New widow

Madam Huang reminded at the side, garden? Suqiao frowned: "I have never been to the garden."

"That's because Madam, you worked too hard and didn't go to the garden." The housekeeper also said, "There are almost forty people in the garden."

"It's just reduced by half." Su Qiao felt that she was looking for ways to reduce expenses in various cracks. The housekeeper's wife should have said: "As for the garden, I actually have an idea."

"What's your idea?" Just as Su Qiao asked, Madam Huang had already said, "It's better not to tell Madam about this idea, otherwise it will appear that our house is too corrupt."

"Our house is indeed in a state of decline at this time." Su Qiao sighed. After hearing what Su Qiao said, the housekeeper said: "More than half of this garden can actually be used for people to come in and play, or someone can use the garden to treat guests, and you can also collect some money. .”

Is there such a thing? While Su Qiao was thinking about it, Madam Huang had already said, "Madam, this can't be done."

"Indeed, this is in the capital. If people know that we have taken out the garden to collect money, we don't know what to say." Su Qiao thought about it carefully and felt that something was wrong. But where else can I save some money? Or, Suqiao bit her lower lip with her teeth and suddenly patted the table: "I understand."

"Madam, what do you know?" Madam Huang and the housekeeper asked in unison. Suqiao looked at them: "Master Shiyi must have some hidden property, and those accountants must also know about it. Master Eleven’s secret.”

The accountants only confessed that they colluded with Mr. Shiyi, tampered with the accounts, and took a lot of money from the Duke's government.

As for Song An's death, these accountants naturally refused to admit it. After all, they got some money. As long as Xuan Qiao didn't pursue it and they gave away their family property, they could avoid punishment. But if Song An's death was involved, then they really wouldn't have enough heads to chop off.

"But..." Mrs. Huang was still thinking about what to say, but Su Qiao had already said: "Take the films in the house and go to the Criminal Department to ask Director Su to come over. I have a good idea and I want to ask him."

Seeing Suqiao's eyes shining brightly, the two of them didn't dare to ask anything else, so they could only answer.

After walking out of the house, Mrs. Huang said: "I have been in the Duke's Mansion for so many years and have been in charge of the internal affairs of the Duke's Mansion for a long time, but I never thought that I would have to save money like this today."

"Early on in the Duke's Mansion, it was just too much money." After saying this, the housekeeper's wife covered her mouth, as if she was worried that Madam Huang would scold her, but Madam Huang only smiled: "Yes, it is too much money." .”

Flowers are boiling with brocade fire. To outsiders, they look like splendor and wealth. But the end of this splendor and splendor seems to disappear quickly with only a short sentence.

The housekeeper's wife looked at Mrs. Huang and saw that Mrs. Huang was simply dressed, no longer similar to her master in the past. The housekeeper couldn't help but sigh: "I don't know what we can get in exchange for working so hard."

"The master is always the master, always will be." Mrs. Huang's words sounded a bit vague, but the housekeeper understood that she could bully the master for a while, but she could not bully the master for the rest of her life. When you are loyal, you can only obey, otherwise, the old Zhutou family will

Just a role model. There are also those housekeepers who were kicked out and lost their shelter even though they had property.

In the past, he was so arrogant and powerful, but today he is like a lost dog.

"That a cappella group, even the ladies didn't pay attention to it in the past." The housekeeper recalled the rumors she had heard and couldn't help but tell Madam Huang.

Madam Huang had naturally heard about what was going on with the acapella group. It was not that they had nowhere to go. They left for only ten days before entering another mansion.

But not every mansion is like the British prince's mansion in the past. The mistress is seriously ill, and Song An can spend as much as she likes. For those few young ladies, Xiaodan, it costs three to four thousand taels a year to make clothes and jewelry.

Those few young students and young ladies, as well as their tutors, were all well-fed and used. When they went to other places, the food and clothing expenses were not as good as when they were in the British government. One or two of them were spoiled and complained.

Xiaodan, who once had a bad temper with Suqiao and wanted to take away the Diancuitou noodles worth a thousand taels, was found guilty by the mistress, so she broke her legs and threw her out of the house.

The sweet lady who used to be rich and noble, wrapped in brocade, can only live in such a leaky house today, relying on some food that her former companions quietly sent out of the house.

I wonder if when they dreamed back at midnight, they would think of the days of the British government and have some regrets?

Madam Huang just smiled: "If they really had regrets, they wouldn't have done that when they were in the house." Except for Song An, they were arrogant. In other words, they didn't even pay attention to Song An, but , a flower never blooms for a hundred days, this principle has been sung in the opera.

The housekeeper just smiled and said: "That's all, that's all, we just want a safe meal and a meal, we have to endure it until this child

Only when the son grows up and inherits the title can he have anything else to say. "

Yes, there is only one thing to endure. In this house, everyone is enduring. The servants are enduring, and the masters are also enduring. Huang Niangzi thought about Suqiao's smile, and her heart ached for some reason. Huang Niangzi knew all the truths in the world and understood all the rules in this deep mansion. But at this time, Huang Niangzi was not willing to let Suqiao go through it. , get through this lonely, uncared-for day.

But Mrs. Huang couldn't say these words, so she just smiled.

Increase revenue and reduce expenditure, these are all arranged, it seems that they are waiting here, waiting for the days to pass, waiting for the children to grow up, waiting for Song Zhen to pass the period of filial piety, and arrange a marriage for Song Zhen, so that Song Zhen can Get married.

Suqiao knew everything she was going to do, but Suqiao was not interested in any of it. After Sister-in-law Wang came that day, Song Zhen also became silent. The flowers in the courtyard were still blooming, but no one stayed under the flower trees.

The blooming crabapples will fade into rain in just a few days, and in a few days there will be no more red flowers, only one green leaf. Song Zhen stood under the crabapple tree. Chunhua had already smiled and said: "Girl, although the crabapples have fallen in the past few days, the peonies are about to bloom. The peonies in the garden are very good. Why don't I accompany you to enjoy the peonies."

"I don't want to enjoy the flowers." Song Zhen's words made Chunhua frown: "But girl, you have been too lazy to eat and drink these past few days, and you don't want to enjoy the flowers. What are you thinking about?"

"Chunhua, how did you get into this mansion?" Song Zhen never thought of asking Chunhua's origins. Chunhua already smiled: "I am the son of a family in this mansion. My father is in charge of the farm. He is in charge of an eight-year-old man." Hundred acres of Zhuangzi, Zhuangzi

There is also a fish pond inside, and every month, ten fresh fish are delivered to the house. "