In June, there were two happy events in the family. One was that Mrs. Cheng's second daughter-in-law, Ms. Xiao, was pregnant again. Everyone praised her for her good fortune. The first one was born just a few months ago, and the second daughter-in-law was born soon after.

Secondly, Mannia is also pregnant. She has been married for five years and has finally given birth to a baby.

Mrs. Cheng was extremely happy. Mannia was in Prince Xiang's Mansion and she couldn't take care of her. Now her whole heart was focused on Mrs. Xiao's pregnancy.

She was not allowed to do anything but to raise the baby with peace of mind. Bird's nests and deer antlers were delivered to her house in different styles every day. Qiao Niang was envious when she saw them, and privately accused her mother of being partial.

Every time this happened, Ms. Cheng glanced at her disdainfully and said, how could her daughter compare with her daughter-in-law? Sooner or later, her daughter would get married, and how could she be kissed by her daughter-in-law? No matter how smart she was in raising her, she still wouldn't be able to take advantage of others.

, then she thought of something to replenish her body, and immediately asked her to send it to her second daughter-in-law. The angry Qiao Niang stamped her feet, and ran to her second sister-in-law to accuse her again.

Xiao was very happy to hear this, and felt that her mother-in-law treated her as her own, but she was not a stingy person, so she gave Qiao Niang half of the supplements sent by Cheng every day.

Jiao Niang saw that their family was so harmonious, and she was also happy for them. When she thought about her own family, she felt only sad.

A few days ago, Jiao Niang received a letter from Su Qingyin, asking her if she was used to living there and if she could be wronged. She also told her that everything was fine at home now, which made her feel at ease. Finally, the letter also mentioned the Ji family, saying

She had a new headache and asked her to ask the second lady if she was a family friend of a miraculous doctor named Lingshu. She wanted the second lady to write a letter of greeting to the miraculous doctor and invite him to diagnose Ji.

One diagnosis.

After reading the letter, Jiao Niang burned it without mentioning anything to Mrs. Cheng.

Mrs. Xiao's pregnancy also left Mrs. Cheng without a helper. There were many things at home that she couldn't handle alone, so she called Jiao Niang to help.

She heard Mao Mao mention that Jiao Niang helped her sister-in-law take care of things at home, and saw that Jiao Niang was very organized in taking care of the old lady's affairs, so she thought of asking her to help her, and not to mention other things, she could help with the administration.

It's okay to have servants.

Jiao Niang resisted at first, fearing that she could not do well, but then the old lady spoke up and then she took up the task.

Qiao Niang was afraid that some old ladies would bully her newcomers and refuse to obey the discipline, so she gave her a backing, "It's okay, why don't you just take care of a few servants? If they don't do well, you just punish them. If anyone dares to disobey, just give them a beating."

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At that time, Qiao Niang was looking at the registration records of the slaves in the house to understand who and what they usually did. After hearing what Qiao Niang said, she shook her head in disapproval, "I am not from your family, so they will naturally be dissatisfied if I suddenly come to take charge of these people."

.Besides, there are several old mothers who are decent people, so how can they punish them whenever they want and beat them whenever they want? Besides, the law does not punish everyone. If they are not convinced by me, I will beat them all. Who will do it?

work?"

Qiao Niang winked and thought for a moment, "Then what if they don't listen to what you do?"

Jiao Niang smiled calmly and said, "Actually, being a housekeeper is not that difficult. As long as the people above are given a taste of the benefits, the people below will naturally do things honestly."

The housekeeper is like managing a court. The person in charge is the emperor. The mothers in charge are equivalent to the six departments. The rest belong to the six departments. As long as the six ministers are given benefits, he will regulate the people in the department.

She marked out a few people from the roster, called Shuixiang, and said, "Take out one-tenth of the money my second aunt gave me and give it to them."

Qiao Niang's eyes almost popped out of her head when she heard this big deal, "The sweetness you gave is too great, isn't it? The money your mother gave you was for your comprador use. You gave so much, how can you use it to fill the holes in the future?"

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Jiao Niang looked like she knew what she knew, which made Qiao Niang even more curious. She kept asking questions, and Jiao Niang said: "Don't you know that the wool comes from the sheep? Even if I don't give them this sweet thing, then in the process of comprador

Even in the middle, they will be scratched by them step by step. It is better to let them eat their fill first, thank me for this reward, and work for me wholeheartedly."

Qiao Niang disagreed, her little face wrinkled up, her eyes fixed on Shuixiang, as if Shuixiang was a thief who stole her family's money.

Qiao Niang couldn't help laughing and pinched her chubby little face. During the time when Jiao Niang was here, Qiao Niang had a very good appetite. When they first met, she still had an oval face, but now she has almost turned into a round face.

"I know you feel sorry for your family's money and resent your servants for not doing their jobs well and only doing their best, but hasn't this been the case since ancient times? Not to mention a small family, even if it suffered a disaster, the imperial court allocated disaster relief

The money has to be peeled off layer by layer by the officials below. But in this world, no one can change it." She flattened her face, "Besides, if you think about it, people here have a fixed monthly amount of money.

, it is only during the holidays that we have the opportunity to make money, and having fun alone is not as good as having fun together. They are happy to make money, and we are also happy to be able to do things well."

Seeing that Qiao Niang still didn't understand, Jiao Niang finally gave her a sentence to let her understand, "A great person cannot only have power and punishment. Only kindness and power can last long."

Sure enough, with this reward from Jiao Niang, the servants have become much more diligent in their work. Several steward mothers are around Jiao Niang every day, checking and verifying the accounts. One said that the dozens of cages of chickens bought were a few taels cheaper, and the other said

The vegetable vendor on West Street agreed to deliver it to your home, saving you money on transportation. These things may seem like a few taels of silver or a few pennies, but they add up to a considerable savings.

Because Jiao Niang was busy running around, Qiao Niang didn’t have any playmates, so she didn’t even bother running outside. She stayed with Jiao Niang every day, and she learned how to keep accounts, and now she can even help Jiao Niang do the counting.

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Mrs. Cheng saw this in her eyes and felt comforted in her heart. She felt even more fond of the girl. She thought that if someone's boy could marry such a good girl, he would be really lucky. She didn't know if her family, Cheng Yu, was so lucky.

The days flew by and it was June half. On this day, the old lady went to the Ci'en Temple outside the city to worship Buddha and burn incense, and everyone followed her.

Jiao Niang and Qiao Niang were riding in the same carriage. An Ge was becoming more and more naughty now that the old lady had spoiled him. He clamored to ride a horse when he went out. He was a small person and was not as tall as a horse's legs. Naturally, Jiao Niang refused to comply, so he

Crying and arguing with my little girl.

Originally, Jiao Niang didn't want to care about him, so she would follow him into the carriage because he was making troubles. But just as Cheng Yu was going out, she saw him crying and asked why. She knew he wanted to ride a horse, so she smiled and picked him up on the horse.

When the girl saw that it was him, she couldn't say anything more.

"Sister, sister, I'm riding a horse." Brother An was dancing so much that he almost jumped while sitting on the horse.

Jiao Niang was sitting on the carriage, with Cheng Yu riding beside her. She glanced at Brother An, "Aren't you going to cry now?"

Brother An felt embarrassed when he thought of his useless look just now, and smiled playfully with his little girl.

Anyone who looks at this flattering little appearance will be able to get rid of any anger. Jiao Niang deliberately said with a straight face, "Don't cry again in the future, or I will beat you."

An Ge hid in Cheng Yu's arms. Now he knew who was protecting him. Cheng Yu touched his little face and smiled with Jiao Niang: "Boys, they all like this. When I was as old as him

I also argue about riding horses every day."

Brother An stretched out a little melon seed and echoed, "Yes, yes, my sister is a little girl and doesn't understand the preferences of us men."

This smart-mouthed guy could hardly speak to him. Just when she didn't know how to speak to him, she heard Cheng Yu say, "But a man can't cry."

"Ah?" Brother An looked up at him, saw him nodding deeply, and gave him a look of affirmation. This made him distressed, and he struggled for a long time, "Then I will try my best."

Jiao Niang couldn't help but smile, Cheng Yu looked back, the two of them looked at each other, the boy smiled freely, his smile was like the sun piercing the clouds, breaking through nine days of ice, dazzling and gorgeous, in a daze, Jiao Niang seemed to see the sea of ​​flowers blooming in the mountains...
Chapter completed!