Chapter 268: The Master's Mother's Considerations

Chun Ying didn't know what the second wife Zhuo meant by asking this. The first recommendation to read the book had to answer: "It's a family surnamed Hu in Qingrundian Town, that person is good friends with the second uncle and brother-in-law of the slave maid, and his parents are dead. He has already made a dowry and said that he will marry him in two years. After a pause, she raised her cuffs slightly, revealing the silver wire bracelet inlaid with jade beads that Hu Fei asked her to wear, "Old lady and wife, please see, this is from the dowry." ”

Zhuo pursed her lips and smiled slightly, she only felt that Chunying talked about her own marriage, her attitude was generous, and she didn't twist it at all, but she didn't think it was a big mistake.

She said, "Both acquaintances. I'm not going to say anything anymore, it's just that he's running around outside, and you'll have to stay at home alone when you pass the door in the future, which is too pitiful. We also have a shop to take care of in our family, so why don't you ask him, are you willing to do things for our family? You don't need to be naturalized, just invite you to be a buddy, in addition to the salary every year, at the end of the year, you can also share a dividend, isn't it better than running around outside? ”

It sounds a bit like the situation of a stone shopkeeper. The so-called buddies are actually more like partners, they have a lot of decision-making power, and they can also share a part of the profits, and they are businessmen to the outside, but they are not domestic slaves, they can only be regarded as vassals. The second wife's suggestion was to ask someone to do things for the East Mansion, although she could share a dividend, but she didn't have much autonomy. Even if Hu Fei is not from that background and has his own plans, Chunying herself is unwilling. She would rather do some small business by herself, and it would be better than relying on others for the rest of her life, and listening to the tone of the second wife, the other party seemed to be more like she wanted to find a reliable person to be a steward or a steward.

So she said, "Grace, wife." shouldn't have quit, but although his family has declined, he has been prosperous in the past, and he wants to revive the family business, but I'm afraid he may not be willing. When he returned to Beijing, the slave asked his brother-in-law to ask him, and if he was offended, he asked his wife not to be angry. "The brother-in-law of the Lu family is not a servant in the two mansions, carry him out, and when Hu Fei refuses, the second wife can't be angry with him.

Zhuo Shi felt a little sorry in his heart, but he didn't take it seriously: "If he doesn't want to, I won't force it, I just think that you are a capable person, and it is a pity that you left in less than two years." ”

Chun Ying said with a smile: "Mrs. is really too elevated to the slave maid, what kind of capable person is the slave maid?" Even if you know some rules, there are more slaves and maids in the house, not to mention the sisters around the old lady, just Mingfeng and Qingluan in front of the wife, they are all one in a hundred. In fact, it is an old lady and a wife who can regulate people. Even if she was just a stupid girl who didn't open her mind when she first came, after two or three years, she had both ability and political integrity. What's the pity of a stupid person like a slave and maid leaving? There are men ten times stronger than slaves and maids to serve the old lady and the wife. ”

The second old lady smiled when she heard this: "Listen, the little mouth is so sweet, but she says that she is a stupid person." I don't know when I'll be able to do this and train a stupid and honest girl to be the flamboyant girl she is now. Zhuo Shi couldn't help but laugh on the side: "If you are also called a stupid person, where can you find a clever person in the world?" ”

Chunying smiled, but she was a little wary of the second old lady's words in her heart, and hurriedly restrained her flattering smile, and said with low eyebrows: "Although it is a little flamboyant, the slave maid is not lying." The slave maid has been waiting in front of Miss Huo Jiabiao for a few years, and she knows some rules, but when she arrives at the old lady, she has to learn many things again, treat people, speak and act, behave etiquette, and dress up...... I actually overturned everything I learned in the past! The wife also carefully reminded the slave and maid to know what was wrong. The slave has only been here for less than two months, and she has already benefited a lot, and those new little girls have been studying like this for a year or two, isn't it even more amazing? Isn't this because the old lady and the wife are well-trained? ”

Although they could hear that Chunying was stammering before, they didn't feel that they were empty-hearted, and they did teach a lot to the girls around them, and changed the disadvantages of the girls and learned the rules. He also personally instructed everyone on their clothing and hairstyle, so that outsiders could praise a few words, and their faces were also bright.

Thinking of this, they all looked at Chunying, and felt that compared to when they first came in, Chunying now is more disciplined, and she looks more like a decent girl from a big family. The second old lady then remembered that she had mentioned points from time to time, and the second lady remembered her two beatings, and the corners of her mouth turned up with satisfaction. The second old lady said kindly: "You still say it's not a flamboyant tongue?" Don't talk here, let's go and see if Miss Fourth is done? When he was done, he called her over for dinner. ”

As soon as Chunying heard it, she knew that she had passed the test again, so she hurriedly smiled and left.

Zhuo Shi turned to her mother-in-law: "Mother, look at this girl's ......" The second old lady sighed: "It seems that her marriage really can't be changed, and you don't have much to do, I think she is very willing to do this family affair." Although the businessman's identity is poor, he is a match for her, if his family is not going well in the future, we can just take a hand, and it will not be in vain for her to serve me. ”

Zhuo Shi said in a low voice: "Although it is said that her mother is kind and merciful, in the end she is not blessed, and her daughter-in-law originally planned to keep her." There are also a few descendants around the master, who are all good in appearance and talent, and they are also the same age, if they do. She will be able to serve in our parents for a long time. I see that my mother really likes her, she is also very kind to other girls, it is rare that she never fights with others, if Brother Dun and Yajun do something bad, she will also quietly remind her. Such a person was let out for nothing, and the daughter-in-law was really a little unwilling in her heart. ”

The second old lady shook her head and said, "She has already made up her mind, don't worry too much, I think it's for her good, but I don't want people to complain." Although we are the master's family, the slaves below will inevitably have their own ideas, and you want people to be willing to listen to you. Don't be too self-assertive, but make people really respect you and appreciate you. ”

Speaking of this, she lowered her voice: "I usually look at it coldly, Chunying, this girl is unwilling to live under the people for a long time, it's not that she has the intention to climb high branches, but she has already hit the idea of going out to achieve the family business." It's rare that she didn't use my name to secretly collect money or benefit her own family for this. She made friends with people from all over the house, and she only asked someone to help her carry letters to her family, or buy some needlework, paper and pencils. I was a little angry, why did she always think about the outside? But she served me with a lot of heart. Thinking about it carefully, her sister married into a wealthy family outside, and I heard that life was very good, and she probably had that idea because of this. This is not a bad thing, although she can't be asked to meddle in internal affairs, but such a person doesn't have too much selfishness, and it's excellent to be responsible for teaching the little girl, and it's also reassuring to put it next to her brother and sister, and if there is something on the surface, you can also teach her to do it. When I have nothing to do here, you can lend someone to her, and secretly mention a few words, so that she can see the world, and when she becomes a housewife in the future, she will understand your grace and will be grateful to you. ”

Zhuo Shi was a little surprised: "Does Mother mean ......?"

The second old lady nodded: "Although our family is an official, but we can't rely on the help of the clansmen's relatives in everything, if you meet someone with talent and good conduct, you will be promoted, whether it is an official or a businessman, or a scholar, even if it is an ordinary people, they have their use." In us, it is just a few taels of silver and a few words, but in them it may be the virtue of regeneration. Think about it, if Mr. Tu next to your lord hadn't received the grace of our family when he was down, and you had to be a matchmaker to marry your sweetheart. How can you not give up for more than ten years and help your master make a lot of contributions? This Chunying's fiancé, although we have never seen it, we don't know the roots, but looking at Chunying's personality, we know that he will not be too bad, even if it is really not successful, we can't suffer any losses, if it is a good one, and there is some foundation, it may be able to help in the future. ”

Zhuo Shi was skeptical, but he also knew that his mother-in-law was more thoughtful than himself and had experienced many major events, since she said so, she must have her reason, so she agreed.

When leaving, Zhuo specially called a housekeeper of Songyi Yuan, and asked some Chunying about the details of the old lady's treasury, and heard that she ordered a registration book, and was a little curious, so he ordered someone to take it and take a look, only to see that the registration book was drawn with a red pen with many thin horizontal and vertical lines, made into a table, and made a table of the old lady's daily clothes and jewelry, which one was used when and where, when and when it was returned, who handled it, which clothes were sent to wash, who took the job, which jewelry was sent to repair and refurbishment, and who sent it, and which shop it was sent to, All the details are recorded, and you can see at a glance which link went wrong. Zhuo couldn't help but nod secretly.

These trivial things, usually rely on the memory of the big girl, if you meet a careful and good memory, everything will be known as soon as you ask, the master is no more relaxed, but if you meet a careless and forgetful girl, you don't know if you ask, you don't know, losing things is still a common thing, and the most afraid is that the people below deceive and hide from them, and make profits from them. Like Chunying, she has seen it for the first time, firstly, the girls may not be literate, and secondly, even if they are literate, they may not think of writing it down. Chunying does this, even if she leaves in the future, others will track it down, just look through the booklet.

Thinking of this, Zhuo remembered his mother-in-law's words again. It seems that this girl really doesn't have much selfishness, otherwise what would she do if she was a booklet that everyone could get? What big girl doesn't want everyone to know her benefits? The most fearful thing is to make people feel that it is okay to have no oneself.

In fact, Zhuo's thought about this matter, Chunying made this booklet just for convenience. Why did she keep all this trivial daily triviality in her head? If something goes wrong, she will inevitably be scolded, so it is better to write down the people responsible for each link, so as to clarify the responsibility! Chunying even considered that with this booklet, when she left in the future, she would not be hindered by the fact that her role was too important, so that without her, the Songyi Yuan would not be able to operate. Thinking about the day she left, she only needed to hand over these brochures to her next successor, and she could "wave her sleeves and not take away a cloud", isn't that neat?

Where did Zhuo know about the little ninety-nine in Chunying's heart? It's just that Chunying is a literate and hyphenated person, and she can settle accounts, and she knows the market outside, so she called her to come to her from time to time to help calculate the account books, and asked her to tell her daughter about the price of food outside, so that her daughter could know some about the world. And the second old lady also spoke, asking Chunying to be responsible for the restraint and management of all the little girls and the second and third mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in the courtyard. For a while, Chunying suddenly became the chief girl of Songyi Courtyard, and she was very busy.

She was still thinking about what good things she said that day, so that the two generations of the housewife of the East Mansion looked at her differently, and suddenly reused, and was entrusted with a heavy task by the fourth lady, and sent the invitation to the second wife for the tea party of the Kewang Mansion handed over by the second young grandmother of the Hou Mansion, and asked the second wife to reply.

Chunying just waited to swallow her sigh, put her sleeves up, and walked through the corridor and door again to the Hou Mansion. This time, the road went smoothly and did not encounter any obstacles, but the girls and mothers-in-law she met along the way treated her very politely, which made her sigh in her heart and sigh the benefits of power.

After the post was delivered, Zhuo sneered there, and said lightly: "I know, you go back, let the fourth lady rest assured." ”

Chunying bowed and retreated, turned back the way she came, and not long after entering the garden, she was stopped by Cui Manru at a corner, she couldn't help frowning, and asked coldly, "What's wrong today?" ”。.。