urge Zhao to marry

Chapter 228
Mu Zhaozhao looked at her in shock: "Mother, if you don't give me the account book, how can I know if they have fooled me? I have heard people say that some purchasers in the mansion report false accounts. He dared to pay five copper coins for an egg."

"Now that you let your daughter-in-law take care of the kitchen, the daughter-in-law must check it carefully, otherwise she will fail her mother's love if she is fooled."

After finishing speaking, he showed a look of merit: "Fortunately, when I was in Meng's house, I learned a little from my grandmother and knew how to check accounts."

Qing Xiangying: No, I don't think you know this at all.

She only hated herself for being happy too early, and if she knew it earlier, someone should have stopped her from the door.

I am now in a dilemma.

"I'll have someone send it to you," Qing Xiangying hurriedly sent her away with a concerned face: "It's getting late, why don't you go back first?"

Seeing that she was so amiable, Mu Zhaozhao knew that it would be tricky for him to take over the kitchen, otherwise she would always look at him with her chin raised, aloof, and disdain to look at her directly.

She knew it well, but she didn't mind taking over the kitchen.

As long as she dared to give it, she dared to accept it. Anyway, if something happened, she was wronged first, so she didn't dare to spread it.

Taking this opportunity, I can also test how deep the water in Hou's mansion is.

"There, the daughter-in-law will resign first." She originally wanted to ask her why she hadn't paid the moon silver for so long, but now she didn't want to say it.

Keep this handle for now, and talk about it when things in the kitchen come up.

Anyway, she felt that she didn't have to wait too long for this day, and she reckoned that something would happen soon.

And Qing Xiangying didn't expect Yueyin to be this one.

The main reason is that the inner courtyard of the Xuanpinghou Mansion is her hall of speech, and besides, she doesn't think there will be anything wrong with distributing the monthly silver to the servants later.

Their life and death are in their own hands, how dare they have opinions?

After Mu Zhaozhao left, Qing Xiangying told the servant girl in a low voice: "Go to the accountant and send last month's account book to Shi'anju."

Last month's prices were normal, and she didn't think Mu Zhaozhao could tell anything from the one-month kitchen account.

She remembered that the kitchen seemed to only use more than 30 taels of silver last month, because oil, salt, wine, and tea were all in stock, and there were a lot of dry goods that could last, tremella, fungus, mushrooms, and some fish and shrimp. When Mu Zhaozhao came in in October, there were quite a few left.

Therefore, it is the most economical month for kitchen expenses.

Now that she is finally about to throw this hot potato out, she is in a good mood: "Seal 50 taels of silver to the imperial concubine, let's say it is the kitchen expenses for this month and next month."

She decided that, taking advantage of the fact that she doesn't have to pay by herself now, she will ask the woman in charge of the kitchen to ask for money to buy some dry goods in a few days, such as lotus seeds, white sugar and brown sugar, which are indispensable, as well as various fish and meat. Some, even if you can't finish eating, you can pickle them.

There are also all kinds of wine, which can be purchased every three days, anyway, the more they are put, the more fragrant they are.

Thinking about it this way, Mu Zhaozhao can't do without a subsidy of thousands of taels of silver.

Qing Xiangying secretly heaved a sigh of relief, she took over the handicraft for this reason, this is the first year that she is so stretched, and it is really difficult to be a housewife.

"Yes." The servant girl felt a little sympathetic to the concubine Shi Zi in her heart, which was obviously for the concubine Shi Zi to subsidize.

...

"I still remember that when it was Chinese New Year in my hometown, many children sang jingles."

Mu Zhaozhao thought for a while, and said with great interest: "On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, I buy pork and mutton, on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, I buy chicken and duck, on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, I order small wines, and on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, I cook and drink small wine."

"Isn't it interesting?"

"Tomorrow will be the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, but Mrs. Hou only gives me 50 taels of silver. I don't want to have a good year."

Mother Wen wondered if she was mad, otherwise how could she be so calm and gossip?

Sister Wen frowned slightly: "Mrs. Hou is going to force you to fill this hole with dowry money."

Looking at her again, he asked, "What is the Crown Princess going to do?"

Mu Zhaozhao immediately said: "I won't subsidize even a copper coin. How about living a day, delicacies from mountains and seas are one day, and porridge and sauerkraut are also one day."

She spoke in a particularly upright manner: "This must be because my mother feels that there are too many idlers in the house, and she herself is too embarrassed to reduce expenses, so she wants me to be the villain."

"As a daughter-in-law, I naturally want to share my mother's worries."

"Tomorrow I will buy a pig, some Chinese cabbage, radish, and rice noodles, so that there will be both meat and vegetables. By the way, there will be firewood."

When Mu Zhaozhao said this, she couldn't go on. After all, she was not good at cooking, and she rarely went to the kitchen.

She can think of so much, she wants to boast that she is very thoughtful.

Mother Wen didn't expect that Princess Shi Zi would dare to do this.

She pondered for a while before she opened her mouth: "If you don't want the housekeeper, just go and talk to Master Hou tomorrow. Tell me that this clever woman can't live without rice, why bother to provoke people to gossip?"

She wanted to say, it's almost New Year's Eve, so can't you just save yourself some snacks and live in peace?Why should Madam Hou be offended?

She is not as imagined, when a plate of meat and a plate of Chinese cabbage are served on the dining table of the masters tomorrow, what will everyone's faces be like?

It can only be said that fortunately, the concubine Shizi came from a small place, so she can really live.

When thinking about these two dishes for Chinese New Year, the wives of the rich families in the capital usually can't think of them.

If it gets out, you can't think about it. Her face will be hot when you think about it.

Mu Zhaozhao smiled wickedly at her: "Nurse, even if I don't provoke her, she won't treat me differently."

"Besides, I'm staying in the yard. She caused the trouble first, so why should I swallow my anger? Don't you think so?"

"Let's think about their faces tomorrow, it must be wonderful... Hahaha..."

The more Mu Zhaozhao thought about it, the more amusing he became, his smile was so soft that he fell on the pillow.

I was feeling bored staying in the yard, and now I finally encountered something interesting, so I looked forward to it after thinking about it.

Sister Wen really wanted to say, Concubine Shizi, do you have any misunderstandings about the words "swallow your breath?"After you enter the Xuanping Hou Mansion, although you can't say that you are in a duck's water, you can be regarded as leisurely.

However, seeing her smiling brightly and showing off freely, Nanny Wen swallowed what she wanted to persuade her.

Forget it, Shi Zifei is still young, and it's not easy to be bored in the yard these days, so let her make trouble.

Anyway, it is impossible for the concubine and Mrs. Hou to get along well with each other.

And now that there is a commotion, Master Hou can also check where the money of the Xuanping Hou Mansion has gone over the years.

No matter how generous Hou Ye is, he would not want to see his wife send all the money from her husband's family to her natal family after thinking about it?

Mother Wen couldn't figure it out, Mrs. Hou didn't look like a fool, how could she do such a stupid thing?

Didn't she understand that the Crown Princess doesn't care about those false names, she just wants to be affordable, and Madam Hou really thinks too beautifully if she wants the Crown Princess to use the dowry to supplement her husband's family.

That night, Mu Zhaozhao didn't even read his script, and went to bed early, and got up early the next morning without any urging from the maids, and ordered: "Bring me a bowl of wontons in the morning, and put two boiled wontons in it." Egg."

"In addition, the small kitchen in our yard does not open fire at noon and night, so we go to the big kitchen to get food."

Otherwise, what the elders eat is simple, and the food in their own yard is so good, it doesn't sound good.

She is a filial daughter-in-law, how could she do such a thing?
And she was going to eat in the room at noon, and seeing everyone's wonderful expressions, she felt that what she ate was delicious.

By the way, I also remind the maids and women in my yard that they usually eat and drink well, it is because of my master's atmosphere.

Mint responded: "You sent your servants to tell Sister Lan and the others last night that we will have breakfast in our yard today."

Mu Zhaozhao chuckled: "You all want to eat more big pots later? This is a rare opportunity."

Mint mouth is sweet: "When you take over the imperial concubine, we will be able to eat big pot meals every day."

"Tsk tsk, that sounds good to my ear," Mu Zhaozhao said regretfully, "However, I'm really not in a hurry, now the father's money may be lost by the madam, and it's thankless to take over. "

After she finished eating the delicious little wontons, Zisu came in with a nervous expression on her face: "Concubine Shizi, there are two kitchen stewards, and three kitchen stewards are here."

Mu Zhaozhao took the tea from Mint and rinsed his mouth, and said slowly, "Let them wait in the living room."

"Oh!" Zisu was a little disappointed, she still wanted them to blow more cold wind outside.

After Mu Zhaozhao rinsed his mouth, he got up to change his clothes, and then walked out slowly.

Mint is like facing a big enemy: "Wait a minute, let the servants let Zhichun and Nianxia go in?"

"Alright, but this is our territory, so don't panic."

When Bo He saw her, she was wearing a homely jacket and skirt, and quickly asked, "Shi Zifei, why don't you change into your clothes?"

"No, I've always been so simple."

Mint is speechless now, she doesn't know if the concubine lived a simple life in the past, anyway, after entering the Meng mansion and then marrying into the Xuanpinghou mansion, the concubine and the concubine are far away from each other, right?

Anyway, Mu Zhaozhao thought that she was full of aura when she brought the maid into the door. She sat at the head, glanced at the two seemingly respectful stewards, and the three women in charge of the kitchen. She was not in a hurry to speak, but brought tea first. Zhang took a sip.

Of course, there is no tea in the teacup, but some tea with ginseng and wolfberry.

Still the manager of the purchase was in a hurry, bowed and said: "The villain pays his respects to the concubine, it's getting late, and the villain is in a hurry to go out to buy, this is the list that the villain wants to buy today."

Now the snow hasn't stopped, and the road is not easy to walk. If he goes out later, he is worried that he will come back late, and the people in the house will be hungry.

Zisu took the list from him and handed it to Mu Zhaozhao.

Mu Zhaozhao looked at the words on it that said twenty catties of venison, fifty catties of pork, one sheep, and those stuffed things like celery, small green vegetables, cucumbers and eggplants, etc.

She was amused in her heart, just for these, the 50 taels of silver that Mrs. Hou gave herself was not enough.

(End of this chapter)