At the banquet in the backyard of Rongguo Mansion, the girls sat at a table alone, drinking and mingling among themselves, and it was very lively.
Daiyu and Baochai, Xichun chatting and laughing, Tanchun and Baoqin, the Wang sisters discussed the collected works, and Xiangyun, drinking with Baochai for a while, and boxing with Tanchun for a while, everyone was in high spirits, except for ignoring Daiyu
Besides, I didn’t say anything bad.
After a while, the three of them talked about family affairs. Daiyu listened attentively for a while, then asked Xichun: "Why does it sound like Miss Shi and the third sister are now managing the house together? Where is Sister-in-law Zhu?"
Xichun curled her lips and said: "My eldest sister-in-law is sick. She said she was careless during the Chinese New Year and got cold, so she needs to nurse herself back to health for a while. The ancestors told her to let the third sister take care of the house, and also said that Sister Yun is getting older and should start learning to be a housekeeper.
Now that we are directors, let’s take advantage of this situation and learn together. The second wife is doing everything she can, she just asks one of Zhou Rui’s family to accompany her, saying that the third sister and sister Yun are not very experienced, so she will help them take care of everything.
careful."
Daiyu burst into laughter after hearing this.
Xichun whispered: "Some time ago, the second wife asked Sister Bao to help, but Sister Bao only helped for a few days, then resigned and went home."
Baochai smiled and said: "My aunt asked me to help you for a few days, but I am also busy at home and have no time, so I can only help for a few days."
Daiyu smiled and said: "When my sister-in-law comes in, you have to ask the housekeeper to take care of her till the end, so I can be lazy."
Baochai's face turned red, and she suppressed her shame and said: "When I am the housekeeper, the first thing I will do is to deduct your monthly salary, so that you will not laugh at me."
"Hahaha……"
The sisters suddenly burst into laughter.
Tanchun glanced at it, his eyes moved slightly, and then returned to normal.
At this time, Xiangyun and the Wang sisters had finished forming fists. With her sharp ears, she asked: "Sister Bao and fourth sister, what are you talking about, laughing so happily? Let's have fun together after saying it?"
Baochai smiled and said, "I'm talking about the Western paintings that my fourth sister painted before. She learned them in a decent way, but unfortunately the lighting ratio was always wrong. When Yu'er said that she was asked to learn to study objects, the fourth sister went crazy."
Xichun muttered: "That's too difficult. There are a bunch of formulas, there are so many squares, cubes, and units. How can I understand them..."
Daiyu said: "Just memorize more, you are just lazy."
Xichun said: "I really don't understand?"
Daiyu ignored her and only drank tea. Baoqin came over and interrupted and said with a smile: "That one was indeed too difficult. I followed it for a few days, but I felt dizzy and a bunch of sparrows were chirping in my head for several days, so I gave up.
The princess is really awesome, she knows all these things."
Daiyu smiled and said, "I am just more familiar with it than you because I have learned it since I was a child."
Xichun said: "Sister Lin, have you learned it since you were a child? Cousin Lin taught you?"
Daiyu nodded and said: "Part of it was taught by my brother. Later, when my brother went out, he found overseas missionaries as teachers, and they taught me."
Baoqin said: "Hey, there's more than one person?"
Daiyu said: "Of course there are many kinds of investigations, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, art, music, machines, astronomy, geography, plants, animals, etc., covering everything."
Xichun said with a bitter look on her face: "I only learned geometry, and physics gave me a headache. There are so many other kinds. When cousin Lin comes back, you won't want me to learn them all, right?"
Daiyu said: "You are the female official of my princess. You must learn at least geometry, physics and chemistry. Do you think you can escape?"
Xichun lay on the table and pretended to be dead: "Princess, my official is sick. He is very ill and cannot get up."
Daiyu pushed her funny and said: "My princess's female officer is sick, what can I do? When I get back, I will ask Jin Yiwei to send someone to treat you!!"
Xichun jumped up quickly: "Sister Lin, I'm fine. Jin Yiwei is treating me. I can't bear this blessing."
Daiyu smiled and said: "That's nonsense again. Jin Yiwei is the public servant of the people of the capital, and he is the most gentle. How can you not bear it?"
Not only Xichun was worried now, but all the girls present pouted at the same time: Even if the Jinyiwei were reduced to their current state by Lin Dutang, no one would think they were gentle, and only Lin Dutang's pampered sister would think so.
Jin Yiwei is gentle.
Baoqin chuckled, then pushed Xiangyun and said, "Sister Yun, weren't you just talking about eliminating pros and cons?"
Tanchun said: "We have been discussing and want to get rid of some wasteful things in the house. For example, we don't dare to use the hair oil powder money we buy from the house every month. We just take the money from our own house.
It’s a lot of waste to buy it, so it’s better to skip it.”
He added: "Then there is our garden. I was chatting with other girls, and I heard that every lotus leaf and every ragged grass root was valuable. So I wanted to find a few honest people in the garden who knew how to do it.
The old mothers who manage the garden save money on cleaning; secondly, there are people who specialize in managing the garden; thirdly, things will not be spoiled; fourthly, it also means to provide subsidies, and old mothers can use this to make up for it.
Sister Zhou Rui and sister-in-law also agreed with the method just now, but Sister Yun put forward some more opinions."
Everyone was busy asking for their opinions.
Xiangyun glanced at Daiyu and said: "I thought about it, of course the people who were selected were happy, but the people who were not selected would inevitably complain. Moreover, they also tended the garden, carried sedan chairs, punted boats, and pulled ice beds every day.
They have to do all the menial work, and they have to take care of the garden day and night. It would be better to let the selected people pool a few ounces of the garden's annual income and give it to them, which can be considered as payment for their hard work."
Daiyu frowned after hearing this and said nothing.
Xichun thought for a while and felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't explain why, so she didn't say anything.
Baoqin and the others naturally stopped talking when they saw that everyone was silent.
Xiang Yun said nonchalantly: "If the old lady hadn't personally asked me three or five times, I shouldn't have been meddling in other people's business. But since the old lady entrusted me, I should do my best. Otherwise, how could I have the honor to see her? So I acted for everyone.
The purpose of planning this project is to get them to work together so that they won’t eat, drink or gamble arbitrarily in the future, and the garden will be kept prudent and prudent, so that we can live with peace of mind.”
Tanchun smiled and said: "Sister Yun is thoughtful and has thought of many things for me that I didn't expect. Of course I have no objection."
Xiangyun looked graceful and good-tempered, and said with a smile: "So we have agreed that today is the big day for the second sister and sister Xing. It is not easy to discuss other details. We will discuss it when we are free tomorrow.
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Tanchun nodded, but didn't say a word.
Baoqin said hurriedly: "It's boring to sit here, let's do the drinking."
Baochai naturally followed suit, and everyone said one sentence after another and started drinking. Over there, Baoqin went to play Tanchun again, and Baochai went to play Xiangyun, also called Daiyu, and soon the people in front of them were
The embarrassment is gone.
When Daiyu returned home and talked about the matter with Aunt Rong, she sighed: "There are many servants in that house, and they are intertwined. Third sister's method is good, but it can be seen that after benefiting a small number of people, it is inevitable that there will be partial complaints; it's just that
It’s not enough for Ms. Shi to add such a fortune. Those who are in charge will definitely get more than those who are not. Those people are jealous of money and will not be willing to give in. If there is a fight, it will be easy to lose both ends. It is not as good as before.
Well. I'm watching with cold eyes, I'm afraid this method won't last long."
Aunt Rong shook her head and said: "The third girl is very ambitious and wants to do something great, but Miss Shi has poured cold water on her. I'm afraid she seems to have become cold-hearted."
Daiyu said: "She is originally from the Jia family, and she is very concerned about the family. Moreover, she is alert by nature and has a good heart. She has seen many shortcomings in her daily life. However, she is a girl, and it is difficult to control her.
, now that she has this opportunity, even if she suffers some grievances, she still wants to do her best for the mansion."
Aunt Rong said: "She is indeed the third girl. No wonder my uncle and the girl praise her every day."
Hearing Aunt Rong mention her brother, Daiyu couldn't help but frown, and she couldn't help but feel concerned, but she forced a smile and said, "If my brother comes back and hears that his sweetheart is being wronged in his own family, I'm afraid he will be very unhappy.
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Grandma Rong smiled and said: "Uncle will only be happy, because the three girls were wronged in order to revitalize the family. There are many aunts suppressing them, many mothers-in-law making trouble, and there are sisters-in-law watching covetously behind. In this situation
They all have ambitions and want to find a way out. This is a heroine! This is the kind of person my uncle loves!"
Daiyu's face turned red as she spoke, but she nodded seriously.
But at this moment, what is my brother doing in the Western Regions?