The four serious masters in the Li Mansion were holding important family meetings inside, and the confidants and maids in the three rooms waiting outside the door were very nervous in their hearts. Their honor and disgrace are one with their respective mothers. If the housewife is favored and praised by the master, then he will follow her and live a happy and prosperous year. On the contrary, if their respective housewives are reprimanded and even lose power for a while, then they don't want to spend this year with her.

Once, many maids in the house regarded Qiuyue as a benchmark for their future struggle, after all, she was the real first person in the house, and she rose step by step from the maid to the slave of the master. As for Zhao Tian'er, who was also born as a maid, in their minds, she was like Wang Baochuan, who had been waiting for 18 years in the cold kiln, after all, Li Wenxuan at that time was determined not to have the infinite scenery at this time.

The appearance conditions are inherently insufficient, and the maids who are a little bit worse don't have extravagant expectations or anything. However, when they saw that the steward Cuckoo had been in charge of the three fields in the suburbs of the city, his hands, hair, and ears were all dressed in gold and silver, and his body was full of silk and satin. She not only has a car when she goes out, but also a little maid waiting carefully beside her.

Eating, drinking, using, degrees, and living, that is also the best of all the stewards in the house, and only the second butler Zhao Han and the chief butler Zhu Biao are ranked third. Those unsatisfactory-looking maids can see that they are not beautiful cuckoos, even if they don't have to be concubines, they can live a good life, so many people regard her as their idol and the way forward.

At the same time that the maids had their own careful thoughts, the first round of competition between the housekeepers and mothers in the house also began. As soon as Su Meiniang's proposal to let the cuckoo seize all the fields and forests in the mansion came out, Lin Ruoxi immediately objected: "The concubine thinks this is really inappropriate. The cuckoo has already managed the three fields in the house, so he may no longer have the ability and energy to take care of the other 2,000 acres of fields and 800 acres of forests. ”

I could hear that she meant Su Meiniang, who disagreed. I had long expected that she would come out to stir up the situation, so she was lukewarm, and responded with a gun and a stick: "Since you think that the slave family arranging for Du Juan to take care of Zhuangzi is not a suitable person, then you should recommend a suitable person to be selected!" But don't be your henchman who doesn't know anything! ”

"Do you think I am you?" Lin Ruoxi, who knew that the cuckoo was her confidant, was not to be outdone, and replied to her. She knew that none of the maids under her command was suitable to take care of such a large piece of Zhuangzi, but she would not let Su Meiniang's people control an economic lifeline in the house. As a result, he was able to have full wings and speak more hardly. At the same time, he can't joke and toss with his own industry, after all, that kind of appearance will greatly disgust Li Wenxuan.

Lin Ruoxi, who deliberately picked up the tea, took a sip of it, and then said the right person in her mind: "The concubine is very suitable for Sister Qiuyue, or let her lead the ugly girl and others to exercise together!" In this home, she has nothing to do, and she is idle. ”

As a matter of fact. Li Wenxuan's heart also didn't want Su Meiniang's room to have too many people in charge of things and concentrate, which weakened the right to speak in the other three rooms. Therefore, he felt that this proposal was very good, after all, it would allow the women of the four rooms to have something to do, and avoid them from spending their energy on confrontation with each other.

"Hmph, the slave family still thinks you are so selfless? It's not just about being good for yourself. Not to mention Qiu Yue's ability to do it, she is also the fourth lady in the house. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to let her show up to manage Zhuangzi like this! "Su Meiniang, who sneered at her. only picks Qiuyue to talk about things, and doesn't talk about ugly girls.

I could see Li Wenxuan, who the two of them had started to pinch again. immediately decided: "Okay, don't talk about it." I've already decided. That is to do it according to Ruoxi's proposal. The ugly girl went to the front to manage the big and small affairs of Zhuangzi, and Qiu Yue was in the back to make the most relevant summaries. As for the stewards in the Zhuangzi, those who can be used will continue to be retained. If you can't use it, send someone from the house to replace it. ”

Lin Ruoxi with a three-point smile on her face. Naturally, it is physically and mentally happy, after all, I won. Su Meiniang, who didn't dare to say radical words in front of him, saw the other party uncomfortably in her heart, and wanted to fight further: "Master, Qiuyue and the eldest girl are still too young. Nothing, I'm afraid ......"

Li Wenxuan, who immediately interrupted her words, said with some seriousness in his categorical tone: "No one is born with it. They can't, they can learn! I'm not afraid that they will cause me trouble, so what are you worried about? If they make a mess, they won't put the blame on you. ”

Su Meiniang, who was reprimanded by him, felt that she was completely bored, so she did not continue to talk about this aspect of affairs, but continued to report: "In addition to the above-mentioned land and property, the monthly silver distributed on time by the whole house every month, the firewood, rice, oil and salt purchased, etc., ten new sedan chairs, five carriages of various types, gifts for weddings and funerals, and all kinds of new clothes added to each room throughout the year...... There are also detailed accounts of other miscellaneous expenses here. If you don't believe it, you can look it up. Before the end, she deliberately accentuated the last sentence, which was obviously for Lin Ruoxi.

Li Wenxuan, who basically listened to the expenditure accounts, still motioned to her to take the general account book to herself. It's not that I don't trust Su Meiniang, but after I see it in front of them, I will turn around and go down separately, and there will be no more trouble. If he hadn't seen it, Lin Ruoxi would definitely turn around and go down to find the account book to see. At that time, it was difficult to avoid Su Meiniang, who was already unhappy, to find fault with her and clash head-on with her again.

Li Wenxuan, who took over the total expenditure account book handed out by Su Meiniang, slowly flipped through it, and said calmly as he regained his previous peace: "Then you can continue to talk about the income account!" ”

"As for the entire income of our house, it is divided into three major parts, the first is the official income from the lord; the second is a thank you gift from the master who was asked to do something; The third is the various physical objects that will come from the Zhuangzi in the future. This year, we got a total of a big Zhuangzi in our house, with all kinds of gifts...... And the total amount of silver received was sixty-eight thousand six hundred taels, and gold five thousand six hundred taels. As soon as this income and expenditure are offset, then there will be tens of thousands of taels in the balance. However, this does not include the cost of marrying the fifth lady during the New Year. Su Meiniang, who didn't say anything in detail, pointed to the account book on the coffee table and made a rough report. (To be continued......)