less, who is comfortable and doesn't want to squeeze out the position of the superior and replace it?

As for the superiors, the first thing to guard against is the deputy steward, for fear that an inattentive person will be exploited, and there are benefits, and they must score half of them, and their hearts are also uncomfortable.

An Rong also managed the house in his previous life, how could he not understand the twists and turns inside, and the steward and the deputy steward couldn't eat in the same pot.

An Rong closed the account book and said, "The list of goods and the required silver taels handed over by several stewards are one percent more than in previous years, in my opinion, this one percent is completely unnecessary, I have given several stewards a chance, they said no, give you another chance, if you can buy back the things you need at the price of previous years, the position of the steward is yours, if you can't, I believe there will always be someone ......." ”

The eyes of several deputy stewards lit up, and their expressions became excited, the prices in Kyoto have risen a little, but they are far less than one percent, and the account books of previous years are full of greedy ink, and they can completely purchase all the goods.

What the fourth girl meant in her words was that as long as it was the same as in previous years, it was to be able to do things, and the position of the steward was theirs, which was a good thing for pie in the sky.

Without waiting for An Rong to finish speaking, several stewards hurriedly said, "Fourth girl, rest assured, the slave maid will do her best to buy back these goods with the least amount of money." ”

Even if they are not greedy for money this winter, with the position of steward, there is a lot of filial piety for those maids under their hands, they can plan for the future, and they can't be too shallow.

An Rong was satisfied with their attitude, but there was one sentence that had to be made clear, "The goods I want are not as bad as in previous years, and if there is a mistake, the rod will be fifty!" ”

Several deputy stewards nodded again and again, and repeatedly reassured, "The fourth girl can rest assured, the slave and maid guarantee their lives, and the goods are not worse than in previous years." ”

This slap on the face of the eldest lady, that is called a snap sound, you look at the deputy steward's ability to do things, it is much higher than that of the main steward, you are not greedy for ink, who is greedy for ink?

An Rong nodded with satisfaction.

The faces of the stewards were like ashes.

Who would have thought that An Rong's pit was dug here, and when they blocked the road ahead, she dug a new road.

Normally, these deputy stewards are waiting for them to make mistakes and be punished by their masters, so that they can be promoted to take their place, how can they miss such an opportunity today?!

PS：~~o(》_《)o~~R1152