New widow

Mrs. Zhang has often done this kind of thing of giving a sweet date a slap in the face over the years, and she has often encountered it, so Mrs. Zhang can only nod: "Thank you, thank you."

"I'm about to go in, and I have to reply to Madam." Sister-in-law Wang felt that she had finished what she needed to say. If Mrs. Zhang had any other thoughts that she shouldn't have, she should be scolded, so Sister-in-law Wang went to the second room. Go to the door.

Mrs. Zhang let out a long sigh. She didn't know when she would be able to visit her daughter's grave and cry. That was the meat that fell from his own body. When she was a small ball nestled in his arms and sucking milk, he also thought about how she would live in the future. After being given a dowry, everyone praised themselves for their skill in raising their daughter, but they never expected that they would never see their daughter again. Not even the only flesh and bones of her daughter in this world could they see her, nor could they hear her call her. A grandma.

Mrs. Zhang felt that her face was wet, and she knew that tears had fallen again. She couldn't cry. She couldn't cry in front of others. If others saw her, she would make trouble again and laugh at herself. It may even cause his son to lose his job.

Mrs. Zhang took out her handkerchief, covered her face with it, and left in a hurry. As a mother, you can only live up to the love between mother and daughter by finding a place to cry for your daughter.

Now that someone from the Wu Mansion had proofed it, Sister-in-law Liu passed on Su Qiao's words to Manager Liu and asked Manager Liu to do it well. After listening to what his wife said, Manager Liu smiled and nodded: "My abilities have been wasted over the years. Now that Madam values ​​you and puts me in high regard, I will naturally do things well for Madam."

"I know your heart, but

, Those shopkeepers are all old people for many years, and some of them need to be replaced now, I don't know..." Sister-in-law Liu was still frowning, but Manager Liu smiled: "Don't worry, I will give you both kindness and power, and I will give you clear rewards and punishments. All learned. "

Before Sister-in-law Liu could say anything else, she saw Mrs. Huang walking in. Sister-in-law Liu smiled at Mrs. Huang and said, "You have taken care of all the family matters."

Mrs. Huang knew what Sister-in-law Liu meant, and her face couldn't help but blush, but she still said to Sister-in-law Liu: "Yes, everything has been done. Madam must be kind, otherwise my niece will really fall into the tiger's mouth."

Sister-in-law Liu nodded after hearing this: "Yes, Madam is kind, so we must also work well for Madam to avoid being kicked out and laughed at."

Mrs. Huang couldn't help but frown slightly. She felt that there was something else hidden in Sister Liu's words. However, Mrs. Huang did not delve into it at the moment, but went deeper.

"Have you heard everything?" Sister-in-law Liu looked at Manager Liu, who smiled: "I'm not that three-year-old child, so why can't I understand what you said about Sang and Huai? We want the scenery, so naturally we want the Duke's Mansion too. It’s better. If we really have to evacuate the Duke’s Mansion, there won’t be any benefits in the Mansion, and we will also be the unlucky ones.”

"In this case, I won't tell you any more." Sister-in-law Liu asked Manager Liu to go and do the work quickly. The reputation of the Duke's mansion also depends on the money. Without the money, the masters will not be able to enjoy the glory. People don't get much benefit either.

Mrs. Huang came in and kowtowed to Su Qiao to express her gratitude. Suqiao finished listening to Mrs. Huang's report and then said: "A good girl, if she is forced to be a concubine,

That really hurt her. "

"Yes, madam, you are kind." Mrs. Huang has been showing her loyalty to Su Qiao at this moment. Su Qiao looked at Mrs. Huang and remembered the threat of Old Zhutou that day. Old Zhutou had been in this house for a long time, and she really thought that The house cannot survive without these servants who have been here for many years.

But they don't know that a master doesn't need a reason to make things difficult for his servants.

"From now on, there will only be a few servants left in this mansion. Those who remain are all loyal and capable people who I have been watching carefully these days." Su Qiao also knows the principle of giving a sweet date a slap in the face. Talk to Mrs. Huang there. Mrs. Huang has nodded repeatedly: "Madam, don't worry, those things of cheating and hiding things from superiors and subordinates will never happen again."

Suqiao just smiled and said that it would never happen again, which was probably a lie, but it would be a good thing if she could be less intrusive and deceived.

"Go ahead, Mrs. Huang, please come." To make a living, you need to increase income and reduce expenditures. This income has already been opened, so it's time to reduce expenditures. Su Qiao also needs to discuss with Mrs. Huang, how much money will be used in the house every day from now on. To avoid having to make ends meet later.

Mrs. Huang came soon, not only did she come, but she also brought the housekeeper with her. Su Qiao looked at the housekeeper and said with a smile: "It seems that you know why I am looking for you."

"Madam has been rectifying the house these days, increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. Now that the source of income has been opened, she must be waiting for the reduction of expenditure." Madam Huang's words made Suqiao nod: "She is really a smart and smart person. I can't bear to do this for a while. Let you go."

When Su Qiao spoke to Madam Huang, it was always business-related matters, but at this moment, she brought out her true feelings, and Madam Huang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

, then Mrs. Huang said: "It is my blessing that Madam can like it."

Listening to the conversation between Suqiao and Madam Huang, the housekeeper always felt that there was something wrong with what she said, but she did not dare to say it and just stood aside.

"Okay, don't talk about this." Suqiao said to Madam Huang: "You have been in this house for a long time, and you also have an account of the expenses in this house. Last time you said that in this house, at least every day It takes 50 taels of silver, so that it cannot make ends meet. Now that it has been severely renovated, how much silver does this house use every day?"

Madam Huang is also very good at calculating accounts. She just calculated it in her mind and said to Su Qiao: "Madam, to be honest, the daily needs of this house are 30 taels of silver."

30 taels a day, 360 days a year, is 800 taels. Suqiao did the math and smiled: "How can you imagine this 30 taels per day?"

"So there is a deficit in this house." When it came to settling accounts, the housekeeper's wife spoke up. Not only that, she also took off a gold bracelet from her wrist. Su Qiao took a look and saw that the gold bracelet actually had abacus beads, and then The housekeeper pulled out a hairpin from her hair, smiled at Suqiao and said, "Madam, don't be surprised. This is how we eat."

It is better to carry the cooking skills with you like this than to carry those big abacus on your back, so Suqiao nodded, and the housekeeper was already pulling the beads on the abacus: "There are eleven shops in the mansion now, originally there were fourteen. Originally, each of these fourteen shops had an annual income of 1000 taels of silver, which was 1000 taels. There were also farms, these farms

The village has a total of more than [-] acres, and the annual rent is about [-] taels. There are also several houses, which are all rented out. The rents are quite small, only about [-] taels a year. "