Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

"Well... now that the master values ​​the second young lady, I'm afraid she can't afford to save money in her room."

"I didn't say I wanted to save money for her." It's just two taels of silver a month, plus the expenses of two big maids, so it's not a big deal if I give it all to myself.

"Yes, yes, I just said it casually. But now, apart from the second young lady and the master, the young master is the only one left in the mansion. But you have always loved the young master, so I dare not make the decision casually."

Gu Shuang's eyes were full of disdain. Who valued him? If it wasn't because she had no children, why would she have to treat him nicely every day!

"You have your say, it's up to me whether I listen or not."

"Yes. Throughout the year, the young master's biggest expenses are on socializing and going to school.

He wanted to make friends with the young masters, go horse racing, buy BMWs, swords, and carved bows, practice martial arts, hire a teacher to teach him, give gifts to his friends, and make eight new sets of clothes at the end of the year.

Moreover, in the young master's courtyard, according to your instructions, there are four big maids, four little servants, two wet nurses, four little maids and some servants who sweep the courtyard, which is four times as many as the second young lady.

What's more, the young master has the fifty taels of pocket money you give him every month from your private savings. In a year or two, the young master will get married, and the dowry, the new house, and even the concubines will cost a lot of money."

After hearing what Nanny Gu said, Gu Shuang's face turned unhappy. She originally thought that since she only had this one son in the family, she had never done him any harm. But this expense was too high.

Gu Shuang stroked the handle of the chair back and forth. The rosewood felt really good.

"Well... there's no rush about getting married. Anyway, the master will definitely give me some money when the time comes, so I won't be the only one with the headache.

We can't save on socializing. The master has stopped leading troops a long time ago, and the future of our family depends on him. If we don't make more friends, there will be no one to help us when something happens.

The martial arts and teaching teachers were all selected by the master himself, and they cannot be moved. So it seems that we can only make changes to the daily expenses. "

Gu Shuang touched her chin with her hand, which was how she looked when she was thinking.

"How about this, I'll stop giving him my fifty taels first, and tell him that I'm in big trouble this year and don't have money to give him for pocket money. Anyway, he has his monthly allowance, so he shouldn't have any problems.

Then there are the clothes. Eight sets? Can I wear them all? The old ones are still wearable, so I can just reduce it to two new ones.

Tell him not to buy BMWs and weapons. What's the point of buying so many? They won't do anything. And the young master is grown up now. Why keep so many maids in the room? It's not nice to see them. Let half of them go!

The monthly wages of the remaining maids should also be reduced. They act like deputy young ladies every day, and act arrogantly. Do they think I don’t know? Humph, they don’t act like servants at all.”

After Gu Shuang finished speaking, she rolled her eyes and thought of her favorite trick in the past: "Also, this year, the annual rewards for everyone in the mansion will be halved. Just say that it's for the sake of accumulating blessings for the young lady."

If it were in the past, Nanny Gu would definitely persuade Gu Shuang and analyze the pros and cons for her. Even if you want to be frugal, you shouldn't save so much at once, let alone in such an indecent way.

Now, there was a thorn in Nanny Gu's heart, which made her feel uncomfortable. When she heard Gu Shuang say this, she not only did not object, but replied submissively with a "Madam, you are wise", and really told the accountant to do so.

As for the consequences of this matter, huh, I will do what you say anyway, and you will have to bear the consequences yourself if anything goes wrong!

Gu said that she didn't want the second young lady's money, but at the end of the month, her evil hands still reached into Xu Yixing's room.

"You mean, Madam won't give our courtyard the annual reward this year?" Xu Yixing was playing with the vase in his hand while listening to Siqin talking about the latest happenings in the mansion.

"Yes, everyone else's money is reduced by half, but our hospital is exempted from it! Everyone has worked hard for a year and relied on this money to celebrate the New Year. Now, those old women are in a bad mood all day long. I can't even get anyone to fetch water!"

Xu Yixing rolled her eyes. It seemed that the Seventh Prince's trick had worked. These days, she was asking for money from inside, and the Seventh Prince was trying to get the Gu family by the neck. This combination of internal and external forces really made her stretched to the limit.

It's just hard for the people in my yard. They can't have a good New Year just because they follow me.

"And more! Do you know what excuse she gave? She said it was to accumulate merit for the young lady! Listen to this, this..."

"Is that even human language?" Before Siqin could finish her words, Xu Yixing slapped the table. Damn it, I'm almost dead, and you're still using me as a shield!

"Siqin, how much was the annual reward for our courtyard in previous years?"

"According to the custom, the reward for a senior maid is two taels, for a junior maid is one tael, and for a maidservant is eight cents. Then everyone will get a new set of clothes, a new pair of shoes, and some food. That's what we reward them with."

"That's not much..."

Siqin thought to herself, my lady, you only have two taels a month, how can it be less?

"Well, how about this. Go and exchange the silver note I gave you earlier for cash. For the people in my courtyard, you and Si Hua will each get 6 taels, and the rest will get 3 taels. Forget about the shoes and clothes. Just consider it as the silver I gave them."

"But didn't you stop rewarding the old woman before? Why now?"

"The New Year is coming soon, we have to make people happy." The main thing is that he has important things to do next year, and then he might have to rely on the people in the mansion. It is not appropriate to cut off their annual rewards now.

"Okay, I'll do it right away!"

Xu Yixing was happy to see that things were going smoothly. Tomorrow is the new December. Xu Housheng must be on his way back to Beijing, right? Hehehe, just thinking about it makes me happy!

Xiaosui has not been found yet, but the fake Xiaosui that Xu Yixing personally supervised has already moved into Jingxi Temple. Yi Yan, your revenge will be taken soon!

Xu Yixing strolled along the mansion's garden with a smile on his face. But in a flash, he saw Xu Yiwen, who was also in the garden, staring at a tree, not looking very happy.

"Brother, why are you here? Today is the birthday of the young master of the Minister of Justice, right? Didn't you go to congratulate him?"

Xu Yiwen heard it, turned around and saw that it was her, and forced a smile.

"The gift I chose is too expensive, so my mother won't like it. But the cheap stuff isn't good either. I'm in a dilemma, so I'm just not going."

Huh? Could it be that Gu's company was also deducting Xu Yiwen's money? How bold!

"How can this be possible? Even if my brother doesn't go, he still has to give me a gift. Otherwise, it would be too strange."

"My sister is right." Although Xu Yiwen agreed with her, he did not move and still stood under the tree.

"I remember when my sister married into the Sun Mansion, my father said that weapons were unlucky and she was not allowed to take them with her. Did she leave all her weapons in the mansion?