Ou Mengmeng's first three steps were all to buy time for the Jia family. First suppress the problems that may occur outside, and then go back to deal with internal affairs in a relatively stable environment.
As I said yesterday, we need to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Ou Mengmeng is really not good at this. What she knows best is opening a school. In this regard, she asked Jia She to take over the Xiaozu School to prepare for the future. You can also let this go. Now the clan school is just for Jia She to play with, so that they don't come out and mess around.
To reduce costs, we start from the inside. Why did Ou Mengmeng ask Jia She to apply for the withdrawal of the plaque to take back the rights of Rongfu? In addition to decency, the key point was to replace people.
Jia Mu also knew that the family's financial resources were exhausted, but she did not dare to change. In other words, she didn't dare to change before Wang Xifeng came in.
Because she knew very well what Mrs. Wang had done. Otherwise, even if she doesn't know people well, she doesn't want to fall into the hands of the boss. Of course, if it is exchanged in her hands, outsiders will know the situation in Jia's house. This is something that a good-looking old lady will never tolerate.
And Ou Mengmeng didn't care about them, so what she thought was that if she didn't change people, she wouldn't be able to drastically clean up the old problems. Just like yesterday, Jia She made a good start by taking away more than a hundred people. Regardless of whether some of them were wronged or not, now that the number of people is reduced by a quarter, they can do a lot more easily.
But one thing is very troublesome, that is the Lai family. It's not Lai Da alone, but the housekeepers of Rong Ning's second house are actually the sons of Grandma Lai. As a result, the affairs of Rong Ning's second house were all controlled by the servants of the family. How stupid are the Jia family to indulge their servants to this extent?
Even if she doesn't care about Ning Mansion, she still has to think about Lai Da. She had to find a chance to win over Lai Da, just like Zhou Rui's family, making a small fortune. But here's the problem, she has to find a reason!
Like what Qianlong did, if Heshen was left alone to be greedy, that was the treasury he left for his descendants. Even if his son was so useless, his only achievement in life would be to destroy Heshen. But that would have to be after Qianlong died and the country changed hands.
She wants to mess with Lai Da's family, but it's really not because of the greedy money. If she wants to take charge of the housework again, Lai Da's family will be a hurdle that she can't overcome.
Moreover, there are so many things going on these days, and Lai Da's family would not be themselves if they didn't have a little vigilance. When she feels that the time is right, she is afraid that this moment will slip away. Don't tell me they have a contract to sell themselves, they can't run away.
But Grandma Lai let her grandson out early because she was Jia Mu's roommate. She is currently studying. In a few years, she will be able to get an official position through donations from the Jia family, and then put all her property in her grandson's name. So how will she get the money back? Who is afraid of the Jia family, who is declining, and the Lai family, who is about to prosper?
"Old lady!" Yuan Chun saw Ou Mengmeng in a daze while eating, and hurriedly patted her gently.
Ou Mengmeng raised her head and moved her neck.
"You go back to Rongxi Hall and help your mother take care of the second house's affairs. I told your uncle that I only want the things in the account books from more than ten years ago. It should be said that the value is about the same. These ten more Your uncle doesn’t want the annual income. Oh, your mother is stupid. Pay attention to the warehouse. Some things are marked. You have to point them out first. If the plaque is really changed, these will be over the limit. Although the royal family does not They will ask us to hand it back, but it must be registered and handed over to the royal family for record. It can be regarded as a bit of memory passed on to the descendants." Although Ou Mengmeng felt in her heart, it is better to hand it back. These things are not light or heavy, they are really damaged. It's all sin. But she also knows that from another perspective, this family has gifts from the emperor, which can provide some protection for the family. Why is Rongxi Hall of Rongfu important? Because except for the couplets written by King Dongping, most of them are written by the emperors of the previous two generations. Personally titled. As a visitor, you also know that Rong Mansion was once rich.
Yuanchun nodded and prepared to exit.
"Sister!" Daiyu stopped Yuan Chun first, then looked back at Ou Mengmeng, "Old lady, something seems wrong."
"Then what do you think is wrong?" Ou Mengmeng nodded, put down the bowl of sweet porridge, and looked at everyone with a smile. However, she pointed at Daiyu and Qin Keqing, "Don't talk about it, Tanchun first, and Yingchun later."
Tanchun was stunned for a moment, and now he felt a little depressed. In the old lady's mind, was she the stupidest one?
However, in the old lady's gaze, she paused for a moment and thought carefully about what she just said. Tanchun thought about it, she had always been very strong, but after a while, she shook her head. This was a matter for the second wife. She had some thoughts in her mind, but she really didn't dare to say it, so she just pretended not to understand.
"Yingchun!" Ou Mengmeng looked at Yingchun.
"More than ten years ago, there weren't so many people in the house, right?" Yingchun hesitated for a moment, then whispered.
"Is this what you mean?" Ou Mengmeng looked at Daiyu.
"Yes, when the second wife took over the Rong Mansion, the population in the manor was very simple. In the past few years, there have been more masters and more servants in the manor. In addition, the eldest brother Zhu and the second brother Lian got married and had children... big things have happened. There are too many, so Sister-in-law Lian also said yesterday that she is somewhat unable to make ends meet. The second wife has lost a lot of money over the years." Daiyu was embarrassed to say that Jia Zhu held a funeral, but she saw her father holding her mother's funeral. , then real silver is no longer silver. Nowadays, Daiyu is just a bookkeeper on her forehead. Now she says that the second wife has taken advantage of the Rong Mansion for more than ten years. She really doesn't believe it.
"Tell me, even though you didn't take over the Ning Mansion, you still need to know these things." Ou Mengmeng looked at Qin Keqing.
"The main reason is that the great-grandson's daughter-in-law doesn't know the housework income of Rong Mansion in recent years. Most people are in Zhuangzi or shop. Zhuangzi actually has to rely on the weather for food, and the income is not fixed." Qin Keqing smiled timidly. She wanted to cry. She was a newly married daughter-in-law, and now she was being managed by the wife and mother-in-law in the next room. She really found it too difficult. It seems that no one is right to say who is right or wrong.
"So, Yuan'er, I have vacated Jiangyunxuan, and that place will be used as a director for you. You only have half a year to teach Sanchun and Daiyu." Ou Mengmeng didn't say anything else, just free up the place. Now, can she take some of them with her when she becomes a director in the future?
"Yes! But that won't happen today. My granddaughter will go to my wife's place first. My wife is sick and there are some matters with the second room. I still want my granddaughter to handle it. After waiting for everything to be done, I can teach my sister and niece how to do housework." Yuanchun said hurriedly. .
"Go." Ou Mengmeng nodded and motioned for her to go. When Yuan Chun left the lobby, Ou Mengmeng played Daiyu and said, "Do you know where you went wrong?"
"Since the granddaughter is wrong, why does the grandmother continue?" Daiyu was stunned. She really didn't know what she was wrong about. The main reason was that her grandmother didn't stop her and just let her continue asking.
"Yingchun, say it." Ou Mengmeng looked at Yingchun.
"That's the second room's secret." Yingchun also gave up resistance and said directly.
"So, among you, your second sister is the smartest. You should follow her well. Therefore, those who learn to play chess know it well." Ou Mengmeng also praised Yingchun and asked someone to get a pair of good chess pieces and Chessboard reward. Seeing the joy on Yingchun's face when she saw the chess piece, she nodded happily. Ou Mengmeng finally saw that Yingchun's face was a little brighter, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She touched Xiao Xichun's head and said, "You have to learn from your sister."
Xichun was stunned. Is this none of his business? Looking around, he looked blank. Qin Keqing smiled hurriedly and hugged her little aunt, which was a kiss. Of course, Xichun was even more stunned. Why was this his niece-in-law? She was in a bit of pain, and her food no longer tasted good.
Ou Mengmeng laughed, so she didn't ask Xichun, not because she was from Dongfu, but because she was too young. Children in kindergarten, why bother?
Let Yuanyang take them to study the small kitchen. As mentioned yesterday, they have to observe their filial piety. The small kitchen needs to be cleaned up today, and things should be recorded and recorded, so they are sent out.
She asked someone to comb her hair, put on loose clothes, and walked slowly in the courtyard, just to think about what she should do.
Sometimes I feel that the Lai family is really a god-like existence in the Jia family, but it is just a means of borrowing scenery. Aunt Lai is not alluding to the contradictions in the court at this time. The cats and dogs in front of the old saint are all decent. So what should the new emperor do? The old saint protects them above, but below, these people are intertwined and can only test each other's limits. Otherwise, how can I put it, this is a sacred book, and every way of writing is really full of profound meaning.
