An old lady's life

Most of the housework in the Yu family is done by Yu Qiu. There are only two people in the family. His mother is not in good health. Mother must be careful at home, if he doesn't come back, mother's lunch will be to reheat the morning's cold meal, and he will buy a penny pancake to satisfy his hunger.

The next day, Yu Qiu prepared breakfast as usual, had breakfast with his mother, cleaned up the house, and told his mother to rest at home and not to do tiring things.

After he walked out of the house, he habitually came to Grandpa Han's house next door and knocked on the door. Grandpa Han opened the door with a dry cigarette in his mouth.

"Xiao Qiu'er is going out? Don't worry about the family, our neighbors for decades will help look after your mother."

Yu Qiu cupped his hands to thank him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Grandpa Han, I'm not sure about something, and I want to ask your old man's opinion."

The old man waved his hand, "What's the matter, just say it straight. Although Grandpa Han hasn't read much, he is still a lot of age, and he can still give you some advice."

Yu Qiu honestly told the cause and effect. When Yu Qiu's father passed away, Yu Qiu was still a child in his teens. The pillar of the family was gone. The mother and son were almost crushed. When he is wronged outside, explain the truth to him.Although the bad words hurt June Han, he was young at that time and couldn't stand being wronged, but it was Grandpa Han who comforted him and even taught him that although other people's gossip is annoying, but who is alive is not wronged, there is no need to be angry, and try to live a good life Live, live better than anyone else...

The old man hated iron and steel and said: "Yes, why don't you agree? Are you not confident or something? With such a big family business in Rongguo Mansion, how can you be a person without brains when you are in charge? If you can't teach the young master well , he will naturally fire you, what are you worried about? If you are worried that you won’t be able to be this gentleman, then try to learn more knowledge and do your best to teach the young master.”

Yu Qiu was a little embarrassed, but after listening to Grandpa Han's words, his intention to agree became clearer, and he bowed his hands to the old man, "Thank you Grandpa Han for your enlightenment, Yu Qiu understands."

Although Yu Qiu has already passed the crown years, but his father passed away, and he has no serious husband or teacher, so Yu Qiu has no words.

Yu Qiu bid farewell to the old man, and then walked slowly towards the Rongguo Mansion. He was inclined to agree with nine points in his heart, but he still needed to think clearly about the last point.

Speaking of which, Yu Qiu is a pessimist. He always likes to think about failure first, and think about the maximum consequences of failure that he can bear. Then he can accept no matter what the outcome of the matter will be.

In the Rong Mansion, Jia She and Jia Zheng were not at home. The two brothers were busy checking the family property these days, they were jumping up and down, and they had to keep a low profile.Originally there were so many servants available, but the mother wanted them to come by themselves. The brothers were in a hurry from the beginning, but now they have found a pattern, and they will no longer be as flustered as before.

Now the two brothers are inspecting a farm in the west of the suburbs of Beijing. Things in the house are in a mess, and the farm is not letting up. [-]% of the tenants were collected, and [-]% were collected by the stewards, and some were even more excessive, [-]% to [-]%.

In fact, these matters can be resolved with one sentence from the master, no matter whether there is evidence or no evidence.It's just that Hongye wants to use this mess in Rongfu to teach/teach her son, so naturally she doesn't allow the matter to be solved so simply. The more time is spent, the more it will be remembered by people, whether it is people or things.And people have something in common, what the fuck I willingly give is one thing, but it is another thing to embezzle behind my back, not only lost money, but also ruined reputation, only a fool will not pursue it.

Jia Zheng never thought that he would encounter such a confounding and arrogant slave. The manager of the Zhuangzi refused to admit that he had increased the rent to the tenants without authorization, and kept saying that it was the idea of ​​the family. The brothers took it down. He, he also slyly shouted: "I am the steward who was chosen by the old lady herself. Even if you are the elder and second master, you will never disobey the old lady's orders, otherwise you will be unfilial."

Jia She became irritable, jumped up and kicked the steward, "Old Zhou, tie it up, take it back and lock it up properly. What a shameless fellow!" He looked at more and more tenants who surrounded him. , Jia She held his breath steadily, "Everyone, please listen to me, I am Jia She, the elder of the Rongguo Mansion, and this is the second brother Jia Zheng."

"I made it clear to everyone that the rent charged by the family is [-]% every year. In every disaster year, the rent will be reduced or exempted according to the situation. The rent has never been raised. I didn't know it before, but now I know it. The slave is playing tricks behind his back..."

Jia Amnesty was a little annoyed, these slaves ruined Rongguo Mansion's reputation.

The steward still had to distinguish, and Lao Zhou directly blocked his mouth with a rag. The tenants were very quiet, as if they didn't believe it, as if this matter was a big drama sung by these gentlemen.

Jia Zheng frowned and said, "Everyone, what my elder brother said is true, and he will not deceive you. The house collects [-]% of the rent, and the manager collects [-]% from you, and the extra [-]% goes to himself. pockets, we will return the [-]% to everyone.”

This is what the tenants love to hear, and someone immediately asked: "Is what the second master said true? Will you really refund the [-]% we paid?"

"If we can withdraw, we will trust the Elder Master and the Second Master." This is the most practical way of saying it.

Jia She nodded solemnly: "Of course, but please wait a moment, this kind of audacious steward has appeared not only here, but also in other places. We need to rectify it. In March, my second brother and I will come to the village again. It's time to make a clear settlement with everyone, and the excess will be refunded to everyone. We will take this steward away and deal with it. The village cannot live without a steward. You recommend someone you trust to be the steward. If you have anything to do, you can go to Rong The government came to find me."

The tenants looked at each other, and finally believed that the blood-sucking steward had really been taken away by the owner. They formed a circle and finally sent a representative out.

"We chose Steward Yang. He is the second steward. He takes good care of all of us."

Guanshi Yang was flattered and terrified now, Jia Amnesty looked him up and down, "Okay, just Guanshi Yang. Now assign a task to Guanshi Yang to count when each household overcharged and how much they overcharged in total. Money, after March, when the second master and I come back, we will refund everyone’s rent according to the statistics.”

Angry, the two brothers rushed to the next village. As for the steward, he was tied up tightly and left on the last dilapidated carriage. Lao Zhou seemed to be torturing the steward on purpose, the carriage bumped violently , the steward was so tormented that he vomited sour water, his whole body was weak, and he had no energy to escape at all.

When going out in the morning, Jia Amnesty mentioned to Hongye about inviting Mr. Yu, saying that Yu Qiu would come to the mansion today to give an answer, let mother pay attention, and if Yu Qiu agreed, let the mansion make arrangements.

Not agreeing, Jia Amnesty muttered in his heart, he continued to search hard!

Yu Qiu walked for more than an hour before walking from the outer city to Rongning Street in the inner city, and stood in front of the Rongfu gate for a long time before knocking on the gate of the Rongfu.

The porter breathed a sigh of relief, he had actually seen this young gentleman wandering in front of the door, if he had something to do or was looking for someone, you should knock on the door, this way he couldn't get up and down, and he couldn't get up or down in his heart.

"Who is this young master looking for?" the porter asked very politely.

Yu Qiu clasped his hands together and saluted, "Please tell the old man that Yu Qiu is here to see the Elder Master, and he made an appointment with the Elder Master yesterday."

When the porter heard this, he hurriedly said: "Okay, Mr. Yu, wait a moment." The old porter turned his head and told the boy, "Young Yaoer, don't hesitate to inform the old lady."

After finishing speaking, the concierge opened the door wide, "Young Master Yu, please come in. The Elder Master has told you in advance that if you come, just come in."

Yu Qiu thought to himself, the servants of Rongfu are very polite, and the rules are really good.

The concierge let Yu Qiu in, and someone guided Yu Qiu to the front hall, but after waiting for less than half an hour, an old lady with a dignified demeanor came out.

At this time in the east courtyard, Mrs. Zhang was talking to her mother, Mrs. Zhang. Originally, Mrs. Zhang was supposed to come to visit her daughter yesterday, but it happened that there was a guest at home, which delayed the time, so she came today.

Mrs. Zhang came to visit her daughter once every ten days. It will be February soon, and her daughter will give birth in March.

Mrs. Zhang listened carefully to what Mrs. Zhang said, and nodded in agreement. Of course, some of her mother's views were no longer suitable for Rongfu, and she would not object, but she knew it in her heart.

A servant came in to report to Mrs. Zhang, saying that the Mr. Yu mentioned by the master yesterday had come as scheduled and was talking with the old lady in the front hall.

Mrs. Zhang nodded, and sent his servants to leave, expressing that he understood.

Mrs. Zhang took the opportunity to ask: "Jing Shu, your father has been on fire these days."

Mrs. Zhang looked surprised, "What's wrong with Dad? But what's the matter at home? Or did you eat something that got angry? Mother might as well make something clear for Dad to drink, chrysanthemum tea, Coptis chinensis tea?"

Mrs. Zhang shook her head amusedly, "Forget it, mother will ask you directly. Doesn't your father think that the world is full of peaches and plums? Why didn't you and your son-in-law ask your father to help you in advance when Hu'er invited you?"

Mrs. Zhang was stunned, woke up for a while, covered her mouth and laughed, "Mother, why is Dad so childish? It's a bit like the old man's recent behavior."

Mrs. Zhang listened attentively. Mrs. Zhang didn't go into too much detail, but said, "It's my mother-in-law who made the master worry about Hu'er asking the master, and didn't let the master ask father for help first. The mother-in-law... is re-educating the master and uncle, mother Maybe you don’t know, the master and uncle don’t even know how to read the account books.” Before marrying her husband, Mrs. Zhang didn’t think much about it, anyway, housework has always been a woman’s business, and a man just needs to work hard outside, but the mother-in-law only said one sentence Words left her speechless.

——If you don’t sweep a house, how can you sweep the world!

"Master and uncle are much more harmonious now. I think this is what my mother-in-law hopes, and everything will be happy at home."

Mrs. Zhang just wanted a result, so she could shut up Mrs. Zhang's mouth when she went back. The situation of the Zhang family and the Rongfu were different, so Mrs. Zhang would not make too many guesses.

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