Mother Tao's face suddenly burned red. couldn't help but argue: "Madam, am I worried about my aunt and you?" She is so reckless to collect money, but she is afraid that she will also do things in the accounts. When the time comes, she will either rely on our aunt and grandmother's head, or throw a mess at you? She has benefited, and we have to carry the black pot for her! ”

Shi Niang smiled: "The money in the inner courtyard should be pulled in by the secretary of the outer courtyard, right?" There should be two stewards in charge of the accounts of the inner courtyard! How much was unplugged? How much did you use? How many are left? There are rules to follow. Even if the accounts are not clear in the past two or three years, it is not a matter of one or two years for the eldest sister to be in charge of the house, and the accounts of the early years should be in the warehouse. She just has to do her hands and feet, but it is only the accounts of the past few years, she wants to turn over all the previous accounts, but she is afraid that her hands are not so long that they can reach into the secretary's room. Speaking of this, she smiled, "Moreover, she can't wait to reform like this, and it is not our interests that are offended." If no one else says it, why should we come out? Take 10,000 steps back, the third lady's housekeeper, it was Mrs. Tai's decision. Even if there is a big mistake, it is also Mrs. Tai's meaning, is it still shouting and shouting to kill so that everyone knows about it! The third lady didn't dare to fight indiscriminately because of this. Just sit back and watch! ”

Mother Tao looked at the eleven mother in front of her, her eyes were full of shock.

The eldest lady is not saying that she is young. Although the character is calm, is it also a little cowardly? How do you know these things!

The thought flashed, and she immediately realized that the eldest lady had seen the wrong person.

I'm afraid that this eleventh lady is at home, and she is low-key and introverted, so that the eldest lady who hunts geese all day long will lose her eyes......

Tao's mother was in turmoil. If she was full of confidence in completing what Yuan Niang told her before, now, she is full of doubts. She raised Yuan Niang's mother, and followed her to Xu's house, I don't know how many things I have experienced. I am deeply aware of the importance of "being prepared", and many times, it is because of precautions that I can retreat with my whole body. But now, how much has this Eleven Niang revealed, and how much is hidden in their invisible places, what is the real purpose? Will it be good for Brother Zhen? Everything made her sweat through her back when she thought about it......

For a while, she looked at Shi Niang's eyes full of vigilance: "What Madam said is true!" We still need to take a long-term view of this matter. ”

Eleven Niang looked at Tao Ma**'s expression from shock to panic, from panic to worry, from worry to forced calmness...... She couldn't help but laugh slightly.

It seems that her goal has been achieved - Xu Mansion is so complicated, the only person she can use and let her use is the person left by Yuan Niang. She wants to work with these people, not be used by them or as a shield. Then show them what you're capable of. Otherwise, no one would have taken her words to heart!

So she simply took this opportunity to ask Tao's mother some more important questions.

“…… Do you know how much property Hou Ye has under his name? ”

Tao's mother hesitated for a long time, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she looked like she couldn't answer.

Shi Niang looked at it and was not in a hurry to ask, but said: "Sanfang is so anxious to collect money. Don't you think it's weird? ”

Mother Tao's expression changed when she heard this, and she hurriedly said: "Speaking of which, in order to support the emperor's inheritance, the old marquis sold most of the family's property. After the death of the second master, the old marquis felt that the world was impermanent, and when he was alive, he divided the only remaining property in the Xu Mansion - including the dead uncle, one per person. Later, the old marquis died, and the marquis inherited the title, and the family was very troubled and chaotic, and the lady was still there, so no one mentioned the matter of separating the family. In this way, the family world is getting better and better, and no one mentions it. ”

Eleven Niang groaned: "Do you know who is in charge of the dead uncle's share?" ”

Tao's mother said: "At that time, I took it out and bought the sacrificial field, and the old marquis said that future generations should also read the merits of the uncle." ”

"How many acres are there?"

Mother Tao's forehead was already slightly sweaty: "It's a total of 2,000 acres." ”

2,000 acres, when the eldest lady bought a wedding grange for herself, it seemed that one acre of land was five taels of silver, and at this conversion, each room could be divided into 10,000 taels of silver. In other words, the Xu family is only about 50,000 taels of silver. This should also include real estate, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and other things that will be discounted once they are sold, and what is really distributed in hand may not be 10,000 taels of silver...... Look at the Xu family now. Only the embroidery of the fairy silk pavilion in the small oil cart of the green curtain is worth a lot of money, not to mention the furnishings in the Yuan Niang's house, and the flowers and trees in the yard of Mrs. Tai that are full of green all year round. And Xu Lingning and Xu Lingkuan are both four grades, with an annual salary of 360 taels of silver and 144 stone rice. Xu Lingyi received three portions. Yongping Hou, 1,300 taels of silver per year, 522 stone meters, the prince and young master, 722 taels of silver per year, 288 stone meters, and the governor of the five armies, 522 taels of silver per year, 210 stone meters. In this way, sometimes the silver is folded into silk......

She couldn't help but smile and looked at Tao's mother: "In other words, it's not a lot!" ”

Mother Tao's face changed slightly when she heard this: "Why haven't I been thinking about this...... I've always wondered how a person as smart as Sanfang could jump around in such a hurry. It turns out that the so-called silver in the public is all our Hou Ye's belongings...... There is also a second room, I want to buy a painting today, I want to buy a vase tomorrow, and I don't feel distressed at all when I spend 12,000 taels. I'm wondering, my aunt and grandmother have never been stingy people, how could they be angry with Hou Ye for money in the first two years. As he spoke, it was already a circle.

Eleven Niang's eyes flashed slightly when she listened. smiled: "Mom, don't worry. Since there is no money in the house, all the dowries used by Mrs. Tai are used. Maybe the second lady also uses her own dowry! ”

"Oh, you know something!" Tao's mother was already a little excited, and "you" also became "you", "When the second lady got married, it was just a small grange of 400 acres, and the dowry was thirty-six. Heard. Just these thirty-six dowries, some of them are also holes filled by Mrs. Tai for the second lady to make face and use her own money to fill it. Later, the second lady was widowed and had no children under her knees, and Mrs. Tai was afraid that she would have no one to rely on, so she divided her dowry. The second, fourth, and fifth masters, one each. The second master's, given the second room, the fifth master's, took it out when the fifth lady was hired, Hou Ye's, our aunt and grandmother have never seen it, and when they married you, they didn't write how many acres of land should be given to you in the public middle school...... There are also 10,000 taels of gold that Hou Ye gets, ten hectares of fertile land. At that time, the aunt and grandmother were no longer there, and you hadn't entered the door yet. Where did it go? No one knows! As he spoke, Tuan Tuan turned around, "No, I have to find someone to inquire about this matter." These industries have a share of my brother! ”

Eleven Niang couldn't help but sigh secretly when she heard this.

The brocade silk is moving. Xu Lingyi is not dead yet...... It's no wonder that some people have done it to kill people and set fires for the sake of property.

"Don't worry about this." She figured out what she wanted to know, and smiled, "Lest there be a shadow of something that is not in the shadow." ”

Mother Tao listened to the reasonableness and suppressed the excitement in her heart, and Eleven Niang looked at the time when it was not early. sent Tao's mother and went to Mrs. Tai's place.

The fifth lady had not yet arrived, and the third lady was talking to Mrs. Tai with the account book, and when she saw Eleven Niang coming in, she stopped the topic and saluted Eleven Niang with a smile.

She thought of Mother Tao's story that the third lady wanted to reform the kitchen system!

I guess that's what I'm talking about!

Eleven Niang returned the salute with a smile, and stepped forward to ask Mrs. Tai's An again, and said with a smile: "My mother and my third sister-in-law are settling accounts, right?" Then I'll help Wei Zi and them to carry the chopsticks. As he spoke, he didn't wait for Mrs. Tai to speak, and turned around and went to the west room.

The third lady continued the topic just now: "...... In this way, it will not be necessary for those people to quarrel over food. A lot less hassle. ”

Mrs. Tai smiled slightly when she heard this: "Who is the big comprador in the kitchen?" ”

The third lady's smile was a little reluctant: "It's Gan Laoquan." ”

Mrs. Tai glanced at her. smiled: "Since this is the case, then do as you say!" ”

Yue couldn't hide it overflowing from the third lady's face.

"But ......," Mrs. Tai's voice changed.

The third lady immediately showed a nervous look: "But what? Mother, just tell me! ”

Mrs. Tai took a sip of tea slowly, and said unhurriedly: "However, the menu allows each room to draw up what each room likes to eat, and then let the kitchen match it." Don't take matters into your own hands and cook whatever you want. ”

The third lady hurriedly answered "yes", but her expression was a little disappointed.

"Since it's okay, can you go and help Eleven Niang with the chopsticks?" Mrs. Tai said lightly, "She is young, she just entered the door, and you are a sister-in-law, so you have to look like you." ”

The third lady was even more panicked, took a deep breath, and then stood up with a smile and answered "yes".

Mother Du, who was serving Mrs. Tai on the side, couldn't help sighing.

Mrs. Tai also sighed when she heard this: "You want to ask me, I know that she wants to make money, why do you let her do it?" ”

Du's mother smiled and said, "You have always been kind. This is to pity the third lady, afraid that she will have a hard time in the future? ”

"I'm not pitying her." Mrs. Tai looked a little lonely, "I pity Brother Qin and Brother Frugal." He added, "Speaking of which, she was able to think of this method, and she also used a lot of brains. It's a pity that the heart eye is used somewhere else! ”

Eleven Niang ate at Mrs. Tai's, served Mrs. Tai to sleep, and went back to sleep by herself.

Holly was already waiting anxiously there: "Madam, the big * grandmother said that she will take time to see you later." ”

Fortunately, the matter has come to this point, and there is no way to do it. Neither can tear the face, in addition to discussing how to persuade the eldest wife, we must also discuss how to talk to Shi Niang about it.

She took a nap and woke up, but the big * milk hadn't come yet.

Eleven Niang was afraid that she wouldn't be able to find herself when the big * milk came, so she left a message and went to Mrs. Tai first, just before she entered the door.

Mrs. Tai just got up and said with a smile: "This kid, still press the point to enter!" ”

Mother Du was serving Mrs. Tai to put on her shoes, and said with a smile: "No." This morning is the same as yesterday. Tatsumasa was still a quarter of an hour away. ”

Mrs. Tai let out an "oh" and raised the corners of her eyebrows.