Chapter 389 Know Yourself and Your Enemy

Zhulan didn't eat at her mother's house, she sat for a while and then went home, her father had money in her hands, and both parents were fat, she had nothing to worry about, she just didn't know when the second elder brother's family would come back, The fault was the second brother's family, who lived with Wuhe.

Zhulan gave the New Year gift to her natal family in advance this time.

She still needs to prepare the annual gifts for Mr. Chen's family and Mr. He's family. It's a matter of going home this time.

In the yamen, Mr. He said in a low voice: "Mr. Zhou has never stopped smiling. If I didn't know that Mrs. Zhou's wife is back, I would be panicked."

Master Chen pursed his lips, "Master Zhou's wife hasn't come back, and my wife has been acting weird every day. Now that he's back, why don't you come to the door to ask for proof?"

Mr. He's expression froze. He was born in farming and studying. His father-in-law's family is very powerful. He is no different from his son-in-law. Mr. Chen also has a concubine and two concubines. He dare not go with a concubine. It's sad, the lady wants jewelry inside and out, but where does he have money, the salary is in the lady's hands!

The most disturbing thing is that the lady always thinks that he has private money, but he really has no private money. He wants to save it, but he dare not!

Mr. Chen and Mr. He sighed at each other, and then how could Mr. Zhou dislike him!

Zhou Shuren didn't know that he was disgusted by others. He wanted to tell everyone that he was happy, "Master Chen, Mr. He, I'm treating you to this restaurant."

Master Chen, "..."

Master He, "..."

No, they don't want to go, but they want to scold people. It's rare for Mr. Zhou to treat guests and not to go! !

When Zhulan returned home, Mrs. Li held her stomach upright. Wherever Zhulan went, she followed her. Zhulan said, "...you are not tired of following me with your stomach upright?"

Li's short, chubby little hands tightly held the corner of the mother-in-law's cloak, "Mother, I just want to follow you."

Zhulan's heart has softened, softened, she is the only one in this family who can get used to Mrs. Li, she is not at home, Mrs. Li feels uneasy, and Mrs. Li is pregnant again, so it is easy to think blindly, and if she thinks too much, her emotions will become serious I am willing to cry, "Follow!"

Li Shi grinned, "Hey!"

Juanhua raised her eyes and looked at Mrs. Li, she wanted to think about how she could stay by the eldest wife's side completely, she was clear in her heart, the eldest wife had completely hugged the mistress's leg, it would be less rewarding to stay by the eldest wife's side, but There are not so many bad things, and peace of mind!

Besides, there is the mistress supporting the eldest wife, no one dares to neglect the eldest wife, no matter how many servants there will be in the future, they will be polite to her.

Zhulan counted the annual gifts for each family, and Zheng Hong of the Zheng family also wanted to give them. After calculation, Zhou Shuren's annual gift for his first year as an official was a large sum of money.

Fortunately, she brought back some rare things such as vegetables and fruits from the south, so she didn't have to buy them for the rare things anymore.

Mrs. Li followed her mother-in-law, a little speechless, "Mother, are these all going to be sent away?"

Zhulan checked the gift list and replied, "Yes."

Mrs. Li's heart twitched when she heard the head of the family say how much money was spent on buying vegetables. "Mother, will it be like this every year from now on?"

Zhulan said quietly: "There will be more in the future.

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Unless Zhou Shuren is demoted or deprived of his official position for committing a crime, the annual gifts will really only increase.

Mrs. Li couldn't bear it, "Mother, wouldn't that cost a lot of money every year?"

Zhulan smiled, "There is no autumn harvest in Lizhou City this year, and the people are sad and have little money in their hands. This year's Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc. are not celebrated and no gifts are given to each other. Next year, these festivals will have to go polite."

Li's calculations are the best, and she quickly calculated, "Mother, my heart hurts."

Zhulan grinned, she liked Li Shi's straightforward and wrinkled face, "You just think about giving it away, but you forget that giving gifts is also mutual. Let me tell you, Mrs. Chen has a tea garden, and the tea is It must be on the gift return list, Mr. Chen’s family must return good tea, so we don’t need to buy next year’s tea...."

Zhulan talked about the possible return gifts from each household one by one, and Li's mouth opened wide when he heard it, "Mother, how do you know so clearly?"

Zhulan tapped Mrs. Li's forehead, "It's called knowing yourself and the enemy. You think only mother knows about it. Our family's situation is no secret."

Thinking about it, Li felt scared. Thinking of the head of the family, it's better to be stupid. Li felt that he was not as shrewd as his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Zhulan returned to the yard, and Mrs. Dong came over with the ledger. Mrs. Dong tried to ignore her sister-in-law, but she was one step too late, and she was snatched by her sister-in-law again. She wanted to follow, but she was too deliberate. It's the cost of your going out to the sewing room at home."

Zhulan didn't look at the account book, she set a lot of rules for the accountant, it is difficult to make fake accounts in the Zhou Mansion, "I don't have to worry about what I handed over to you, take the account book back, it will be a few days before the New Year , New Year’s Eve, we make two sets of clothes at home.”

Mrs. Dong rejoiced at her mother-in-law's trust, and asked with a smile, "Mother, what about the servant?"

The servants of the Zhulan family, Zhulan stipulates that there are two sets of clothes for each season, and the clothes the servants wear are all cotton and linen, which is not expensive. Eight clothes a year are necessary, and the servants are also the face of the Zhou family. Clothes must be decent.

Zhulan thought for a while, "It's the first New Year this year, and the servants are also wearing new clothes."

Dong said: "Mother, I have written it all down."

Mrs. Zhao came from the kitchen. Mrs. Zhao wanted to come earlier, but she had to arrange what to do at noon, especially when her mother-in-law came back.

Mrs. Zhao came in, "Mother, Chang Lian ate a roasted whole lamb at Mengju's house. Look, you're back, and you're eating a lamb like this tonight?"

After several years of observation, she found that her mother-in-law and father-in-law are more and more fond of eating, so she proposed it, and she thinks her mother-in-law will like it.

Dong was depressed, Chang Lian also told her, why didn't she remember to mention it to her mother-in-law, Dong lowered her head, the two sister-in-laws, the second sister-in-law was the most scheming.

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