The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

In front of You Ziyu, Aunt Lan and all the housekeeper's wives, Mrs. Chen spoke in a high-sounding and steady manner, but when she recited it, she held the account book and asked Third Sister You if she could see anything tricky.

Third Sister You knew very well that this housekeeper wife was similar to those managers and executives of later generations. When a new official took office, he had to light three fires first, and choose two fat chickens that were jumping around and killed them to the monkeys. See, this is how you can restrain everyone.If not, I'm afraid that the You family's inner house will be difficult to stay in the future.

Thinking of this, Third Sister You couldn't help but think of Aunt Ri Lan's act of instigating the girl to make her show off her power when she got married. "Don't worry, Mom, there are many clues here. It just depends on how far Mom wants to find out."

When Mrs. Chen heard the words, her eyes lit up, she sat down next to Third Sister You, and asked, "How do you say that?"

Third Sister You pondered for a moment, and collected her thoughts, because she said: "In the history of housekeepers and directors, the most difficult thing to deal with is unclear accounts, overstaffed, and arrogant family members. People dare not be loyal to their duties. The You family’s problem is probably the same. It’s just that some people do it smarter, and some people’s methods are clumsy. There are traces."

The third sister You said, knocked on the account book with her hand, pointed to one of them and said, "Let's not talk about anything else, Mom only reads this one. I don't know which year we all had such a bad year." , even the eggs have risen to five cents a piece?"

Mrs. Chen was taken aback when she heard the words, and immediately looked at the third sister's hand, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, my daughter is smart and intelligent. I don't understand your long-winded talk before. But looking at the egg I understand the price."

After finishing speaking, he eagerly said: "These old bastards, I don't know how much they have been greedy for ink. When I come back to the house three times, when I have time, I will use her first to show my prestige."

Before she could say a word, Sister You stopped her and said, "This is not good. Does Mom know who this person is?"

Chen said conveniently: "Based on who she is, could it be that she made a mistake as a slave, and I, the master, can't pursue it?"

Third Sister You said with a smile: "If Mom pursues it seriously, it will be in line with Aunt Lan's wishes."

When Chen heard this, she was taken aback again.I only heard Third Sister You continue to explain: "I don't know about this person. However, her greedy methods are so rough and simple. The wife at the beginning didn't make any sense when she was the housekeeper of Aunt Lan. Feel weird?"

After all, Mrs. Chen is not a dull person. After hearing what Third Sister You said, she felt a flash of inspiration, and quickly asked, "What do you mean, this nanny in charge is someone close to the old lady?"

Third Sister You said with a smile: "Is it true, just ask."

Immediately, he ordered the servant girl, Zhen'er, to call Dou'er and Shaoyao.Suddenly Douer Shaoyao came, and Third Sister You asked her if she knew who "Zeng Wu's family" was.Douer thought for a while, and replied with a smile: "The sister-in-law that the girl said is the head of our kitchen. She was originally the daughter of the old lady's companion, Grandma Pan. Later, the old lady made the decision and ended up with the manager Zeng outside." Dear—the former manager was a comprador outside, and now he is in charge of our family's purchases."

Hearing this, Chen subconsciously glanced at Third Sister You, secretly praising her.For a while, he hated Aunt Lan for being treacherous and cunning, and made it clear that she was digging a hole for her to jump.

She has only just married into You's family now, her roots are unstable, and she urgently needs to do two things to establish her prestige.But if the old lady got angry because of this, even if she is not at ease, since the old lady's face has been swept away, and someone with a heart is provoking it, I am afraid that the old lady will have a grudge, even if she doesn't say it, she will away from her.

Originally, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are natural enemies. Although the Chen family is not afraid of the old lady's embarrassment by relying on the power of the Chen family, it is not easy for husband and wife to get along with each other as a family.Sometimes it seems that you are on the top but you may not be winning.For example, in this case, if Mrs. Chen really had an outburst of temper, Aunt Lan would fall into the trap.

Fortunately, the third sister understood in her heart and saw through that bitch's trick at a glance.Thinking of this, Mrs. Chen looked at the third sister more and more complacently.

The third sister You didn't realize it, so she ordered Zhen'er to put two little sticks under her feet, ordered Dou'er Shaoyao to sit down, served two more cups of tea, smiled and said to the two little girls: "There are some things, we just Come on, I don’t really know. You have to ask and understand before you can act.”

Yin asked about the nuns in charge who followed Aunt Lan to the main house to hand over today, "Who else is there in the family?"

After all, Shaoyao was a bit older than Douer, and she was born smart, quite clever, and immediately understood what Chen and You Sanjie meant, and hurriedly spoke first, explaining the origins and backgrounds of the daughter-in-laws who are now in charge of the mansion. It is very clear, especially emphasizing which people are related to the old lady, and which people were promoted after Aunt Lan's housekeeper.

The third sister You listened to Douer and Shaoyao's explanation as if they were jumping beans, and ordered Zhen'er to grind ink and lay paper, and write down the personal relationship that the two little girls said one by one.In the end, he still ordered Zhen'er to grab a handful of Zitang and Dou'er Shaoyao, and sent the two little girls away.Then he turned his head and smiled to Chen Shi and said: "In this way we will know, which chicken should we kill for the monkey to see?"

While listening to Dou'er Shaoyao's explanation, Mrs. Chen looked through the account book and asked worriedly: "It's just that if we do this, those who are punished will not accept it."

Third Sister You laughed and said: "It is said that when the water is clear, there will be no fish. It is too embarrassing for me to take care of the housekeeper and see the silver passing by without reaching out. Don't talk about our family. It is those officials in the imperial court. Once they take office, there are many people who are greedy for ink. Even if they change this group now, and pick a few more seemingly real ones, they dare not do anything for a day or two. After a long time, it will be difficult to keep it clean. It can be seen that it is not important who is selected to do things, it depends on how we control it."

Mrs. Chen was confused and still didn't understand.Seeing this, Third Sister You had no choice but to explain: "In short, let's sort out the accounts first, and pick out all the tricky things in these years and present them to the old lady and the master. As for whether they will be punished or not, that is up to them. It's all up to the old lady and the master's idea. These old sesame seeds and rotten millet things have nothing to do with us. Whether it's the first wife and Aunt Lan's ineffective supervision or self-stealing, we don't bother to argue, but we just want everyone to understand it. , but how to do things in the future, you have to follow my mother's wishes. If not, the two crimes will be punished together, but it's not like letting go now."

Mrs. Chen understood it this time, clapped her hands and laughed, and said, "Wonderful. You bastard girl, I understand what you mean. But let them know how good we are by beating us first. If we work again in the future, we will have to fight ten times." Come with a two-pointed spirit. In this way, we dare not be greedy or cheat, and when the time comes to compare with the first one, wouldn't it show our advantages?"

Third Sister You nodded, and said with a smile: "That's pretty much what it means. However, if we hope that the cats won't steal, it's better for us to work hard and think of ways to prevent them from taking advantage of it."

When Mrs. Chen heard the words, she became even more curious, and quickly asked, "What should we do? Why don't we send someone to watch them do shopping all day long?"

The third sister You smiled when she heard this.In fact, she came up with this idea when she took over Chen's dowry business.It's just that I was young at that time, so I couldn't do anything arbitrarily.Now that he is a little older, not to mention that he is in the name of the Chen family, it is good to use the You family's inner house to practice his hands first, and then do something in his own business when he is familiar with it.

Thinking about this, the third sister You explained to Mrs. Chen slowly. First, she explained to Mrs. Chen what the double-entry bookkeeping method is, because she said: "Since the compradors outside make false quotations when buying things, and everyone in the industry is acting up and down. How about When asking them to buy things, ask the seller for the purchase list, and order them to list the price and quality of each item one by one. We keep two supporting evidence, and it will save them from evading cheating when checking later. Moreover, when things are misappropriated , and you have to remember clearly, when you mentioned something, and where it was used. One response list is in triplicate..."

After talking about the double-entry bookkeeping method, let's talk about personnel management.You Sanjie explained the performance appraisal methods and scoring principles hundreds of years in advance.It’s just that this meeting is still the simplest big frame, “It has to be considered in consideration of the situation in You’s inner house, and then carefully considered. There is no need to worry.”

Hearing the words in Chen's ears, she didn't feel astonished.I just feel that this method is not bad, the rewards and punishments are clear, as long as the affairs are well-organized, there is no need for the master in charge to bother, just watch the people below and follow the rules.

It's just that I don't understand why Third Sister You set aside a "care money" to provide for those stewards and daughters-in-law.

The third sister You said: "The reason why those stewards and daughter-in-laws try their best to be greedy for ink when they are on errands is that they are afraid that people will take away the tea. When they have no errands in the future, they will have no income in their hands and cannot support the family. Except for those people The subordinates who were relieved of their errands due to a mistake are not counted. It would be unfair if those who were conscientious and loyal to their masters were also old and homeless. If there is a charter for everything, what kind of benefits will there be for any errand, even if you are old, you will have to live on a penny a month. This ensures their stable life, and they will be loyal to their master without any worries. .”

To put it bluntly, it is just the five social insurances and one housing fund of later generations used flexibly.As a servant girl, her whole body and life belong to her master, so there is no need to comment on this matter.But as a human being, there must be selfishness.The third sister You didn't know how the headed wife managed the inner house in ancient times, but she knew how the personnel department of later generations formulated assessment standards to manage the company.Believe that the two have something in common.

Mrs. Chen didn't know that Third Sister You was using the method of managing the company to manage the inner house, but she just felt that she had a conversation with her daughter, and she felt much more at ease.People also become calm and steady.

The next day when the Three Dynasties returned home, Mrs. Chen had to show off with her eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Feng, and asked Mrs. Feng to follow the same way to manage the house, "If it is true, it will save you a lot of worry."

Not to mention whether Mrs. Feng will be tempted after hearing this, but Uncle Chen Gui took advantage of the time when Mrs. Chen and Uncle You Ziyu were drinking and gossiping, and went to the study to pick up a few books describing overseas customs from the regular manager of Yutai Trading Company. According to the story, I came to Hou Zhai to look for the third sister You, and I happened to hear what Chen's sister-in-law said.Unconsciously, his heart moved, and he immediately stepped forward to ask some questions with a smile. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Chen couldn't quite understand the details, so Chen Gui simply took Third Sister You to the side room to ask carefully. again.

Third sister You knew that her uncle had sharp eyes and a temper that was easy to exploit.I also know that my uncle has gone the way of the prince now, and it looks like a lot of flowers on the outside, but in fact it is in danger.It's just that only she, a latecomer, can understand these things. If she really said it, I'm afraid that everyone will not think she is crazy, and they will definitely not take it to heart.

That's why Third Sister You came up with the idea of ​​double-entry bookkeeping and performance appraisal.One is to better manage the Chen family’s dowry shop and business transactions, and the other is to learn from the residence newspaper that there are many problems in the imperial court. Today’s saints are old and have no ambitions like before. up.But no matter which prince is in power in the future, I am afraid that he will not be able to bear the emptiness of the treasury but the fattening of the family and officials.If the uncle can propose these methods in front of the court or the prince, even if the prince doesn't think so, maybe it will catch another person's eyes.

At that time, it can be regarded as a fight.

It's just that due to her age limit, Third Sister You still doesn't dare to say something too profound and old-fashioned, but because of the cheapness of managing the dowry shop over the years, she thought of some ways to avoid it, "I don't know if it will work or not." , I'm afraid it will mess up the business of the shop, but it's not good. It just so happens that Mom is going to take over the affairs of You's family this time, so I'll give it a try. Whether it's good or not, I'll know."

It's not good, anyway, if it breaks, it's not her own business, so she doesn't feel bad.

Chen Gui naturally heard the hidden meaning of Third Sister You, and smiled unconsciously.Secretly said "little slippery head".