Chang An bowed, but there was no doubt about what he said: "Aunt Ding, the master told me to take the pair of cards and the inner account to the west courtyard. Yes, yes, yes, Sister Mingyue said, who doesn't know that Aunt Ding's hard work is great? That's right. The master is also complimenting me. But he is waiting there, Aunt Ding, look at this..."
Mingyue looked at Aunt Ding unwillingly. Aunt Ding did not show the slightest hint of displeasure on her face, but the knuckles of her hand holding the pair of cards turned white.
Ding Xufang, Ding Xufang, you have lived like this for so many years without playing cards or having a housekeeper. Now you can only be patient, you can only be patient.
"Mingyue, bring it to Chang An for me, as well as the account books. I used to help the ladies manage things, but now I can finally return them to their original owners." Aunt Ding smiled, seeming to be relieved.
Chang An didn't dare to answer the conversation. He belonged to the master and never got involved in the affairs of the wives and aunts in the backyard. But he also knew in his heart that although Aunt Ding was capable of being a housekeeper, she could not convince the public. During her time as a housekeeper, the servants around the eldest lady framed the second lady, and the second girl in Aunt Su's room had chickenpox and almost spread it to the whole country. The people in the house, and even Aunt Su, made trouble in front of Aunt Zhu sent by the Chi family.
So many things made the master a little distrustful of her.
Just like an official, no matter how honest you are, it's useless if you can't get things done.
Little Fu, who got the right card, said the same thing. She even said to Lishu: "Housekeeper, the first priority is not to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, but to make the home peaceful and quiet, so that your father can work safely outside."
For an official family like the Liu family, Liu Chengxu is actually not short of money. He can get most of the money by selling any antique. Instead, family peace is the top priority.
When Li Shu heard this, she suddenly became enlightened.
Yes, Aunt Ding may want to use the power of the housekeeper to stir up troubles. Even if she can't be found, she is the housekeeper, which is derelict in her duty. Mom really understands human nature, but if she hadn't been reborn and reminded her mother, she might have been plotted against her.
"Mom, my daughter just hopes that you will always be safe and sound, so that my daughter can eat the soup you make every day. You have given birth to a baby in the past few months, and my daughter is craving for your pork ribs and lotus root soup. She has been thinking about it for a long time." Li Shu's mouth watered just thinking about it.
Little Fu smiled and said, "Greedy cat."
On the day after confinement, little Fu took a bath several times and put on her snow-white middle coat again. She wore a red gold trousers with flowers all over the ground, and a red skirt of the same color, making her whole person look bright and majestic.
She sat upright, and a row of servants below were listening. Little Fu held a pair of cards and assigned tasks one by one, surprisingly in order. They even bought two little girls for Fu and sent them to serve her. Aunt Su arranged for Liwan to live with Lijia.
Those who were disobedient were given a few punches and kicked out, and those who were careless were beaten, and everyone was in danger for a while.
But Mrs. Fu is not blindly strict. Compared with Aunt Ding's tangerine peel method to successfully spend the New Year, Mrs. Fu also has other ways to open up the world. She is good at painting and sculpture, especially after marrying Liu Chengxu, she knows Liu Chengxu was a disciple of the calligrapher Deng Guang, so she often asked her husband to teach her how to write. When she was not favored, she practiced calligraphy and even carving every day, and was also very familiar with jade.
When she went to Lianxi Nunnery, she found that yellow wax stone was produced there. The locals didn't know why, but little Fu knew it very well.
Therefore, she made a special trip to the vicinity of Lianxi Nunnery on the pretext of meeting Chi Nuguan and dragged back many stones. She stayed at home and made several seals. Liu Chengxu was overjoyed to see her.
"I didn't expect you to have such a talent. This yellow wax stone is a strange stone!"
Little Fu smiled and said: "Yes, I asked the villagers to help me transport it back. As for the money sold, I should give half of it to the villagers. My husband, if my guess is correct, your appointment will be announced soon. This It would also be nice to give yellow wax stone to those elegant officials in the capital."
Liu Chengxu touched his palms and exclaimed: "Qiujun is really smart, that's all."
He is a scholar, but he is not a person who is industrious and indifferent to grain. He has even served as a people-friendly official for many years. He is also very happy to see that not all of the young Fu family is for money.
After the Liu family got an income, Mrs. Fu began to improve the treatment of the maids and women. The first thing was to increase the monthly salary.
When Mrs. Fu was the head of the family, in order to save money, she reduced the monthly payment of charcoal fire and clothing for the maids by half. Now, Mrs. Fu has returned to the previous monthly salary and added ten more coins. For a while, the whole family was very happy.
The servants have long forgotten about Aunt Ding's good things.
So much so that both Mingyue and Qingfeng defended Aunt Ding: "Look at this bastard, everyone used to fawn over you, but now they have turned their backs and gone to please the second lady again."
Aunt Ding pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.
Lishu heard Little Fu say to her again: "You see, when an official is killed, the people don't care whether you are a good official or a corrupt official. Most people will blindly follow you and applaud. The same is true for the distribution of money. The people below will not rely on it." To be loyal to you emotionally, you have to give enough money so that others will think you are good."
Lishu believed this.
Aunt Zhu had been watching with cold eyes. She saw that Mr. Fu was well-managed, made money, and had a close relationship with her husband, so she began to teach Lishu attentively.
In this world, women love children more than men, because children are born to women in ten months of pregnancy, while men love the house and the bird. This is not uncommon in the harem. Only the third girl's mother is in power and has the ability. She can gain more by teaching this girl.
Otherwise, the mother is too cowardly. In the strife in the back house, if she is helpless, her so-called nanny will also be hostile, so she might as well run away quickly.
The layout of the Liu family's back house has also changed. Originally, it was dominated by the Fu family. Even when Aunt Ding took office, she always looked after the Fu family. But now they are all here with the little Fu family. She has given birth to a legitimate son, and Liu Chengxu sits and sleeps. She also lives here, becoming the first person in the back house.
Mrs. Fu has a maid sent by Mrs. Fu to serve her. It’s hard to say anything about Mrs. Fu, except for Yulan’s occasional advice: “Madam, you should also go to Xin’s house this time and let the Fu family come forward to persuade the second lady to break up with you. You are competing for favor. Sisters from the same family are being affectionate and affectionate. It is really not good for the second lady to do this."
She was actually thinking that Mr. Fu was not young anymore. If possible, it would be a good idea to promote herself...
After all, she, Magnolia, was Mrs. Fu's dowry, and her appearance was not bad. If Mrs. Fu was willing to come forward to favor her, she would definitely fight for her favor, so that the master and the servant would win the master to her side.
But how could Mrs. Fu expect so much? At first, she felt that Aunt Ding's housekeeping skills were not as good as others. Now, with Mrs. Fu, she feels more and more that she is beyond her capabilities.
There was also the dead Shu Zhao. Mrs. Fu still couldn't get over it when she thought that a child her age had died like this.
Mrs. Fu soon learned of these changes. She said to Danqing: "I have known for a long time that Yulan is a thoughtful person, but she hides her thoughts very deeply. I don't think I need to take action, the people around her will be harmed." Kill her."
Danqing smiled and said: "Who says it's not the case? Yes, Aunt Ding's place is the same as before, and there is never any trouble. As for Aunt Su, she talks a lot behind her back."
"She can only be happy for a few days." Little Fu seemed to have thought of something, as if she had a pearl of wisdom in her hand.
These undercurrents of adults are surging, and children are also aware of them.
For example, Liwan showed goodwill to her before, but now she seems to be far more distant. She spends more time with Lijia, and it seems that Lirou is vaguely on their side.
But these were no longer important, because she noticed that Aunt Zhu was more attentive to her than before, especially when she heard that Little Fu told her to teach Li Shu about official matters.
Aunt Zhu taught her this in private: "I heard from the Second Madam that the master's appointment will be coming soon. You are going back to Beijing to resume your duties. Then I will first teach you how to salute when you go out and how to salute when you see any official position. These are all Crucial.”
"good."
"It doesn't matter if you don't remember. I will remind you."
"Well, I'm sorry to bother you. I just came from Beijing and I'm going back to Beijing again."
Aunt Zhu would teach her how to recognize people by looking at official robes, and how to perform certain etiquette according to whomever she saw. The etiquette was so complicated that even Li Shu could not bear it, but she could only endure it.
Fortunately, three days later, the family set off back to Beijing. Liu Chengxu hired a large boat. This time, the second wife of the Liu family brought a lot of local products from Jiujiang to Beijing. Liu Chengxu was saying goodbye to the officials who came to see him off, and the female relatives had already boarded the boat. The place where little Fu lives is the best place in the whole cabin.
When she was in Jiujiang, Mrs. Fu always lived in the innermost courtyard. Now, she is in charge of her own house and has arranged the best cabin for herself.
Lishu knew that Mr. Fu had to do this and was about to go to Beijing. Who is the older of the two wives in the second room? If you quit now, your wife will definitely be used as a concubine in the future.
Just like in the previous life, my mother was in poor health due to the death of her younger brother. She kept returning to Kyoto and was very sick, unable to fight for anything. I especially remember that at that time, my eldest aunt invited people to sing in the hall. Many of the relatives and friends who came and went thought that Mrs. Fu was a concubine, and Li Shu was very angry. Even Li Zhen, the eldest aunt's daughter, even said that her aunt never came out.
The servants were also very good at currying favor with Mrs. Fu, and took the initiative to omit the "two" and call her Madam.
Although Mrs. Fu fell into the sadness of missing her son, she was not stupid. She soon realized that something was wrong. It seemed that everyone in the family began to ignore her, as if they really thought that Mrs. Fu was the mistress of the family. , she asked Yulan: "I don't understand, I have never treated her harshly, how could she treat me like this?"
It's not a lie to say that Mrs. Fu is not sad, but when little Mrs. Fu heard what Dan Hong said, she smiled and said: "It's really interesting, haven't I been living like this for so many years? My treatment is not even as good as How is she? How come it has only been so long and she can't bear it anymore. I have been suffering for five years. What did I say? I usually pretend to be a kind person, but it turns out that she is the only one who is good and can be called kind. "
After entering Beijing, it was a new challenge. Little Fu took a deep breath. My sister-in-law and Mrs. Fu are as close as sisters, and my aunt has returned to Beijing, so she has more helpers. Although she fights alone, she still has to protect her daughter from wind and rain.
