Yuxinyuan.
"Steward Cui, only when you become a householder do you realize that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive. Hey, during the period when eldest sister is not around, everything in the house is really worrying me!" Chen Mianmian rubbed her temples, looking extremely tired. appearance.
She picked out eight-tenths of the ornaments in the Yannian Courtyard and sold them, leaving some ordinary things that didn't look very expensive and kept them.
A total of more than 30,000 taels of silver were sold.
He gave Cui Lu 20,000 taels, but Chen Mianmian still had more than 10,000 taels left on him!
But all the money had to be given to the public school, and Chen Mianmian was reluctant to part with it.
So Mrs. Bao gave her a suggestion, asking her to reduce the expenses in the house first.
"Mrs. Side, there are only six masters in the mansion, but there are more than seventy servants. Many people are fishing in troubled waters. I think that the best way to save money is to clean up some of them and reduce the number of servants in the Marquis Mansion. .”
"Oh, who does the housekeeper think can be eliminated?" Chen Mianmian asked curiously.
She also discovered this problem. There were too many people. The monthly salary of the servants in Guanghou Mansion was almost one hundred taels per month, which is one thousand taels a year. The annual salary of the Marquis was only one thousand taels. .
Clearing some out can save a lot of money.
Cui Rongfa opened the list, pointed to one of the names and said, "Madam, look, this Bai Qingqing can be cleared."
He couldn't understand why the young lady asked him to mention Bai Qingqing first.
But the young lady said so, and he did so.
"Bai Qingqing?" Chen Mianmian almost forgot about this woman.
Before she married the Marquis, the woman was full of hostility towards her, fearing that she would steal Cui Yunfeng's maid.
She probably doesn't hate herself now.
Bai Qingqing probably hated Xu Wanning, and Xu Wanning probably hated her too.
"Why should we clear her out? She was the one who brought Doctor Jia into the house and saved the young master. Isn't it appropriate to clear her out?" Chen Mianmian asked.
Someone must have done it on purpose.
Cui Rongfa took a step forward and lowered his voice and said, "Mrs. Side, it was the young lady who found me and said she wanted to get Bai Qingqing out of the house."
really.
Xu Wanning really can't tolerate Bai Qingqing.
It was good to think that the son she gave birth to would not be close to her and would be close to another woman. It was more appropriate to stay here and cause some trouble for Xu Wanning.
Chen Mianmian was a little embarrassed: "It's not that I don't want to understand, it's just that this person is the young master's savior. She made a mistake, and the eldest sister just locked her up and had no intention of driving her out of the house. If I had to drive her out, I'm afraid the eldest sister will be unhappy when she's back. Otherwise, this person won't be clear for now, and I will explain it clearly to the young lady."
"That's what Mrs. Side said." Cui Rongfa bent down, "Why don't you look at other people."
Chen Mianmian hummed and looked down in the direction of Cui Rongfa's finger.
"This is a groom from the Marquis Mansion. He specializes in cleaning the stables and bathing the horses. We also have a coachman. I think all the work of cleaning the stables can be given to the coachman."
Chen Mianmian nodded: "That's okay."
"And this, there are people who tend to the flowers and plants in the Marquis' Mansion..."
In the end, there were more than seventy people, and Chen Mianmian named ten of them, many of them were elderly servants who were making jokes in the mansion.
Cui Rongfa left Yuxinyuan and went to Ningyuan.
"Young Madam, Madam Side agreed to clear out some servants, but she did not agree to clear out Bai Qingqing."
Xu Wanning specifically asked Cui Rongfa to mention Bai Qingqing first.
It was to test Chen Mianmian.
The purpose was to test Chen Mianmian's loyalty. Sure enough, after this woman ascended to a high position, she forgot the promise she had made.
Is she really afraid that Mrs. Du will hold her accountable, or does she want to keep Bai Qingqing to cause trouble for herself?
Xu Wanning sneered.
Want to win over Bai Qingqing?
dream!
Cui Rongfa reported the names of these people one by one, and Xu Wanning listened carefully and thought about it.
These people are all old people in the house.
They rely on their elders and act like their elders, unable to do much, but they want the Hou Mansion to serve them like their ancestors.
He is a difficult person.
Xu Wanning knocked on the table and nodded: "Well done, you don't need me to tell you what to do next, right?"
"I always act according to the young lady's opinions." Cui Rongfa said simply.
"Okay. Once this matter is settled, I will go and beg my father to let Cui Lian out."
Cui Rongfa was grateful: "Thank you so much, Madam."
Cui Lu said before that he would let Cui Lian out, but when did this happen, he didn't mention a word. As long as Cui Lian was mentioned, Cui Lu's face became very ugly. As time went by, Cui Rongfa also lost his temper. Dare to mention it.
It has been a month, and Cui Rongfa has not seen Cui Lian until now, and the mother-in-law at home is going crazy.
There was no other way. When Aunt Qiu found him, Cui Rongfa agreed without even thinking.
As long as Cui Lian can be rescued, no matter who it is, he will be his savior.
Cui Rongfa quickly went back to work.
Xu Wanning ordered Qingxing to close the door of Ningyuan tightly, and also told them not to open it no matter who knocked on the door.
Both maids knew the reason and nodded solemnly.
Just kidding, if you want to clear out those lepers in the Hou Mansion, I'm afraid there will be an uproar in the manor.
Chen Mianmian didn't know that things were about to change in the Hou Mansion.
She wanted to go against the two mistresses of the Hou Mansion.
Then before Du Shi comes back, go and see Bai Qingqing first.
There was actually a person posted outside the door to guard Bai Qingqing.
The man was a groom from the stable, in his forties, with a rough skin. Because he lived with horses every day, his body was stained with the lingering horse odor. Chen Mianmian covered her nose and entered the woodshed.
Bai Qingqing had been locked up for a long time, her body was extremely dirty, her hair was all tangled, and the whole woodshed was filled with a disgusting stench.
Chen Mianmian walked into the woodshed, smelled the smell, stepped back and stood at the door.
"Bai Qingqing, what mistake did you make that your wife wants to lock you up here?" Chen Mianmian asked curiously.
Bai Qingqing looked at Chen Mianmian, who was dressed in silk and satin, her eyes glowing green.
She is no longer a peasant girl, but now the concubine of the Marquis's family.
Bai Qingqingxiao had thought about becoming the master of the Hou Mansion for many years, but Chen Mianmian did it in less than a month.
Infuriating, you say?
"None of your business." Bai Qingqing gritted her teeth, wanting to step forward and tear Chen Mianmian into pieces, but her whole body ached and she had no strength at all.
Xiliu scolded: "How dare you, a maid, dare to talk to Madam like that."
"Madam?" Bai Qingqing sneered: "You may have made a mistake. She is the side wife, not the madam."
Xiliu wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Chen Mianmian.
After she got used to the smell in the room, she took two steps forward and approached Bai Qingqing: "We are not enemies."
As he got closer, the stench on Bai Qingqing's body became more and more obvious.
It smells rancid, smells bad, and seems to have some other smell.
