Chapter 22: Mama Gu
In fact, after seeing Qin Xinxin, the Cao family also felt a headache.
The Qin family is the upstart of the imperial capital, the so-called upstart is naturally not rich, and Qin Lian is in such a Qingshui Yamen, and the monthly income cannot afford to raise a huge family. Fortunately, Cao's dowry is rich, and he can barely make ends meet every month by relying on the rent of shops and fields in Cao's dowry.
According to Cao's original idea, he took Qin Xinxin back, and facing a rural village girl is just a matter of having one more pair of chopsticks, food, clothing, housing and transportation should be according to the share of the concubine, and it won't take long to send it away. But I didn't expect that as soon as Qin Xinxin entered the mansion, he actually brought two maids from the prefect's wife, and they didn't have a deed, but they just wanted to use them as maids or guests?
Do you want to give the monthly silver of the two maids? How much to give, according to the first and second class or the rough maid's?
According to the example in the house, there are two first-class maids around the Cao family, and the children under them are only equipped with a second-class maid each; But the Cao family loves her daughter very much, and Qin Songhui is the only concubine in the Qin Mansion, so she is naturally noble, so she added a first-class maid to her, and it is still the Cao family's private account, as for the concubine Qin Songci's concubine Qin Songwu, there is only one second-class maid to serve. The slight exception is that Qin Songwu went to the academy to study recently, so Qin Lian added another scholar to him at his own expense.
Although the Cao family is not angry, Qin Songwu is currently the only boy in the Qin Mansion, and he is walking around outside, it is still Qin Lian's own silver, and Cao Guanyin can't reach it for a while, so he can only put it aside for the time being.
But this Qin has a good heart, as soon as he came to the Qin Mansion, he brought two maids, and he was instantly on par with Qin Songhui, the concubine in the mansion, if he gave the two maids according to the monthly rules of the first-class maids, it would be able to compare with himself, but they were sent by the prefect's wife, and it was not good to give too little to pass it out; If the prefect of Yangzhou is promoted back to Beijing one day, he will go out to socialize and meet that lady even less beautifully.
If it weren't for Qin Lian remarrying Cao's wife, even if he was in the flower exploration of the year, his career might not be as smooth as it is now. Therefore, in detail, the wife of the Yangzhou prefect and the Cao family may not be unable to meet again, so this is also the reason why the Cao family hesitates to know how to place the two maids.
Moreover, the position of the servant next to Qin Xinxin was full, but there was no one around her, and Cao Guanyin couldn't let go of it. But there are already two maids by her side, this specification is already higher than that of ordinary concubines, and the Cao family will not ask her to cross her daughter, after thinking about it for a long time, the Cao family finally came up with a plan.
"Go and call Mama Gu in the old lady's room." She commanded.
Mrs. Qin was born in a poor peasant, and when she was brought into the capital by Qin Lian, not to mention her subordinates, she was inferior to the subordinates in large families. It's just that he gave birth to a good son, once he attained the Tao, the chicken dog ascended to heaven, and when he first entered Beijing, even if he became a mother-in-law, he was well behaved by the Cao family.
At that time, Mama Gu was specially asked by the Cao family from her mother's family, and she was called serving her mother-in-law, and she actually taught Qin's mother the rules in Beijing.
But later, as Qin Lian's position was stabilized, and Cao's father was getting older, especially after the new emperor ascended the throne in the past few years, he faintly had the intention of retreating bravely, so the old lady Qin had become more and more dismissive of the Cao family, and this Gu Mama, who was sent by the Cao family to be placed next to the old lady Qin, gradually lost her role and sat on a cold bench in the old lady Qin's room.
But Mama Gu is an old person in Cao's Mansion, so she is naturally unwilling to eat some leftovers in Rong'an Hall, and she has spent a lot of money these days to trust the people around Cao's side, saying that she wants to come out of Rong'an Hall. But the Cao family didn't look down on such a useless outcast, and he didn't think of where he could arrange her for a while.
The quota of the maids around Qin Xinxin is full, and she can't be inserted into anyone, but who said that she can't be assigned a housekeeper? This Mama Gu went out of the old lady's room on the surface, and the monthly routine also went out of the old lady's room as usual, no need to add new expenses, the old lady disciplined her granddaughter, even if she had a good one, she wouldn't do her own mother-in-law's business?
The two maids from Yangzhou have just entered the Qin Mansion, and they are not familiar with the place, and at that time, not everything in Qin Xinxin's room will have to listen to Mama Gu.
Cao Shi smiled with satisfaction when he thought of this, Mama Gu's cat-hating and dog-hating temperament was a-stirring stick alive; Otherwise, he would not have begged her from Cao's Mansion and sent her to the old lady's room; She has been in the old lady's room for so many years, not to mention mixing a little affection with the old lady in front of her, even if she wants to go back to her room, the Cao family doesn't dare to ask for it, isn't it just right to send it to Qin Xinxin's house now?
Cao Shi summoned Peony in, instructed her carefully, and said to her: "Tell the eldest girl that today is the first day she goes home, and the rules of morning and dusk will be waived." I have already met the old lady and the old man earlier, and when I come to my room for dinner in the evening, I will introduce a few younger sisters to her. ”