Shen Yuechen's attitude is neither soft nor hard, but it is not easy to deal with the harmony and temperament, which really left a deep impression on everyone.

After working so busy for most of the day, Li and Chai both showed fatigue on their faces, and after explaining a few words, they waved their hands and asked everyone to go back to their places and do their own things.

Before leaving, Li Shi shook Shen Yuechen's hand and instructed, "You are also tired today, so you will come over in the evening to say goodbye." ”

Although I am not satisfied with her performance today, I can't find anything wrong. Especially her, the sincere and beautiful words she said just now made people's hearts warm.

Shen Yuechen responded meekly, sent the two out, and then took Chun Ming back to his west courtyard.

After a while, when it got dark, Wu's mother came to report the name of the dish for the evening, and it was still arranged with two meat and two vegetables, with soup and water.

Zhu Jintang came over for breakfast today, and Shen Yuechen guessed that he was afraid that he would also come over at night, so he ordered: "Uncle may have to come over for dinner in the evening, the dishes can't be too simple, add two more dishes, stir-fried shredded pork with sauce and steamed noodles with minced fish." ”

"Yes." Wu's mother answered and hurriedly went back to the kitchen to prepare.

In the courtyard on the west side, Mama Li has always been in charge of the overall situation, and the two housekeepers and mothers have helped. Shen Yuechen has been thrifty since he was a child, so he didn't add any newcomers after entering the door, so there were not many maids and servants in the courtyard. Mingyue Mingxin and the others are all people around Zhu Jintang, and they are quite diligent in their work, but they are not very attractive. Chun Ming and Chun'e Cuixin are naturally the most powerful, followed by those second-class girls, who are also the descendants of the Zhu family, usually do some washing, washing, cleaning and cleaning chores, and then the rest are those rough maids and mothers-in-law, who actually do some hard work to carry and store things, and they don't even have a serious name.

Shen Yuechen thought in her heart that she was the only one by her side who was in charge of the financial books and dowry, and she had to take care of the kitchen at the same time, I was afraid that it would not be a long-term solution. Moreover, she also needs a few daughters-in-law who can run inside and outside, and sometimes help run errands.

At present, she has been in the house for less than a month, and it is not easy to find an honest and stable old man, but if she trains herself, it will be a few years at most, or three years at least, otherwise it will not be a climate for a while.

Wu's mother is also a person of some age, and now she is busy enough just taking care of the kitchen.

The small kitchen in the west courtyard is located in the southwest corner of the courtyard, the place is not large, divided into two rooms, the outer room is the stove, and there are four large stoves side by side, the kitchen utensils are all available, all are cleaned up, and the windows are bright and clean. The inner room is a place where the ingredients are placed, and the vegetables are cut and washed, and they are also neatly cleaned and spotless.

Before Shen Yuechen entered the house, the small kitchen in the west courtyard was in charge of a mother-in-law surnamed Li, leading two cooks and two little maids, taking care of the three meals a day for the people in the fifth room every day. However, since Wu's mother entered the house, the power of the kitchen steward naturally fell into her hands. Mother Wu's craftsmanship is first-class, but it also makes Mrs. Li and her admiration, and she is the confidant of the eldest and youngest grandmother, so she naturally doesn't dare to make a mistake, just what she says.

Mother Wu entered the room, selected a piece of fat and thin pork from the pier, handed it to the maid to peel and shred, and asked Mrs. Li to choose a fresh carp, after the cooking was clean, remove the bones and thorns, chop the meat into puree, and then stir with a little starch to make delicate and small fish balls.

At this time, there was no ready-made powder skin at home, so the little maid hurriedly put on her purse and drove out of the house to sell it.

Seeing that she was running very fast all the way, Wu's mother hurriedly poked her head out of the window and reminded, "Remember to buy Zhou's shop." The little girl said yes crisply, and she ran away without a trace.

The kitchen was busy, Shen Yuechen leaned on the couch alone and rested, she was afraid that she would fall asleep, so she asked Chun Ming to bring her a medical book from the case casually.

Chun Ming sent the book of "A Thousand Golden Prescriptions" with an apricot leaf bookmark, and whispered: "Miss, I've been busy all day today, don't be tired of your eyes." ”

Shen Yuechen was so tired that she didn't even bother to speak, and only said "grace" softly.

Suddenly, there was a faint smell of rice from the window, the window was open outside the kitchen, and the door was also open, so I didn't want to stuff the smoke of stir-fried vegetables in the house.

At this time, Wu's mother was stirring the pot with green onions, ginger and garlic, and the fragrance was strong and fragrant, and it instantly filled the yard.

Zhu Jintang only raised his feet to enter the courtyard, and he smelled the aroma of the food, smelled it, and felt hungry even if he was not hungry.

Shen Yuechen guessed that he would come back in a moment and a half, straighten his clothes, get up to greet him, and serve tea and hand a towel, very carefully.

Zhu Jintang saw that she was reading again, so he said: "Watching you work hard like this every day is not a pastime. ”

Shen Yuechen smiled slightly: "The concubine is an idler, and she has nothing to do every day, so she has to pass the time with these books, so as not to always be sleepy and make jokes." ”

Her tone was relaxed, revealing a little mischievous air that is rarely seen in ordinary times.

When Zhu Jintang heard this, he felt that she seemed to be in a good mood, so he sat down at the table and wanted to say a few more words to her.

At this time, Chun Ming had already brought tea and snacks, and then stood respectfully by the door, quietly waiting for the dispatch, while quietly paying attention to the movement in the kitchen.

Shen Yuechen said with a smile: "Uncle try this lotus root flour cake, it was made by Wu's mother in the morning, it is slightly sweet and fragrant and not greasy." ”

Zhu Jintang took a piece of dim sum and tasted it according to his words, only to feel that it tasted good, took a sip of tea, and suddenly noticed that today's tea bowl was different, so he said, "How did the tea bowl change?" ”

Shen Yuechen replied: "Earlier, the concubine told Chun Ming to go to the warehouse to pack up her things, and she found this set of tea cups printed with plum and white porcelain. The concubine felt elegant and fresh, so she wanted to take it out and use it while the weather was still hot......"

Zhu Jintang took two more sips of tea, "Why did you remember to clean up the warehouse?" ”

Shen Yuechen smiled: "During the day, the old lady spoke, and asked the concubine to follow the eldest lady and the second lady to learn to manage family affairs...... After the concubine came back, she wanted to tidy up the yard......"

Zhu Jintang is such a smart and sensitive person, as soon as he heard this, he knew that this teacup was just a cover for her to mention this matter.

He glanced at her with raised his eyes and said slowly, "Then you have studied for a day, but have you learned anything?" ”

Shen Yuechen said with a smile: "The concubine is stupid, she sat there for most of the day, listened to it, watched it, but her mind was still foggy, and it was all thanks to the careful guidance of her mother and second lady, so she didn't make any jokes......"

"The things in the inner house are the most trivial, and it is not easy to deal with them." Although Zhu Jintang was a little surprised, he still reminded her out of kindness.

Shen Yuechen said with a smile: "What the uncle said is very true, so the concubine asked her mother for an errand, and she got familiar with it by re-copying the account book." ”

Books? Zhu Jintang's eyes lit up, he raised his eyebrows, and a trace of doubt and incomprehension flashed in his eyes when he looked at her. He thought that she was gentle and introverted, and she was a person who didn't like directors, but he didn't expect that she also had such the ability to take the account book from Zhu An's hand......

Shen Yuechen's face remained unchanged, still with a faint smile, as if he was talking about an extremely ordinary thing.

After a while, Chun Ming stepped forward and said, "Uncle, young grandmother, dinner has been prepared." ”

Shen Yuechen immediately ordered the meal, and Zhu Jintang didn't say much, just waiting for her to serve him soup and vegetables.

Wu's mother's fried shredded meat is salty and fragrant, and it is very good to eat, and Zhu Jintang eats it very properly.

After eating and drinking tea, Shen Yuechen took the initiative to ask, "Uncle, do you still want to rest at Aunt Sun's tonight?" ”

Zhu Jintang expected her to say this, so he didn't pay much attention to it, just stood up and went out without saying a word.

Seeing this, Mother Wu quietly tugged on Shen Yuechen's sleeve and whispered, "Miss, why is this the case again?" I had to push my uncle to another room. ”

Shen Yuechen smiled innocently: "Wait a while, I will still copy the accounts, light the lamp and boil the oil, I am afraid that the uncle will not be able to sleep well here." ”

Mother Wu rarely felt so anxious for her, so she slowed down her tone and said, "Miss has to know in her heart, and she can't be too arrogant." ”

Shen Yuechen took her a word of advice and bowed her head silently.

Wu's mother immediately removed the tea bowl, and only let Chun Ming come in to study the ink for her, and did not forget to mention: "Remember to light two more lights, don't let the young lady burn her eyes." ”

Chun Ming agreed, but saw Mingyue talking behind him, saying that the uncle had just ordered him to rest at the young grandmother's place tonight.

When Shen Yuechen heard this, she was slightly stunned. When I saw him silent, I thought he was annoyed.

Chun Ming asked softly, "Miss, is the slave maid waiting for you to bathe first, or is it the first to serve your pen and ink?" ”

Shen Yuechen's face turned red: "Let's boil water and bathe first." ”

Because he was waiting for Zhu Jintang to come back, Shen Yuechen didn't let Chunming lay out the paper and ink, but only leaned on the bed with the account book in his hand, watching quietly alone.

There are a lot of details on it, but most of them are homely things, but there are also many names, which are novelties that she has never heard of before.

Before Zhu Jintang went back to the room to rest, he went to clean the room first, and then went into the house in his middle coat after washing.

Shen Yuechen was about to get up to greet him, only to see him make a gesture to himself, stride straight to the bed. He was supposed to sleep on the outside, but he was squeezed directly to the inside.

Zhu Jintang didn't lie down directly, but stared at the big red ledger in her hand and said, "Show me." ”

Shen Yuechen glanced at him, only obediently handed the account book to him, and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, haven't you read this account?" ”

Zhu Jintang looked through a few pages with a serious expression, and said lightly: "I rarely ask about the affairs of the inner house. ”

Shen Yuechen nodded, thinking to himself, the Zhu family's business is so big, it is not easy to take care of it every day, how can he still have the leisure to take care of these trivial things.