After Zhu Jintang flipped through a few pages, his expression immediately became serious, and he didn't need to look closely to know that this account was extremely dishonest.

Taking the whole and eliminating the zero, opportunistic shortcuts, are all small carving insect skills that cannot withstand deep research.

Although he is not usually in charge of the inner courtyard, he also knows that firewood and rice are expensive. Chai, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar tea, what is the price outside, he has always been clear.

If it were according to his usual vigorous and resolute temper, he would have launched a rush on the spot, directly tore off these foolish accounts and kneaded them into a ball, threw them back on the faces of the people below, and asked him to recalculate them carefully before taking them up.

However, this is the account of the inner house, and it should be handed over to the elders of the family.

Since grandmother proposed to let Shen Yuechen learn to manage things, she must have her old man's own thoughts.

He really couldn't stand it anymore, frowned, only returned the account book to Shen Yuechen, leaned back, but did not lie down directly, and looked at Shen Yuechen with his arms on his pillow, as if he wanted to hear what she would say and what opinions she had.

Zhu Jintang is such a shrewd and capable person, Shen Yuechen doesn't want to show off in front of him, it's boring. Moreover, some things are not easy to say to him directly, so he just smiled and closed the account book and said: "It looks really trivial, the concubine wants to use Xiaokai to copy it again, and write down the detailed types of monthly fixed inputs, and in the future, as long as the silver spent is directly marked below, the elders can look more clear and comfortable." ”

She's very good at avoiding the important and light.

Zhu Jintang tilted his head slightly to look at her: "Isn't it too wasteful to use your good hand to copy this?" ”

Shen Yuechen smiled at his gaze: "The concubine will not do anything else, she will only do these little things that do not matter, thanks to the care and trust of the elders, I can finally do my part for the uncle and the family." ”

When Zhu Jintang heard this, her eyes flashed with an imperceptible smile, and her little mouth was sweeter than she imagined. Every time I talk about it, I feel very useful, but I don't know how much sincerity there is? Three points? Five points? Or not a single point?

Zhu Jintang pondered for a moment and said lightly: "You can do these things yourself." Since the elders have agreed, they have given you this dignity, and now, you are the eldest and youngest grandmother of the Zhu family, and the big and small affairs in the house will be managed by you, a serious master, sooner or later. It's just that...... Don't be in a hurry and hurt the harmony at home. ”

If it were according to his own will, he would definitely take action immediately, cut through the mess quickly, and completely standardize the family up and down, but those old people in the house all have faces that have accumulated for more than 30 years, and they can't be easily fiddled with.

He said very reasonably, Shen Yuechen bowed slightly, and secretly told himself in his heart not to be in a hurry, not to make mistakes in his busyness......

The room was quiet for a while, and both of them were thoughtful.

Zhu Jintang leaned closer to her and saw a strong uneasiness in the depths of her clear eyes. She was so preoccupied that she didn't notice that he was looking at her so closely. If it was in normal times, when he stared at her like this, she would immediately blush at a loss, and her eyes would be evasive, shy and timid, like a child who did not know anything about the world.

Seeing that she didn't know it, Zhu Jintang instead had the intention of teasing, so he simply leaned closer and blew the warm breath from his mouth directly on her neck.

Shen Yuechen only felt a heat in the back of her neck, and quickly came back to her senses, turned her head to look, but looked directly into his starry eyes, I don't know why, every time she looked at his eyes, she would feel flustered, for fear that she would accidentally fall into it and come out again.

He stared at her quietly, as if he was about to kiss her, and then, as she involuntarily tried to look away, he grabbed her chin and wouldn't let her turn away.

This time, Zhu Jintang was not in a hurry, he was patient, held her face, and pecked her rosy lips.

Such an intimate contact began and ended in an instant, but it was like a strong lightning bolt that suddenly hit Shen Yuechen. And before she could react, the big hand had slowly slid into her shirt......

Outside the door, Mingyue was pressing her ears tightly against the crack of the door, listening with bated breath. Who knows, someone suddenly patted her on the shoulder, and she was so frightened that she almost screamed.

Mingxin stood behind her, with a straight face, and reprimanded softly: "You little hooves who don't know whether to live or die, you dare to hide here and eavesdrop!" ”

Mingxin saw that it was her, secretly relieved, and hurriedly made a silent gesture, pointed to the room, and motioned for her to come over and listen together.

Mingyue frowned, reached out and slapped the back of her head, dragged her to the corner, pointed her finger at her head, and scolded: "Are you still ashamed?" If you let others see it, you have to give Mama Li a gift, and then beat you to the bottom. ”

Mingxin saw that she was really annoyed, her face was sneering, she lowered her head and said, "Sister Mingyue, don't be angry, I'm just curious." ”

Mingyue Zhengse said: "You are a girl who has not yet married, what are you curious about?" You and I are both old people next to the eldest young master, how can you do such a faceless and skinless foolish thing. ”

Mingxin slowly blushed, grabbed Mingyue's hand and shook it and pleaded: "Good sister, I won't dare to do it again...... Actually, I didn't hear anything, I really ......"

Mingyue herself felt ashamed of her, so she only pushed her: "Hurry up and go back to the house for me to sleep, don't come out and hang around again." ”

The person who kept vigil tonight was still Chun Ming, they should have gone back to the room a long time ago, Mingyue saw that she had not returned for a long time, so she came out to look for her, but who knew that she was eavesdropping here.

Mingyue, who came out of breath, walked quickly to her room, followed behind with her head down, and when she returned to the house, she confessed her mistakes and pleaded again.

Mingyue sighed, looked at her and said, "I didn't mean to teach you a lesson, now our situation is getting worse, you are always so reckless, you don't have to do things seriously, if you let the young grandmother catch the handle, you have to sweep us out of the house." ”

Mingxin suddenly became anxious when he heard this: "Why did the young grandmother let us out?" ”

Mingyue covered her mouth and said in a low voice: "Be careful, Mother Wu and they haven't slept yet." ”

Mingxin was unwilling: "Sister, we have been with the eldest young master for so many years, and we are destined to be in the Zhu family for the rest of our lives." ”

Mingyue smiled lightly, only to feel that she was thinking too naïve.

"We are just maids, whether we go or stay, it all depends on the master's words. What is not a lifetime, you really think of yourself as a serious master......"

When Mingxin heard this, he had to pout, and said with an aggrieved expression: "Sister, what do you say we should do?" Grandma, she doesn't look like such an indifferent and ruthless person......"

"Call you stupid, you're stupid. The eldest and youngest grandmothers dare to embarrass Steward Zhu in front of the eldest lady and the second lady today, and clean up the two of us, it is not like stepping on ants to death. ”

Mingxin was originally not very bold, but she was even more panicked when she was so frightened, so she said without choice: "Sister, we can't just walk away like this...... I don't care, but sister, you should be the aunt of the eldest young master......"

Before she finished speaking, Mingyue immediately stopped: "Don't talk nonsense, you don't have much trouble, don't you?" ”

Mingxin glanced out the window, saw that there was no one around, and continued: "What I said is the truth, my sister is a first-class maid next to the uncle, and she almost became a maid in the room earlier, if it weren't for the Qin family...... The previous young grandmother, my sister may have been an aunt for a long time. ”

Mingyue listened, Qingli's eyebrows and eyes dimmed, "Xu yes, I don't have this blessing, after all, I can't climb the uncle......" At the beginning, she was almost about to succeed, but when she encountered a powerful character like the Qin family, she naturally didn't dare to take another step beyond Lei Chi.

Mingxin was angry for her in his heart, and only said: "Sister, uncle has always liked you, as long as you are willing to pay attention to the opportunity, you will definitely be able to turn over." ”

Mingyue bit her lip, she didn't have no ideas in her heart, but she couldn't find an opportunity, and now the uncle is very attentive to Shen Yuechen, the new lady.

Shen Yuechen took a lot of precautions against her, from jewelry and property to clothing, she never needed her to stretch out her hand, and she didn't even want to let her do something as small as drinking tea and gargling.

Mingxin saw that she was thinking about it, and thought she had some idea, so she said: "As long as my sister can live a good life, Mingxin can be regarded as a lifelong dependent." If, in the future, my sister can give birth to a son and a half daughter for my uncle, then she will be a truly decent master. ”

Mingyue was silent for a while, as if she had made up her mind, and then turned sideways, looked at her and said seriously: "Are you really willing to help me?" ”

Mingxin nodded heavily: "That's nature." My sister just said what she needed me to do. ”

Mingyue said: "Right now, I don't have any ideas. However, I have to find a chance to get close to my uncle first. It's just that that spring tea is really a bit in the way......"

Mingxin also doesn't like spring tea very much, and after thinking about it carefully, he replied: "What's so difficult about that?" Let her make mistakes and make a fool of herself. It's best to make a big mistake, directly annoy the uncle, and take a heavy punishment in a solid manner. When the time comes, not only can I clear the way for my sister, but I can also make my grandmother lose face with me. ”

Mingyue raised her eyebrows, looked at her and said, "This method is good, in the end, you still have more ghost ideas." ”

Mingxin smiled: "Just leave this matter to me, I am the best at making trouble." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, then turned off the lights and went to sleep, each having a dream about the future.

In the early morning, a light rain fell outside the window, and the breeze mixed with the fragrance of grass and flowers, which was fragrant and cold.

Shen Yuechen was sleeping soundly, suddenly felt a chill on his shoulders, his body shrank slightly, instinctively snuggled into the warm arms beside him, and chose the most comfortable position to continue to sleep.

Zhu Jintang saw her sleeping and afraid of the cold in his eyes, and his black pupils became even deeper. He covered her bare shoulders with great care.

He didn't want to wake her up, he just wanted to enjoy this rare and leisurely time. She seldom slept so deeply, especially when he was around, like a taut puppet.