"Do you know who is coming?"
"I don't know. Otherwise, I will ask Hui Feng?"
"No need." Su Wan didn't even bother to check on him when he saw a friend, not to mention that it wasn't necessary, and this kind of behavior was really bad. Everyone needs their own space.
"Let me eat something first. What's for breakfast today?"
"Today's breakfast was bought by Sister Xiao Sang. They are all what Madam likes to eat. I have calculated the time and they are still hot at this moment. I am still thinking that if Madam hasn't gotten up yet, I will Madam shouted."
Because they only stayed in the Imperial City for a few days this time, Master Gao and Madam Gao did not come with them. The chef used in the kitchen was arranged from Xiansi Building, and his skills were also very good.
However, it was a rare occasion for Su Wan to come back and she wanted to eat something that she usually eats when she goes out shopping. Although the street food was more exquisite than the ones made by the chefs in Bufu, it still had a different flavor.
"Oh, then I have to taste it."
Su Wan walked to the table and sat down, and saw a small bowl of red bean porridge on the table. There were also three plates. One plate contained two fried, browned and crispy pancakes, and the other plate contained two small dumplings. Make a larger bun and put two slices of melon seed sugar cake on the last one.
Finally, Shanwu opened another box, which contained a small bowl of bird's nest and tremella soup. The bird's nest and tremella soup was made in the kitchen, and Su Wan had to eat a small bowl every other day.
Red bean porridge is a very thin porridge. I usually eat it to drink the soup. The soup is slightly sweet but not greasy. The sweet shop has been making red bean porridge for decades. It is very popular among girls, and a bowl only costs three. A copper coin is not expensive.
When you are drinking porridge, you should pair it with the steamed buns specially made in their store. The steamed buns have two fillings, one is shredded radish mixed with minced meat, and the other is the store’s own sauerkraut with shredded dried bamboo shoots. If it is bamboo shoots, During the season, there are also fresh shredded bamboo shoots, which are particularly delicious.
Su Wan ate two steamed buns with red bean porridge, then half a pancake, and a piece of melon seed sugar cake. Finally, she was really full, and then slowly drank the small bowl of bird's nest and white fungus soup.
After raising it for so long, her appetite is slightly bigger than before, but that's it, she can't eat any more.
After finishing the bird's nest and white fungus soup, she went to the garden with satisfaction. She had been busy with things in the past few days and had no time to go to the garden to see. She didn't know how the garden was doing after she had been away for so long.
Take a walk to eat after dinner.
It was already late October, and although it hadn't snowed yet, the weather was already very cold. When she came out, she was wearing a green-bottomed red plum cloak, with mountain mist and bamboo leaves around her.
The garden is quiet and quiet. At this time, except for a few evergreen trees and flowers, they are still covered in green. The leaves that should have fallen have fallen, and those that should wither have also withered.
The cold wind is blowing, and everything is withering.
Su Wan sighed inwardly. At this moment, he happened to see two maids busy in the garden, piling withered leaves on the grass, cutting the withered flowers and grass, and spreading them on the ground.
"What is this doing?"
The two maids were busy. They looked up when they heard the voice, and then they saluted: "Greetings to the princess."
"Back to the princess, the slaves are fertilizing. They bury the leaves and hay under the soil. When new flowers and plants are planted next spring, they can be used to cover them. It will be the best fertilizer."
"This is a good use of everything." Su Wan glanced at the yard, and then asked the two of them, "Do you know what flowers will be planted next spring?"
"I heard that the plant is the same as the one arranged by the princess before. The steward said that in this way, the princess will feel familiar every time she comes back."
Su Wan originally decorated Jingping Garden. She arranged where and what flowers to plant one by one, and the flowers she liked were planted.
"That's fine. You can continue your work. If the weather gets cold, go back and put on more clothes."
"Thank you, Princess."
Su Wan walked around the yard, and then went to see Aunt Azhu. Azhu lived in a courtyard and had nothing to do. She actually started planting vegetables in the yard. In winter, there were still some confiscated winter vegetables on the ground.
She was lighting a fire pot in the house, lying on the lounge chair with her eyes closed and covered with a blanket, as if she was quiet and peaceful.
Su Wan watched at the door for a while and saw that she seemed to be asleep, so he didn't disturb her anymore and left quietly.
It was not yet noon when Su Wan returned to the main courtyard again. He didn't feel sleepy even after sleeping a lot in the morning. After thinking about it, he asked someone to invite Manager Lin over to ask about the situation in the shop recently.
Su Wan asked about the situation in the shop, and asked Manager Lin about his plans for next year, and also went through the account books of several shops.
Generally, shops reconcile their accounts at the end of the year. At that time, the harvest of the year is collected and arranged, and then some annual gifts are arranged for the people below.
Some gave them some money directly, and some gave them some of the hard-to-sell but useful things in the shop, such as fabrics that were not very good in color or had some flaws.
The next step is to send some various food from the farm.
In the past, Manager Lin was in charge of affairs alone, while the Jinning Palace and the Zhenguo Palace each sent one person to keep an eye on them. He arranged these matters himself. Now that Su Wan has taken over, even if he has ideas and arrangements, he has to go through his employer. Only if you agree.
There is nothing wrong with this ledger.
"The money in the account will be collected when I come back at the end of January next year. As for the annual gifts for the people below, it's fine to give them according to your previous arrangements, but you can also work around it. Ask them if they want the money or the food. Just give them at the same price."
"At the end of the year, some of the things sent from the farm will be selected and sent to the Jinning Palace and the Zhenguo Palace, and there will be nothing else to do with the rest."
"Please ask the steward to sort out the account books before the end of the year. There is no need to make a hard trip to Guiyan City. I will just take a look at them when I return to the Imperial City."
"yes."
Su Wan finished handling the matter, and then asked him: "Manager Lin has been in the Imperial City for a long time, and he doesn't know if he knows anyone who can be a manager?"
Manager Lin was a little confused: "A manager?"
Su Wan nodded: "I have new business over there and I want someone who can take care of it here in the Imperial City. Since these businesses are not mixed with my dowry shop, I don't want to trouble you, Manager Lin. Please help me." Don't worry about it, Manager Lin."
Manager Lin heard her talk about starting a new business and immediately understood what she meant.
So he said: "I understand what the princess means. I have a lot of shops now. It's good to be able to manage them well. Besides, my subordinates are getting older. If I want to maintain success, I can manage them well. If Other than that, my subordinates can’t do it.”
"If you want your subordinates to nominate candidates, what do you think of Governor Lu?"
