Qi Mansion, Mingci Hall is brightly lit.

The maids are preparing to present today's dinner and arrange it neatly.

The dishes are still as usual, gilded and colorful, which fits the taste of Mrs. Qi.

It is slightly cool in autumn, and the appetite is gradually decreasing, and the number of dishes is much less, but it is still as many as the eight dishes and eight small fluttershys of ordinary rich and noble people.

Today, it is extremely rare that Jiang Shu wants to have dinner with the Qi family again, because Mrs. Qi specially asked Mama Feng to invite her, saying that she wanted the family to have a good meal.

Because of the rule that Qi Mansion eats without words, everyone is quietly using food.

Jiang Shu deliberately ignored Old Lady Qi's gaze that kept falling on her.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Jiang Shu probably guessed what kind of medicine was sold in Old Madam Qi's gourd.

It's just that tonight, Mrs. Qi can't be satisfied, and she has prepared a thin gift, hoping that Mrs. Qi will not be angry for a while.

Old Lady Qi looked at Jiang Shu, who was eating quietly, and the news that Qi Xuan had stayed in Tinglan Garden to rest recently naturally reached Mingci Hall.

Today, Jiang Shu took Qi Qin out shopping again, and it seems that this daughter-in-law has been much more well-behaved recently.

As long as she is obedient for a while, then she can not embarrass her.

After all, I'm just short of money.

Yes, Qi Mansion has no money!

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Old Madam Qi's thoughts returned to noon today.

Mama Feng came to the Mingci Hall to report to Mrs. Qi on the operation of the Qi Mansion.

The old lady Qi was lying on the soft collapse of Nanmu, and the soft pillow cushion was extremely high, which should be slightly cool in early autumn, and her body was covered with a thin layer of rabbit skin blanket.

A maid skillfully pressed her temples, and Mrs. Qi closed her eyes while listening to Mama Feng's report.

"Old lady, today is the day for the house to settle the bill outside." Mama Feng said respectfully, with a hint of embarrassment in her voice.

"Well, you settle the accounts, and if there is no problem, just settle the accounts for those people." Mrs. Qi said that she did the same last month, and Mama Feng was serious, and the accounts settled with the outside of the house were clear and clear, and there was no mistake, she was relieved.

"Old lady, the old slave has already checked the accounts, there is nothing wrong, it's just ......" Mama Feng couldn't say it in embarrassment.

"Just what?" Hearing Mama Feng's hesitation, Old Lady Qi opened her eyes, dismissed the maids in the house, and stared at Mama Feng with shrewd eyes.

Looking at Old Lady Qi's gaze, Mama Feng was also a little frightened.

However, today's matter, the old lady did not come forward, and she couldn't solve it, so she said sideways: "It's just that the silver taels in the house are not enough to settle." ”

"You mean there's not enough money?" Old Lady Qi repeated.

"Yes, old lady." Mama Feng said, lowering her head, she could feel the air pressure in the room getting lower and lower.

"Last month wasn't normal." Old Lady Qi asked, looking at Mama Feng with suspicion, could it be that the hands and feet of the people below were not clean.

"Last month's settlement was all when the wife got married, and the Jiang Mansion paid for the wedding banquet, and the remaining silver taels. After the lady handed over the power of the house to the old lady, the public in the house was credited with no silver. This month, Miss San entered the house, and the old lady loved Miss San, and it was also a lot of money to buy clothes and jewelry for her. After adding the normal consumption in this month's mansion, the remaining silver taels before Jiang Mansion were no longer enough. ”

After Mama Feng finished speaking, she didn't dare to look at the old lady's eyes at all, after following the old lady Qi for so long, she naturally understood her nature of loving money like life.

It's just that she has also been with many old slaves of rich and noble families, and she has never seen the public accounts of any family, only she can't get in and out, and no matter how much silver she has deposited before, it will run out one day.

"Tinglan Yuan is not subsidizing the silver taels for daily use." Old Lady Qi asked.

"Back to the old lady, no." Mrs. has handed over the housekeeping rights, how can she subsidize the silver taels again, and she is not a fool, of course, Mama Feng only dared to think about it in her heart.

Old Mrs. Qi was really a little painful when she turned around, and after thinking for a while, she said to Mama Feng: "You go and tell those mothers-in-law who want to be in charge, our house will count today, and we will settle the money with them tomorrow." ”

"Yes, old lady."

"You're going to Tinglan Garden, and you have to ask the Jiang family to come over for dinner anyway."

"Yes, old lady."

"Also, for today's dinner, let's reduce the menu a bit."

"Yes, old lady."

With the order of the old lady Qi, Mama Feng immediately rushed to the side gate of the Qi Mansion, where many mothers-in-law who asked for money had gathered.

Everyone has been waiting for a long time, but there is no response, and they are gradually starting to get impatient.

"What do you mean by this Qi Mansion, do you give us any money? It's not easy for us to make some money, and those who get up early and are greedy to deliver food and meat to you are waiting for the silver to live. ”

A mother-in-law dressed in cloth clothes and looking at the pungent was really impatient to wait, and took the lead and said, it was the mother-in-law of the Zhang butcher's family who delivered meat.

"That's it, that's it." Hearing that someone was coming forward, the impatient crowd immediately complied.

"Everyone, please wait, our housekeeper has already gone back to the old lady, and will be here in a moment. Isn't that what happened? The little guy at the door felt a little unbearable, and seeing Mama Feng's figure was immediately like seeing a meteor.

Everyone also settled accounts with Qi Mansion once, so they naturally recognized Mama Feng and saw her coming, but they didn't make trouble.

"Mama Feng, where's the money? We've been waiting for you for a while. Mrs. Zhang said.

"Guys, guys, listen to me. Today's house is counted with degrees, so it is not good to settle the silver two today, please come tomorrow. ”

Mama Feng said, with a cold sweat on her back, looking at this posture, these mothers-in-law are not easy to deal with.

"What, no money, no money, what big fish and meat do you eat. Our family got up early every day and was greedy for darkness, and after killing the pigs, we took the best meat and brought it to you. It's easy for us. If you don't give me money today, I won't leave. ”

As soon as Mrs. Zhang heard that there was no money, she made a fuss.

The rest of the mother-in-law is the same, eating white food, who is still polite to you.

"Everyone, everyone. Listen to me, it is indeed the inventory in the house today, and I can't draw out the silver taels, I promise, tomorrow you will come, a lot of money. Everyone, look at the huge family business of Qifu, you can't run away, right. What's more, there is also the family business of Jiang Guogong's Mansion. ”

Mama Feng said flatteringly.

"Your mansion is your mansion, and the Jiang family is the Jiang family. The water spilled by the married daughter, it is difficult for you to escape the debt, so that the Jiang family and you can't pay it. Before you old lady Qi was in charge, the Jiang family and us settled very quickly. Mrs. Zhang said.

Since Mrs. Qi took charge of the house, she has been picky and searching, and these mothers-in-law have long been dissatisfied.