However, before showing his strength, Gu Zheng had to do a good job of 'handover' with Mrs. Liang, which Gu Zheng had already knew, so when he and Mrs. Liang officially 'handed over' the needlework room, Gu Zheng took the account book and instructed Liu'er and Zhen'er in front of Mrs. Liang: "You two bring a few little maids to count the needlework room, account books and cloth one by one, and if you don't understand something, just come here to ask me and Mrs. Liang, don't make your own claims." ”

Liu'er and Zhen'er didn't dare to slack off, and immediately took the little maid into the sewing room, one was responsible for leading people to count the embroidery girl and mother-in-law in the sewing room, and the other was responsible for checking whether the things listed in the account book were complete.

After all, the 'delivery' involves the two stewards before and after, and Gu Zheng is not good to only let the people on his side go to count and check: "The eldest aunt also sent a few people in to count and check together, right?" There were people on both sides of us, so it was easy and easy to check, and the action was quicker. ”

Mrs. Liang politely excused herself: "No need, can't I still believe you?" ”

Gu Zheng is not afraid that Mrs. Liang will suffer, she just doesn't want to accept a confused account——— only at this moment can the people on both sides of the gong to gong and drum to drum be 'handed over' one by one, so as to avoid unclear and confused accounts in the future, and then the people on both sides shirk each other's responsibilities.

Therefore, Gu Zheng was not polite to Mrs. Liang at all, although he had a smile on his face, he was not polite at all: "The money has been in his hands, and he has not admitted it when he goes out." The eldest aunt still sent a competent person in, and it is better to check the accounts and things with my personal maid one by one in person, otherwise I will not recognize what will happen later......"

Gu Zheng's words surprised Mrs. Liang slightly, as if she didn't expect Gu Zheng to be so unkind and pragmatic, but what Gu Zheng said was reasonable, and Mrs. Liang soon stopped insisting: "Since you insist on this, then I might as well be respectful." After speaking, he immediately ordered a few maids and mothers-in-law, and ordered them to go in to help with the inventory.

The big girl Grape who was named by Mrs. Liang has always known the master's thoughts, so although Mrs. Liang did not give clear instructions on her face, after the grapes entered the house, she counted the large and small boxes and cages in the sewing room next to each other——— first focused on checking and checking the clothes used by Mrs. Liang, and then ordered all the fine silk satin, and finally even the broken line of the cloth head did not fall, and all of them were clearly ordered.

This toss has been tossing for most of the day, Gu Zheng, who was waiting in the side hall, was not in a hurry, while instructing Liu'er and a few people to take a good inventory, not to finish the inventory before the meal, and at the same time ordered the spoon to bring some pastries up to cushion the stomach: "Auntie, the 'delivery' of things is a big deal, and there can be no sloppiness, I see that after all the inventory and checking, it is about past the time for lunch, why don't we use some snacks to pad the stomach first?" ”

Mrs. Liang was a little reluctant to accompany Gu Zheng to toss with her hungry stomach, she wished that Gu Zheng would take over the sewing room without ordering, anyway, as long as Gu Zheng received the account book and key, then what happened in the future would have nothing to do with her, and Gu Zheng would have to bear it alone.

As soon as she thought of this, Mrs. Liang excused herself under the guise of being good for Gu Zheng: "How can I make you sit hungry?" When I look back, Saburo knows it, I'm afraid I will blame me for not knowing how to be considerate of you, the new daughter-in-law! I don't think it's better like this——— the big and small things in it have been counted and checked, or we just 'deliver' it directly, anyway, it's all our own family, no one will cheat anyone, isn't it? ”

Gu Zheng didn't eat oil and salt, and although his tone was flat, he insisted on continuing to count: "I don't care if I'm hungry for a while, but my aunt is old, I'm afraid I'm not hungry, or I'll let people put the food here, let's eat first, eat it and then count the 'delivery'?" ”

Since Gu Zheng insisted that Mrs. Liang was not good and insisted on 'handing' now, he could only change his words and say: "Forget it, don't bother, let's eat some snacks to cushion our stomachs first." ”

After the two finished speaking, about another meal, Liu'er and the others counted the sewing room clearly, and rushed out of the fish and walked in front of the two of them: "The eldest lady, the three young 'milk' and 'milk', everything has been counted and checked, this is the account book." ”

Gu Zheng believed in Liu'er's ability to do things, so he didn't take the account book to look at it carefully, only nodded at her and motioned for her to put the account book away, and then got up and said to Mrs. Liang: "Since the inventory has been checked clearly, then let's go back to dinner!" After lunch and a nap, I will come to my aunt to 'settle' all matters in the kitchen. ”

Mrs. Liang nodded, said a few words and got up to leave. Gu Zheng took someone to inspect the needlework room before leaving, and after taking a nap for lunch, he went to the kitchen with Mrs. Liang to 'hand' over the kitchen again.

The kitchen 'handover' is simple, because the fresh ingredients are bought every day, and Liu'er and the others only need to count all kinds of dry goods, pots and pans, and some valuable dishes and so on.

After the affairs that should be 'delivered' were completed, Gu Zheng went to Jinghetang to find Mrs. Liang according to the original plan, and along the way, she silently typed the draft, trying to persuade Mrs. Liang to support her decision to cut the needlework room. In the same way, Gu Zheng rehearsed several times in his heart, and when he walked outside Jinghe Hall, he stopped for a long time, until he pondered the reason for cutting the sewing room more fully, and Gu Zheng strode in.

Gu Zheng deliberately avoided the time when everyone greeted Mrs. Liang to meet Mrs. Liang, because he didn't want others to know that she had not yet received Mrs. Liang's support.

As soon as Mrs. Liang saw Gu Zheng coming alone, she knew that she couldn't get an idea to discuss with her, and vaguely guessed that the matter should be related to Gu Zheng's latest housekeeping affairs, so without waiting for Gu Zheng to think about it, Mrs. Liang took the initiative to ask empathetically: "Is it the first time that the official housekeeper can't make up her mind about something, and wants to come to grandmother to ask for an idea?" ”

Since Mrs. Liang took the initiative to ask, Gu Zheng naturally opened her mouth, so she just followed Mrs. Liang's words and said: "You can't escape your eyes grandmother, you really can't escape your eyes, you guessed my mind in one sentence!" I do have something I want to talk to you about, but it's a bit too big to do it, so I've been hesitant to say it......"

"It's okay for you to say it, it's not that you have to do it," Mrs. Liang beckoned to Gu Zheng with an encouraging face, and said with Yan Yue's 'seduction': "You talk to my grandmother first, grandmother will definitely give you a good idea, and she will not let you take a detour or do something stupid." ”

With Mrs. Liang's encouragement, Gu Zheng put aside the last trace of hesitation in his heart, and said his thoughts 1510: "I want to open up sources and reduce expenditure, and directly cut the needlework room!" ”

Gu Zheng's words surprised Mrs. Liang, and she asked with a little surprise, "Oh? Since you want to cut out the sewing room, you must have already figured out how to solve the biggest problem——— how do you plan to make the things that are made from the sewing room on a daily basis? Listen carefully with me. ”

"It's not that difficult, we just need to make full use of the existing manpower in each room!" Since Gu Zheng came to persuade Mrs. Liang, she would not fight an unprepared battle, but she presented the list of 'flowers' registered with the people in each room in the mansion to Mrs. Liang as she spoke, and casually turned the page and pointed to the names of all kinds of 'color' and 'color' on it......

"I have already inquired in advance, leaving aside your Jinghe Hall, grandmother, there are four first-class maids in each of the other four rooms in our house; There are four second-class maids, four third-class maids, and in addition to this, there are four unqualified little maids each, plus those grandmothers, mothers and mothers-in-law, not to mention there are more than 20 people! ”

When this number was first calculated, Gu Zheng was very surprised, and now Mrs. Liang was also quite surprised after Gu Zheng truthfully reported it: "About twenty people? There are forty or fifty people in your room alone...... There are so many people? ”

"Yes, that's a lot more! But there are only two or three masters in each room at most, how can so many servants and 'women' be called? A large part of these servants and 'women' actually don't have much to do on weekdays, but they just stand inside and outside the house to make up a number," Gu Zheng briefly mentioned the serious idleness of the personnel before he said the key points: "So I think since most of the servants and 'women' don't have much to do on weekdays, then we can let them do the work of embroidering girls in the needlework room, and they will make the clothes that the masters have to wear on weekdays, the cushions and curtains they use!" ”

"There is no need to be afraid that they will be lazy or shirk or unwilling to do these needlework, we just need to send the work according to the head, anyway, there are many servants and 'women' in each house, and these things are sent to everyone at most to make two or three pieces a month, and it is not tiring at all." After Gu Zheng finished speaking, he looked at Mrs. Liang with sparkling eyes, and asked expectantly, "Grandmother, do you think my method is feasible?" ”

Mrs. Liang immediately understood what Gu Zheng meant, and immediately clapped her hands and praised: "Wonderful, really wonderful!" It is a very good idea for you to think of it, and if you do as you say——— the servants of the various houses will have the opportunity to learn needlework, and secondly, they will not be too idle, but will cause trouble; As soon as the sewing room is reduced, a large amount of expenses can be left! ”

Gu Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked with a slight 'excitement': "So, grandmother, did you promise me to do this?" ”

Seeing Mrs. Liang nodding, Gu Zheng immediately excitedly arranged specific matters: "Then I will draw up a specific charter tomorrow, and then gather the servants and 'women' in the mansion together and announce the reduction of the sewing room!" ”

Gu Zheng said that he would do it, and soon after he went back, he drew up a specific charter, and on the second day, he gathered the 'women' servants in the house together and announced in public that the needlework room would be cut, but Gu Zheng gave the people in the needlework room a one-month period as a buffer period. Immediately afterwards, Gu Zheng once again announced that the 'women' servants in the house would start next month, and the clothes, cushions, curtains and other things in each courtyard would only be sent to the public school, and the things to be worn and used in each house would have to be made by the people in each house.

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