As soon as the old lady finished speaking, Shu Manyao was stunned, and at the same time, she was a little happy: "Grandmother, can I really learn this?" ”

"Nature is true." The old lady smiled and nodded: "If you study well, even if your mother comes back, you don't have to return these to her, but if you don't study well......"

Shu Manyao hurriedly shook his head: "Grandmother, I will definitely work hard to learn, if I can't learn, my grandmother will teach me two more times, and I will definitely work hard." It's just, grandmother, will those people listen to me? ”

The old lady couldn't help laughing: "If they all will listen to you, why do you want to learn these?" If you want to learn, you naturally have to learn how to make them listen to you, and if your words are passed on, all your subordinates will do it, instead of disobeying yin and yang. The head mother of a big family must not only learn to read the account books, so that people cannot fool you in the accounts, but also learn to use people, what kind of people to use, how to use different people, how to use people who are greedy for money, how to use people who are violent, how to use people who are not very obedient, these are the most important things. ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't know how to live in clothes, you just need to take care of the sewing room, you can't let the girls and ladies in the family have no clothes to wear, you have to wear spring in spring, if you let the whole family wear autumn in spring, that's daxiao dialect." It doesn't matter if you don't know how to cook, as long as you take care of the kitchen well, so that everyone in the family is happy to eat happily and satisfied, it also means that you have the ability, but some people don't like to eat ginger, but the kitchen serves ginger dumplings, this is your fault. ”

As she spoke, the old lady helped Shu Manyao's hand and went out, and when she arrived at the main hall, she shut up. Shu Manyao didn't ask, helped the old lady to sit down, and when Aunt Wang saluted, Shu Chengye and Shu Zheming came over together to say goodbye.

"Mother, yesterday I already went to the household department to take up my post, and the household department gave me three days of vacation, and I will start taking office in three days." Shu Chengye first reported his work, and then talked about Shu Zheming's homework: "Zheming's homework can't be delayed, I think I won't send Zheming to the college anymore, just visit my former classmates to see if I can pay a visit to Zheming." ”

The old lady nodded and replied, "You just have to call the shots about Zheming's future." Can Dr. Song arrange it properly? ”

"It's been arranged, when Dr. Song first arrived in the capital, there was nowhere to go, so my son chose a courtyard for Dr. Song in the second courtyard, and Dr. Song could live for as long as he wanted." Shu Zheming said this, and a maid came in outside to report, saying that Song Gongzi wanted to come over to greet the old lady, and it was inconvenient to see the old lady.

The old lady hurriedly asked Dr. Xiao Song to come in, because the two families also have a relationship, so Shu Manyao does not need to avoid it. Dr. Xiao Song is just eighteen this year, he looks dignified and very upright, and his words and deeds are also very graceful, and he thanked the old lady for her hospitality when he met: "If it weren't for the help of the old lady and Uncle Shu, I'm afraid I would have to live on the streets." ”

"Little Doctor Song is joking, but it's just a gesture." The old lady smiled and said: "Your father and the Shu family are also old friends, you just have to live here with peace of mind, if you have anything to help, don't see outside, just talk to your Uncle Shu." Although your Uncle Shu is not a big person, he also knows three or two people, so don't let it go for nothing. ”

Song Yuan hurriedly thanked: "Yes, I will not see outside." Old lady, you don't have to call me Dr. Song, I haven't taken the exam yet, I really don't dare to hold it, I just had a coronation ceremony last year, my father took the word Zhibo for me, and the old lady called me Zhibo. ”

"But it will be taken from the ambition and learn from others?" Shu Chengye asked with a smile, and Song Yuan nodded embarrassedly: "Exactly." ”

"Then I'll call you Zhibo." The old lady said with a smile, and asked: "In the Shu family, you should be in your own home, you don't have to wronged yourself, as long as you have less food, tell me, I have always treated you as my own grandson, you don't want to see me." You also saw it yesterday, how are the people serving in your yard? If there is something dissatisfied, or the service is not considerate, I will replace it for you. ”

"The old lady is kind, and Zhibo keeps it in mind." Song Yuan hurriedly got up and made a big salute, and said a few good words about the people in the courtyard, and then took out a stack of silver tickets from his sleeve: "These are prepared for me by my father, the old lady is very virtuous, give me a place to live, and the arrangement is very proper, Zhibo doesn't know how to thank him." Please ask the old lady to accept these, otherwise, Zhibo will not feel at ease even if he lives. ”

The old lady feigned anger: "Your father is too careful, what kind of friendship do we have?" When you come to my house, isn't it like your own? What else do you want to give, you put it away quickly, or I'll be angry. ”

Song Yuan insisted on giving it, but the old lady excused herself a few times, but she couldn't help it, so she had to sigh and accept it. After sending away Shu Chengye, Shu Zheming and Song Yuan, the first thing the old lady did was to call the housekeeper's mother in the courtyard where Song Yuan lived: "I let you serve Song Gongzi there, I trust you, and serve Song Gongzi well, in the future, not only Song Gongzi will remember your love, but I also want to give you a big credit here, your kid is not young?" After a while, I want to change the shopkeeper or something, and then you can let that kid come and show me......"

"In that courtyard, you have to take care of it, if there is anyone who neglects Song Gongzi, or what gossip, all come and go back to me, and I will not spare it. In the same way, if I find out what you despise Song Gongzi, even if you are the old man of the Shu family, I will not keep you! After a beating, he rewarded the mother with a red envelope: "Go, serve well, you have your own benefits." ”

When the mother left, the old lady turned her face to Shu Manyao and said: "Who do you want to use, you have to find out her temperament first, first grasp her shortcomings and beat it, and then give a sweet date for what the other party wants, so that you can pinch people in the palm of your hand." However, the human heart is unpredictable, and that's it, and you can't easily believe it all. ”

The old lady said as she called Li's mother over: "During the time we are not in the capital, how is the house?" But what happened? Is there anyone who disobeys discipline? ”

Li's mother reported in detail: "Four years ago, there was a blizzard, which collapsed the Xiangxue Xuan in the east, and it was repaired in the spring of the second year, and the slave maid invited the workshop in the east of the city...... Wang Gui's family married a daughter-in-law, and she married the daughter of the Chen family......"

The old lady took the time to explain to Shu Manyao: "Wang Gui's grandmother has served your grandmother, and she has made great contributions, so we value Wang Gui a little more." The Chen family used to work in the outer courtyard, but your father has not been in the capital for many years, and the people in the outer courtyard basically have nothing to do. ”

After talking for a while, Mother Li saw what the old lady meant, this was pointing out the girl's family, so when she said it again, she explained a little more. For example, the mother in charge of this yard and the mother in charge of that yard are in-laws, the mother who is in charge of the flowers and plants in the garden has three daughters at home, and the mother who is in charge of the fruit trees has a very strict temperament.

Shu Manyao knew that the opportunity was rare, and listened very seriously.

Just these things in the house have been talked about for a whole morning. In the afternoon, the old lady began to meet the housekeepers and mothers who stayed in the capital, as well as the big housekeeper and the second housekeeper. Shu Manyao still listened, and by the way, she corresponded to what Li's mother told her one by one with the person in front of her, and then sorted it out in her heart.

The next day is to look at the roster and put people in place. Then I brought the special products from Jiangnan and ordered the appropriate people to send them to the Haode family. The third day is to look at the ledger, and what should be added is added, and what should be put into the treasury is put into the treasury.

Shu Manyao studied very seriously, and the old lady taught very carefully.

These are not the whole of life, the Shu family has just returned to the capital, generally speaking, Shu Chengye is to communicate with his former old friends and colleagues, as well as world friends, the housewife of the Shu family cannot be idle, men go to the wine field, women have to go to the back house. But Xu stayed on Jiangnan East Road and didn't come back, so this matter fell to the old lady.

There is a flower viewing party in three days, a spring outing party in five days, and a fighting party in seven days, and Shu Manyao also follows the old lady to go from house to house.

A month later, everyone who should have left has passed, the old lady has picked up all her previous contacts, and the nurturing mother invited to Shu Manyao is also in place.

Since then, the days when Shu Manyao used to talk to his grandmother in his spare time and draw and write when he was not idle are gone forever. Since she raised her mother to Shu's house, she had to get up in the morning to practice calligraphy, learn housekeeping with her grandmother at noon, learn rules with her mother in the afternoon, and listen to Mr. Miao's lectures in the evening. On the fifteenth day of the first month of each month, I have to copy a volume of Buddhist scriptures to pray for my grandmother and father, and this day is tired, but it is very fulfilling.

The rest of the family was also quickly settled, Shu Chengye grew up in the capital since he was a child, and there were many old friends in the capital. In less than a month, it began to be like a fish in water. He himself is not a woman, Xu's is not there, Aunt Wang has a body, and after doing business every day, she either makes an appointment with three or five friends to enjoy antiques, or eats and drinks with colleagues, or writes and paints with like-minded people, not to mention how leisurely those days are.

Shu Zheming also worshiped Mr., the other party is an old friend of Mrs. Shu, and now he is at home, but he has many children and grandchildren, and he is also very influential in the court.

And Song Yuan, after living in Shu's house for three months, passed the big exam held by the Ministry of Rites once every three years, and successfully entered the Tai Hospital, and now he has moved to the college run by the Tai Hospital.

Without the Xu family, Aunt Wang also gained a lot of benefits, at least, when Shu Manyao was the housekeeper, because of the identity problem, she couldn't meddle in the affairs of Shu Chengye's yard. It happened that Aunt Wang had been three months and her body was stable, so the old lady simply handed over Shu Chengye's yard to Aunt Wang.

In this way, even if the Xu family comes back in the future, Aunt Wang will not have to be afraid. She doesn't want to be able to grasp Xu's movements in the future, as long as she can be prepared before Xu makes any moves against her.

Aunt Wang took care of Shu Chengye's yard, and the old lady observed it for two or three months, seeing that she was interested and did not buy the people in Shu Chengye's yard, which can be regarded as a relief. The author has something to say: I don't know what's going on lately, and I can't even reply to the comments...... My dear people are in a hurry, wait a minute, the flowers will be tried every day, and when you can go back, you will go back as soon as possible~?