Empress Chu

"With so many people every day, how much does it cost to eat and drink." She was even more anxious about this matter, "The family's wealth will be ruined."

Chu Lan didn't care about making a living, and was even angrier when she heard the words: "You still want to eat and drink? Aren't those people here to compete?"

Jiang was helpless: "Not everyone has to compete, nor do they compete at the same time. Every time there are only a few people, the others just watch the fun."

And now more than half of the time is to watch the excitement.

Since it was to watch the fun, the garden was also seen. Everyone knew the name of Chu Garden, so they took advantage of this opportunity to enjoy the scenery in it.

Since it’s a pleasure to enjoy the scenery, it is necessary to have tea and snacks——

"We paid for that?" Chu Lan asked in shock.

"That's true—I don't know yet." Jiang said hesitantly.

What does it mean?Chu Lan looked at Jiang.

"It's just that I didn't ask for food and drink from home." The servant girl couldn't help but said, "Ms. Chu Zhao asked people to buy them from outside."

Chu Lan frowned: "Buy? Where does she have money?"

Chu Ling gave him all the money for Tuogu, which is just as it should be. Is it to guard against his big brother by hiding the money for his daughter?That being the case, Chu Ling should entrust her daughter to someone else!

"Is it on credit?" Chu Lan asked.

If it is on credit, those merchants will only come to him, and no one will treat a childish girl as the master of Chu Garden.

Chu Lan wanted to beat the pillars again, but luckily the maid said hurriedly, "My lord, it's not on credit either."

what exactly is it?She stole money again?Chu Lan stared.

His servant hurriedly said, "No, Miss Azhao asked them to pay for it themselves, and then we will buy it for them."

It's actually more complicated than what he said.

It was Chu Zhao who first told the restaurant that Chu Yuan needed to eat tea and wine, and if the price was good, she would let people come here to buy it.

Chuyuan now has another name of Xiaowangchunyuan Literary Society in the capital, and the businessman knows how many people there are in it. This is not a small business but a big business, so they immediately agreed.

Then Chu Zhao asked the servants to put up display boards after the garden opened every day, and write down what tea, food and beverages are provided today—except wine.

"Miss said that in order to avoid affecting the fairness of the competition, drinking is not allowed." The boy opened the chatterbox and said happily, "But in fact, everyone knows that Miss is in order to prevent people from drinking and making trouble, so there is no alcohol in the garden. People can't bring their own alcohol."

Can't eat alcohol, scholars are bored when they are excited, so they order refreshments one after another, especially seeing that these refreshments are provided by famous restaurants in the capital.

As long as you add an extra errand fee, what you can only eat in restaurants every day can be delivered to Chu Garden. It is really elegant to sit and watch the competition while eating.

Chu Lan and Jiang Shi were dumbfounded when they heard that, Chu Lan was okay, Jiang Shi was in charge of the housework, so she stretched out her palm subconsciously and turned it over. This is not about losing money, but about making money!

"Where's the money?" She couldn't help but blurt out.

Are they all in Chu Zhao's hands?

The young servant looked a bit disappointed: "Miss said that she is not an elder in the family, and Chu Garden is not used for holding literary meetings. It is not their duty to let the servants work here, so—"

Jiang clasped her palm tightly: "So how?"

The servant didn't speak, but the maid next to her said quietly, "Miss gave all the money to the servants who did the work."

The rules for distributing money are also very simple. There is no distinction between men and women, young or old, seniority, and it doesn't matter whether it is a rough envoy of cleaning or a maidservant next to a master, wife, or son. There is only one rule, more work, more pay.

The money is getting more and more divided.

Sorrow and envy appeared on the faces of the servant and the maid. Miss Chu Zhao didn't snatch them away, otherwise, they would have made a fortune.

When it comes to doing things, they are the most capable of the master and wife, more powerful than any servant in the family. If they go, they must be the ones who get the most money!

It's a pity that Miss Azhao didn't snatch them away precisely because they were empowered by the old man and his wife—after all, they are juniors, and they won't really use everyone around the elders.

Ugh.

Chu Lan felt that she had misheard, as if she heard the laments of the two servants in front of her.

It's really pissing off, Chu Zhao turned out to be using money to buy people's hearts, no wonder his beloved maid was robbed and refused to sneak back!

Jiang clasped her hands, turned her palms over several times, counted how much money she had earned, and then distributed it all out. She was short of breath and suffocated for a while, and didn't even know what to say, so she murmured: "She is really willing! How could she be willing!"

Otherwise, she should take over, after all, she is the mistress of Chu Garden.

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……

Qi Leyun raised the curtain of the car to look ahead, with a surprised expression on his face, and said to Chu Tang, "There are a lot of people at your house."

Chu Tang also looked out, nodded: "It's not surprising."

It has spread throughout the city, and they have heard the words of the "Xiaowangchunyuan Wenhui" several times along the way.

"Then where do we enter?" Qi Leyun asked, "There is also a gate at Chu Garden."

Chu Tang thought for a while: "We are here to see the Wenhui, so we will walk from Chu Garden."

The other girl was a little worried, and looked at the scholars passing by: "What if we are not allowed in?"

The third prince's Wangchun Garden Cultural Club does not allow women to enter, and the two princesses are not allowed to quarrel with the third prince.

Chu Tang laughed: "What are you thinking, you are here to compete with women, how can you not let women in."

That's right, the girls all laughed and were confused, so they got out of the car and walked in under the leadership of Chu Tang.

There are ten servants outside the gate of Chu Garden, who are responsible for guiding the way and checking—it is not like Wangchun Garden Literary Society that requires a test of talent to be admitted, but it is still necessary to ask for a name.

Seeing Chu Tang, the servant recognized him and hurriedly saluted, "Miss A Tang."

Because they were women, other scholars who came in and out also looked at them, but they didn't say anything.

Chu Tang said: "I'll take everyone to take a look around, you don't have to pay attention to me."

The servant hesitated for a moment, but he ignored it, and said with a smile, "Miss Atang knows the way well, so I won't lead the way." Then he left Chutang and went to work in a hurry.

The more you work, the more you get, the less you attract, the less money you get——Miss A Tang is a member of the family, so money cannot be counted.

Although Chu Tang did not intend to let the servants entertain him, he did not expect the servants to be so rude, saying that they would leave her alone.

A girl next to her snorted and said, "A Tang, this doesn't look like your house anymore."

Chapter 45 Women

This place is indeed not like the home Chu Tang is familiar with.

It's not that there are many people, Chu Garden has held many big banquets before (other dignitaries borrowed Chu Garden to hold them).

There were many servants in the Chu Garden, and when they saw her, they all greeted her with courtesy, and then continued to work.

She seemed to have indeed become a guest, and even a servant said enthusiastically: "Miss A Tang, there is a gazebo over there, which is the most suitable place for you to sit. It's close, you can see clearly, and it won't be crowded."

Chu Tang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and asked his servants to take Qi Leyun and others to sit there.

"You don't have to worry about me." She said to the servant, "I'll go see Ah Zhao."

It's really funny, she is also the lady of the family, and she still uses you to entertain and guide her.

The servant immediately led Qi Leyun and the others to go, and Chu Tang also heard him recommend to Qi Leyun and the others what refreshments to have today.

"... It's specially offered by Zuixianlou. Ladies choose what you like, and it will be delivered in a quarter of an hour..."

"...There are a lot of ladies, why don't you book this whole table, where there are all tea, tea and snacks, and it can be cheaper..."

These ladies are all rich and powerful, and what they care about is not whether it is cheap or not, but freshness. Sure enough, Chu Tang saw the ladies taking the list and pointing——

The home is now a restaurant?The servants have become waiters?

Chu Tang walked through the crowd and walked through the corridor to Tingyutang.

There is a wide four-sided hall here, facing the lake. The platform in front of the hall is spacious, the pool is clear and clear, surrounded by rockery, corridors and pavilions, which are high and low, and you can see it no matter where you are.

She saw Chu Zhao at a glance.

The girl was dressed very simply, light pink and indigo, but sitting in the hall, she was shining brightly.

Today's competition hasn't started yet, some people are joking, some are preparing for today's competition, and some are shouting what's wrong with Ms. Chu.

The girl was reading a volume of books in her hand, indifferent to the noise of the outside world.

Chu Tang walked over, and the maidservants standing outside the hall seemed surprised or happy: "Miss A Tang."

Chu Tang glanced at the maidservants, and recognized the big girls in front of Chu Ke, and smiled: "Are you all here to help? That's right, brother is not at home, so you are free when you are idle."

A maid was embarrassed. According to the past, she would say with tears that Miss A Zhao snatched her away—this is also true, but after snatching her, she voluntarily refused to leave, and then pushed the blame on Miss A Zhao— —

Even for the sake of the money she got in such a short period of time, she couldn't help but speak her conscience!

"I am the servant of the young master. When the young master is not at home, the servant will do something for the family." The maid said with her eyes lowered slightly.

Is this mocking her?The slaves and servants are all doing things for the family, so their sons and daughters are hiding out?

Awesome, for the sake of Chu Zhao, this servant girl dared to play tricks with her.

Chu Tang raised his eyebrows and wanted to say something, but the maid next to him shouted loudly: "Miss A Zhao, Miss A Tang is here."

Those of them who are serving as maids should not confront the young lady, let the young lady talk to the young lady.

The maidservant's voice was loud, waking up Chu Zhao who was concentrating on reading.

Chu Zhao raised his head, his eyes were blank for a moment, and then he saw Chu Tang, with a happy expression: "A Tang, you are here, come quickly."

Chu Tang hesitated for a moment, and walked over with a smile: "This noise is really loud, I heard people talking about it outside."

Chu Zhao nodded, not bothering to perfunctory with her: "You came just in time." Then he turned his head and called Ale.

She is not the only one in the hall, Ah Le also has maids and servants. Some servants are checking the paper table chess pieces used in today's competition. He looked like he was having a splitting headache, but he didn't dare to disturb Miss.

Hearing Chu Zhao call her, Ah Le hurriedly answered yes, but immediately felt a little distressed: "Miss, I haven't calculated yet—"

Chu Zhao smiled, and pushed Chu Tang over: "You don't need to forget, Miss A Tang is here, and I will leave these matters to her from now on."

A Le was overjoyed, and immediately escaped from among the maidservants.

The maidservants were a little surprised, and Chu Tang couldn't hide his surprise.

She smiled and said, "I'm just here to take a look, so why don't you arrange things for me? I don't dare to interfere with your affairs."

What Chu Zhao did was to offend the third prince.

Chu Zhao knew the meaning of Chu Tang's smiling words. She didn't care about what kind of person this cousin was in the previous life, but in this life, she could see through it at a glance.

As long as people jump out of the shackles, they can see the world clearly.

"I didn't ask you to do what I did." Chu Zhao said, pointing at the maidservants, "I asked you to do everything except what I did."

It sounded a bit convoluted, but Chu Tang understood it, and looked surprised again, looking at the maidservants.

The maidservants were also sensitive, and immediately surrounded Chu Tang with paper and pens.

Chu Tang took a look at the situation. She was smart since she was a child. Apart from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she also followed Jiang's housekeeper early on - only by holding money in her hand can she hold this family. Just know what this is.

This is all the expenses of this Chuyuan Wenhui, and the income.

In fact, when the servants reported to Qi Leyun and the girls that the Zuixianlou special offering was a special offering, she guessed that there was a big business here.

"Let me take care of it?" she said, and looked away vigorously, looking at Chu Zhao, "Azhao, do you know this is—"

Chu Zhao interrupted with a wave of his hand before she finished speaking: "I only know that I have to compete, and other things are irrelevant to me, but because I want to continue the competition, I have to do it. It's good now Now, you can do these things that have nothing to do with the competition, so I can concentrate on my work."

Chu Tang looked at the paper again, saw the number written on it, and couldn't help clenching his lowered hand——

"You trust me so much?" She looked at Chu Zhao again, and said seriously, "If I take care of these things, you can't blame me if I manage them well."

Chu Zhao smiled: "Of course I believe in you. This is something that is good for you. I believe that for yourself, you will do well."

After finishing speaking, he patted Chu Tang's hand.

"You do your job well, and I'll do mine too. Hello, I'm good. Isn't that good?"

She got up and walked away. Instead of picking up the book, she walked outside the hall and said loudly, "Are you ready today? Let's have a competition."

At this time, the competition was no longer as elegant as before, and there were cheers from the crowd.

"What's the difference, you little girl is vulnerable."

"Children of the Chu family, let someone tell you what reading is."

Chu Zhao walked out slowly against the noise of the drum, and two seats were set up on the platform by the lake outside the hall.

Chu Tang stood indoors, watching the girl Shi Shiran take her seat, she turned her eyes away and sat down on the chair in the hall.