An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

But the sadness of the night was over, and the next day the emotions had dissipated, and she had to seriously think about the next step. Sang Ling did not intend to give up and become a carefree young lady of the marquis's mansion.

After saying good morning, he came back and talked to Cheng about the relationship behind this matter.

The daughter's face was relatively calm. "Instead of sitting and talking, it is better to take action. No matter what they want, we still need to have a few more people who can be used, preferably spies from the outer courtyard, to help collect information and spread gossip. If the eldest brother wants to cause trouble again in the future, we must have several ways to defend ourselves."

Old Madam Cheng has been working in the deep courtyard, and the deep meaning in her words shows that she has attained great enlightenment.

Then he said, "If that's the case, we have to start from Yunyue Pavilion."

Sang Ling understood the meaning of these words. Madam Zhaoyu was the head of the household, and all household chores would eventually be gathered at Yunyue Pavilion. If one wanted to build up one's own network in the outer courtyard, the most convenient and fastest place would be Yunyue Pavilion where all the branches converged.

But she has never gotten very close to that mother-in-law.

He replied, "We still need to find a reason to get closer to the Madam."

Only by getting close to Madam Zhaoyu could she get in touch with all the servants and maids in the outer courtyard, and get to know more people layer by layer.

"Didn't you learn accounting from the eldest lady for two days before?" Cheng Lao glanced at her. "It's better to learn from her at the end of the month when we have to settle the accounts. The things above are very complicated. You have to learn them seriously so that you can help to manage them. It will take some time."

"Doesn't this give us a chance to stay in Yunyue Pavilion?"

Learning to count is indeed the best way for Sang Ling and Madam Zhao Yu to get in touch. It is not a bad thing for the future mistress to learn from the current mistress. Moreover, it will be done sooner or later, so it is a good excuse. Moreover, learning to read the accounts requires running down to the lower level, counting the income and expenditure one by one, and the mistress must have a real number in her mind. Wouldn't it be possible to get to know people by going back and forth?

"Auntie." She knelt down and leaned against the old lady again. "What would I do without you?"

Old Mother Cheng smiled indulgently, "Oh, the mistress sent me here just to help you. Only if you live well can I live well."

Sang Ling then turned sideways and smiled slightly, and did not respond for a while. Although he had argued with his aunt for Ya Nu last time, he was still grateful to his aunt in his heart.

As the head of a large family, she also had a long-term vision. She knew that Sang Ling was alone in the mansion and was intimidated when he entered the house, so she sent Cheng Lao over the next day. This was so that when she was at a loss, she would have someone around to make decisions.

After all, Cheng Ao was once Sang Feng'e's right-hand man.

She turned her head and looked up at the curtain, sighing softly, "At least I still have such a family."

……

Over the past two days, after the Second Young Master's Madam paid her respects, she went to Yunyue Pavilion.

Sang Ling stayed in Yunyuexie most of the day under the pretext of learning how to keep accounts with his mother-in-law.

Since her daughter-in-law was studious, Mrs. Zhaoyu naturally had no objection.

What she had been taught before was just the basics. Now that she was determined to study, she should start to learn seriously, so that if something happened in the future and she was needed to take care of the housework, she would not be blind and confused.

Because of this matter, Sang Ling was busy for the second half of the month. It was not until the beginning of the new month that she had a rough idea of ​​the general income of the two governments.

At the beginning of the month, Madam Zhaoyu had to go to listen to the personnel arrangements of various mansions. The teaching work here was interrupted, so only two old ladies were left: Madam Shi and Madam Xing.

These two old ladies are also in charge of matters in the account books.

When Madam Zhaoyu was teaching Sang Ling, they often came to help.

In the first half of the month, the two old ladies took the second young master's wife to the front and back yards of the two mansions and walked around the places where the monthly treasury expenses were spent. Of course, the place they stayed the longest was in the kitchen in the backyard.

Food for a large family is the most important matter. There are about 300 people and slaves in the two mansions. The money for food alone is a lot. There is also the monthly allowance of each room owner, the expenses of food, clothing, housing and transportation, the purchase and renovation of household items, reimbursement of wear and tear... and the purchases according to the season. Ice in summer is also a big expense. In autumn and winter, the use of charcoal in the heater is also a sum of money. The incense used in the rooms of the masters of each room is also different. For example, the use of incense in the third lady's room is the highest expense in each room. Although Sang Ling does not need to calculate all these expenses carefully, he must have an actual number in his mind.

Otherwise, if one of the following is not calculated correctly, it will be a matter of one or two cents. If the final account does not match, everyone in Yunyuexie will be in trouble.

Cheng Ao has not been idle these days. Not only does she have to run back and forth following the young lady, but she also has to look for people under her and secretly make friends with anyone she can.

Later, Zong Xiang and Wei Chu also started to learn the tricks of the trade.

Zong Xiang was a little more lively than Wei Chu. Although the girl was not as pretty as Wei Chu, she had a very good brain and could remember everything she saw. Later, she even learned to recognize characters from Sang Ling, learning ten characters every day. The girl was also very motivated. Often, when the master and servants returned to Wuyuan at 3 p.m., she would still stay in her room to look at the newly learned characters for a while. She could be said to be reviewing the old to learn the new.

Since the sisters were working so hard, Wei Chu naturally couldn't be outdone, so he followed Cheng Lao to learn how to socialize with others. - He often followed Sang Ling to the backyard to check on purchases, walked through several kitchens and warehouses, and greeted everyone with a smile, as if he was going to take over the second in command of Wuyuan's social life.

Cheng Ao was happy to have someone to learn from her and help her, so she spared no effort to teach Wei Chu bit by bit.

For several days in a row, the master and his four servants were busy all around, each with something to do, and their schedules were fully packed.

When Young Marquis Nie came back, he would often see a scene like this:

The young lady was sitting cross-legged in front of the window in the back room, reading bamboo slips. Opposite her sat Zong Xiang, who was also writing something stroke by stroke. Cheng Ai and Wei Chu were not seen in the afternoon, and often came back after dark. They hurriedly finished their meals in the servants' room before the evening, and then came into the bedroom to serve. After lighting the lights, they went to the corridor to talk.

Everyone seems to have a lot of work to do.

It was not at all like last month, when Sang Ling could occasionally take a walk in the yard, or lie on the mat to enjoy the breeze, while Cheng Niang and two maids were waiting by the side.

Compared to the current situation, the four of them were very leisurely before.