Xu Yin was not very surprised to receive this important task.

If the mother-in-law is a person who values power, she will not let the second room sit around.

What's more, the Xue Mansion hasn't split up yet, how many things can the Eastern Courtyard need to make up their own minds?

It's nothing more than the old lady's birthday, what kind of gift to give her? The second master has added an heir again, what do you send when you wash the third full moon and catch the week? Mrs. Ming, the niece of the old lady, is ill and needs to visit and send some medicinal herbs...... In short, it's all about the people and things inside the house.

Externally, it must be the old lady in charge who makes the decision.

took over the management of the East Courtyard from her mother-in-law, and Xu Yin began to rectify it drastically.

First of all, adjust the configuration of people in each courtyard, and all idle personnel will be assigned to the sweeping team - clean up the withered flowers and plants, remove the weeds around the lotus pond, and clean the corridors and stone paths that extend in all directions.

Inevitably, the members of the sweeping team passed the buck to each other, and she divided all the public areas of the East Courtyard into a lump sum area, and she would conduct spot checks from time to time.

Secondly, she asked her younger brother and sister if they were free: "You come with me to conduct a comprehensive investigation of all the courtyards in the East Courtyard, Youxin, you are responsible for recording the problems found in the investigation, making a list and handing it over to the people sent by the second lady to repair, remember to copy a copy of the bottom, and when they finish repairing, we will check and check the problems listed on the list one by one to see if the repair is in place." ”

Xue Youxin is Xue Zhaojin's brother-in-law, twelve years old this year, currently studying at the official school, today is resting, to ask his mother-in-law for peace.

After listening to Xu Yin's instructions, he was obviously stunned, and he couldn't believe that his sister-in-law would send him to do something.

Not to mention that he is not yet old enough to take on the job, even if he is old, as a concubine, his mother-in-law is already very grateful for not deducting his food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Don't talk about it from afar, let's just say Xue Yousheng in the West Courtyard, the second lady guards against him like a thief, although the eldest lady doesn't care much about their children, but at least she is not as defensive as the second lady, in his opinion, it is really good, how dare you expect to help the mansion do things?

Zhong Minhua also glanced at her daughter-in-law in surprise, but since she handed over the management of the East Courtyard to her daughter-in-law, she wondered in her heart, so she didn't ask, but said something on the contrary: "Since your sister-in-law said so, she has her own intentions, and just listen to her orders." ”

"Yes! Mother! Xue Youxin made a gesture in fear, "But it's sent by my sister-in-law!" ”

Xu Yin just wanted them to get involved. How can the eldest sister-in-law be so busy that her heel hits the back of her head, but her younger brother and sister don't worry about anything?

Besides, with a sense of participation, there will be a sense of responsibility. Everyone regards the East Courtyard as their home, and the home will get better and better, right?

"Sister-in-law, what do you think Vinlan can do?"

Xue Zhaojin's sister-in-law Xue Wenlan estimated that she was pinched by her biological mother, Aunt Liu, and plucked up the courage to ask in a low voice.

If you want to say that her father-in-law's two concubine rooms, she doesn't have to pick her appearance.

When a man takes a concubine, he generally looks at the face first, and then looks at the buttocks, and the good buttocks can not only arouse the interest of the man, but also give birth, and these two conditions can be achieved.

Unlike a wife, it depends on the family background, character, and whether you have the ability to run the family, of course, whether you can have children is also very important, if you can't give birth, the final outcome is only the next court. Unless the mother's family is Xuanhe, who can sit firmly in the position of the main wife, but he will also be forced to reluctantly agree to a man marrying a wife or inheriting an heir from his cousin's family.

To put it bluntly, the real purpose of men in this era to marry wives and concubines is not for themselves, but for the sake of the family and the inheritance. At the end of the day, it's still a tool man.

After the death of the mother-in-law's tool husband, his two-room concubine room had no chance to jump, for fear that he would end up with the same ending as the old lady dealing with the few concubines left by the old lady-

After the old lady got rid of the old lady and turned over to become the supreme authority of the Xue Mansion, the first thing he did was to drive the obstructive concubines out of the mansion.

Of course, he didn't say that he was rushing, but only that he would place them in Zhuangzi outside the city and let them live for a long time.

But what are the living conditions in Zhuangzi, except for the dry land is the paddy field, and the chickens, ducks and geese are quacking and quacking early in the morning. The environment is dirty and messy, and the food is not fine, how can it be compared with Xue Fu?

Yes, when the two-room concubine saw that the old man was dead, she was immediately as quiet as a quail, hugging in her own small courtyard, almost staying at home, for fear that the main mother would think of her and drive them to Zhuangzi to care for the elderly.

Xue Youxin's biological mother, Aunt Feng, thought a little carefully after the eldest son fell from a horse and fell into a coma:

The old man died early, the heirs are thin, if the eldest son can't wake up from a long sleep, and the main mother has no other children under her knees, does her Xin'er have a chance to become the next male host in the East Courtyard?

However, this thought just bubbled up, and she was slammed down.

The mother's family is not an ordinary person, and even the old lady has to be politely entertained when she sees it, how can she dare to offend a small concubine? When the master is there, with his protection, the master is gone, if she dares to show the slightest intention of going against the master's mother, she will definitely be thrown away Zhuangzi to fend for herself, and even Xin'er will be affected.

After Aunt Feng figured it out, she didn't make any moves.

Aunt Liu was the same, but she couldn't help it just now, so she pinched Xue Wenlan.

This girl doesn't know who to follow, she is very timid and afraid. If you don't push her, with her cowardly nature of hiding when she sees a living person like a mouse and a cat, I'm afraid she will still be in the boudoir until sixteen, wouldn't it be the end?

Although Xu Yin didn't think as far as Aunt Liu, her younger brother was gone, and her sister didn't want to run.

No, after the morning tea meeting, she took Xue Youxin and Xue Wenlan and walked around the courtyard one by one.

Regardless of whether they live or not, all of them have been investigated.

Almost every courtyard has problems, some of which are moth-eaten in the rafters; Some of the walls were rubbed off to reveal the green bricks, and the brick joints were rubbed into a hole by snakes and rats; There are also guest houses that have not been inhabited for a long time, and the roof has leaked from the rain and the walls are moldy......

Xu Yin asked Xue Youxin to take a pen and paper to write them down one by one, and his scholar held an inkstone to serve the grinding ink.

A piece of paper in each courtyard is not enough to write, which shows that there are really a lot of big and small problems.

It took three full hours to walk down such a circle, and lunch was delayed, but it also gave the younger brothers and sisters a more comprehensive understanding of their home.

Xu Yin stayed with them to eat, and said during the banquet: "This is just the first step, the next step is to come up with solutions to these problems, and then we will keep an eye on the craftsmen to repair." Considering that Youxin usually has to go to school, when he is not in the house, he has to pay more attention to Wenlan. ”

"I—I?" Xue Wenlan stammered, "I, I can't." ”

"Why not? You're good! Xu Yin praised the other party fiercely, "I forgot several places just now, they are all supplements made by you." Even Youxin praised you for your good memory. Besides, isn't there still me? I'm just busy with other things, and I can't be there all the time, so I'm asking you. If you have any problems, you can always come to me. ”