The late autumn rain brings a bone-chilling chill, knocking down the dead leaves and yellow flowers all over the ground, making it dilapidated and haggard, making people sad.
Xu Chunjun lit a charcoal fire in his room, which not only kept him warm but also dispelled moisture.
Ah Li walked in and said to Xu Chunjun: "Grandma, Manager Lou from the accounting room has sent the account books."
Green Ulva replied: "Ask him to come in!"
Xu Chunjun is now the housekeeper, and all those in charge of the house, both men and women, can be seen.
Unlike women who don't care about the house, they must avoid suspicion.
Guanshi Lou, whose only name is "Qian", is about thirty years old, skinny and unattractive in appearance.
The two slender mustaches are like cricket antennae, quivering on both sides of the mouth. They move around when he talks, which is very funny.
He came back to Xu Chunjun for the first time, bent down and said: "Grandma, these are the account books of the past few years in the house. Please take a look at them."
Xu Chunjun was embroidering there, without even raising his head, he just said: "Put it down! You go back first, I will look at it when I have time."
"If grandma doesn't understand anything, you can send someone to call me at any time." Lou Qian quickly added before going out.
"Send Mr. Lou out." Xu Chunjun was still embroidering seriously and had no intention of checking the account books.
When it was time to prepare lunch, because it was raining, everyone in the kitchen was choosing vegetables and washing rice.
Yu Daxia set up a small table with several dishes to go with the wine. He poured and drank for himself for a long time and was already half drunk.
Mrs. Fang sent a rough lady over and told the people in the kitchen that Madam would like a bowl of vegetarian gluten for lunch and prepare some perilla soup.
When the old woman saw the prawns eating and drinking there, she couldn't stand it and said, "The dried tofu was not fresh yesterday. How did you buy the vegetables? My wife has always been a vegetarian, and she doesn't eat much. She should make it clean and fresh."
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Yu Daxia was unhappy because Aunt Hu had accompanied Aunt Liu to Dongdu. Now he was drunk again, so of course he was even more impatient.
He got angry at the woman and said: "You old widow! You know how to chew maggots in a day. It's your turn to take care of my business?! Just give you a mouthful of food and put it in your mouth! You won't be out for a year."
When you come back, do you know how much the price of rice and vegetables outside has increased?"
The mother-in-law's surname was Zhu. A few years ago, when Fang was on her way out to burn incense, she happened to meet her and sold herself to bury her husband.
Perhaps because they felt sympathy for each other, Fang gave her some money and asked her to bury her husband simply.
Then she came to this mansion and worked as a rough lady in Fang's courtyard.
"I just can't bear to see you causing trouble to the master's family like this!" Zhu's mother was so angry that her face turned red.
"Go, go, go!" Yu Daxia waved his hands like he was driving a dog, "It's just that I've had a lot of food for a few days to keep you up! Whose graveyard are you considered the tall grass on the grave? Come and shake it in front of you, Uncle Yu? You don't know how to die.
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"Bah!" Zhu's mother was so angry that she couldn't care about anything else and yelled back, "You still have the nerve to scold me?! You are so evil and unscrupulous, aren't you afraid of retribution?!"
"You old beggar!" Yu Daxia got angry after being scolded, jumped up and overturned the table, "I have been a comprador in this house for twenty years, and neither the masters nor the housekeeper said that I am not good at all.
, it’s your turn to say what?”
"I'm just angry about what's unfair!" Zhu's mother cried, feeling wronged and angry. "Even if you bully your kind wife and do things without conscience, God won't let you go!"
Even though there were others stopping him, Yu Daxia still jumped up and hit Zhu’s mother.
His mouth was still dirty: "Damn you! You dare to slander anyone! I will beat you to death, you rotten widow! You are a bitch who needs a lesson from a man!"
Zhu's mother also stretched out her hand to catch Yu Daxia, but after all, there was a huge difference in physical strength between men and women. She was beaten more often, and she became even more angry. She shouted: "My surname is Yu, I will sue you in front of grandma! If you don't believe this family,
No one can cure you!"
"Just go! I'm afraid of you?!" Yu Daxia blushed and turned into a cooked prawn.
Even though everyone tried to persuade me, I couldn't stop it, so I just stopped trying.
Once there is something lively to see, it will be useless if you don’t see it.
Secondly, I also want to see how the new head of the family will decide.
Although the autumn rain is continuous, it will stop for a moment every noon.
Zhu's mother and Yu Daxia came to Xu Chunjun's yard noisily, twisting each other.
A Li came out first and asked them: "What's the fuss about? Don't you know what to say?"
Zhu's mother said: "I'm here to ask the eldest grandma to make the decision for me! This shady man named Yu bought things for his master and took second-rate goods and passed them off as good ones. I couldn't see it, so after saying a few words, he jumped up and beat me.
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But Yu Daxia said: "I am not afraid of shadows. She said she wanted to complain, so I followed her. Otherwise, wouldn't it appear that I have a guilty conscience?"
When he said this, Zi Ling also came out with a bad look on his face: "Do you still have any rules? What are you doing with all this crying and making trouble?!"
A Li told her the matter, and Zi Ling listened and said: "Now I am the housekeeper of the eldest grandma. If you have anything to do, you can come to see me, but if you have something to say, talk it over properly. You are not allowed to cry and make trouble like this. What a shame!"
After she finished speaking, she wished that her mother would not dare to cry anymore. Yu Daxia also coughed a few times and stood as straight as possible.
Zi Ling went in and told Xu Chunjun about the matter and asked for instructions: "How should I decide this matter, young lady?"
After hearing this, Xu Chunjun said: "Let the two of them come in."
Zhu's mother and Yu Daxia entered the house. Because Ziling had scolded them before, they were very obedient. They didn't dare even if Xu Chunjun asked.
However, both of them were thinking about it in their own minds. After a while, the eldest grandma asked what to say to make it appear reasonable.
Xu Chunjun took a sip of tea slowly and then said: "You two are not young anymore, why are you still so angry? Zi Ling has already told me about the matter just now. I wish you, mother, wholeheartedly protect your wife. This is
Okay. But everything is going well at home, so we can’t quarrel just because of this. Everyone in the city knows about the storm."
"Grandma has taught me a lesson, I won't dare anymore." Although Zhu's mother said this, she was still very happy in her heart. Xu Chunjun's previous words were clearly directed at her.
"But the comprador also has his own reasons. This is the situation in our house. It cannot be compared with the wealthy people outside. But from now on, the old lady and the madam must be careful about what they eat and not be careless. As for other people's food
, you can save whatever you can." Xu Chunjun said to the prawn again.
Yu Daxia felt very proud after hearing this, and quickly replied: "Grandma, you are a sensible person. With your words, it is worthwhile for me to sacrifice my life for our family."
"Okay, it's already that time, go back and cook quickly, don't delay lunch." Xu Chunjun was not anxious or annoyed, he was really patient.
Later, when everyone knew what the outcome was, they couldn't help but secretly laugh at Xu Chunjun: "This grandma is really good at making peace with her!"
