Those things about the landlady

Chapter 4
After coming here, after being aggrieved for so long, Shu Ran can finally live with her head up.

Since the slaves in the mansion were sold, the rest have become honest, and there are more rules visible to the naked eye in the entire inner house.

But this alone is not enough, after all, Shu Ran is not a serious lady in ancient times, and the original owner is a self-proclaimed noble and unsociable, who has no idea how a well-established mansion behaves.

If it's just herself, she doesn't have to worry about these things, how comfortable she is.

But she also has two daughters, they have to have normal social life, know the rules, and have a good reputation.

In addition, the mansion has just sold a group of people, and there are indeed not enough people everywhere, so I simply called Ren Yazi and carefully selected a few.

Recently, Sister Ning has been learning how to manage the house. From simple purchases to assigning servants, arranging maids to work to handling complicated housework, Shu Ran wants her to do it herself.

In just a few days, she lost her previous innocence, revealing shrewdness everywhere.

Although it was a little too revealing, Shu Ran was still satisfied. The growth of a girl's family always takes time to polish.

When the sun was westward, Aunt Zhu of Renyazi brought people into the mansion.

It happened that the two daughters were both there, so let them pick a girl by themselves.

Aunt Zhu was talking to Shu Ran in the corridor with a big smile on her face.

"Mrs. Shu, the girls in my family are very painful. I usually raise them as daughters. If I had no choice, I wouldn't be willing to sell them."

Even the five-year-old sister Xin didn't believe what she said, but she could tell by looking at the clothes that the mother was dressed very decently, but the daughter was in rags.

When Aunt Zhu saw Shu Ran's pale face, she was a little embarrassed, and she turned her head and yelled at the girls:
"What are you doing still in a daze, why don't you hurry up and let the wives and sisters have a look."

Mother Zhong also forced a smile on the side, and beckoned the girls to come closer, because Shu Ran had mentioned earlier that when the new girl came into the house, she would be sent back to her hometown to retire.

There were more than 30 girls who came with Mrs. Zhu, and they were probably a little scared in their hearts and wanted to hide behind.

Shu Ran glanced at her daughter, patted Sister Xin's head, and said in a low voice:
"Mother asked you to choose first, go quickly."

Although the two sisters still have shortcomings, they are still generous and not timid in front of outsiders.

Sister Xin took the lead to stand up, Xiaopang ordered a few girls, and said in a milky voice:
"Come here, stand in a row, and let me see."

Five little girls around seven or eight years old approached tremblingly,
Sister Xin approached them and looked at them one by one. She was a small group, but she wanted to pretend to be an adult. She looked up and looked carefully, no matter how she looked at it, it was funny.

It was very hard for Shu Ran to hold back her laughter, she couldn't dampen her daughter's enthusiasm.

Although she is a big kid, the girl she picked out is not bad.

Sister Xin didn't care how others watched the excitement, she looked at it very carefully, everyone looked at it for a while, and finally pointed to the two girls in pink and light yellow clothes.

"Mom, I want these two."

Little man, what he said was overbearing.

Shu Ran nodded and agreed without any hesitation. Aunt Zhu was beaming with joy, and quickly pointed at the two girls and said, "Stand by my sister's side."

Xiaobawang was satisfied and urged his sister to choose.

Sister Ning pinched her chubby face and said with a smile: "I've already chosen it, so there's no need for you to do that."

After finishing speaking, she pointed to the two girls on the far side. The two girls were about the same age as Sister Ning, and they were pretty.

After all, the girl beside her may marry with her in the future.

Just choose some honest and honest, ordinary good-looking ones.

Shu Ran didn't influence her decision, choosing servants was to train her daughters' eyesight.

As for the final training, it depends on the daughters' ability to control others.

These are not results that can be seen in a day or two, and there are still others.

"Stand aside for the selected ones. Is there anyone among you who can read and understand the ledger?"

Shu Ran asked the remaining girls, she didn't want to choose one that was too young, it was childish, not only would it take a lot of effort to train it, but she couldn't bear to manipulate it.

For a while, no one came out to answer, Zhu Auntie hurried forward and said flatteringly:
"Mrs. Shu doesn't know something. Our girls are all from poor families. It's a blessing to be able to eat enough. How can I be so lucky to be able to read and write?"

Shu Ran was a little disappointed when she heard the words. She wanted to find a right-hand man, but she didn't consider the reality. It's understandable, just when she was hesitating.

A faint voice as thin as a mosquito groaned, "Returning to Madam, I learned calligraphy from my elder brother when I was young. Although I can't write very well, I know how to write. I can also learn from the account book."

The voice sounded a little urgent, as if using great strength.

Shu Ran looked over in surprise, she was an extremely thin girl with an unusual small face, she looked thirteen or fourteen years old.

Aunt Zhu seemed to have just found out, her eyes quickly put away her surprise, and she said with a happy face:
"Mrs. Shu, this girl can read and write, so the price is different. You Yao family has a big business, so you shouldn't care about such a few taels of silver."

How could Shu Ran be at a disadvantage when it was obvious that she was sitting on the ground and raising the price, she chuckled lightly.

"This girl's appearance can barely be seen, but if you take a closer look at her, she is so shriveled, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort just to recuperate her body. I'm buying a girl to order, not a girl to go home as a sacrifice."

Mother Zhong chimed in at the right time, "That's right, Huang is sickly, it makes people displeased to see it, and it's no wonder that it touched the master's brow."

Aunt Zhu also looked at the girl when she heard the words, but she wasn't lying, she was obviously 16 years old, and she looked like she was thirteen or fourteen years old.

Shu Ran stopped holding on, and asked the remaining girls, "Is there anyone who can cook on the stove? Or who is good at female celebrities?"

This time, quite a few stood up, and Shu Ran chose the four who were close to her eyes to stay.

He said to Aunt Zhu: "I have picked so many today, you go to settle the bill with the steward, and tomorrow I will bring a few women and servants into the mansion for the steward Wang to pick and choose. If there are some who know the rules and etiquette, they will serve you in the official's house." It’s better to live with a little master, and the price will never let you suffer.”

This is a big deal, Aunt Zhu promised with a happy face, thinking that there is still more money to be earned, she didn't pay much attention to this literate girl, she said she was literate, who knows how many words she can read.

She simply said generously: "Mrs. Shu is a bright person, and the old lady will not take Joe with you. If you want this girl, we will pay the same price."

Aunt Zhu pushed the literate girl out, and her thin body almost fell to the ground.

Shu Ran was not surprised and smiled politely.

"It's still Mrs. Zhu who knows how to do business. I want this person. Let's keep flowing, so it's hard work for Mrs. Zhu."

(End of this chapter)