Wonderful Puppet

The Zhu family who had just been promoted to be in charge quietly trembled.

Tomorrow morning, I must buy the freshest Muscat grapes and send them to Grandma.

Standing behind Zhen Miao, Zi Su resisted the urge to touch her forehead.

Girl, you actually want to eat, want to eat!

Nanny Yang couldn't help smiling, and remembered that when she went to Jian'anbo Mansion, the grandma she met for the first time invited her to eat cucumbers in coir raincoats.

This is still a child, but she is doing better than she imagined.

Zhen Miao put on a serious look and continued to look at the account books.

Fortunately, these are all daily journals, except for the incident just now, they are pretty much the same as in the past, Zhen Miao looked through them and put them down.

A woman stood up and said: "Grandma, the slaves belong to the Wang family. There is not enough ice in the ice cellar. Look at the consumption of each courtyard. How should I adjust it?"

Wealthy families all have their own ice cellars, where they store ice in the cold season and enjoy it in summer.

Because it is not easy to store ice, the price of ice is extremely high in hot summer. If you don’t have enough storage and need to buy it, it will cost a lot of money, and sometimes you can’t buy it with silver.

So once it is found that the stored ice is not enough to support the use during the dog days, either a large expenditure will be required to buy ice, or it will be used sparingly.

Nanny Yang glanced at the old woman.

The woman asked very interestingly, she directly asked the grandmother how to adjust the dosage of each hospital, without mentioning the word "buy" at all, that is to guide the grandmother in the direction of adjustment.

But the housekeeper of the grandma reduced the amount of ice used by the masters of each courtyard on the first day, didn't they offend all the masters.

Nanny Yang got hints from the old lady.We should take a good look at how the grandma manages the house, and see if it can be used in the future.

Although she is an assistant housekeeper, she has to speak less.

In this way, although Nanny Yang had a good impression of Zhen Miao, she just watched it coldly.

"Is there not enough ice?" Zhen Miao was stunned.

This is bad news.

There is not enough ice, what does she use to make milk fruit, and ice cheese?

"Yes, grandma, if you continue to use the previous amount, I'm afraid there will be no ice until the beginning of August." The old woman said in a polite manner.

With the Qian family's embarrassment in front of her, no matter how proud she is usually, she dare not reveal it at this time.

early august?

Upon hearing this, Zhen Miao was relieved.

By that time, she would no longer need a housekeeper, and if it wasn't enough, Second Aunt should worry about it.

So he stretched out his hand and took a sip of water from the teacup on the small table, and said with a smile, "It can still be used until the beginning of August, why adjust the dosage now, and you will report it later."

The old woman was dumbfounded.It took a while to catch my breath: "Grandma, there will be a family banquet after this, and maybe there will be distinguished guests from Beppu as guests. How can this ice be usable, so there is no one left."

"Uh, that's it—" Zhen Miao nodded in agreement, and said very happily. "You're right, then go buy it. Just buy enough to last until the end of August."

As he spoke, he quickly glanced at the cheat sheet: "I remember that there are still 300 taels of silver in the account for ice, charcoal and firewood consumption, which is enough!"

The old woman's face was suffocated as if she was constipated, and she almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Grandma, don't take you like this, you have a couple of flowers, how will you live after you have spent all of them?

Zhen Miao really didn't think about how she would live in the future, she was in her position to seek her own government.At the end of August, she didn't even care about home anymore, and she was worried about what to do. What she was most worried about was whether there was any ice to make frozen cheese!

So he waved his hand: "First buy 200 taels of ice and put it away."

"Grandma. This, this can't be done, right?" The woman was anxious to death.

What the hell is going on? Obviously, I was asking Grandma how to reduce the ice used in each hospital. Why did it become so much money to buy ice?

One must know that the annual expenditure of an ordinary family is only more than a dozen taels of silver. Although the Duke's Mansion is rich, it can't be ruined like this!

"Why not?" Zhen Miao was dissatisfied, "I don't have enough ice, do I need grandparents to keep warm? What if I suffer from heatstroke like Second Aunt?"

Speaking of this, I suddenly realized: "Hey, the second aunt must think that the ice is not enough, so I used it sparingly, and this is why I got the heat? Let's just say, there are ice basins in the house in summer, and it is normal to not go out. How about it? It's getting hot."

As he spoke, he glanced at the cheat sheet again, and sighed: "Second Aunt spent 30 taels of silver for seeing a doctor and getting medicine, how much ice basin does this cost. Uh, of course I am not saying that Second Aunt is a housekeeper. It's understandable to save money for the public, but you should know how to do things properly. Since I'm in charge of the house, I can't let the elders suffer, don't you think?"

"Yes, yes." A roomful of people nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

Zhen Miao waved her hand domineeringly: "Wang's family, hurry up and buy ice picks, you can't let the masters get too hot."

The woman was still dizzy when she stepped back.

Can anyone tell her why she just wanted grandma to reduce the amount of ice she used, but ended up buying ice with 200 taels of silver.

She, how should she explain to the second lady!

Zhen Miao glanced at the housekeepers who had quieted down, and asked with a smile, "Is there anyone else to report something?"

"It's gone, it's gone." Everyone said in unison, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"If it's okay, everyone back down."

"Yes." Everyone hurriedly retreated.

Far away from Yi'an Hall, the two daughter-in-laws were talking in low voices.

"Tsk tsk, I can't tell that the eldest grandma is a master at such a young age and it's her first housekeeper."

Another daughter-in-law's mouth twitched: "Where is a master, in my opinion, it should be a killer."

"Hey, whether it's a master or a killer, I think we should be more honest these days."

"Yes."

The two daughters-in-law walked away side by side.

As soon as the flower hall was gone, Zhen Miao breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile to Nanny Yang: "It's over, I was still worried about what would happen. Second Aunt has a good eye and will choose people. If it wasn't for the reminder from the Wang family today, I would wait It’s no joke that there will be no ice in two days.”

Mammy Yang's eyes flickered slightly: "The Wang family is the daughter-in-law of the old country's Duke."

Zhen Miao blinked: "Uh, she used to be the second-class maid in the second aunt's house, right?"

Nanny Yang was shocked.

Grandma just got such a thick roster last night, and it was unexpected to be able to record these daughter-in-laws in charge. She even knew that the Wang family used to be a second-class maid in the second lady's courtyard?

You know, this was ten years ago!

Could it be that the eldest grandma is a genius in housekeeping?

Nanny Yang was in doubt, but Zhen Miao was very relaxed.

This is like an exam, the most difficult thing is the sprint before the exam.After going to the examination room, she was already resigned to her fate, and she passed the test smoothly. Besides being relaxed and happy, does she need to think about anything else?

As for being able to know the Wang family's details in such detail, it was thanks to Zhen Miao's well-typed cheat sheet.

She is used to the point-to-surface review method in her previous life when she was cramming.

Since the focus is on these women in charge, she has gone through all the relationships surrounding each woman in charge.

Not to mention that the Wang family once worked with the Tian family.It is where the daughter of the Wang family works, she has written it down!

After Yang Momo went back, the old lady asked about the housekeeper.

Nanny Yang was a little hesitant, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Why, could it be that something went wrong with Da Lang's wife?"

"No." Mother Yang hurriedly talked about the flower hall, and then said. "To tell you the truth, Madam, although Grandma doesn't seem to be shrewd, she knows it in her heart. In my servant's opinion, Madam can rest assured in the future."

The old lady also laughed: "Uh, not only does she know that the Qian family is the daughter-in-law of the Tian family accompanying the Fang family, but also that the Wang family has been Tian's second-class maid?"

"Isn't that right?" Thinking of Zhen Miao's complacency, Nanny Yang couldn't help laughing.

The old lady didn't say anything more, but something she said made her heart roll.

There seems to be too many people in Tian's family with all the stewards in the house?

Over there in Xinyuan.There was also a woman who talked to Mrs. Tian.

"What, grandma wants to spend 200 taels of silver to buy ice?"

"Yes. Second Madam, what do you think the servant should do? Should I buy this ice or not?" The Wang family looked puzzled.

"Buy, why don't you buy it!" Tian gritted her teeth, "Go buy it today!"

Is that little hoof thinking about spending all the money in the account, and making a big hole give her a headache?

Then let her poke it, wait until the charcoal has no money to buy it, and see how she does!

On that day, two carts of ice entered the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

When Master Luo Er came back in the evening, he reminded him while eating an ice bowl: "Mr. Tian, ​​please save some ice in the house."

Tian leaned on the big red pillow and sneered, "What the hell, Dalang's daughter-in-law is the housekeeper for the first time today, so she asked the steward to buy two carts of ice, which will be enough until the end of August!"

Master Luo Er was stunned when he heard this, his expression became very strange.

Tian saw that something was wrong, and tugged on Master Luo's sleeve: "Master, what's wrong?"

"Dalang's wife bought two carts of ice?"

"Yes."

Master Luo Er's face was even more strange, and he murmured: "This is strange. The official cellar where the ice is stored has lost water this afternoon, and the entire ice cellar is flooded. I am afraid that the asking price for ice this summer will be higher than gold."

"What!" Tian Shi felt dizzy for a while.

Master Luo Er straightened his face: "Mr. Tian, ​​I know that you want to make a fool of yourself by leaving the housekeeper's affairs to Dalang's wife, but the situation is different now, and you have to firmly grasp the power of housekeeper. "

Women are short-sighted, what's the use of fighting in the house, their biggest obstacle is Da Lang!

Why do I feel more and more powerless recently?

Obviously, Da Lang's marriage was in the worst possible situation, but they didn't go the way they wanted, and Da Lang became more and more stable.

Jin Linwei went directly to Tianting, and supervised the inspection and unannounced visits to all the officials. Now the court officials are not afraid of being a little bit.

If it goes on like this, it's not he who plots against Da Lang, it's Da Lang who will take care of him.

Over at Qingfengtang, when Zhen Miao made iced cheese for Luo Tianzheng to eat, Luo Tianzheng heard about buying ice and was equally unbelievable, and it took a long time to confirm that it was really a mistake, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Compared with luck, people are really more popular than people!

Uh, fortunately, that is his daughter-in-law. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: Thanks to the proud little flower dog for the sachet, warm_tea2014 for the peach blossom fan, and book friend 140121184934099 for the peace talisman.The Miao Puppet Pink Ranking actually ranks 11th, such a good result is simply unbelievable, it is entirely due to the children's shoes, thank you very much.