In the middle of the night, there was thunder again, and although it stopped on the second day, it looked like the clouds in the sky, and it might fall. Rao is like this, there are already many small puddles in the yard, and the carp pond in the garden is overflowing.

After Zhou Ruijing got up, he only glanced at it, but he couldn't even eat breakfast in time and hurriedly went to the court. Before going out, he said: "It looks like I will go down in a while, if there is anything urgent, I will do it urgently." Otherwise, it will be terrible if it starts to rain like yesterday. ”

Gu Wanyin still brought all the clothes and rain gear to Zhou Ruijing.

After seeing Zhou Ruijing away, she muttered for a while and then called Lai Jinbao and Wang Baosheng. still let the girl put the screen apart, she sat upright inside, and the outside replied.

Not only Wang Baosheng and Lai Jinbao, but also their families called.

For a while, the four of them knelt outside, all respectful.

"Do you have fresh vegetables in the Zhuangzi you are in charge of?" Gu Wanyin opened her mouth, her voice a little solemn.

Wang Baosheng and Lai Jinbao glanced at each other, and then they both replied in unison: "Back to the princess, there are yes." "These two people are in charge of Gu Wanyin's marriage on weekdays, occasionally running errands, and don't do anything else, so they understand their responsibilities very clearly.

"If you can pick all the picks, can you supply the vegetables of our house and the Gu family for the first half moon?" Although several Zhuangzi are very close, it takes time to pick them and send them to the city. And this rain does not know when it will fall and when it will stop. If you don't plan ahead, it will be too late when the rain continues and there are no vegetables in the city.

Wang Baosheng and the two of them secretly thought about it in their hearts before answering: "If you eat sparingly, you can eat for more than half a month." If the princess thinks it's not enough, we can go to other Zhuangzi and buy some. ”

"That's good. Now you go to the Zhuangzi and let the farmers prepare all the vegetables they can pick while the weather is fine. Sent to our house and Gu house. If it is not enough, I will give you two hundred taels of silver, and whatever method you may use, I will prepare more. Gu Wanyin pondered for a moment, and then slowly opened her mouth. The old lady of the Gu family is sick now, and she can't do this, and the Li family doesn't know if she can think of this. But fortunately, the population on the Gu family's side is simple, so don't reserve too much.

After thinking about it, he said, "No, I'll give you five hundred taels of silver." You go to the nearby village, buy all the vegetables you can buy, and send them into the city to store them when the rain stops. "Either way, it's always good to be prepared. Even if you don't need it. When the time comes, it's a big deal to deal with restaurants in the city or large households.

"The princess. The minion dared to ask, what do you want so many vegetables for? Lai Jinbao was bolder, and asked puzzledly: "Some vegetables can't be stored for a long time." ”

"You don't have to worry about that. Just prepare it for me. Gu Wanyin gave an order beyond doubt. It's not that she can't tell anyone about this, it's that she doesn't like Lai Jinbao's attitude. A slave is a slave, and it is enough to be faithful, and there is no need to know everything.

However, Wang Baosheng was extremely smart, and when he saw Lai Jinbao eating a soft nail, he immediately hid his doubts. Respectfully received the order.

Gu Wanyin asked them to retreat and hurry up. Pressed for time. If she can stock up on vegetables a quarter of an hour earlier, she will be at ease.

After Wang Baosheng and Lai Jinbao retreated. Only the king's family was left in the house.

Gu Wanyin looked at the two of them and instructed: "You also allocate two hundred taels of silver to ask if there is any charcoal left in the shop, and if there is, buy it for me." It was also divided into two parts, one of which was sent to the Gu family. You don't need too much charcoal, and you have to prepare for at least half a month. "It's no better than vegetables, even if it's leftover, keep it well, and you can use it in winter. It's really not good, but it's okay to use it in the kitchen.

The Wang family and the Lai family all looked at each other and were confused. But he also took the order and retreated.

Danzhi and the others removed the screen.

Gu Wanyin stood under the corridor, looked at the gloomy sky and sighed, turned her head and instructed Bimei: "Bimei, you all find out all the clogs." I'm going to see the second wife. ”

After a short time, she was dressed neatly, and Gu Wanyin took the three girls out of the door. There was some water in the courtyard, so I walked along the winding corridor. It's a bit far away, but it's clean. Coupled with the fresh scenery after the rain, you don't feel tired when you stop and go all the way.

When Gu Wanyin arrived in the courtyard of the second wife, the second wife was listening to the mother-in-law's reply.

The second wife listened to the girl's advice and hesitated for a moment before letting the girl bring Gu Wanyin in. I thought in my heart: horizontal and vertical is not a big thing, and it doesn't hurt for people to listen to it. Just right, let the girl take a good look at what is the majesty of the housekeeper's wife.

After Gu Wanyin entered, the second wife smiled and said, "You sit next to you and wait a while, I'll be done soon." It's not too late for us to talk about it then, after all, these things are waiting for me to decide, so it's not good to delay. When the second lady said this, her attitude was very kind, and people couldn't find the slightest fault.

But in fact, the second wife is clearly shiēi. It is even more clear that he doesn't take Gu Wanyin seriously - after all, when will Gu Wanyin come over? It is said that no matter how busy she is, she should ask Gu Wanyin if she is okay first, and there is no reason to let her wait first. But the second wife is like this......

Gu Wanyin smiled slightly, and didn't care about these trivial things with her, and sat down generously to drink tea and eat snacks. By the way, let's see how the second wife is a "housekeeper".

Not to mention, the second wife really has so many brushes to deal with things. When you sit there, your face is majestic, and you will be calmed down by the mother-in-law below; When the decision is made, there is no mud and water, and it is clean and neat.

Gu Wanyin found one thing, the second wife was very strict with money. But if you want to use silver, the second wife will ask and ask, delete and subtract, and will never agree at once. She made a rough calculation in her heart, only to find that in this way, not only would the people below not be able to fill their pockets, but things would also be slightly discounted. If the people below are greedy, the discount will be even greater.

At first glance, it seems that the second wife manages the house well. But in reality, if this goes on for a long time, sooner or later there will be problems. As the saying goes, when the water is clear, there are no fish. If it is really too strict, there is no profit to be made, how can the people at the bottom be meticulous? Although this kind of atmosphere cannot be condoned, it is not possible to make the water too clear. The key is to grasp a degree. Not only let the subordinates understand that they will have extra income if they do things well, but also let the subordinates know in their hearts that if they are too greedy, it is not good.

During this period, there was a little mistake in the matter reported by the mother-in-law, but the second wife reprimanded the mother-in-law unrelentingly. The mother-in-law with a face next to her kindly persuaded a few words, but the second wife sneered and said: "If you do something wrong, you should be punished, our Zhou family is so big, if you don't follow the rules, what will it become?" Today, I wanted to indulge you, but the princess and everyone are watching here, if I indulge you, it will be my favoritism. In the future, when others follow suit, how can I make a rule? Even if I do things according to the rules, let alone you! You also blame me for not giving you face, whoever made you biased did the wrong thing! Your fault is not big, so you will deduct half a month's salary! ”

After the second wife finished speaking, she glanced at Gu Wanyin meaningfully. Gu Wanyin knew in her heart that the second wife's words were deliberately said to her. This woman just hit the muzzle of the gun. If she hadn't been here today, I'm afraid that the second wife wouldn't have bothered a lot, let alone say such a thing.

After a while, the second wife finished handling the matter, and finally freed her hand to look at Gu Wanyin: "Wanyin, I'm too busy, if there is any neglect." Please bear with me. ”

Gu Wanyin nodded with a smile, looked up at the second wife, her eyes were clear, and she didn't show any dissatisfaction: "The second aunt is busy, and I shouldn't have come at this time." Waiting for the second aunt is as it should be. ”

The second wife showed a kind smile: "It's hard for you to be so sensible." After a pause, he asked with a smile, "Is there something wrong with you looking for me?" The second lady smiled on her face, but there was no smile in her eyes, but with deep vigilance. The last time Gu Wanyin came to her, she took a few thousand taels of silver from her. How could she be unguarded?

"Speaking of which, I really have something to ask your second aunt for help." Gu Wanyin's smile did not decrease, and she looked at the second wife sincerely: "Second aunt, you must help me with this." ”

"Hehe, what is this? If I have the power to help you, I will help you. The second lady smiled and paused, but refused to let go. The implication is even more refusal - if you can't help, you can't help. It's just that whether you can help or not, isn't it the second wife's words?

Seeing that the second wife was so resolute, Gu Wanyin no longer continued to plead, but slowly restrained her smile, and said to the second wife: "I want to ask the second aunt for some charcoal that was not used up last year." "Large households naturally have to hoard a lot of carbon every winter, and naturally they can't be counted as just using up, and they have some surplus. Gu Wanyin was afraid that she wouldn't be able to buy carbon outside now, so she moved her mind to get some carbon from the second wife.

The second wife was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again: "There is still carbon, but it's just ......" glanced at Gu Wanyin, and the second wife was embarrassed again: "It's just that this charcoal is in the official, if it is given to you like this, it is inevitable that someone will gossip-" The implication is that there is no way to give it for nothing.

Gu Wanyin didn't want to take it for nothing, but when she heard that the second wife was willing to sell the carbon, she hurriedly smiled and said, "Naturally, it's not for nothing." I bought it with money.;