Shu's little housekeeping experience, in the eyes of Mrs. Shao, is a kindergarten ungraduated level, which is not enough to see; Although Guo has always been in charge of the house, it can only be regarded as a primary school level, because the housekeeper in the countryside is very different from the housekeeper in the capital. In the capital, as the wife of a powerful family, one of the most important housekeeping contents is to be the husband's logistics minister, conduct lady diplomacy, and exchange courtesies with other powerful people. What are the relatives of the emperor in the capital, how many palaces are there, how many are waiting houses, how many ministers, and how many families. Which family has a wedding or funeral, which family's old lady and old lady have a birthday, which family has a child born, whether they are concubines or concubines, what is the relationship between these people and their husbands, whether they want to give gifts, how valuable gifts to give, and how to give them, all pay attention to it. One omission may bring trouble to the husband in the court.

Therefore, when Xia Jin was managing the dozen or so maids sent by the Guo family, she received a list compiled by Mrs. Shao, which was compiled by her with Mrs. Xuanping Hou and Xiao Shi, and Xia Jin and Cen Ziman were each one. The above is the relationship table of the characters of the Great Zhou Kingdom, for example, there are four daughters of a certain country's mansion, which are the current wife of a certain Houfu, the second daughter-in-law of a powerful family, the wife of a provincial feudal official, and the eldest grandson-in-law of a noble family. And this Guogong Mansion, there are two concubines, three concubines and five sons, who married the daughters of whomever and who's family, just one Guogong Mansion, its in-laws can radiate to half of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Rao is Xia Jin has a smart mind and an excellent memory, and when he sees such a piece of information, he can feel numb on his scalp.

And that's not all, if you think you're familiar with the above table, you'll be fine? Dream! This table is only superficial, and secretly I don't know how many privacy situations need to be remembered. For example, the wife of a certain Houfu and the wife of a powerful family are sisters, but they are the same concubine, and the sister's mother borrowed a knife to kill people, and used another favorite concubine to kill the sister's mother. This sister is harmonious on the surface, but secretly you are alive and dead, and the two governments have become enemies, and their relationship with their own mother's family cannot be inferred from normal kinship, and so on, and so on. These things can't be written on the table yet, Old Lady Xuanping and Old Lady Shao have to put aside their subordinates, teach them secretly behind closed doors, and they have to write them down after speaking, and they will abuse Xia Jin and Cen Ziman to the point of lust. Immortals want to die.

finally memorized these clearly, Xia Jin also straightened out the women in the yard, and then followed Guo's side and began to learn housekeeping. To learn to manage the kitchen first, you need to know what season and what price a green onion is, and how much ginseng and bird's nest are at what level, so as not to be fooled by the people who buy it; Then there is the sewing room, where you must first learn to distinguish the types of fabrics, and then you have to know what the price is, how much fabric you use to make a piece of clothing, and how many pieces of clothing can be made from a piece of cloth; and then to the storage of items in the warehouse......

has been * for two months, and Xia Qi and Cen Ziman's wedding date is finally approaching. On this day, Xia Jin was in the kitchen to take care of the housekeeper's mother-in-law to count the vegetables he bought, when he heard Hexiang report that the guests of the Xia family had arrived.

Xia Jin was stunned, turned his head and asked Calamus, "Why did you invite them here?" ”

"The old lady said that the old man was adopted, and everyone in the capital knew about it. If the son-in-law doesn't invite them, I'm afraid they will be gossiped about. ”

Xia Jin let out an "oh", put down the account book, and turned around to go to the hall.

As soon as she entered the door, before she could see the person clearly, she was hugged by someone, and the voice of the eldest wife of the Xia family came to her ears: "Ouch, this is my sister, right?" They have become big girls, and the older they get, the more beautiful they become, and the eldest aunt almost doesn't know each other anymore. ”

Xia Jin frowned.

She hates being touched the most. Although she has been cured by Shu's rubbing habit from time to time over the years, she is still quite resistant to the touch of strangers. If Mrs. Xia hugged her like this when she was just reborn, she would have to subconsciously slap people away.

"Mother, don't be disrespectful to the county lord." A soft voice said.

Xia Jin looked up and saw that it was a young woman who spoke. If it weren't for the familiarity of her eyebrows and eyes, she would almost not recognize Xia Yuan.

Xia Hui is combing the woman's head, which shows that she has become married. Xia Zheng is cautious of money, when he was engaged to Xia Yuan, he went for other people's money, and the man who was engaged to Xia Yuan was fine, but the family situation was also very complicated. It doesn't look like Xia Yuan is doing well.

Xia Jin smiled and called Xia Yuan: "Second sister." Without a trace, he pushed Mrs. Xia away and walked up to Xia Yuan.

"Didn't I see Sister Jin, excited?" Mrs. Xia couldn't hold her face because of what her daughter said, she glanced Xia Jin up and down, saw that the dress she was wearing was very good, and smiled all over her face, "My sister Jin is really blessed to be named the county lord by the emperor." Look at this dress, it's really amazing. This clothing is a royal tribute forging, right? ”

The Queen Mother gave Xia Jin a lot of good clothes. Mrs. Shao warned Xia Jin that the main thing in a county is not to dress decently, that is, to slap the royal family in the face. She insisted on using those fabrics to make dresses for Xia Jin. So what Xia Jin is wearing now is of excellent texture and exquisite workmanship, but the style has always been simple and generous.

Seeing Mrs. Xia reaching over to touch the material on her dress, Xia Jin took a step back, dodged her hand, and glanced at her lightly.

Mrs. Xia was looked at by her like this, and suddenly felt furious in her heart, so she quickly took her hand back and didn't dare to move again.

Old Madam Shao sat on the top and watched this scene coldly, and beckoned to Xia Jin: "Sister Jin, come here." ”

Xia Jin walked over quickly, and Old Madam Shao stood up and said to her with a serious face: "Although I know that you have feelings for the Xia family's master, wife, brothers, and sisters, but the etiquette cannot be abolished. You are the royal lord, and when you meet for the first time, they have to salute you, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the imperial power. If it is passed to the ears of the Queen Mother by the grandmother next to you, not only will the Xia family suffer the crime, but you will also be punished. ”

Xia Jin knew that his grandmother was angry with the Xia family, and felt that his son and daughter-in-law had been wronged in the Xia family, but because of her reputation, she had to be good to the Xia family, so she felt aggrieved, so she wanted to find a balance here.

She pretended to be submissive and responded, "Grandmother taught me a lesson." ”

Xia Zhengshen heard Mrs. Shao's words, and quickly stood up in fear. He gestured to the rest of the people. Although Xia Qi and Xia Chan were a little reluctant, they still stood up honestly and walked behind Xia Zhengshen and Xia Zhenghao to stand still.

Xia Jin put out the county lord's money, stood up straight and looked at them lightly.

The Xia family all knelt down and said unevenly: "Say hello to the county lord." ”

"Get up." Xia Jin stretched out his hand.

Everyone got up, and then they sat down again.

Xia Jin glanced at it and found that except for the eldest girl and the fourth girl Xia Wei, who had already been married, almost all the people in the big house and the second room of the Xia family came. In addition to her familiar faces, there are also two more young daughters-in-law, who are presumably the wives of Xia Qi and Xia Chan.

Is this preparing for the family to move or taking the opportunity to visit the capital?

If only Xia Zhengqian and Shu Shi were in this family, Xia Jin might have to worry that these people would stick up like dog skin plasters and not leave. But there is a quiet old lady Shao and a powerful old lady Shao, she really doesn't take these people seriously.

His eyes swept over Xia You, and Xia Jin's cold eyes warmed up.

After everyone sat down, Mrs. Shao spoke: "It's so easy for you to come, just stay here for a while, and it's not too late to go back after Sister Jin is married." These two children have also grown up under your watch, and attending their wedding can be regarded as a full love for all these years. This sentence can be regarded as blocking the road that the Xia family wants to rely on.

"Yes, yes, old lady, that's what you said." Xia Zhengshen stood up as soon as possible and responded with a smile. Old Man Shao is tall and burly, and he led soldiers to fight when he was young, and when he sat there without moving, he had a kind of momentum that was not angry but powerful. When Xia Zhengshen faced him, he felt panicked for no reason.

"Sit, sit down and talk." Old lady Shao pressed her hand. But after Xia Zhengshen sat down, he didn't say a word.

Seeing that her husband didn't speak, Mrs. Shao said, "You came from afar, I think you're tired, I'll let you take you to rest." As he spoke, he called the housekeeper and gave a few instructions, and the Xia family retreated.

It wasn't until they were far away that Old Madam Shao said to Xia Zhengqian and Shu: "People's greed is endless. Your eldest brother and second brother of the Xia family have a bad character. If you are so close to them, it is estimated that this big family will not be able to get rid of it. I arranged for them to live in the plum incense courtyard in the northeast corner, which is far away from you. You are kind-hearted, and if you want to see them, it is best to ask your eldest brother, second brother and sister-in-law to accompany you, otherwise I am afraid that you will not be able to bear it, and you will ask for trouble. ”

Xia Zhengqian and Shu Shi both stood up and respectfully agreed.

"Alright, let's all go back." Old Madam Shao waved at the two of them, but stopped Xia Jin, "Sister Jin'er stays." ”

Xia Jin had to stay. She knew that her grandmother was going to ask her housekeeper what she had learned.

Back in the courtyard, Xia Jin thought about it, called Aunt Lu over, and ordered, "You go and invite the eldest young master and the second girl of the Xia family over." Just said that they were good to me at the beginning, and now that they are back in the capital, I have to treat them well. ”

Aunt Lu agreed and went.

"Girl, you're so bad." Calamus laughed.

As soon as her mother went to Meixiangyuan to say this, the rest of the Xia family had to die of embarrassment. Except for Xia You and Xia Yuan, there are really few good ones in the Xia family. The second wife looks caring, but in fact, she always has a small calculation in her heart. It's good for the people in the third room, but she just thinks it's good for her.

The Xia family is not a powerful family in Linjiang, and now that they are back in the capital, where do they dare to do anything? I just want to talk to the Shao family. This time, Xia Jin took the initiative to call Xia You and Xia Yuan over, Xia Zhengshen was not only not annoyed, but was very happy, and instructed them: "Your sister is now the county lord, her identity is different, be careful when you speak, and don't act recklessly." ”

When the second wife heard this, she pursed her lips mockingly: "Is it considered an arrogance just now when my sister-in-law was like that?" ”r1152——4+9092855——>