Listening to the horse steward recommending Aunt Hong, Mrs. Zhao, who has always seen the wind and steer, guessed in her heart that the master intended to let Aunt Hong be the housekeeper on her behalf, so she immediately changed her words and echoed a few words.

"Master, although the maids in the old lady's house are shrewd and capable, they are the maids who serve people after all, and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public.

Aunt Hong has followed the old lady to learn the housekeeper these days, and she must have won the true inheritance of the old lady, with the help of our two old housekeepers, Aunt Hong will definitely take care of the house properly. ”

The old man called the two of them over, didn't he value the qualifications of the two of them? There are two of them against Aunt Hong, even if there are a few maids and women who are not convinced, they don't dare to say anything.

As soon as Mrs. Zhao's voice fell, she raised her eyes from time to time to look at the master in front of her, and when she saw that the master was silent, she was already panicked in her heart. Could it be that she made a mistake in her speculation, and the old man didn't want Aunt Hong to be the housekeeper?

If the candidate in the master's heart is not Aunt Hong, it is someone else.

Will the lord think that Aunt Hong has bought them off, so that they can choose the housekeeper's wife, and they will be more interested in Aunt Hong?

Seeing that the old man didn't make a sound for a long time, Mrs. Zhao's heart became more and more flustered, lowered her head, and tightly clutched the silk handkerchief in her hand.

The steward on the side looked at Gu Lihua and didn't make a sound, and he was a little flustered in his heart, he knew that the old man's heart was towards that Aunt Hong.

If the old man didn't have that red aunt in his heart, how could he send her to the old lady's courtyard to learn housekeeping from the old lady?

It's a pity that Aunt Hong is not a smart person, and she is not a person who can achieve great things, and she can't even read an account book after learning from the old lady in those days?

If it is Mrs. Cai, these accounts are easy to check and check, and Mrs. Cai is from a family, and she has her own set of methods for the control and balance of her subordinates.

Aunt Hong was originally a maid serving in Mrs. Cai's house, but now that she has no children, how many people can't reach the position of housekeeper and aunt? Although the old lady didn't like this Aunt Hong very much, she didn't say much for the sake of the old man's face.

The old man spoiled the red aunt, and they couldn't say anything more than they served, and they could only do what the master ordered.

"Master, I don't know what you think? If you choose a shrewd and capable person from the old lady's house, I'm afraid that the two of us old guys will be useless. If Aunt Hong comes out to take on the role of housekeeper, we two old guys will definitely help Aunt Hong with all our hearts. ”

Seeing that Gu Lihua didn't speak, Steward Ma simply said it by himself and made it clear what he meant, now it depends on what Gu Lihua thinks?

Sure enough, after Steward Ma made his intentions, Gu Lihua said.

"Hongmei has been learning to be a housekeeper these days by the old lady's side, but now the old lady's body is not very good, and the maids who are waiting around her can't leave her for a moment, so she can only rely on Aunt Hong. It's just that Aunt Hong's qualifications are still shallow, and it is the first time to take care of this big Gu Mansion, and if you don't understand it, you two need to take care of it. ”

Let them take care of it? Doesn't this mean that the two of them will help Aunt Hong's housekeeper?

If an aunt who can't go to the house is the housekeeper, if you don't have excellent means and smart intelligence, I'm afraid it will be difficult!

People like Aunt Hong belong to those who have neither strong means nor good brains, so Gu Lihua will think of inviting the two old guys out.

After Mrs. Zhao left, Gu Lihua left the horse steward alone.

Steward Ma has been in charge of the second room for more than 20 years, he is the elder in the house, even the old lady, and he can't easily drive him, and all the things he is ordered to do are handed over to the group of small stewards below.

Sandalwood was lit in the room, Gu Lihua was still sitting in the beaded curtain, and after calling the little maid to serve the tea cup, he helped the horse steward to the soft couch on the side and listened to Gu Lihua's instructions.

"Steward Ma, if Aunt Hong wants to manage the house smoothly, she still needs to get back the key to the master's pair, but a few days ago, my wife was sicker, and the old lady returned the key. If Aunt Hong doesn't have this key to the card, I'm afraid that the people below will be dissatisfied?"

Through the layers of bead curtains, Steward Ma only heard Gu Lihua's voice, but did not see others with his own eyes.

And Gu Lihua said this, could it be that he asked his wife to ask for the card key? Even if he is an elder in the house, he is also a servant, and now the key to the card is in the hands of his wife, and if his wife doesn't give it to him, he has no choice.

Just as Steward Ma was about to refuse, Gu Lihua said again.

"Steward Ma, I know you're in a difficult situation. It's just that after all, you are the steward of the outer courtyard and the account room, so this pair of card keys, or do you want to go and ask for the right one?"

"The books and receipts in the account room have to be moved into the back room and registered in the warehouse. If you don't have a pair of keys, I'm afraid that the steward in the back room won't open the door to you, so you find this reason and go and get the pair keys! ”

As soon as Gu Lihua's words fell, Steward Ma saw that the figure had already stood up from the high chair, waved his hand to beckon the maid who was waiting with him, and after whispering a few words, the maid came out of the bead curtain.

With a few shallow smiles, the maid pushed open the door of the house with a lamp in her hand, and was about to send the steward out with her. "Steward Ma, the master ordered the slave to send you out!"

Ma Ci wanted to refuse the matter, and asked him to send others to get the right card key. But since the old man called the maid to send him out, isn't this a hint that he is not allowed to refuse the matter?

Now that I want to refuse, I can't go back.

The card key is in the hands of the eldest lady, and if you want to come back, it is definitely not an easy job. Whether you want to come back is another matter, I'm afraid that it will anger the Cai family.

After Mrs. Zhao came out of the study, she met the swift who was waiting beside Feng Lao'anren halfway, and the swift invited Mrs. Zhao to go to the back room to eat wine with a few smiles. After three rounds of drinking, Mrs. Zhao explained everything that happened in the study clearly.

In the warm pavilion, Feng Lao'an ordered people to build a stove in the house, and called for someone to take a silver hanger and boil gruel on top of the silver hanger.

Not long after, the gruel in the silver hanging was already tumbling, and the maid who watched the porridge grabbed a handful of white sugar from the sugar jar on the side and sprinkled it on the gruel, and the sugar immediately sank and melted into the hot gruel.

He lifted the bamboo curtain hanging outside the door, pushed open the door of the warm pavilion, and bypassed the marble screen in front of the door. Swift's face was a little cold, and she hurriedly walked into the warm pavilion with a look.

Seeing Yuyan walk in, Feng Lao'an hurriedly instructed the maid who was cooking porridge to stop what she was doing and quit. She called Swift to her side and immediately asked.

"Swift, how are you asking? Did Mrs. Zhao say anything? Liulang called her and Ma Ci over, is it just for Aunt Hong's housekeeping?"

Listening to the old lady's words, Swift couldn't help but feel a little admiration in her heart. The old lady really knew what was going on, and it seemed that no matter what happened, she couldn't escape the eyes of her old man.

According to Mrs. Zhao herself, the lord called her and Manager Ma to go tonight, indeed for Aunt Hong's housekeeping.

The reason why the old man called Manager Ma and Mrs. Zhao to go was just thinking that Aunt Hong would succeed in housekeeping in the future, and the two of them could help out.

Even if she didn't say it, with the old lady's intelligence, she would definitely be able to think of it. Yuyan picked out a few important words from Mrs. Zhao's nonsense and repeated them with the old lady.

"Old lady, Mrs. Zhao said that after she left, the old man left Mr. Ma. Looking at the meaning of the master, I am afraid that he ordered the manager Ma to go and take the cards with his wife. ”

Yuyan's words were all guessed in her own heart, and she didn't dare to assert them, so when she said them, she glanced up at Feng Lao'an from time to time.

"You're right, I'm afraid that Liulang left Ma Ci behind him, and he was instructed to go to Cai's to get the right key. He is the steward of the outer courtyard and the account room, and he is looking for Cai's to get the right card key, but there is no one else who is suitable. Feng Lao'an said, and the little maid who was waiting next to him immediately handed a soup woman up.

Feng Lao'an was holding the soup woman in his arms, and a little suspicion flashed in his eyes, but in a blink of an eye, he couldn't see it anymore after a while.

"Find the right person, ask Ma Ci, and find out what he means. Ma Ci was serving in the house when the old lady was still alive, and it has been more than 20 years. If he came forward and helped Aunt Hong to sit in the position of the housekeeper's wife, he was afraid that the people below would not be able to find a way to talk. ”

"Old lady, why don't you invite someone to bring the manager over? A few days ago, the little grandson of Mr. Ma's housekeeper was born just over 100 days, and Huang and Li came to greet you with a little baby, but unfortunately you fell asleep that day, and they didn't bother, so they all went back. As the swift spoke, the cold wind outside the house came and went.

The wind beat on the bamboo curtain outside the house, making several loud noises.

Hearing that Ma Ci's little grandson was born, Feng Lao'an was happy for Ma Ci, and naturally had a little smile on his face.

Ma Ci is the same age as the old lady, and the old lady has been an ancient man for more than ten years, and Ma Ci has a little grandson. Over the years, Ma Ci has done his best to the second room of the Gu family.

A few years ago, Feng Lao'an personally made the master, and gave Ma Ci a three-in, three-out house outside the city, Ma Ci's son Huang and daughter-in-law Li moved in, and his son Ma Xuan continued to stay in the house and help Ma Ci.

"If they can come and see me, they have a heart. Children's 100-day gifts, I asked you to send a gold collar to the past, now send some children to play and candy! Save like last time, Li Shi saw the gold collar I asked you to send over, and refused to accept it for a long time. ”

Feng Lao'an's last sentence just fell, and the next sentence followed.

"Call a few mothers-in-law who are good with the Huang family to go with you, let them talk to the Huang family well, and let the Huang family persuade Ma Ci. Ma Ci has served by my side for many years, and he has listened to me to do things alone, and as for others, don't worry about others."

When Feng Lao'an spoke, Yuyan didn't dare to interject, but kept nodding.

"Old lady, the Huang family is a smart person, and she served by your side a few days ago, you don't have to worry, she can understand what the old lady means." With that, Swift went down to do her errands.

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