Tie Kui's Extra Story (139)

When I got to the upper room, I saw that the surrounding was quiet and dignified. Ruhui knew that she was afraid of what happened just now.

Because of her laziness and the fact that the Meng family had nothing worth worrying about, Ruhui didn't let the maids around her intentionally get in touch with the people around the old lady. So she couldn't know what happened in the mansion at the first time, and sometimes she needed Mrs. Chen to tell her.

After entering the room, Ruhui respectfully blessed the two old men who were sitting on the couch.

Old Master Meng said straight to the point: "The house is a mess now, you should know that, right?" For a junior, there is no need to beat around the bush.

Ruhui nodded slightly.

Old Mr. Meng said: "There must be someone who is in charge of the family, but your grandmother is old, so you can't let her take care of you all the time!"

Ruhui was not stupid, and asked directly: "Grandfather wants me to take over the general affairs of the house?"

Mrs. Meng nodded.

Ruhui didn't refuse, but said tactfully: "The reason why the seventh brothers and sisters are fighting is because they have no money at work. Grandfather, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice." The old man asked her to be a housekeeper, which he couldn't refuse. Even if he retires, the old man is still the head of the family. But let her use her private house to subsidize the public school, that's out of the question.

Old Mr. Meng said: "I have transferred ten thousand taels of silver to the account, which should be enough to cover the expenses of the mansion for three months." He did not say where the money came from.

Hearing that there was money in the account, and that she only needed to be a housekeeper for three months, Ruhui responded, "Grandfather, this year is approaching a lot of things. I wonder if I can let my fifth sibling take care of the general affairs with me." The housekeeper is very tired. , There are still so many large and small beads in the Meng Mansion. There are many people, right and wrong, and more tiring.

Old Mr. Meng didn't even lift his eyelids: "You can handle these things yourself!"

After waiting for Ruhui to leave, the old lady asked, "Why did you say she was asked to take care of the house for three months? Since the elders don't want to take care of the household affairs, just leave it to Ran Xi's daughter-in-law."

Old Mrs. Meng looked at the old lady and said, "Among all the granddaughters-in-law, the most shrewd one is Ran Xi's wife. Do you think she will be willing to let her take care of the house's general affairs?" Thinking about it, it's impossible. If she dared to force her, with Ning's temperament, she might take the child back to her mother's house.

The Ning family is in full swing, while the Meng family is already on the decline. Ning really took the child back, and Ran Xi would have to apologize to bring him back.

The old lady said: "What about after three months?"

The old man said: "After three months,

Let them go their separate ways. "

The old lady's heart skipped a beat and she asked, "Do you want to separate?"

Seeing that the old lady clicked, the old lady immediately said: "No, the family cannot be separated. Once the family is separated, the family will be disbanded."

If it is possible, the old man does not want to separate the family. However, at this point, we can only separate the family: "The eldest couple want to separate. If it doesn't go their way, I don't know what will happen. The tree is a big branch. If they want to separate, then they will separate." Let's go!" He retired and wanted to enjoy his old age in peace, but he didn't have to be bothered by these trivial things all day long. Therefore, splitting up is the best option.

Speaking of this, the old lady also knew that it was imperative to separate the family. However, she was so sad that she shed tears: "If the family is separated, it will be difficult for the family to gather together for a meal in the future."

The old man heard the words and said: "It's easy to handle. They are not allowed to move out after the family is separated. They can only move out after we die." When I followed them to the capital, I took into account the large number of grandchildren. So the old man bought a big house with five entrances. Therefore, even if the Meng family has a large population, they can still live there now.

The old lady hesitated: "I'm afraid they won't like it."

"Whoever dares to disagree, I will not give him a penny." Even if such a small request is not agreed, this kind of disobedience to the children and grandchildren is not enough.

The old lady nodded.

Mrs. Chen heard that the old man transferred ten thousand taels of silver to the account, and said: "It seems that the old man and the old lady's private house is still very rich."

Ru Hui smiled and said, "Who is the old man? How could he not know what uncle and aunt did?" Even if he didn't know everything, he knew most of it.

Now that he knew the nature of Mr. Meng and his wife, the old man naturally wanted to be careful. Otherwise, how can I enjoy my old age comfortably.

Ruhui asked Mrs. Chen to take care of the sewing room and tea room, and she took care of the rest herself.

Unlike Fourth Grandma Meng's housekeeper who tied her hands and feet and followed the old rules, Ruhui re-established the rules as soon as she came up. That is to reconcile the accounts every ten days, unlike the previous ones reconciling accounts once a month.

Ten days later, Ruhui called Mama Cui, who was in charge of purchasing in the kitchen, over. Afterwards, everyone in the mansion knew that Ru Hui had taken Cui's mother's job, and then replaced her own companion in charge of the kitchen.

When Mrs. Chen found out, she said worriedly: "Sister-in-law three, why is Mama Cui also the auntie's confidant? If you change people like this, the auntie will be very angry?"

"Angry? Not to mention an egg for five cents, and you can buy it for twenty catties. But we are a family of five, and we have never seen an egg shell. If I don't change her, I may not be able to survive the ten thousand taels of silver in the twelfth lunar month." "Usually, the price of eggs is two pennies, but in winter the price is more expensive than usual when there are fewer eggs. But no matter how expensive it is, it is not as terrifying as a tenfold increase.

She is not a young lady who doesn't touch the water with her ten fingers. On the contrary, she knows prices very well.

Ruhui was also a housekeeper when he was the Marquis of Anyang, and he knew that when the water was clear, there would be no fish. But the stewards in charge of purchasing in the Anyang Marquis Mansion also made money, but they would bargain with the seller when they bought things and then reimburse them at the market price. The price difference in the middle goes into their pockets. Regarding this, Ruhui also turned a blind eye to it. But this mother Cui has too much appetite.

Chen said: "That's what I said, I'm afraid my aunt won't let it go."

With a snort, Ruhui said: "I didn't care about her before, because I thought she was our elder. But if she dares to trouble me, I'm not afraid of her." After concealing it, she no longer respected Mrs. Meng.

Maisui raised her voice outside and said, "Grandma, the fourth grandma is here." Since Ziruhui took charge of the house, Maisui has also risen accordingly. However, as Ruhui's confidant, she also knew that the Meng family would split up soon. Therefore, her attitude towards everyone is still the same. In this way, it is more respected.

Grandma Meng saw the two of them when she came in, and she probably joked: "When I was housekeeper, I was exhausted all day long. But I never thought that the third sister-in-law and younger siblings are so leisurely." .

Ru Hui said with a smile: "The fourth sibling is such a busy person, why do you have time to come to me?"

Fourth Grandma Meng smiled wryly and said, "I don't want to hide it from my sister-in-law, it's my mother-in-law who wants to see you, so let me invite you."

I also know that it must be because of Cui's mother. In fact, she doesn't like Mama Cui either, but she is one of Mrs. Meng's confidantes. No matter how annoying, I dare not show it. Seeing that Ruhui dismissed her errand, Fourth Grandma Meng was still very happy.

Ruhui smiled, she wanted to ask Cui's mother Xingshi for her crimes. However, she is not afraid.

When they arrived at the door, Fourth Grandma Meng didn't follow in but stood at the door and waited. Not long after she heard Ruhui calling for a doctor, she hurried in.

Seeing Mrs. Meng lying unconscious on the bed, Fourth Grandma Meng was anxious: "Sister-in-law Si, what's wrong with my mother-in-law?"

"My aunt heard that Cui's mother had embezzled thousands of taels of silver from her father, and she fainted in a fit of anger." After speaking, Ruhui said angrily, "If I had known, I wouldn't have told my aunt about it. "

Fourth Grandma Meng asked with a look of horror: "You said Cui's mother was greedy for thousands of taels of silver?" Her dowry was only more than four thousand taels of silver.

Ruhui hummed and said, "Mother Cui quoted double or even several times the price of the things she bought. After more than ten years, it is estimated that there are several thousand taels of silver."

After a pause, Ruhui said again: "As far as I know, her youngest son not only has a house, but also a small shop and 60 acres of land." Slaves are not allowed to have private property. But Mother Cui's youngest son received grace when he was six years old and was released from slavery. As a good citizen, he can also have his own property.

Fourth Grandma Meng gritted her teeth and said, "This dog slave should be hacked to pieces." She knew that Mama Cui made a profit when shopping, but she didn't expect to be greedy for so much.

Ru Hui smiled and said: "She is the aunt's companion after all, and how to deal with it is up to the aunt to decide." She just needs to let people in the Meng family know that Cui's mother has been greedy for a large amount of money. As for the greedy money and how to deal with Cui's mother, she didn't want to worry about it.

Before the doctor came, Mrs. Meng woke up faintly. Upon seeing Ruhui, Mrs. Meng said, "Why are you still here?"

"Since my aunt doesn't want to see me, then I'll go back first." After speaking, Ru Hui walked away calmly.

In the evening, Maisui and Ruhui said: "Third Mistress, the Da Furen sent people to search Mama Cui's house. It is said that more than three hundred taels of silver were confiscated."

"How did Auntie deal with Mrs. Cui?"

Mai Sui shook her head and said, "Grandma Cui's family has been sold, and they are sold separately." Except for the youngest son, Mrs. Cui's husband, son and daughter are all working in the Meng Mansion. With this sale, the family will no longer be able to reunite.

Ruhui smiled.

As soon as Mama Cui's incident happened, the other stewards in the mansion instantly turned into quails, extremely honest. None of the servants in the mansion would dare to steal or play tricks anymore. The atmosphere in the Meng Mansion has improved a lot.

Today, Meng Ranxi and Ruhui said: "Today, my grandmother told me that I hope you can keep in charge of the house's general affairs, but I refused. I told my grandmother that you will hand over the housekeeping rights when the eldest aunt recovers from illness. Give it back to the eldest aunt." Not to mention the housekeeper's troubles, but also complaining about being forced to leave the eldest house, why bother.

Ru Hui smiled and said, "Even if my aunt recovers from her illness, my grandfather won't let her be the housekeeper until the family is separated. But it's okay, it's only been two months."

"Hui'er, seeing what grandma means is to separate the family, we can't move out either." In fact, Meng Ranxi also wanted to move out and set up her own family, so that's even more the case. But if the old man and the old lady disagreed with their move, he could only compromise. He is today because of the two old people.

Ruhui smiled and said, "Let's talk about these things after we separate!"