Chapter 13: The Steward (1)
In this way, the power of presiding over the feed has been in the hands of Mrs. Liang for many years, and the other three ladies can manage or want to manage it can no longer be easily touchedβββ although they want to share the housekeeping power in Mrs. Liang's hands, but Mrs. Liang did not speak, they did not dare to make a mistake, they could only secretly jealous and envious, while waiting for the opportunity.
It's a pity that up to now, Mrs. Liang has no intention of letting Mrs. Liang, Mrs. Liang and Mrs. Liang Si be housekeepers. Among the three juniors that Mrs. Liang helped up this time, two of them are from the big house, among which Liang Dashao's 'milk' and 'milk' are still Mrs. Quasi-Shizi, and sooner or later he will become the new Mrs. Xuanpinghou...... Mrs. Liang naturally wants to focus on cultivating her, so that she can represent the Liang Mansion in the future and take on the responsibilities that she should bear as the wife of Xuanping Hou.
Mrs. Liang meant, Mrs. Liang and others knew what they meant, and Mrs. Liang and the others even understood that Mrs. Liang wanted to support the big house, the heir to the title...... As for Gu Zheng, the young 'milk' and 'milk' of the three-room, she just came out as a foil by the way.
While the minds of several people were turning, Mrs. Liang had already opened her mouth again with a smile, and instructed Mrs. Liang: "Let them take over which part is up to you, and you can arrange it at your discretion, and you don't have to ask me what I mean." β
Mrs. Liang said with a humble face: "It's better for you to arrange it, right?" We all listen to you. β
"I've been 'handing over' to you for so many years, how can you, the lady in charge, be 'shrewd' and capable?" Mrs. Liang waved her hand at Mrs. Liang, and said disapprerovingly: "You just have to arrange it according to your heart." β
Since Mrs. Liang insisted on letting Mrs. Liang handle it with full authority, Mrs. Liang did not dare to refuse, and soon looked at Gu Zheng and the others, frowning and pondering, as if she was thinking about how to distribute the power in her hands to Gu Zheng and the others......
Second Mrs. Liang saw that her eyes were dripping, she turned around, looked Gu Zheng and the three of them up and down, and pursed her lips invisibly, secretly thinking that Mrs. Liang has always been very unkind to see the eldest young 'milk' and 'milk', and she seems to be amiable to her stepson's husband and 'wife' on weekdays, but secretly she suppresses them, and I just hope that their limelight will not overpower the second young master she gave birth to!
As for Gu Zheng, the new daughter-in-law and 'daughter-in-law' who has entered the 'door', Mrs. Liang obviously doesn't like to see her very much...... In this way, Mrs. Liang will definitely give the best and most beautiful errands to the second young 'milk' and 'milk' tube, so that the second young 'milk' and 'milk' will show their limelight and be affirmed by everyone; assigned the worst and most difficult errands to the big and young 'milk' and 'milk', so that she couldn't be in the limelight, and even made mistakes and was ridiculed; As for Gu Zheng, the big celebrity in front of Mrs. Liang, Mrs. Liang will definitely pretend to give her an errand that is neither good nor bad.
Unexpectedly, after thinking for a while, Mrs. Liang unexpectedly 'handed over' the most important account room to the eldest 'milk' and 'milk' management: "I don't think it's better to be like this, you are the oldest and have been marrying into the 'door' for the longest time, so you will take care of the account room!" Erlang's daughter-in-law, you are young and young, and it is not suitable for you to hold money and wealth, so you can be wronged and take care of this part; β
"As for San Lang's daughter-in-law', "Mrs. Liang said with a kind smile at Gu Zheng with some embarrassment, and explained: "You have just passed the 'door' for a few days, and you are not very familiar with the situation at home, I think you can help me take care of the kitchen and the sewing room first!" The rest, such as personnel, treasury, ushering and sending and personal exchanges, are still in my hands. β
This is in charge of the accounting room is to manage the financial power of the family, and such an important errand Mrs. Liang actually 'handed over' to the eldest young lady's 'milk' and 'milk' to take charge of, which made Mrs. Liang's second lady and others quite surprised, and couldn't help but look at Mrs. Liang for a while.
Mrs. Liang looked calm, and I saw that after she finished speaking, she did not forget to respectfully ask Mrs. Liang: "Mother, I don't know if it is appropriate for me to arrange this way?" β
Mrs. Liang is just trying to train Gu Zheng now, as long as they learn the ability to host the middle feed, which part do you want them to be in charge of at that time, it is not her business?
Therefore, Mrs. Liang did not have any unusual arrangement with Mrs. Liang: "Just do as you say!" You guys have to learn some skills from the elders, and don't give me laziness! β
"Yes, grandmother."
After the dust settled, Gu Zheng couldn't help but feel a little excited, and he couldn't wait to do a big jobβββ although Gu Zheng had learned housekeeping before he got married, he had never been on the "battlefield" with real guns, and he had never been a serious housekeeper, trying to really be independent.
Therefore, now that he finally got such an opportunity to show his strength, Gu Zheng wants to show his strength and put into practice all the knowledge he has learned......
The more Gu Zheng thought about it, the more excited he became, and when he left Jinghetang, he was full of enthusiasm and eager to do it immediately, stabbing the second lady Liang, who had never been in charge of the house, so that her heart was sour, and she couldn't help but say something to block Gu Zheng again: "Look at your happiness!" It must be divided into two places at once, and you will be happy when you are proud, right? β
Second Mrs. Liang deliberately suppressed her voice as she spoke, and said as a passerby: "You, it seems that you have taken advantage of the two places of the kitchen and the sewing room, but to put it bluntly, these two places are the most oily and water-free places!" Look at the place where the eldest daughter-in-law 'woman' and the second daughter-in-law 'woman' are distributedβββ they are in charge of the account room, managing the entry and exit of the family's silver and the distribution of monthly money. β
"The other one is in charge of purchasing, not to mention the oil and water contained here!" Second Mrs. Liang looked at Gu Zheng with a sympathetic expression as she spoke, and said, "You are the only one who has divided these two thankless places, you have no power, you have no money, and you are still here to be stupid!" β
"It's better than someone who has been married to the mansion for more than ten years and hasn't been able to manage anything, right?" Gu Zheng looked at the second lady of Shangliang with a smile, and countered without showing weakness: "Besides, I think the kitchen and sewing room are also 'very' good, just suitable for novices like me to practiceβββ I have never managed the house before, or start from a smaller, simpler place, it is important to learn and accumulate experience first, so as not to be too big and have more than enough strength and poke out some baskets." β
The reason why she is willing to get involved in the family affairs of the Liang family and accept the housekeeper is that she wants to learn, learn from and accumulate experience, so that she can better take care of her own home in the future and take care of the dowry that Mrs. Cen prepared for her!
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Let's not mention how the second lady of Liang was jealous of Gu Zheng, but said that after Gu Zheng returned to Qiushuang Garden, she immediately ordered someone to get a pen and paper, and studied how to manage the kitchen and sewing room of Liang's mansion with great care, and as soon as she thought of feasible ideas, she wrote them down one by one, and wrote three pages of rice paper in a short time.
Liang Jingxian happened to come back when Gu Zheng finished writing, and she didn't even say anything about being sent as a housekeeper, so she waved at Liang Jingxian excitedly: "Come over and take a look at the housekeeper strategy I wrote...... No, it's a housekeeper draft! β
Fortunately, Liang Jingxian had already heard that Gu Zheng was going to take over the management of the kitchen and sewing room, and he didn't feel strange after taking the draft written by Gu Zheng, and after carefully reading them, he made a direct comment: "Except for cutting off the needlework room, it is not feasible to open up sources and reduce expenditure." β
Gu Zheng was a little unconvinced when he heard this, and defended himself dissatisfiedly: "I wrote a full three pages of quilts, but you only think one is useful?" I don't believe it! Gu Zheng said and pointed to a rule similar to the kitchen for receiving ingredients and eating with real names, and asked, "Isn't this good?" This can not only make the kitchen become orderly and rule-based, but also save a lot of expenses! It's better than the kitchen being as messy as it is now! β
Liang Jingxian raised his eyes and looked at Gu Zheng's proposal again, and after thinking about it carefully, he nodded very face-savingly: "Well, there is some truth in thinking about it...... Why don't you start with the two points I said, and try to implement them first to see what the results are. β
"Okay, I'll listen to you! After Ming'er and the eldest aunt are 'handed over', I will first announce these two new rules, I don't believe that they are useless! After Gu Zheng swore that the plan was completed, she suddenly worried that she would cut the needlework room of the Liang Mansion all of a sudden, would it be too big to cause dissatisfaction?
So Gu Zheng was a little hesitant for a while, and pulled Liang Jingxian with a tangled face to give her an idea: "You said that I cut the needlework room without saying a word, will grandmother and them be unhappy?" β
Liang Jingxian encouraged Gu Zheng and said: "When we go to greet my grandmother in the evening, you can quietly talk to your grandmother about your thoughts first, and if your grandmother thinks it is feasible, you will not be too late to act." β
Gu Zheng felt that Liang Jingxian's proposal was good, so he readily accepted it and decided to ask Mrs. Liang what she meant first.
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