By Jia Xiuzhen

After Li Wan went through this matter, he had the idea of ​​taking over the Zhuangshang workshop. When Madam Xu came to the mansion, the two discussed the matter.

Li Wan said: "Now there are sales outside. If the socks in our workshop hadn't been covered by Ji Liang, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to sell them. Since we have to alienate them, it's not good to keep them involved like this. I don't think it's better." Forget it. How many people are working in the workshop all year round? If you accept it, will it hinder their normal life?"

Mother Xu said: "Now the workshop doesn't have as many people as it used to. One is that the past two years have been good and there has been a lot of work in the field. The other is that we bought some mountain land and the rent set by grandma is low. Half of the families rented out more land to plant. Anyway, those jade, wheat, and taro don’t choose land, they can be planted on the half-mountain of the high mountain behind, but harvesting is more difficult. Those lands were rent-free for the first two years, and the third It only takes [-]% since the beginning of the year. It is also because of their difficulties. The last one is because of the technician's mansion and academy.

In the past two years, there have been more and more people in the Beijing Teacher's Mansion. If you set up a stall there to sell some food and small things, you can earn a little money. Basket went to do small business.Now there are about [-] or [-] people working in the workshop all the year round.We pay a lot of wages, and we also get a lot of income. If we just accept it like this, it will naturally have an impact. "

Li Wan was a little hesitant, but Nanny Chang said from the side: "Grandma, don't worry too much, this size belongs to the same size. For the sake of clearing up with Ji Liang, this workshop should be closed. There are bigger workshops and cheaper labor, and people always ask people to set prices and receive goods, but people make up for grandma. It's not interesting after a long time.

We can discuss the work of the people in this village and find another job for them.Firstly, it is grandma's kindness, and secondly, I know that the two girls are still involved in grandma's place. It is not in line with grandma's intention to stop it at the beginning. "

After hearing this, Li Wan laughed and said, "If I don't tell you, I'd forget about it. Those two girls don't know how to collect some interest. I'm afraid we don't mention it, and they don't remember it."

Mother Xu smiled and said, "It might be worth hundreds of taels of silver. If grandma doesn't say it, it will be cheaper for us."

Li Wan said with a smile: "This business will naturally continue. It was originally to help farmers survive the disaster, but after a few years, I think it is very good. The fields are not so much work all year round. Mi It’s hard to change food into cash. We can find some decent businesses to make a living, but we don’t need to be as big as this sock workshop. We can negotiate a few more, and one can accommodate five, six, seven or eight people. , there are quite a few people. This way they can always have a job to support their family, and I can also get some interest to explain to my sister-in-law."

Nanny Chang smiled and said: "The most important thing is that Nanny Xu can always be busy with things. Look at her, now she is talking about how troublesome she is outside, and her complexion is more than ten years younger than before."

Nanny Xu also laughed: "I just realized that I'm just a hard worker. I've been busy with this job for a while, and everything is fine. I haven't even had a cold in the past two years." Hearing this, everyone was envious.

This business is easy to talk about, but if you look closely, there are not many that can be done in Caotianzhuang. Li Wan knew it well, so he only said that he would list out the days and then talk to Madam Xu in detail.

After this matter was finished, Nanny Xu thought about it and gave Li Wan a wink.Li Wan understood, and said with a smile: "It's done, let's do this first. Nanny came with me for a while, and I sorted out some things. Lan'er came back last time and brought them back for Xiao Qi to take. "

Nanny Xu got up and followed her into the back room.After sitting down, Madam Xu said: "It's hard to say in front of people just now. Last time, the machine was missing a few things. Now I have found out that it was Yan Jun, his wife, and the old mother-in-law who did it."

Li Wan asked, "Peng Qiao's mother and sister?"

Mother Xu nodded: "That's right! Yan Jun and Peng Qiao are involved here, and I don't know what to do. This person has such a character, he won't be able to stay in the village, and he won't be able to convince the public if he doesn't deal with it properly. It's just that If this is really dealt with according to the rules, it would be a shame to beat her up and drive her out or simply sell her off. Besides, Peng Qiaoniang is not one of us, she also defected here."

Li Wan thought for a long time, then sighed: "This time when Mammy returns, I will call Peng Qiao and Yan Jun together to discuss and discuss together. The daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law must be known. It's just one, I don't mean to blame them for the fact that one person does the other thing. It's irrelevant."

Nanny Xu nodded, and said: "Let's keep this matter a secret for now. Nanny Yan was born to learn the rules. If she finds out about this, something may happen. Wait for Yan Jun to figure it out." Besides, it would be meaningless to provoke their mother and son to disagree." Li Wan also thought so.

He talked about the matter on Ji Liang's side again.Only then did Li Wan talk about the matter of Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng asking her to ask Ji Liang to go over the house in detail. Madam Xu sighed, "That's okay, she has always had such a temper, but Second Grandma is unexpected. Before, I saw that my grandma had a very close friendship, and my grandma also contributed, and she also led the line with the Sihai Trading Company, and instructed her to do business in the workshop. There are a lot of benefits here and there. How did you get here? How about filling out grandma later?"

Li Wan also shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Who can tell. This person has a different temper than others, and Feng girl has such a temper."

Mother Xu also shook her head and said: "It's easy to get ahead. Where there is benefit, go there, don't remember kindness and fear retribution. She is the only smart person in the world, and everyone else is stupid. Grandma doesn't care about her, It's just that it's better for a person with such a temperament to stay far away in the future. This kind of experience will gain wisdom, and in the future, no matter what she commits into grandma's hands, she will not stretch out her hand. Such a person, to put it bluntly , even if you saved her life, as long as she can take you in exchange for benefits, she will not hesitate. She is the only one in her heart for the rest of her life. Although grandma is not bad, she can't rush to be a gunman for others. "

Li Wan knew that Nanny Xu was really angry, so she hurriedly agreed, "I've written it all down, don't worry, mommy. It's been a long time since I've seen people's hearts, so why don't you hide when you find out? What happened before, I just Seeing that she really needs money, Sister Lao did not make much effort to mention a word, and the sock workshop is even more favorable. Although she talked too much this time, she got herself into a training session. I don’t care about it. In the future I don't care about her."

But Mother Xu shook her head and said, "Grandma is still thinking too much. This matter is not simple. Ji Liang is not someone on the stage. Now that the colored glaze business is big, how many people know his origin? Grandma Er* knew about it. Besides, it was a long time ago that Grandma let them go out. The people in front of Biyue Suyun may not know whether Ji Liang is the shopkeeper of Qiqiaofang or Grandma's former companion? It seems Grandma Grandma Er* did not pay less attention to the matter.

Another one, if you know about this relationship, just think about taking advantage of it and negotiating the price.It is well known that the steward directly asked the steward to go under the banner of the mansion, and it is not something that can be known immediately if it can be convenient?Why do you want to go to your wife and ask your grandma about this, and borrow your wife's hand to ask grandma to wipe the face?

It seems that it is for the master to come forward to discuss important matters. After careful study, the head of the house called the original servant to come to the house to discuss a purchase. Does it mean that she is not on the stage?What's more, she didn't say a word to grandma beforehand. Grandma thought of her as a sister-in-law. I think she thought grandma was a fool.

From what I can see, it may not be easy for grandma not to touch her in the future, and she is not so easy to let go of the good things.These aunts and nephews have the same temperament, but one still wants to put on airs and gnaw at others for the sake of this mansion and that precious son, while the other is getting more and more sad and only thinking about himself. "

Li Wan heard what Madam Xu said, and when she thought about Sister Feng's actions before and after, she also had two points of understanding, so she smiled and said: "Now I'm not afraid that they can trick me too much. I just wanted to talk to Madam just now." If there are any more things in the future, let them be sent to the garden on the outskirts of the city. If there is something really missing in the mansion, I will send someone to pick it up. The more things you save, the more attractive you will be. I have been with my brother My sister-in-law said it, and the nanny also told Ji Liang Duan Gao and the others for me. The farther the face is, the better. Anyone who goes under my banner, don't be afraid of hurting my face, and step on the ground hard That's good."

Nanny Xu nodded and said: "I know what's in my heart, grandma, don't worry." If I have time, I should tell those people what is going on in the mansion in detail, so that they know, this mansion is different from my grandma. There's no point in going together.

In the Lin Mansion in the capital city, a woman in a blue silk shirt wandered around for a long time at the back corner door where the Lin family went into the back kitchen for shopping. The door opened with a creak, and a few people came out.

The woman hurried forward, saluted with a smile, and said, "Big brothers, please inquire. Do you have a lady cook named Shen here? I am her relative. I heard that she is now coming to Beijing with her master. Came here to find her."

A man with a mole growing on his mouth said casually, "Shen's surname? I've never heard of it."

A tall man next to him said with a slightly older smile: "Auntie, if you ask a wife, you have to tell me who she married, who cares what their maiden name is usually!"

The old woman quickly laughed and said, "Alas, alas, but I'm confused! She married also from the family, should she be called Ma Liu or Ma Qi."

The dressed-up attendant sneered and said, "It's from Ma Liu's family! Let me tell you, auntie, you don't even know the in-laws of your relatives. Isn't it a little far away to recognize these relatives?"

The old lady handed over a few strings of money while talking, and said with a smile: "She was originally my natal cousin, and she was very close when she was in Beijing. She got married, and she went to the south again, and there was no news for many years. .This time it was so easy to get a letter, why don’t you rush to see it? This big brother, why bother to take me in to find her?”

The elder opened his mouth and said: "We have strict rules in our house, so we dare not let anyone in casually. Since you say you recognize her, let us pass a message for you and let her come out to see you." Everyone nodded after talking. Two of them still had work to do, so they went out first, and the young one went inside to deliver the message for the woman.

After a while, Ma Liu's family came out in a hurry, and when they saw the mother-in-law, they were slightly taken aback, and then they beamed with joy and said, "Sister Yu!"

The mother-in-law also stepped forward and said with a smile: "Juan'er, are you really back?"

Ma Liu's family took the woman's hand tightly and said, "Didn't you just come back, I said that my co-manager took leave for two days to go to the mansion to see you! Sister came looking for me first!"

After speaking, he dragged people in and said to the gatekeeper: "This is my natal cousin. I happen to be off duty at the moment, so let's take her in to talk."

The old woman at the door took a close look at Mrs. Yu, took out a book from the bottom with a sullen face, took out a watch from her pocket, took a look, then opened the book and started to write. Pushing: "You know the rules, draw a bet." Ma Liujia agreed, picked up a brush and drew a bet, and then took Yu Pozi inside.

After turning a few turns, I arrived at a back-covered house. A woman from a nearby family saw her and greeted her, "Are there any guests?"

Ma Liu's family agreed: "Hey, relatives from Beijing are here." He opened the door of his own room and let Mrs. Yu in.

Granny Yu looked around calmly, one was bright and the other was dark, and the kitchen was connected to the back, but she couldn't see clearly because of the curtain.There is a square table in the middle of the entrance door, four stools, and a long table against the wall. The things are only ordinary, so I have a care in my heart.

Ma Liu's family made tea and said with a smile: "Sister, I just got this tea two days ago. We don't know what kind of bamboo shoot it is called. Sister, try it."

Seeing that the tea was not bad, Mrs. Yu took a sip and praised: "The tea is so fragrant!" Then she said, "Why haven't I seen your family?"

Ma Liu's family sighed and said, "How can there be any family members? After two years of marriage, that unlucky ghost stretched his legs and left without leaving a root. A few years ago, my mother-in-law disappeared. Now this family is just I'm alone, and I'm quiet."

Madam Yu said: "Oh, how do you live these days, why don't you find another one?"

Ma Liu's family shook his head and said: "When my mother-in-law was here, I was afraid that I would remarry. After a few years of getting along, she raised me as a daughter. If I remarry, who will burn the paper for her? Just forget it, let's talk about this day I'm used to it too."

Madam Yu didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while, but Maliu's family said, "My sister came to see me today, what can I do?"

Mrs. Yu scoffed at her and said: "You said that! You married the fourth girl so far back then, and you had a few messages at first, but then you didn't hear anything about it. This time I heard that Miss Lin brought someone back to Beijing Well, my mother thought that you were born here, and maybe you came back with me, so she asked me to come and ask. Tell me, if I don't come to you, are you going to stop talking to us?"

Ma Liu's family said: "Oh, sister, you stay in that rich nest, how do you know our suffering? I was in Suzhou for a while, and went to Yangzhou for a while. First, the old lady is gone, and she is not filial. The lady is sick. It's down, the girl was raised with medicine for three meals a day. Later, the wife disappeared, and when they heard that the old lady in the mansion came to pick up the girl, they even went to inquire about it, but they didn't know that the master just let her The two of them followed, because they were afraid that the slave would bully the master. After all, they were afraid that there would be fewer people to order when they arrived in Beijing?

In this way, once the girl left, the mansion became more and more deserted, those in the backyard couldn't even call their names, and the master didn't take it seriously, they lived in the yamen for ten days and a half months.Those days were, alas, really boring.Later, I heard that the master fell ill in the yamen, and the girl came back, but she didn't go back to live in the mansion.

When he returned to live in the mansion, the master was already seriously ill. If so, he still didn't rest.I went to inspect the private salt again, and there was a fight, and it is still unclear whether he is alive or dead.It's not that we have a bad mouth and a poisonous heart, but the master's previous physique and being at sea again, it seems to be more ominous.Such things happen one after another, you talk about it, alas. "

Mrs. Yu came here to inquire, seeing what Maliu's family was willing to say, she made up her mind, and said, "Look, I didn't bring anything with me, that's what my mother said, even if I come to see you, I will accompany you." It's also good for you to talk. Relatives move around, and you have to move to get close."

Ma Liu's family nodded hurriedly: "That's not true! Usually, it's hard for me to find someone who can talk! The people around the girl were all from the Yamen in Beijing before. No one from our house came here. I'll go with you. Now that I'm in Beijing, I'm afraid I can relax a bit, but I don't expect that the rules are stricter than our original mansion, and it's different in Yangzhou mansion. Let's talk about the chef In fact, more than half of the people have never met before. There are no people who can talk about the past."

Mrs. Yu asked: "Those people who were married as dowry back then, didn't they all come back this time?"

Ma Liujia sneered and said, "My sister is so confused! They followed, no matter they were managing the farm or running the shop. After all these years, how could they get any benefit? How could they leave there so easily. Followed In the mansion, the master and his wife are the most affectionate. None of the flowery people prepared by the old lady were useful. Knowing that the Lin family has a rule that three generations must be let go, everyone begged the lady to go to the old man. Genzi's family gave birth to a son and the family got married. This time, the girl asked before returning to Beijing. If she is willing to go, she will be given money and other rewards. Isn't that what you want? We are just a few of us who have no roots, no roots, no fate, and no luck. , I’m just here to work.”

Madam Yu thought that Mrs. Wang wanted to check out the people from the mansion to see what could be useful, but now it seems that it is difficult.Yin laughed and said, "I don't know about you! But from what you said, Miss Lin can make up her mind, how many people are let out at once! How can you take care of so many industries!"

Ma Liu's family curled their lips and said: "Isn't the girl just making up her mind? Let me tell you, there are not many fathers like our master. When others have reached this point, how can you say that it is better to adopt one from a nearby family and come to our master?" , Guess what? He said "the eldest daughter is like a son"! He was so unwell before, and he took the girl back to the ancestral house in Gusu to worship the ancestors in a soft sedan chair. I see, the ancestors of the Lin family are watching from above, maybe why sigh!".