Happy Life in the Red Chamber

On the day the list was made, Mother Jia sent two young servants from Kong Wu to watch the list early, and the whole family gathered in the warm pavilion of Mother Jia's Rongqing Hall with apprehensive faces, waiting for the result.

It is impossible for Ming Xi to say that he is really not nervous, but he is not too nervous if he wants to say how nervous he is.Now the result has been settled. If you fail the exam, then continue to work hard and try again in three years. You are still young anyway.If you pass the exam, everyone will be happy. Continue to study hard and take the exam after three years.

After waiting for a long time, the two servants who were sent to see the list came back in a state of embarrassment but with joy on their faces: "Congratulations to the old lady, congratulations to the master and wife, great congratulations, the uncle passed the exam, No. 19."

Jia's mother was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear: "Rewards, rewards, everyone has rewards, mandarin ducks, pass on my word, and everyone in the whole house will reward you with a month's worth of money. Take the boxes I prepared and give them to Zhu'er.

And the head of the box will be rewarded to the eldest grandma. It is hard work to take care of Zhu'er these days.For the second child, remember to prepare a generous gift for Zhu'er to thank her in-laws.These days, it is really thanks to Zhuer's father-in-law who gave him everything. "

Ming Xi responded, she didn't need to order this matter from the old lady, she would make proper preparations.

Mrs. Shi likes to be lively, and by celebrating Jia Zhu, he had a banquet and a flower viewing feast, and it was lively for half a month.If it wasn't for Mingxi's impatience, she could continue to toss.

Mingxi can't learn from the old lady's tricks, everyone pays a month's money.She has always believed in hard work, more rewards, rewards for good work, and punishment for poor work.The money at home was not brought by the strong wind.It's not an exaggeration at all for the huge Jia's mansion to be frighteningly expensive and unable to make ends meet.

In the past two years, Mingxi has successively reduced the number of maids, mothers-in-law and servants in the mansion to only half of what they used to be.It turned out that she had replaced almost all the children in the mansion except those in the big house and the old lady's yard.

Now Mingxi's stare in this mansion is more effective than Jia She and Jia Zheng's loud roar.Mingxi's method is very simple. If you make a mistake for the first time, depending on the circumstances, the monthly payment will be severely deducted, the board will be slapped, and you will be sent to the house for inspection. .

Nowadays, there are many people who sell children, especially maids and servants. She won't be too harsh on them after spending money to buy them, but she definitely doesn't ask them to be the deputy ladies.

People who are acquainted with Yazi all know Mingxi's requirements for buying a buyer: honesty, rules, and average appearance.Mother Jia often thought that the maids she bought were not decent enough, and Ming Xi just pretended not to hear, and if she had the ability to take back the housekeeping power, she was happy and at ease.

The monthly money given by Mingxi is higher than before, and the rules and regulations are much more than before.Compared with the original owner, Ming Xi couldn't slap his face swollen to look fat, whose maid woman wore silk and satin?Eat big fish and meat?Isn't this nonsense, even in Sibeile's house, those low-level maids and servants wear coarse cloth.

Jia's mother only saw the maidservant of the family come out dressed brightly, she was a decent person who was favored in front of the master.

Mingxi's first thing to clean up was the kitchen. If you don't check, you won't know. If you check, you will be shocked. Their family is not raising a group of slaves, but a group of ancestors who are older than the master's genealogy.People are trying to find ways to live a good life, and save as much as possible.It's good to come to their house, how to spend extravagantly, spoil things in different ways, Jia Mu not only doesn't feel bad, but thinks this is ostentation.

For example, Mother Jia wants to eat chicken wing tips. Well, it takes at least seven or eight, or even a dozen fat hens to make a plate of chicken wing tips.There are a lot of fat chickens purchased in the kitchen, and a few of them are taken out, and the tips of the chicken wings are chopped off, and the rest are discarded.

Of course, it is impossible not to, and the rest are those minions in the cheap kitchen.If someone from other courtyards ordered chicken nuggets or something, they would definitely not use this fat hen that had just chopped off the tips of the chicken wings, and they would definitely have to slaughter new ones.

Then these seven or eight almost whole fat hens were bought by them, and they would definitely not be able to eat them all when they took them home, so they sold them. When Ming Xi checked, he found that they even had a few of them. Fixed loot point now.

After Mingxi checked, she found that there was not a single cook in the entire kitchen that was clean, and she didn't bother to clean up one by one, so she confiscated all the property and sold all the family members.

Then find a reliable person to buy the best cook with good craftsmanship.Although they may have made some mistakes at the beginning because they were not familiar with the preferences of the masters of each courtyard.Among them, the picky Mother Jia and Jia Zheng are the main ones, but they are all minor problems, after a few days of working together, it will be settled.

The meals of the maids and servants at home are separated from those of the masters, and Mingxi has set a fixed standard of three meals a day.

The meals in the big kitchen are all prepared according to the standards that the owners of each house should enjoy. This standard is the only standard every month, and there are no more meals.As the saying goes, nothing is perfect without rules.

Mingxi has rules for the kitchen, and the monthly expenses are fixed. The price list of the buying firm will be sent to Mingxi every once in a while. Who wants to fool her with the price of one or two hundred cash for an egg? Absolutely impossible.

As long as the monthly expenses are not exceeded and the dishes ordered by each house owner are satisfied, the money saved will be used as a reward, and rewarded to all the people in the kitchen according to their performance.

In addition to the kitchen, there is another item of expenditure in the mansion that is quite shocking. When she watched those costume dramas in the past, she watched those masters in the capital throw teacups and vases at every turn.Here at Mingxi, anyone who dares to throw her will be punished.

If it is a normal damage, she will make it up, but at most once a month, if it is too much, it is obviously intentional, so if you fall, don't use it.

Jia Zheng was the one who hated her rule the most.Jia Amnesty's teacups and vases are all precious antiques that he has carefully collected, so he is reluctant to break them.Only Jia Cunzhou, a prodigal son, smashed tea bowls when he was angry.

For the first time, Mingxi didn't say anything, and directly opened the warehouse to make up for it.The second time, Mingxi pulled his confidant Laifu out to beat ten boards and deducted three months' monthly money, because Jia Zheng said that Laifu accidentally broke it.

Then he said directly to Jia Zheng: "Master is not in charge of the family and doesn't know how expensive firewood is. Next time, I'll just ask someone to replace all the teacups and vases in your yard with wood, so that you won't be able to drop them casually." will break."

The kitchen wasn't the first batch she cleaned up. The first ones to clean up were the heads of the village and the shopkeepers in the shop. These were all big moths.There are so many big farms in the Jia family, and the crops in the two seasons of the year don't have any income at all, and they still have to lose money. If the news spreads, it will make people laugh.

She took care of these farm heads and storekeepers in the shop through the hands of Jia She, and Jia She cleaned them up one by one so that their lives would be worse than death.

Not to mention the endless poultry, meat, prey, vegetables, and fruits sent by the Zhuangzi, the annual income is more than three levels higher than that of other noble houses.

Calculated in this way, in addition to the food and clothing expenses of the family, the public house in the mansion can also benefit from 6 to [-] taels of silver in a year.

Seeing this result, Jia's mother, Jia Zheng and Jia She all shut up. They all knew that they couldn't make ends meet before. The housekeeper seemed like a good fat job, but he was actually a hot potato.

Now that Ming Xi has the ability to increase the money in the public house and make life in the house decent, none of them dare to say anything.

If anyone in this mansion had the most prosperous life, it would undoubtedly be Mingxi and the others, and of course Jia Zheng had to be excluded.

Jia Zheng only has so many allowances for a month, and if he wants to enjoy himself, he has to make up for it himself.He himself has a private house, and Jia Zheng is actually a thief, and he has a lot of money in his private house.

When Jia Daishan died, his private house gave part to his two sons, and Jia's mother also gave him a lot.He has never been one-hearted with the original owner, and Ming Xi doesn't have to be polite to him.

Both Jia Zheng and Jia Amnesty have the right to withdraw money from the public shop and account room, and the money on the account can be taken away with a signature.Jia Amnesty was buying all kinds of antiques, while Jia Zheng was looking for elegance, and was urged to buy calligraphy and paintings by the so-called Qing customers he raised.

The two brothers can get hundreds of taels or even thousands of taels a piece. Since Mingxi came, this right has been cancelled.

Now all the managers, stewards and accountants in the mansion and shop are Mingxi's people, so they only listen to her.If you want to withdraw money, you have to hold her stamped withdrawal slip to count. Without a stamped withdrawal slip, you are not allowed to give a tael of silver.

She stipulated for Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng brothers that they were only allowed to withdraw once a month, and each time was not allowed to exceed 100 taels.

Especially Jia Zheng, those Qing Ke who swindled him to eat and drink, and bought fake calligraphy and paintings at high prices were all sent to the government by Mingxi.Those people are all cowards, and they recruited one or two before the trial.

They set up a trap with the seller, tricking Jia Zheng into paying high prices for calligraphy and paintings that were actually worthless, and the seller gave him kickbacks.

Jia Zheng was so ashamed that he didn't dare to go out. Now everyone knows that he was slaughtered as a fat sheep.Jia Amnesty was so frightened by Mingxi's trick of killing chickens and monkeys that he became more honest, and stopped arguing about buying antiques all day long, and obediently teased his youngest son at home.

Although Jia Zheng wanted to get Ming Xi off immediately, he couldn't do anything except cursing Ming Xi with his enemies in front of Aunt Zhao.

Apart from Jia Zheng, Aunt Zhao is the person in this mansion who hates and fears Mingxi the most.When she first became pregnant, she thought she was carrying a kid, and Ming Xi severely punished her a few times for picking and choosing all day long, so she was honest.

After giving birth to a daughter, she started to behave with her tail between her legs, but the good times didn't last long, and she pushed Jia Zheng for a long time, saying that Tanchun had to be called Mingxi's aunt, and wanted to raise Tanchun to Mingxi's mother. By her side, as a prostitute.

It would be strange if Mingxi agreed, she was instructing Yuan Chun and Hui Niang to read the account book today, and Aunt Zhao came to make trouble again.

Mingxi's heart was burning with anger, and she glanced lightly at Aunt Zhao, who came in with a stern look on her face, "I heard that you don't want to raise Tanchun anymore? Aunt Zhou has no children under her knees either." , if you don’t want to take care of her, give Tanchun to Aunt Zhou to take care of her.”

Aunt Zhao jumped angrily: "Madam, are you trying to separate this concubine from Tanchun? Are you so cruel? I will tell the master right now, and let the master judge..."

Mingxi grabbed the teacup and threw it directly on her head: "Kneel down, who gave you the guts to behave in front of me? Jia Cunzhou? You let him speak for himself, what decisions he dares to make for you ? Divorced me, or killed me?

You are such a jumping clown, my wife doesn't want to talk to you, and you still put your nose on the face?Do you want to try, I just pour you a bowl of poison right now, Jia Cunzhou dare not even put a p?Do you dare to try? "

Aunt Zhao collapsed on the ground like a piece of mud, crying with snot and tears, Mingxi glared at her: "I'll ask you one last time, do you want to raise Tanchun?"

Aunt Zhao covered her mouth and didn't dare to cry loudly, she nodded hurriedly.

Mingxi: "Can you raise the child well? Are you going to be a demon again?"

Aunt Zhao quickly shook her head: "I don't dare, Ma'am, I don't dare. Your lord will spare me a lot!"

Mingxi stood up and said to her condescendingly: "I'll give you one last chance, go back and raise Tanchun well for me, and stay in your yard honestly, otherwise, there will be no shortage of aunts in the second room to raise children. You If you are obedient, I will double the monthly money of you and Tanchun, which one do you choose?"

Aunt Zhao swore: "Madam, don't worry, my concubine will be obedient and obedient..."

Mingxi waved his hand, and Aunt Zhao ran out scrambling.When she turned her head and saw Yuan Chun and Hui Niang who looked like they had seen a ghost, she wished she could beat Aunt Zhao to death. Her gentle and loving image was destroyed this time without a single drop left.It's over, Sister Yuan and Hui Niang will definitely think she is like a tigress...

Yuan Chun and Hui Niang looked at Mingxi with admiration, and Hui Niang couldn't help admiring: "Mother, you are really amazing, wow, you were so handsome when you hit Aunt Zhao just now."

Yuan Chun also nodded: "It's really handsome, and it's very accurate. I'm sure, at least for the next six months, not even a year or two, Aunt Zhao will be as good as a cat."

Mingxi coughed and coughed twice, trying to save his image: "I was also annoyed by her, I'm really not like this... Well, take this ledger back and have a look first, I suddenly remembered that I have something to discuss with your aunt..."

That day, Ming Xi had just sent away all the stewards who went back and forth to work today, and leaned on the heating kang to read the account books.Baoyu hopped over and saw Mingxi stop briskly, and obediently saluted and greeted her.

Mingxi hummed: "Why is Baoyu free to come to see mother today?"

To say that the relationship between Xi and Jia Baoyu's mother and child is particularly cold is not enough, and it is not good at all.

Xiao Shitou is a very realistic child. He knew since he was a child that the old lady loves him the most in this family, so he is closest to the old lady.Jia Zheng didn't like him, and he never went to Jia Zheng's side.Although Mingxi also loves him, he cannot surpass Jia Zhu and Yuanchun, so he has more than respect for Mingxi, but not enough closeness.

Mingxi is the kind of person that if you don't kiss me, I won't rush to get close to you.I have fulfilled my responsibilities, and it is enough to have a clear conscience.

The mother and son have been getting along in such a moderate way for the past few years, whenever Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun add something, Ming Xi will also prepare a portion for Jia Baoyu, but if there is more, there will be nothing.

Jia Baoyu's Ai Ai came to Mingxi's side: "Mom, why don't you let me go to the home school to study? I went to see it yesterday. There are a lot of people in the home school, and everyone else has gone..."

Ming Xi asked him back: "Why do you have to go to home to study? It's not like there is no teacher at home?"

Xiao Shitou rolled his eyes: "The master belongs to the eldest brother, a gentleman does not take what others like..."

Ming Xi glanced at him: "Oh, you think that mother is biased and didn't find you a wife? I thought you were still young, so you don't need to rush so fast. Now that you have brought it up yourself, I will let you The second uncle specially found two for you."

Jia Baoyu's eyes darkened, and he specially found two for him?Can't live this day?

He quickly shook his head: "Just don't bother the second uncle, then what, mother, why don't I go back to study?"

Mingxi closed the account book: "Your father said he wanted to teach you personally, but I rejected it. Baoyu, if you feel that the master can't teach you, let your father teach you yourself? Don't think that the old lady is protecting you. Your father would not dare to beat you.

I'll leave the words here, if I hear from the master again that you can't sit still on your butt like teeth, I'll hand you over to your father. "

Jia Baoyu only felt a pain in his buttocks, and the last time he was beaten is still vivid in his memory, he rubbed against Mingxi and took her arm coquettishly: "Mom... I was wrong, I will definitely follow my master from now on Don’t tell your father about reading, okay?”

Mingxi glanced at him: "Then you have to be obedient, mother likes obedient children. Look at your elder brother or your elder sister, which one doesn't listen to me?"

Jia Baoyu had a bitter face and drooped his head: "Okay, okay...Mom, I'm going back to study."

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