Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

Anan smiled slightly and did not expose her lie. He just gestured for her to stand behind him, took the tea handed to him by Bai Shao, and sat quietly.

The last maid arrived just as the first quarter of the morning hour had struck.

Anan didn't say anything and glanced at Bai Shao.

Bai Shao took a step forward and said in a clear voice, "Before dinner yesterday, Madam received three important reports. Here are the purchase lists for the kitchen. Please come forward, Madam Sun, and get the matching cards."

A maid hurried forward, took the pair of cards from Jing Mo's hands with both hands, bowed and went back down.

"The cleaning and arrangements are ready. Please ask Madam Liu to come forward and get the pair of cards." Bai Shao ordered again.

Another maid came forward and took the pair of cards with the same respect.

"You can't take care of the flowers and trees in the backyard!" As soon as Bai Shao finished speaking, a maid came forward and said, "Madam, the flowers and trees in the backyard are now dead or damaged. We must replace them. Even if it costs some money, we can't just let the flowers and trees die on their own and leave the whole backyard bare, right?"

Jing Mo stepped forward and said with a smile, "Madam, you are too impatient. How could Madam not know your kindness? Be patient, Madam will make arrangements."

Anan saw her bowing, then he put down his tea bowl and said with a smile: "Over the years, thanks to the blessings of the maids, the house has been well managed. But I see that the flowers and trees in this yard have to spend a lot of money every year to replace the seedlings, which is really not worth it."

Each of the maids had a different look on their faces, but no one dared to say anything. The maid who just stepped forward said, "Madam, you don't know, after all, it is a living thing. Flowers and trees will always wear out. We have already bought it at a bargain."

Anan smiled and said, "From today on, the rules for taking care of flowers and trees will be changed."

The old woman was stunned for a moment, and asked hurriedly, "How do I change it, Madam?"

Anan glanced at Jing Mo.

Jing Mo took out a map of the mansion's vegetation and ordered two maids to unfold it. He said to the maids, "Madams, come forward and take a look. Madam has divided the flowers and trees in the mansion into sixteen lots. Each lot is in one place, and there are good things that can be sold for silver!"

At this point, everyone became interested and came forward to stare at the Kanyu map.

Jing Mo pointed to one of the plots and said with a smile, "The roses in Qingyue Garden are the best. If a maid is in charge of this plot, the flowers there will belong to this maid. No matter how much money she gets from picking them, it will all be hers. But on the contrary, if a flower dies here, this maid will be responsible for replacing it, and the mansion will not allocate any more money to make up for it."

Everyone was talking and whispering. A maid stepped forward boldly and whispered, "Madam, I am willing to take care of Qingyue Garden for you!"

Everyone turned their eyes to Anan.

Anan stood up and looked at her with a smile: "Mammy, if you take charge of this yard, you will have a lot of work to do, and this job is free! If the roses inside die, you will have to pay for them yourself!"

The maidservant was honest. When she heard Anan say that, she laughed and said, "The current emperor advocates frugality, so the palace has started a trend of wearing fresh flowers and velvet flowers instead of gold and silver. This trend has spread to the people, and many people have followed suit. The Chinese roses in Qingyue Garden are in bloom. They have many colors and are beautiful. One batch can be sold for at least 11 or 12 taels. If they are well cared for and sold periodically, they can be sold until the end of the flowering season!"