Chapter 20: You can't sit back and eat empty
Shen Congchen didn't seem to hear what Chen Yaoyao said, and said to himself: "Today's meal is really rich." ”
"......" If she hadn't known that this person was her target, she would have let Xinghao drive people away.
Now forbearance for a while is also for the sake of energy value, so Chen Yaoyao gritted his teeth and asked Bishui to bring a set of dishes and chopsticks to Shen Congchen.
Shen Congchen looked at it for a long time, but Bishui served the rice but did not serve it to himself, he frowned, and said, "Why don't you serve the meal to General Ben?" ”
"Because it's just three people's food, it's naturally impossible to have one more person's food for you to eat." Chen Yaoyao took a bite of minced garlic eggplant, squinted her eyes in satisfaction, and then waited for the meal to be swallowed before replying slowly.
Shen Congchen was speechless, so he could only hold the empty bowl and eat the dishes silently.
However, when he looked at Chen Yaoyao's eyes, they were much gentler than before.
"System prompt: [Shen Congchen's favorability: 25], the host will make persistent efforts."
He saw that Yu Weier's maidservants and house slaves also went to the table to eat with them, and he wanted to have another seizure, but the other three seemed to be used to eating at the same table, and if he said something by himself, it would be too petty.
After all, he is also a person who has eaten the same bowl of rice with his brothers in the same trench on the battlefield, Shen Congchen is also a rough person in the end, and he doesn't have so many rules to talk about, so although he has some whispers in his heart, he will endure it and it will pass.
But it's really just like Shen Congye said, Yu Weier's craftsmanship is really good, he thought that the chef of the General's Mansion was already delicious when he cooked, and even the emperor who was still a prince before was full of praise when he came to the General's Mansion, but he didn't expect Yu Weier to do it better.
It's just that there is a lack of staple food, and there is still something missing, otherwise Shen Congchen will definitely be able to eat more.
After eating, Shen Congchen didn't want to leave, Chen Yaoyao ignored him, and continued to pick up the brush and write the book.
Shen Congchen looked at it, thinking that she was practicing calligraphy, and then when he approached and picked up the papers she put aside, he realized that Chen Yaoyao was not practicing calligraphy, but writing some story.
"What are you writing about?"
"Script." Chen Yaoyao wrote intently without raising his head, and then replied to Shen Congchen.
"What do you do with a script?"
"Make money."
Shen Congchen frowned slightly, "Do you have to jump out of two words and two words?" ”
Chen Yaoyao raised his head and looked at the other party, "Then do you have to go to my yard to find Qishou?" ”
Shen Congchen was choked enough, he silently thought in his heart that the eldest husband did not reason with the little woman, and then carefully took the few pieces of paper and read them.
I have to say that the words she wrote still have some meaning.
is not written about the love of children, but about the court, but it is written about an unwarranted dynasty, but it still makes him look at it with taste.
Chen Yaoyao's writing speed with a brush is definitely not as fast as typing on the keyboard, so he has only written out a dozen large sheets of paper and about four or five chapters in the past half a month.
But because it is a script, the content of Chen Yaoyao's plot is very compact, and I will only feel hearty when I read it throughout.
She asked Xinghao to run an errand and go to Yu's house, and gave the book to her brother to see, Yu Weili thought it was good after reading it, and then helped contact a bookstore that could rub it, planning to find a bookstore to make books and sell them after Chen Yaoyao finished writing.
With more than half of the time to write, Chen felt that he had to speed up.
"You're writing this, you're going to sell it?"
"Well, otherwise I'll finish eating sooner or later."
Shen Congchen frowned, "You are the eldest lady of the General's Mansion, and you will give you the moon silver every month, why do you sit and eat empty?" ”
He saw that Yu Weier's room was very simple, not even half of the luxury in Meng Lan's room, and he could see that the owner who lived there was a thrifty person.
According to the rules, the monthly silver given to the eldest lady every month is one hundred taels, and there are only three people in Tongxiangyuan, and the expenses must be enough, so Shen Congchen felt that Chen Yaoyao said this to sour him and love Meng Lan too much.
Chen Yaoyao put down the brush, then rubbed his wrist, raised his eyelids and glanced at the other party, "The account book is here with me, do you want to take a look, and see if I have taken a tael of silver from the general's mansion in the past two years in the palace." ”
Shen Congchen's brows furrowed and he nodded.
Chen Yaoyao stood up, took the account book from the shelf on the side and handed it to Shen Congchen, "Look slowly, this is the account book that your concubine has been in charge of, there must be no mistakes or omissions." ”
Chen Yaoyao handed the account book to Shen Congchen and stopped caring about him and continued to do his own thing.
Shen Congchen opened the account book and looked at it, but the more he looked at it, the darker his face became.
Ruolanyuan's expenses cost at least three hundred taels of silver every month, while Tongxiangyuan's expenses were only sporadic every month, and these were only allocated to the cost of food.
As for the monthly silver for the two ladies, Mrs. Lan's column is at most five hundred taels per month, but Yu Weier's side has written the word 'none' since he entered the mansion.
What does this mean? This shows that Meng Lan has been treating Tongxiangyuan harshly since she was in charge of the account books and money, and even the monthly silver has to be withheld and not issued.
She is so kind to Weier, but she eats with gold-rimmed utensils, drinks wine with glass cups, and the fashionable melons and fruits and silk and satin have never been broken, all of which can only be obtained by spending a large amount of silver......
Look at Yu Weier again, even though Shen Congchen, as a man, doesn't know much about women's clothes, he can still find that the clothes Yu Weier is wearing now are the old clothes she wore when she first entered the house, and the raw edges worn out by perennial wear can still be seen on the sleeves.
When he stayed in Ruolan Courtyard in the past, he was already accustomed to these items, but now that he thinks about it, which thing Meng Lan used was not a valuable item that he bought back with real money.
No wonder the housekeeper always said that the general's mansion has a lot of expenses, he has always disagreed, now that he thinks about it, the housekeeper has known it for a long time, but because Meng Lan is his favorite person, it is not good to speak directly, so he can only remind himself sideways.
Shen Congchen let out a turbid breath, and then said to Chen Yaoyao, "You will take care of the account books of the General's Mansion in the future." ”
Chen Yaoyao raised her eyebrows, "I thought the general was here for the account book and to seek justice for Mrs. Lan, how could I ......?"
"I said that the ledger will be taken care of by you, and you will take care of it."
The corners of Chen Yaoyao's mouth raised slightly.
When her goal was achieved, she began to drive people away: "Isn't the general still leaving?" ”
Shen Congchen looked at Chen Yaoyao as if he was going to send off a guest, and asked, "You want to drive me?" ”
If it was before, Yu Weier saw that he was staying in Tongxiangyuan in his courtyard, and he was so happy that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, why did he want to drive himself away now? Aren't you trying to refuse and welcome?
"You'd love to stay for your husband, right?" Shen Congchen approached Chen Xiaoxiao step by step, and Chen Yaoyao had no choice but to take a few steps back and distance himself from Shen Congchen.
"The general thinks too much." Chen Yaoyao turned his face sideways, and then shouted for Xinghao to come in.
"Xinghao, send the general out."
Xinghao saluted Shen Congchen, and then asked Shen Congchen to go out.
This was the first time that Shen Congchen had been rejected so completely, and he shook his sleeves away angrily.
Chen Yaoyao saw Shen Congchen leave, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
I was finally able to get a good night's sleep today.