Chapter 226: Comparing Accounts
On the second day, Lu Jing was on duty, and Lin Daiyu instructed everyone at home to arrange the future office location.
Three large rooms were selected near the storehouse, which were used as the external account room, the meeting office and the tea room.
After the location was chosen, Daiyu asked people to take out all kinds of ornaments, furnishings and lanterns from the warehouse and arrange them.
Every aspect of the room is designed by yourself, and the smallest details are perfected until they are perfect.
At dusk, when Lu Jing arrived home, he heard that Daiyu was still busy, so he came to watch.
I saw that the inner courtyard and the backyard were inscribed with the words "Yanxi Hall", and a couplet was hung: the door is close to the purple wall and the high Qi tree, and the pavilion is close to the Danqi.
Lu Jing saw that the pen on it was clear and steep, with bamboo rhyme, and the strokes were slender and elegant, and soft and strong, so he knew that it was Daiyu's handwriting.
When I walked through the hall and entered the backyard, I saw Daiyu and the maids busy under the corridor, fiddling with more than a dozen pots of flowers and stones.
Daiyu got the maid's reminder, turned her head and saw Lu Jing, and immediately said happily: "The husband is back!" ”
Lu Jing stepped forward to support Daiyu's shaved shoulders and said with a smile: "I heard that Madame has been busy for a day, so I'll come to see the results of Madame's hard work." ”
Daiyu smiled and led Lu Jing into the tea hall first, only to see a pair of "Boiling Plum Inspirational Pictures" hanging in the center of the tea room, and hung a couplet: The tea is ripe and fragrant and warm to the guests, and the flowers are bright and beautiful.
There is a red sandalwood table in the middle, and there is a tea set on the table. On both sides, there is a rosewood Taishi chair, and the chair is equipped with a blue satin backrest and a pillow. On each side are eight sunflower nanmu urinal chairs, and a stack of cushions is placed behind the door.
Hanging around the calligraphy and painting of the three friends of the year, the carved hollow and the groove place or placed in the large and small porcelain, or dotted with various flowers, all should be suitable for the situation, appropriate.
Lu Jing praised: "Madame is attentive, I don't know and think it's our living room." ”
Daiyu said humbly: "The concubine just thinks it's better looking." ”
After admiring the interior decorations, the two of them went to the council office.
When I got to the door, I saw a plaque with "Rixin Hall" written in big white characters on the council office, and hung a couplet: "The bucket room is chasing the new day, and the heart of the world is traced back to the breeze." ”
Lu Jing knew that it was written by Daiyu, so he asked with a smile: "Madame's new hall is taken from the Book of Changes: wealth is a great cause, and a new day is Shengde, which means that it is new day by day. ”
Daiyu shook her head and smiled: "Although the meaning is right, but the source is not right, the three words of concubine body are taken from the "Book of Rites": Gou Rixin, Ri Xin, and Ri Xin, which means to enter morality and practice, and Huiguang is increasing day by day. ”
Lu Jing suddenly smiled and said: "No wonder Madame would make this couplet, tracing the breeze from the world to the heart, this sentence is suitable for hanging in the court." ”
Daiyu smiled shallowly: "Inspired by her husband that day, the family style should start small, and the concubine made this couplet." ”
Immediately the two of them entered, and the eye was a half-length large glass mirror, on which hung a couplet: carefully rubbing the mirror to identify the autumn, and gently brushing the dust to reflect the spring.
Daiyu explained: "The concubine saw that there were several such mirrors in the storeroom, and she moved one. ”
Lu Jing soothed: "Madame used it just right, these glass mirrors seem to be precious but are not worth much. ”
Immediately hand in hand, see the room with a word six brocade screen, behind the screen is a large kang, the kang is covered with bamboo-colored leather cushions, the front is set up with a stone blue backrest, a pillow, on both sides set up a pair of hibiscus fancy blue lacquer table.
On the left side of the case, there is a water pattern incense burner, on the right side of the Ru kiln beauty, the red and white plum blossoms are inserted in the goblet, and there are pen, ink, paper, inkstone, books and other things on the case.
On the four chairs in the west of the ground, there are silver and red flowered chairs, and there are four pairs of foot pedals underneath. On both sides of the chair, there is also a pair of high tables, and several tea bowls and vases are available.
Lu Jing nodded and said, "The layout of this room is simple and elegant. ”
Daiyu said with a smile: "In the future, the concubine will always be in this room, so she will naturally focus on comfort." ”
After appreciating the decoration, the two came to the account room again, and Lu Jing saw that Zijuan and Youxia were sorting out the books in the room, so he smiled and said, "Madame, are you going to move our study over?" ”
Daiyu chuckled and said, "Husband, look carefully, these are just account books sent by Daddy." ”
Seeing so many account books, Lu Jing was a little distressed and said: "I have accumulated so much, how long will it take for Mrs. to check it before it can be reviewed." ”
Daiyu smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, husband, the concubines of previous years have already seen it, just check it out in the past few months." ”
Lu Jing felt a little relieved after hearing this, and then helped Daiyu arrange and tidy up, and half an hour later, Lu Jing pulled Daiyu for dinner.
When it was time to arrive, Lu Jing looked at Daiyu, who was still busy at the desk, and urged: "It's the second watch, Madame should rest early, and it's not too late to wait until tomorrow." ”
Daiyu stretched her waist and said with a smile: "Husband, go to bed first, the concubine won't read this book after reading it." ”
Lu Jing walked over and rubbed Daiyu's shoulder and said, "Seeing that Madame frowns from time to time, but what's wrong with the accounts?" ”
Daiyu groaned: "There are some problems, but if the concubine can handle it well, the husband doesn't have to worry." ”
Lu Jing nodded, sat next to Daiyu, and accompanied her to read the account.
After the two entered the account, Daiyu suddenly thought of something, pushed Lu Jing and said: "It's enough for you to sleep next to me today, if you want to do anything else, you can't." ”
Lu Jing was surprised: "Madam is so unkind, she actually crossed the river and demolished the bridge!" ”
Daiyu was puzzled: "When did the concubine cross the river and tear down the bridge?" ”
Lu Jing smiled: "Madame, when didn't she keep shouting kisses with joy in her mouth." ”
Daiyu was ashamed when she heard this, and left to pounce and use her two little hands to block Lu Jing's mouth, and at the same time said coquettishly: "You are not allowed to talk nonsense." ”
Seeing that Daiyu was embarrassed, Lu Jing smiled and comforted her, and then asked the reason.
Daiyu said shamefully: "The husband has made a lot of trouble with the concubine for several days in a row, and the maids who provoked her have laughed at the concubine." ”
Lu Jing smiled and soothed: "Who dares to laugh at you in our family, even if there is, you can just punish one or two." ”
"How can anyone be punished for this, the husband is still honest." Dai Yujiao snorted, and then saw that Lu Jing's eyes were full of smiles, and she didn't take it seriously, so she turned her mind and begged softly with a gentle attitude, so she asked Lu Jing to nod and agree.
Then the two talked about the Lin family's accounts, and they hugged each other and fell asleep.
After Lu Jing left the next day, Daiyu sat in Rixin Hall, and Lin Zhong and Yun Lan, the eldest girl in Lin Ruhai's house, asked in detail about the accounts.
After learning that someone had unclean hands and feet, Daiyu did not make a noise, but asked the two to find out the evidence and hand it over to themselves first.
In the next three days, Daiyu compared the accounts and checked the Lin family's treasury, while summoning some people for questioning.
On October 20, Daiyu instructed the people of the two prefectures to come together tomorrow to meet her.
Lu Jing and Lin Ruhai have been silently paying attention to Daiyu's movements for the past few days, and have not intervened in any way, leaving everything to Daiyu to do.