The widowed mother of the red mansion

Sister Feng is a very strong person. At first, she thought that it was only a month or two of recuperation, and she would still come out to take care of things after she recovered, so she was a little anxious, wishing she could recover soon.Not only is illness something that can't be rushed, the more she seeks speed, the worse her health becomes, and the longer her sick leave is, she doesn't see much improvement in two or three months.It's easy to get better, and I don't want to make things worse. I have encountered several major events. These are all things to say later, so I won't say anything in advance.

Since Li Wan took over the housework in the mansion, he changed from his past meekness and did a few major things vigorously and resolutely.First, they cleared up a few unsightly purchasers, confiscated a lot of corrupt and filthy things, and after being severely punished, the whole family rushed to Zhuangzi to do hard work, and killed a few chickens for other old managers and purchasers to see, and changed The power of procurement has been added, and the item of accountability has been added.The things they bought were too bad, and those who were in charge had to be punished, and they no longer allowed them to do anything wrong with the face of decades as before.

The matter of the money in the public house gave Li Wan ten courages, and she would not dare to change the method left by her ancestors, just because the two families had never separated, and the old man's side is usually deserted, if they split up They make money and use their own resources, and they don't know where the trouble will go.It was Jia Li's idea that instead of handing over all the money earned from the various farms and shops under the name of the Rongguo Mansion to the public, they proposed that [-]% be shared equally between the two houses. , in fact, there will naturally be some money to spend at that time, just for a good reputation.As for the income of the two fathers, it is not included in the public account, and directly goes into their respective private treasuries.

On the surface, it seems that there is not much change, and those who understand the mechanism a little will know where the secret lies.It used to be that no one could get a dime, and it was all spent anyway, so you can use it without anyone else, and the housekeepers take advantage of it the most, and no matter how frugal others are, they can't see a penny.So everyone can use it indiscriminately, even if it is to wipe the floor with silk.Now that both houses have money to take, Mrs. Xing is the most calm. She used to complain that the second house cost a lot of money, but now she sees that her house has fewer people but takes the same amount of money. At this time, she will complain Yes hell.

"Grandma is so bold!" Suyun said, "Second Mistress Lian thought that the money from the public house was not enough, but this time she actually gave away half of it—does Grandma need to post it herself?"

Li Wan soaked her hands in flower water for a while and then took them out. Bi Yue poured some rose powder on her hands. The maid, Xiao Lingduan, left the remaining water.

"I have to post some by myself." Li Wan said with a smile: "To open a new road, someone has to lay a few stones first. Nowadays, there is a huge deficit everywhere, but fortunately, some have been searched and some have been saved. See the long-term benefits later.”

"Grandma probably took out several thousand taels?" Bi Yue asked.

Li Wan said, "Almost."

In fact, the deficit of Jia's mansion is not limited to this point. Li Wan checked the account books and found that nearly 3 taels have been made up by private individuals. In the near future, there may be more money lost, and everything is filled in the name of Jia's mother. , it can be regarded as barely establishing the prototype of the new management system.In the future, there will be many changes in the ostentation, which offended many slaves who profited from it, and Li Wan has long been prepared for someone to make trouble.

Some of the new positions are not very lucrative, but very powerful.Li Wan picked out hundreds of choices to find suitable family members to serve, most of them were her housemates or relatives of capable maidservants, and her influence also expanded unconsciously.With the rise of Jia Li's status, those "Grandma Li's Party" no longer swallowed their anger, and gradually had friction with the original servants who had gained power.

Suyun's mother, who belonged to the Pang Da Hai family, used to only take care of the cranes, sparrows, deer and rabbits in the garden. Seeing that she was honest and rigorous, Li Wan asked her to take care of the grain, rice, vegetables, game and the like brought into the mansion by Zhuangzi.In the past, cooks and others often used to report three catties for one catty, and the person who purchased and distributed cut off one catty privately, which was completely unworkable in her hands.She is stubborn by nature and doesn't know how to be tactful, so she should give as much as she wants, and if she wants more, remember it firmly, and she will make it up for herself next time.In less than half a month, the trouble was that everyone was angry, and they went to Li Wan's place to complain, and even went to Zhou Rui's family to gossip.

When Jia's mother learned of this, she sent someone to call Li Wan, and said to her, "Your intentions are good, but you are in a hurry. Those who buy things should be beaten and punished. Because they took too much , more than the master, how can it work? However, as a servant, in addition to his own wages, he has to have some secrets to moisten his head, so that he can be devoted to the master. People have this temperament, love to take advantage, this time You take advantage of me, the next time I take advantage of you, it's friendship; every time you let someone take advantage of you, don't tell me, anyway, you can afford it, and as time goes on, it's your kindness to him. When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and the division of public and private affairs is too clear, which also hurts harmony."

Li Wan was convinced: "The old ancestor has gone through ups and downs for decades, so he is really old."

Jia Mu said: "While you can still move, it's all right to worry about one thing for the family! I think Lan'er is getting older, and the stomachs of the two aunts have not moved. Why don't you add a younger brother to Lan'er?"

Li Wan's face turned red: "It hasn't been long since they were confiscated, how could it be so fast, but the old ancestor is impatient. There are so many grandchildren, isn't it enough for you to love me?"

Jia Mu laughed and said, "There's no reason to think there are too many children. When I look at them, I feel better. These children are all quiet and smart. I don't know what they will do in the future! They are old and their eyes The body is also muddy, there are more things to do, and people are much more boring.”

Li Wan said with a smile, "This doesn't sound like what my ancestors said, but it looks like what Baoyu said."

Jia Mu laughed loudly and said, "It can be seen that I am not very old yet."

Seeing that Jia Mu was happy, Li Wan couldn't help but say something pleasant to cheer her up. As expected, Jia Mu was very happy and asked, "What has Li'er been up to lately?"

Li Wan said: "Walking around with some friends of the same age, sometimes writing poems and discussing things with some literati, and sometimes asking people to go hunting in the countryside. It's obviously for fun, but also for practicing riding and shooting."

Jia Mu nodded: "I used to say that there are too few progressive figures in the family. Only Baoyu is the most similar to his grandfather, and he still has a bit of his grandfather's spirituality; but this Li'er is better than those people." If you are promising, I'll leave the words here for now, and I won't worry about failure. Your Lan'er has such a father, so I don't have to worry about it."

Li Wan lowered her head shyly.

After confessing to the Pang Da Hai family, the complaints in the mansion finally subsided gradually.Li Wan became familiar with the unspoken rules behind the scenes, and became more and more comfortable in doing things, and everyone changed from resistance to acceptance gradually.

Under Li Wan's ingenious arrangement, part of the large sum of money saved by Jia's mansion flowed into the pockets of the servants, and it was in their favorite form - gray income.Although it took a little longer to fully recover, the atmosphere has stabilized a lot with one heart and one mind.Thinking about it, those people's own benefits are similar to those in the past, but the difference is that they have seen the dawn of the future of Jia's mansion. According to this momentum, Jia's mansion will still be prosperous for decades, so they can't help but work harder. He became a living Bodhisattva again.At first Mrs. Wang wanted to pick some mistakes, but later she couldn't find anything, so she had nothing to say.

Mrs. Wang is not stupid, she also found out that Li Wan's new method is not only not ugly on the face, but also brought benefits to herself in private, so she couldn't help but nodded secretly, and occasionally helped her out.Although Sister Feng is her own niece, Li Wan is her own daughter-in-law, and now that Jia Li is getting a lot of praise for her success outside, she can't help but reconsider.

After Li Wan was busy, he went to see Sister Feng in her yard.When I entered the room, I saw Sister Feng lying on the kang, and Ping'er was frowning beside me, so I asked, "What's the matter?"

Ping'er said: "It's still the same, neither good nor bad. But how can people delay it for so long, grandma, look, our grandma has no flesh on her face."

Sister Feng opened her eyes, saw it was Li Wan, and said, "At first, I thought about getting well sooner, because I was afraid that Grandma would be troubled, but now people say that Grandma is much better than me, so I can rest assured and slowly recuperate. Even if it doesn't get better Nothing."

Li Wan was very upset when he heard this, so he still smiled and said: "Don't you call me sister-in-law anymore? It's really too much for being a dog for three years. You and I are sisters, but we can't match this."

Sister Feng shook her head: "My sister-in-law is very good at running the family. I'm not unconvinced. It's just that the servants of my royal family are not up to date. After the reform, my sister-in-law has lost everything, and she is only used by the second door. Usually, those few people are old. You came to me crying and begging for grace, and you said you were being looked down upon and stepped on, that feeling is really uncomfortable."

Li Wan said: "Nonsense! You are still sick, they bother you so much, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to bear it?"

Sister Feng said: "It's okay for them to quarrel. If they don't quarrel, I'm going to die of anger-the master has no idea, so it shows how chilling he is to me! Sister-in-law, no matter what position you have, let them change things." Let it go."

Li Wan's heart sank when he left Sister Feng's place.She could hear the stick in Sister Feng's words, but she couldn't answer back.She didn't remove all of Sister Feng's people. Those few people who used to rely on Sister Feng's power and influence were too much. If they were promoted again at this time, not only would it not be good for her prestige to slap her in the face, but it would also pass on to everyone. A signal: the new method will not work, and we will remain the same before long.

She didn't want to offend Sister Feng, but she didn't want to completely deny and demolish her hard work.It is never possible to have a good thing in a bowl of water, and there are always small things that will be sacrificed for the sake of the overall situation.A few days later, although Li Wan transferred the positions of those people, the salary was better than before, but it was not an important position.Seeing Li Wan's perfunctory behavior, Wang Xifeng couldn't help being very annoyed.

Although the two of them didn't tear each other apart, their relationship was cold in private, and both of them had good superficial skills, so except for the very careful people who saw through this matter, no one else knew about it, and they thought they were still very good.

"I'm very worried when I see Feng girl's illness. You have always been close, so you should visit her often in your spare time." After lunch one day, Mrs. Wang said to Li Wan.

Li Wan said with a smile: "Why do you need my wife to order, I just went to talk to her for a while yesterday."

Mrs. Wang nodded: "Your complexion doesn't seem to be very good. Now that the family affairs are in order, you don't need to work too hard. I don't know where Li'er will be sent next year. If you are exhausted, won't he have an extra day?" A concern?"

Although this concern was mainly directed at Jia Li, Li Wan, who had always been ignored or even cold-eyed by her mother-in-law, couldn't help being a little surprised: "Thank you Madam for your concern, it's actually not a serious problem, it's just that I sometimes feel dizzy and lose my appetite for food."

Mrs. Wang frowned: "Have you asked the doctor to take a look at how many medicines you have taken?"

"Seeing that it's a trivial matter, I asked the servant girl to find a few pills to invigorate Qi and eat them. It's fine if you don't eat them, but once you eat them, you will feel nauseous for a long time, and you will even spit out the food you ate."

Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment, and said, "Are you still coming as usual for your menstruation?"

Li Wan was also taken aback, her face flushed suddenly: "It seems...it's a few days late..."

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "Don't rush to take medicine indiscriminately, I will ask the imperial doctor to show you."

Li Wan agreed, feeling like a deer was jumping wildly in his heart.After returning to Qingge Courtyard, she sat alone in the room and stared out of the window, not even noticing that Jia Li came in.

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