spring cloud warm

Chapter 213
On September 28, Zheng Long, the chief housekeeper, came back from the countryside, his face was tired and dusty.

"Grandma, these are the silver taels collected from the two shops and the Zhuangzi. I will hand over the accounts to you. Please have a look."

Xu Chunjun only looked at the total amount of money, and ignored the others, and said to Zheng Long: "The housekeeper has worked hard!"

"It should be, it should be!" Zheng Long said with some trepidation, "It shouldn't be hard work."

"After so many days, why didn't you work hard!" Xu Chunjun said, "There is one more thing, I can't make up my mind, and the second housekeeper is not here, so I will discuss it with you alone!"

"What orders does Grandma have?" Zheng Long asked.

Xu Chunjun sighed before speaking: "Our house is struggling to make ends meet, and life is becoming more and more difficult every day, the uncle is not doing his job right, and letting me be the head of the house is just trying to catch the ducks on the shelves.

But since I'm sitting here, I have to plan and plan, and I can't just watch and let it go.

I thought that since I couldn't open source, I had to cut costs. "

"Grandma's words are good, but I don't know how to behave?" Zheng Long asked.

"After thinking about it, I should get rid of some of the servants in the family! Otherwise, we have to pay wages and take care of food and clothing, and we really can't afford it." Xu Chunjun said, "Although we are considered a lord's family, But it’s almost over, so don’t pay attention to ostentation.”

"Grandma's thinking is that dozens of mouths will cost a lot." Zheng Long nodded in agreement, "But I don't know how much I have to send away? And who are I going to send away?"

"Don't touch any of the old ladies and wives who are serving in front of you. You can't hurt them anytime soon." Xu Chunjun said, "As for me, I just keep one of the maids and wives who are rough. In other places, every business One person is enough for the unimportant ones, and two are enough for the important ones. For example, in the kitchen, keep one person for the fire, one for the vegetable picker, and two for the stove.”

"Then what about the people in charge?" Zheng Long asked.

"Our family doesn't have much money to spend, and we don't have many things to manage. Some of the people in charge are just pretending to be in charge. It's better to have one person do two jobs at the same time. For example, the person in charge of the warehouse also takes care of the night, and the person who takes care of the grocery shopping also takes care of the firewood. .” Xu Chunjun smiled, “Isn’t this saving another person?”

"Then do as Grandma said!" Zheng Long said, "Let's see who will be left behind."

"You know I've been here for a short time, and these people in the mansion haven't recognized them all yet! Besides, I don't know who is good and who is bad." Xu Chunjun smiled, even a little flattering, "It's still you Make the decision! Make a list and come out.”

"This...doesn't this make me decide for Grandma? It's not appropriate." Zheng Long declined.

"This is to relieve my worries," Xu Chunjun said hastily, "I went back to my mother's house a few days ago and got some silver. My aunt heard that the uncle owed money outside, so she asked someone to send a thousand silver, plus What you collected. In addition to repaying the debt owed by the uncle, there is less than [-] left. If you put it in the account and use it frugally, it can last for more than a year."

"Well, since the grandma has said so, the old slave will not refuse. I will draw up the list later and ask the grandma to look at it." Zheng Long finally agreed.

"Okay, okay," Xu Chunjun was very happy, laughing without any fuss, "Then you go and rest quickly! You have been tired for so many days."

"The old slave is indeed a little bit unable to hold on, grandma forgive me." Zheng Long slowly backed out after finishing speaking.

Xu Chunjun's expression remained unchanged, and he told A Li: "Turn up the lights, this little tiger will finish embroidery soon."

This is a tiger-head cap embroidered for Aunt Qin's child, named Xu Daoqi.

Xu Chunjun went back to see him a few days ago, he has grown even fatter, and he smiles when he sees everyone, which is very cute.

Ah Mino brought Mrs. Tang in from the outside, her eyes were red.

Xu Chunjun called her to stop: "Ah Mino, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing," Ah Mino shook his head, "My sister came here during dinner and said my mother was sick."

"So that's the case, why didn't you say it earlier?" Xu Chunjun said, "I remember that your home is not far from here, and there is only an old woman and a 13-year-old girl in the house."

"Grandma remembers well," Ah Mino nodded, "I've already given money to my sister, and told her to get the medicine."

"It's not too late to light the lamp now. Go back and have a look, stay for a few days, and come back when your mother is well," Xu Chunjun said softly, "Your sister is still young, and you can't make up your mind if you are in a hurry. It's okay, and there are them."

"Yeah, you can go back and have a look!" Zi Ling and Lv Shu also said, "Or I will miss it too."

"Lvshi, go to the makeup box and get some broken silver for A Mino, and let her take it to her mother to ask for a doctor." Xu Chunjun said again.

"Grandma, you can't do it!" Ah Luo shook his head, "You are already doing me a favor by allowing me to take a leave of absence, how can you give me any more money. We all know that the family is struggling."

"That's not bad for you," Xu Chunjun smiled, "Just treat it as your advance payment for the year-end red envelope! Get the patient cured first."

"Thank you, grandma!" Ah Mino said gratefully.

These few taels of silver are just a pot of wine and a pair of shoes to the rich, but to their family, they are life-saving money.

"Find out some thick clothes that you don't wear, and ask her to take them home. It's cold, so don't freeze." Xu Chunjun was careful, and didn't think that everything would be fine if he gave the money.

She knows that for the poor, a piece of cloth or a bun is good.

Ah Mao's family is poor, otherwise she wouldn't have sold her to death.

Ah Mino thanked again and again, wiped away tears and went home.

Here Xu Chunjun is embroidering quietly under the lamp.

"Grandma, the boy who went to Dongdu with the second housekeeper is back." Aunt Zuo came in from the outside and said standing at the door of the inner room.

"Call him in! Let's see if the uncle has sent a message." Xu Chunjun put down the embroidery needle.

The boy who came back was called Xiao Cheng, and he also stood at the door after entering, not going in.

"Have you seen the uncle?" Xu Chunjun asked him.

"Back to Grandma, I see you." Xiao Cheng said.

"Who told you to come back? What's the matter?" Xu Chunjun asked again.

"The second housekeeper sent the younger one back," Xiao Cheng lowered his head, and they all had to lower their heads when they met the mistress of the family according to the rules, "The uncle said that it was cold in Dongdu, so there was no reward for flowers. So they sat down." The boat sailed south, saying it was going to Weizhou, and it took at least a month to come back.”

All the people present were worried that Xu Chunjun would be angry, but she was not angry at all, she just said: "I see, you can go to your wife and tell her later, so that she won't worry about it."

"You know, let's go now." Xiao Cheng agreed.

"Don't forget to go to the cashier to receive the reward." Xu Chunjun said again, "Follow the old rules."

(End of this chapter)