Li Wenxuan didn't feel happy at all in his heart about the balance of tens of thousands of taels of silver. He drooped his head, touched his chin with his left hand, and had been thinking about whether the silver was enough to wipe it too tightly, and the next expenses. It's not that I don't know that from the emperor to the common people, they pay the most attention to this one thing throughout the year. The people who are reluctant to eat and wear on weekdays have to do a lot of work when they reach a pass. Li Wenxuan, who is also unavoidable, with his current identity and status, will only spend more money than they have spent.

He couldn't be happy when he thought that the New Year was about to come, after all, he did have a feeling of being sad in the New Year. I need to give my direct boss, Yan Song, and I always have to be interesting in the family. Immediately after that came Xia Yan, and then there were the presiding officers of the other departments in the remaining six departments. Next, colleagues who are at the same level as themselves and have no head-on hostility have to move around with each other. There is also the eunuch Qin Fu in the palace, the eunuch who holds the seal, the eunuch Huang Jin, etc., who still need to be touched. And again, it is the hereditary merits inside and outside the capital, the relatives of the emperor and the country, and the powerful and powerful...... It is forbidden to entertain each other, greet and give gifts, etc. In addition, there are miscellaneous things that you have to deal with and cannot be empty-handed.

As soon as he thought of Li Wenxuan, who needed to be sophisticated and thoughtful, his head began to grow. The only way to make up for oneself in terms of expenses is to count on the "charcoal tribute" that local officials at all levels can send to themselves. Thinking that the money should not be small here, he expected that some of the henchmen of the provincial feudal officials who were in the capital to inquire about the news had already saved themselves in advance and became favored by Zhu Houxi, and the political trends of the celebrities around the emperor were reported to their respective masters in the form of fast horses. At this point alone, they were embarrassed not to prepare a generous gift for themselves.

Thinking of Li Wenxuan here, he was relieved in his heart. I can finally have a good year. For people like themselves, it is a good thing that there is no deficit this year. When thinking about herself, Su Meiniang was very organized and responsible for herself, and she should talk about the main things clearly. That's it all.

Li Wenxuan, who slowly came back from what he thought, smiled and praised her: "Mei Niang, the income and expenditure accounts of the house you manage are clear and do a good job. ”

"Then how are you going to reward the slaves?" Su Meiniang, who looked very smug and laughed, looked at him with two eyes and asked.

"Whatever you want, just ask. I'm not sure. Li Wenxuan, who put the general ledger in his hand, was closed. While affirming her serious work, it is natural to reward her materially.

Su Meiniang, who deliberately shook her waist, walked over to him, and sat on his thighs with her hands, hooked her neck with both hands, and glanced back at Lin Ruoxi with a smile, and then smiled at Li Wenxuan with a charming smile, and said sweetly: "The slave family doesn't want anything." As long as you. ”

"Tonight, I'll go to your place to rest." On top of her ass was Li Wenxuan, who slapped her a little harder. I have to continue to talk about the business in the house: "Hurry up and get up, what do you look like." With that, his hands pushed her up. Su Meiniang, who landed on the ground with her feet, pretended to be unhappy, let out a delicate sigh of disgust, and then moved her steps slightly. He sat down on the chair next to him. I want to hear how Lin Ruoxi reported?

Knowing that the next one was his turn, Lin Ruoxi, who still hadn't changed much on her face, didn't mean to stand up when she sat on the chair, and explained the things that had been prepared in her heart for a long time, and said concisely: "Until today." The whole house was one hundred and twelve. Everyone is still doing their job, except for a few small things, there is no big movement. Some of the slaves and maids are not young, and it is time for Kai En to let them out of the country to be married......"

After listening to what she said, Li Wenxuan naturally wanted to give some targeted instructions: "As for those old slaves and maids, you can do it." Whether they stay or go, on the one hand, it is your will, and on the other hand, it depends on their original intentions. As long as they don't make a big mistake, then our family doesn't want those few redemption money, and reward them with a few more silver, and release them to live a good life. If there is not enough manpower in the house, you can fill it in yourself. ”

Su Meiniang, who took advantage of his happiness, did not ask for credit at first, which was to show her wisdom, after all, it was her duty to take care of the accounts of the money in the house. If she couldn't even do this thing, then she wouldn't have used eight slaves and maids in the mansion to give orders in a domineering manner.

And at this time, Su Meiniang, taking this opportunity, wanted to say the long-awaited idea in her heart to let Li Wenxuan reply: "Master, when you talk about the slave maid in the house, the slave family thinks that Dong Xiang, the maid, has been following me wholeheartedly for so many years, and she is still a second-class maid, which is indeed too unreasonable, so I want to promote her." There are also not enough slaves and maids in the slave yard, and they have to add two or four more. ”

After listening to her seemingly indifferent words, Li Wenxuan immediately understood that she wanted to further improve her status in the mansion, and to take more and more convenient power. He has a different idea, but he still insists that the three of them can check and balance each other in order to achieve the ultimate goal of family harmony. Therefore, Li Wenxuan still recognizes Su Meiniang's ability, but it doesn't mean that she has to be given more permission, and simply replied: "I'll talk about it later." ”

Su Meiniang heard the reply of these four words, and her heart suddenly became cold. It's not that I don't know, "I'll talk about it later" is clearly his excuse to politely reject her. In her heart, she kept repeating that she would talk about it later, and that she would talk about it later...... Then I don't know what Lu Dao said will be that day in the future.

Lin Ruoxi, who smiled heartily for this reason, deliberately angered her and said to Li Wenxuan: "Xianggong also has a lot of things to do every day, if all the little things come to disturb you, then what is the use of us?" The concubine thinks that there should be a regulation on the employment of people in the house. Unless there are special circumstances, don't add them randomly. Taking Lanxin Pavilion as an example, one first-class maid, two second-class maids, and four third-class maids, and the quota of fourth- and fifth-class maids is the best. (To be continued......)