Chapter 193: Messing into a pot of porridge
"Ah......h ”
A noise followed: "What are you doing, why are you pushing me?" ”
"I didn't push you, you accidentally fell yourself."
"Ah, you dare to hit me, I'll kill you, kill you......"
Hearing the movement from his yard, Zhao Ruyu couldn't care about the sadness of the spring and autumn, and sped up his pace with Fu Shu.
When she walked near the courtyard where she used to live, she saw two mothers-in-law in a ball, and the other subordinates were holding things in their hands and arms, standing there and watching.
Zhao Ruyu was about to speak, when she saw a woman in her thirties hurriedly come over and shouted, "Stop." ”
A mother-in-law wanted to stop, but the other party took advantage of her stop and scratched her face directly, she quickly fought back, so the two fought again.
Zhao Ruyu glanced up at the woman.
This is one of Zhao Yuanliang's concubines, Aunt Xue.
Zhao Yuanliang never cared about things before. Before getting married, his mother-in-law and sister-in-law worried about him; After getting married, there is Wei's to take care of.
Now that the family is separated, the entire second room is in a mess, there are countless things to worry about, and the Wei family can't come back in prison. He thought about it and entrusted the housekeeping to Aunt Xue.
Aunt Xue is in her thirties, and Zhao Yuanliang rarely goes to her room. But Zhao Yuanliang felt that she was a good person, and raised Zhao Rurui, who lost her mother, and made meritorious contributions in the second room. In the case that there is no one in charge of the second room now, it is most suitable for her to be a housekeeper.
But Zhao Ruyu didn't expect that he had only been out for less than half a day, and the second room had become a pot of porridge.
Aunt Xue saw that her subordinates didn't listen to her at all, so she was so angry that her face turned red, and she asked someone to pull the two apart, but she heard that the two of them quarreled again.
"What is this?" Zhao Yuanliang's voice came from afar.
Aunt Xue was like seeing a savior, and hurriedly greeted her and called, "Master." "I told the situation again.
It's not that hard to deal with. The two mothers-in-law have a deep old grudge, and when they are moving things, you mix me and I push you, and the vase in your hand is broken. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, both of them are at fault, and they will sell it directly.
Anyway, now after the second room is separated, except for the little land and a small shop, and the third room to compensate them for four or five hundred taels of silver, there is no more property.
There are five serious masters in the second room, as well as several aunts of the second master, and there are sixty or seventy people in total, and the monthly silver issued every month and the chewing of the Manchurian people have to spend a lot of money.
In addition, the second room still has to build a kitchen, and the household goods and cooks used in the kitchen are purchased, so it is estimated that four or five hundred taels of silver can only be spent on the second room for two or three months.
Before selling the property and drinking the northwest wind, the second house must definitely sell some of the subordinates.
Now these two subordinates have made a mistake and just sold it, first, to save expenses, and secondly, to make an example of chickens and monkeys.
But after seeing clearly who these two mothers-in-law were, Zhao Yuanliang hesitated.
Of these two people, one had served beside his own mother, Aunt Zheng, and the other was a wife he had to use. If you sell the previous one, you will be scolded for being unfilial; Sell the latter one, and he will be resented by Chang Sui and his children and grandchildren.
"Master, why don't you beat twenty mouths by one person, put them in the firewood room, and then deduct their monthly silver for two months?" The woman beside Zhao Yuanliang suddenly spoke.
This eighteen or nine-year-old woman with a beautiful appearance is the same Aunt Wang who was pregnant, was searched by the Wei family to Rongxi Hall, and caused a stroke of anger to the old lady, causing a series of accidents.
Zhao Yuanliang was at a loss, and when he heard this, he said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, that's it." ”
Seeing Aunt Xue stunned, he frowned: "Why don't you go soon?" ”
"Yes." Aunt Xue agreed, and hurriedly asked the grandmother next to her to slap the two of them.
The reason why the two mothers-in-law didn't listen to Aunt Xue was that they bullied her for not being favored and had no status, and her temperament was soft, and she was not as respected as the two of them on weekdays. At this time, Zhao Yuanliang, a serious master, came, but they didn't dare to move, and after being slapped, they obediently went to the firewood room.
Aunt Wang tugged at Zhao Yuanliang's sleeve.
Zhao Yuanliang coughed lightly and said, "Aunt Xue can't take care of the house alone, I think, it's better for Aunt Wang to take care of it with you." ”
"Thank you." Aunt Wang hurriedly squatted down and saluted.
Aunt Xue's hand holding the handkerchief tightened, and finally saluted: "The concubine obeys the order." ”
Seeing this, Zhao Ruyu hooked up a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
The wife who often followed her, but she looked at Aunt Wang several times. Obviously, today's farce was directed by Aunt Wang. directing such a scene, what she wants is nothing more than housekeeping.
"Dad, isn't this okay? Two people are housekeepers, who do you want to listen to? Zhao Rurui hurried over and just heard Zhao Yuanliang's words.
"Besides, Aunt Wang is pregnant, so she should not be tired. I'm also grown up and can help my father, why don't you let me assist my aunt in the housekeeper? She added.
She naturally hopes that Aunt Xue will be the housekeeper. Although she is not Aunt Xue's biological daughter, she was raised by Aunt Xue. Aunt Xue's housekeeper, she is also rising, and everyone respects her a lot when they see her.
Seeing her daughter coming to help, Aunt Xue hurriedly said: "Yes, seeing that Rurui is older, I want to talk about my mother-in-law's family, so I just took this opportunity to learn housekeeping." With her help, I will be able to take care of this house. ”
She saw Zhao Ruyu standing aside, and added: "There is also Ruyu, just like Rurui, learn housekeeping with me." ”
"Sister Xue, I didn't say you. Look at what you're doing, it's a mess. The two girls learned from you, and they don't know what they will learn. It's better to follow me. Aunt Wang covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed.
She turned to Zhao Yuanliang: "Master, although I am pregnant, it is fine. Didn't you listen to Shi Langzhong? You need to move more. And in the process of housekeeping, you have to use your brain, and the child will be smarter in the belly. ”
As she spoke, she also pulled Zhao Yuanliang's sleeves, and her eyes were as bright as water.
Zhao Yuanliang wanted to promise Zhao Rurui and Aunt Xue, but seeing his concubine like this, he wavered again.
He scratched his head and sighed: "Okay, you two aunts can take care of it together." If you are like a rui and a word, you can look at it and learn from it. ”
As he spoke, he didn't wait for the women to say anything, and he ran away.
When he returned to the main courtyard, he called his foreign steward named Zhao Xing and asked him, "I asked you to inquire about the news, how is it?" ”
"Master, there is no suitable candidate in the matchmaker's hands for a while. She said to ask the master to allow her some time, she went to inquire carefully, and when there was news, she came to tell the master. ”
After Zhao Xing finished speaking, he glanced up at Zhao Yuanliang, and said, "Master, the original second lady...... Ahem, there hasn't been an execution yet. If you marry right away, you're going to be gossiped. ”
Zhao Yuanliang pointed out irritably and said, "Look at it, look at it, there is no housewife in this family, but a day's work will turn into a pot of porridge." I didn't say I was going to get married soon, I just asked the matchmaker to inquire. I have a husband and wife with Wei, and I will only marry a wife after I have taken her back. ”
Zhao Xing was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a report from outside: "The second master, the third master is here." ”