The next day, Xian Chen sat on a chair at the door of the east house of Qinfangyuan, and roses, small fish, and fang'er stood on both sides in turn. Yan Mansion Danfan has some positions, or he doesn't need to be on duty, and he stands in a courtyard with a few hand-picked subordinates. Some people look disdainful, some people talk to each other, and some people look suspicious. Relatives are broken and noisy. I only heard Xianchen say flatly: "Roll call." ”

Xiao Yu'er opened the brocade foreskin booklet in his hand and said solemnly: "The one who called his name came forward to take a picture, and then talked about the affairs and progress at hand recently." Don't procrastinate, be concise. The silence was closed, and the crowd whispered again.

Xiao Yu'er: "Mama Liu of Chen Hu's family." ”

A woman in her forties, with pointed heads and fat buttocks, and white and fat like steamed buns, stepped forward and said, "Hello Third Miss, the old slave is in charge of the orchard in the Qingyuan in the north, and the garden is as usual, and she has never slackened off in pruning and fertilizing every day......

Mama Liu said freely, but Feng'er's hand that was originally recording stopped, and was about to interrupt, but Wen Xianchen said: "What fruit trees are there in the garden?" How many are they? ”

Mama Liu didn't think that Xianchen suddenly asked, and stammered: "This ...... There are about fifty or sixty peach trees, thirty or forty apricot trees, and ...... plum trees."

Xianchen took a sip of tea, and slowly put the tea cup on the coffee table before saying, "It seems that Mama Liu is not very good at counting, presumably other Mama can." Then let me ask you again, how is the harvest of peaches, plums, and apricots this year, and how will they be distributed. ”

Mama Liu bent down her bucket-thick waist, wiped the sweat on her forehead with a sweat towel embroidered with lotus flowers hanging on her waist, and said, "This year's rain is moderate and the harvest is excellent." In previous years, the fruit was distributed to the masters of the house to eat, and if there was a surplus of slaves, they could also get rid of it. I'm afraid there will be more this year. Speaking of this, Mama Liu's nervous look gradually turned into smugness.

Xian Chen: "Since there is a surplus and there is a way to deal with it, you can't let the fruit rot on the tree, right?" Or it is okay to take it out and sell it for an income. ”

"This ...... This...... There is no precedent like this in the house."

"You just go outside and inquire, and if you come back and forth to me at noon tomorrow, if it is done, you will be able to share a few points of profit." Xianchen thought: As the old saying goes, "more things are better than less", I can't see the benefits, and I won't be able to do my best to come to this Mama Liu.

As soon as Mama Liu heard this, she thanked her a thousand times, bowed and bowed, and went happily again and again.

Everyone present also fell silent, waiting to be named. a slap in the abdomen, in case the question is dumbfounded; The second is thinking about getting a good errand by doing something. When the courtyard was silent, the door creaked open, and a tall, thin woman with a yellow face came in through the crack in the door.

Rose raised her right hand and hooked her four fingers a few times and said, "Who is it?" Come here. ”

The mother-in-law staggered over and said, "Greetings to the third young lady, the slave maid is from the small kitchen of Moyuntang." surnamed Cai, is from Wang Xingwang's family in the second door. ”

Xian Chen said: "It turned out to be from the second brother's garden, no wonder it looks familiar." ”

"Exactly, the second young master likes to eat the snacks made by the slave maid the most, and the third lady also wants it every time she comes, sometimes the dim sum is good and no one comes to pick it up, and the slave and maid will send it in person, so I have seen it a few times......" Mrs. Cai saw that Xianchen had an impression of her, so she sold it well.

Xianchen stopped talking when she saw that she had a relationship, but ordered Xiao Yu'er to light a stove of sandalwood.

Rose understood, Yingying's eyes narrowed half-narrowed, "Why are you late?" ”

Mrs. Cai said: "I'm lost in sleep today, and I ask the third lady to let me go of this useless time, and I won't dare to do it again in the future." ”

Rose snorted coldly and said, "You are lost in a courtyard of Wuyang, and you have never been asleep in the past. ”

Mrs. Cai knew that Rose was the most fair and strict, jealous and hateful, where did she dare to make trouble in front of her, and she didn't dare to say a word with her head down.

"It's not a big deal, since it's too late, I'll punish you with a small punishment and make an example for everyone, so that you won't be lost today, and he will be lost tomorrow." Xianchen said casually and casually: "Today is your first offense, and you will be fined three days of silver, and if you commit another offense, it will be doubled, and so on." ”

Seeing that Xianchen was so childish and fined people's money, those subordinates who had changed their opinion of her slightly sneered at her. Xianchen didn't understand their careful thinking, and said unhurriedly: "From now on, not only will you be punished for being late and leaving early, but you will also be punished for grinding foreign workers, fighting, chewing your tongue behind your back, gambling and quarreling, etc." However, if there is a penalty, there will be a reward, and not a cent of the silver money from the penalty will go into the money bag of the Yan Mansion, and it will be recorded separately, and every month it will be doubled from the public to those who are dedicated to their duties and serve the Lord wholeheartedly. If you don't change your teachings and repeatedly violate them, you don't need to be punished, so please find another job. ”

Xian Chen's words, everyone was convinced and afraid, never thought that this third lady, who usually had no shape with her subordinates, was a resolute and decisive housekeeper. Immediately, everyone replied that they knew everything and said everything, and they didn't dare to slack off at all.

When the fine dust was finished, it was already so hungry that the front cavity was attached to the back cavity, and the group of people in the house who were eyeing the people, and the thin dust was the one who laughed and laughed, and walked on the wall. Before entering the dining room, the smell of food was fragrant, and the dust rushed to the dining table in a hurry, smashing the cups, plates and dishes on the table clanging.

Aunt Jiang is still graceful and graceful: "They are all housekeepers, and they are still so frizzy, so they let the subordinates see how to convince them." ”

Xianchen pouted and coquettishly said: "Mother, I've been holding it all morning, let me relax and relax, if it weren't for this for my mother's worries, who would want to take care of this family." ”

Aunt Jiang brushed her sleeve with her left hand, raised her orchid finger with her right hand, sandwiched a piece of horseshoe cake into the dust dish and said, "Madame treats you very well, as it should be." ”

The two were talking, and suddenly saw Xiao Yu'er come in with a nervous expression: "Say hello to my aunt." Seeing Aunt Jiang gently bowing her head and saying to Xian Chen, "Miss, do you remember the last time you saw a little maid snooping at the door of Jingyuan?" The slave seemed to see her again, sneaky, the slave was about to go up to arrest her, but she disappeared without a trace. ”

Dust: "Without a trace? You mean she has some kung fu on her? ”

"Perhaps. Didn't you run away last time? ”

"I didn't think about it back then, but now it looks suspicious." Xian Chen suddenly realized, and then saw that Aunt Jiang's face was as white as earth, thinking that she was frightened, Xian Chen hurriedly relieved: "Mother don't worry, the ordinary little thief daughter can still deal with it, and there are masters like the eldest brother in the general's mansion, you just have to rest assured." ”

Aunt Jiang immediately raised the corners of her mouth and said with a beautiful smile: "Silly child, my mother was not worried, but I just remembered that there was a delay this morning, and the lights in the Buddhist hall have not been lit enough, I will go over first, and you will come over to help your mother order after breakfast." ”

"Okay, I'll finish my breakfast, burn incense, and clean my hands." Xianchen said with a smile.

Aunt Jiang walked out of the dining room, her smile immediately froze on her face, and she glanced back at Xian Chen thoughtfully, and then a trace of determination flashed in her eyes. The dark blue gauze skirt swept over the cobblestone steps in the direction of the Buddhist hall.