Chapter 743

Zhulan explained: "Xuehan has been a housekeeper for many years, and she is about to get married. In the past two years, she is ready to marry with peace of mind, and she will not be a housekeeper in the future."

After a pause, he continued: "In the future, the four of you will take turns managing the expenses at home, one for a month, the third daughter-in-law and the fourth daughter-in-law, I don't worry, you and the second daughter-in-law need to learn more, what you learn is your own." , sooner or later, you will be housekeepers yourself."

Mrs. Li reacted quickly, and asked cautiously, "Mother, do you mean to separate the family?"

Zhulan smiled, "It's still early to separate the family, why don't you wait for me and your father to take care of me?"

Li's family is lost, so the family still has to be divided, "Mother, my daughter-in-law doesn't want to separate the family."

Zhulan smiled and didn't answer. It doesn't matter whether she and Zhou Shuren are separated or not, but after she and Zhou Shuren passed away, the family still has to be divided. It's just a matter of time.

Xuehan held the account book and put it in front of the sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, this is the account book for family expenses, please take it back and have a look first."

Zhu Lan answered, "It will be next month in a few days. From next month, eldest daughter-in-law, your first housekeeper, try to get familiar with it today. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask Xuehan. , Yes, let Yulu also help you with housekeeping, she should also learn."

Li's eyes were a little straight. What about the six ledgers? "So many ledgers?"

Xuehan introduced, "The first is the monthly account books of the master and servants, the second is the kitchen purchases, the third is the sewing room, the fourth is the expenses of the carriages and horses, and the fifth is the monthly repairs. Waiting for the expenses, the sixth book is the monthly expenses of the masters, and there are some details, which will be sent to the sister-in-law later."

Mrs. Li used to be in charge of the kitchen. At that time, there were few people in the kitchen and it was easy to manage. Now there are only three cooks in the kitchen, and there are a few maids who help the kitchen, the rough woman who washes the vegetables, and the woman who does the shopping. Wait, there are quite a few servants in the kitchen.

Calculating the servants and monthly expenses of the entire Zhou Mansion from this, Li's brain hurts a bit, but she gritted her teeth as she looked at her mother-in-law lightly, "Mother, my daughter-in-law will definitely not let you down. !"

Zhulan nodded in satisfaction, "This is what a sister-in-law should look like."

With such a light sentence, Li Shi felt the pressure all of a sudden, and said silently in her heart, she is the eldest daughter-in-law, she should be a role model!

The Zhao family also hurriedly confessed, and then Zhulan sent the daughters-in-law back.

Mrs. Li went back to the yard with the ledger in her arms, and dragged her daughter to read the ledger. Fortunately, she had a daughter who was well educated.

Mrs. Zhao went back to the yard, and Yushuang was leading the little one who could not read, "Mother, what did grandma order early in the morning?"

Mrs. Zhao took the little girl with a smile, "Good thing, in the future, your aunt and I will take turns to be housekeepers, and you will also be housekeepers together."

She didn't care about the power of the housekeeper, and she was glad that her mother-in-law had a good bowl of water, and she didn't favor anyone in terms of housekeeping.

Although the backyard of the Zhou Mansion is stable, there are many servants, and there are still thoughts in places where there are many people. The servants of the Zhou Mansion dare not talk about the master, but sometimes their attitudes are more or less different.

The kitchen is an example. In the past, Da Fang was respected, because Da Fang was the eldest son and grandson, and his servants were not stupid.

For Sifang, he has always been flattering, Sifang has a county head, has money and rank, and his brother-in-law is also going to enter the imperial examination, and the servants are also supporting Sifang.

Later, Sanfang became prosperous and prosperous, and Sanfang also rose up.

Erfang has been on the decline,

Because of the rules of the Zhou family, the subordinates dare not discuss or neglect, but the attitude can be felt.

Now the four daughters-in-law take turns to be housekeepers, and the servants will have to live under her for a month in the future, and her attitude will not be obvious in the future, she is really happy.

In the third room, Mrs. Dong returned to the yard and said, "This is an opportunity given by my mother-in-law."

The mother-in-law has always been a little cautious, "The mistress values ​​you."

Mrs. Dong glanced at her mother-in-law, but thought in her heart that the dowry mother-in-law who was sent later thought too much. This kind of love is love, so I can't hold her back. Our daughters-in-law, now the Zhou family is the servant of the household department, and the guests they receive are all knowledgeable, and the mother-in-law is cultivating the ability of us to be independent."

The old woman knew that she was wrong, so she didn't dare to look into the young lady's eyes. When the young lady first joined the Zhou family, she didn't follow her. Later, when the Zhou family became an official, she was sent by the master. At that time, the young lady had a mother-in-law by her side. , When she came, the mother-in-law was transferred away.

This time Miss Jingcheng was in charge of the house alone, she had grown a lot, and she became more and more dissatisfied with her, her forehead was sweating, and she didn't dare to speak anymore.

Dong looked back, people can't send it back, it's a slap in the face of her mother's family, and her face is not good-looking.

In the fourth room, Su Xuan is the most comfortable, and the housekeeper is also good, regardless of the comfort of the family, she has the most confidence and ability.

Su Xuan looked at her sleeping son and daughter, and felt a little bit like a husband-in-law, "I've been away for a while, and I don't know where I am."

The mother-in-law said: "The weather has been fine recently, which is very suitable for traveling. If you don't delay and hurry up, you should be able to walk a third of the distance."

Su Xuan felt that it was too late, she had never been separated since she got married, and it would take a few days before she could come back, she missed Chang Zhi.

The mother-in-law looked at the time, "Master, it's time for you to practice calligraphy."

Su Xuan, "..."

Don't think about it, don't think about it at all, she really regrets agreeing to her husband to practice calligraphy, this person will check when he comes back!

In the household department, Mr. Xiao didn't arrange official affairs for Zhou Shuren. He really gave Zhou Shuren time to familiarize himself with the household department.

Zhou Shuren went to the Dirty Punishment Department, "I want all the financial information of the Dirty Punishment Department in the first half of this year."

Although the ambassador was puzzled, he still respectfully found out the three thick account books, "The one on the left is the thickest one on the right for the collection of the first half of the year. Money account, my lord, all you want is here."

Zhou Shuren looked at the thickest one, "In the first half of this year, we processed a lot of inventory from the Dirty Punishment Department."

The ambassador's tone was a little tired, "It needs money everywhere. Mr. Shang Shu has basically disposed of all the items worth money in the past six months, and some of them were backlogged a few years ago. The account book is so thick."

He and the deputy envoy were very busy for a while, the higher-ups were in a hurry, and they were also in a hurry.

Zhou Shuren had long expected that those worth money would be disposed of. It would be strange if they were still in the warehouse. Shang Shu is not blind, so such a large sum of money cannot be seen.

Zhou Shuren said: "Take me to the warehouse to have a look."

The ambassador was very puzzled, but he still took the key, and said hesitantly: "My lord, there are a lot of things in the warehouse, but there are really not many things worth money. You know that the Ministry of Households a few years ago, cough, the treasury was also tight. Take it with you."

So it is true that the emperor confiscated a lot of homes, but he basically dealt with everything that could be dealt with, so why would he be short of money all the time!

Zhou Shuren twitched the corner of his mouth, seeing how pitiful his tone was.

The ambassador said with some nostalgia: "It's been a few years since I joined the household department as an official, and last year was the best year for the household department."

It's a pity that there was a war, and I just felt that I had money in my hand, and I was so poor that I wanted to bring it!

While speaking, we arrived at the warehouse, which was quite different from the warehouse in Zhou Shuren's impression, "I thought the warehouse would occupy a large area."

The ambassador laughed dryly, "I can't store anything, and I have no chance to expand it."

Zhou Shuren looked at the ambassador of the Ministry of Violence and Punishment. This person spoke very interestingly, "Open the door."

The locks of the warehouse are very new, and they are often opened at first glance. There is no old smell in the warehouse. Not to mention, precious furniture is gone.

It's really empty!

Zhou Shuren looked at the unsealed boxes. The alleys were visited by different categories. The leftovers were indeed worthless. The women’s family cleaned up a lot. Some of them were old for several years. They were old in style and not well maintained. Silver.

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