Chen sighed unconsciously, glanced sideways at Xinyue, and saw that Xinyue listened very seriously, and would also write down things one by one, mentioning a few words from time to time, and remembering a few things that were easy to confuse.

"Girl, the kitchen on both sides adds up to ten stoves, and a few more are built from the open space on the north side, so is it enough to borrow a cook from two restaurants and a cook from the courtyard?" Feng'er asked.

Xinyue looked at the chef in front of her and asked, "I don't know how many chefs have been borrowed from Master Li, but it is enough to take care of so many stoves?" ”

"Generally, one person takes care of two, including the two apprentices of the chef, a total of seven people, a few assistant cooks, and more than 20 people, Gu came over." Master Li replied very firmly.

"What about the little guys in the front yard? The line on the carriage and horse road, leading the way, and the idle little guy leading the way is not good, madam, the senior old people in the family, have the sons been invited? Xinyue asked Mrs. Chen.

"Well, I invited some people from Beifu to come, and we'll see each other again when we get there."

I heard that Mrs. Xiao Li is sick, right? Crescent Moon tried to ask.

"Oh, it's not that she's sick, it's that the old marquis of Zhenbei is not in good health, worse than the queen mother's health, and he can't do without people." Mrs. Chen passed lightly, and Xinyue determined that Xiao Li's not coming, not for the trick of the frame, but because the Hou Ye of Zhenbei was sick.

Crescent Moon nodded, "I see." ”

"The two sons of Beifu will come to help, and my son Yuan'er will also come back, you haven't seen him yet, right?" Speaking of his son who was training outside, Chen's face was filled with great pride and worry.

"Brother Yuan is really under the command of the general, right?" Crescent asked.

"Yes, this child is very stubborn, she has to join the army, but fortunately, it was his uncle who took her, so I was relieved to send her out." After gossiping for a while, a mother-in-law who was waiting for a reply said, "Madam, the county lord, the slave and maid..."

"I will count the money I buy as a general ledger, and you will spend a sum of money, and I will hand it over to you during the new moon?"

"Isn't there an account room in the house?" Xinyue asked a little confused.

"Yes, but for this kind of thing, you need to write a note, and this should be procured, so I will first issue a note from you, and then go to the account office to collect it."

Although the "good" Xinyue wanted to refuse, but seeing that Chen was really busy opening the glue, there was really no need to add any more trouble to her that she could do, so it was decided at this time.

"Okay, then, let's do it" Chen arranged everything and looked at the new moon, "What else do you need?" ”

"Please give me a room, a table, paper, pen and ink, and an abacus."

"Well, Cuixin, take the county lord to the outer room."

"Yes" Cui Xin is a very decent big girl, and walked out of the main house with the new moon and went to the room that had been prepared a long time ago.

After the new moon arrived, seeing that what he just said, everything should be ready, and he wanted to come to Chen's early morning to prepare and let the new moon do this account.

The crescent moon sat on the seat, and there were two carbon stoves on the left and right sides, which were burning hot, so they didn't feel cold at all. She raised her head and saw that the grandmother had already entered with her just now, so she asked Cui Xin on the side, "I don't know how to write the note for this batch of money?" ”

"Look, there is a template here, you just write according to this article, there is a voucher, you keep a copy, and then leave a copy in the account room, so you can." Cui Xin took out a prepared strip from her sleeve, Xinyue took it, looked at it carefully, and remembered it, "Okay, I know." ”

After Cuixin left, Xinyue looked up at the grandmother in front of her, wearing a gray knee-length coat and silver bracelets on her hands, she was a very real mother-in-law, so she asked, "What did Mama just say?" ”

"The slave and maid will pay fifteen taels of silver......

While listening to what her mother-in-law said, Xinyue and Feng'er wrote down what she was going to do with the money and what she wanted to buy, and asked the current market price by the way, and finally wrote a note, and asked him to press his handprint on the two copies respectively, and pressed his own chapter under his own name, and so, it was completed.

These things are really a piece of cake for Xinyue, who has been taught by her aunt as a wife since she was a child.

Xinyue has been sending people under the fence since childhood, and is also quite good at observing words and feelings, although it is a trivial matter, but she still carefully interrogated, written on her own list, and checked it just right, and finally ate lunch, until it was dark, Xinyue saw that there were fewer people who paid money, so she also spent today's money, and wrote today's booklet, ready to go to Chen's to report, although Chen handed her a, and looked at the power of money and things, but Xinyue understood that this was a thankless, hard work, and there could not be a trace of sloppiness.

Feng'er closed the door, and Xinyue looked at the dark sky, and shivered a little coldly, "Girl, are you cold?" ”

"There's a point, maybe it's the reason why I just came out of the warm room, let's go, see Mrs. Chen, let's go back." Xinyue handed the account book in her hand to Feng'er, Feng'er nodded, and led the way for Xinyue in front, and the master and servant walked in a hurry and went to the main house.

After arriving at the main house, Xinyue saw two eyed servants standing at the door, Cuixin had just come out of the house, and saw Xinyue waiting at the door, so he pulled Xinyue and said, "It's our distant brother who is back, and the county lord is going in." ”

"Okay, okay." Crescent Moon was in a dilemma, but since Cui Xin had pulled herself here, she bent down and entered through the curtain.

Seeing that Chen was still sitting in the same place in the morning, next to her sat a young and handsome young man, dressed in silver clothes, black hair, and healthy wheat-colored skin, with bright eyes, and a rather military demeanor, no need to guess, this is Chen's son Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan saw the Crescent Moon coming in, he was stunned for a moment, then stood up and refused to salute, "Presumably this is the Crescent Moon County Lord, in Xia Jiangyuan, I have seen the Crescent Moon County Lord." ”

"Childe is polite." Crescent Moon curtsied and bowed.

"You are here, come, sit down" Chen was a little tired, but he was still very happy to see his son, and stretched out his hand to let Xinyue sit down, and Xinyue handed her the booklet with a restrained hand, "Xinyue has some things to return, and after the return, I won't bother Mrs. and Son." ”

"Where is it so polite. You say. Chen looked up at the crescent moon, and she said, "The crescent moon spent a total of silver taels today, one thousand orders and twenty taels, including a deposit of eight hundred and twelve taels for the purchase of backyard decorations, melons and fruits, meat and vegetables, snacks, etc., and the remaining two hundred and eight taels, there are..."

Jiang Yuan was drinking tea, and he never cared about this kind of Houfu knowledge, his mother left him for dinner, he naturally didn't leave, and listened to what Xinyue said a little boringly, although he didn't want to listen to it, but he still heard that the woman in front of him remembered every sum of money very clearly, and the write-off was very accurate, without a trace of ambiguity.

Even his mother, who has always been strict, couldn't help but nod, "Yes, that's it." Before you came, the account office had already checked it for me, and it was exactly the same. Since you wrote down all this money one by one, wrote a note and put it out, then these things will arrive one after another tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and you will still do today's things tomorrow, but you also have to check these one by one, so that the things bought by the money can be compared one by one, okay? ”

"Madam, these things, when I enter the mansion, there will be a housekeeper and the account room to check them again, if I check them again, is it a bit overkill to do so?" Xinyue felt that checking a product three times was really a bit complicated.

"It's not overkill, it's about checking it over and over again to make sure it's all right. Tomorrow, the holy decree will come down, there are still many things to be busy with, if someone takes advantage of this opportunity to get in, not because they are afraid of losing one or two dollars, but because they are afraid that there will be some big mistakes, so that our Hou Mansion will fall into laughter. After hearing this, Xinyue nodded, "Yes, it's Xinyue's simple thinking." ”

"I think you won't be busy tomorrow, so you can still write notes in the morning and check it in the afternoon, so that you also have time to rest." Chen still said very considerately.

Xinyue nodded, "Yes, that's okay, I'll retire first." ”

"I'm sorry for you today, have a good night's rest." Chan stood up and personally saw off the crescent moon.

Turning his head, he saw that his son was looking at the back of the new moon with some distraction, and he didn't think much about it, but said directly, "This is your uncle's new wife, how about it?" ”

Jiang Yuan frowned after hearing this, "Are people voluntary?" ”

"How is it not voluntary? Not voluntary, will come here to help us? But she calculates, she really has a brush for writing, you have to find such a capable lady in the future, for the mother is really, to be able to close her eyes. ”

"Mother, are you sleepy?" Jiang Yuan didn't pull the topic up, but went around in a circle and directly pulled the topic away.

Chen couldn't cry or laugh, and moved his waist a little tiredly, "Hungry, right?" Let people set a meal for the mother? ”

"I've been hungry for a long time, mother, you still have to wait, go and serve the food." Jiang Yuan patted the table a little impatiently, Chen smiled and asked people to serve food, and the mother and son began to eat.

Xinyue finally walked back to her yard at this time, such a trip down, it was really sore for her, she moved her ankle a little, Xue'er had already led her to the door, Mama Wang heard the movement and greeted her, "Why has the girl been gone for so long?" But the meal had just been prepared, and the girl was just washing her hands and eating. ”

"How do you prepare the meal?" Xinyue washed her hands with the hot water in the copper basin and asked Fei'er, who was setting the dishes and chopsticks.

"When I go back to the girl, someone from the kitchen will come to ask in the afternoon, saying that the girl wants to eat something for dinner, and the slaves and maids will ask for some ingredients, and in the small kitchen, there are all the pots and pans, and the slaves and maids will cook, and they want the girl to eat more comfortably." Xinyue looked at the food on the ebony wooden table, a yellow croaker, the place of the flower knife was slightly rolled up, like a child's mouth, and under the fish skin was a garlic clove-like fish, which was very fresh at a glance, and the others were often eaten by Xinyue.

"From tomorrow onwards, we can use our stove for breakfast and cook some porridge and rice. For lunch, you can go to the big kitchen to eat, I'll use it in front, and for dinner, you should eat the dishes from the big kitchen, so you don't have to go to such trouble to make them for me. Xinyue felt that it was really troublesome to prepare a separate portion of the ingredients, so she didn't plan to do so.

"Girl, we're here to help, is it necessary to be so wronged?" Feng'er remembered that at lunch today, two of the four dishes and one soup were very greasy, and Xinyue was not used to eating them, although she did not show it, she ate very little.

"It's only a few days, you've all been busy all day, go down and rest, you don't need so many people to accompany you." Xinyue picked up the chopsticks and was about to start eating, when she saw Xue'er, who was waiting outside the door, walk in, "County Lord, the general is outside, I want to come in." ”

"Please" Xinyue felt that this Jiang Yang's legs were really long, and he came as soon as he picked up the chopsticks.

After Jiang Yang entered the house, he smelled a strong aroma of rice, and when he looked at it, he couldn't help but gurgle when he saw the food on the dining table.

"General, use some together?" Crescent asked tentatively.

"It's fine." As he spoke, Jiang Yang lifted his robe and sat down next to Xinyue.

Feng'er prepared dishes and chopsticks for him, and served soup and rice.

Jiang Yang rarely drinks alcohol, and Xinyue just came today, so naturally there is no alcohol.

"Are you still used to it?" Jiang Yang took a sip of the very appetizing sour and hot whitebait soup, and suddenly felt a warmth on his body.

"Well, up and down the house, Mrs. Chen is well organized, I just do my part, and the rest of the things don't require me to work more, so it's quite habitual." Xinyue is telling the truth, such a big event, it must be more than just Xinyue's busy business, Chen must have more to do than her.

"Yes, these things are also used to my sister-in-law, if you are not used to anything, just ask. You are here to be a guest, and there is something uncomfortable about it, just bring it up. ”

Crescent Moon shook her head, stretched out her chopsticks and grabbed a piece of fish meat, and put it in her mouth. But as soon as the tip of his tongue touched the snow-white fish, he tasted a fishy smell, frowned, picked up the handkerchief at hand, spit out the fish, and then said nothing, and continued to eat his own food.

Jiang Yang knew that Xinyue loved to eat fish, and saw that the first bite he ate was also fish, and when he was about to raise his chopsticks to taste it, he found Xinyue and spit out the fish meat that he had just eaten in his mouth.

"Is there anything wrong with this fish?" Jiang Yang flipped over the fish with chopsticks, but didn't see anything wrong.

"It's just not too new, nothing serious. General, you can eat too. Saying that, Xinyue picked up the stewed mutton at hand, which tasted good, and it was Mama Wang's consistent craftsmanship.

"Why, where did you get this ingredient? Isn't it fresh? Jiang Yang put a chopstick in his mouth, but he didn't eat anything wrong.

"No, it's me who is too sensitive. And I eat a lot of fish, so I might be tired of eating it today. The general left with a sad countenance, but when he came back, he looked a little more relaxed, but the matter was settled? Xinyue diverted the topic, Jiang Yang didn't ask any more questions, and told Xinyue about the daylight, "Actually, today I was ordered by my father to enter the palace with three other generals to ask Your Majesty not to deal with your brother so harshly." ”

"Huh?" This is something that Xinyue never thought of, the Jiang family and the other three generals went to intercede for their brother, which was really a very big favor.

"What did Your Majesty say?" Crescent Moon asked eagerly.

"After all, Your Majesty is Xintai's own uncle, and he has already drawn up a will to confine your brother and sister-in-law and two children, but your brother is now the time to make contributions, if he loses the opportunity to fight at this age, I am afraid it will be a very heavy blow to his fighting spirit and mind. So Your Majesty thought, after a year of confinement, let your eldest brother come out and continue to serve under my father, but his official position will be lowered, but fortunately, Xintai has climbed faster in the past few years, even if his official position is demoted, he can still live from the beginning, and he will not be disappointed. ”

"Really?" Xinyue felt that there was still something wrong in his dream, because in his dream, until he was poisoned by chicken soup, his brother was still confined in the house, Xu Xintai is an arrogant person, and the five-year captive life must have worn out most of his mind, even if he is released, the person may be abolished, but it is only for one year, and if he can serve in the army, he will definitely be able to rejuvenate his fighting spirit.

Crescent Moon nodded, "So good, so good." ”

"This is naturally good, with your brother here, your life is more steady. Although the two of you brothers and sisters don't seem to be close at all in the eyes of outsiders, I know that you haven't been running around with his affairs, and you have always been reluctant to have anything to do with King Jin, and this time King Jin was also on the side, saying a lot for your eldest brother, and was reprimanded by His Majesty, so that there is the current situation. You really have to thank him. After hearing this, Xinyue didn't expect Rong Ying to speak for her eldest brother, and her mind was a little fluttering and distracted for a while.

"This soup is good, another bowl, what about you?" Jiang Yang saw that Xinyue's soup bowl was also empty, but when he saw her, he found that she was in a daze, so he shook his hand in front of her face.

The new moon looked at it and regained its spirit, "Well, I'm already full, so I won't drink the soup." I really want to thank you and the other three generals for today's business, and when the errand here is over, please take Xinyueyi to visit these three generals. ”

"You're saying it's an errand here?" Jiang Yang asked a little distractedly.

"I didn't mean that, I meant that Mrs. Chen gave me an errand, since I agreed, I must do a good job." Xinyue wanted to use what she was good at to divert the topic, but Jiang Yang uncharacteristically raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Indeed, it is an errand for you, then you have to be a good errand, even if it is to repay the kindness of my brother in the main hall today." ”

Jiang Yang is indeed much more mature, he is even more mature than Rong Ying, so he can see Xinyue's answer very much, and he has no intention of forcing Xinyue at all, in this way, it is very comfortable to get along with this kind of person, and he will also feel his thoughtfulness, but...

When Xinyue thought of it, or simply live with him, there would always be a question mark in his heart, there were not many things she expected, but even if some of them had to be given up, he really couldn't convince himself to be so generous.

In this way, Xinyue was still unwilling, responding to the hints of Old Madam Zhuang, Chen, and even Jiang Yang's words, she was so stubborn.

"By the way, I met Mrs. Luo today." For some reason, Crescent Moon wanted to mention the lady.

"You two talked?" Jiang Yang had some surprises, because he knew his concubine very well, she really didn't look like a person who would take the initiative to talk, and Xinyue naturally wouldn't take the initiative to find this trouble.

"No, just from afar. I also heard the old lady mention a few words, and felt that this woman was very stubborn, and the general had comforted her? ”

When Jiang Yang heard Xinyue mention it, he said with some emotion, "In the early years, when she just lost her child, I did my best to appease her, and Mrs. was the same. It's just that when my wife went, I was too busy to take care of myself and was deeply grieved, so there was even less communication between the two of us. She has always taken care of me and Feng'er, and I am in this backhouse, and I also give her enough respect and freedom, so it's good to be able to live a more comfortable life. ”

After hearing this, Xinyue nodded, "That's the same thing. A person's heart is dead, and it is useless for others to do too much, but it is to poke her wounds over and over again, but I see that she is not completely ruthless to you, she took the initiative to come to see me, although she is just hiding in the dark, but I look at her eyes, it is also hostile. No woman would be willing to give up her husband. Why don't you go and see Mrs. Luo after dinner today? ”

Jiang Yang's hand was sluggish when eating, and he was going to respond like this, but after a while, he couldn't help but say, "If these words are said to her husband from the mouth of a wife, and let him comfort the concubine who has the pain of losing a child, it is indeed understandable, and it is also the wife's generosity." But the new moon, these things are not your business now. ”

After hearing this, Xinyue's face turned red at first, and she felt that what he said made sense, and she had made some decisions and done some things in the Jiang family for a day today. It's a little hard to see your own position.

Jiang Yang saw Xinyue's crampedness, and at the same time, he also knew that Xinyue had realized his problem, so he didn't rush to comfort her, but gave her plenty of time to figure it out. This is his advantage, what is it, even if you say it a hundred times, the other party can't see through it, it's useless, but if you say some things again, the other party has enough understanding, she won't repeat the mistakes of the past. The new moon is such a smart person.

So she nodded without hurry, "Yes, it's the new moon that has overstepped the rules." ”

"It's hard to explain what happened between me and her for a while, so let's take my time in the future. Now that you're full, let people take their meals away. Someone..."

The new moon has just put down her chopsticks. Jiang Yang's servants came in from outside.

"General, what do you command?"

Jiang Yang pointed to the fish in front of him and said to the servant, "Take him to the big kitchen, whoever bought this fish let him eat it all, and he is not allowed to spit out a single bone." If you don't, you should be driven out of the house at once. ”

"You, what are you doing here?" Xinyue saw that Jiang Yang's face changed.