Daiyu's life

Chapter 23

Lin Ruhai also knew that the current situation was not good, and the best way was to kill this family who was not loyal to the Lin family but knew something about the Lin family. It was still a bit hesitant to kill him, but fortunately there was someone by his side, and this was also when Lin Ruhai liked him the most after Meng Li came.

Lin Ruhai sighed at Meng Li, and asked, "Sir, what do you think?"

Meng Li twitched uncontrollably when he heard that Lin Ruhai planned to push the whole family to himself. It was one thing to clean it up by himself, but it was another thing to clean it up by himself, and Lin Ruhai didn't want to hurt this family. As Lin Ruhai's aide, Meng Li could only help manage his life.

Meng Li said, "If you don't worry, my lord, I can leave it to Meng." Lin Ruhai nodded in satisfaction and said, "I can rest assured that sir, it's just that the ancestors of the Chen family are kind to the Lin family."

Meng Li couldn't wait to scold Lin Ruhai, you don't let it go, Meng Li said with a livid face, "Don't worry, my lord, Meng knows what to do."

It can be said that Lin Ruhai was in a happy mood, which could make Meng Li feel embarrassed, how could he not be happy, even Meng Li's ordinary face was somewhat handsome.Daiyu felt relieved when she knew that this matter was handed over to Meng Li. The fifth prince still had plenty of places to use the Lin family, so she would never let her father have an accident so soon.

The matter of Chen Ge's family reminded Daiyu that the servants of the Lin family should also clean up. Jia Min's family management is good, and the servants in the family are obedient, which is considered good in normal times, but in Daiyu's opinion There are still many people, so there are many right and wrong, and it is easy for outsiders to take advantage of the loopholes. Some time ago, Daiyu was busy with the account book and shipped things out, and Daiyu has not spared her hands to deal with it. Now she can take care of it.

There are less than 400 servants in the front and rear yards of the Lin family, which is more than the family that can easily cost thousands, but the Lin family has only five and a half masters in total. Lin Ruhai has been in Aunt Ma's house for many years, and now That is to say, there are not so many people needed to provide delicious food and drink.

Not to mention that Daiyu's stewardship was too short, and she was too young, so she discussed it with Aunt Fan if she didn't want to trouble Jia Min.

Aunt Fan said with some embarrassment, "The girl is right, but these people in the family are used to doing things now. If there is a sudden layoff and more work, everyone will inevitably complain."

Daiyu smiled and said, "It's layoffs. If you live longer, the monthly salary will naturally increase. Our family didn't want to reduce the number of people because of the one hundred and eighty taels of silver for that month. It's just that we three siblings The mother who was born was afraid that the house would be busy, so she chose more people to come up. Those who were useful were used smoothly, and those who were not easy were arranged to clean the gate and garden. Let’s not talk about being an errand, on the contrary, they got together and had a lot of disputes, which reduced a little, and it’s not that they are ignored after reducing, it is said in Zhuangzi that they work harder and earn a lot.”

Only Daiyu and Aunt Fan knew about the reduction of people. Daiyu said it to Jia Min, but she refused to let Jia Min intervene. Jia Min also wanted to see what Daiyu was doing now, so she agreed to Daiyu .

Daiyu and Mrs. Fan led their confidantes to carefully observe the behavior of the servants in this family, who were all those who had nothing to criticize, those who loved the boss and went to the west to tell the truth, and those who had nothing to spread gossip. Who did they do it? Everything was recorded one by one, and after a month of observation, those who committed more than five crimes were sent to Zhuangzi.

Some were dissatisfied and said, "The girl next to the girl said that she watched the slaves and said right and wrong. How can the girl know that what they said is true, and they are not talking nonsense and wronging us."

Daiyu took a look at this girl named Lanyue, who was the second cook in the big kitchen, Daiyu, "You know what you did, I have records here, and now I don't read it out, I will leave it to you." For the sake of saving face, if you are not convinced, I will let someone read it in person, and then it will not be just your problem."

Lanyue poked her neck and replied, "The slaves are not convinced." Daiyu didn't talk nonsense to her, and let Xuecui turn to the Lanyue family and read it "Fifteen days and nights, eat roast chicken, sea cucumber and abalone in the big kitchen. drink wine"

When she said the fourth article, Lanyue lowered her head, knelt down and said, "Young maidservant, you know your mistake." Daiyu didn't even look at Lanyue, and said directly to Aunt Fan, "You don't need to send their house to Zhuangzi. Alright, just let the teeth be pulled away."

As soon as Lanyue was about to make a noise, she was gagged and dragged on. With this chicken, Daiyu's next things went smoothly. In the end, there were less than 300 people left in the entire Lin Mansion. Daiyu was very satisfied.

Don't think that there are too many of these people, other than the four big girls around Jia Min, eight second-class girls, eight third-class nurses who are in charge of medicine and food, etc., Daiyu is completely staffed according to Jia Min's staff, Together, their mother and daughter are almost seventy or eighty years old. Fortunately, there are fewer people around Haoxuan Haoyu.

Lin Ruhai's formal appointment has still come down, and there are various reactions from all parties. Jia Min is really busy. The fifth prince's request to Lin Ruhai is to secretly collect money for him and record the Jiangnan officialdom.Of course, the fifth prince didn't let Lin Ruhai do things for nothing. In the past, Lin Ruhai's gray income was about 20 taels a year. He was considered an upright official in the position of Xunyan Yushi, and now it is directly doubled.Now that Lin Ruhai has Meng Li by his side, many things are much easier to handle. If Lin Ruhai had given less money back then, the sage would have sent someone down to investigate. Now that the surveillance personnel are lying together in the Lin residence, things are of course easy to handle.

Lin Ruhai used to put some water on all parties, but now he can't do it anymore. The most obvious reaction is that Jia Min's entertainment immediately increased. After Jia Min raised him, he said to the outside world that he was weak after the wind and cold. This spring is warm and flowers are blooming. You can't be weak anymore, no matter how worried and stopped Daiyu is, Jia Min still has to go out frequently.

The Lu family was the first to post the post, earlier than the He family, which shows that they are anxious.

Mrs. Lu welcomed Jia Min in, and smiled happily, "Oh, I'm looking forward to Mrs. Lin's arrival. I've been seeing you all winter, but I miss me so much."

Jia Min laughed and said, "I can't come out there. I was caught in the wind and cold, and the doctor told me to keep it in peace. It's easy to raise it for a whole winter. I'm afraid it will be moldy like the material at the bottom of the box. It's not like you just came out." Post it, I’m coming right now.”

Madam Lu smiled and said, "That's great, let's get together today."

These wives did not bring their children out today because the little girl from the Lu family has been sent back to her hometown in Henan to be taken care of by her parents. It is said that the old man misses children, and now the two sons and one daughter of Mrs. Lu have all returned to their hometown. Beside him are the remaining two girls who were born out of concubines.

When Lin Ruhai knew about this matter, he was very silent for a while. If Grandfather Lin and Grandmother Lin were here, Lin Ruhai would have sent the three children away anyway, and now this is the only way to go.

The Lu family raised a group of young actresses who sang well. Jia Min also liked to listen to operas, and she couldn't help showing some of them in her expression. Madam Lu smiled and asked, "Madam Lin likes to listen to operas."

Jia Min shook her head and smiled, "How can I listen to this, it's just a fun." Madam Lu's mouth stiffened uncontrollably, which was really tight.

Mrs. He laughed and said, "I always thought that Mrs. Lin was elegant, but she was just like a layman like me, so I couldn't understand it."

Jia Min said embarrassingly, "What is elegant or not, you are just a common man."

At this time, Mrs. He couldn't help but said, "I thought Master Lin was going back to Beijing this year, and my Yan'er was sad for a long time, but now it's good, they can get together again, Yan'er also said two days to give Miss Lin is posting."

Before Daiyu and He Yan made friends, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min did not object, but some support. After Meng Li came, Lin Ru knew that Mr. He belonged to the fourth prince, and the fifth prince also said that the fourth prince had no intention of seizing the throne. So if all the princes are dead, it may not be possible to be the fourth prince. The real identity of his mother, Yun Meiren, is an official. She was brought back to the mansion by the saint who was still the prince. It was only discovered five months ago, and the fetus would start to move. The sage was born after a moment of soft-heartedness, but no one knew why such a prince who could not win the throne was going to win over powerful officials.

Of course, Lin Ruhai had to be on guard against the He family, plus Daiyu was also busy with family affairs, and the two of them hadn't seen each other for four or five months. After hearing this, Jia Min could only agree, "Who said it wasn't? I also wanted to be transferred back to Beijing. The old lady of Rongguo Mansion sent me three letters a day, and I wrote them all back. But the saint trusted the master, which made me stay for another term. I didn’t know how to write. Fortunately, Beijing The people here are also more sober than before. I just found a female celebrity master for Yuer a few days ago, and she is also learning to be bored at home, if Miss He posts a post, she will definitely be the first to go."

Mrs. He smiled in satisfaction. Compared with Mrs. Lu, Jia Min gave her more face, so why not be happy.

The new wife of Mrs. Liu, the magistrate of Yangzhou, is also here. This is the first time Jia Min sees her and can't help but take a second look. After seeing it, Mrs. He quietly said to Jia Min, "Do you know that Miss Liu led her brother back to her hometown?" gone."

This Jia Min really didn't know, and quickly asked, "When Mrs. Liu went to hear about their hometown, someone came to pick up their siblings, saying that she was afraid that Ms. Liu would not be taught, and Ms. Liu didn't go back. Everything was done in an orderly manner, and now Mrs. Liu has gone back after entering the door, but there is something wrong."

Mrs. He shook her head and said, "I heard that Mrs. Liu took over the housework as soon as she came in, and she was very obedient to Miss Liu. At the beginning, the embroiderer who was hired by Miss Liu's mother was very strict. This is why the new lady is reluctant to bear Miss Liu. I have given up all the suffering."

As soon as Jia Min heard it, she understood that this was a joke, so she said, "I'm too impatient, it's only been a while."

Mrs. He looked down on this new lady very much, and then whispered to Jia Min, "I didn't inquire about the situation of Liu's family before entering the door. Then Miss Liu can hold the inner courtyard of Liu's mansion since her mother died, and never let a single person go. The concubine took the lead, and she could be a good match. People came from my hometown just after the new year, not only took away Miss Liu's siblings, but also took away all the dowry of the first wife. Many things have also been moved away, and it is said that the land deeds and house deeds from their hometown have also been taken away. Moreover, the old lady of the Liu family asked Mr. Liu and his wife to write a letter, saying that Miss Liu's sister and brother's marriage will be decided by her old man in the future. Mr. Liu Husband and wife can't interfere."

Jia Min sighed and said, "Miss Liu is young, so this method is not bad, but now that this matter is spread, it will be difficult to deal with marriage in the future, so I can only go back to my hometown."

Mrs. He: "I can't do anything about it. This new lady is the concubine of the Zhen family. Now who doesn't give the Zhen family some face in this one-acre land in the south of the Yangtze River? Ms. Liu is also smart. We spread the word that their hometown may not be there. , as long as Mrs. Liu lives for a few more years, Ms. Liu's siblings will not have a hard time."