Gu Huanyi returned to the mourning hall worriedly, but there were more worries waiting for her.

Song An, the housekeeper of the inner courtyard, invited her to the tea room next to the mourning hall, and reported: "More than 20 people have quit their jobs today, and there is a shortage of manpower everywhere in the house, but the war outside the city has not stopped, and there is no job to recruit at this time, so the old slave thinks that there are some uses in the house to be adjusted, and I have come to discuss with the young lady......"

There are two kinds of family members in the Gu Mansion, one is the servant who grows up with the Gu family and the Song family, and the other is the servant hired locally in Liangzhou.

Now that even Mrs. Song has passed away, and the hired people are afraid that the general's mansion will be implicated, so they are naturally panicked and anxious to leave.

Gu Huanyi nodded and said, "Settle their wages according to the rules, and let them go." People are absent, and if they are forced to stay at home, they will cause chaos. If there is not enough manpower, first dispatch the people who do the funeral in the front yard, and the flowers and plants in the back garden, and the washing and cleaning can be reduced. ”

Song An is the old housekeeper in the house, and he has made detailed arrangements, and after reporting them to Gu Huanyi one by one, he made a decision on the spot.

The house is like the account office, compradors, and stewards everywhere, all of whom are servants of the Gu and Song families, because they have a deed of sale in the hands of the master's family, they will not change for a while, but they are afraid that someone will have crooked thoughts.

Gu Huanyi thought of this, so he said to Song An: "Uncle An, you are my mother's companion, and now my mother has left you all to me, and you will be my right-hand man in the future." I know that I am young, and it is inevitable that some people will not take me seriously, if you really find such a slave who has committed such a crime, it doesn't matter how many years he has been in the mansion, you can list it, and when the uncle of the Song family arrives, I will ask my uncle to take these people back to the Song family. ”

The obituary of the Song family's illness has been sent to the Song family in the capital, and the Song family's mother's family must send someone to Liangzhou.

Gu Huanyi reminded him at this moment, just to let him know that from now on, she would be the head of the family, and he had to recognize his identity and not be rebellious.

Song An immediately said: "Miss rest assured, if there are disloyal and unrighteous dog slaves, don't worry about Miss, the old slaves will not bypass them first." ”

Gu Huanyi said again: "That's fine." ”

Gu Huanyi sent someone to call Song Ping for questioning.

Song Ping is the manager of the outer court, and he is responsible for the contacts and external contacts of the general's mansion.

Gu Huanyi called him over to ask about the family's property.

There are three types of industries in the General's Mansion, one is the public property given by the emperor to the General's Mansion, such as the General's Mansion and the food and euphemism; the second is the private property purchased by the Gu family himself, such as the shop and Zhuangzi he bought; The third is the dowry of the Song family.

Song Ping carefully said to Gu Huanyi: "The public property of the General's Mansion and the private property of the Gu family have been temporarily sealed by the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and they will be disposed of by the emperor's holy judgment. Mrs. Marriage, the prince did not ask, but the stewards everywhere were a little flustered, hoping that the young lady could ask the family to come forward and get an idea as soon as possible. ”

The "family" in the mouth of the Song family steward refers to the Song family in the capital.

It can be seen that they don't expect her, a young lady, to have an idea, and they are bent on their own family coming forward.

Gu Huanyi said: "You tell everyone, even if the Gu family is questioned, it will not implicate the Song family, if it really comes to that point, these properties that my mother married will be returned to the Song family, so that they can operate with peace of mind." If the Gu family survives this catastrophe safely, these are the foundation of my future life, when the uncle of the Song family comes, I will check with him one by one, if someone is full of private pockets, or is not good at management, I am not as good as my mother, let them all give me a warning! ”

Song Ping responded respectfully, and was a little impressed by his own young lady in his heart.

He thought that sooner or later the young lady would take over the family property, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Song Ping and Song An, the two housekeepers, are the people that Gu Huanyi can use right now, and she must first make them surrender before she can borrow their hands to manage others.

Just a few words are definitely not enough, after thinking about it, Gu Huanyi said to the two: "Although it is a special period now, the hospitality cannot be wasted, you must carefully entertain the prince of Ming, and you must not be a little neglectful." The son of the world treats me well, and does his best for the sake of the family, we should be grateful for the picture. ”

For a moment, the two housekeepers were stunned and quietly exchanged glances below.

It's just a day, why doesn't the prince treat Miss well? How can the prince do his best for the Gu family?

The doubts in their hearts, they naturally didn't dare to ask in front of the master's house, but their hearts had already thought far away......

I heard that the young lady fainted in Renyifang in the morning, and it was the prince of Ming who brought her back?

After talking to the two butlers, it was dusk.

Mama Miao went to the tea room several times and urged her to eat: "Miss eat something and be busy, you haven't eaten for a day." ”

Gu Huanyi was free at this time, and thought of Gu Hui again, was he unwilling to let him go like this, where could he eat when he was angry and depressed?

She picked up the chopsticks but didn't move her mouth, but instructed Mama Miao: "I only know that Gu Hui is helping my father do things on weekdays, you go to Renyi Fang in person and ask, what was he doing before?" Why is Renyi Fang now his final word? ”

Mama Miao remembered that she was about to go out to inquire about the old sister, but she was stopped by Gu Huanyi.

Gu Huanyi added: "If so...... Someone asked Mama about the prince of Ming and me, and Mama didn't have to say much, just ...... It is only said that during the period of filial piety, it is inconvenient to talk about it. ”

People in the market like gossip the most, today she made a big fuss with a sword, and Li Congxin showed up over there again, and someone will inevitably ask.

Not denying or responding is the best answer.

Mama Miao was surprised, and said in a low voice: "If you say this, I'm afraid there will be gossip, which will not be good for Miss's reputation......"

All she wants is gossip.

Facing the grandmother who raised him since childhood, Gu Huanyi felt embarrassed in the end, and whispered: "What does reputation matter to me now?" Mama did what I said. ”

Mama Miao is not a foolish woman who doesn't understand anything, she has seen the actions between Miss and Shizi in the past two days, and there are not one or two places that exceed the rules.

Now she also understands what Miss means, and even more understands Miss's difficulties, but she just sighed bitterly and didn't say anything more.

There was only one person left in the tea room, and Gu Huanyi was about to poke the rice into a honeycomb with chopsticks.

Not long ago, she put down her cruel words in front of Li Congxin, saying that she would no longer take advantage of him, but at this time, she frequently induced others to guess their relationship.

In the end, she is just a weak woman who is strong on the outside and capable on the inside.

relies on her father at home, and without her father, she can only rely on her husband's family, even if it is a husband's family who has no shadow......

Gu Huanyi looked down on herself a little, the nobility and pride of the former eldest lady of the General's Mansion were all gone, but in order to survive, in order to keep the family business and the reputation of her father and brother, what was it for her to sacrifice some self-esteem.