Date: 212-11-19

After getting married, I was busy for more than a month, and in the first half of the month, I was busy with all kinds of etiquette, and then I was busy recognizing people, and I was busy with various particularities and rules such as inviting people to advance and retreat in the school, and I had to select and place the maids and daughters-in-law in the yard one by one. \[\]

On the day Han San's grandmother got married, the maids and mothers-in-law in the yard were all borrowed by Li Danruo from herself and her mother's yard, according to the rules of the house, Han San's grandmother plus Li Yunzhi, a total of four first-class girls, twelve second-class girls, and rough mother-in-law girls, a total of more than 30 people, although Han San's grandmother said that she knew that she was married to a nobleman, but she didn't expect that there were more than 30 people waiting in her yard alone, before she got married, she deliberately went to the second sister's house to learn to manage the next person for a few days, but the second sister's family has a total of seven or eight people, how can there be such a formation? It was very embarrassing to deal with it for a while, thanks to Li Danruo sending Mama Shen to come over every day to gossip, knowing everything, mentioning everything, Grandma Han San gritted her teeth and supported it, although she was tired enough, in the autumn, she finally straightened out her yard, and she was a little more familiar with this house.

Two days before the Midyear Festival, Mrs. Ning called Mrs. Liu in, and everyone discussed: "Brother Zhi's daughter-in-law has been in the door for two months, what do you think?" ”

"Don't say it, it's this filial piety, I see it all red, waiting for tea and dinner to please this intention needless to say, the fourth sister said that the shawl is good, it's too thin, if it is embroidered with fine silk, you see, just two days of effort, the straight brother and daughter-in-law embroidered it for her, you also see, how fine the needle angle is! The fourth sister of the former son is a little inappropriate, you see, the heart of the straight brother and his daughter-in-law, that is worried and anxious in the heart, not afraid to say a word, I and the fourth sister to the ancestors, have not been so filial. ”

"You two are just as filial, no worse than her!" Mrs. Ning said with a smile: "I also think that this filial piety is nothing to pick upon, her temper is supple, and she knows it in her heart, I want to hand her over to you for a year or two, and learn to be a housekeeper." Mrs. Ning sighed softly and said in a low voice: "I also discussed with you last time, the year after that, San Lang returned to Beijing to report on his work, I want to divide the family, I don't worry about you here, don't care about him in the second room, outside the third room for so many years, everything is good, and I don't have to worry about it more, it's the fourth room, your fourth sister, alas, you also know that everything is good, but it's useless, all these years of the four rooms, I took the idea, and then divided the family, this family, you can't refer to your fourth sister to take care of, you have to take your brother and daughter-in-law, I think that child is a can teach, if you are willing to work hard." , I learned from you again, but in a year or two, I can be on the road. ”

Mrs. Liu hurriedly smiled and said: "Mother rest assured, just leave it to me, I look at this, Ming'er, you send a sentence, just say that the autumn and winter are busy, the third sister is going to get married again, Brother Zhi's daughter-in-law can't be busy alone, Brother Shen's daughter-in-law has a small child, let her help Brother Zhi's daughter-in-law to take care of the house, this housekeeper director, do it with your own hands, it's better than anything else, I will explain to Brother Zhi's daughter-in-law in private, let her take her with her, what to entertain outside, as long as I go out in the future, I will take her with me, and guide her at any time, and each family will go once or twice." Old Madam Ning nodded and smiled: "That's it, you are the eldest sister-in-law, if I don't go in the future, you will take care of the fourth room." ”

"Mother, what are you talking about? A few days ago, I also discussed with the eldest master, how to celebrate my mother's 100th birthday......" Mrs. Liu said and laughed, and talked with Mrs. Ning for a while before withdrawing.

Han San's grandmother asked her to help the housekeeper director's instructions, and before she had time to think about it, she was dragged all the way by Dai Da/grandma's affectionate love all the way to listen to the housekeepers' mothers-in-law.

Listening to the dizziness in the morning, Dai Da/grandma smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, when I first followed my mother to learn housekeeping, I was not better than you, there are hundreds of people up and down the family, and there are even many people inside and outside, don't worry, take your time, I will let you take the roster, and a few old accounts from previous years, the old rules are on that, you take it back and see first, you have a treasure bag there, if you don't understand, go to find the fourth sister, she is following the ancestors to learn the family, I have to go back in the afternoon to see our seventh sister, otherwise you can find me." Dai Da/Grandma explained in a smooth manner, and asked people to take a thick stack of rosters and old account books, and handed them to Grandma Han San to take back.

Grandma Han San returned to the courtyard, and when it was past lunch, the big girl Aoba was busy making people warm the food and bringing it up, Grandma Han San was tired and leaned against the table, holding the bowl with no strength, slowly picking up the rice, and accompanied the grandmother Sun Shi to come in with a pouting face, and said in a bad voice: "Is the third grandmother free?" I have something to tell you. ”

"If Mama is not in a hurry, it will be one night later, I still have a few urgent matters at this time." Grandma Han San swallowed the rice in her mouth and said with a smile, Qingzhi hurriedly stepped forward and smiled: "The third grandmother has been busy since the morning until this point, and she doesn't even have time to eat a piece of snack, so let Grandma have a stable meal before talking." ”

"Look at what you said, did I not let her have a stable meal? It's not me who keeps her from morning to night! I used to look for her, I didn't get up early, I left later, and I rested again when I was late, why was she busy alone in this house? Grandma Sun said with a tiger face, Grandma Han San put down the bowl, looked at Grandma Sun and said distressedly: "Grandma, I am really in a hurry at this time, I have to go to the fourth sister after dinner, you can wait for me to come back in the evening." ”

"It's four sisters and four sisters again, okay, I'll be outside guarding, anyway, I have to say it today!" Grandma Sun shook her hands and walked out of the house, went outside under the eaves porch and dragged a stool over to sit down, leaning her back against the wall, holding her hands in front of her, squinting her eyes and waiting for the posture.

Han Sanniang ate slowly, Qingye and Qingzhi waited to clean their hands and faces, Han Sanniang looked at the door, and commanded in a low voice: "Let people take care of it, don't break the tea and snacks." Qingye smiled and agreed, Qingzhi took the two little girls, holding the stack of account books, and followed Han San's grandmother to Li Danruo's courtyard.

Li Danruo took Han San's grandmother, let her sit on the couch, and brought a bowl of tea over with her own hands and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is tired, right?" ”

"But no, after listening to it all morning, I didn't understand anything, my head went up, and my grandmother brought me a bunch of account books, okay, how can I take care of the house?" Grandma Han San said distressedly, Li Danruo quietly signaled Yao Huang, withdrew the girls, sat sideways on the couch, looked at Grandma Han San and said with a smile: "This matter, I don't know if the third brother told you, our family, your mother's temper you have also seen, although everything is understood, but everything is not willing to worry about it, I, I always want to marry, sister-in-law doesn't hurry up to learn at this time, who will care about these things that involve everything in the family in the future?" Is it difficult to let the third brother take care of it? ”

Han San's grandmother was stunned, and immediately remembered that on the second day of marriage, Li Yun said those words directly, Li Danruo looked at her and smiled: "This matter, it is also my mother who begged the mother-in-law, and arranged it all the way, I say a word sister-in-law, don't worry, let's be a family like ours, it is not easy to be a housekeeper, it is difficult to manage well, and now there are four or five hundred people up and down the family, and there will be fewer in the future, and there will be one or two hundred people, not to mention this wealthy family, there are many such and such things that are not enough for outsiders to pay attention to the secret rules, and there are four or five generations of relatives and friends in the family. There are countless inexplicable grievances and grievances between various families in the capital, and in the past two years, my sister-in-law has had to work harder. ”

Grandma Han San exhaled a long breath and said, "Thank you sister for your advice, I know, let my sister and mother worry so much......"

"Isn't that supposed to be? I remembered another thing, Mama Shen has been busy with you for a month or two, and came back yesterday to say that my sister-in-law is very capable, everything is in order, it just so happens that I want to pick embroidery here, and I want Mama to go over to palm my eyes, from tomorrow, I will call people back, and she will not go to you to talk. Li Danruo said with a smile, Grandma Han San suddenly remembered Grandma Sun's complaints, thought about it and smiled: "If Grandma Shen doesn't go over, I will have to run to the fourth sister a few times a day, I can take a look at the embroidery, my sister wants to use it, just say it." ”

Li Danruo thanked him, asked Yao Huang to come in and make tea again, changed snacks, and together with Grandma Han San, looked through the account books one by one, and carefully told her about the origins and pasts of the families in the family, as well as the one or two simple sentences on the account books, which recorded the countless messy causes and consequences.

Grandma Han San and Li Danruo saw that it was almost evening, so they sent Qingye to send the account book back, and went to Mrs. Ning in the front yard with Li Danruo to ask for a meal.