Red makeup against the world

Chapter 101 Xu Wanzhen is in charge

After handing over the rights of the head of the family, Mrs. Xu went back to the room and unceremoniously assigned tasks to Xu Wanzhen.

"Tomorrow, we will go to Dali Temple to visit Changzong and Wenmin. You prepare a few sets of clean spring shirts and thin quilts, and bring them to change and wash. Then fix a table of good wine and food, and serve the two men with meat. Take care of it." Scattered silver is also prepared in advance."

This is the first job that Xu Wanzhen received after taking charge of the family. She accepted it without hesitation, and said, "Okay, don't worry, grandma. I will handle it well." Let Sangzi take the account books and so on first, and take them back to the house first. go.

It was still late for lunch this time, but fortunately Mrs. Xu had already prepared it, and they all put some pastries on the table.When the cold rice and cold dishes arrive, we still heat them up with the stove and eat together.

After the lunch break, Xu Wanzhen got up and said to herself, "There is no rush to look at these account books. I will finally be able to see Father tomorrow. These things need to be carefully prepared."

After thinking for a while, he instructed Sangzi, "In our luggage, we brought the clothes of father and elder brother, and found a few sets of spring shirts. Then put new cotton wool into two quilts." Sangzi agreed.

Then he said to Madam Zheng: "Mama, please go and invite Yulu here." The other things need to be done by the daughter-in-law in charge, and the one who is most familiar with them is the one who has been with the old lady for several years and deals with them exclusively. Yulu is gone.

After a while, Yulu came to the West Wing.

Xu Wanzhen smiled and said: "Sister Yulu, tell me about the daughters-in-law in charge of the family. I just met them in a hurry, and I don't know who is who?" Yulu is the first-class maid who must be used by Mrs. Xu. A sister is just as it should be.

Yulu said softly: "This time when I go to Beijing, the family stewards and the whole family go to Beijing, only Tian Xing's family and Yu Xuemin's family. Tian Xing's family is in charge of the gatekeeper and sweeping mother-in-law, and Tian Xing's daughter-in-law Wan Shi is in charge. Foreign purchases. Yu Xuemin was in charge of driving in Suzhou. Except for Xu Dayou, he was the best driver. When he arrived in the capital, the old lady still arranged for him to drive and took care of the travel, but borrowed Xu's carriage. Xuemin's needlework is good, and he is in charge of the embroidery room, and has two embroiderers under his hands."

Yulu eloquently explained in a clear way: "Xu Le'an is always in charge of outside affairs. If you need to go out to do errands, you can just ask him and he will make arrangements. When in Suzhou, there was an accounting room in the outer court, but now Biluo is in charge of the money and account books. I am in charge of the booklet in the storeroom. If the missy needs anything, you can choose it from the booklet and let me bring it, or you can open the storeroom and go in to pick it out. Now I live in Tu’s house, and there is no concierge or tea room. It was set up. Han Yi is in charge of the nursing home, but there are only two people at present. For now, there are enough people in the nursing home. If it is an independent business, you need to find another person."

Xu Wanzhen listened, and praised: "Sister Yulu is like a treasure, she really is the housekeeper that grandmother relies on."

Hearing this, Yulu laughed and said, "Miss is teasing the servants again. But is there anything unclear?"

"I understand. If there is anything unclear, I will come and ask Sister Yulu. I don't have enough manpower here. Please trouble Sister Yulu to come and call Xu Le'an."

When Xu Le'an arrived, Xu Wanzhen told him to take two carriages and go to Dali Temple tomorrow morning.He gave him the pair of cards again, and allowed him to go to Biluo to withdraw 20 taels of silver, and arrange the wine, food and odds and ends for the prison visit tomorrow.

Sangzi has already prepared the clothes and quilts and packed them into a bundle.Xu Wanzhen ordered her to go to "Songtao Courtyard" and "Changhong Courtyard" and inform her about going out tomorrow.Although the Xu family has considerable autonomy here, in terms of etiquette, they still need to report to the elders before going out.

In the courtyard of "Wen Hanju", Tu Manfen and Tu Manzhen are getting together to be female celebrities, whispering.

Tu Manfen's wedding is in the second half of the year, so she has to put down the poems she has always been proud of and start embroidering the dowry.However, she was really impatient with embroidery, and always felt that female reds lowered her status as a talented woman.Her mother, Li Shi, was also quite troubled by this.Since she was a child, she hired several embroiderers, but she was mad at them all.Up to now, Tu Manfen can only achieve fine stitches, which is quite satisfactory.

Tu Manzhen whispered: "Sister, have you heard? Xu Wanzhen is actually in charge of the house."

"How can she be so capable? It's just nice to say it out loud, but she is backed by her grandmother." Tu Manfen curled her lips in disdain.

Tu Manzhen nodded, and said: "My sister is still smart, I was almost deceived by her, I really thought she was so powerful. Our family is still in charge of the grandmother, and the mother has no share. When will it be our turn."

Tu Manfen put down the embroidery frame and sighed.Although she is not married, she is already mature in mind, and Mrs. Li has also made some suggestions about various situations after marriage, including the head of the family.During various banquets, she is also paying attention to the situation of each family.

Although there are not many such cases in the capital city, the Tu family is also a minority.The usual practice of big families is that after the eldest son of the eldest house marries the eldest daughter-in-law, the eldest daughter-in-law will give birth to the eldest son, and after the extension of the descendants, the right to head the house will be handed over to the eldest daughter-in-law.If the eldest daughter-in-law gives birth again, it will be temporarily handed over to Zhongji.

However, the Tu family has only one family member of his grandfather, and the married eldest aunt and second aunt, no matter whether they go home for a long time or not, cannot be counted as members of the Tu family.Although the mother was unable to raise a legitimate son, she and her younger sister had grown up and had a younger brother, Tu Ruiming.But the grandmother still controlled Zhongfu on the grounds that she didn't have a son-in-law, and she had no intention of giving it up.

This September is the wedding day, my mother has no right to run the house, and my grandmother didn't allow me to study with me.Although Tu Manfen considers herself noble, she also understands that if she doesn't know anything about Zhongfu, she will be extremely passive when she gets married and goes to a strange husband's house.

At this time, Tu Manfen was extremely angry when he heard the news that Xu Wanzhen was in charge of the house.

Thinking of this, Tu Manfen waved her hand, and a first-class maid with a double bun came in outside the door, and said politely: "Miss, please tell me something."

"Yinping, go and find out, what happened to the Xu family?"

After she left, Tu Manfen seemed a little upset, and said, "Sister, I want to ask my mother to learn housekeeping from my grandmother."

Tu Manzhen was surprised and said: "My sister also wants to be a housekeeper? How hard it is, you see that grandma has to discuss matters in the flower hall every morning, and often she can't have lunch when it's time."

Tu Manfen raised her forehead, her younger sister has been spoiled too much since she was a child, she has an innocent temper.I was so dizzy that I consulted with her.Reluctantly said: "What do you know? When you get married soon, you will understand."

Tu Manzhen will be Jiji next year, and she will be a big girl. Li Shi has been actively advising her on marriage in recent years.Hearing this, he couldn't help blushing, and said in shame, "Sister, what are you talking about?"

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and Yinping replied: "Miss, Miss [-]. The Xu family arranged for a carriage tomorrow, and they are going to the capital. I heard that Miss Xu's arrangement was personally arranged. They are going to Dali Temple to visit their uncle and elder cousin."

Tu Manfen waved her back. It sounds like Xu Wanzhen was really arranging the affairs of the Xu family?A malice could not help but rise in my heart.She rolled her eyes and whispered a few words to Tu Manzhen. Tu Manzhen listened with excitement.

(End of this chapter)